diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/workspace/client/AppControllerExplorer.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/workspace/client/AppControllerExplorer.java
index b4e8c60..07d257b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/workspace/client/AppControllerExplorer.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/workspace/client/AppControllerExplorer.java
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ import org.gcube.portlets.user.workspace.client.event.FileDownloadEvent.Download
 import org.gcube.portlets.user.workspace.client.event.FileDownloadEventHandler;
 import org.gcube.portlets.user.workspace.client.event.FileUploadEvent;
 import org.gcube.portlets.user.workspace.client.event.FileUploadEvent.UploadType;
+import org.gcube.portlets.user.workspace.client.event.CopytemEvent;
+import org.gcube.portlets.user.workspace.client.event.CopytemEventHandler;
 import org.gcube.portlets.user.workspace.client.event.FileUploadEventHandler;
 import org.gcube.portlets.user.workspace.client.event.FilterScopeEvent;
 import org.gcube.portlets.user.workspace.client.event.FilterScopeEventHandler;
@@ -477,11 +479,14 @@ public class AppControllerExplorer implements EventHandler, TreeAppControllerInt
 				
 				if(refreshtemEvent.getFolderTarget()!=null){
 					explorerPanel.getAsycTreePanel().reloadTreeLevelAndExpandFolder(refreshtemEvent.getFolderTarget().getIdentifier(), true);
-					notifySubscriber(refreshtemEvent);
+//					notifySubscriber(refreshtemEvent);
 				}
 				else
 					GWT.log("warn: escape refresh because item is null");
 				
+				
+				notifySubscriber(refreshtemEvent);
+				
 			}
 		});
 		
@@ -508,6 +513,14 @@ public class AppControllerExplorer implements EventHandler, TreeAppControllerInt
 	
 			}
 		});
+		
+		eventBus.addHandler(CopytemEvent.TYPE, new CopytemEventHandler() {
+			
+			@Override
+			public void onCopyItem(CopytemEvent copytemEvent) {
+				notifySubscriber(copytemEvent);
+			}
+		});
 
 		eventBus.addHandler(PasteItemEvent.TYPE, new PasteItemEventHandler() {
 			
@@ -1678,6 +1691,10 @@ public class AppControllerExplorer implements EventHandler, TreeAppControllerInt
         		
 	        		sub.pasteEventIsCompleted();
 	
+	        	}else if(event instanceof CopytemEvent){
+        		
+	        		sub.copyEventIsCompleted();
+	
 	        	}
             	
             	
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/workspace/client/event/CopytemEvent.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/workspace/client/event/CopytemEvent.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7c3f0ad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/workspace/client/event/CopytemEvent.java
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+package org.gcube.portlets.user.workspace.client.event;
+
+import org.gcube.portlets.user.workspace.client.interfaces.EventsTypeEnum;
+import org.gcube.portlets.user.workspace.client.interfaces.GuiEventInterface;
+
+import com.google.gwt.event.shared.GwtEvent;
+
+public class CopytemEvent extends GwtEvent<CopytemEventHandler> implements GuiEventInterface{
+	public static Type<CopytemEventHandler> TYPE = new Type<CopytemEventHandler>();
+	
+	private String itemId = null;
+	
+	public CopytemEvent(String itemId) {
+		this.itemId = itemId;
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public Type<CopytemEventHandler> getAssociatedType() {
+		return TYPE;
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	protected void dispatch(CopytemEventHandler handler) {
+		handler.onCopyItem(this);
+		
+	}
+
+	public String getItemId() {
+		return itemId;
+	}
+
+	/* (non-Javadoc)
+	 * @see org.gcube.portlets.user.workspace.client.interfaces.GuiEventInterface#getKey()
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public EventsTypeEnum getKey() {
+		return EventsTypeEnum.COPY_EVENT;
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/workspace/client/event/CopytemEventHandler.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/workspace/client/event/CopytemEventHandler.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bd500b2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/workspace/client/event/CopytemEventHandler.java
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+package org.gcube.portlets.user.workspace.client.event;
+
+import com.google.gwt.event.shared.EventHandler;
+
+public interface CopytemEventHandler extends EventHandler {
+	/**
+	 * @param copytemEvent
+	 */
+	void onCopyItem(CopytemEvent copytemEvent);
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/workspace/client/interfaces/EventsTypeEnum.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/workspace/client/interfaces/EventsTypeEnum.java
index c9eb8a8..a992371 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/workspace/client/interfaces/EventsTypeEnum.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/workspace/client/interfaces/EventsTypeEnum.java
@@ -28,5 +28,6 @@ public enum EventsTypeEnum
    REPLY_FORWARD_MESSAGE,
    FILE_DOWNLAD_EVENT,
    SESSION_EXPIRED,
-   PASTED_EVENT
+   PASTED_EVENT, 
+   COPY_EVENT;
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/workspace/client/interfaces/SubscriberInterface.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/workspace/client/interfaces/SubscriberInterface.java
index 75fb5bd..20537ae 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/workspace/client/interfaces/SubscriberInterface.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/workspace/client/interfaces/SubscriberInterface.java
@@ -46,5 +46,9 @@ public interface SubscriberInterface {
 	 * 
 	 */
 	void pasteEventIsCompleted();
+	/**
+	 * 
+	 */
+	void copyEventIsCompleted();
 	
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/workspace/client/view/tree/ContextMenuTree.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/workspace/client/view/tree/ContextMenuTree.java
index 6ee52bd..957a19e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/workspace/client/view/tree/ContextMenuTree.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/workspace/client/view/tree/ContextMenuTree.java
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import org.gcube.portlets.user.workspace.client.constant.WorkspaceOperation;
 import org.gcube.portlets.user.workspace.client.event.AccountingHistoryEvent;
 import org.gcube.portlets.user.workspace.client.event.AccountingReadersEvent;
 import org.gcube.portlets.user.workspace.client.event.AddFolderEvent;
+import org.gcube.portlets.user.workspace.client.event.CopytemEvent;
 import org.gcube.portlets.user.workspace.client.event.CreateSharedFolderEvent;
 import org.gcube.portlets.user.workspace.client.event.CreateUrlEvent;
 import org.gcube.portlets.user.workspace.client.event.DeleteItemEvent;
@@ -321,6 +322,7 @@ public class ContextMenuTree {
 				for (FileModel target : listSelectedItems) {  
 					if(target.getIdentifier()!=null){
 						CopyAndPaste.copy(target.getIdentifier());
+						eventBus.fireEvent(new CopytemEvent(target.getIdentifier()));
 					}
 				}