diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index d4516385..c0e2dade 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 0.133
   - add --meta option also to "list", "cat" and "less" commands
   - project checkout is skipping packages linking to project local packages by default
+  - add --keep-link option to copypac command
   - source validators are not called by default anymore:
     * They can get used via source services now
     * Allows different validations based on the code streams
diff --git a/osc/commandline.py b/osc/commandline.py
index 1c283aaa..cac0ee5a 100644
--- a/osc/commandline.py
+++ b/osc/commandline.py
@@ -2390,6 +2390,8 @@ Please submit there instead, or use --nodevelproject to force direct submission.
                         help='do a (slower) client-side copy')
     @cmdln.option('-k', '--keep-maintainers', action='store_true',
                         help='keep original maintainers. Default is remove all and replace with the one calling the script.')
+    @cmdln.option('-K', '--keep-link', action='store_true',
+                        help='keep the source link in target, this also expands the source')
     @cmdln.option('-d', '--keep-develproject', action='store_true',
                         help='keep develproject tag in the package metadata')
     @cmdln.option('-r', '--revision', metavar='rev',
@@ -2465,7 +2467,8 @@ Please submit there instead, or use --nodevelproject to force direct submission.
                      keep_develproject=opts.keep_develproject,
                      expand=opts.expand,
                      revision=rev,
-                     comment=comment)
+                     comment=comment,
+                     keep_link=opts.keep_link)
         print r
 
 
diff --git a/osc/core.py b/osc/core.py
index 4899ea38..a590adee 100644
--- a/osc/core.py
+++ b/osc/core.py
@@ -4367,7 +4367,8 @@ def copy_pac(src_apiurl, src_project, src_package,
              keep_develproject = False,
              expand = False,
              revision = None,
-             comment = None):
+             comment = None,
+             keep_link = None):
     """
     Create a copy of a package.
 
@@ -4390,8 +4391,10 @@ def copy_pac(src_apiurl, src_project, src_package,
     print 'Copying files...'
     if not client_side_copy:
         query = {'cmd': 'copy', 'oproject': src_project, 'opackage': src_package }
-        if expand:
+        if expand or keep_link:
             query['expand'] = '1'
+        if keep_link:
+            query['keeplink'] = '1'
         if revision:
             query['orev'] = revision
         if comment: