*** a/src/bin/psql/common.c
--- b/src/bin/psql/common.c
***************
*** 691,709 **** ProcessResult(PGresult **results)
  			 */
  			SetCancelConn();
  			if (result_status == PGRES_COPY_OUT)
! 				success = handleCopyOut(pset.db, pset.queryFout) && success;
  			else
  				success = handleCopyIn(pset.db, pset.cur_cmd_source,
! 									   PQbinaryTuples(*results)) && success;
  			ResetCancelConn();
  
  			/*
  			 * Call PQgetResult() once more.  In the typical case of a
  			 * single-command string, it will return NULL.	Otherwise, we'll
  			 * have other results to process that may include other COPYs.
  			 */
! 			PQclear(*results);
! 			*results = next_result = PQgetResult(pset.db);
  		}
  		else if (first_cycle)
  			/* fast path: no COPY commands; PQexec visited all results */
--- 691,723 ----
  			 */
  			SetCancelConn();
  			if (result_status == PGRES_COPY_OUT)
! 			{
! 				success = handleCopyOut(pset.db, pset.queryFout, results) && success;
! 
! 				/* 
! 				 * May be query was \copy tbl to 'filename'; in that case queryFout will be 
! 				 * pointing to the file filename descriptor. So since by this time table  output is
! 				 * already redirected to given file, so now in order to print the status of 
! 				 * command execution queryFout should point to stdout.
! 				 */
! 				pset.queryFout = stdout;
! 			}
  			else
  				success = handleCopyIn(pset.db, pset.cur_cmd_source,
! 									   PQbinaryTuples(*results), results) && success;
  			ResetCancelConn();
  
  			/*
  			 * Call PQgetResult() once more.  In the typical case of a
  			 * single-command string, it will return NULL.	Otherwise, we'll
  			 * have other results to process that may include other COPYs.
+ 			 * If it is NULL, then the last result will be returned back.
  			 */
! 			if ((next_result = PQgetResult(pset.db)))
! 			{
! 				PQclear(*results);
! 				*results = next_result;
! 			}
  		}
  		else if (first_cycle)
  			/* fast path: no COPY commands; PQexec visited all results */
*** a/src/bin/psql/copy.c
--- b/src/bin/psql/copy.c
***************
*** 433,444 **** do_copy(const char *args)
   * result is true if successful, false if not.
   */
  bool
! handleCopyOut(PGconn *conn, FILE *copystream)
  {
  	bool		OK = true;
  	char	   *buf;
  	int			ret;
- 	PGresult   *res;
  
  	for (;;)
  	{
--- 433,443 ----
   * result is true if successful, false if not.
   */
  bool
! handleCopyOut(PGconn *conn, FILE *copystream, PGresult **res)
  {
  	bool		OK = true;
  	char	   *buf;
  	int			ret;
  
  	for (;;)
  	{
***************
*** 490,508 **** handleCopyOut(PGconn *conn, FILE *copystream)
  	 * TO STDOUT commands.	We trust that no condition can make PQexec() fail
  	 * indefinitely while retaining status PGRES_COPY_OUT.
  	 */
! 	while (res = PQgetResult(conn), PQresultStatus(res) == PGRES_COPY_OUT)
  	{
  		OK = false;
! 		PQclear(res);
  
  		PQexec(conn, "-- clear PGRES_COPY_OUT state");
  	}
! 	if (PQresultStatus(res) != PGRES_COMMAND_OK)
  	{
  		psql_error("%s", PQerrorMessage(conn));
  		OK = false;
  	}
- 	PQclear(res);
  
  	return OK;
  }
--- 489,506 ----
  	 * TO STDOUT commands.	We trust that no condition can make PQexec() fail
  	 * indefinitely while retaining status PGRES_COPY_OUT.
  	 */
! 	while (*res = PQgetResult(conn), PQresultStatus(*res) == PGRES_COPY_OUT)
  	{
  		OK = false;
! 		PQclear(*res);
  
  		PQexec(conn, "-- clear PGRES_COPY_OUT state");
  	}
! 	if (PQresultStatus(*res) != PGRES_COMMAND_OK)
  	{
  		psql_error("%s", PQerrorMessage(conn));
  		OK = false;
  	}
  
  	return OK;
  }
***************
*** 523,534 **** handleCopyOut(PGconn *conn, FILE *copystream)
  #define COPYBUFSIZ 8192
  
  bool
! handleCopyIn(PGconn *conn, FILE *copystream, bool isbinary)
  {
  	bool		OK;
  	const char *prompt;
  	char		buf[COPYBUFSIZ];
- 	PGresult   *res;
  
  	/*
  	 * Establish longjmp destination for exiting from wait-for-input. (This is
--- 521,531 ----
  #define COPYBUFSIZ 8192
  
  bool
! handleCopyIn(PGconn *conn, FILE *copystream, bool isbinary, PGresult **res)
  {
  	bool		OK;
  	const char *prompt;
  	char		buf[COPYBUFSIZ];
  
  	/*
  	 * Establish longjmp destination for exiting from wait-for-input. (This is
***************
*** 682,700 **** copyin_cleanup:
  	 * indefinitely while retaining status PGRES_COPY_IN, we get an infinite
  	 * loop.  This is more realistic than handleCopyOut()'s counterpart risk.
  	 */
! 	while (res = PQgetResult(conn), PQresultStatus(res) == PGRES_COPY_IN)
  	{
  		OK = false;
! 		PQclear(res);
  
  		PQputCopyEnd(pset.db, _("trying to exit copy mode"));
  	}
! 	if (PQresultStatus(res) != PGRES_COMMAND_OK)
  	{
  		psql_error("%s", PQerrorMessage(conn));
  		OK = false;
  	}
- 	PQclear(res);
  
  	return OK;
  }
--- 679,696 ----
  	 * indefinitely while retaining status PGRES_COPY_IN, we get an infinite
  	 * loop.  This is more realistic than handleCopyOut()'s counterpart risk.
  	 */
! 	while (*res = PQgetResult(conn), PQresultStatus(*res) == PGRES_COPY_IN)
  	{
  		OK = false;
! 		PQclear(*res);
  
  		PQputCopyEnd(pset.db, _("trying to exit copy mode"));
  	}
! 	if (PQresultStatus(*res) != PGRES_COMMAND_OK)
  	{
  		psql_error("%s", PQerrorMessage(conn));
  		OK = false;
  	}
  
  	return OK;
  }
*** a/src/bin/psql/copy.h
--- b/src/bin/psql/copy.h
***************
*** 16,22 **** bool		do_copy(const char *args);
  
  /* lower level processors for copy in/out streams */
  
! bool		handleCopyOut(PGconn *conn, FILE *copystream);
! bool		handleCopyIn(PGconn *conn, FILE *copystream, bool isbinary);
  
  #endif
--- 16,22 ----
  
  /* lower level processors for copy in/out streams */
  
! bool		handleCopyOut(PGconn *conn, FILE *copystream, PGresult **res);
! bool		handleCopyIn(PGconn *conn, FILE *copystream, bool isbinary, PGresult **res);
  
  #endif