diff --git a/src/grib_handle.c b/src/grib_handle.c
index 20ef22072..097071f09 100644
--- a/src/grib_handle.c
+++ b/src/grib_handle.c
@@ -782,7 +782,9 @@ static grib_handle* grib_handle_new_from_file_multi ( grib_context* c, FILE* f,i
         gl->gts_header_len=gtslen;
         grib_context_free ( c,save_gts_header );
         gtslen=0;
-    } else gl->gts_header=NULL;
+    } else {
+        gl->gts_header=NULL;
+    }
 
     return gl;
 }
@@ -934,11 +936,16 @@ grib_handle* bufr_new_from_file( grib_context* c, FILE* f,int *error )
     void *data = NULL;
     size_t olen = 0;
     grib_handle  *gl = NULL;
-    off_t offset=0;
+    off_t gts_header_offset=0;
+    off_t offset=0, end_msg_offset=0;
+    char *gts_header=0,*save_gts_header=0;
+    int gtslen=0;
 
     if ( c == NULL ) c = grib_context_get_default();
 
+    gts_header_offset=grib_context_tell( c,f);
     data = wmo_read_bufr_from_file_malloc ( f, 0,&olen,&offset,error );
+    end_msg_offset=grib_context_tell ( c,f );
 
     if ( *error != GRIB_SUCCESS )
     {
@@ -948,6 +955,26 @@ grib_handle* bufr_new_from_file( grib_context* c, FILE* f,int *error )
         return NULL;
     }
 
+    if ( c->gts_header_on )
+    {
+        int g=0;
+        grib_context_seek ( c,gts_header_offset,SEEK_SET,f );
+        gtslen=offset-gts_header_offset;
+        gts_header=(char*)grib_context_malloc ( c,sizeof ( unsigned char ) *gtslen );
+        save_gts_header=gts_header;
+        grib_context_read ( c,gts_header,gtslen,f );
+        g=gtslen;
+        while ( gts_header!=NULL && g != 0 && *gts_header != '\03' )
+        {
+            /*printf("--------%d %X \n",gtslen,*gts_header);*/
+            gts_header++;
+            g--;
+        }
+        if ( g>8 ) {gts_header++;gtslen=g-1;}
+        else gts_header=save_gts_header;
+        grib_context_seek ( c,end_msg_offset,SEEK_SET,f );
+    }
+
     gl = grib_handle_new_from_message ( c, data, olen );
 
     if ( !gl )
@@ -965,6 +992,17 @@ grib_handle* bufr_new_from_file( grib_context* c, FILE* f,int *error )
     grib_context_increment_handle_total_count(c);
     if (gl->offset == 0) grib_context_set_handle_file_count(c,1);
 
+    if ( c->gts_header_on && gtslen >=8 )
+    {
+        gl->gts_header=(char*)grib_context_malloc ( c,sizeof ( unsigned char ) *gtslen );
+        memcpy ( gl->gts_header,gts_header,gtslen );
+        gl->gts_header_len=gtslen;
+        grib_context_free ( c,save_gts_header );
+        gtslen=0;
+    } else {
+        gl->gts_header=NULL;
+    }
+
     return gl;
 }
 
@@ -1018,8 +1056,10 @@ static grib_handle* grib_handle_new_from_file_no_multi ( grib_context* c,FILE* f
     int gtslen=0;
 
     if ( c == NULL ) c = grib_context_get_default();
+
+    gts_header_offset=grib_context_tell( c,f);
     data = wmo_read_grib_from_file_malloc ( f, headers_only,&olen,&offset,error );
-    end_msg_offset=offset+olen;
+    end_msg_offset=grib_context_tell ( c,f );
 
     if ( *error != GRIB_SUCCESS )
     {
@@ -1076,6 +1116,8 @@ static grib_handle* grib_handle_new_from_file_no_multi ( grib_context* c,FILE* f
         gl->gts_header_len=gtslen;
         grib_context_free ( c,save_gts_header );
         gtslen=0;
+    } else {
+        gl->gts_header=NULL;
     }
 
     return gl;
diff --git a/tests/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
index 51078d24f..47004d201 100644
--- a/tests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ list( APPEND tests_data_reqd
     bufr_ecc-393
     bufr_ecc-433
     bufr_ecc-750
+    bufr_ecc-875
     grib_ecc-490
     grib_ecc-756
     grib_ecc-873
diff --git a/tests/bufr_ecc-875.sh b/tests/bufr_ecc-875.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..38d16f6eb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/bufr_ecc-875.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+# Copyright 2005-2018 ECMWF.
+#
+# This software is licensed under the terms of the Apache Licence Version 2.0
+# which can be obtained at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.
+# 
+# In applying this licence, ECMWF does not waive the privileges and immunities granted to it by
+# virtue of its status as an intergovernmental organisation nor does it submit to any jurisdiction.
+#
+
+. ./include.sh
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------
+# This is the test for the JIRA issue ECC-875
+# bufr_copy with -g option to copy the GTS header
+# ---------------------------------------------------------
+label="bufr_ecc-875-test"
+tempOut=temp.${label}.out
+tempRef=temp.${label}.ref
+tempBufr=temp.${label}.bufr
+
+# Case 1:
+# --------------------------------
+input=${data_dir}/gts/EGRR20150317121020_00493212.DAT
+${tools_dir}/bufr_copy -g -w numberOfSubsets=9 $input $tempBufr
+${tools_dir}/gts_ls $tempBufr | sed 1d | head -n -3 > $tempOut
+
+cat > $tempRef <<EOF
+TT          AA          II          CCCC        YY          GG          gg          BBB         identifier  
+IU          SZ          41          KWBC        17          12          10          NNN         GTS        
+IU          SZ          42          KWBC        17          12          10          NNN         GTS        
+IU          SV          41          KWBC        17          12          10          NNN         GTS        
+IU          SV          42          KWBC        17          12          10          NNN         GTS        
+IU          KN          80          KWBC        17          12          09          NNN         GTS        
+IU          KN          50          KWBC        17          12          00          RRA         GTS        
+IU          KN          50          KWBC        17          12          00          RRB         GTS        
+EOF
+
+diff $tempRef $tempOut
+
+# Clean up
+rm -f $tempOut $tempRef $tempBufr