diff --git a/backend/drive/drive.go b/backend/drive/drive.go
index 8e878751a..600043072 100644
--- a/backend/drive/drive.go
+++ b/backend/drive/drive.go
@@ -3525,14 +3525,14 @@ func (f *Fs) unTrashDir(ctx context.Context, dir string, recurse bool) (r unTras
 	return f.unTrash(ctx, dir, directoryID, true)
 }
 
-// copy file with id to dest
-func (f *Fs) copyID(ctx context.Context, id, dest string) (err error) {
+// copy or move file with id to dest
+func (f *Fs) copyOrMoveID(ctx context.Context, operation string, id, dest string) (err error) {
 	info, err := f.getFile(ctx, id, f.getFileFields(ctx))
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("couldn't find id: %w", err)
 	}
 	if info.MimeType == driveFolderType {
-		return fmt.Errorf("can't copy directory use: rclone copy --drive-root-folder-id %s %s %s", id, fs.ConfigString(f), dest)
+		return fmt.Errorf("can't %s directory use: rclone %s --drive-root-folder-id %s %s %s", operation, operation, id, fs.ConfigString(f), dest)
 	}
 	info.Name = f.opt.Enc.ToStandardName(info.Name)
 	o, err := f.newObjectWithInfo(ctx, info.Name, info)
@@ -3553,9 +3553,15 @@ func (f *Fs) copyID(ctx context.Context, id, dest string) (err error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	_, err = operations.Copy(ctx, dstFs, nil, destLeaf, o)
-	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("copy failed: %w", err)
+
+	var opErr error
+	if operation == "moveid" {
+		_, opErr = operations.Move(ctx, dstFs, nil, destLeaf, o)
+	} else {
+		_, opErr = operations.Copy(ctx, dstFs, nil, destLeaf, o)
+	}
+	if opErr != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("%s failed: %w", operation, opErr)
 	}
 	return nil
 }
@@ -3792,6 +3798,28 @@ attempted if possible.
 
 Use the --interactive/-i or --dry-run flag to see what would be copied before copying.
 `,
+}, {
+	Name:  "moveid",
+	Short: "Move files by ID",
+	Long: `This command moves files by ID
+
+Usage:
+
+    rclone backend moveid drive: ID path
+    rclone backend moveid drive: ID1 path1 ID2 path2
+
+It moves the drive file with ID given to the path (an rclone path which
+will be passed internally to rclone moveto).
+
+The path should end with a / to indicate move the file as named to
+this directory. If it doesn't end with a / then the last path
+component will be used as the file name.
+
+If the destination is a drive backend then server-side moving will be
+attempted if possible.
+
+Use the --interactive/-i or --dry-run flag to see what would be moved beforehand.
+`,
 }, {
 	Name:  "exportformats",
 	Short: "Dump the export formats for debug purposes",
@@ -3970,16 +3998,16 @@ func (f *Fs) Command(ctx context.Context, name string, arg []string, opt map[str
 			dir = arg[0]
 		}
 		return f.unTrashDir(ctx, dir, true)
-	case "copyid":
+	case "copyid", "moveid":
 		if len(arg)%2 != 0 {
 			return nil, errors.New("need an even number of arguments")
 		}
 		for len(arg) > 0 {
 			id, dest := arg[0], arg[1]
 			arg = arg[2:]
-			err = f.copyID(ctx, id, dest)
+			err = f.copyOrMoveID(ctx, name, id, dest)
 			if err != nil {
-				return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed copying %q to %q: %w", id, dest, err)
+				return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed %s %q to %q: %w", name, id, dest, err)
 			}
 		}
 		return nil, nil
diff --git a/backend/drive/drive_internal_test.go b/backend/drive/drive_internal_test.go
index 023dd42da..976ceb50e 100644
--- a/backend/drive/drive_internal_test.go
+++ b/backend/drive/drive_internal_test.go
@@ -479,8 +479,8 @@ func (f *Fs) InternalTestUnTrash(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NoError(t, f.Purge(ctx, "trashDir"))
 }
 
-// TestIntegration/FsMkdir/FsPutFiles/Internal/CopyID
-func (f *Fs) InternalTestCopyID(t *testing.T) {
+// TestIntegration/FsMkdir/FsPutFiles/Internal/CopyOrMoveID
+func (f *Fs) InternalTestCopyOrMoveID(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx := context.Background()
 	obj, err := f.NewObject(ctx, existingFile)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
@@ -498,7 +498,7 @@ func (f *Fs) InternalTestCopyID(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	t.Run("BadID", func(t *testing.T) {
-		err = f.copyID(ctx, "ID-NOT-FOUND", dir+"/")
+		err = f.copyOrMoveID(ctx, "moveid", "ID-NOT-FOUND", dir+"/")
 		require.Error(t, err)
 		assert.Contains(t, err.Error(), "couldn't find id")
 	})
@@ -506,19 +506,31 @@ func (f *Fs) InternalTestCopyID(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Run("Directory", func(t *testing.T) {
 		rootID, err := f.dirCache.RootID(ctx, false)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
-		err = f.copyID(ctx, rootID, dir+"/")
+		err = f.copyOrMoveID(ctx, "moveid", rootID, dir+"/")
 		require.Error(t, err)
-		assert.Contains(t, err.Error(), "can't copy directory")
+		assert.Contains(t, err.Error(), "can't moveid directory")
 	})
 
-	t.Run("WithoutDestName", func(t *testing.T) {
-		err = f.copyID(ctx, o.id, dir+"/")
+	t.Run("MoveWithoutDestName", func(t *testing.T) {
+		err = f.copyOrMoveID(ctx, "moveid", o.id, dir+"/")
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 		checkFile(path.Base(existingFile))
 	})
 
-	t.Run("WithDestName", func(t *testing.T) {
-		err = f.copyID(ctx, o.id, dir+"/potato.txt")
+	t.Run("CopyWithoutDestName", func(t *testing.T) {
+		err = f.copyOrMoveID(ctx, "copyid", o.id, dir+"/")
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		checkFile(path.Base(existingFile))
+	})
+
+	t.Run("MoveWithDestName", func(t *testing.T) {
+		err = f.copyOrMoveID(ctx, "moveid", o.id, dir+"/potato.txt")
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		checkFile("potato.txt")
+	})
+
+	t.Run("CopyWithDestName", func(t *testing.T) {
+		err = f.copyOrMoveID(ctx, "copyid", o.id, dir+"/potato.txt")
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 		checkFile("potato.txt")
 	})
@@ -647,7 +659,7 @@ func (f *Fs) InternalTest(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 	t.Run("Shortcuts", f.InternalTestShortcuts)
 	t.Run("UnTrash", f.InternalTestUnTrash)
-	t.Run("CopyID", f.InternalTestCopyID)
+	t.Run("CopyOrMoveID", f.InternalTestCopyOrMoveID)
 	t.Run("Query", f.InternalTestQuery)
 	t.Run("AgeQuery", f.InternalTestAgeQuery)
 	t.Run("ShouldRetry", f.InternalTestShouldRetry)