diff --git a/awx/ui/client/src/inventories/copy-move/copy-move-groups.controller.js b/awx/ui/client/src/inventories/copy-move/copy-move-groups.controller.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2ebf91cc93
--- /dev/null
+++ b/awx/ui/client/src/inventories/copy-move/copy-move-groups.controller.js
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+/*************************************************
+ * Copyright (c) 2016 Ansible, Inc.
+ *
+ * All Rights Reserved
+ *************************************************/
+
+ export default
+    ['$scope', '$state', '$stateParams', 'GroupManageService', 'CopyMoveGroupList', 'group', 'Dataset',
+    function($scope, $state, $stateParams, GroupManageService, CopyMoveGroupList, group, Dataset){
+        var list = CopyMoveGroupList;
+
+        $scope.item = group;
+        $scope.submitMode = $stateParams.groups === undefined ? 'move' : 'copy';
+        $scope.toggle_row = function(id){
+            // toggle off anything else currently selected
+            _.forEach($scope.groups, (item) => {return item.id === id ? item.checked = 1 : item.checked = null;});
+            // yoink the currently selected thing
+            $scope.selected = _.find($scope.groups, (item) => {return item.id === id;});
+        };
+        $scope.formCancel = function(){
+            $state.go('^');
+        };
+        $scope.formSave = function(){
+            switch($scope.submitMode) {
+                case 'copy':
+                    GroupManageService.associateGroup(group, $scope.selected.id).then(() => $state.go('^', null, {reload: true}));
+                    break;
+                case 'move':
+                    switch($scope.targetRootGroup){
+                        case true:
+                            // disassociating group will bubble it to the root group level
+                            GroupManageService.disassociateGroup(group.id, _.last($stateParams.group)).then(() => $state.go('^', null, {reload: true}));
+                            break;
+                        default:
+                            // at the root group level, no dissassociation is needed
+                            if (!$stateParams.group){
+                                GroupManageService.associateGroup(group, $scope.selected.id).then(() => $state.go('^', null, {reload: true}));
+                                }
+                            else{
+                                // unsure if orphaned resources get garbage collected, safe bet is to associate before disassociate
+                                GroupManageService.associateGroup(group, $scope.selected.id).then(() => {
+                                    GroupManageService.disassociateGroup(group.id, _.last($stateParams.group))
+                                    .then(() => $state.go('^', null, {reload: true}));
+                                });
+                            }
+                            break;
+                    }
+            }
+        };
+        $scope.toggleTargetRootGroup = function(){
+            $scope.selected = !$scope.selected;
+            // cannot perform copy operations to root group level
+            $scope.submitMode = 'move';
+            // toggle off anything currently selected in the list, for clarity
+            _.forEach($scope.groups, (item) => {item.checked = null;});
+            // disable list selections
+            $('#copyMove-list :input').each((idx, el) => {
+                $(el).prop('disabled', (idx, value) => !value);
+            });
+        };
+
+        function init(){
+            $scope.atRootLevel = $stateParams.group ? false : true;
+
+            // search init
+            $scope.list = list;
+            $scope[`${list.iterator}_dataset`] = Dataset.data;
+            $scope[list.name] = $scope[`${list.iterator}_dataset`].results;
+        }
+
+        init();
+    }];
diff --git a/awx/ui/client/src/inventories/copy-move/copy-move-groups.list.js b/awx/ui/client/src/inventories/copy-move/copy-move-groups.list.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a207fd8e06
--- /dev/null
+++ b/awx/ui/client/src/inventories/copy-move/copy-move-groups.list.js
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+/*************************************************
+ * Copyright (c) 2015 Ansible, Inc.
+ *
+ * All Rights Reserved
+ *************************************************/
+
+
+
+
+export default {
+    name: 'groups',
+    iterator: 'copy',
+    selectTitle: 'Copy Groups',
+    index: false,
+    well: false,
+    emptyListText: 'PLEASE CREATE ADDITIONAL GROUPS / HOSTS TO PERFORM THIS ACTION',
+    fields: {
+        name: {
+            key: true,
+            label: 'Target Group Name'
+        }
+    },
+    basePath: 'api/v2/inventories/{{$stateParams.inventory_id}}/groups'
+};
diff --git a/awx/ui/client/src/inventories/copy-move/copy-move-hosts.controller.js b/awx/ui/client/src/inventories/copy-move/copy-move-hosts.controller.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8e347dc2c8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/awx/ui/client/src/inventories/copy-move/copy-move-hosts.controller.js
