diff --git a/config/alfresco/core-services-context.xml b/config/alfresco/core-services-context.xml
index 5989e204a8..88749a35c5 100644
--- a/config/alfresco/core-services-context.xml
+++ b/config/alfresco/core-services-context.xml
@@ -483,6 +483,12 @@
         <property name="searchService">
             <ref bean="SearchService" />
         </property>
+        <property name="permissionService">
+            <ref bean="PermissionService" />
+        </property>
+        <property name="authenticationService">
+            <ref bean="AuthenticationService" />
+        </property>
     </bean>
 
     <!--                           -->
diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/copy/CopyServiceImpl.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/copy/CopyServiceImpl.java
index 02b7581739..352c58cd26 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/copy/CopyServiceImpl.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/copy/CopyServiceImpl.java
@@ -47,6 +47,10 @@ import org.alfresco.service.cmr.repository.StoreRef;
 import org.alfresco.service.cmr.rule.RuleService;
 import org.alfresco.service.cmr.search.ResultSet;
 import org.alfresco.service.cmr.search.SearchService;
+import org.alfresco.service.cmr.security.AccessPermission;
+import org.alfresco.service.cmr.security.AccessStatus;
+import org.alfresco.service.cmr.security.AuthenticationService;
+import org.alfresco.service.cmr.security.PermissionService;
 import org.alfresco.service.namespace.NamespaceService;
 import org.alfresco.service.namespace.QName;
 import org.alfresco.service.namespace.RegexQNamePattern;
@@ -73,6 +77,12 @@ public class CopyServiceImpl implements CopyService
     
     /** Rule service */
     private RuleService ruleService;
+    
+    /** Permission service */
+    private PermissionService permissionService;
+    
+    /** Authentication service */
+    private AuthenticationService authenticationService;
 
 	/** Policy delegates */
 	private ClassPolicyDelegate<CopyServicePolicies.OnCopyNodePolicy> onCopyNodeDelegate;
@@ -128,6 +138,26 @@ public class CopyServiceImpl implements CopyService
         this.ruleService = ruleService;
     }
     
+    /**
+     * Set the permission service
+     * 
+     * @param permissionService		the permission service
+     */
+    public void setPermissionService(PermissionService permissionService) 
+    {
+		this.permissionService = permissionService;
+	}
+    
+    /**
+     * Sets the authentication service
+     * 
+     * @param authenticationService		the authentication service
+     */
+    public void setAuthenticationService(AuthenticationService authenticationService) 
+    {
+		this.authenticationService = authenticationService;
+	}
+    
 	/**
 	 * Initialise method
 	 */
@@ -395,6 +425,9 @@ public class CopyServiceImpl implements CopyService
     		
     		// Copy the associations
     		copyAssociations(destinationNodeRef, copyDetails, copyChildren, copiedChildren);
+    		
+    		// Copy permissions
+    		copyPermissions(sourceNodeRef, destinationNodeRef);
         }
         finally
         {
@@ -404,6 +437,34 @@ public class CopyServiceImpl implements CopyService
         return destinationNodeRef;
     }
 	
