diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web/Editors/ContentController.cs b/src/Umbraco.Web/Editors/ContentController.cs
index be78638a9e..50e40311b2 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web/Editors/ContentController.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web/Editors/ContentController.cs
@@ -835,7 +835,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web.Editors
         {
             var toCopy = ValidateMoveOrCopy(copy);
 
-            var c = Services.ContentService.Copy(toCopy, copy.ParentId, copy.RelateToOriginal, copy.Recursive);
+            var c = Services.ContentService.Copy(toCopy, copy.ParentId, copy.RelateToOriginal, copy.Recursive, Security.CurrentUser.Id);
 
             var response = Request.CreateResponse(HttpStatusCode.OK);
             response.Content = new StringContent(c.Path, Encoding.UTF8, "application/json");