diff --git a/fs/object/object.go b/fs/object/object.go
index 01b38f57a..a8346edee 100644
--- a/fs/object/object.go
+++ b/fs/object/object.go
@@ -195,6 +195,7 @@ type MemoryObject struct {
 	modTime time.Time
 	content []byte
 	meta    fs.Metadata
+	fs      fs.Fs
 }
 
 // NewMemoryObject returns an in memory Object with the modTime and content passed in
@@ -203,6 +204,7 @@ func NewMemoryObject(remote string, modTime time.Time, content []byte) *MemoryOb
 		remote:  remote,
 		modTime: modTime,
 		content: content,
+		fs:      MemoryFs,
 	}
 }
 
@@ -219,7 +221,16 @@ func (o *MemoryObject) Content() []byte {
 
 // Fs returns read only access to the Fs that this object is part of
 func (o *MemoryObject) Fs() fs.Info {
-	return MemoryFs
+	return o.fs
+}
+
+// SetFs sets the Fs that this memory object thinks it is part of
+// It will ignore nil f
+func (o *MemoryObject) SetFs(f fs.Fs) *MemoryObject {
+	if f != nil {
+		o.fs = f
+	}
+	return o
 }
 
 // Remote returns the remote path
diff --git a/fs/operations/copy.go b/fs/operations/copy.go
index 41605e901..43afc5f01 100644
--- a/fs/operations/copy.go
+++ b/fs/operations/copy.go
@@ -180,7 +180,11 @@ func (c *copy) rcat(ctx context.Context, in io.ReadCloser) (actionTaken string,
 	}
 
 	// NB Rcat closes in0
-	newDst, err = Rcat(ctx, c.f, c.remoteForCopy, in, c.src.ModTime(ctx), meta)
+	fsrc, ok := c.src.Fs().(fs.Fs)
+	if !ok {
+		fsrc = nil
+	}
+	newDst, err = rcatSrc(ctx, c.f, c.remoteForCopy, in, c.src.ModTime(ctx), meta, fsrc)
 	if c.doUpdate {
 		actionTaken = "Copied (Rcat, replaced existing)"
 	} else {
diff --git a/fs/operations/operations.go b/fs/operations/operations.go
index 8a7eb339b..59877bcc8 100644
--- a/fs/operations/operations.go
+++ b/fs/operations/operations.go
@@ -1270,6 +1270,13 @@ func Cat(ctx context.Context, f fs.Fs, w io.Writer, offset, count int64, sep []b
 
 // Rcat reads data from the Reader until EOF and uploads it to a file on remote
 func Rcat(ctx context.Context, fdst fs.Fs, dstFileName string, in io.ReadCloser, modTime time.Time, meta fs.Metadata) (dst fs.Object, err error) {
+	return rcatSrc(ctx, fdst, dstFileName, in, modTime, meta, nil)
+}
+
+// rcatSrc reads data from the Reader until EOF and uploads it to a file on remote
+//
+// Pass in fsrc if known or nil if not
+func rcatSrc(ctx context.Context, fdst fs.Fs, dstFileName string, in io.ReadCloser, modTime time.Time, meta fs.Metadata, fsrc fs.Fs) (dst fs.Object, err error) {
 	ci := fs.GetConfig(ctx)
 	tr := accounting.Stats(ctx).NewTransferRemoteSize(dstFileName, -1, nil, fdst)
 	defer func() {
@@ -1322,7 +1329,7 @@ func Rcat(ctx context.Context, fdst fs.Fs, dstFileName string, in io.ReadCloser,
 	buf := make([]byte, ci.StreamingUploadCutoff)
 	if n, err := io.ReadFull(trackingIn, buf); err == io.EOF || err == io.ErrUnexpectedEOF {
 		fs.Debugf(fdst, "File to upload is small (%d bytes), uploading instead of streaming", n)
-		src := object.NewMemoryObject(dstFileName, modTime, buf[:n]).WithMetadata(meta)
+		src := object.NewMemoryObject(dstFileName, modTime, buf[:n]).WithMetadata(meta).SetFs(fsrc)
 		return Copy(ctx, fdst, nil, dstFileName, src)
 	}
 
@@ -1355,7 +1362,7 @@ func Rcat(ctx context.Context, fdst fs.Fs, dstFileName string, in io.ReadCloser,
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	objInfo := object.NewStaticObjectInfo(dstFileName, modTime, -1, false, nil, nil).WithMetadata(meta)
+	objInfo := object.NewStaticObjectInfo(dstFileName, modTime, -1, false, nil, fsrc).WithMetadata(meta)
 	if dst, err = fStreamTo.Features().PutStream(ctx, in, objInfo, options...); err != nil {
 		return dst, err
 	}