diff --git a/lib/db/access.php b/lib/db/access.php
index afda0b4b77e..112f458c82c 100644
--- a/lib/db/access.php
+++ b/lib/db/access.php
@@ -677,7 +677,8 @@ $moodle_capabilities = array(
         'legacy' => array(
             'editingteacher' => CAP_ALLOW,
             'admin' => CAP_ALLOW
-        )
+        ),
+        'clonepermissionsfrom' => 'moodle/course:update'
     ),
 
     'moodle/course:changeshortname' => array(
@@ -687,7 +688,8 @@ $moodle_capabilities = array(
         'legacy' => array(
             'editingteacher' => CAP_ALLOW,
             'admin' => CAP_ALLOW
-        )
+        ),
+        'clonepermissionsfrom' => 'moodle/course:update'
     ),
 
     'moodle/course:changeidnumber' => array(
@@ -697,10 +699,10 @@ $moodle_capabilities = array(
         'legacy' => array(
             'editingteacher' => CAP_ALLOW,
             'admin' => CAP_ALLOW
-        )
+        ),
+        'clonepermissionsfrom' => 'moodle/course:update'
     ),
 
-
     'moodle/site:viewparticipants' => array(
 
         'captype' => 'read',