diff --git a/frontend/src/app/core/common/enum/permission.enum.ts b/frontend/src/app/core/common/enum/permission.enum.ts
index dc951eb59..11fead2d6 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app/core/common/enum/permission.enum.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/app/core/common/enum/permission.enum.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ export enum AppPermission {
 	PublicSendContactSupport = "PublicSendContactSupport",
 	PublicBrowseReferenceType = "PublicBrowseReferenceType",
 	PublicClonePlan = "PublicClonePlan",
+	PublicCloneDescription = "PublicCloneDescription",
 	//Elastic
 	ManageElastic = "ManageElastic",
 	//Queue Events
diff --git a/frontend/src/app/ui/description/overview/description-overview.component.html b/frontend/src/app/ui/description/overview/description-overview.component.html
index 1724a0fb3..d8c2235a8 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app/ui/description/overview/description-overview.component.html
+++ b/frontend/src/app/ui/description/overview/description-overview.component.html
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
 								</button>
 							</div>
 						</ng-template>
-						<div *ngIf="canEdit" class="col-auto pr-0">
+						<div *ngIf="canCopy" class="col-auto pr-0">
 							<button (click)="openCopyToPlanDialog()" mat-mini-fab class="mr-3 actions-btn" matTooltip="{{'DESCRIPTION-OVERVIEW.ACTIONS.CLONE' | translate}}" matTooltipPosition="above">
 								<mat-icon class="mat-mini-fab-icon">content_copy</mat-icon>
 							</button>
diff --git a/frontend/src/app/ui/description/overview/description-overview.component.ts b/frontend/src/app/ui/description/overview/description-overview.component.ts
index 668c65e5d..0d214348e 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app/ui/description/overview/description-overview.component.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/app/ui/description/overview/description-overview.component.ts
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ export class DescriptionOverviewComponent extends BaseComponent implements OnIni
 	fileTransformerEntityTypeEnum = FileTransformerEntityType;
 
 	canEdit = false;
+	canCopy = false;
 	canDelete = false;
 	canFinalize = false;
 	canReview = false;
@@ -109,6 +110,7 @@ export class DescriptionOverviewComponent extends BaseComponent implements OnIni
 
 		this.canDelete = false;
 		this.canEdit = false;
+		this.canCopy = false;
 		this.canFinalize = false;
 		this.canInvitePlanUsers = false;
 		// Gets description data using parameter id
@@ -134,6 +136,8 @@ export class DescriptionOverviewComponent extends BaseComponent implements OnIni
 
 							this.canEdit = (this.authService.hasPermission(AppPermission.EditDescription) ||
 								this.description.authorizationFlags?.some(x => x === AppPermission.EditDescription)) && this.description.belongsToCurrentTenant != false;
+							
+							this.canCopy = this.canEdit || (this.authService.hasPermission(AppPermission.PublicCloneDescription) && this.isPublicView);
 
 							this.canReview = (this.authService.hasPermission(AppPermission.ReviewDescription) ||
 								this.description.authorizationFlags?.some(x => x === AppPermission.ReviewDescription)) && this.description.belongsToCurrentTenant != false;
@@ -162,6 +166,8 @@ export class DescriptionOverviewComponent extends BaseComponent implements OnIni
 					this.descriptionService.getPublicSingle(publicId, this.lookupFields())
 						.pipe(takeUntil(this._destroyed))
 						.subscribe(data => {
+							this.canCopy = this.authService.hasPermission(AppPermission.PublicCloneDescription) && this.isPublicView;
+
 							this.breadcrumbService.addExcludedParam('public', true);
 							this.breadcrumbService.addIdResolvedValue(data.id.toString(), data.label);
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/app/ui/plan/overview/plan-overview.component.ts b/frontend/src/app/ui/plan/overview/plan-overview.component.ts
index ce9a10200..5879385bd 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app/ui/plan/overview/plan-overview.component.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/app/ui/plan/overview/plan-overview.component.ts
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ export class PlanOverviewComponent extends BaseComponent implements OnInit {
 	}
 
 	canClonePlan(): boolean {
-		return (this.plan.authorizationFlags?.some(x => x === AppPermission.ClonePlan) || this.authentication.hasPermission(AppPermission.ClonePlan));
+		return (this.plan.authorizationFlags?.some(x => x === AppPermission.ClonePlan) || this.authentication.hasPermission(AppPermission.ClonePlan) || (this.authentication.hasPermission(AppPermission.PublicClonePlan) && this.isPublicView));
 	}
 
 	canFinalizePlan(): boolean {