diff --git a/src/Filesystem.php b/src/Filesystem.php
index 0865ccc5e..b3915b904 100644
--- a/src/Filesystem.php
+++ b/src/Filesystem.php
@@ -6,12 +6,13 @@
 
 use DateTimeInterface;
 use Generator;
-use League\Flysystem\UrlGeneration\ShardedPrefixPublicUrlGenerator;
 use League\Flysystem\UrlGeneration\PrefixPublicUrlGenerator;
 use League\Flysystem\UrlGeneration\PublicUrlGenerator;
+use League\Flysystem\UrlGeneration\ShardedPrefixPublicUrlGenerator;
 use League\Flysystem\UrlGeneration\TemporaryUrlGenerator;
 use Throwable;
 
+use function array_key_exists;
 use function is_array;
 
 class Filesystem implements FilesystemOperator
@@ -119,7 +120,7 @@ private function pipeListing(string $location, bool $deep, iterable $listing): G
 
     public function move(string $source, string $destination, array $config = []): void
     {
-        $config = $this->config->withoutSettings(Config::OPTION_VISIBILITY)->extend($config);
+        $config = $this->resolveConfigForMoveAndCopy($config);
         $from = $this->pathNormalizer->normalizePath($source);
         $to = $this->pathNormalizer->normalizePath($destination);
 
@@ -138,7 +139,7 @@ public function move(string $source, string $destination, array $config = []): v
 
     public function copy(string $source, string $destination, array $config = []): void
     {
-        $config = $this->config->withoutSettings(Config::OPTION_VISIBILITY)->extend($config);
+        $config = $this->resolveConfigForMoveAndCopy($config);
         $from = $this->pathNormalizer->normalizePath($source);
         $to = $this->pathNormalizer->normalizePath($destination);
 
@@ -256,4 +257,21 @@ private function rewindStream($resource): void
             rewind($resource);
         }
     }
+
+    private function resolveConfigForMoveAndCopy(array $config): Config
+    {
+        $retainVisibility = $this->config->get('retain_visibility', $config['retain_visibility'] ?? true);
+        $fullConfig = $this->config->extend($config);
+
+        /*
+         * By default, we retain visibility. When we do not retain visibility, the visibility setting
+         * from the default configuration is ignored. Only when it is set explicitly, we propagate the
+         * setting.
+         */
+        if ($retainVisibility && ! array_key_exists(Config::OPTION_VISIBILITY, $config)) {
+            $fullConfig = $fullConfig->withoutSettings(Config::OPTION_VISIBILITY)->extend($config);
+        }
+
+        return $fullConfig;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/FilesystemTest.php b/src/FilesystemTest.php
index b00705b14..a4b0e183b 100644
--- a/src/FilesystemTest.php
+++ b/src/FilesystemTest.php
@@ -674,4 +674,157 @@ public function unable_to_get_checksum_directory(): void
 