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+/*************************************************
+ * Copyright (c) 2016 Ansible, Inc.
+ *
+ * All Rights Reserved
+ *************************************************/
+
+ export default
+    ['$scope', '$state', '$stateParams', 'HostManageService', 'CopyMoveGroupList', 'host', 'Dataset',
+    function($scope, $state, $stateParams, HostManageService, CopyMoveGroupList, host, Dataset){
+        var list = CopyMoveGroupList;
+
+        $scope.item = host;
+        $scope.submitMode = 'copy';
+        $scope.toggle_row = function(id){
+            // toggle off anything else currently selected
+            _.forEach($scope.groups, (item) => {return item.id === id ? item.checked = 1 : item.checked = null;});
+            // yoink the currently selected thing
+            $scope.selected = _.find($scope.groups, (item) => {return item.id === id;});
+        };
+        $scope.formCancel = function(){
+            $state.go('^');
+        };
+        $scope.formSave = function(){
+            switch($scope.submitMode) {
+                case 'copy':
+                    HostManageService.associateGroup(host, $scope.selected.id).then(() => $state.go('^'));
+                    break;
+                case 'move':
+                    // at the root group level, no dissassociation is needed
+                    if (!$stateParams.group){
+                        HostManageService.associateGroup(host, $scope.selected.id).then(() => $state.go('^', null, {reload: true}));
+                        }
+                    else{
+                        HostManageService.associateGroup(host, $scope.selected.id).then(() => {
+                            HostManageService.disassociateGroup(host, _.last($stateParams.group))
+                            .then(() => $state.go('^', null, {reload: true}));
+                        });
+                    }
+                    break;
+            }
+        };
+        var init = function(){
+            // search init
+            $scope.list = list;
+            $scope[`${list.iterator}_dataset`] = Dataset.data;
+            $scope[list.name] = $scope[`${list.iterator}_dataset`].results;
+
+        };
+        init();
+    }];
diff --git a/awx/ui/client/src/inventories/copy-move/copy-move.block.less b/awx/ui/client/src/inventories/copy-move/copy-move.block.less
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..608f59654a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/awx/ui/client/src/inventories/copy-move/copy-move.block.less
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+@import "./client/src/shared/branding/colors.default.less";
+
+#Inventory-copyMovePanel {
+    .List-searchRow {
+        width: 50%;
+    }
+    .Form-header {
+        width: 50%;
+        margin-top: -20px;
+    }
+
+    .Form-saveButton {
+        &:disabled {
+            border-color: @default-icon-hov;
+        }
+    }
+}
+.copyMove-choices {
+    float: right;
+    width: 25%;
+    text-align: right;
+}
+.copyMove-buttons{
+    height: 30px;
+    margin-top: 20px;
+
+    button {
+        margin-left: 20px;
+    }
+}
+.copyMove-root{
+    margin-top: 10px;
+}
diff --git a/awx/ui/client/src/inventories/copy-move/copy-move.partial.html b/awx/ui/client/src/inventories/copy-move/copy-move.partial.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..030f0c7e3a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/awx/ui/client/src/inventories/copy-move/copy-move.partial.html
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+<div class="Panel copyMove-panel">
+    <div class="Form-header">
+        <div class="Form-title ng-binding">{{item.name}}</div>
+    </div>
+    <div class="form-group copyMove-choices clearfix">
+        <label class="radio-inline" ng-disabled="atRootLevel || targetRootGroup">
+            <input type="radio" ng-model="submitMode" value="copy" class="ng-pristine ng-valid ng-touched" ng-disabled="atRootLevel || targetRootGroup"> Copy
+        </label>
+        <label class="radio-inline">
+            <input type="radio" ng-model="submitMode" value="move" class="ng-pristine ng-untouched ng-valid"> Move
+        </label>
+    </div>
+    <div id="copyMove-list" ui-view="copyMoveList"></div>
+    <div class="copyMove-root form-group pull-left" ng-hide="atRootLevel">
+        <span><input type="checkbox" ng-model="targetRootGroup" ng-change="toggleTargetRootGroup()">  Use the inventory root</span>
+    </div>
+    <div class="copyMove-buttons">
+        <button type="button" class="pull-right btn btn-sm Form-saveButton" ng-disabled="!selected" ng-click="formSave()">Save</button>
+        <button type="button" class="pull-right btn btn-sm btn-default Form-cancelButton" ng-click="formCancel()">Cancel</button>
+    </div>
+</div>
diff --git a/awx/ui/client/src/inventories/copy-move/copy-move.route.js b/awx/ui/client/src/inventories/copy-move/copy-move.route.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e68c6de633
--- /dev/null
+++ b/awx/ui/client/src/inventories/copy-move/copy-move.route.js
@@ -0,0 +1,98 @@
+/*************************************************
