diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/files/browser/fileActions.contribution.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/files/browser/fileActions.contribution.ts
index be7dddf26ff91..4e5e4ef42f9c9 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/files/browser/fileActions.contribution.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/files/browser/fileActions.contribution.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  *--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
 import * as nls from '../../../../nls.js';
-import { ToggleAutoSaveAction, FocusFilesExplorer, GlobalCompareResourcesAction, ShowActiveFileInExplorer, CompareWithClipboardAction, NEW_FILE_COMMAND_ID, NEW_FILE_LABEL, NEW_FOLDER_COMMAND_ID, NEW_FOLDER_LABEL, TRIGGER_RENAME_LABEL, MOVE_FILE_TO_TRASH_LABEL, COPY_FILE_LABEL, PASTE_FILE_LABEL, FileCopiedContext, renameHandler, moveFileToTrashHandler, copyFileHandler, pasteFileHandler, deleteFileHandler, cutFileHandler, DOWNLOAD_COMMAND_ID, openFilePreserveFocusHandler, DOWNLOAD_LABEL, OpenActiveFileInEmptyWorkspace, UPLOAD_COMMAND_ID, UPLOAD_LABEL, CompareNewUntitledTextFilesAction, SetActiveEditorReadonlyInSession, SetActiveEditorWriteableInSession, ToggleActiveEditorReadonlyInSession, ResetActiveEditorReadonlyInSession } from './fileActions.js';
+import { ToggleAutoSaveAction, FocusFilesExplorer, GlobalCompareResourcesAction, ShowActiveFileInExplorer, CompareWithClipboardAction, NEW_FILE_COMMAND_ID, NEW_FILE_LABEL, NEW_FOLDER_COMMAND_ID, NEW_FOLDER_LABEL, TRIGGER_RENAME_LABEL, MOVE_FILE_TO_TRASH_LABEL, COPY_FILE_LABEL, PASTE_FILE_LABEL, FileCopiedContext, renameHandler, moveFileToTrashHandler, copyFileHandler, pasteFileHandler, deleteFileHandler, cutFileHandler, DOWNLOAD_COMMAND_ID, openFilePreserveFocusHandler, DOWNLOAD_LABEL, OpenActiveFileInEmptyWorkspace, UPLOAD_COMMAND_ID, UPLOAD_LABEL, CompareNewUntitledTextFilesAction, SetActiveEditorReadonlyInSession, SetActiveEditorWriteableInSession, ToggleActiveEditorReadonlyInSession, ResetActiveEditorReadonlyInSession, copyPasteFileSameLocation } from './fileActions.js';
 import { revertLocalChangesCommand, acceptLocalChangesCommand, CONFLICT_RESOLUTION_CONTEXT } from './editors/textFileSaveErrorHandler.js';
 import { MenuId, MenuRegistry, registerAction2 } from '../../../../platform/actions/common/actions.js';
 import { ICommandAction } from '../../../../platform/action/common/action.js';
@@ -144,6 +144,13 @@ KeybindingsRegistry.registerCommandAndKeybindingRule({
 	handler: openFilePreserveFocusHandler
 });
 
+KeybindingsRegistry.registerCommandAndKeybindingRule({
+	id: 'filesExplorer.copySameExp',
+	weight: KeybindingWeight.WorkbenchContrib + explorerCommandsWeightBonus,
+	when: ContextKeyExpr.and(FilesExplorerFocusCondition, ExplorerFolderContext.toNegated()),
+	handler: copyPasteFileSameLocation,
+});
+
 const copyPathCommand = {
 	id: COPY_PATH_COMMAND_ID,
 	title: nls.localize('copyPath', "Copy Path")
@@ -553,6 +560,16 @@ MenuRegistry.appendMenuItem(MenuId.ExplorerContext, {
 	when: ExplorerRootContext.toNegated()
 });
 
+MenuRegistry.appendMenuItem(MenuId.ExplorerContext, {
+	group: '5_cutcopypaste',
+	order: 10,
+	command: {
+		id: 'filesExplorer.copySameExp',
+		title: 'Make a Copy Here',
+	},
+	when: ExplorerRootContext.toNegated()
+});
+
 MenuRegistry.appendMenuItem(MenuId.ExplorerContext, {
 	group: '5_cutcopypaste',
 	order: 20,
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/files/browser/fileActions.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/files/browser/fileActions.ts
index 635765f09b75f..916a958968bf2 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/files/browser/fileActions.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/files/browser/fileActions.ts
@@ -1312,6 +1312,11 @@ export const openFilePreserveFocusHandler = async (accessor: ServicesAccessor) =
 	})));
 };
 
+export const copyPasteFileSameLocation = async (accessor: ServicesAccessor) => {
+	copyFileHandler(accessor);
+	pasteFileHandler(accessor);
+};
+
 class BaseSetActiveEditorReadonlyInSession extends Action2 {
 
 	constructor(