diff --git a/app/services/quick_actions/interpret_service.rb b/app/services/quick_actions/interpret_service.rb
index ceb01c8dc73..8933bef29ee 100644
--- a/app/services/quick_actions/interpret_service.rb
+++ b/app/services/quick_actions/interpret_service.rb
@@ -286,8 +286,7 @@ module QuickActions
     end
     params '#issue | !merge_request'
     condition do
-      issuable.persisted? &&
-        current_user.can?(:"update_#{issuable.to_ability_name}", issuable)
+      current_user.can?(:"update_#{issuable.to_ability_name}", issuable)
     end
     parse_params do |issuable_param|
       extract_references(issuable_param, :issue).first ||
diff --git a/changelogs/unreleased/toon-copy-meta-data-fix.yml b/changelogs/unreleased/toon-copy-meta-data-fix.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f2f8a1a82a4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/unreleased/toon-copy-meta-data-fix.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+title: Allow /copy_metadata for new issues and MRs
+merge_request: 21953
+author:
+type: changed
diff --git a/spec/services/quick_actions/interpret_service_spec.rb b/spec/services/quick_actions/interpret_service_spec.rb
index 06cad9c00d2..ac0ca1f33a5 100644
--- a/spec/services/quick_actions/interpret_service_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/services/quick_actions/interpret_service_spec.rb
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
 require 'spec_helper'
 
 describe QuickActions::InterpretService do
@@ -859,6 +861,13 @@ describe QuickActions::InterpretService do
         let(:issuable) { issue }
       end
 
+      it_behaves_like 'copy_metadata command' do
+        let(:source_issuable) { create(:labeled_issue, project: project, labels: [inreview_label, todo_label]) }
+
+        let(:content) { "/copy_metadata #{source_issuable.to_reference}" }
+        let(:issuable) { build(:issue, project: project) }
+      end
+
       it_behaves_like 'copy_metadata command' do
         let(:source_issuable) { create(:labeled_issue, project: project, labels: [inreview_label, todo_label]) }