diff --git a/src/core/config-kiocore.h.cmake b/src/core/config-kiocore.h.cmake
--- a/src/core/config-kiocore.h.cmake
+++ b/src/core/config-kiocore.h.cmake
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 #cmakedefine01 HAVE_POSIX_ACL
 /* Defined if acl/libacl.h exists */
 #cmakedefine01 HAVE_ACL_LIBACL_H
+/* Defined if system has extended file attributes support. */
+#cmakedefine01 HAVE_SYS_XATTR_H
 
 #define CMAKE_INSTALL_FULL_LIBEXECDIR_KF5 "${CMAKE_INSTALL_FULL_LIBEXECDIR_KF5}"
 
diff --git a/src/core/copyjob.cpp b/src/core/copyjob.cpp
--- a/src/core/copyjob.cpp
+++ b/src/core/copyjob.cpp
@@ -19,9 +19,19 @@
     Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.
 */
 
+#include <config-kiocore.h>
+
 #include "copyjob.h"
 #include "kiocoredebug.h"
 #include <errno.h>
+#if HAVE_SYS_XATTR_H
+    #if defined(Q_OS_LINUX) || defined(__GLIBC__)
+    #include <sys/xattr.h>
+    #elif defined(Q_OS_FREEBSD) || defined(Q_OS_NETBSD)
+    #include <sys/extattr.h>
+    #endif
+#endif
+
 #include "kcoredirlister.h"
 #include "kfileitem.h"
 #include "job.h" // buildErrorString
@@ -234,6 +244,7 @@
     void slotResultRenaming(KJob *job);
     void slotResultSettingDirAttributes(KJob *job);
     void setNextDirAttribute();
+    void copyXattrs(const QUrl &source, const QUrl &dest);
 
     void startRenameJob(const QUrl &slave_url);
     bool shouldOverwriteDir(const QString &path) const;
@@ -1115,6 +1126,7 @@
         }
     } else { // no error : remove from list, to move on to next dir
         //this is required for the undo feature
+        copyXattrs((*it).uSource, (*it).uDest);
         emit q->copyingDone(q, (*it).uSource, finalDestUrl((*it).uSource, (*it).uDest), (*it).mtime, true, false);
         m_directoriesCopied.append(*it);
         dirs.erase(it);
@@ -1358,6 +1370,7 @@
             emit q->copyingLinkDone(q, (*it).uSource, target, finalUrl);
         } else {
             //required for the undo feature
+            copyXattrs((*it).uSource, (*it).uDest);
             emit q->copyingDone(q, (*it).uSource, finalUrl, (*it).mtime, false, false);
             if (m_mode == CopyJob::Move) {
                 org::kde::KDirNotify::emitFileMoved((*it).uSource, finalUrl);
@@ -1832,6 +1845,7 @@
     q->setProcessedAmount(KJob::Bytes, m_processedSize + m_fileProcessedSize);
 }
 
+
 void CopyJobPrivate::slotTotalSize(KJob *, qulonglong size)
 {
     Q_Q(CopyJob);
@@ -2173,6 +2187,75 @@
     }
 }
 
