diff --git a/integration/dockerfiles/Dockerfile_test_dockerignore b/integration/dockerfiles/Dockerfile_test_dockerignore
index d825049409..b65351ca98 100644
--- a/integration/dockerfiles/Dockerfile_test_dockerignore
+++ b/integration/dockerfiles/Dockerfile_test_dockerignore
@@ -1,19 +1,20 @@
 # This dockerfile makes sure the .dockerignore is working
 # If so then ignore/foo should copy to /foo
-# If not, then this image won't build because it will attempt to copy three files to /foo, which is a file not a directory
+# If not, then this image won't build because it will attempt to copy three files to /foo.txt, which is a file not a directory
 FROM scratch as base
-COPY ignore/* /foo
+COPY ignore/* /foo.txt
 
 From base as first
-COPY --from=base /foo ignore/bar
+COPY --from=base /foo.txt ignore/bar
 
 # Make sure that .dockerignore also applies for later stages
 FROM scratch as base2
-COPY ignore/* /foo
+COPY ignore/* /foo.txt
 
 From base2 as second
-COPY --from=base2 /foo ignore/bar
+COPY --from=base2 /foo.txt ignore/bar
 
 FROM scratch
+# Test make sure, dockerignore is not applied with `-from`
 COPY --from=first ignore/* /fooAnother/
 COPY --from=second ignore/* /fooAnother2/
diff --git a/integration/dockerfiles/Dockerfile_test_dont_ignore_copy_from b/integration/dockerfiles/Dockerfile_test_dont_ignore_copy_from
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..caedc8b0f7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/integration/dockerfiles/Dockerfile_test_dont_ignore_copy_from
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+FROM scratch as src
+COPY . /
+
+FROM scratch as dest
+COPY --from=src / .
diff --git a/pkg/commands/copy.go b/pkg/commands/copy.go
index b4ae40956d..6ca7e7126d 100644
--- a/pkg/commands/copy.go
+++ b/pkg/commands/copy.go
@@ -44,9 +44,11 @@ type CopyCommand struct {
 }
 
 func (c *CopyCommand) ExecuteCommand(config *v1.Config, buildArgs *dockerfile.BuildArgs) error {
+	ignoreExcludes := false
 	// Resolve from
 	if c.cmd.From != "" {
 		c.fileContext = util.FileContext{Root: filepath.Join(kConfig.KanikoDir, c.cmd.From)}
+		ignoreExcludes = true
 	}
 
 	replacementEnvs := buildArgs.ReplacementEnvs(config.Env)
@@ -89,14 +91,14 @@ func (c *CopyCommand) ExecuteCommand(config *v1.Config, buildArgs *dockerfile.Bu
 		}
 
 		if fi.IsDir() {
-			copiedFiles, err := util.CopyDir(fullPath, destPath, c.fileContext, uid, gid)
+			copiedFiles, err := util.CopyDir(fullPath, destPath, c.fileContext, uid, gid, ignoreExcludes)
 			if err != nil {
 				return errors.Wrap(err, "copying dir")
 			}
 			c.snapshotFiles = append(c.snapshotFiles, copiedFiles...)
 		} else if util.IsSymlink(fi) {
 			// If file is a symlink, we want to copy the target file to destPath
-			exclude, err := util.CopySymlink(fullPath, destPath, c.fileContext)
+			exclude, err := util.CopySymlink(fullPath, destPath, c.fileContext, ignoreExcludes)
 			if err != nil {
 				return errors.Wrap(err, "copying symlink")
 			}
@@ -106,12 +108,19 @@ func (c *CopyCommand) ExecuteCommand(config *v1.Config, buildArgs *dockerfile.Bu
 			c.snapshotFiles = append(c.snapshotFiles, destPath)
 		} else {
 			// ... Else, we want to copy over a file
-			exclude, err := util.CopyFile(fullPath, destPath, c.fileContext, uid, gid)
-			if err != nil {
-				return errors.Wrap(err, "copying file")
-			}
-			if exclude {
-				continue
+			if !ignoreExcludes {
+				exclude, err := util.CopyFile(fullPath, destPath, c.fileContext, uid, gid)
+				if err != nil {
+					return errors.Wrap(err, "copying file")
+				}
+				if exclude {
+					continue
+				}
+			} else {
+				err = util.CopyFileIgnoreExclude(fullPath, destPath, c.fileContext, uid, gid)
+				if err != nil {
+					return errors.Wrap(err, "copying file")
+				}
 			}
 			c.snapshotFiles = append(c.snapshotFiles, destPath)
 		}
diff --git a/pkg/executor/build.go b/pkg/executor/build.go
index c443065704..3ba3e4372c 100644
--- a/pkg/executor/build.go
+++ b/pkg/executor/build.go
@@ -668,7 +668,7 @@ func DoBuild(opts *config.KanikoOptions) (v1.Image, error) {
 		}
 		for _, p := range filesToSave {
 			logrus.Infof("Saving file %s for later use", p)
-			if err := util.CopyFileOrSymlink(p, dstDir, config.RootDir); err != nil {
+			if err := util.CopyFileOrSymlink(p, dstDir, fileContext.Root); err != nil {
 				return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "could not save file")
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/pkg/util/fs_util.go b/pkg/util/fs_util.go
index 90972e0ed0..3e8dbecf75 100644
--- a/pkg/util/fs_util.go
+++ b/pkg/util/fs_util.go
@@ -583,7 +583,7 @@ func DetermineTargetFileOwnership(fi os.FileInfo, uid, gid int64) (int64, int64)
 
