diff --git a/source/blender/editors/object/object_add.c b/source/blender/editors/object/object_add.c
index 452b349cfbf..6c65da3ee48 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/object/object_add.c
+++ b/source/blender/editors/object/object_add.c
@@ -2693,6 +2693,8 @@ static int duplicate_exec(bContext *C, wmOperator *op)
 
   copy_object_set_idnew(C);
 
+  ED_outliner_select_sync_from_object_tag(C);
+
   DEG_relations_tag_update(bmain);
   DEG_id_tag_update(&scene->id, ID_RECALC_COPY_ON_WRITE | ID_RECALC_SELECT);