diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Editor.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Editor.cs
index 51f2ca16c2..cc551c3262 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Editor.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Editor.cs
@@ -777,6 +777,10 @@ private void rebindClipboardBindables()
 
         protected void Duplicate()
         {
+            // Avoid attempting to clone if copying is not available (as it may result in pasting something unexpected).
+            if (!canCopy.Value)
+                return;
+
             // This is an initial implementation just to get an idea of how people used this function.
             // There are a couple of differences from osu!stable's implementation which will require more work to match:
             // - The "clipboard" is not populated during the duplication process.