diff --git a/bin/cp/Makefile b/bin/cp/Makefile
index d20f60e537d3..0c4c7b5eff53 100644
--- a/bin/cp/Makefile
+++ b/bin/cp/Makefile
@@ -1,9 +1,14 @@
 #	@(#)Makefile	8.1 (Berkeley) 5/31/93
 # $FreeBSD$
 
+.include <src.opts.mk>
+
 PACKAGE=runtime
 PROG=	cp
 SRCS=	cp.c utils.c
 CFLAGS+= -DVM_AND_BUFFER_CACHE_SYNCHRONIZED -D_ACL_PRIVATE
 
+HAS_TESTS=
+SUBDIR.${MK_TESTS}=	tests
+
 .include <bsd.prog.mk>
diff --git a/bin/cp/tests/Makefile b/bin/cp/tests/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..faad22df713a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/cp/tests/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+# $FreeBSD$
+
+PACKAGE=	tests
+
+ATF_TESTS_SH=	cp_test
+
+.include <bsd.test.mk>
diff --git a/bin/cp/tests/cp_test.sh b/bin/cp/tests/cp_test.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000000..647a31df512d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/cp/tests/cp_test.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-2-Clause-FreeBSD
+#
+# Copyright (c) 2020 Kyle Evans <kevans@FreeBSD.org>
+#
+# Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+# modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
+# are met:
+# 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+#    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+# 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
+#    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
+#    documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
+#
+# THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE AUTHOR AND CONTRIBUTORS ``AS IS'' AND
+# ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE
+# IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE
+# ARE DISCLAIMED.  IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE
+# FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL
+# DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS
+# OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION)
+# HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT
+# LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY
+# OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
+# SUCH DAMAGE.
+#
+# $FreeBSD$
+
+check_size()
+{
+	file=$1
+	sz=$2
+20atf_check -o inline:"$sz\n" stat -f '%z' $file
+}
+
+atf_test_case basic
+basic_body()
+{
+	echo "foo" > bar
+
+	atf_check cp bar baz
+	check_size baz 4
+}
+
+atf_test_case chrdev
+chrdev_body()
+{
+	echo "foo" > bar
+
+	check_size bar 4
+	atf_check cp /dev/null trunc
+	check_size trunc 0
+	atf_check cp bar trunc
+	check_size trunc 4
+	atf_check cp /dev/null trunc
+	check_size trunc 0
+}
+
+atf_init_test_cases()
+{
+	atf_add_test_case basic
+	atf_add_test_case chrdev
+}
diff --git a/etc/mtree/BSD.tests.dist b/etc/mtree/BSD.tests.dist
index 8bc8c7e96ac3..e820ff136f0e 100644
--- a/etc/mtree/BSD.tests.dist
+++ b/etc/mtree/BSD.tests.dist
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@
         ..
         chmod
         ..
+        cp
+        ..
         date
         ..
         dd