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diff --git a/frontend/src/scenes/feature-flags/FeatureFlagReleaseConditions.tsx b/frontend/src/scenes/feature-flags/FeatureFlagReleaseConditions.tsx
index 49107f8a6bbd3..2178b250c9dbc 100644
--- a/frontend/src/scenes/feature-flags/FeatureFlagReleaseConditions.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/scenes/feature-flags/FeatureFlagReleaseConditions.tsx
@@ -323,6 +323,9 @@ export function FeatureFlagReleaseConditions({
             return <></>
         }
 
+        // TODO: EarlyAccessFeatureType is not the correct type for featureFlag.features, hence bypassing TS check
+        const hasMatchingEarlyAccessFeature = featureFlag.features?.find((f: any) => f.flagKey === featureFlag.key)
+
         return (
             <Col span={24} md={24} key={`${index}-${filterGroups.length}`}>
                 {index > 0 && <div className="condition-set-separator">OR</div>}
@@ -365,6 +368,10 @@ export function FeatureFlagReleaseConditions({
                     <div className="flex items-center justify-between">
                         <div />
                         <LemonButton
+                            disabledReason={
+                                !hasMatchingEarlyAccessFeature &&
+                                'The matching Early Access Feature was not found. You can create it in the Early Access Management tab.'
+                            }
                             aria-label="more"
                             data-attr={'feature-flag-feature-list-button'}
                             status="primary"
@@ -375,7 +382,7 @@ export function FeatureFlagReleaseConditions({
                                 router.actions.push(urls.earlyAccessFeature(featureFlag.features[0].id))
                             }
                         >
-                            View Early Access Feature
+                            {hasMatchingEarlyAccessFeature ? 'View Early Access Feature' : 'No Early Access Feature'}
                         </LemonButton>
                     </div>
                 </div>
diff --git a/posthog/api/organization_feature_flag.py b/posthog/api/organization_feature_flag.py
index 484b817a72de1..17b3e78a3b0cf 100644
--- a/posthog/api/organization_feature_flag.py
+++ b/posthog/api/organization_feature_flag.py
@@ -91,7 +91,9 @@ def copy_flags(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
                 "deleted": False,
             }
 
-            existing_flag = FeatureFlag.objects.filter(key=feature_flag_key, team_id=target_project_id).first()
+            existing_flag = FeatureFlag.objects.filter(
+                key=feature_flag_key, team_id=target_project_id, deleted=False
+            ).first()
             # Update existing flag
             if existing_flag:
                 feature_flag_serializer = FeatureFlagSerializer(
diff --git a/posthog/api/test/__snapshots__/test_organization_feature_flag.ambr b/posthog/api/test/__snapshots__/test_organization_feature_flag.ambr
index d1e736d1af3f4..7c515f351550e 100644
--- a/posthog/api/test/__snapshots__/test_organization_feature_flag.ambr
+++ b/posthog/api/test/__snapshots__/test_organization_feature_flag.ambr
@@ -1203,7 +1203,8 @@
          "posthog_featureflag"."usage_dashboard_id",
          "posthog_featureflag"."has_enriched_analytics"
   FROM "posthog_featureflag"
-  WHERE ("posthog_featureflag"."key" = 'copied-flag-key'
+  WHERE (NOT "posthog_featureflag"."deleted"
+         AND "posthog_featureflag"."key" = 'copied-flag-key'
          AND "posthog_featureflag"."team_id" = 2)
   ORDER BY "posthog_featureflag"."id" ASC
   LIMIT 1 /*controller='organization_feature_flags-copy-flags',route='api/organizations/%28%3FP%3Cparent_lookup_organization_id%3E%5B%5E/.%5D%2B%29/feature_flags/copy_flags/%3F%24'*/
diff --git a/posthog/api/test/test_organization_feature_flag.py b/posthog/api/test/test_organization_feature_flag.py
index f1cd080acbc61..285f25f5a3149 100644
--- a/posthog/api/test/test_organization_feature_flag.py
+++ b/posthog/api/test/test_organization_feature_flag.py
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 from rest_framework import status
 from posthog.models.team.team import Team
 from posthog.models import FeatureFlag
+from posthog.models.experiment import Experiment
+from posthog.models.feedback.survey import Survey
+from posthog.models.early_access_feature import EarlyAccessFeature
+from posthog.api.dashboards.dashboard import Dashboard
 from posthog.test.base import APIBaseTest, QueryMatchingTest, snapshot_postgres_queries
 from typing import Any, Dict
 
@@ -130,7 +134,8 @@ def test_copy_feature_flag_create_new(self):
     def test_copy_feature_flag_update_existing(self):
         target_project = self.team_2
         rollout_percentage_existing = 99
-        self.feature_flag_existing = FeatureFlag.objects.create(
+
+        existing_flag = FeatureFlag.objects.create(
             team=target_project,
             created_by=self.user,
             key=self.feature_flag_key,
@@ -140,6 +145,25 @@ def test_copy_feature_flag_update_existing(self):
             ensure_experience_continuity=False,
         )
 
