diff --git a/org.fortiss.tooling.kernel.ui/src/org/fortiss/tooling/kernel/ui/util/.ratings b/org.fortiss.tooling.kernel.ui/src/org/fortiss/tooling/kernel/ui/util/.ratings
index bf1fb819daf15007719007c117f4d2cff7dc5edd..9636bf70662f25f1380d194bb14347661ea79d7b 100644
--- a/org.fortiss.tooling.kernel.ui/src/org/fortiss/tooling/kernel/ui/util/.ratings
+++ b/org.fortiss.tooling.kernel.ui/src/org/fortiss/tooling/kernel/ui/util/.ratings
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ActionUtils.java 4553e487264e3d1f86f4767da4a7400cce4b9a5d GREEN
 ConstraintsUIUtils.java 69d5e08bbf768baf2790380e36f1020ef826a33e GREEN
-CopyPasteUtils.java 7da2d871bebecc7010e699b4625e1614bf2392ab GREEN
+CopyPasteUtils.java 445f585fe70e79f63c47f278d27cac48253571a8 YELLOW
 DataBindingUtils.java 0818014c193a22d5968435e78590368b95138d5e GREEN
 DragAndDropUtils.java 7aab91518aa12d76533a345bf6ed0be9ac7ff0e5 GREEN
 EObjectSelectionUtils.java 928280b5dd3bb634debc1ac3be9f15b4e45f2683 GREEN
diff --git a/org.fortiss.tooling.kernel.ui/src/org/fortiss/tooling/kernel/ui/util/CopyPasteUtils.java b/org.fortiss.tooling.kernel.ui/src/org/fortiss/tooling/kernel/ui/util/CopyPasteUtils.java
index 7da2d871bebecc7010e699b4625e1614bf2392ab..445f585fe70e79f63c47f278d27cac48253571a8 100644
--- a/org.fortiss.tooling.kernel.ui/src/org/fortiss/tooling/kernel/ui/util/CopyPasteUtils.java
+++ b/org.fortiss.tooling.kernel.ui/src/org/fortiss/tooling/kernel/ui/util/CopyPasteUtils.java
@@ -121,7 +121,13 @@ public class CopyPasteUtils {
 			return;
 		}
 
-		EcoreUtil.Copier copier = new EcoreUtil.Copier();
+		// canPasteInto() ensures that clip-board is non-empty
+		boolean sameResource = getClipBoardContent()[0].eResource() == target.eResource();
+
+		// Use original (non-copied) references only when copying within the same model resource.
+		// Otherwise, the copy in the destination resource will have a reference to the original
+		// resource.
+		EcoreUtil.Copier copier = new EcoreUtil.Copier(true, sameResource);
 		BasicEList<EObject> copiedObjects = new BasicEList<EObject>();
 		for(EObject obj : getClipBoardContent()) {
 			EObject copy = copier.copy(obj);