diff --git a/faculty/clients/object.py b/faculty/clients/object.py
index 2b220bf6..099c0ff5 100644
--- a/faculty/clients/object.py
+++ b/faculty/clients/object.py
@@ -239,6 +239,37 @@ def copy(self, project_id, source, destination, recursive=False):
             else:
                 raise
 
+    def move(self, project_id, source, destination):
+        """Move objects in the store
+
+        Parameters
+        ----------
+        project_id : uuid.UUID
+            The project to move objects in.
+        source : str
+            Move object from this source path.
+        destination : str
+            Move object to this destination path.
+
+
+        Raises
+        ------
+        PathNotFound
+            When the source path does not exist or is not found.
+        """
+        url_encoded_destination = urllib.parse.quote(destination.lstrip("/"))
+
+        endpoint = "/project/{}/object-move/{}".format(
+            project_id, url_encoded_destination
+        )
+        params = {"sourcePath": source}
+
+        try:
+            self._put_raw(endpoint, params=params)
+        except NotFound as err:
+            if err.error_code == "source_path_not_found":
+                raise PathNotFound(source)
+
     def delete(self, project_id, path, recursive=False):
         """Delete objects in the store.
 
diff --git a/faculty/datasets/__init__.py b/faculty/datasets/__init__.py
index 26ba5e3d..ebe52d25 100644
--- a/faculty/datasets/__init__.py
+++ b/faculty/datasets/__init__.py
@@ -334,19 +334,7 @@ def mv(source_path, destination_path, project_id=None, object_client=None):
     project_id = project_id or get_context().project_id
     object_client = object_client or ObjectClient(get_session())
 
-    cp(
-        source_path,
-        destination_path,
-        project_id=project_id,
-        recursive=True,
-        object_client=object_client,
-    )
-    rm(
-        source_path,
-        project_id=project_id,
-        recursive=True,
-        object_client=object_client,
-    )
+    object_client.move(project_id, source_path, destination_path)
 
 
 def cp(
diff --git a/tests/clients/test_object.py b/tests/clients/test_object.py
index 7afbd0a6..ca6251ac 100644
--- a/tests/clients/test_object.py
+++ b/tests/clients/test_object.py
@@ -378,6 +378,28 @@ def test_object_client_copy_source_is_a_directory(mocker):
         client.copy(PROJECT_ID, "source", "destination")
 
 
+def test_object_client_move_url_encoding(mocker):
+    mocker.patch.object(ObjectClient, "_put_raw")
+
+    client = ObjectClient(mocker.Mock())
+    client.move(PROJECT_ID, "source", "/[1]/")
+
+    ObjectClient._put_raw.assert_called_once_with(
+        "/project/{}/object-move/%5B1%5D/".format(PROJECT_ID),
+        params={"sourcePath": "source"},
+    )
+
+
+def test_object_client_move_source_not_found(mocker):
+    error_code = "source_path_not_found"
+    exception = NotFound(mocker.Mock(), mocker.Mock(), error_code)
+    mocker.patch.object(ObjectClient, "_put_raw", side_effect=exception)
+
+    client = ObjectClient(mocker.Mock())
+    with pytest.raises(PathNotFound, match="'source' cannot be found"):
+        client.move(PROJECT_ID, "source", "destination")
+
+
 def test_object_client_delete_default(mocker):
     path = "test-path"
     mocker.patch.object(ObjectClient, "_delete_raw")
diff --git a/tests/datasets/test_init.py b/tests/datasets/test_init.py
index 181895c0..0368fe47 100644
--- a/tests/datasets/test_init.py
+++ b/tests/datasets/test_init.py
@@ -419,23 +419,9 @@ def test_rmdir_nonempty_directory(mocker, prefix):
 
 
 def test_mv(mocker, mock_client):
-    cp_mock = mocker.patch("faculty.datasets.cp")
-    rm_mock = mocker.patch("faculty.datasets.rm")
-
     datasets.mv("source-path", "destination-path", project_id=PROJECT_ID)
-
-    cp_mock.assert_called_once_with(
-        "source-path",
-        "destination-path",
-        project_id=PROJECT_ID,
-        recursive=True,
-        object_client=mock_client,
-    )
-    rm_mock.assert_called_once_with(
-        "source-path",
-        project_id=PROJECT_ID,
-        recursive=True,
-        object_client=mock_client,
+    mock_client.move.assert_called_once_with(
+        PROJECT_ID, "source-path", "destination-path"
     )