diff --git a/modules/collections.xql b/modules/collections.xql
index 14bfe96a..55c3d941 100755
--- a/modules/collections.xql
+++ b/modules/collections.xql
@@ -249,19 +249,30 @@ declare function local:delete($collection as xs:string, $selection as xs:string+
         $response
 };
 
-declare function local:copy($target as xs:string, $sources as xs:string+, $user as xs:string) {
+declare function local:copyOrMove($operation as xs:string, $target as xs:string, $sources as xs:string+, 
+    $user as xs:string) {
     if (local:canWrite($target, $user)) then
         for $source in $sources
         let $isCollection := xmldb:collection-available($source)
         return
             try {
                 if ($isCollection) then
-                    let $null := xmldb:copy($source, $target)
+                    let $null := 
+                        switch ($operation)
+                            case "move" return
+                                xmldb:move($source, $target)
+                            default return
+                                xmldb:copy($source, $target)
                     return
                         <response status="ok"/>
                 else
                     let $split := text:groups($source, "^(.*)/([^/]+)$")
-                    let $null := xmldb:copy($split[2], $target, $split[3])
+                    let $null := 
+                        switch ($operation)
+                            case "move" return
+                                xmldb:move($split[2], $target, $split[3])
+                            default return
+                                xmldb:copy($split[2], $target, $split[3])
                     return
                         <response status="ok"/>
             } catch * {
@@ -278,6 +289,7 @@ declare function local:copy($target as xs:string, $sources as xs:string+, $user
 let $deleteCollection := request:get-parameter("remove", ())
 let $deleteResource := request:get-parameter("remove[]", ())
 let $copy := request:get-parameter("copy[]", ())
+let $move := request:get-parameter("move[]", ())
 let $createCollection := request:get-parameter("create", ())
 let $view := request:get-parameter("view", "c")
 let $collection := request:get-parameter("root", "/db")
@@ -285,7 +297,13 @@ let $collName := replace($collection, "^.*/([^/]+$)", "$1")
 let $user := if (session:get-attribute('myapp.user')) then session:get-attribute('myapp.user') else "guest"
 return
     if (exists($copy)) then
-        local:copy(xmldb:encode-uri($collection), $copy, $user)
+        let $result := local:copyOrMove("copy", xmldb:encode-uri($collection), $copy, $user)
+        return
+            ($result[@status = "fail"], $result[1])[1]
+    else if (exists($move)) then
+        let $result := local:copyOrMove("move", xmldb:encode-uri($collection), $move, $user)
+        return
+            ($result[@status = "fail"], $result[1])[1]
     else if (exists($deleteResource)) then
         local:delete(xmldb:encode-uri($collection), $deleteResource, $user)
     else if ($createCollection) then
diff --git a/resources/images/cut.png b/resources/images/cut.png
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f215d6f6
Binary files /dev/null and b/resources/images/cut.png differ
diff --git a/src/eXide.js b/src/eXide.js
index 359fc376..d875d85d 100644
--- a/src/eXide.js
+++ b/src/eXide.js
@@ -385,7 +385,7 @@ eXide.app = (function() {
 		
 		manage: function() {
 			eXide.app.requireLogin(function() {
-                dbBrowser.reload(["reload", "create", "upload", "open", "copy", "paste"], "manage");
+                dbBrowser.reload(["reload", "create", "upload", "open", "cut", "copy", "paste"], "manage");
                 $("#open-dialog").dialog("option", "title", "DB Manager");
                 $("#open-dialog").dialog("option", "buttons", { 
                     "Close": function() { $(this).dialog("close"); }
diff --git a/src/resources.js b/src/resources.js
index cdadd47c..4a0a15d7 100644
--- a/src/resources.js
+++ b/src/resources.js
@@ -179,6 +179,7 @@ eXide.browse.ResourceBrowser = (function () {
 		var $this = this;
 		this.container = $(container);
         this.clipboard = [];
+        this.clipboardMode = "copy";
 		this.events = {
 			"activate": [],
 			"activateCollection": [],
@@ -192,9 +193,12 @@ eXide.browse.ResourceBrowser = (function () {
 		this.grid.setSelectionModel(selectionModel);
 		selectionModel.onSelectedRangesChanged.subscribe(function(e, args) {
 			var rows = selectionModel.getSelectedRows();
+            if ($this.data.length == 0) {
+                return;
+            }
 			var enableWrite = true;
 			for (var i = 0; i < rows.length; i++) {
-				if (!$this.data[rows[i]].writable) {
+				if ($this.data.length > rows[i] && !$this.data[rows[i]].writable) {
 					enableWrite = false;
 					break;
 				}
@@ -343,6 +347,11 @@ eXide.browse.ResourceBrowser = (function () {
 			});
 		},
 		
+        cut: function() {
+            this.clipboardMode = "move";
+            this.copy();
+        },
+        
         copy: function() {
             var selected = this.grid.getSelectionModel().getSelectedRows();
             this.clipboard = [];
@@ -359,10 +368,9 @@ eXide.browse.ResourceBrowser = (function () {
         paste: function() {
             var $this = this;
             $.log("Copying resources %o to %s", this.clipboard, this.collection);
-			$.getJSON("modules/collections.xql", { 
-					copy: this.clipboard,
-					root: this.collection
-				},
+            var params = { root: this.collection };
+            params[this.clipboardMode] = this.clipboard;
+			$.getJSON("modules/collections.xql", params,
 				function (data) {
 					$.log(data.status);
 					if (data.status == "fail") {
@@ -524,7 +532,8 @@ eXide.browse.Browser = (function () {
 		});
 		
         button = createButton(toolbar, "Copy", "copy", 7, "page_copy.png");
-        button = createButton(toolbar, "Paste", "paste", 8, "page_paste.png");
+        button = createButton(toolbar, "Cut", "cut", 8, "cut.png");
+        button = createButton(toolbar, "Paste", "paste", 9, "page_paste.png");
         
 		this.selection = $(".eXide-browse-form input", container);
 		this.container = container;
@@ -548,6 +557,10 @@ eXide.browse.Browser = (function () {
     		ev.preventDefault();
 			$this.resources.copy();
 		});
+        $("#eXide-browse-toolbar-cut").click(function (ev) {
+        	ev.preventDefault();
+			$this.resources.cut();
+		});
         $("#eXide-browse-toolbar-paste").click(function (ev) {
         	ev.preventDefault();
 			$this.resources.paste();