 // CopyDir copies the file or directory at src to dest
 // It returns a list of files it copied over
-func CopyDir(src, dest string, context FileContext, uid, gid int64) ([]string, error) {
+func CopyDir(src, dest string, context FileContext, uid, gid int64, ignoreExcludes bool) ([]string, error) {
 	files, err := RelativeFiles("", src)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "copying dir")
@@ -595,7 +595,7 @@ func CopyDir(src, dest string, context FileContext, uid, gid int64) ([]string, e
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "copying dir")
 		}
-		if context.ExcludesFile(fullPath) {
+		if context.ExcludesFile(fullPath) && !ignoreExcludes {
 			logrus.Debugf("%s found in .dockerignore, ignoring", src)
 			continue
 		}
@@ -610,12 +610,12 @@ func CopyDir(src, dest string, context FileContext, uid, gid int64) ([]string, e
 			}
 		} else if IsSymlink(fi) {
 			// If file is a symlink, we want to create the same relative symlink
-			if _, err := CopySymlink(fullPath, destPath, context); err != nil {
+			if _, err := CopySymlink(fullPath, destPath, context, ignoreExcludes); err != nil {
 				return nil, err
 			}
 		} else {
 			// ... Else, we want to copy over a file
-			if _, err := CopyFile(fullPath, destPath, context, uid, gid); err != nil {
+			if err := CopyFileIgnoreExclude(fullPath, destPath, context, uid, gid); err != nil {
 				return nil, err
 			}
 		}
@@ -625,8 +625,8 @@ func CopyDir(src, dest string, context FileContext, uid, gid int64) ([]string, e
 }
 
 // CopySymlink copies the symlink at src to dest.
-func CopySymlink(src, dest string, context FileContext) (bool, error) {
-	if context.ExcludesFile(src) {
+func CopySymlink(src, dest string, context FileContext, ignoreExcludes bool) (bool, error) {
+	if context.ExcludesFile(src) && !ignoreExcludes {
 		logrus.Debugf("%s found in .dockerignore, ignoring", src)
 		return true, nil
 	}
@@ -645,30 +645,35 @@ func CopySymlink(src, dest string, context FileContext) (bool, error) {
 	return false, os.Symlink(link, dest)
 }
 
-// CopyFile copies the file at src to dest
-func CopyFile(src, dest string, context FileContext, uid, gid int64) (bool, error) {
-	if context.ExcludesFile(src) {
-		logrus.Debugf("%s found in .dockerignore, ignoring", src)
-		return true, nil
-	}
+// CopyFileIgnoreExclude copies the file at src to dest without checking excludes
+func CopyFileIgnoreExclude(src, dest string, context FileContext, uid, gid int64) error {
 	if src == dest {
-		// This is a no-op. Move on, but don't list it as ignored.
+		// This is a no-op.
 		// We have to make sure we do this so we don't overwrite our own file.
 		// See iusse #904 for an example.
-		return false, nil
+		return nil
 	}
 	fi, err := os.Stat(src)
 	if err != nil {
-		return false, err
+		return err
 	}
 	logrus.Debugf("Copying file %s to %s", src, dest)
 	srcFile, err := os.Open(src)
 	if err != nil {
-		return false, err
+		return err
 	}
 	defer srcFile.Close()
 	uid, gid = DetermineTargetFileOwnership(fi, uid, gid)
-	return false, CreateFile(dest, srcFile, fi.Mode(), uint32(uid), uint32(gid))
+	return CreateFile(dest, srcFile, fi.Mode(), uint32(uid), uint32(gid))
+}
+
+// CopyFile copies the file at src to dest, unless it is excluded
+func CopyFile(src, dest string, context FileContext, uid, gid int64) (bool, error) {
+	if context.ExcludesFile(src) {
+		logrus.Debugf("%s found in .dockerignore, ignoring", src)
+		return true, nil
+	}
+	return false, CopyFileIgnoreExclude(src, dest, context, uid, gid)
 }
 
 func NewFileContextFromDockerfile(dockerfilePath, buildcontext string) (FileContext, error) {
diff --git a/pkg/util/fs_util_test.go b/pkg/util/fs_util_test.go
index f5d83c91a9..8c4a1f3fe5 100644
--- a/pkg/util/fs_util_test.go
+++ b/pkg/util/fs_util_test.go
@@ -880,7 +880,7 @@ func TestCopySymlink(t *testing.T) {
 			if err := os.Symlink(tc.linkTarget, link); err != nil {
 				t.Fatal(err)
 			}
-			if _, err := CopySymlink(link, dest, FileContext{}); err != nil {
+			if _, err := CopySymlink(link, dest, FileContext{}, false); err != nil {
 				t.Fatal(err)
 			}
 			if _, err := os.Lstat(dest); err != nil {