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 +19,18 @@
     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__) || defined(Q_OS_MAC)
+#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 +243,7 @@
     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 +1125,7 @@
         }
     } 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 +1369,7 @@
             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);
@@ -2173,6 +2185,82 @@
     }
 }
 
+// copy xattr to new dir
+void CopyJobPrivate::copyXattrs(const QUrl &source, const QUrl &dest)
+{
+#if !(HAVE_SYS_XATTR_H)
+    return;
+#endif
+    long listlen, valuelen, destlen;
+    const QByteArray sourcearray = source.path().toLocal8Bit().data();
+    const char *xattrsrc = sourcearray.data();
+    // get size of key list
+#if defined(Q_OS_LINUX) || (defined(__GLIBC__) && !defined(__stub_getxattr))
+    listlen = listxattr(xattrsrc, nullptr, 0);
+#elif defined(Q_OS_MAC)
+    listlen = listxattr(xattrsrc, NULL, 0, 0);
+#elif defined(Q_OS_FREEBSD) || defined(Q_OS_NETBSD)
+    listlen = extattr_list_file(xattr_src, EXTATTR_NAMESPACE_USER, NULL, 0);
+#endif
+    if (listlen < 0) {
+        qCWarning(KIO_COPYJOB_DEBUG) << "Glibc failed to extract xattr.";
+    } else if (listlen == 0) {
+        qCDebug(KIO_COPYJOB_DEBUG) << "File don't have any xattr.";
+    } else {
+        QByteArray keylist(listlen, Qt::Uninitialized);
+        // get the key list
+#if defined(Q_OS_LINUX) || (defined(__GLIBC__) && !defined(__stub_getxattr))
+        listlen = listxattr(xattrsrc, keylist.data(), listlen);
+#elif defined(Q_OS_MAC)
+        listlen = listxattr(xattrsrc, keylist.data(), listlen, 0);
+#elif defined(Q_OS_FREEBSD) || defined(Q_OS_NETBSD)
+        listlen = extattr_list_file(xattrsrc, EXTATTR_NAMESPACE_USER, keylist.data(), listlen);
+#endif
+        qCWarning(KIO_COPYJOB_DEBUG) << listlen << xattrsrc << keylist.data();
+        QList<QByteArray> xattrkeys = keylist.split('\0');
+        xattrkeys.removeLast(); // the last item is alwys empty
+        for (const auto & xattrkey : xattrkeys) {
+            // get the size of value for key
+#if defined(Q_OS_LINUX) || (defined(__GLIBC__) && !defined(__stub_getxattr))
+            valuelen = getxattr(xattrsrc, xattrkey.data(), nullptr, 0);
+#elif defined(Q_OS_MAC)
+            valuelen = listxattr(xattrsrc, xattrkey.data(), NULL, 0, 0, 0);
+#elif defined(Q_OS_FREEBSD) || defined(Q_OS_NETBSD)
+            valuelen = extattr_get_file(xattrsrc, EXTATTR_NAMESPACE_USER, xattrkey.data(), NULL, 0);
+#endif
+            if (valuelen < 1) {
+                qCWarning(KIO_COPYJOB_DEBUG) << "Glibc failed to extract value for a xattr key.";
+                continue;
+            }
+            if (valuelen == 0) {
+                qCDebug(KIO_COPYJOB_DEBUG) << "empty xattr key."; // They are legal, but... Baloo don't use it
+            }
+            QByteArray xattrval(valuelen + 1, Qt::Uninitialized);
+            //get the value of the key
+#if defined(Q_OS_LINUX) || (defined(__GLIBC__) && !defined(__stub_getxattr))
+            valuelen = getxattr(xattrsrc, xattrkey.data(), xattrval.data(), valuelen);
+#elif defined(Q_OS_MAC)
+            vallen = getxattr(xattr_src, xattrkey.data(), xattrkey.data(), xattrval.data(), valuelen, 0, 0);
+#elif defined(Q_OS_FREEBSD) || defined(Q_OS_NETBSD)
+            vallen = extattr_get_file(xattr_src, EXTATTR_NAMESPACE_USER, xattrkey.data(), xattrval.data(), valuelen);
+#endif
+            //write key:value pair on dest file
+            const QByteArray destarray = source.path().toLocal8Bit().data();
+            const char *xattrdest = sourcearray.data();
+#if defined(Q_OS_LINUX) || (defined(__GLIBC__) && !defined(__stub_getxattr))
+            destlen = setxattr(xattrdest, xattrkey.data(), xattrval.data(), valuelen, 0);
+#elif defined(Q_OS_MAC)
+            destlen = setxattr(xattrdest, xattrkey.data(), xattrval.data(), valuelen, 0, 0);
+#elif defined(Q_OS_FREEBSD) || defined(Q_OS_NETBSD)
+            destlen = extattr_set_file(xattrdest, EXTATTR_NAMESPACE_USER, xattr_key.data(), xattrval.data(), valuelen);
+#endif
+            if (destlen < 0) {
+                qCWarning(KIO_COPYJOB_DEBUG) << "Glibc failed to write xattr on a file.";
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 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
@@ -39,7 +39,11 @@
 
 #include <errno.h>
 #if HAVE_SYS_XATTR_H
+#if defined(Q_OS_LINUX) || defined(__GLIBC__) || defined(Q_OS_MAC)
 #include <sys/xattr.h>
+#elif defined(Q_OS_FREEBSD) || defined(Q_OS_NETBSD)
+#include <sys/extattr.h>
+#endif
 #endif
 #include <utime.h>