diff --git a/client/src/api/datasets.ts b/client/src/api/datasets.ts
index c0e19339b566..a3ae67690dee 100644
--- a/client/src/api/datasets.ts
+++ b/client/src/api/datasets.ts
@@ -48,22 +48,26 @@ export async function purgeDataset(datasetId: string) {
     return data;
 }
 
-type CopyDatasetParamsType = GalaxyApiPaths["/api/histories/{history_id}/contents/{type}s"]["post"]["parameters"];
-type CopyDatasetBodyType = components["schemas"]["CreateHistoryContentPayload"];
+type CopyContentParamsType = GalaxyApiPaths["/api/histories/{history_id}/contents/{type}s"]["post"]["parameters"];
+type CopyContentBodyType = components["schemas"]["CreateHistoryContentPayload"];
 
-export async function copyDataset(
-    datasetId: CopyDatasetBodyType["content"],
-    historyId: CopyDatasetParamsType["path"]["history_id"],
-    type: CopyDatasetParamsType["path"]["type"] = "dataset",
-    source: CopyDatasetBodyType["source"] = "hda"
+export async function copyContent(
+    contentId: CopyContentBodyType["content"],
+    historyId: CopyContentParamsType["path"]["history_id"],
+    type: CopyContentParamsType["path"]["type"] = "dataset",
+    source: CopyContentBodyType["source"] = null
 ) {
+    // match source from type unless explicitly provided
+    if (source === null) {
+        source = type === "dataset" ? "hda" : "hdca";
+    }
     const { data, error } = await GalaxyApi().POST("/api/histories/{history_id}/contents/{type}s", {
         params: {
             path: { history_id: historyId, type },
         },
         body: {
             source,
-            content: datasetId,
+            content: contentId,
             // TODO: Investigate. These should be optional, but the API requires explicit null values?
             type,
             copy_elements: null,
diff --git a/client/src/components/Dataset/DatasetList.vue b/client/src/components/Dataset/DatasetList.vue
index 524c33f414ea..8d0e86c29890 100644
--- a/client/src/components/Dataset/DatasetList.vue
+++ b/client/src/components/Dataset/DatasetList.vue
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ import { BAlert, BTable } from "bootstrap-vue";
 import { storeToRefs } from "pinia";
 import { computed, onMounted, ref } from "vue";
 
-import { GalaxyApi, type HDASummary } from "@/api";
-import { copyDataset } from "@/api/datasets";
+import { GalaxyApi, type HistoryItemSummary } from "@/api";
+import { copyContent } from "@/api/datasets";
 import { updateTags } from "@/api/tags";
 import { useHistoryStore } from "@/stores/historyStore";
 import { rethrowSimple } from "@/utils/simple-error";
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ const message = ref("");
 const loading = ref(true);
 const sortDesc = ref(true);
 const sortBy = ref("update_time");
-const rows = ref<HDASummary[]>([]);
+const rows = ref<HistoryItemSummary[]>([]);
 const messageVariant = ref("danger");
 const fields = ref([
     {
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ async function load(concat = false) {
             rethrowSimple(error);
         }
 
-        const datasets = data as HDASummary[];
+        const datasets = data as HistoryItemSummary[];
 
         if (concat) {
             rows.value = rows.value.concat(datasets);
@@ -100,23 +100,20 @@ async function load(concat = false) {
     }
 }
 
-async function onCopyDataset(item: HDASummary) {
+async function onCopyContent(item: HistoryItemSummary) {
     const dataset_id = item.id;
-
     try {
         if (!currentHistoryId.value) {
             throw new Error("No current history found.");
         }
-
-        await copyDataset(dataset_id, currentHistoryId.value);
-
+        await copyContent(dataset_id, currentHistoryId.value, item.history_content_type);
         historyStore.loadCurrentHistory();
     } catch (error: any) {
         onError(error);
     }
 }
 
-async function onShowDataset(item: HDASummary) {
+async function onShowDataset(item: HistoryItemSummary) {
     const { history_id } = item;
     const filters = {
         deleted: item.deleted,
@@ -198,7 +195,7 @@ onMounted(() => {
             :items="rows"
             @sort-changed="onSort">
             <template v-slot:cell(name)="row">
-                <DatasetName :item="row.item" @showDataset="onShowDataset" @copyDataset="onCopyDataset" />
+                <DatasetName :item="row.item" @showDataset="onShowDataset" @copyDataset="onCopyContent" />
             </template>
 
             <template v-slot:cell(history_id)="row">
diff --git a/client/src/components/History/CurrentHistory/HistoryPanel.vue b/client/src/components/History/CurrentHistory/HistoryPanel.vue
index 07de28ce0cf0..1bf447cafaac 100644
--- a/client/src/components/History/CurrentHistory/HistoryPanel.vue
+++ b/client/src/components/History/CurrentHistory/HistoryPanel.vue
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import { storeToRefs } from "pinia";
 import { computed, onMounted, type Ref, ref, set as VueSet, unref, watch } from "vue";
 
 import { type HistoryItemSummary, type HistorySummaryExtended, isHistoryItem, userOwnsHistory } from "@/api";
-import { copyDataset } from "@/api/datasets";
+import { copyContent } from "@/api/datasets";
 import ExpandedItems from "@/components/History/Content/ExpandedItems";
 import SelectedItems from "@/components/History/Content/SelectedItems";
 import { HistoryFilters } from "@/components/History/HistoryFilters";
@@ -422,8 +422,7 @@ async function onDrop() {
     try {
         // iterate over the data array and copy each item to the current history
         for (const item of data) {
-            const dataSource = item.history_content_type === "dataset" ? "hda" : "hdca";
-            await copyDataset(item.id, props.history.id, item.history_content_type, dataSource);
+            await copyContent(item.id, props.history.id, item.history_content_type);
 
             if (item.history_content_type === "dataset") {
                 datasetCount++;
diff --git a/client/src/components/History/Multiple/MultipleViewList.vue b/client/src/components/History/Multiple/MultipleViewList.vue
index 6f71c4a51e2b..1146882fb606 100644
--- a/client/src/components/History/Multiple/MultipleViewList.vue
+++ b/client/src/components/History/Multiple/MultipleViewList.vue
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import { computed, type Ref, ref } from "vue";
 import VirtualList from "vue-virtual-scroll-list";
 
 import { type HistoryItemSummary, isHistoryItem } from "@/api";
-import { copyDataset } from "@/api/datasets";
+import { copyContent } from "@/api/datasets";
 import { useAnimationFrameResizeObserver } from "@/composables/sensors/animationFrameResizeObserver";
 import { useAnimationFrameScroll } from "@/composables/sensors/animationFrameScroll";
 import { Toast } from "@/composables/toast";
@@ -90,8 +90,7 @@ async function onDrop(evt: any) {
         if (currentHistoryId) {
             // iterate over the data array and copy each item to the new history
             for (const item of historyItems) {
-                const dataSource = item.history_content_type === "dataset" ? "hda" : "hdca";
-                await copyDataset(item.id, currentHistoryId, item.history_content_type, dataSource)
+                await copyContent(item.id, currentHistoryId, item.history_content_type)
                     .then(() => {
                         if (item.history_content_type === "dataset") {
                             datasetCount++;