diff --git a/docs/realm.js b/docs/realm.js
index c953a337..e0a0ddde 100644
--- a/docs/realm.js
+++ b/docs/realm.js
@@ -272,6 +272,18 @@ class Realm {
      * @returns {true} if compaction succeeds.
      */
     compact() {}
+
+    /**
+     * Writes a compacted copy of the Realm to the given path.
+     *
+     * The destination file cannot already exist.
+     *
+     * Note that if this method is called from within a write transaction, the current data is written,
+     * not the data from the point when the previous write transaction was committed.
+     * @param {string} path path to save the Realm to
+     * @param {ArrayBuffer|ArrayBufferView} [encryptionKey] - Optional 64-byte encryption key to encrypt the new file with.
+     */
+    writeCopyTo(path, encryptionKey) {}
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/lib/index.d.ts b/lib/index.d.ts
index 669ed99c..664168e4 100644
--- a/lib/index.d.ts
+++ b/lib/index.d.ts
@@ -677,6 +677,14 @@ declare class Realm {
      */
     compact(): boolean;
 
+    /**
+     * Write a copy to destination path
+     * @param path destination path
+     * @param encryptionKey encryption key to use
+     * @returns void
+     */
+    writeCopyTo(path: string, encryptionKey?: ArrayBuffer | ArrayBufferView): void;
+
     privileges() : Realm.Permissions.Realm;
     privileges(objectType: string | Realm.ObjectSchema | Function) : Realm.Permissions.Class;
     privileges(obj: Realm.Object) : Realm.Permissions.Class;
diff --git a/src/js_realm.hpp b/src/js_realm.hpp
index 977a5e12..d38f783c 100644
--- a/src/js_realm.hpp
+++ b/src/js_realm.hpp
@@ -183,6 +183,7 @@ public:
     static void remove_all_listeners(ContextType, ObjectType, Arguments, ReturnValue &);
     static void close(ContextType, ObjectType, Arguments, ReturnValue &);
     static void compact(ContextType, ObjectType, Arguments, ReturnValue &);
+    static void writeCopyTo(ContextType, ObjectType, Arguments, ReturnValue &);
     static void delete_model(ContextType, ObjectType, Arguments, ReturnValue &);
     static void object_for_object_id(ContextType, ObjectType, Arguments, ReturnValue&);
     static void privileges(ContextType, ObjectType, Arguments, ReturnValue&);
@@ -241,6 +242,7 @@ public:
         {"removeAllListeners", wrap<remove_all_listeners>},
         {"close", wrap<close>},
         {"compact", wrap<compact>},
+        {"writeCopyTo", wrap<writeCopyTo>},
         {"deleteModel", wrap<delete_model>},
         {"privileges", wrap<privileges>},
         {"_objectForObjectId", wrap<object_for_object_id>},
@@ -1004,6 +1006,36 @@ void RealmClass<T>::compact(ContextType ctx, ObjectType this_object, Arguments a
     return_value.set(realm->compact());
 }
 
+template<typename T>
+void RealmClass<T>::writeCopyTo(ContextType ctx, ObjectType this_object, Arguments args, ReturnValue &return_value) {
+    args.validate_maximum(2);
+
+    if (args.count == 0) {
+        throw std::runtime_error("At least path has to be provided for 'writeCopyTo'");
+    }
+
+    SharedRealm realm = *get_internal<T, RealmClass<T>>(this_object);
+
+    ValueType pathValue = args[0];
+    if (!Value::is_string(ctx, pathValue)) {
+        throw std::runtime_error("Argument to 'writeCopyTo' must be a String.");
+    }
+
+    std::string path = Value::validated_to_string(ctx, pathValue);
+    BinaryData key;
+    if (args.count == 2) {
+        ValueType key_value = args[1];
+        if (!Value::is_binary(ctx, key_value)) {
+            throw std::runtime_error("Encryption key for 'writeCopyTo' must be a Binary.");
+        }
+
+        auto key_data = Value::validated_to_binary(ctx, key_value);
+        key = { static_cast<const char *>(key_data.data()), key_data.size() };
+    }
+
+    realm->write_copy(path, key);
+}
+
 template<typename T>
 void RealmClass<T>::object_for_object_id(ContextType ctx, ObjectType this_object, Arguments args, ReturnValue& return_value) {
     args.validate_count(2);
diff --git a/tests/js/realm-tests.js b/tests/js/realm-tests.js
index 9fe9ab76..a2e4d493 100644
--- a/tests/js/realm-tests.js
+++ b/tests/js/realm-tests.js
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ module.exports = {
         const realm2 = new Realm({schema: [], path: testPath2});
         TestCase.assertEqual(realm2.path, defaultDir + testPath2);
     },
-    
+
     testRealmIsClosed: function() {
         const realm = new Realm({schema: []});
         TestCase.assertFalse(realm.isClosed);
@@ -1200,8 +1200,49 @@ module.exports = {
     testDisableFileFormatUpgrade: function() {
         Realm.copyBundledRealmFiles();
 
-        TestCase.assertThrowsContaining(() => { 
+        TestCase.assertThrowsContaining(() => {
             new Realm({ path: 'dates-v3.realm', disableFormatUpgrade: true } );
         }, 'The Realm file format must be allowed to be upgraded in order to proceed.');
+    },
+
+    testWriteCopyTo: function() {
+        const realm = new Realm({schema: [schemas.IntPrimary, schemas.AllTypes, schemas.TestObject, schemas.LinkToAllTypes]});
+
+        realm.write(() => {
+            realm.create('TestObject', {doubleCol: 1});
+        });
+        TestCase.assertEqual(1, realm.objects('TestObject').length);
+
+        TestCase.assertThrowsContaining(() => {
+            realm.writeCopyTo();
+        }, "At least path has to be provided for 'writeCopyTo'");
+
+        TestCase.assertThrowsContaining(() => {
+            realm.writeCopyTo(34);
+        }, "Argument to 'writeCopyTo' must be a String.");
+
+        const copyName = "testWriteCopy.realm";
+        realm.writeCopyTo(copyName);
+
+        const copyConfig = { path: copyName };
+        const realmCopy = new Realm(copyConfig);
+        TestCase.assertEqual(1, realmCopy.objects('TestObject').length);
+        realmCopy.close();
+
+        TestCase.assertThrowsContaining(() => {
+            realm.writeCopyTo("testWriteCopyWithInvalidKey.realm", "hello");
+        }, "Encryption key for 'writeCopyTo' must be a Binary.");
+
+        const encryptedCopyName = "testWriteEncryptedCopy.realm";
+        var encryptionKey = new Int8Array(64);
+        encryptionKey[0] = 1;
+        realm.writeCopyTo(encryptedCopyName, encryptionKey);
+
+        const encryptedCopyConfig = { path: encryptedCopyName, encryptionKey: encryptionKey };
+        const encryptedRealmCopy = new Realm(encryptedCopyConfig);
+        TestCase.assertEqual(1, encryptedRealmCopy.objects('TestObject').length);
+        encryptedRealmCopy.close();
+
+        realm.close();
     }
 };