diff --git a/src/api/test/functional/maintenance_test.rb b/src/api/test/functional/maintenance_test.rb
index e1f67de6fc3..e65657efe52 100644
--- a/src/api/test/functional/maintenance_test.rb
+++ b/src/api/test/functional/maintenance_test.rb
@@ -2284,27 +2284,41 @@ def test_copy_project_for_release
 
   def test_copy_project_with_history_and_binaries
     login_tom
-    post '/source/home:tom:CopyOfBaseDistro?cmd=copy&oproject=BaseDistro&withbinaries=1'
+    post '/source/home:tom:CopyOfBaseDistro3?cmd=copy&oproject=BaseDistro3&withbinaries=1'
     assert_response 403
     assert_xml_tag :tag => 'status', :attributes => { code: 'project_copy_no_permission' }
 
     # as admin
     login_king
+
+    # not needed for runnning this test case alone, but another test case might have triggered
+    # a build job, so we need to be sure to have no reason to schedule a build
+    get '/build/BaseDistro3/BaseDistro3_repo/i586/pack2/_history'
+    xml = Xmlhash.parse(@response.body)
+    md5 = xml['entry']['srcmd5']
+    post "/source/BaseDistro3/pack2?cmd=copy&orev=#{md5}&oproject=BaseDistro3&opackage=pack2"
+    assert_response :success
+    run_scheduler('i586')
+
+    get '/build/BaseDistro3/_result'
+    assert_response :success
+    assert_xml_tag :tag => 'status', :attributes => { package: 'pack2', code: 'succeeded' }
+
     sleep 1 # to ensure that the timestamp becomes newer
-    post '/source/CopyOfBaseDistro?cmd=copy&oproject=BaseDistro&withhistory=1&withbinaries=1&nodelay=1'
+    post '/source/CopyOfBaseDistro3?cmd=copy&oproject=BaseDistro3&withhistory=1&withbinaries=1&nodelay=1'
     assert_response :success
-    get '/source/CopyOfBaseDistro/_meta'
+    get '/source/CopyOfBaseDistro3/_meta'
     assert_response :success
-    get '/source/BaseDistro'
+    get '/source/BaseDistro3'
     assert_response :success
     opackages = ActiveXML::Node.new(@response.body)
-    get '/source/CopyOfBaseDistro'
+    get '/source/CopyOfBaseDistro3'
     assert_response :success
     packages = ActiveXML::Node.new(@response.body)
     assert_equal opackages.to_s, packages.to_s
 
     # compare revisions
-    get '/source/BaseDistro/pack2/_history'
+    get '/source/BaseDistro3/pack2/_history'
     assert_response :success
     history = ActiveXML::Node.new(@response.body)
     srcmd5 = last_revision(history).value(:srcmd5)
@@ -2312,7 +2326,7 @@ def test_copy_project_with_history_and_binaries
     time = last_revision(history).value(:time)
     vrev = last_revision(history).value(:vrev)
     assert_not_nil srcmd5
-    get '/source/CopyOfBaseDistro/pack2/_history'
+    get '/source/CopyOfBaseDistro3/pack2/_history'
     assert_response :success
     copyhistory = ActiveXML::Node.new(@response.body)
     copysrcmd5 = last_revision(copyhistory).value(:srcmd5)
@@ -2328,15 +2342,23 @@ def test_copy_project_with_history_and_binaries
 
     # compare binaries
     run_scheduler('i586')
-    get '/build/BaseDistro/BaseDistro_repo/i586/pack2'
+    get '/build/BaseDistro3/BaseDistro3_repo/i586/pack2'
     assert_response :success
     assert_xml_tag :tag => 'binary', :attributes => { filename: 'package-1.0-1.i586.rpm' }
     orig = @response.body
-    get '/build/CopyOfBaseDistro/BaseDistro_repo/i586/pack2'
+    get '/build/CopyOfBaseDistro3/BaseDistro3_repo/i586/pack2'
     assert_response :success
     assert_equal orig, @response.body
 
-    delete '/source/CopyOfBaseDistro'
+    # verify scheduler state
+    get '/build/BaseDistro3/_result'
+    assert_response :success
+    assert_xml_tag :tag => 'status', :attributes => { package: 'pack2', code: 'succeeded' }
+    get '/build/CopyOfBaseDistro3/_result'
+    assert_response :success
+    assert_xml_tag :tag => 'status', :attributes => { package: 'pack2', code: 'succeeded' }
+
+    delete '/source/CopyOfBaseDistro3'
     assert_response :success
   end
 
diff --git a/src/backend/bs_repserver b/src/backend/bs_repserver
index 1005d7eb795..948a91273e3 100755
--- a/src/backend/bs_repserver
+++ b/src/backend/bs_repserver
@@ -2050,7 +2050,7 @@ sub copybuild {
   mkdir_p($dir);
   my $delayed_linking;
   my $needsign;
-  for my $bin (grep {$_ ne 'status' && $_ ne 'reason' && $_ ne 'history' && !/^\./} ls($odir)) {
+  for my $bin (grep {$_ ne 'status' && $_ ne 'reason' && $_ ne 'history' && $_ ne 'meta' && !/^\./} sort(ls($odir))) {
     if ($bin eq "updateinfo.xml" && $cgi->{'setupdateinfoid'}) {
       my $updateinfo = readxml("$odir/$bin", $BSXML::updateinfo);
       for (@{$updateinfo->{'update'} || []}) {
@@ -2058,6 +2058,7 @@ sub copybuild {
       }
       writexml("$dir/$bin", undef, $updateinfo, $BSXML::updateinfo);
     } else {
+      next if $bin =~ /^::import::/;   # can't copy those yet
       $needsign = 1 if $bin =~ /\.(?:d?rpm|sha256|iso)$/;
       my $nbin = $bin;
       my $setrelease = $cgi->{'setrelease'};
@@ -2079,6 +2080,7 @@ sub copybuild {
       }
     }
   }
+  link("$odir/.meta.success", "$dir/meta") if -e "$odir/.meta.success";
 
   # we run the linking of directory trees in background, since it can take a long time
   # for simple files it happened already
diff --git a/src/backend/bs_sched b/src/backend/bs_sched
index bea6a05b53c..50f3e201631 100755
--- a/src/backend/bs_sched
+++ b/src/backend/bs_sched
@@ -4538,12 +4538,18 @@ sub uploadbuildevent {
   my $gdst = "$reporoot/$prp/$myarch";
   my $dst = "$gdst/$packid";
   mkdir_p($dst);
+  my $meta;
+  $meta = "$jobdatadir/meta" if -e "$jobdatadir/meta";
   print "  - $prp: $packid uploaded\n";
   my $useforbuildenabled = 1;
   $useforbuildenabled = enabled($repoid, $projpacks->{$projid}->{'useforbuild'}, $useforbuildenabled);
   $useforbuildenabled = enabled($repoid, $pdata->{'useforbuild'}, $useforbuildenabled);
-  update_dst_full($prp, $packid, $jobdatadir, undef, $useforbuildenabled, $prpsearchpath{$prp});
+  update_dst_full($prp, $packid, $jobdatadir, $meta, $useforbuildenabled, $prpsearchpath{$prp});
   $changed->{$prp} = 2 if $useforbuildenabled;
+  if ($meta) {
+    mkdir_p("$gdst/:meta");
+    rename($meta, "$gdst/:meta/$packid");
+  }
   delete $repounchanged{$prp} if $useforbuildenabled;
   $repounchanged{$prp} = 2 if $repounchanged{$prp};
   $changed->{$prp} ||= 1;