diff --git a/example.audio-conv.yaml b/example.audio-conv.yaml
index 584c926..22646c1 100644
--- a/example.audio-conv.yaml
+++ b/example.audio-conv.yaml
@@ -13,6 +13,10 @@ matches:
       bitrate: 160
       bitrate_type: vbr # or cbr
 
+    # for copy (copies file without transcoding it):
+    # to:
+    #   codec: copy
+
     # for mp3:
     # to:
     #   codec: mp3
diff --git a/src/config.rs b/src/config.rs
index 1699318..dbca3c4 100644
--- a/src/config.rs
+++ b/src/config.rs
@@ -46,6 +46,9 @@ pub enum Transcode {
         #[serde(default = "bitrate_type_vbr")]
         bitrate_type: BitrateType,
     },
+
+    #[serde(rename = "copy")]
+    Copy,
 }
 
 impl Transcode {
@@ -54,6 +57,7 @@ impl Transcode {
             Transcode::Opus { .. } => "opus",
             Transcode::Flac { .. } => "flac",
             Transcode::Mp3 { .. } => "mp3",
+            Transcode::Copy => "",
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index cdb9560..0d1e33a 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -264,15 +264,40 @@ async fn transcode(
 ) -> Result<()> {
     let from_path = config.from.join(&args.rel_from_path);
     let mut to_path = config.to.join(&args.rel_from_path);
-    to_path.set_extension(args.transcode.extension());
 
-    let file_src: Element = gmake("filesrc")?;
-    file_src.set_property("location", &path_to_gstring(&from_path))?;
+    fs::create_dir_all(
+        to_path
+            .parent()
+            .with_context(|| format!("could not get parent dir for {}", to_path.display()))?,
+    )
+    .await?;
 
     // encode into a tmp file first, then rename to actuall file name, that way we're writing
     // "whole" files to the intended file path, ignoring partial files in the mtime check
     let to_path_tmp = to_path.with_extension("tmp");
 
+    if let config::Transcode::Copy = args.transcode {
+        rm_file_on_err(&to_path_tmp, async {
+            fs::copy(&from_path, &to_path_tmp).await.with_context(|| {
+                format!(
+                    "could not copy file from {} to {}",
+                    from_path.display(),
+                    to_path_tmp.display()
+                )
+            })
+        })
+        .await?;
+
+        fs::rename(&to_path_tmp, &to_path).await?;
+
+        return Ok(());
+    }
+
+    to_path.set_extension(args.transcode.extension());
+
+    let file_src: Element = gmake("filesrc")?;
+    file_src.set_property("location", &path_to_gstring(&from_path))?;
+
     let decodebin: Element = gmake("decodebin")?;
 
     let src_elems: &[&Element] = &[&file_src, &decodebin];
@@ -378,6 +403,8 @@ async fn transcode(
                     dest_elems.push(encoder);
                     dest_elems.push(gmake("id3v2mux")?);
                 }
+
+                config::Transcode::Copy => unreachable!(),
             };
 
             let file_dest: gstreamer_base::BaseSink = gmake("filesink")?;
@@ -419,13 +446,6 @@ async fn transcode(
 
     let bus = pipeline.get_bus().context("pipe get bus")?;
 
-    fs::create_dir_all(
-        to_path
-            .parent()
-            .with_context(|| format!("could not get parent dir for {}", to_path.display()))?,
-    )
-    .await?;
-
     rm_file_on_err(&to_path_tmp, async {
         pipeline
             .set_state(gstreamer::State::Playing)