diff --git a/source/blender/editors/space_node/clipboard.cc b/source/blender/editors/space_node/clipboard.cc
index 5ed91cd4fbe..4c24a308ae4 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/space_node/clipboard.cc
+++ b/source/blender/editors/space_node/clipboard.cc
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ struct NodeClipboardItem {
 };
 
 struct NodeClipboard {
+  bNode *active_node = nullptr;
   Vector<NodeClipboardItem> nodes;
   Vector<bNodeLink> links;
 
@@ -52,6 +53,7 @@ struct NodeClipboard {
     }
     this->nodes.clear_and_shrink();
     this->links.clear_and_shrink();
+    this->active_node = nullptr;
   }
 
   /**
@@ -135,6 +137,10 @@ static int node_clipboard_copy_exec(bContext *C, wmOperator * /*op*/)
     }
   }
 
+  if (bNode *active_node = nodeGetActive(&tree)) {
+    clipboard.active_node = node_map.lookup_default(active_node, nullptr);
+  }
+
   for (bNode *new_node : node_map.values()) {
     /* Parent pointer must be redirected to new node or detached if parent is not copied. */
     if (new_node->parent) {
@@ -326,6 +332,10 @@ static int node_clipboard_paste_exec(bContext *C, wmOperator *op)
     update_multi_input_indices_for_removed_links(*new_node);
   }
 
+  if (bNode *new_active_node = node_map.lookup_default(clipboard.active_node, nullptr)) {
+    nodeSetActive(&tree, new_active_node);
+  }
+
   Main *bmain = CTX_data_main(C);
   ED_node_tree_propagate_change(C, bmain, &tree);
   /* Pasting nodes can create arbitrary new relations because nodes can reference IDs. */
diff --git a/source/blender/editors/space_node/node_edit.cc b/source/blender/editors/space_node/node_edit.cc
index c9c9f7e79d7..38aea15cd48 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/space_node/node_edit.cc
+++ b/source/blender/editors/space_node/node_edit.cc
@@ -1295,6 +1295,8 @@ static int node_duplicate_exec(bContext *C, wmOperator *op)
   Map<const bNodeSocket *, bNodeSocket *> socket_map;
   Map<const ID *, ID *> duplicated_node_groups;
 
+  bNode *active_node = nodeGetActive(ntree);
+
   for (bNode *node : get_selected_nodes(*ntree)) {
     bNode *new_node = bke::node_copy_with_mapping(
         ntree, *node, LIB_ID_COPY_DEFAULT, true, socket_map);
@@ -1370,6 +1372,10 @@ static int node_duplicate_exec(bContext *C, wmOperator *op)
 
   remap_pairing(*ntree, node_map);
 
+  if (bNode *new_active_node = node_map.lookup_default(active_node, nullptr)) {
+    nodeSetActive(ntree, new_active_node);
+  }
+
   /* Deselect old nodes, select the copies instead. */
   for (const auto item : node_map.items()) {
     bNode *src_node = item.key;