+ * Copyright (c) 2016 Ansible, Inc.
+ *
+ * All Rights Reserved
+ *************************************************/
+import {templateUrl} from '../../shared/template-url/template-url.factory';
+import { N_ } from '../../i18n';
+
+import CopyMoveGroupsController from './copy-move-groups.controller';
+import CopyMoveHostsController from './copy-move-hosts.controller';
+
+var copyMoveGroupRoute = {
+    name: 'inventories.edit.groups.copyMoveGroup',
+    url: '/copy-move-group/{group_id:int}',
+    searchPrefix: 'copy',
+    data: {
+        group_id: 'group_id',
+    },
+    params: {
+        copy_search: {
+            value: {
+                not__id__in: null
+            },
+            dynamic: true,
+            squash: ''
+        }
+    },
+    ncyBreadcrumb: {
+        label: N_("COPY OR MOVE") + " {{item.name}}"
+    },
+    resolve: {
+        Dataset: ['CopyMoveGroupList', 'QuerySet', '$stateParams', 'GetBasePath', 'group',
+            function(list, qs, $stateParams, GetBasePath, group) {
+                $stateParams.copy_search.not__id__in = ($stateParams.group && $stateParams.group.length > 0 ? group.id + ',' + _.last($stateParams.group) : group.id.toString());
+                let path = GetBasePath('inventory') + $stateParams.inventory_id + '/groups/';
+                return qs.search(path, $stateParams.copy_search);
+            }
+        ],
+        group: ['GroupManageService', '$stateParams', function(GroupManageService, $stateParams){
+            return GroupManageService.get({id: $stateParams.group_id}).then(res => res.data.results[0]);
+        }]
+    },
+    views: {
+        'copyMove@inventories' : {
+            controller: CopyMoveGroupsController,
+            templateUrl: templateUrl('inventories/copy-move/copy-move'),
+        },
+        'copyMoveList@inventories.edit.groups.copyMoveGroup': {
+            templateProvider: function(CopyMoveGroupList, generateList) {
+                let html = generateList.build({
+                    list: CopyMoveGroupList,
+                    mode: 'lookup',
+                    input_type: 'radio'
+                });
+                return html;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+};
+var copyMoveHostRoute = {
+    name: 'inventories.edit.hosts.copyMoveHost',
+    url: '/copy-move-host/{host_id}',
+    searchPrefix: 'copy',
+    ncyBreadcrumb: {
+        label: N_("COPY OR MOVE") + " {{item.name}}"
+    },
+    resolve: {
+        Dataset: ['CopyMoveGroupList', 'QuerySet', '$stateParams', 'GetBasePath',
+            function(list, qs, $stateParams, GetBasePath) {
+                let path = GetBasePath('inventory') + $stateParams.inventory_id + '/groups/';
+                return qs.search(path, $stateParams.copy_search);
+            }
+        ],
+        host: ['HostManageService', '$stateParams', function(HostManageService, $stateParams){
+            return HostManageService.get({id: $stateParams.host_id}).then(res => res.data.results[0]);
+        }]
+    },
+    views: {
+        'copyMove@inventories': {
+            templateUrl: templateUrl('inventories/copy-move/copy-move'),
+            controller: CopyMoveHostsController,
+        },
+        'copyMoveList@inventories.edit.hosts.copyMoveHost': {
+            templateProvider: function(CopyMoveGroupList, generateList, $stateParams, GetBasePath) {
+                let list = CopyMoveGroupList;
+                list.basePath = GetBasePath('inventory') + $stateParams.inventory_id + '/groups/';
+                let html = generateList.build({
+                    list: CopyMoveGroupList,
+                    mode: 'lookup',
+                    input_type: 'radio'
+                });
+                return html;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+};
+
+export {copyMoveGroupRoute, copyMoveHostRoute};
diff --git a/awx/ui/client/src/inventories/copy-move/main.js b/awx/ui/client/src/inventories/copy-move/main.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a9fbd47660
--- /dev/null
+++ b/awx/ui/client/src/inventories/copy-move/main.js
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+/*************************************************
+ * Copyright (c) 2015 Ansible, Inc.
+ *
+ * All Rights Reserved
+ *************************************************/
+
+import CopyMoveGroupsController from './copy-move-groups.controller';
+import CopyMoveHostsController from './copy-move-hosts.controller';
+import CopyMoveGroupList from './copy-move-groups.list';
+
+export default
+angular.module('manageCopyMove', [])
+    .controller('CopyMoveGroupsController', CopyMoveGroupsController)
+    .controller('CopyMoveHostsController', CopyMoveHostsController)
+    .value('CopyMoveGroupList', CopyMoveGroupList);
diff --git a/awx/ui/client/src/inventories/groups/list/groups-list.controller.js b/awx/ui/client/src/inventories/groups/list/groups-list.controller.js
index ba36eb6d7a..9e66fa5c9d 100644
--- a/awx/ui/client/src/inventories/groups/list/groups-list.controller.js
+++ b/awx/ui/client/src/inventories/groups/list/groups-list.controller.js
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@
         };
 
