diff --git a/get_file_test.go b/get_file_test.go
index 94ab3c1c1..221b94789 100644
--- a/get_file_test.go
+++ b/get_file_test.go
@@ -35,6 +35,32 @@ func TestFileGetter(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestFileGetterCopy(t *testing.T) {
+	g := new(FileGetter)
+	g.Copy = true
+	dst := tempDir(t)
+
+	// With a dir that doesn't exist
+	if err := g.Get(dst, testModuleURL("basic")); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("err: %s", err)
+	}
+
+	// Verify the destination folder is a symlink
+	fi, err := os.Lstat(dst)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("err: %s", err)
+	}
+	if fi.Mode()&os.ModeSymlink != 0 {
+		t.Fatal("destination is a symlink")
+	}
+
+	// Verify the main file exists
+	mainPath := filepath.Join(dst, "main.tf")
+	if _, err := os.Stat(mainPath); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("err: %s", err)
+	}
+}
+
 func TestFileGetter_sourceFile(t *testing.T) {
 	g := new(FileGetter)
 	dst := tempDir(t)
diff --git a/get_file_unix.go b/get_file_unix.go
index 40ebc5af2..2937af061 100644
--- a/get_file_unix.go
+++ b/get_file_unix.go
@@ -45,7 +45,11 @@ func (g *FileGetter) Get(dst string, u *url.URL) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	return os.Symlink(path, dst)
+	if !g.Copy {
+		return os.Symlink(path, dst)
+	}
+
+	return copyDir(g.Context(), dst, path, false, g.client.umask())
 }
 
 func (g *FileGetter) GetFile(dst string, u *url.URL) error {