diff --git a/tools/Python/mcrun/mcrun.py b/tools/Python/mcrun/mcrun.py
index 0bcc3227a..dd0ad7fe7 100644
--- a/tools/Python/mcrun/mcrun.py
+++ b/tools/Python/mcrun/mcrun.py
@@ -553,6 +553,10 @@ def main():
     if isdir(options.dir):
         LOG.info('Placing instr file copy %s in dataset %s', options.instr, options.dir)
         copyfile(options.instr, join(options.dir, basename(options.instr)))
+        cfile = os.path.splitext(options.instr)[0] + ".c"
+        if os.path.exists(cfile):
+            LOG.info('Placing generated c-code copy %s in dataset %s', cfile, options.dir)
+            copyfile(cfile, join(options.dir, basename(cfile)))
 
     if options.autoplot is not None:
         autoplotter = mccode_config.configuration['MCPLOT']