diff --git a/builtin-blame.c b/builtin-blame.c
index 8b6b09b10b..4ea343189f 100644
--- a/builtin-blame.c
+++ b/builtin-blame.c
@@ -2346,6 +2346,10 @@ int cmd_blame(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 parse_done:
 	argc = parse_options_end(&ctx);
 
+	if (DIFF_OPT_TST(&revs.diffopt, FIND_COPIES_HARDER))
+		opt |= (PICKAXE_BLAME_COPY | PICKAXE_BLAME_MOVE |
+			PICKAXE_BLAME_COPY_HARDER);
+
 	if (!blame_move_score)
 		blame_move_score = BLAME_DEFAULT_MOVE_SCORE;
 	if (!blame_copy_score)