diff --git a/src/cfengine_cli/lint.py b/src/cfengine_cli/lint.py
index ad4d999..2c36814 100644
--- a/src/cfengine_cli/lint.py
+++ b/src/cfengine_cli/lint.py
@@ -52,7 +52,14 @@
     "string",
 }
 PROMISE_BLOCK_ATTRIBUTES = ("path", "interpreter")
+
 IMPLIES_BUNDLE = {"usebundle", "servicebundle", "service_bundle"}
+IMPLIES_BODY = {"copy_from", "action"}
+# Generally, IMPLIES_BUNDLE and IMPLIES_BODY might not be necessary
+# in the future, when we're using syntax-description.json we will
+# know if we expect a bundle or body (based on both promise type and attribute name)
+# so "guessing" based on only attribute name can be dropped.
+
 KNOWN_FAULTY_FUNCTION_DEFS = {"regex_replace", "peers"}
 # Generally, we don't want to allow creating bodies / bundles with the same
 # name as a built in function, as it can make things more confusing
@@ -652,19 +659,18 @@ def _lint_node(
                 f"Error: Call to bundle '{name}' inside custom promise: '{state.promise_type}' {location}"
             )
             return 1
-        if state.strict and (
-            qualified_name not in state.bundles
-            and (
-                state.attribute_name in IMPLIES_BUNDLE
-                or qualified_name not in state.bodies
-            )
-            and name not in syntax_data.BUILTIN_FUNCTIONS
-        ):
-            _highlight_range(node, lines)
-            print(
-                f"Error: Call to unknown function / bundle / body '{name}' {location}"
+        if state.strict and name not in syntax_data.BUILTIN_FUNCTIONS:
+            allowed_in_bundles = state.attribute_name not in IMPLIES_BODY
+            allowed_in_bodies = state.attribute_name not in IMPLIES_BUNDLE
+            found = (allowed_in_bundles and qualified_name in state.bundles) or (
+                allowed_in_bodies and qualified_name in state.bodies
             )
-            return 1
+            if not found:
+                _highlight_range(node, lines)
+                print(
+                    f"Error: Call to unknown function / bundle / body '{name}' {location}"
+                )
+                return 1
         if (
             name not in syntax_data.BUILTIN_FUNCTIONS
             and state.promise_type == "vars"
@@ -757,7 +763,7 @@ def _lint_node(
                 return 1
 
         qualified_name = _qualify(call, state.namespace)
-        if qualified_name in state.bundles:
+        if qualified_name in state.bundles and state.attribute_name not in IMPLIES_BODY:
             definitions = state.bundles[qualified_name]
             valid_counts = {len(d.get("parameters", [])) for d in definitions}
             if len(args) not in valid_counts:
diff --git a/tests/lint/018_implies_body.cf b/tests/lint/018_implies_body.cf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8a3c3c2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/lint/018_implies_body.cf
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+body copy_from mycopy(from, server)
+{
+  source => "$(from)";
+  servers => { "$(server)" };
+}
+
+bundle agent main
+{
+  files:
+    "/tmp/test"
+      copy_from => mycopy("/src", "host1");
+}
diff --git a/tests/lint/018_implies_body.expected.txt b/tests/lint/018_implies_body.expected.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4b31700
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/lint/018_implies_body.expected.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+
+    "/tmp/test1"
+      copy_from => helper("oops");
+                   ^----^
+Error: Call to unknown function / bundle / body 'helper' at tests/lint/018_implies_body.x.cf:17:20
+
+    "/tmp/test2"
+      copy_from => unknown_name("oops");
+                   ^----------^
+Error: Call to unknown function / bundle / body 'unknown_name' at tests/lint/018_implies_body.x.cf:19:20
+
+    "/tmp/test3"
+      copy_from => mycopy("/src");
+                   ^------------^
+Error: Expected 2 arguments, received 1 for body 'mycopy' at tests/lint/018_implies_body.x.cf:21:20
+FAIL: tests/lint/018_implies_body.x.cf (3 errors)
+Failure, 3 errors in total.
diff --git a/tests/lint/018_implies_body.x.cf b/tests/lint/018_implies_body.x.cf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8d2ab2c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/lint/018_implies_body.x.cf
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+body copy_from mycopy(from, server)
+{
+  source => "$(from)";
+  servers => { "$(server)" };
+}
+
+bundle agent helper(arg)
+{
+  reports:
+    "$(arg)";
+}
+
+bundle agent main
+{
+  files:
+    "/tmp/test1"
+      copy_from => helper("oops");
+    "/tmp/test2"
+      copy_from => unknown_name("oops");
+    "/tmp/test3"
+      copy_from => mycopy("/src");
+}