diff --git a/backend/union/union.go b/backend/union/union.go
index 7e10f06b8..fcfe4ac95 100644
--- a/backend/union/union.go
+++ b/backend/union/union.go
@@ -894,18 +894,22 @@ func NewFs(ctx context.Context, name, root string, m configmap.Mapper) (fs.Fs, e
 		WriteMetadata:           true,
 		UserMetadata:            true,
 	}).Fill(ctx, f)
-	canMove := true
+	canMove, slowHash := true, false
 	for _, f := range upstreams {
 		features = features.Mask(ctx, f) // Mask all upstream fs
 		if !operations.CanServerSideMove(f) {
 			canMove = false
 		}
+		slowHash = slowHash || f.Features().SlowHash
 	}
 	// We can move if all remotes support Move or Copy
 	if canMove {
 		features.Move = f.Move
 	}
 
+	// If any of upstreams are SlowHash, propagate it
+	features.SlowHash = slowHash
+
 	// Enable ListR when upstreams either support ListR or is local
 	// But not when all upstreams are local
 	if features.ListR == nil {