diff --git a/apps/files/js/fileactions.js b/apps/files/js/fileactions.js
index a6d376aa2a..4c0ccaf645 100644
--- a/apps/files/js/fileactions.js
+++ b/apps/files/js/fileactions.js
@@ -644,10 +644,10 @@
 					}
 					OC.dialogs.filepicker(t('files', 'Target folder'), function(targetPath, type) {
 						if (type === OC.dialogs.FILEPICKER_TYPE_COPY) {
-							context.fileList.copy(filename, targetPath);
+							context.fileList.copy(filename, targetPath, false, context.dir);
 						}
 						if (type === OC.dialogs.FILEPICKER_TYPE_MOVE) {
-							context.fileList.move(filename, targetPath);
+							context.fileList.move(filename, targetPath, false, context.dir);
 						}
 					}, false, "httpd/unix-directory", true, actions);
 				}
diff --git a/apps/files/js/filelist.js b/apps/files/js/filelist.js
index e1a0491cdc..9459b83dca 100644
--- a/apps/files/js/filelist.js
+++ b/apps/files/js/filelist.js
@@ -2047,10 +2047,12 @@
 		 * @param fileNames array of file names to move
 		 * @param targetPath absolute target path
 		 * @param callback function to call when movement is finished
+		 * @param dir the dir path where fileNames are located (optionnal, will take current folder if undefined)
 		 */
-		move: function(fileNames, targetPath, callback) {
+		move: function(fileNames, targetPath, callback, dir) {
 			var self = this;
-			var dir = this.getCurrentDirectory();
+
+			dir = typeof dir === 'string' ? dir : this.getCurrentDirectory();
 			if (dir.charAt(dir.length - 1) !== '/') {
 				dir += '/';
 			}
@@ -2110,13 +2112,14 @@
 		 * @param fileNames array of file names to copy
 		 * @param targetPath absolute target path
 		 * @param callback to call when copy is finished with success
+		 * @param dir the dir path where fileNames are located (optionnal, will take current folder if undefined)
 		 */
-		copy: function(fileNames, targetPath, callback) {
+		copy: function(fileNames, targetPath, callback, dir) {
 			var self = this;
 			var filesToNotify = [];
 			var count = 0;
 
-			var dir = this.getCurrentDirectory();
+			dir = typeof dir === 'string' ? dir : this.getCurrentDirectory();
 			if (dir.charAt(dir.length - 1) !== '/') {
 				dir += '/';
 			}