diff --git a/fs/sync/rc.go b/fs/sync/rc.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..080ac8365
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fs/sync/rc.go
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+package sync
+
+import (
+	"github.com/ncw/rclone/fs/rc"
+)
+
+func init() {
+	for _, name := range []string{"sync", "copy", "move"} {
+		name := name
+		moveHelp := ""
+		if name == "move" {
+			moveHelp = "- deleteEmptySrcDirs - delete empty src directories if set\n"
+		}
+		rc.Add(rc.Call{
+			Path:         "sync/" + name,
+			AuthRequired: true,
+			Fn: func(in rc.Params) (rc.Params, error) {
+				return rcSyncCopyMove(in, name)
+			},
+			Title: name + " a directory from source remote to destination remote",
+			Help: `This takes the following parameters
+
+- srcFs - a remote name string eg "drive:src" for the source
+- dstFs - a remote name string eg "drive:dst" for the destination
+` + moveHelp + `
+This returns
+- jobid - ID of async job to query with job/status
+
+See the [` + name + ` command](/commands/rclone_` + name + `/) command for more information on the above.`,
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+// Sync/Copy/Move a file
+func rcSyncCopyMove(in rc.Params, name string) (out rc.Params, err error) {
+	srcFs, err := rc.GetFsNamed(in, "srcFs")
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	dstFs, err := rc.GetFsNamed(in, "dstFs")
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	switch name {
+	case "sync":
+		return nil, Sync(dstFs, srcFs)
+	case "copy":
+		return nil, CopyDir(dstFs, srcFs)
+	case "move":
+		deleteEmptySrcDirs, err := in.GetBool("deleteEmptySrcDirs")
+		if rc.NotErrParamNotFound(err) {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		return nil, MoveDir(dstFs, srcFs, deleteEmptySrcDirs)
+	}
+	panic("unknown rcSyncCopyMove type")
+}
diff --git a/fs/sync/rc_test.go b/fs/sync/rc_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..346796e05
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fs/sync/rc_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,97 @@
+package sync
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/ncw/rclone/fs/rc"
+	"github.com/ncw/rclone/fstest"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+)
+
+func rcNewRun(t *testing.T, method string) (*fstest.Run, *rc.Call) {
+	if *fstest.RemoteName != "" {
+		t.Skip("Skipping test on non local remote")
+	}
+	r := fstest.NewRun(t)
+	call := rc.Calls.Get(method)
+	assert.NotNil(t, call)
+	rc.PutCachedFs(r.LocalName, r.Flocal)
+	rc.PutCachedFs(r.FremoteName, r.Fremote)
+	return r, call
+}
+
+// sync/copy: copy a directory from source remote to destination remote
+func TestRcCopy(t *testing.T) {
+	r, call := rcNewRun(t, "sync/copy")
+	defer r.Finalise()
+	r.Mkdir(r.Fremote)
+
+	file1 := r.WriteBoth("file1", "file1 contents", t1)
+	file2 := r.WriteFile("subdir/file2", "file2 contents", t2)
+	file3 := r.WriteObject("subdir/subsubdir/file3", "file3 contents", t3)
+
+	fstest.CheckItems(t, r.Flocal, file1, file2)
+	fstest.CheckItems(t, r.Fremote, file1, file3)
+
+	in := rc.Params{
+		"srcFs": r.LocalName,
+		"dstFs": r.FremoteName,
+	}
+	out, err := call.Fn(in)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.Equal(t, rc.Params(nil), out)
+
+	fstest.CheckItems(t, r.Flocal, file1, file2)
+	fstest.CheckItems(t, r.Fremote, file1, file2, file3)
+}
+
+// sync/move: move a directory from source remote to destination remote
+func TestRcMove(t *testing.T) {
+	r, call := rcNewRun(t, "sync/move")
+	defer r.Finalise()
+	r.Mkdir(r.Fremote)
+
+	file1 := r.WriteBoth("file1", "file1 contents", t1)
+	file2 := r.WriteFile("subdir/file2", "file2 contents", t2)
+	file3 := r.WriteObject("subdir/subsubdir/file3", "file3 contents", t3)
+
+	fstest.CheckItems(t, r.Flocal, file1, file2)
+	fstest.CheckItems(t, r.Fremote, file1, file3)
+
+	in := rc.Params{
+		"srcFs": r.LocalName,
+		"dstFs": r.FremoteName,
+	}
+	out, err := call.Fn(in)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.Equal(t, rc.Params(nil), out)
+
+	fstest.CheckItems(t, r.Flocal)
+	fstest.CheckItems(t, r.Fremote, file1, file2, file3)
+}
+
+// sync/sync: sync a directory from source remote to destination remote
+func TestRcSync(t *testing.T) {
+	r, call := rcNewRun(t, "sync/sync")
+	defer r.Finalise()
+	r.Mkdir(r.Fremote)
+
+	file1 := r.WriteBoth("file1", "file1 contents", t1)
+	file2 := r.WriteFile("subdir/file2", "file2 contents", t2)
+	file3 := r.WriteObject("subdir/subsubdir/file3", "file3 contents", t3)
+
+	fstest.CheckItems(t, r.Flocal, file1, file2)
+	fstest.CheckItems(t, r.Fremote, file1, file3)
+
+	in := rc.Params{
+		"srcFs": r.LocalName,
+		"dstFs": r.FremoteName,
+	}
+	out, err := call.Fn(in)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.Equal(t, rc.Params(nil), out)
+
+	fstest.CheckItems(t, r.Flocal, file1, file2)
+	fstest.CheckItems(t, r.Fremote, file1, file2)
+}