diff --git a/core/src/main/java/hudson/FilePath.java b/core/src/main/java/hudson/FilePath.java
index e62140376b53564289ffd745306d742479502b15..8bc7604b0a926e9d87b9651abb2373b26c33700d 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/hudson/FilePath.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/hudson/FilePath.java
@@ -572,6 +572,15 @@ public final class FilePath implements Serializable {
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Conveniene method to call {@link FilePath#copyTo(FilePath)}.
+     * 
+     * @since 1.311
+     */
+    public void copyFrom(FilePath src) throws IOException, InterruptedException {
+        src.copyTo(this);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Place the data from {@link FileItem} into the file location specified by this {@link FilePath} object.
      */