diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/web/bean/clipboard/WorkspaceClipboardItem.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/web/bean/clipboard/WorkspaceClipboardItem.java
index 830294f0f4..49a2c1adfd 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/web/bean/clipboard/WorkspaceClipboardItem.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/web/bean/clipboard/WorkspaceClipboardItem.java
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ import org.alfresco.service.cmr.repository.NodeRef;
 import org.alfresco.service.cmr.repository.NodeService;
 import org.alfresco.service.cmr.repository.StoreRef;
 import org.alfresco.service.namespace.QName;
+import org.alfresco.wcm.util.WCMUtil;
 import org.alfresco.web.app.Application;
 import org.alfresco.web.app.servlet.FacesHelper;
 import org.alfresco.web.bean.NavigationBean;
@@ -89,8 +90,24 @@ public class WorkspaceClipboardItem extends AbstractClipboardItem
     */
    public boolean canCopyToViewId(String viewId)
    {
-      return (WORKSPACE_PASTE_VIEW_ID.equals(viewId) || AVM_PASTE_VIEW_ID.equals(viewId) ||
-              FORUMS_PASTE_VIEW_ID.equals(viewId) || FORUM_PASTE_VIEW_ID.equals(viewId));
+      if (AVM_PASTE_VIEW_ID.equals(viewId)) 
+      {
+         AVMBrowseBean avmBrowseBean = (AVMBrowseBean)FacesHelper.getManagedBean(FacesContext.getCurrentInstance(), AVMBrowseBean.BEAN_NAME);
+         String destPath = avmBrowseBean.getCurrentPath();   
+
+         if (WCMUtil.isStagingStore(WCMUtil.getStoreName(destPath))) 
+         { 
+            return false; 
+         }
+          
+         return true;
+      }
+      else
+      {
+         return (WORKSPACE_PASTE_VIEW_ID.equals(viewId) ||
+                 FORUMS_PASTE_VIEW_ID.equals(viewId) || 
+                 FORUM_PASTE_VIEW_ID.equals(viewId));
+      }
    }
 
    /**