diff --git a/docs/bodyinterceptors.md b/docs/bodyinterceptors.md
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--- a/docs/bodyinterceptors.md
+++ b/docs/bodyinterceptors.md
@@ -101,7 +101,9 @@ Obviously, the code segment<code>l2 = 2; l3 = 3;</code>is unreachable. It will b
 
 ### CopyPropagator
 
-CopyPropagator is a<code>BodyInterceptor</code>that supports the global copy propagation and constant propagation. 
+CopyPropagator is a<code>BodyInterceptor</code>that supports the global copy propagation and constant propagation.
+
+Refer [Sreekala, S. K. and Vineeth Kumar Paleri. “Copy Propagation subsumes Constant Propagation.” ArXiv abs/2207.03894 (2022): n. pag.](https://arxiv.org/pdf/2207.03894)
 
 Example for global copy propagation:
 
diff --git a/shared-test-resources/interceptors/CopyPropagatorTest.class b/shared-test-resources/interceptors/CopyPropagatorTest.class
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diff --git a/shared-test-resources/interceptors/CopyPropagatorTest.java b/shared-test-resources/interceptors/CopyPropagatorTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b0a9ebbe41c
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+++ b/shared-test-resources/interceptors/CopyPropagatorTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+public class CopyPropagatorTest {
+
+    void tc1(int w) {
+        int y, z = 0;
+        y = w;
+        w = 10;
+        z = 20;
+        int x = y + z;
+    }
+    
+}
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diff --git a/sootup.java.bytecode/src/test/java/sootup/java/bytecode/interceptors/CopyPropagatorTest.java b/sootup.java.bytecode/src/test/java/sootup/java/bytecode/interceptors/CopyPropagatorTest.java
index 1415c00a12d..6503c11d978 100644
--- a/sootup.java.bytecode/src/test/java/sootup/java/bytecode/interceptors/CopyPropagatorTest.java
+++ b/sootup.java.bytecode/src/test/java/sootup/java/bytecode/interceptors/CopyPropagatorTest.java
@@ -1,12 +1,14 @@
 package sootup.java.bytecode.interceptors;
 
-import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertFalse;
-import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertTrue;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.*;
 
 import categories.TestCategories;
 import java.nio.file.Paths;
+import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.Set;
+import java.util.stream.Collectors;
+import java.util.stream.Stream;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Tag;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 import sootup.core.graph.MutableStmtGraph;
@@ -28,6 +30,9 @@
 import sootup.core.signatures.MethodSignature;
 import sootup.core.types.VoidType;
 import sootup.core.util.ImmutableUtils;
+import sootup.core.util.Utils;
+import sootup.core.views.View;
+import sootup.java.bytecode.inputlocation.JavaClassPathAnalysisInputLocation;
 import sootup.java.bytecode.inputlocation.PathBasedAnalysisInputLocation;
 import sootup.java.core.JavaIdentifierFactory;
 import sootup.java.core.interceptors.CopyPropagator;
@@ -128,6 +133,44 @@ public class CopyPropagatorTest {
   JAssignStmt estmt13 =
       JavaJimple.newAssignStmt(r5, NullConstant.getInstance(), noStmtPositionInfo);
 
+  public View setUp() {
+    String baseDir = "../shared-test-resources/interceptors/";
+    JavaClassPathAnalysisInputLocation inputLocation =
+        new JavaClassPathAnalysisInputLocation(
+            baseDir, SourceType.Library, Collections.emptyList());
+    final JavaView view = new JavaView(Arrays.asList(inputLocation));
+    return view;
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void testCopyPropagationWithRedefinition() {
+    View view = setUp();
+    final MethodSignature methodSignature =
+        view.getIdentifierFactory()
+            .getMethodSignature(
+                "CopyPropagatorTest", "tc1", "void", Collections.singletonList("int"));
+    Body bodyBefore = view.getMethod(methodSignature).get().getBody();
+    final Body.BodyBuilder builder = Body.builder(bodyBefore, Collections.emptySet());
+    new CopyPropagator().interceptBody(builder, view);
+    Body bodyAfter = builder.build();
+    assertEquals(
+        Stream.of(
+                "CopyPropagatorTest this",
+                "int l1",
+                "unknown l2, l3, l4",
+                "this := @this: CopyPropagatorTest",
+                "l1 := @parameter0: int",
+                "l3 = 0",
+                "l2 = l1",
+                "l1 = 10",
+                "l3 = 20",
+                // l2 should not be replaced with l1 as l1 gets redefined
+                "l4 = l2 + 20",
+                "return")
+            .collect(Collectors.toList()),
+        Utils.filterJimple(bodyAfter.toString()));
+  }
+
   @Test
   public void testEqualStmt() {
     assertTrue(eestmt4.equivTo(eestmt4.withRValue(NullConstant.getInstance())));
diff --git a/sootup.java.core/src/main/java/sootup/java/core/interceptors/CopyPropagator.java b/sootup.java.core/src/main/java/sootup/java/core/interceptors/CopyPropagator.java
index 2e4d15867ff..4509c3fe262 100644
--- a/sootup.java.core/src/main/java/sootup/java/core/interceptors/CopyPropagator.java
+++ b/sootup.java.core/src/main/java/sootup/java/core/interceptors/CopyPropagator.java
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
  */
 
 import com.google.common.collect.Lists;
+import java.util.Iterator;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Set;
 import java.util.stream.Collectors;
@@ -91,7 +92,48 @@ else if (rhs instanceof JCastExpr && rhs.getType() instanceof ReferenceType) {
         }
         // if rhs is a local, then replace use, if it is possible
         else if (rhs instanceof Local && !rhs.equivTo(use)) {
-          newStmt = replaceUse(stmtGraph, newStmt, use, rhs);
+          Local m = (Local) rhs;
+          if (use != m) {
+            Integer defCount = m.getDefs(stmtGraph.getStmts()).size();
+            if (defCount == null || defCount == 0) {
+              throw new RuntimeException("Variable " + m + " used without definition!");
+            } else if (defCount == 1) {
+              newStmt = replaceUse(stmtGraph, newStmt, use, rhs);
+              continue;
+            }
+
+            List<Stmt> path = stmtGraph.getExtendedBasicBlockPathBetween(defStmt, newStmt);
+            if (path == null) {
+              // no path in the extended basic block
+              continue;
+            }
+            {
+              boolean isRedefined = false;
+              Iterator<Stmt> pathIt = path.iterator();
+              // Skip first node
+              pathIt.next();
+              // Make sure that m is not redefined along path
+              while (pathIt.hasNext()) {
+                Stmt s = (Stmt) pathIt.next();
+                if (newStmt == s) {
+                  // Don't look at the last statement
+                  // since it is evaluated after the uses.
+                  break;
+                }
+                if (s instanceof AbstractDefinitionStmt) {
+                  if (((AbstractDefinitionStmt) s).getLeftOp() == m) {
+                    isRedefined = true;
+                    break;
+                  }
+                }
+              }
+
+              if (isRedefined) {
+                continue;
+              }
+            }
+            newStmt = replaceUse(stmtGraph, newStmt, use, rhs);
+          }
         }
       }
     }