diff --git a/packages/bruno-app/src/components/Sidebar/Collections/Collection/CollectionItem/index.js b/packages/bruno-app/src/components/Sidebar/Collections/Collection/CollectionItem/index.js
index 90272636c..8aaf15e4e 100644
--- a/packages/bruno-app/src/components/Sidebar/Collections/Collection/CollectionItem/index.js
+++ b/packages/bruno-app/src/components/Sidebar/Collections/Collection/CollectionItem/index.js
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ import ExampleIcon from 'components/Icons/ExampleIcon';
 import { scrollToTheActiveTab } from 'utils/tabs';
 import { isTabForItemActive as isTabForItemActiveSelector, isTabForItemPresent as isTabForItemPresentSelector } from 'src/selectors/tab';
 import { isEqual } from 'lodash';
-import { calculateDraggedItemNewPathname, getInitialExampleName } from 'utils/collections/index';
+import { calculateDraggedItemNewPathname, getInitialExampleName, findParentItemInCollection } from 'utils/collections/index';
 import { sortByNameThenSequence } from 'utils/common/index';
 import CreateExampleModal from 'components/ResponseExample/CreateExampleModal';
 import { openDevtoolsAndSwitchToTerminal } from 'utils/terminal';
@@ -533,13 +533,14 @@ const CollectionItem = ({ item, collectionUid, collectionPathname, searchText })
   };
 
   const handlePasteItem = () => {
-    // Only allow paste into folders
+    // Determine target folder: if item is a folder, paste into it; otherwise paste into parent folder
+    let targetFolderUid = item.uid;
     if (!isFolder) {
-      toast.error('Paste is only available for folders');
-      return;
+      const parentFolder = findParentItemInCollection(collection, item.uid);
+      targetFolderUid = parentFolder ? parentFolder.uid : null;
     }
 
-    dispatch(pasteItem(collectionUid, item.uid))
+    dispatch(pasteItem(collectionUid, targetFolderUid))
       .then(() => {
         toast.success('Item pasted successfully');
       })
diff --git a/tests/request/copy-request/copy-request.spec.ts b/tests/request/copy-request/copy-request.spec.ts
index 395a87ec5..f8a899371 100644
--- a/tests/request/copy-request/copy-request.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/request/copy-request/copy-request.spec.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { test, expect } from '../../../playwright';
-import { closeAllCollections, createCollection } from '../../utils/page';
+import { closeAllCollections, createCollection, createRequest } from '../../utils/page';
 
 test.describe('Copy and Paste Requests', () => {
   test.afterAll(async ({ page }) => {
@@ -66,4 +66,20 @@ test.describe('Copy and Paste Requests', () => {
     // Verify the pasted request appears with the same name
     await expect(page.locator('.collection-item-name').filter({ hasText: 'original-request' })).toHaveCount(4);
   });
+
+  test('should paste request into parent folder even if request is selected', async ({ page, createTmpDir }) => {
+    // Create a collection and a request
+    await createCollection(page, 'test-collection-3', await createTmpDir('test-collection-3'));
+    await createRequest(page, 'request-to-copy', 'test-collection-3');
+
+    const modifier = process.platform === 'darwin' ? 'Meta' : 'Control';
+
+    // Copy the request
+    await page.locator('.collection-item-name').filter({ hasText: 'request-to-copy' }).click();
+    await page.keyboard.press(`${modifier}+C`);
+    await page.keyboard.press(`${modifier}+V`);
+
+    // Verify the pasted request appears with the same name
+    await expect(page.locator('.collection-item-name').filter({ hasText: 'request-to-copy' })).toHaveCount(2);
+  });
 });