diff --git a/hgext/convert/subversion.py b/hgext/convert/subversion.py
--- a/hgext/convert/subversion.py
+++ b/hgext/convert/subversion.py
@@ -725,6 +725,9 @@ class svn_sink(converter_sink, commandli
         converter_sink.__init__(self, ui, path)
         commandline.__init__(self, ui, 'svn')
         self.delete = []
+        self.setexec = []
+        self.delexec = []
+        self.copies = []
         self.wc = None
         self.cwd = os.getcwd()
 
@@ -792,15 +795,18 @@ class svn_sink(converter_sink, commandli
             util.set_exec(self.wjoin(filename), 'x' in flags)
             if was_exec:
                 if 'x' not in flags:
-                    self.run0('propdel', 'svn:executable', filename)
+                    self.delexec.append(filename)
             else:
                 if 'x' in flags:
-                    self.run0('propset', 'svn:executable', '*', filename)
-            
+                    self.setexec.append(filename)
+
     def delfile(self, name):
         self.delete.append(name)
 
     def copyfile(self, source, dest):
+        self.copies.append([source, dest])
+
+    def _copyfile(self, source, dest):
         # SVN's copy command pukes if the destination file exists, but
         # our copyfile method expects to record a copy that has
         # already occurred.  Cross the semantic gap.
@@ -831,15 +837,18 @@ class svn_sink(converter_sink, commandli
                 dirs.add(f[:i])
         return dirs
 
-    def add_files(self, files):
+    def add_dirs(self, files):
         add_dirs = [d for d in self.dirs_of(files)
                     if not os.path.exists(self.wjoin(d, '.svn', 'entries'))]
         if add_dirs:
             add_dirs.sort()
             self.run('add', non_recursive=True, quiet=True, *add_dirs)
+        return add_dirs
+
+    def add_files(self, files):
         if files:
             self.run('add', quiet=True, *files)
-        return files.union(add_dirs)
+        return files
         
     def tidy_dirs(self, names):
         dirs = list(self.dirs_of(names))
@@ -857,7 +866,7 @@ class svn_sink(converter_sink, commandli
 
     def revid(self, rev):
         return u"svn:%s@%s" % (self.uuid, rev)
-        
+
     def putcommit(self, files, parents, commit):
         for parent in parents:
             try:
@@ -865,12 +874,24 @@ class svn_sink(converter_sink, commandli
             except KeyError:
                 pass
         entries = set(self.delete)
+        files = util.frozenset(files)
+        entries.update(self.add_dirs(files.difference(entries)))
+        if self.copies:
+            for s, d in self.copies:
+                self._copyfile(s, d)
+            self.copies = []
         if self.delete:
             self.run0('delete', *self.delete)
             self.delete = []
-        files = util.frozenset(files)
         entries.update(self.add_files(files.difference(entries)))
         entries.update(self.tidy_dirs(entries))
+        if self.delexec:
+            self.run0('propdel', 'svn:executable', *self.delexec)
+            self.delexec = []
+        if self.setexec:
+            self.run0('propset', 'svn:executable', '*', *self.setexec)
+            self.setexec = []
+
         fd, messagefile = tempfile.mkstemp(prefix='hg-convert-')
         fp = os.fdopen(fd, 'w')
         fp.write(commit.desc)
diff --git a/tests/test-convert-svn-sink b/tests/test-convert-svn-sink
--- a/tests/test-convert-svn-sink
+++ b/tests/test-convert-svn-sink
@@ -59,6 +59,29 @@ hg convert -d svn a
 (cd a-hg-wc; svn up; svn st -v; svn log --xml -v --limit=1 | sed 's,<date>.*,<date/>,')
 test -x a-hg-wc/c && echo executable || echo not executable
 
+echo % executable in new directory
+
+rm -rf a a-hg a-hg-wc
+hg init a
+
+mkdir a/d1
+echo a > a/d1/a
+chmod +x a/d1/a
+hg --cwd a ci -d '0 0' -A -m 'add executable file in new directory'
+
+hg convert -d svn a
+(cd a-hg-wc; svn up; svn st -v; svn log --xml -v --limit=1 | sed 's,<date>.*,<date/>,')
+test -x a-hg-wc/d1/a && echo executable || echo not executable
+
+echo % copy to new directory
+
+mkdir a/d2
+hg --cwd a cp d1/a d2/a
+hg --cwd a ci -d '1 0' -A -m 'copy file to new directory'
+
+hg convert -d svn a
+(cd a-hg-wc; svn up; svn st -v; svn log --xml -v --limit=1 | sed 's,<date>.*,<date/>,')
+
 echo % branchy history
 
 hg init b
diff --git a/tests/test-convert-svn-sink.out b/tests/test-convert-svn-sink.out
--- a/tests/test-convert-svn-sink.out
+++ b/tests/test-convert-svn-sink.out
@@ -195,6 +195,65 @@ At revision 5.
 </logentry>
 </log>
 executable
+% executable in new directory
+adding d1/a
+assuming destination a-hg
+initializing svn repo 'a-hg'
+initializing svn wc 'a-hg-wc'
+scanning source...
+sorting...
+converting...
+0 add executable file in new directory
+At revision 1.
+                1        1 test         .
+                1        1 test         d1
+                1        1 test         d1/a
+<?xml version="1.0"?>
+<log>
+<logentry
+   revision="1">
+<author>test</author>
+<date/>
+<paths>
+<path
+   action="A">/d1</path>
+<path
+   action="A">/d1/a</path>
+</paths>
+<msg>add executable file in new directory</msg>
+</logentry>
+</log>
+executable
+% copy to new directory
+assuming destination a-hg
+initializing svn wc 'a-hg-wc'
+scanning source...
+sorting...
+converting...
+0 copy file to new directory
+At revision 2.
+                2        2 test         .
+                2        1 test         d1
+                2        1 test         d1/a
+                2        2 test         d2
+                2        2 test         d2/a
+<?xml version="1.0"?>
+<log>
+<logentry
+   revision="2">
+<author>test</author>
+<date/>
+<paths>
+<path
+   action="A">/d2</path>
+<path
+   copyfrom-path="/d1/a"
+   copyfrom-rev="1"
+   action="A">/d2/a</path>
+</paths>
+<msg>copy file to new directory</msg>
+</logentry>
+</log>
 % branchy history
 adding b
 adding left-1