diff --git a/composeApp/src/commonMain/kotlin/model/ItemWorkflow.kt b/composeApp/src/commonMain/kotlin/model/ItemWorkflow.kt
index f2b21f7..07ac844 100644
--- a/composeApp/src/commonMain/kotlin/model/ItemWorkflow.kt
+++ b/composeApp/src/commonMain/kotlin/model/ItemWorkflow.kt
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ data class ItemWorkflow(val item: Item, val destination: Item, val actionType: A
     fun execute() {
         when(actionType) {
             ActionType.Copy -> {
+                if(destination.equals(item))
+                    return
                 destination.add(item)
             }
         }
diff --git a/composeApp/src/commonTest/kotlin/model/ItemWorkflowTest.kt b/composeApp/src/commonTest/kotlin/model/ItemWorkflowTest.kt
index fce3d7b..6aa0ab0 100644
--- a/composeApp/src/commonTest/kotlin/model/ItemWorkflowTest.kt
+++ b/composeApp/src/commonTest/kotlin/model/ItemWorkflowTest.kt
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package model
 
+import io.kotest.matchers.collections.shouldBeEmpty
 import io.kotest.matchers.collections.shouldContainExactly
 import io.kotest.matchers.shouldBe
 import io.kotest.matchers.types.shouldBeInstanceOf
@@ -54,4 +55,20 @@ class ItemWorkflowTest {
         copyToParent.subItems.shouldContainExactly(child)
         item.subItems.shouldContainExactly(child)
     }
+
+    @Test
+    fun `Cannot copy item to itself`() {
+        // Given
+        val item = Item("parent")
+        val child = Item("child")
+        item.add(child)
+
+        val itemWorkflow = ItemWorkflow(child, child, ActionType.Copy)
+
+        // When
+        itemWorkflow.execute()
+
+        // Then
+        child.subItems.shouldBeEmpty()
+    }
 }
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