+        # The following instances must remain linked to the existing flag after overwriting it
+        experiment = Experiment.objects.create(team=self.team_2, created_by=self.user, feature_flag_id=existing_flag.id)
+        survey = Survey.objects.create(team=self.team, created_by=self.user, linked_flag=existing_flag)
+        feature = EarlyAccessFeature.objects.create(
+            team=self.team,
+            feature_flag=existing_flag,
+        )
+        analytics_dashboard = Dashboard.objects.create(
+            team=self.team,
+            created_by=self.user,
+        )
+        existing_flag.analytics_dashboards.set([analytics_dashboard])
+        usage_dashboard = Dashboard.objects.create(
+            team=self.team,
+            created_by=self.user,
+        )
+        existing_flag.usage_dashboard = usage_dashboard
+        existing_flag.save()
+
         url = f"/api/organizations/{self.organization.id}/feature_flags/copy_flags"
 
         data = {
@@ -163,21 +187,112 @@ def test_copy_feature_flag_update_existing(self):
             "rollout_percentage": self.rollout_percentage_to_copy,
             "deleted": False,
             "created_by": self.user.id,
+            "is_simple_flag": True,
+            "rollback_conditions": None,
+            "performed_rollback": False,
+            "can_edit": True,
+            "has_enriched_analytics": False,
+            "tags": [],
             "id": "__ignore__",
             "created_at": "__ignore__",
             "usage_dashboard": "__ignore__",
+            "experiment_set": "__ignore__",
+            "surveys": "__ignore__",
+            "features": "__ignore__",
+            "analytics_dashboards": "__ignore__",
+        }
+
+        flag_response = response.json()["success"][0]
+
+        for key, expected_value in expected_flag_response.items():
+            self.assertIn(key, flag_response)
+            if expected_value != "__ignore__":
+                if key == "created_by":
+                    self.assertEqual(flag_response[key]["id"], expected_value)
+                else:
+                    self.assertEqual(flag_response[key], expected_value)
+
+        # Linked instances must remain linked
+        self.assertEqual(experiment.id, flag_response["experiment_set"][0])
+        self.assertEqual(str(survey.id), flag_response["surveys"][0]["id"])
+        self.assertEqual(str(feature.id), flag_response["features"][0]["id"])
+        self.assertEqual(analytics_dashboard.id, flag_response["analytics_dashboards"][0])
+        self.assertEqual(usage_dashboard.id, flag_response["usage_dashboard"])
+
+        self.assertSetEqual(
+            set(expected_flag_response.keys()),
+            set(flag_response.keys()),
+        )
+
+    def test_copy_feature_flag_update_override_deleted(self):
+        target_project = self.team_2
+        rollout_percentage_existing = 99
+
+        existing_deleted_flag = FeatureFlag.objects.create(
+            team=target_project,
+            created_by=self.user,
+            key=self.feature_flag_key,
+            name="Existing flag",
+            filters={"groups": [{"rollout_percentage": rollout_percentage_existing}]},
+            rollout_percentage=rollout_percentage_existing,
+            ensure_experience_continuity=False,
+            deleted=True,
+        )
+
+        # The following instances must be overriden for a soft-deleted flag
+        Experiment.objects.create(team=self.team_2, created_by=self.user, feature_flag_id=existing_deleted_flag.id)
+        Survey.objects.create(team=self.team, created_by=self.user, linked_flag=existing_deleted_flag)
+
+        analytics_dashboard = Dashboard.objects.create(
+            team=self.team,
+            created_by=self.user,
+        )
+        existing_deleted_flag.analytics_dashboards.set([analytics_dashboard])
+        usage_dashboard = Dashboard.objects.create(
+            team=self.team,
+            created_by=self.user,
+        )
+
+        existing_deleted_flag.usage_dashboard = usage_dashboard
+        existing_deleted_flag.save()
+
+        url = f"/api/organizations/{self.organization.id}/feature_flags/copy_flags"
+
+        data = {
+            "feature_flag_key": self.feature_flag_to_copy.key,
+            "from_project": self.feature_flag_to_copy.team_id,
+            "target_project_ids": [target_project.id],
+        }
+        response = self.client.post(url, data)
+
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, status.HTTP_200_OK)
+        self.assertIn("success", response.json())
+        self.assertIn("failed", response.json())
+
+        # Check copied flag in the response
+        expected_flag_response = {
+            "key": self.feature_flag_to_copy.key,
+            "name": self.feature_flag_to_copy.name,
+            "filters": self.feature_flag_to_copy.filters,
+            "active": self.feature_flag_to_copy.active,
+            "ensure_experience_continuity": self.feature_flag_to_copy.ensure_experience_continuity,
+            "rollout_percentage": self.rollout_percentage_to_copy,
+            "deleted": False,
+            "created_by": self.user.id,
             "is_simple_flag": True,
-            "experiment_set": [],
-            "surveys": [],
-            "features": [],
             "rollback_conditions": None,
             "performed_rollback": False,
             "can_edit": True,
-            "analytics_dashboards": [],
             "has_enriched_analytics": False,
             "tags": [],
+            "id": "__ignore__",
+            "created_at": "__ignore__",
+            "usage_dashboard": "__ignore__",
+            "experiment_set": "__ignore__",
+            "surveys": "__ignore__",
+            "features": "__ignore__",
+            "analytics_dashboards": "__ignore__",
         }
-
         flag_response = response.json()["success"][0]
 
         for key, expected_value in expected_flag_response.items():
@@ -188,6 +303,12 @@ def test_copy_feature_flag_update_existing(self):
                 else:
                     self.assertEqual(flag_response[key], expected_value)
 
+        # Linked instances must be overriden for a soft-deleted flag
+        self.assertEqual(flag_response["experiment_set"], [])
+        self.assertEqual(flag_response["surveys"], [])
+        self.assertNotEqual(flag_response["usage_dashboard"], existing_deleted_flag.usage_dashboard.id)
+        self.assertEqual(flag_response["analytics_dashboards"], [])
+
         self.assertSetEqual(
             set(expected_flag_response.keys()),
             set(flag_response.keys()),