diff --git a/json_patch.c b/json_patch.c
index 3f9567b..0930816 100644
--- a/json_patch.c
+++ b/json_patch.c
@@ -263,11 +263,13 @@ static int json_patch_apply_move_copy(struct json_object **res,
                                       const char *path, int move, struct json_patch_error *patch_error)
 {
 	json_pointer_set_cb array_set_cb;
+	void *array_set_priv;
 	struct json_pointer_get_result from;
 	struct json_object *jfrom;
 	struct json_object *value;
 	const char *from_s;
 	size_t from_s_len;
+	int add = 1;
 	int rc;
 
 	if (!json_object_object_get_ex(patch_elem, "from", &jfrom)) {
@@ -331,7 +333,10 @@ static int json_patch_apply_move_copy(struct json_object **res,
 			_set_err(ENOMEM, "Unable to copy value referenced by 'from' field");
 			return -1;
 		}
+		/* copy is an "add" at the target, and json_object_array_insert_idx_cb()
+		 * reads its priv as the int add flag, not as the "from" result */
 		array_set_cb = json_object_array_insert_idx_cb;
+		array_set_priv = &add;
 	} else {
 		json_object_get(from.obj);
 		value = from.obj;
@@ -341,9 +346,10 @@ static int json_patch_apply_move_copy(struct json_object **res,
 			return rc;
 		}
 		array_set_cb = json_object_array_move_cb;
+		array_set_priv = &from;
 	}
 
-	rc = json_pointer_set_with_cb(res, path, value, array_set_cb, 0, &from);
+	rc = json_pointer_set_with_cb(res, path, value, array_set_cb, 0, array_set_priv);
 	if (rc)
 	{
 		_set_err(errno, "Failed to set value at path referenced by 'path' field");
diff --git a/tests/json_patch_tests.json b/tests/json_patch_tests.json
index ef7575b..5b9a41d 100644
--- a/tests/json_patch_tests.json
+++ b/tests/json_patch_tests.json
@@ -386,6 +386,11 @@
       "expected": {"foo": [null, null]},
       "comment": "null value should be valid array element to be copied" },
 
+    { "doc": {"foo": [1, 2, 3]},
+      "patch": [{"op": "copy", "from": "/foo/0", "path": "/foo/1"}],
+      "expected": {"foo": [1, 1, 2, 3]},
+      "comment": "copy to an array index inserts, it does not replace" },
+
     { "doc": {"foo": [null, 1]},
       "patch": [{"op": "remove", "path": "/foo/0"}],
       "expected": {"foo": [1]},
diff --git a/tests/test_json_patch.expected b/tests/test_json_patch.expected
index 28bd7c6..c4fe5f4 100644
--- a/tests/test_json_patch.expected
+++ b/tests/test_json_patch.expected
@@ -117,6 +117,7 @@ Testing 'null value should be valid array element', doc '{ "foo": [ null ] }' pa
 Testing 'null value should be valid array element to be replaced with something truthy', doc '{ "foo": [ null ] }' patch '[ { "op": "replace", "path": "\/foo\/0", "value": "truthy" } ]' : OK
 Testing 'null value should be valid array element to be moved', doc '{ "foo": [ null, 1 ] }' patch '[ { "op": "move", "from": "\/foo\/0", "path": "\/bar" } ]' : OK
 Testing 'null value should be valid array element to be copied', doc '{ "foo": [ null ] }' patch '[ { "op": "copy", "from": "\/foo\/0", "path": "\/foo\/-" } ]' : OK
+Testing 'copy to an array index inserts, it does not replace', doc '{ "foo": [ 1, 2, 3 ] }' patch '[ { "op": "copy", "from": "\/foo\/0", "path": "\/foo\/1" } ]' : OK
 Testing 'null value should be valid array element to be removed', doc '{ "foo": [ null, 1 ] }' patch '[ { "op": "remove", "path": "\/foo\/0" } ]' : OK
 Testing 'test should pass despite rearrangement', doc '{ "foo": { "foo": 1, "bar": 2 } }' patch '[ { "op": "test", "path": "\/foo", "value": { "bar": 2, "foo": 1 } } ]' : OK
 Testing 'test should pass despite (nested) rearrangement', doc '{ "foo": [ { "foo": 1, "bar": 2 } ] }' patch '[ { "op": "test", "path": "\/foo", "value": [ { "bar": 2, "foo": 1 } ] } ]' : OK