         $filesystem->checksum('foo');
     }
+
+    /**
+     * @test
+     * @dataProvider fileMoveOrCopyScenarios
+     */
+    public function moving_a_file_with_visibility_scenario(
+        array $mainConfig,
+        array $moveConfig,
+        ?string $writeVisibility,
+        string $expectedVisibility
+    ): void {
+        // arrange
+        $filesystem = new Filesystem(
+            new InMemoryFilesystemAdapter(),
+            $mainConfig
+        );
+        $writeConfig = $writeVisibility ? ['visibility' => $writeVisibility] : [];
+        $filesystem->write('from.txt', 'contents', $writeConfig);
+
+        // act
+        $filesystem->move('from.txt', 'to.txt', $moveConfig);
+
+        // assert
+        $this->assertEquals($expectedVisibility, $filesystem->visibility('to.txt'));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @test
+     * @dataProvider fileMoveOrCopyScenarios
+     */
+    public function copying_a_file_with_visibility_scenario(
+        array $mainConfig,
+        array $copyConfig,
+        ?string $writeVisibility,
+        string $expectedVisibility
+    ): void {
+        // arrange
+        $filesystem = new Filesystem(
+            new InMemoryFilesystemAdapter(),
+            $mainConfig
+        );
+        $writeConfig = $writeVisibility ? ['visibility' => $writeVisibility] : [];
+        $filesystem->write('from.txt', 'contents', $writeConfig);
+
+        // act
+        $filesystem->copy('from.txt', 'to.txt', $copyConfig);
+
+        // assert
+        $this->assertEquals($expectedVisibility, $filesystem->visibility('to.txt'));
+    }
+
+    public static function fileMoveOrCopyScenarios(): iterable
+    {
+        yield 'retain visibility, write default, default private' => [
+            ['retain_visibility' => true, 'visibility' => 'private'],
+            [],
+            null,
+            'private'
+        ];
+        yield 'retain visibility, write default, default public' => [
+            ['retain_visibility' => true, 'visibility' => 'public'],
+            [],
+            null,
+            'public'
+        ];
+        yield 'retain visibility, write public, default private' => [
+            ['retain_visibility' => true, 'visibility' => 'private'],
+            [],
+            'public',
+            'public'
+        ];
+        yield 'retain visibility, write private, default public' => [
+            ['retain_visibility' => true, 'visibility' => 'public'],
+            [],
+            'private',
+            'private'
+        ];
+
+        yield 'retain visibility, write default, default private, execute public' => [
+            ['retain_visibility' => true, 'visibility' => 'private'],
+            ['visibility' => 'public'],
+            null,
+            'public'
+        ];
+        yield 'retain visibility, write default, default public, execute private' => [
+            ['retain_visibility' => true, 'visibility' => 'public'],
+            ['visibility' => 'private'],
+            null,
+            'private'
+        ];
+        yield 'retain visibility, write public, default private, execute private' => [
+            ['retain_visibility' => true, 'visibility' => 'private'],
+            ['visibility' => 'private'],
+            'public',
+            'private'
+        ];
+        yield 'retain visibility, write private, default public, execute public' => [
+            ['retain_visibility' => true, 'visibility' => 'public'],
+            ['visibility' => 'public'],
+            'private',
+            'public'
+        ];
+
+        yield 'do not retain visibility, write default, default private' => [
+            ['retain_visibility' => false, 'visibility' => 'private'],
+            [],
+            null,
+            'private'
+        ];
+        yield 'do not retain visibility, write default, default public' => [
+            ['retain_visibility' => false, 'visibility' => 'public'],
+            [],
+            null,
+            'public'
+        ];
+        yield 'do not retain visibility, write public, default private' => [
+            ['retain_visibility' => false, 'visibility' => 'private'],
+            [],
+            'public',
+            'private'
+        ];
+        yield 'do not retain visibility, write private, default public' => [
+            ['retain_visibility' => false, 'visibility' => 'public'],
+            [],
+            'private',
+            'public'
+        ];
+
+        yield 'do not retain visibility, write default, default private, execute public' => [
+            ['retain_visibility' => false, 'visibility' => 'private'],
+            ['visibility' => 'public'],
+            null,
+            'public'
+        ];
+        yield 'do not retain visibility, write default, default public, execute private' => [
+            ['retain_visibility' => false, 'visibility' => 'public'],
+            ['visibility' => 'private'],
+            null,
+            'private'
+        ];
+        yield 'do not retain visibility, write public, default private, execute public' => [
+            ['retain_visibility' => false, 'visibility' => 'private'],
+            ['visibility' => 'public'],
+            'public',
+            'public'
+        ];
+        yield 'do not retain visibility, write private, default public, execute private' => [
+            ['retain_visibility' => false, 'visibility' => 'public'],
+            ['visibility' => 'private'],
+            'private',
+            'private'
+        ];
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/InMemory/InMemoryFilesystemAdapter.php b/src/InMemory/InMemoryFilesystemAdapter.php
index 0bccacc5e..76de6ad9f 100644
--- a/src/InMemory/InMemoryFilesystemAdapter.php
+++ b/src/InMemory/InMemoryFilesystemAdapter.php
@@ -230,6 +230,10 @@ public function move(string $source, string $destination, Config $config): void
 
         $this->files[$destinationPath] = $this->files[$sourcePath];
         unset($this->files[$sourcePath]);
+
+        if ($visibility = $config->get(Config::OPTION_VISIBILITY)) {
+            $this->setVisibility($destination, $visibility);
+        }
     }
 
     public function copy(string $source, string $destination, Config $config): void
@@ -242,8 +246,11 @@ public function copy(string $source, string $destination, Config $config): void
         }
 
         $lastModified = $config->get('timestamp', time());
-
         $this->files[$destination] = $this->files[$source]->withLastModified($lastModified);
+
+        if ($visibility = $config->get(Config::OPTION_VISIBILITY)) {
+            $this->setVisibility($destination, $visibility);
+        }
     }
 
     private function preparePath(string $path): string