diff --git a/release-notes.md b/release-notes.md
index c0731891..c12255b3 100644
--- a/release-notes.md
+++ b/release-notes.md
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 * Add ability to remember recent projects in config
 * Add navigation support (back and forward)
 * Fix file deletion to close file even if not active
+* Fix file copy to work when creating a copy with the name of a previously
+  deleted file
 * PaletteEditor: Add RGB key shortcuts for focusing color channels
 * PaletteEditor: Add color preview to color editor
 * PaletteEditor: Make RGB key shortcuts work when color channel inputs are
diff --git a/src/olympic/studio/modlib/src/project.cpp b/src/olympic/studio/modlib/src/project.cpp
index f5801b31..214902eb 100644
--- a/src/olympic/studio/modlib/src/project.cpp
+++ b/src/olympic/studio/modlib/src/project.cpp
@@ -101,8 +101,8 @@ ox::Result<ox::FileStat> Project::stat(ox::StringViewCR path) const noexcept {
 ox::Error Project::copyItem(ox::StringViewCR src, ox::StringViewCR dest) noexcept {
 	OX_REQUIRE_M(buff, loadBuff(src));
 	OX_REQUIRE(id, keel::regenerateUuidHeader(buff));
-	OX_RETURN_ERROR(writeBuff(dest, buff));
 	createUuidMapping(m_kctx, dest, id);
+	OX_RETURN_ERROR(writeBuff(dest, ox::BufferView{buff} + keel::K1HdrSz));
 	return {};
 }