diff --git a/modules/account_invoice/invoice.py b/modules/account_invoice/invoice.py
index b70ac02923..3f8ed329e2 100644
--- a/modules/account_invoice/invoice.py
+++ b/modules/account_invoice/invoice.py
@@ -1399,6 +1399,20 @@ class Invoice(Workflow, ModelSQL, ModelView, TaxableMixin, InvoiceReportMixin):
             default = {}
         else:
             default = default.copy()
+
+        alternative_payees2copy = set()
+        for invoice in invoices:
+            if len(invoice.alternative_payees) == 1:
+                parties = {l.party for l in invoice.lines_to_pay}
+                if parties <= set(invoice.alternative_payees):
+                    alternative_payees2copy.add(invoice.id)
+
+        def copy_alternative_payees(data):
+            if data['id'] in alternative_payees2copy:
+                return data.get('alternative_payees', [])
+            else:
+                return []
+
         default.setdefault('number', None)
         default.setdefault('sequence')
         default.setdefault('move', None)
@@ -1407,6 +1421,7 @@ class Invoice(Workflow, ModelSQL, ModelView, TaxableMixin, InvoiceReportMixin):
         default.setdefault('invoice_report_cache', None)
         default.setdefault('invoice_report_cache_id', None)
         default.setdefault('invoice_report_format', None)
+        default.setdefault('alternative_payees', copy_alternative_payees)
         default.setdefault('payment_lines', None)
         default.setdefault('invoice_date', None)
         default.setdefault('accounting_date', None)
diff --git a/modules/account_invoice/tests/scenario_invoice_alternative_payee.rst b/modules/account_invoice/tests/scenario_invoice_alternative_payee.rst
index 3c565375aa..03ee0968a2 100644
--- a/modules/account_invoice/tests/scenario_invoice_alternative_payee.rst
+++ b/modules/account_invoice/tests/scenario_invoice_alternative_payee.rst
@@ -88,6 +88,12 @@ Post customer invoice::
     >>> party3.receivable
     Decimal('0.0')
 
+Copying invoice with single alternative payee is kept::
+
+    >>> duplicate_inv, = invoice.duplicate()
+    >>> duplicate_inv.alternative_payees == invoice.alternative_payees
+    True
+
 Set another payee::
 
     >>> delegate = Wizard(
@@ -129,3 +135,9 @@ Pay the invoice::
     1
     >>> len(invoice.reconciliation_lines)
     1
+
+Copying invoice with many alternative payees remove them::
+
+    >>> duplicate_inv, = invoice.duplicate()
+    >>> duplicate_inv.alternative_payees
+    []