diff --git a/src/etc/testcases/taskdefs/copy.xml b/src/etc/testcases/taskdefs/copy.xml
index f797fe422..b6257aca2 100644
--- a/src/etc/testcases/taskdefs/copy.xml
+++ b/src/etc/testcases/taskdefs/copy.xml
@@ -121,7 +121,76 @@ a=b=
     </copy>
   </target>
 
+<!--	
+  <typedef name="resource" classname="org.apache.tools.ant.types.Resource"/>
+  <typedef name="resources" classname="org.apache.tools.ant.types.resources.Resources"/>
+-->  
+	
+  <target name="testFileResourcePlain" depends="testResource.prepare">
+  	<copy todir="${to.dir}">
+      <resources>
+        <file file="${from.dir}/file1.txt"/>
+        <file file="${from.dir}/file2.txt"/>
+        <file file="${from.dir}/file3.txt"/>
+	  </resources>  	  
+  	</copy>
+  </target>
+
+  <target name="testFileResourceWithMapper" depends="testResource.prepare">
+  	<copy todir="${to.dir}">
+      <resources>
+        <file file="${from.dir}/file1.txt"/>
+        <file file="${from.dir}/file2.txt"/>
+        <file file="${from.dir}/file3.txt"/>
+	  </resources>  	  
+      <regexpmapper from="^(.*)\.txt$$" to="\1.txt.bak"/>
+  	</copy>
+  </target>
+
+
+  <property name="to.dir" value="copy-todir-tmp"/>
+  <property name="from.dir" value="copy-todir-tmp"/>
+	
+  <target name="testResource.prepare">
+  	<mkdir dir="${from.dir}"/>
+  	<concat destfile="${to.dir}/file1.txt">This is file 1</concat>
+  	<concat destfile="${to.dir}/file2.txt">This is file 2</concat>
+  	<concat destfile="${to.dir}/file3.txt">This is file 3</concat>
+  	<concat destfile="${to.dir}/fileNR.txt">This is file @nr@</concat>
+  </target>
+	
+  <target name="testFileResourceWithFilter" depends="testResource.prepare">
+  	<copy todir="${to.dir}">
+      <resources>
+        <file file="${from.dir}/fileNR.txt"/>
+	  </resources>  	  
+      <filterset>
+  	    <filter token="NR" value="42"/>
+  	  </filterset>
+  	</copy>
+  </target>
+		
+  <target name="testResourcePlain">
+  </target>
+  	
+  <target name="testResourcePlainWithMapper">
+  </target>
     
+  <target name="testResourcePlainWithFilter">
+  </target>
+	
+  <target name="testOnlineResources">
+  </target>
+	
+  <target name="testPathAsResource">
+    <copy todir="${to.dir}">
+      <path>
+        <fileset dir="${from.dir}"/>
+      </path> 	
+    </copy>  	
+  </target>
+	
+	
   
   <target name="cleanup"> 
     <delete file="copytest1.tmp"/>
@@ -135,7 +204,7 @@ a=b=
     <delete dir="copytest1dir"/>
     <delete quiet="yes" file="copy.filter.out"/>
     <delete quiet="yes" file="copy.filter.inp"/>
+  	<delete dir="${to.dir}"/>
   </target>
 
-
 </project>
diff --git a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Copy.java b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Copy.java
index d6ed2c400..e78de26f5 100644
--- a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Copy.java
+++ b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Copy.java
@@ -31,6 +31,10 @@ import org.apache.tools.ant.types.FileSet;
 import org.apache.tools.ant.types.FilterSet;
 import org.apache.tools.ant.types.FilterChain;
 import org.apache.tools.ant.types.FilterSetCollection;
+import org.apache.tools.ant.types.Resource;
+import org.apache.tools.ant.types.Path;
+import org.apache.tools.ant.types.ResourceCollection;
+import org.apache.tools.ant.types.resources.Resources;
 import org.apache.tools.ant.util.FileUtils;
 import org.apache.tools.ant.util.FileNameMapper;
 import org.apache.tools.ant.util.IdentityMapper;
@@ -274,7 +278,42 @@ public class Copy extends Task {
     public void addFileset(FileSet set) {
         filesets.addElement(set);
     }
-
+    
+    /* JHM: It would be the finest solution to use this method directly.
+     * But if I understood the IntrospectionHelper(final Class bean) 
+     * right - especially line 258ff (the last "else if" statement), 
+     * I must have a <b>class</b> with an no-arg constructor. But I only 
+     * have an interface. :-(
+     * So I have to add the three methods ... But I can reuse this
+     * method :-)
+     *  
+     */
+    public void add(ResourceCollection res) {
+    	//TODO: implement resources
+    }
+    /**
+     * Adds a <code>path</code> element as a nested ResourceCollection.
+     * @param path
+     */
+    public void addPath(Path path) {
+    	//add((ResourceCollection)path);
+    }
+    /**
+     * Adds a Resource element as a nested ResourceCollection.
+     * @param path
+     * /
+    public void add(Resource res) {
+    	add((ResourceCollection)res);
+    }
+    /**
+     * Adds a <code>resources</code> element as a nested ResourceCollection.
+     * @param path
+     * /
+    public void add(Resources res) {
+    	add((ResourceCollection)res);
+    }
+    */
+    
     /**
      * Define the mapper to map source to destination files.
      * @return a mapper to be configured.
diff --git a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/defaults.properties b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/defaults.properties
index c0f9ee345..e48618843 100644
--- a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/defaults.properties
+++ b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/defaults.properties
@@ -82,7 +82,6 @@ nice=org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.Nice
 libraries=org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.repository.Libraries
 length=org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.Length
 clone=org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.Clone
-copypath=org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.CopyPath
 diagnostics=org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.DiagnosticsTask
 
