diff --git a/src/uu/cp/src/cp.rs b/src/uu/cp/src/cp.rs
index 1502a7ada72..5663872d145 100644
--- a/src/uu/cp/src/cp.rs
+++ b/src/uu/cp/src/cp.rs
@@ -689,7 +689,12 @@ pub fn uu_app() -> Command {
             Arg::new(options::NO_DEREFERENCE)
                 .short('P')
                 .long(options::NO_DEREFERENCE)
-                .overrides_with(options::DEREFERENCE)
+                .overrides_with_all([
+                    options::DEREFERENCE,
+                    options::CLI_SYMBOLIC_LINKS,
+                    options::ARCHIVE,
+                    options::NO_DEREFERENCE_PRESERVE_LINKS,
+                ])
                 // -d sets this option
                 .help(translate!("cp-help-no-dereference"))
                 .action(ArgAction::SetTrue),
@@ -698,13 +703,24 @@ pub fn uu_app() -> Command {
             Arg::new(options::DEREFERENCE)
                 .short('L')
                 .long(options::DEREFERENCE)
-                .overrides_with(options::NO_DEREFERENCE)
+                .overrides_with_all([
+                    options::NO_DEREFERENCE,
+                    options::CLI_SYMBOLIC_LINKS,
+                    options::ARCHIVE,
+                    options::NO_DEREFERENCE_PRESERVE_LINKS,
+                ])
                 .help(translate!("cp-help-dereference"))
                 .action(ArgAction::SetTrue),
         )
         .arg(
             Arg::new(options::CLI_SYMBOLIC_LINKS)
                 .short('H')
+                .overrides_with_all([
+                    options::DEREFERENCE,
+                    options::NO_DEREFERENCE,
+                    options::ARCHIVE,
+                    options::NO_DEREFERENCE_PRESERVE_LINKS,
+                ])
                 .help(translate!("cp-help-cli-symbolic-links"))
                 .action(ArgAction::SetTrue),
         )
@@ -712,12 +728,24 @@ pub fn uu_app() -> Command {
             Arg::new(options::ARCHIVE)
                 .short('a')
                 .long(options::ARCHIVE)
+                .overrides_with_all([
+                    options::DEREFERENCE,
+                    options::NO_DEREFERENCE,
+                    options::CLI_SYMBOLIC_LINKS,
+                    options::NO_DEREFERENCE_PRESERVE_LINKS,
+                ])
                 .help(translate!("cp-help-archive"))
                 .action(ArgAction::SetTrue),
         )
         .arg(
             Arg::new(options::NO_DEREFERENCE_PRESERVE_LINKS)
                 .short('d')
+                .overrides_with_all([
+                    options::DEREFERENCE,
+                    options::NO_DEREFERENCE,
+                    options::CLI_SYMBOLIC_LINKS,
+                    options::ARCHIVE,
+                ])
                 .help(translate!("cp-help-no-dereference-preserve-links"))
                 .action(ArgAction::SetTrue),
         )
diff --git a/tests/by-util/test_cp.rs b/tests/by-util/test_cp.rs
index 2563e533ae4..5f4a44c4aff 100644
--- a/tests/by-util/test_cp.rs
+++ b/tests/by-util/test_cp.rs
@@ -7400,3 +7400,47 @@ fn test_cp_recurse_verbose_output_with_symlink_already_exists() {
         .no_stderr()
         .stdout_is(output);
 }
+
+#[test]
+#[cfg(unix)]
+fn test_cp_hlp_flag_ordering() {
+    // GNU cp: "If more than one of -H, -L, and -P is specified, only the final one takes effect"
+    let (at, mut ucmd) = at_and_ucmd!();
+    at.touch("file.txt");
+    at.symlink_file("file.txt", "symlink");
+
+    // -HP: P wins, copy symlink as symlink
+    ucmd.args(&["-HP", "symlink", "dest_hp"]).succeeds();
+    assert!(at.is_symlink("dest_hp"));
+
+    // -PH: H wins, copy target file
+    let (at, mut ucmd) = at_and_ucmd!();
+    at.touch("file.txt");
+    at.symlink_file("file.txt", "symlink");
+    ucmd.args(&["-PH", "symlink", "dest_ph"]).succeeds();
+    assert!(!at.is_symlink("dest_ph"));
+    assert!(at.file_exists("dest_ph"));
+}
+
+#[test]
+#[cfg(unix)]
+fn test_cp_archive_deref_flag_ordering() {
+    // (flags, expect_symlink): last flag wins; a/d imply -P, H/L dereference
+    for (flags, expect_symlink) in [
+        ("-Ha", true),
+        ("-aH", false),
+        ("-Hd", true),
+        ("-dH", false),
+        ("-La", true),
+        ("-aL", false),
+        ("-Ld", true),
+        ("-dL", false),
+    ] {
+        let (at, mut ucmd) = at_and_ucmd!();
+        at.touch("file.txt");
+        at.symlink_file("file.txt", "symlink");
+        let dest = format!("dest{flags}");
+        ucmd.args(&[flags, "symlink", &dest]).succeeds();
+        assert_eq!(at.is_symlink(&dest), expect_symlink, "failed for {flags}");
+    }
+}