diff --git a/src/lib/Menu/ContentRightSidebarBuilder.php b/src/lib/Menu/ContentRightSidebarBuilder.php
index d408db5b47..0c94e59a08 100644
--- a/src/lib/Menu/ContentRightSidebarBuilder.php
+++ b/src/lib/Menu/ContentRightSidebarBuilder.php
@@ -425,16 +425,23 @@ private function canCopy(bool $hasCreatePermission): bool
 
     private function canCopySubtree(Location $location, bool $hasCreatePermission): bool
     {
-        $copyLimit = $this->configResolver->getParameter(
-            'subtree_operations.copy_subtree.limit'
-        );
+        if (!$hasCreatePermission) {
+            return false;
+        }
 
-        $canCopySubtree = (new IsWithinCopySubtreeLimit(
-            $copyLimit,
+        $isWithinCopySubtreeLimit = new IsWithinCopySubtreeLimit(
+            $this->getCopySubtreeLimit(),
             $this->locationService
-        ))->and((new IsRoot())->not())->isSatisfiedBy($location);
+        );
 
-        return $canCopySubtree && $hasCreatePermission;
+        return (new IsRoot())->not()->and($isWithinCopySubtreeLimit)->isSatisfiedBy($location);
+    }
+
+    private function getCopySubtreeLimit(): int
+    {
+        return $this->configResolver->getParameter(
+            'subtree_operations.copy_subtree.limit'
+        );
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/lib/Specification/Location/IsWithinCopySubtreeLimit.php b/src/lib/Specification/Location/IsWithinCopySubtreeLimit.php
index 9b94a1c592..2a90c52142 100644
--- a/src/lib/Specification/Location/IsWithinCopySubtreeLimit.php
+++ b/src/lib/Specification/Location/IsWithinCopySubtreeLimit.php
@@ -10,8 +10,7 @@
 
 use Ibexa\AdminUi\Specification\AbstractSpecification;
 use Ibexa\Contracts\Core\Repository\LocationService;
-use Ibexa\Contracts\Core\Repository\Values\Content\Query\Criterion;
-use Ibexa\Contracts\Core\Repository\Values\Filter\Filter;
+use Ibexa\Contracts\Core\Repository\Values\Content\Location;
 
 /**
  * @internal
@@ -34,10 +33,6 @@ public function __construct(
 
     /**
      * @param \Ibexa\Contracts\Core\Repository\Values\Content\Location $item
-     *
-     * @return bool
-     *
-     * @throws \Ibexa\Contracts\Core\Repository\Exceptions\BadStateException
      */
     public function isSatisfiedBy($item): bool
     {
@@ -45,13 +40,16 @@ public function isSatisfiedBy($item): bool
             return true;
         }
 
-        if ($this->copyLimit === 0) {
+        if ($this->copyLimit === 0 || !$this->isContainer($item)) {
             return false;
         }
 
-        $filter = new Filter(new Criterion\Subtree($item->pathString));
+        return $this->copyLimit >= $this->locationService->getSubtreeSize($item);
+    }
 
-        return $this->copyLimit >= $this->locationService->count($filter);
+    private function isContainer(Location $location): bool
+    {
+        return $location->getContentInfo()->getContentType()->isContainer();
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/tests/lib/Validator/Constraint/LocationIsWithinCopySubtreeLimitValidatorTest.php b/tests/lib/Validator/Constraint/LocationIsWithinCopySubtreeLimitValidatorTest.php
index 86212d6d8d..409071da3e 100644
--- a/tests/lib/Validator/Constraint/LocationIsWithinCopySubtreeLimitValidatorTest.php
+++ b/tests/lib/Validator/Constraint/LocationIsWithinCopySubtreeLimitValidatorTest.php
@@ -11,8 +11,11 @@
 use Ibexa\AdminUi\Validator\Constraints\LocationIsWithinCopySubtreeLimit;
 use Ibexa\AdminUi\Validator\Constraints\LocationIsWithinCopySubtreeLimitValidator;
 use Ibexa\Contracts\Core\Repository\LocationService;
+use Ibexa\Contracts\Core\Repository\Values\Content\ContentInfo;
 use Ibexa\Contracts\Core\Repository\Values\Content\Location;
+use Ibexa\Contracts\Core\Repository\Values\ContentType\ContentType;
 use Ibexa\Contracts\Core\SiteAccess\ConfigResolverInterface;
+use PHPUnit\Framework\MockObject\MockObject;
 use PHPUnit\Framework\TestCase;
 use Symfony\Component\Validator\Context\ExecutionContextInterface;
 use Symfony\Component\Validator\Violation\ConstraintViolationBuilderInterface;
@@ -62,6 +65,8 @@ public function testValid(): void
             ->expects($this->never())
             ->method('addViolation');
 
+        $this->mockLocationContentContentTypeIsContainer($this->location);
+
         $this->validator->validate($this->location, new LocationIsWithinCopySubtreeLimit());
     }
 
@@ -87,6 +92,16 @@ public function testInvalid(): void
 
         $this->validator->validate($this->location, new LocationIsWithinCopySubtreeLimit());
     }
+
+    private function mockLocationContentContentTypeIsContainer(MockObject $location): void
+    {
+        $contentType = $this->createMock(ContentType::class);
+        $contentType->method('isContainer')->willReturn(true);
+        $contentInfo = $this->createMock(ContentInfo::class);
+        $contentInfo->method('getContentType')->willReturn($contentType);
+
+        $location->method('getContentInfo')->willReturn($contentInfo);
+    }
 }
 
 class_alias(LocationIsWithinCopySubtreeLimitValidatorTest::class, 'EzSystems\EzPlatformAdminUi\Tests\Validator\Constraint\LocationIsWithinCopySubtreeLimitValidatorTest');