diff --git a/administrator/components/com_categories/models/category.php b/administrator/components/com_categories/models/category.php
index 98d5463086a95..2e7ddff290e0c 100644
--- a/administrator/components/com_categories/models/category.php
+++ b/administrator/components/com_categories/models/category.php
@@ -1018,9 +1018,10 @@ protected function batchCopy($value, $pks, $contexts)
 				}
 			}
 
-			// Make a copy of the old ID and Parent ID
-			$oldId = $this->table->id;
+			// Make a copy of the old ID, Parent ID and Asset ID
+			$oldId       = $this->table->id;
 			$oldParentId = $this->table->parent_id;
+			$oldAssetId  = $this->table->asset_id;
 
 			// Reset the id because we are making a copy.
 			$this->table->id = 0;
@@ -1062,6 +1063,16 @@ protected function batchCopy($value, $pks, $contexts)
 
 			// Add the new ID to the array
 			$newIds[$pk] = $newId;
+			
+			// Copy rules
+			$query->clear()
+				->update($db->quoteName('#__assets', 't'))
+				->join('INNER', $db->quoteName('#__assets', 's') .
+					' ON ' . $db->quoteName('s.id') . ' = ' . $oldAssetId
+				)
+				->set($db->quoteName('t.rules') . ' = ' . $db->quoteName('s.rules'))
+				->where($db->quoteName('t.id') . ' = ' . $this->table->asset_id);
+			$db->setQuery($query)->execute();
 
 			// Now we log the old 'parent' to the new 'parent'
 			$parents[$oldId] = $this->table->id;