diff --git a/test-py/test_backend_copy.py b/test-py/test_backend_copy.py
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+import pathlib
+import subprocess
+
+from test_backend_designspace import fileNamesFromDir
+
+from fontra.backends import getFileSystemBackend, newFileSystemBackend
+from fontra.backends.copy import copyFont
+
+mutatorDSPath = (
+    pathlib.Path(__file__).resolve().parent
+    / "data"
+    / "mutatorsans"
+    / "MutatorSans.designspace"
+)
+
+
+async def test_copyFont(tmpdir):
+    tmpdir = pathlib.Path(tmpdir)
+    destPath = tmpdir / "MutatorCopy.designspace"
+    sourceFont = getFileSystemBackend(mutatorDSPath)
+    destFont = newFileSystemBackend(destPath)
+    await copyFont(sourceFont, destFont)
+    assert [
+        "MutatorCopy.designspace",
+        "MutatorCopy_BoldCondensed.ufo",
+        "MutatorCopy_BoldWide.ufo",
+        "MutatorCopy_LightWide.ufo",
+        "MutatorCopy_Regular.ufo",
+    ] == fileNamesFromDir(tmpdir)
+
+
+def test_fontra_copy(tmpdir):
+    tmpdir = pathlib.Path(tmpdir)
+    destPath = tmpdir / "MutatorCopy.designspace"
+    subprocess.run(["fontra-copy", mutatorDSPath, destPath])
+    assert [
+        "MutatorCopy.designspace",
+        "MutatorCopy_BoldCondensed.ufo",
+        "MutatorCopy_BoldWide.ufo",
+        "MutatorCopy_LightWide.ufo",
+        "MutatorCopy_Regular.ufo",
+    ] == fileNamesFromDir(tmpdir)