diff --git a/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/rest_api/v1/serializers/vertical_block.py b/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/rest_api/v1/serializers/vertical_block.py
index f63c0ec60814..ab01a4104d05 100644
--- a/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/rest_api/v1/serializers/vertical_block.py
+++ b/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/rest_api/v1/serializers/vertical_block.py
@@ -132,3 +132,4 @@ class VerticalContainerSerializer(serializers.Serializer):
 
     children = ChildVerticalContainerSerializer(many=True)
     is_published = serializers.BooleanField()
+    can_paste_component = serializers.BooleanField()
diff --git a/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/rest_api/v1/views/vertical_block.py b/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/rest_api/v1/views/vertical_block.py
index fa3be03057a2..eb042a481fd4 100644
--- a/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/rest_api/v1/views/vertical_block.py
+++ b/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/rest_api/v1/views/vertical_block.py
@@ -226,7 +226,8 @@ def get(self, request: Request, usage_key_string: str):
                     }
                 },
             ],
-            "is_published": false
+            "is_published": false,
+            "can_paste_component": true,
         }
         ```
         """
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ def get(self, request: Request, usage_key_string: str):
                 })
 
             is_published = not modulestore().has_changes(current_xblock)
-            container_data = {"children": children, "is_published": is_published}
+            container_data = {
+                "children": children,
+                "is_published": is_published,
+                "can_paste_component": True,
+            }
             serializer = VerticalContainerSerializer(container_data)
             return Response(serializer.data)