diff --git a/Userland/Utilities/cp.cpp b/Userland/Utilities/cp.cpp
index 3f6803e674..b27b033476 100644
--- a/Userland/Utilities/cp.cpp
+++ b/Userland/Utilities/cp.cpp
@@ -12,12 +12,13 @@
 
 int main(int argc, char** argv)
 {
-    if (pledge("stdio rpath wpath cpath fattr", nullptr) < 0) {
+    if (pledge("stdio rpath wpath cpath fattr chown", nullptr) < 0) {
         perror("pledge");
         return 1;
     }
 
     bool link = false;
+    bool preserve = false;
     bool recursion_allowed = false;
     bool verbose = false;
     Vector<String> sources;
@@ -25,6 +26,7 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv)
 
     Core::ArgsParser args_parser;
     args_parser.add_option(link, "Link files instead of copying", "link", 'l');
+    args_parser.add_option(preserve, "Preserve time, UID/GID and file permissions", nullptr, 'p');
     args_parser.add_option(recursion_allowed, "Copy directories recursively", "recursive", 'R');
     args_parser.add_option(recursion_allowed, "Same as -R", nullptr, 'r');
     args_parser.add_option(verbose, "Verbose", "verbose", 'v');
@@ -32,6 +34,15 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv)
     args_parser.add_positional_argument(destination, "Destination file path", "destination");
     args_parser.parse(argc, argv);
 
+    if (preserve) {
+        umask(0);
+    } else {
+        if (pledge("stdio rpath wpath cpath fattr", nullptr) < 0) {
+            perror("pledge");
+            return 1;
+        }
+    }
+
     bool destination_is_existing_dir = Core::File::is_directory(destination);
 
     for (auto& source : sources) {
@@ -43,7 +54,8 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv)
             destination_path, source,
             recursion_allowed ? Core::File::RecursionMode::Allowed : Core::File::RecursionMode::Disallowed,
             link ? Core::File::LinkMode::Allowed : Core::File::LinkMode::Disallowed,
-            Core::File::AddDuplicateFileMarker::No);
+            Core::File::AddDuplicateFileMarker::No,
+            preserve ? Core::File::PreserveMode::PermissionsOwnershipTimestamps : Core::File::PreserveMode::Nothing);
 
         if (result.is_error()) {
             if (result.error().tried_recursing)