diff --git a/main/python/cmdLineUtils.py b/main/python/cmdLineUtils.py
index f3af283b197db..2c5e1adf5c9f9 100644
--- a/main/python/cmdLineUtils.py
+++ b/main/python/cmdLineUtils.py
@@ -692,19 +692,18 @@ def copyRootObjectRecursive(sourceFile, sourcePathSplit, destFile, destPathSplit
             newT.Write()
         else:
             obj = key.ReadObj()
-            if replaceOption and isExisting(destFile, destPathSplit + [setName]):
-                changeDirectory(destFile, destPathSplit)
-                otherObj = getFromDirectory(setName)
-                retcodeTemp = deleteObject(destFile, destPathSplit + [setName])
+            # Determine the actual name that will be written
+            actualName = setName if setName != "" else objectName
+
+            # Delete existing object if replace option is enabled
+            if replaceOption and isExisting(destFile, destPathSplit + [actualName]):
+                retcodeTemp = deleteObject(destFile, destPathSplit + [actualName])
                 if retcodeTemp:
                     retcode += retcodeTemp
+                    obj.Delete()
                     continue
-                else:
-                    if isinstance(obj, ROOT.TNamed):
-                        obj.SetName(setName)
-                    changeDirectory(destFile, destPathSplit)
-                    obj.Write()
-            elif issubclass(obj.__class__, ROOT.TCollection):
+
+            if issubclass(obj.__class__, ROOT.TCollection):
                 # probably the object was written with kSingleKey
                 changeDirectory(destFile, destPathSplit)
                 obj.Write(setName, ROOT.TObject.kSingleKey)
diff --git a/roottest/main/CMakeLists.txt b/roottest/main/CMakeLists.txt
index 8b81e9a5da861..6cfead42b8a9a 100644
--- a/roottest/main/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/roottest/main/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -368,11 +368,27 @@ ROOTTEST_ADD_TEST(SimpleRootcp5CheckOutput
 ROOTTEST_ADD_TEST(SimpleRootcp5Clean
                   COMMAND ${PY_TOOLS_PREFIX}/rootrm${pyext} -r copy5.root
                   FIXTURES_REQUIRED main-SimpleRootcp5CheckOutput-fixture)
-#########################################################################
 
-############################# ROOMV TESTS ############################
-ROOTTEST_ADD_TEST(SimpleRootmv1PrepareInput
-                  COMMAND ${PY_TOOLS_PREFIX}/rootcp${pyext} --recreate -r test.root move1.root
+
+ROOTTEST_ADD_TEST(RootcpReplaceRecursivePrepareInput
+                  COMMAND ${PY_TOOLS_PREFIX}/rootcp${pyext} --recreate -r test.root copy_replace_recursive.root
+                  FIXTURES_SETUP main-RootcpReplaceRecursivePrepareInput-fixture)
+
+ROOTTEST_ADD_TEST(RootcpReplaceRecursive
+                  COMMAND ${PY_TOOLS_PREFIX}/rootcp${pyext} --replace -r copy_replace_recursive.root:tof copy_replace_recursive.root:tof
+                  FIXTURES_REQUIRED main-RootcpReplaceRecursivePrepareInput-fixture
+                  FIXTURES_SETUP main-RootcpReplaceRecursive-fixture)
+
+ROOTTEST_ADD_TEST(RootcpReplaceRecursiveCheckOutput
+                  COMMAND ${TOOLS_PREFIX}/rootls${exeext} -1 copy_replace_recursive.root:tof
+                  OUTREF RootcpReplaceRecursive.ref
+                  FIXTURES_REQUIRED main-RootcpReplaceRecursive-fixture
+                  FIXTURES_SETUP main-RootcpReplaceRecursiveCheckOutput-fixture
+                  ENVIRONMENT ${test_env})
+
+ROOTTEST_ADD_TEST(RootcpReplaceRecursiveClean
+                  COMMAND ${PY_TOOLS_PREFIX}/rootrm${pyext} -r copy_replace_recursive.root
+                  FIXTURES_REQUIRED main-RootcpReplaceRecursiveCheckOutput-fixture)
                   FIXTURES_SETUP main-SimpleRootmv1PrepareInput-fixture)
 
 ROOTTEST_ADD_TEST(SimpleRootmv1
diff --git a/roottest/main/RootcpReplaceRecursive.ref b/roottest/main/RootcpReplaceRecursive.ref
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..459126e912aeb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roottest/main/RootcpReplaceRecursive.ref
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+h0_0N
+h0_1N
+h0_2N
+h0_3N
+h0_4N
+h0_5N
+h0_6N
+h0_7N
+h0_8N
+h0_9N
+h1_0N
+h1_1N
+h1_2N
+h1_3N
+h1_4N
+h1_5N
+h1_6N
+h1_7N
+h1_8N
+h1_9N
+plane0
+plane1