         $scope.copyMoveGroup = function(id){
-            // TODO: implement
+            $state.go('inventories.edit.groups.copyMoveGroup', {group_id: id, groups: $stateParams.groups});
         };
 
         var cleanUpStateChangeListener = $rootScope.$on('$stateChangeSuccess', function(event, toState, toParams) {
diff --git a/awx/ui/client/src/inventories/inventories.partial.html b/awx/ui/client/src/inventories/inventories.partial.html
index 767cd197fa..d8fc0b2c60 100644
--- a/awx/ui/client/src/inventories/inventories.partial.html
+++ b/awx/ui/client/src/inventories/inventories.partial.html
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 <div class="tab-pane" id="inventories-panel">
+    <div ui-view="copyMove"></div>
     <div ui-view="adhocForm"></div>
     <div ui-view="groupForm"></div>
     <div ui-view="hostForm"></div>
diff --git a/awx/ui/client/src/inventories/main.js b/awx/ui/client/src/inventories/main.js
index d753bc8cd5..5df33882a7 100644
--- a/awx/ui/client/src/inventories/main.js
+++ b/awx/ui/client/src/inventories/main.js
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ import InventoryForm from './inventory.form';
 import InventoryManageService from './inventory-manage.service';
 import adHocRoute from './adhoc/adhoc.route';
 import ansibleFacts from './ansible_facts/main';
+import { copyMoveGroupRoute, copyMoveHostRoute } from './copy-move/copy-move.route';
+import copyMove from './copy-move/main';
 export default
 angular.module('inventory', [
         adhoc.name,
@@ -31,7 +33,8 @@ angular.module('inventory', [
         inventoryAdd.name,
         inventoryEdit.name,
         inventoryList.name,
-        ansibleFacts.name
+        ansibleFacts.name,
+        copyMove.name
     ])
     .factory('InventoryForm', InventoryForm)
     .factory('InventoryList', InventoryList)
@@ -41,6 +44,34 @@ angular.module('inventory', [
             let stateDefinitions = stateDefinitionsProvider.$get(),
             stateExtender = $stateExtenderProvider.$get();
 
