diff --git a/distribution/lib/Standard/Base/0.0.0-dev/src/System/File.enso b/distribution/lib/Standard/Base/0.0.0-dev/src/System/File.enso
index a0e44eda6e2a9..47a26123ffba0 100644
--- a/distribution/lib/Standard/Base/0.0.0-dev/src/System/File.enso
+++ b/distribution/lib/Standard/Base/0.0.0-dev/src/System/File.enso
@@ -86,7 +86,8 @@ type File
         if temp_path.is_nothing then Error.throw (File_Error.IO_Error "Unable to create a temporary file.") else
             temp = File.new temp_path
             if self.exists && copy_original then
-                self.copy_to temp replace_existing=True
+                Context.Output.with_enabled <|
+                    self.copy_to temp replace_existing=True
             temp
 
     ## ALIAS Current Directory
diff --git a/test/Tests/src/System/File_Spec.enso b/test/Tests/src/System/File_Spec.enso
index 95f8cb343585e..7ad847cee1586 100644
--- a/test/Tests/src/System/File_Spec.enso
+++ b/test/Tests/src/System/File_Spec.enso
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 from Standard.Base import all
 import Standard.Base.Errors.Common.Forbidden_Operation
+import Standard.Base.Errors.Common.Dry_Run_Operation
 import Standard.Base.Errors.Encoding_Error.Encoding_Error
 import Standard.Base.Errors.File_Error.File_Error
 import Standard.Base.Errors.Illegal_Argument.Illegal_Argument
@@ -364,6 +365,19 @@ spec =
             f.delete
             f.exists.should_be_false
 
+        Test.specify "should perform a dry run write of text to a new file and return this file's descriptor on success" <|
+            f = transient / "work.txt"
+            f.delete_if_exists
+            f.exists.should_be_false
+
+            Context.Output.with_disabled <|
+                r = "line 1!".write f
+                Problems.expect_only_warning Dry_Run_Operation r
+                f.exists.should_be_false
+                r.exists.should_be_true
+
+                Context.Output.with_enabled <| r.delete_if_exists
+
         Test.specify "should allow appending text to a file" <|
             f = transient / "work.txt"
             f.delete_if_exists
@@ -373,6 +387,40 @@ spec =
             f.delete
             f.exists.should_be_false
 
+        Test.specify "should perform a dry run append text to a file" <|
+            f = transient / "work.txt"
+            f.delete_if_exists
+            "line 1!".write f on_existing_file=Existing_File_Behavior.Append on_problems=Report_Error . should_succeed . should_equal f
+
+            Context.Output.with_disabled <|
+                r = '\nline 2!'.write f on_existing_file=Existing_File_Behavior.Append on_problems=Report_Error
+                Problems.expect_only_warning Dry_Run_Operation r
+                r.exists.should_be_true
+                r.read_text.should_equal 'line 1!\nline 2!'
+                f.read_text.should_equal 'line 1!'
+
+                Context.Output.with_enabled <| r.delete_if_exists
+
+        Test.specify "should perform a dry run create and append text to a file" <|
+            f = transient / "dry_append.txt"
+            f.delete_if_exists
+
+            Context.Output.with_disabled <|
+                r = "line 1!".write f on_existing_file=Existing_File_Behavior.Append on_problems=Report_Error
+                Problems.expect_only_warning Dry_Run_Operation r
+                r.exists.should_be_true
+
+                s = '\nline 2!'.write f on_existing_file=Existing_File_Behavior.Append on_problems=Report_Error
+                Problems.expect_only_warning Dry_Run_Operation s
+                s.exists.should_be_true
+
+                s.read_text.should_equal 'line 1!\nline 2!'
+                s.should_equal r
+
+                f.exists.should_be_false
+
+                Context.Output.with_enabled <| r.delete_if_exists
+
         Test.specify "should allow to overwrite files" <|
             f = transient / "work.txt"
             f.delete_if_exists
@@ -385,6 +433,20 @@ spec =
             f.delete
             f.exists.should_be_false
 
+        Test.specify "should not overwrite original file in dry run mode" <|
+            f = transient / "work.txt"
+            f.delete_if_exists
+            f.exists.should_be_false
+            "line 1!".write f on_existing_file=Existing_File_Behavior.Overwrite on_problems=Report_Error . should_succeed . should_equal f
+            f.exists.should_be_true
+
+            Context.Output.with_disabled <|
+                "line 2!".write f on_existing_file=Existing_File_Behavior.Overwrite
+                f.read_text.should_equal "line 1!"
+
+            f.delete
+            f.exists.should_be_false
+
         Test.specify "should fail if a file already exists, depending on the settings" <|
             f = transient / "work.txt"
             f.delete_if_exists