diff --git a/src/ioslaves/file/file_unix.cpp b/src/ioslaves/file/file_unix.cpp
--- a/src/ioslaves/file/file_unix.cpp
+++ b/src/ioslaves/file/file_unix.cpp
@@ -393,6 +393,62 @@
         }
     }
 
+    // copy xattrs of file
+#if HAVE_SYS_XATTR_H
+    // get size of key list
+    #if defined(Q_OS_LINUX) || (defined(__GLIBC__) && !defined(__stub_getxattr))
+        ssize_t buflen = listxattr(_src.data(), nullptr, 0);
+    #elif defined(Q_OS_MAC)
+        ssize_t buflen = listxattr(_src.data(), NULL, 0, 0);
+    #elif defined(Q_OS_FREEBSD) || defined(Q_OS_NETBSD)
+        ssize_t buflen = extattr_list_file(_src.data(), EXTATTR_NAMESPACE_USER, NULL, 0);
+    #endif
+    // bufflen > 0 if file have xattr
+    if (buflen > 0) {
+        QByteArray buf(buflen, Qt::Uninitialized);
+        // get the key list
+        #if defined(Q_OS_LINUX) || (defined(__GLIBC__) && !defined(__stub_getxattr))
+            buflen = listxattr(_src.data(), buf.data(), buflen);
+        #elif defined(Q_OS_MAC)
+            buflen = listxattr(_src.data(), buf.data(), buflen, 0);
+        #elif defined(Q_OS_FREEBSD) || defined(Q_OS_NETBSD)
+            buflen = extattr_list_file(_src.data(), EXTATTR_NAMESPACE_USER, buf.data(), buflen);
+        #endif
+        
+        QList<QByteArray> xattr_keys = buf.split('\0');
+        for (int i = 0; i < xattr_keys.size() -1; i++) { // the last item is empty
+            auto key = xattr_keys[i].data();
+            // get the size of value for key
+            #if defined(Q_OS_LINUX) || (defined(__GLIBC__) && !defined(__stub_getxattr))
+                ssize_t vallen = getxattr(_src.data(), key, NULL, 0);
+            #elif defined(Q_OS_MAC)
+                ssize_t vallen = listxattr(_src.data(), key, NULL, 0, 0, 0);
+            #elif defined(Q_OS_FREEBSD) || defined(Q_OS_NETBSD)
+                ssize_t vallen = extattr_get_file(_src.data(), EXTATTR_NAMESPACE_USER, key, NULL, 0);
+            #endif
+            QByteArray val(vallen, Qt::Uninitialized);
+            //get the value of the key
+            #if defined(Q_OS_LINUX) || (defined(__GLIBC__) && !defined(__stub_getxattr))
+                vallen = getxattr(_src.data(), key, val.data(), vallen);
+            #elif defined(Q_OS_MAC)
+                vallen = getxattr(_src.data(), key, val.data(), vallen, 0, 0);
+            #elif defined(Q_OS_FREEBSD) || defined(Q_OS_NETBSD)
+                vallen = extattr_get_file(_src.data(), EXTATTR_NAMESPACE_USER, key, val.data(), vallen);
+            #endif
+            
+            //write key:value pair on dest file
+            #if defined(Q_OS_LINUX) || (defined(__GLIBC__) && !defined(__stub_getxattr))
+                ssize_t destlen = setxattr(_dest.data(), key, val.data(), vallen, 0);
+            #elif defined(Q_OS_MAC)
+                ssize_t destlen = setxattr(_dest.data(), key, val.data(), vallen, 0, 0);
+            #elif defined(Q_OS_FREEBSD) || defined(Q_OS_NETBSD)
+                ssize_t destlen = extattr_set_file(_dest.data(), EXTATTR_NAMESPACE_USER, key, val.data(), vallen);
+            #endif
+            //qDebug() << key << val.data();
+        }
+    }
+#endif
+
     processedSize(buff_src.st_size);
     finished();
 }