+            function factsConfig(stateName) {
+                return {
+                    name: stateName,
+                    url: '/ansible_facts',
+                    ncyBreadcrumb: {
+                        label: N_("FACTS")
+                    },
+                    views: {
+                        'related': {
+                            controller: 'AnsibleFactsController',
+                            templateUrl: templateUrl('inventories/ansible_facts/ansible_facts')
+                        }
+                    },
+                    resolve: {
+                        Facts: ['$stateParams', 'GetBasePath', 'Rest',
+                            function($stateParams, GetBasePath, Rest) {
+                                let ansibleFactsUrl = GetBasePath('hosts') + $stateParams.host_id + '/ansible_facts';
+                                Rest.setUrl(ansibleFactsUrl);
+                                return Rest.get()
+                                    .success(function(data) {
+                                        return data;
+                                    });
+                            }
+                        ]
+                    }
+                };
+            }
+
             function generateInventoryStates() {
 
                 let basicInventoryAdd = stateDefinitions.generateTree({
@@ -224,31 +255,7 @@ angular.module('inventory', [
                     }
                 };
 
-                let relatedHostsAnsibleFacts = {
-                    name: 'inventories.edit.hosts.edit.ansible_facts',
-                    url: '/ansible_facts',
-                    ncyBreadcrumb: {
-                        label: N_("FACTS")
-                    },
-                    views: {
-                        'related': {
-                            controller: 'AnsibleFactsController',
-                            templateUrl: templateUrl('inventories/ansible_facts/ansible_facts')
-                        }
-                    },
-                    resolve: {
-                        Facts: ['$stateParams', 'GetBasePath', 'Rest',
-                            function($stateParams, GetBasePath, Rest) {
-                                let ansibleFactsUrl = GetBasePath('hosts') + $stateParams.host_id + '/ansible_facts';
-                                Rest.setUrl(ansibleFactsUrl);
-                                return Rest.get()
-                                    .success(function(data) {
-                                        return data;
-                                    });
-                            }
-                        ]
-                    }
-                };
+                let relatedHostsAnsibleFacts = factsConfig('inventories.edit.hosts.edit.ansible_facts');
 
                 return Promise.all([
                     basicInventoryAdd,
@@ -296,7 +303,9 @@ angular.module('inventory', [
                             stateExtender.buildDefinition(listSchedules),
                             stateExtender.buildDefinition(addSchedule),
                             stateExtender.buildDefinition(editSchedule),
-                            stateExtender.buildDefinition(relatedHostsAnsibleFacts)
+                            stateExtender.buildDefinition(relatedHostsAnsibleFacts),
+                            stateExtender.buildDefinition(copyMoveGroupRoute),
+                            stateExtender.buildDefinition(copyMoveHostRoute)
                         ])
                     };
                 });
@@ -347,31 +356,7 @@ angular.module('inventory', [
                     }
                 });
 
-                let hostAnsibleFacts = {
-                    name: 'hosts.edit.ansible_facts',
-                    url: '/ansible_facts',
-                    ncyBreadcrumb: {
-                        label: N_("FACTS")
-                    },
-                    views: {
-                        'related': {
-                            controller: 'AnsibleFactsController',
-                            templateUrl: templateUrl('inventories/ansible_facts/ansible_facts')
-                        }
-                    },
-                    resolve: {
-                        Facts: ['$stateParams', 'GetBasePath', 'Rest',
-                            function($stateParams, GetBasePath, Rest) {
-                                let ansibleFactsUrl = GetBasePath('hosts') + $stateParams.host_id + '/ansible_facts';
-                                Rest.setUrl(ansibleFactsUrl);
-                                return Rest.get()
-                                    .success(function(data) {
-                                        return data;
-                                    });
-                            }
-                        ]
-                    }
-                };
+                let hostAnsibleFacts = factsConfig('hosts.edit.ansible_facts');
 
                 return Promise.all([
                     hostTree
diff --git a/awx/ui/client/src/inventories/related-hosts/list/host-list.controller.js b/awx/ui/client/src/inventories/related-hosts/list/host-list.controller.js
index e9eaea0973..f2f960ceea 100644
--- a/awx/ui/client/src/inventories/related-hosts/list/host-list.controller.js
+++ b/awx/ui/client/src/inventories/related-hosts/list/host-list.controller.js
@@ -156,4 +156,8 @@ export default ['$scope', 'RelatedHostsListDefinition', '$rootScope', 'GetBasePa
 
         $state.go('^.adhoc', {pattern: pattern});
     };
+
+    $scope.copyMoveHost = function(id) {
+        $state.go('inventories.edit.hosts.copyMoveHost', {host_id: id});
+    };
 }];