POLICE Scotland officers have busted some Scottish moves after accepting a global "Running Man" dance challenge from cops in New York City.

The officers can be seen in front of Edinburgh Castle doing the running man - with a bit of country dancing thrown in.

The viral video is their response to a challenge from cops in the NYPD who accepted a challenge from officers in New Zealand.

The post on the official Police Scotland Facebook reads: "We accepted the #RunningManChallenge from @NYPDnews and pass it to @metpoliceuk @TorontoPolice and our own @PolScotCollege."

It is understood recruits at Police Scotland College will film their version today.

The Police Scotland team also thanked piper Andrew Vernon who added some Scottish flavour to their video which features the song My Boo by the Ghost Town DJs.

Facebook users have already commented on the video in their hundreds.

Gael A Whelan said: "Love the fact that the pipes are in this! Well done Police Scotland."

Donna Kokeš added: "Well done Police Scotland. Your all so very brave, you risk your lives everyday to keep us all safe, it's just wonderful to see these officers having fun with this challenge."

Several Facebook users, however, did not feel the challenge was appropriate.

Assistant Chief Constable Mark Williams said “Police Scotland never shies away from a challenge and we were delighted to hear the New York Police Department was passing the Running Man dance baton on to us.

"Our officers are “on the beat” every day and “in step” with their local communities and I think we’ve well and truly shown the NYPD how it’s done - as well as prove our officers have a sense of humour.

“On a more serious note, it’s fantastic to see the camaraderie between Forces around the world and it clearly highlights the power of social media in engaging with our communities.

"This video has now been seen more than 600,000 times in less than 24 hours and the responses have been extremely positive.

"We are now looking forward to seeing the efforts of our trainees at the Scottish Police College, Tulliallan, as well as our colleagues in the Metropolitan Police and the Toronto Police Service as they take up the challenge."