+    // copy xattr to new dir
+void CopyJobPrivate::copyXattrs(const QUrl &source, const QUrl &dest)
+{
+#if HAVE_SYS_XATTR_H
+    const char* xattr_src = source.path().toLocal8Bit().data();
+    qDebug() << xattr_src;
+    // get size of key list
+    #if defined(Q_OS_LINUX) || (defined(__GLIBC__) && !defined(__stub_getxattr))
+        ssize_t buflen = listxattr(xattr_src, nullptr, 0);
+    #elif defined(Q_OS_MAC)
+        ssize_t buflen = listxattr(xattr_src, NULL, 0, 0);
+    #elif defined(Q_OS_FREEBSD) || defined(Q_OS_NETBSD)
+        ssize_t buflen = extattr_list_file(xattr_src, EXTATTR_NAMESPACE_USER, NULL, 0);
+    #endif
+        qDebug() << xattr_src << buflen;
+    // bufflen > 0 if file have xattr
+    if (buflen > 0) {
+        QByteArray buf(buflen , Qt::Uninitialized);
+        qDebug() << buf.size();
+        // get the key list
+        #if defined(Q_OS_LINUX) || (defined(__GLIBC__) && !defined(__stub_getxattr))
+            buflen = listxattr(xattr_src, buf.data(), buflen);
+        #elif defined(Q_OS_MAC)
+            buflen = listxattr(xattr_src, buf.data(), buflen, 0);
+        #elif defined(Q_OS_FREEBSD) || defined(Q_OS_NETBSD)
+            buflen = extattr_list_file(xattr_src, EXTATTR_NAMESPACE_USER, buf.data(), buflen);
+        #endif
+        QList<QByteArray> xattr_keys = buf.split('\0');
+        xattr_keys.removeLast(); // the last item is alwys empty
+        qDebug() << xattr_src << xattr_keys;
+        for (int i = 0; i < xattr_keys.size(); i++) {
+            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(xattr_src, key, nullptr, 0);
+            #elif defined(Q_OS_MAC)
+                ssize_t vallen = listxattr(xattr_src, key, NULL, 0, 0, 0);
+            #elif defined(Q_OS_FREEBSD) || defined(Q_OS_NETBSD)
+                ssize_t vallen = extattr_get_file(xattr_src, EXTATTR_NAMESPACE_USER, key, NULL, 0);
+            #endif
+                qDebug() <<xattr_src << key << vallen;
+                // vallen > 0 if we have a valid value for key
+                if (vallen > 0) {
+                QByteArray val(vallen, Qt::Uninitialized);
+                //get the value of the key
+                #if defined(Q_OS_LINUX) || (defined(__GLIBC__) && !defined(__stub_getxattr))
+                    vallen = getxattr(xattr_src, key, val.data(), vallen);
+                #elif defined(Q_OS_MAC)
+                    vallen = getxattr(xattr_src, key, val.data(), vallen, 0, 0);
+                #elif defined(Q_OS_FREEBSD) || defined(Q_OS_NETBSD)
+                    vallen = extattr_get_file(xattr_src, EXTATTR_NAMESPACE_USER, key, val.data(), vallen);
+                #endif
+                    qDebug() << val;
+                //write key:value pair on dest file
+                    const char* xattr_dest = dest.path().toLocal8Bit().data();
+                #if defined(Q_OS_LINUX) || (defined(__GLIBC__) && !defined(__stub_getxattr))
+                    ssize_t destlen = setxattr(xattr_dest, key, val.data(), vallen, 0);
+                #elif defined(Q_OS_MAC)
+                    ssize_t destlen = setxattr(xattr_dest, key, val.data(), vallen, 0, 0);
+                #elif defined(Q_OS_FREEBSD) || defined(Q_OS_NETBSD)
+                    ssize_t destlen = extattr_set_file(xattr_dest, EXTATTR_NAMESPACE_USER, key, val.data(), vallen);
+                #endif
+                    qDebug() << "s" << xattr_src << "d" << xattr_dest << key << val.data() << vallen;
+                }
+        }
+    }
+#endif
+}
+
 void KIO::CopyJob::setDefaultPermissions(bool b)
 {
     d_func()->m_defaultPermissions = b;
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
@@ -38,9 +38,15 @@
 #include <kmountpoint.h>
 
 #include <errno.h>
+
 #if HAVE_SYS_XATTR_H
-#include <sys/xattr.h>
+    #if defined(Q_OS_LINUX) || defined(__GLIBC__)
+    #include <sys/xattr.h>
+    #elif defined(Q_OS_FREEBSD) || defined(Q_OS_NETBSD)
+    #include <sys/extattr.h>
+    #endif
 #endif
+
 #include <utime.h>
 
 #include <KAuth>