diff --git a/Userland/cp.cpp b/Userland/cp.cpp
index 1a4a5d554e..d2e12e0153 100644
--- a/Userland/cp.cpp
+++ b/Userland/cp.cpp
@@ -89,6 +89,11 @@ bool copy_file(String src_path, String dst_path, struct stat src_stat, int src_f
         }
     }
 
+    if (src_stat.st_size > 0) {
+        // NOTE: This is primarily an optimization, so it's not the end if it fails.
+        ftruncate(dst_fd, src_stat.st_size);
+    }
+
     for (;;) {
         char buffer[BUFSIZ];
         ssize_t nread = read(src_fd, buffer, sizeof(buffer));
@@ -151,4 +156,4 @@ bool copy_directory(String src_path, String dst_path)
         }
     }
     return true;
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}