+	/**
+	 * Copies the permissions of the source node reference onto the destination node reference
+	 * 
+	 * @param sourceNodeRef			the source node reference
+	 * @param destinationNodeRef	the destination node reference
+	 */
+    private void copyPermissions(NodeRef sourceNodeRef, NodeRef destinationNodeRef) 
+	{
+		// Get the permission details of the source node reference
+    	Set<AccessPermission> permissions = this.permissionService.getAllSetPermissions(sourceNodeRef);
+    	boolean includeInherited = this.permissionService.getInheritParentPermissions(sourceNodeRef);
+    	
+    	AccessStatus writePermission = permissionService.hasPermission(destinationNodeRef, PermissionService.CHANGE_PERMISSIONS);
+        if (this.authenticationService.isCurrentUserTheSystemUser() || writePermission.equals(AccessStatus.ALLOWED))
+        {
+	    	// Set the permission values on the destination node    	
+	    	for (AccessPermission permission : permissions) 
+	    	{
+	    		this.permissionService.setPermission(
+	    				destinationNodeRef, 
+	    				permission.getAuthority(), 
+	    				permission.getPermission(), 
+	    				permission.getAccessStatus().equals(AccessStatus.ALLOWED));
+			}
+	    	this.permissionService.setInheritParentPermissions(destinationNodeRef, includeInherited);
+        }
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Gets the copy details.  This calls the appropriate policies that have been registered
 	 * against the node and aspect types in order to pick-up any type specific copy behaviour.
diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/jscript/Node.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/jscript/Node.java
index 8fe97a8c2b..59987af97c 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/jscript/Node.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/jscript/Node.java
@@ -847,56 +847,68 @@ public final class Node implements Serializable
         for (String key : this.properties.keySet())
         {
             Serializable value = (Serializable)this.properties.get(key);
-            if (value instanceof Node)
-            {
-                // convert back to NodeRef
-                value = ((Node)value).getNodeRef();
-            }
-            else if (value instanceof ScriptContentData)
-            {
-                // convert back to ContentData
-                value = ((ScriptContentData)value).contentData;
-            }
-            else if (value instanceof Wrapper)
-            {
-                // unwrap a Java object from a JavaScript wrapper
-                value = (Serializable)((Wrapper)value).unwrap();
-            }
-            else if (value instanceof ScriptableObject)
-            {
-                // a scriptable object will probably indicate a multi-value property
-                // set using a JavaScript Array object
-                ScriptableObject values = (ScriptableObject)value;
-                
-                // convert JavaScript array of values to a List of Serializable objects
-                Object[] propIds = values.getIds();
-                List<Serializable> propValues = new ArrayList<Serializable>(propIds.length);
-                for (int i=0; i<propIds.length; i++)
-                {
-                    // work on each key in turn
-                    Object propId = propIds[i];
-                    
-                    // we are only interested in keys that indicate a list of values
-                    if (propId instanceof Integer)
-                    {
-                        // get the value out for the specified key - make sure it is Serializable
-                        Object val = values.get((Integer)propId, values);
-                        if (val instanceof Wrapper)
-                        {
-                            val = ((Wrapper)val).unwrap();
-                        }
-                        if (val instanceof Serializable)
-                        {
-                            propValues.add((Serializable)val);
-                        }
-                    }
-                }
-                value = (Serializable)propValues;
-            }
+            
+            // perform the conversion from script wrapper object to repo serializable values
+            value = convertValue(value);
+            
             props.put(createQName(key), value);
         }
         this.nodeService.setProperties(this.nodeRef, props);
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Convert an object from any script wrapper value to a valid repository serializable value.
+     * This includes converting JavaScript Array objects to Lists of valid objects.
+     * 
+     * @param value     Value to convert from script wrapper object to repo serializable value
+     * 
+     * @return valid repo value
+     */
+    private static Serializable convertValue(Serializable value)
+    {
+        if (value instanceof Node)
+        {
+            // convert back to NodeRef
+            value = ((Node)value).getNodeRef();
+        }
+        else if (value instanceof ScriptContentData)
+        {
+            // convert back to ContentData
+            value = ((ScriptContentData)value).contentData;
+        }
+        else if (value instanceof Wrapper)
+        {
+            // unwrap a Java object from a JavaScript wrapper
+            // recursively call this method to convert the unwrapped value
+            value = convertValue((Serializable)((Wrapper)value).unwrap());
+        }
+        else if (value instanceof ScriptableObject)
+        {
+            // a scriptable object will probably indicate a multi-value property
+            // set using a JavaScript Array object
+            ScriptableObject values = (ScriptableObject)value;
+            
+            // convert JavaScript array of values to a List of Serializable objects
+            Object[] propIds = values.getIds();
+            List<Serializable> propValues = new ArrayList<Serializable>(propIds.length);
+            for (int i=0; i<propIds.length; i++)
+            {
+                // work on each key in turn
+                Object propId = propIds[i];
+                
+                // we are only interested in keys that indicate a list of values
+                if (propId instanceof Integer)
+                {
+                    // get the value out for the specified key
+                    Serializable val = (Serializable)values.get((Integer)propId, values);
+                    // recursively call this method to convert the value
+                    propValues.add(convertValue(val));
+                }
+            }
+            value = (Serializable)propValues;
+        }
+        return value;
+    }
     
     /**
      * Create a new File (cm:content) node as a child of this node.