diff --git a/backend/box/box.go b/backend/box/box.go
index 4f38955eb..7183f35e5 100644
--- a/backend/box/box.go
+++ b/backend/box/box.go
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/rclone/rclone/lib/jwtutil"
 	"github.com/rclone/rclone/lib/oauthutil"
 	"github.com/rclone/rclone/lib/pacer"
+	"github.com/rclone/rclone/lib/random"
 	"github.com/rclone/rclone/lib/rest"
 	"github.com/youmark/pkcs8"
 	"golang.org/x/oauth2"
@@ -256,7 +257,6 @@ func getQueryParams(boxConfig *api.ConfigJSON) map[string]string {
 }
 
 func getDecryptedPrivateKey(boxConfig *api.ConfigJSON) (key *rsa.PrivateKey, err error) {
-
 	block, rest := pem.Decode([]byte(boxConfig.BoxAppSettings.AppAuth.PrivateKey))
 	if len(rest) > 0 {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("box: extra data included in private key: %w", err)
@@ -619,7 +619,7 @@ func (f *Fs) CreateDir(ctx context.Context, pathID, leaf string) (newID string,
 		return shouldRetry(ctx, resp, err)
 	})
 	if err != nil {
-		//fmt.Printf("...Error %v\n", err)
+		// fmt.Printf("...Error %v\n", err)
 		return "", err
 	}
 	// fmt.Printf("...Id %q\n", *info.Id)
@@ -966,6 +966,26 @@ func (f *Fs) Copy(ctx context.Context, src fs.Object, remote string) (fs.Object,
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
+	// check if dest already exists
+	item, err := f.preUploadCheck(ctx, leaf, directoryID, src.Size())
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	if item != nil { // dest already exists, need to copy to temp name and then move
+		tempSuffix := "-rclone-copy-" + random.String(8)
+		fs.Debugf(remote, "dst already exists, copying to temp name %v", remote+tempSuffix)
+		tempObj, err := f.Copy(ctx, src, remote+tempSuffix)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		fs.Debugf(remote+tempSuffix, "moving to real name %v", remote)
+		err = f.deleteObject(ctx, item.ID)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		return f.Move(ctx, tempObj, remote)
+	}
+
 	// Copy the object
 	opts := rest.Opts{
 		Method:     "POST",