diff --git a/Classes/Domain/Model/Changes/CopyAfter.php b/Classes/Domain/Model/Changes/CopyAfter.php
index 30d3dfc638..9030f845e7 100644
--- a/Classes/Domain/Model/Changes/CopyAfter.php
+++ b/Classes/Domain/Model/Changes/CopyAfter.php
@@ -70,7 +70,9 @@ public function apply(): void
                 ),
                 $subject->workspaceName,
                 $subject,
-                OriginDimensionSpacePoint::fromDimensionSpacePoint($subject->dimensionSpacePoint),
+                // NOTE: in order to be able to copy/paste across dimensions, we need to use
+                // the TARGET NODE's DimensionSpacePoint to create the node in the target dimension.
+                OriginDimensionSpacePoint::fromDimensionSpacePoint($previousSibling->dimensionSpacePoint),
                 $parentNodeOfPreviousSibling->aggregateId,
                 $succeedingSibling?->aggregateId
             );
diff --git a/Classes/Domain/Model/Changes/CopyBefore.php b/Classes/Domain/Model/Changes/CopyBefore.php
index 87e0881b6d..b42fd16df8 100644
--- a/Classes/Domain/Model/Changes/CopyBefore.php
+++ b/Classes/Domain/Model/Changes/CopyBefore.php
@@ -65,7 +65,9 @@ public function apply(): void
                 ),
                 $subject->workspaceName,
                 $subject,
-                OriginDimensionSpacePoint::fromDimensionSpacePoint($subject->dimensionSpacePoint),
+                // NOTE: in order to be able to copy/paste across dimensions, we need to use
+                // the TARGET NODE's DimensionSpacePoint to create the node in the target dimension.
+                OriginDimensionSpacePoint::fromDimensionSpacePoint($succeedingSibling->dimensionSpacePoint),
                 $parentNodeOfSucceedingSibling->aggregateId,
                 $succeedingSibling->aggregateId
             );
diff --git a/Classes/Domain/Model/Changes/CopyInto.php b/Classes/Domain/Model/Changes/CopyInto.php
index bdd1188b7a..e8cd6f1a68 100644
--- a/Classes/Domain/Model/Changes/CopyInto.php
+++ b/Classes/Domain/Model/Changes/CopyInto.php
@@ -74,7 +74,9 @@ public function apply(): void
                 ),
                 $subject->workspaceName,
                 $subject,
-                OriginDimensionSpacePoint::fromDimensionSpacePoint($subject->dimensionSpacePoint),
+                // NOTE: in order to be able to copy/paste across dimensions, we need to use
+                // the TARGET NODE's DimensionSpacePoint to create the node in the target dimension.
+                OriginDimensionSpacePoint::fromDimensionSpacePoint($parentNode->dimensionSpacePoint),
                 $parentNode->aggregateId,
                 null
             );