 # optional tasks
@@ -220,3 +219,4 @@ deltree=org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.Deltree
 rename=org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.Rename
 WsdlToDotnet=org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.optional.dotnet.WsdlToDotnet
 style=org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.XSLTProcess
+copypath=org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.CopyPath
diff --git a/src/testcases/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/CopyTest.java b/src/testcases/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/CopyTest.java
index d71374163..8be9c8d13 100644
--- a/src/testcases/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/CopyTest.java
+++ b/src/testcases/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/CopyTest.java
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ package org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs;
 import org.apache.tools.ant.BuildFileTest;
 import org.apache.tools.ant.util.FileUtils;
 import java.io.File;
+import java.io.FileReader;
 import java.io.IOException;
 
 /**
@@ -146,4 +147,63 @@ public class CopyTest extends BuildFileTest {
         expectBuildException("testMissingDirBail", "not-there doesn't exist");
         assertTrue(getBuildException().getMessage().endsWith(" not found."));
     }
+    
+    public void _testFileResourcePlain() {
+    	executeTarget("testFileResourcePlain");
+    	File file1 = new File(getProjectDir(), getProject().getProperty("to.dir")+"/file1.txt");
+    	File file2 = new File(getProjectDir(), getProject().getProperty("to.dir")+"/file2.txt");
+    	File file3 = new File(getProjectDir(), getProject().getProperty("to.dir")+"/file3.txt");
+    	assertTrue(file1.exists());
+    	assertTrue(file2.exists());
+    	assertTrue(file3.exists());
+    }
+    
+    public void _testFileResourceWithMapper() {
+    	executeTarget("testFileResourceWithMapper");
+    	File file1 = new File(getProjectDir(), getProject().getProperty("to.dir")+"/file1.txt.bak");
+    	File file2 = new File(getProjectDir(), getProject().getProperty("to.dir")+"/file2.txt.bak");
+    	File file3 = new File(getProjectDir(), getProject().getProperty("to.dir")+"/file3.txt.bak");
+    	assertTrue(file1.exists());
+    	assertTrue(file2.exists());
+    	assertTrue(file3.exists());
+    }
+    
+    public void _testFileResourceWithFilter() {
+    	executeTarget("testFileResourceWithFilter");
+    	File file1 = new File(getProjectDir(), getProject().getProperty("to.dir")+"/fileNR.txt");
+    	assertTrue(file1.exists());
+    	try {
+			String file1Content = FILE_UTILS.readFully(new FileReader(file1));
+			assertEquals(file1Content, "This is file 42");
+		} catch (IOException e) {
+			// no-op: not a real business error
+		}
+    }
+    
+    public void _testPathAsResource() {
+    	executeTarget("testPathAsResource");
+    	File file1 = new File(getProjectDir(), getProject().getProperty("to.dir")+"/file1.txt.bak");
+    	File file2 = new File(getProjectDir(), getProject().getProperty("to.dir")+"/file2.txt.bak");
+    	File file3 = new File(getProjectDir(), getProject().getProperty("to.dir")+"/file3.txt.bak");
+    	assertTrue(file1.exists());
+    	assertTrue(file2.exists());
+    	assertTrue(file3.exists());
+    }
+    
+    public void _testResourcePlain() {
+    	executeTarget("testResourcePlain");
+    }
+    
+    public void _testResourcePlainWithMapper() {
+    	executeTarget("testResourcePlainWithMapper");
+    }
+    
+    public void _testResourcePlainWithFilter() {
+    	executeTarget("testResourcePlainWithFilter");
+    }
+    
+    public void _testOnlineResources() {
+    	executeTarget("testOnlineResources");
+    }
+    
 }