Developing high-energy-density lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) is of great significance for their wider commercialized application. The design of self-integrated electrodes can be treated as a valid approach to achieve this goal. In this work, a facile and low-cost wet chemical oxidation strategy is put forward to prepare self-integrated porous leaf-like CuO nanoplates on Cu foil substrates in situ. These nanoplates are then directly used as the anode for LIBs. The morphology, structure, and composition of the resultant CuO/Cu hybrid foils are characterized, and the relevant lithium storage properties of this anode are also investigated by using standard electrochemical tests. The results show that the CuO/Cu hybrid-based anode possesses a porous leaf-like morphology and self-integrated architecture. Benefitting from this unique morphology and favorable architecture, the CuO/Cu hybrid-based anode exhibits outstanding electrochemical performance, including excellent cycling stability and remarkable rate capability, demonstrating great potential in the application of high-energy-density LIBs.