diff --git a/src/bonsai/bonsai/bim/module/geometry/operator.py b/src/bonsai/bonsai/bim/module/geometry/operator.py
index a2a5ce76e2..96d1d2a0aa 100644
--- a/src/bonsai/bonsai/bim/module/geometry/operator.py
+++ b/src/bonsai/bonsai/bim/module/geometry/operator.py
@@ -954,6 +954,12 @@ class OverrideDuplicateMove(bpy.types.Operator):
             new_obj = obj.copy()
             temp_data = None
 
+            # Currently for optimization we do not apply pending changes (scale or changed .data)
+            # to the original and duplicated objects.
+            # Keep new object edited if original is.
+            if tool.Ifc.is_edited(obj, ignore_scale=True):
+                tool.Ifc.edit(new_obj)
+
             if obj.data and not linked_non_ifc_object:
                 # assure root.copy_class won't replace the previous mesh globally
                 temp_data = obj.data.copy()
diff --git a/src/bonsai/bonsai/tool/ifc.py b/src/bonsai/bonsai/tool/ifc.py
index cec12c6746..521ac35a88 100644
--- a/src/bonsai/bonsai/tool/ifc.py
+++ b/src/bonsai/bonsai/tool/ifc.py
@@ -66,8 +66,8 @@ class Ifc(bonsai.core.tool.Ifc):
             return IfcStore.get_file().schema
 
     @classmethod
-    def is_edited(cls, obj: bpy.types.Object) -> bool:
-        return tool.Geometry.is_scaled(obj) or obj in IfcStore.edited_objs
+    def is_edited(cls, obj: bpy.types.Object, *, ignore_scale: bool = False) -> bool:
+        return (not ignore_scale and tool.Geometry.is_scaled(obj)) or obj in IfcStore.edited_objs
 
     @classmethod
     def is_moved(cls, obj: bpy.types.Object) -> bool: