diff --git a/src/SharpIDE.Application/Features/FileWatching/IdeFileOperationsService.cs b/src/SharpIDE.Application/Features/FileWatching/IdeFileOperationsService.cs
index 691b7ea..913675b 100644
--- a/src/SharpIDE.Application/Features/FileWatching/IdeFileOperationsService.cs
+++ b/src/SharpIDE.Application/Features/FileWatching/IdeFileOperationsService.cs
@@ -34,9 +34,11 @@ public class IdeFileOperationsService(SharpIdeSolutionModificationService sharpI
 		await _sharpIdeSolutionModificationService.RemoveFile(file);
 	}
 
+	// TODO: Pass class/interface/enum type to create different templates
 	public async Task<SharpIdeFile> CreateCsFile(IFolderOrProject parentNode, string newFileName)
 	{
 		var newFilePath = Path.Combine(GetFileParentNodePath(parentNode), newFileName);
+		if (File.Exists(newFilePath)) throw new InvalidOperationException($"File {newFilePath} already exists.");
 		var className = Path.GetFileNameWithoutExtension(newFileName);
 		var @namespace = NewFileTemplates.ComputeNamespace(parentNode);
 		var fileText = NewFileTemplates.CsharpClass(className, @namespace);
@@ -45,6 +47,16 @@ public class IdeFileOperationsService(SharpIdeSolutionModificationService sharpI
 		return sharpIdeFile;
 	}
 
+	public async Task<SharpIdeFile> CopyFile(IFolderOrProject destinationParentNode, string sourceFilePath, string newFileName)
+	{
+		var newFilePath = Path.Combine(GetFileParentNodePath(destinationParentNode), newFileName);
+		if (File.Exists(newFilePath)) throw new InvalidOperationException($"File {newFilePath} already exists.");
+		var fileContents = await File.ReadAllTextAsync(sourceFilePath);
+		File.Copy(sourceFilePath, newFilePath);
+		var sharpIdeFile = await _sharpIdeSolutionModificationService.CreateFile(destinationParentNode, newFilePath, newFileName, fileContents);
+		return sharpIdeFile;
+	}
+
 	private static string GetFileParentNodePath(IFolderOrProject parentNode) => parentNode switch
 	{
 		SharpIdeFolder folder => folder.Path,
diff --git a/src/SharpIDE.Godot/Features/Problems/RefCountedContainer.cs b/src/SharpIDE.Godot/Features/Problems/RefCountedContainer.cs
index 7964002..84b0067 100644
--- a/src/SharpIDE.Godot/Features/Problems/RefCountedContainer.cs
+++ b/src/SharpIDE.Godot/Features/Problems/RefCountedContainer.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 using Godot;
-using Microsoft.CodeAnalysis;
-using SharpIDE.Application.Features.SolutionDiscovery.VsPersistence;
 
 namespace SharpIDE.Godot.Features.Problems;
 
diff --git a/src/SharpIDE.Godot/Features/SolutionExplorer/SolutionExplorerPanel.cs b/src/SharpIDE.Godot/Features/SolutionExplorer/SolutionExplorerPanel.cs
index c22faf9..b20d61f 100644
--- a/src/SharpIDE.Godot/Features/SolutionExplorer/SolutionExplorerPanel.cs
+++ b/src/SharpIDE.Godot/Features/SolutionExplorer/SolutionExplorerPanel.cs
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ public partial class SolutionExplorerPanel : MarginContainer
 	public SharpIdeSolutionModel SolutionModel { get; set; } = null!;
 	private Tree _tree = null!;
 	private TreeItem _rootItem = null!;
+	private enum ClipboardOperation { Cut, Copy }
+	private (SharpIdeFile, ClipboardOperation)? _itemOnClipboard;
 	public override void _Ready()
 	{
 		_tree = GetNode<Tree>("Tree");
@@ -34,6 +36,57 @@ public partial class SolutionExplorerPanel : MarginContainer
 		GodotGlobalEvents.Instance.FileExternallySelected.Subscribe(OnFileExternallySelected);
 	}
 
+	public override void _UnhandledKeyInput(InputEvent @event)
+	{
+		// Copy
+		if (@event is InputEventKey { Pressed: true, Keycode: Key.C, CtrlPressed: true })
+		{
+			var selected = _tree.GetSelected();
+			if (selected is null) return;
+			var genericMetadata = selected.GetMetadata(0).As<RefCounted?>();
+			if (genericMetadata is RefCountedContainer<SharpIdeFile> fileContainer)
+			{
+				_itemOnClipboard = (fileContainer.Item, ClipboardOperation.Copy);
+			}
+		}
+		// Cut
+		else if (@event is InputEventKey { Pressed: true, Keycode: Key.X, CtrlPressed: true })
+		{
+			var selected = _tree.GetSelected();
+			if (selected is null) return;
+			var genericMetadata = selected.GetMetadata(0).As<RefCounted?>();
+			if (genericMetadata is RefCountedContainer<SharpIdeFile> fileContainer)
+			{
+				_itemOnClipboard = (fileContainer.Item, ClipboardOperation.Cut);
+			}
+		}
+		// Paste
+		else if (@event is InputEventKey { Pressed: true, Keycode: Key.V, CtrlPressed: true })
+		{
+			var selected = _tree.GetSelected();
+			if (selected is null || _itemOnClipboard is null) return;
+			var genericMetadata = selected.GetMetadata(0).As<RefCounted?>();
+			IFolderOrProject? folderOrProject = genericMetadata switch
+			{
+				RefCountedContainer<SharpIdeFolder> f => f.Item,
+				RefCountedContainer<SharpIdeProjectModel> p => p.Item,
+				_ => null
+			};
+			if (folderOrProject is null) return;
+			
+			var (fileToPaste, operation) = _itemOnClipboard.Value;
+			_itemOnClipboard = null;
+			_ = Task.GodotRun(async () =>
+			{
+				if (operation is ClipboardOperation.Copy)
+				{
+					await _ideFileOperationsService.CopyFile(folderOrProject, fileToPaste.Path, fileToPaste.Name);
+				}
+			});
+			
+		}
+	}
+
 	private void TreeOnItemMouseSelected(Vector2 mousePosition, long mouseButtonIndex)
 	{
 		var selected = _tree.GetSelected();