diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web/umbraco.presentation/umbraco/dialogs/moveOrCopy.aspx.cs b/src/Umbraco.Web/umbraco.presentation/umbraco/dialogs/moveOrCopy.aspx.cs
index aeab148ef7..f2a53e99a8 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web/umbraco.presentation/umbraco/dialogs/moveOrCopy.aspx.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web/umbraco.presentation/umbraco/dialogs/moveOrCopy.aspx.cs
@@ -149,6 +149,7 @@ namespace umbraco.dialogs
             newDocumentType.allowedTemplates = documentType.allowedTemplates;
             newDocumentType.DefaultTemplate = documentType.DefaultTemplate;
             newDocumentType.AllowedChildContentTypeIDs = documentType.AllowedChildContentTypeIDs;
+            newDocumentType.AllowAtRoot = documentType.AllowAtRoot;
 
             newDocumentType.MasterContentType = int.Parse(masterType.SelectedValue);