diff --git a/src/Task/FileSystem/CopyDir.php b/src/Task/FileSystem/CopyDir.php
index 45f31993f..8a4be564a 100644
--- a/src/Task/FileSystem/CopyDir.php
+++ b/src/Task/FileSystem/CopyDir.php
@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@
  */
 class CopyDir extends BaseDir
 {
+    /** @var int $chmod */
+    protected $chmod = 0755;
+
     public function run()
     {
         foreach ($this->dirs as $src => $dst) {
@@ -26,13 +29,38 @@ public function run()
         return Result::success($this);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Sets the default folder permissions for the destination if it doesn't exist
+     *
+     * @link http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chmod
+     * @link http://php.net/manual/en/function.mkdir.php
+     * @link http://php.net/manual/en/function.chmod.php
+     * @param int $value
+     * @return $this
+     */
+    public function dirPermissions($value)
+    {
+        $this->chmod = (int)$value;
+        return $this;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Copies a directory to another location.
+     *
+     * @param string $src Source directory
+     * @param string $dst Destination directory
+     * @throws \Robo\Exception\TaskException
+     * @return void
+     */
     protected function copyDir($src, $dst)
     {
         $dir = @opendir($src);
         if (false === $dir) {
             throw new TaskException($this, "Cannot open source directory '" . $src . "'");
         }
-        @mkdir($dst);
+        if (!is_dir($dst)) {
+            mkdir($dst, $this->chmod, true);
+        }
         while (false !== ($file = readdir($dir))) {
             if (($file !== '.') && ($file !== '..')) {
                 $srcFile = $src . '/' . $file;
diff --git a/tests/_data/claypit/some/deeply/existing_file b/tests/_data/claypit/some/deeply/existing_file
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..37cfa2826
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/_data/claypit/some/deeply/existing_file
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+some existing file
diff --git a/tests/_data/claypit/some/deeply/nested/structu.re b/tests/_data/claypit/some/deeply/nested/structu.re
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..98a202cbc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/_data/claypit/some/deeply/nested/structu.re
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Just a file
diff --git a/tests/_data/claypit/some_destination/deeply/existing_file b/tests/_data/claypit/some_destination/deeply/existing_file
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1765b73ba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/_data/claypit/some_destination/deeply/existing_file
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+some_destination existing file
diff --git a/tests/cli/CliGuy.php b/tests/cli/CliGuy.php
index 206ffa51b..c45bf69d6 100644
--- a/tests/cli/CliGuy.php
+++ b/tests/cli/CliGuy.php
@@ -748,7 +748,7 @@ public function taskConcat($files) {
      * [!] Method is generated. Documentation taken from corresponding module.
      *
      * @param $file
-     * @return ReplaceInFile
+     * @return Replace
      * @see \Codeception\Module\CliHelper::taskReplaceInFile()
      */
     public function taskReplaceInFile($file) {
@@ -760,7 +760,7 @@ public function taskReplaceInFile($file) {
      * [!] Method is generated. Documentation taken from corresponding module.
      *
      * @param $file
-     * @return WriteToFile
+     * @return Write
      * @see \Codeception\Module\CliHelper::taskWriteToFile()
      */
     public function taskWriteToFile($file) {
@@ -807,7 +807,7 @@ public function taskCopyDir($dirs) {
     /**
      * [!] Method is generated. Documentation taken from corresponding module.
      *
-     * @return Filesystem
+     * @return FilesystemStack
      * @see \Codeception\Module\CliHelper::taskFilesystemStack()
      */
     public function taskFilesystemStack() {
diff --git a/tests/cli/CopyDirOverwritesFilesCept.php b/tests/cli/CopyDirOverwritesFilesCept.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..133d6e7f8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/cli/CopyDirOverwritesFilesCept.php
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+<?php 
+$I = new CliGuy($scenario);
+$I->wantTo('overwrite a file with CopyDir task');
+$I->amInPath(codecept_data_dir() . 'sandbox');
+$I->seeDirFound('some');
+$I->seeFileFound('existing_file', 'some');
+$I->taskCopyDir(['some' => 'some_destination'])
+    ->run();
+$I->seeFileFound('existing_file', 'some_destination/deeply');
+$I->openFile('some_destination/deeply/existing_file');
+$I->seeInThisFile('some existing file');
diff --git a/tests/cli/CopyDirRecursiveCept.php b/tests/cli/CopyDirRecursiveCept.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7ca8e4fd1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/cli/CopyDirRecursiveCept.php
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+<?php 
+$I = new CliGuy($scenario);
+$I->wantTo('copy dir recursively with CopyDir task');
+$I->amInPath(codecept_data_dir() . 'sandbox');
+$I->seeDirFound('some/deeply/nested');
+$I->seeFileFound('structu.re', 'some/deeply/nested');
+$I->taskCopyDir(['some/deeply' => 'some_destination/deeply'])
+    ->run();
+$I->seeDirFound('some_destination/deeply/nested');
+$I->seeFileFound('structu.re', 'some_destination/deeply/nested');