diff --git a/common/src/app/common/types/component.cljc b/common/src/app/common/types/component.cljc
index 70b030eaf1..205454d713 100644
--- a/common/src/app/common/types/component.cljc
+++ b/common/src/app/common/types/component.cljc
@@ -240,3 +240,13 @@
          (distinct)
          (filter #(not (eq % (get comp1 %) (get comp2 %))))
          set)))
+
+(defn allow-duplicate?
+  [objects shape]
+
+  (let [parent (get objects (:parent-id shape))]
+    ;; We don't want to change the structure of component copies
+    (and (not (in-component-copy-not-head? shape))
+         ;; Non instance, non copy. We allow
+         (or (not (instance-head? shape))
+             (not (in-component-copy? parent))))))
diff --git a/frontend/src/app/main/data/workspace/selection.cljs b/frontend/src/app/main/data/workspace/selection.cljs
index 15d3d5ab45..eb5e9e168a 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app/main/data/workspace/selection.cljs
+++ b/frontend/src/app/main/data/workspace/selection.cljs
@@ -709,8 +709,8 @@
          (let [page     (wsh/lookup-page state)
                objects  (:objects page)
                selected (->> (wsh/lookup-selected state)
-                             (map #(get objects %))
-                             (remove #(ctk/in-component-copy-not-root? %)) ;; We don't want to change the structure of component copies
+                             (map (d/getf objects))
+                             (filter #(ctk/allow-duplicate? objects %))
                              (map :id)
                              set)]
            (when (seq selected)