diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 2a00c1534..9657139c0 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -39,7 +39,9 @@
 #### For plugin authors
 
 * New `expressPreSession` server-side hook.
-* New `padDefaultContent` server-side hook.
+* Pad server-side hook changes:
+  * `padCopy`: New `srcPad` context property.
+  * `padDefaultContent`: New hook.
 * The `db` property on Pad objects is now public.
 * New `getAuthorId` server-side hook.
 * New APIs for processing attributes: `ep_etherpad-lite/static/js/attributes`
@@ -65,8 +67,13 @@
 * The `client` context property for the `handleMessageSecurity` and
   `handleMessage` server-side hooks is deprecated; use the `socket` context
   property instead.
-* The `author` context property for the `padCreate` and `padUpdate` server-side
-  hooks is deprecated; use the new `authorId` context property instead.
+* Pad server-side hook changes:
+  * `padCopy`: The `originalPad` context property is deprecated; use `srcPad`
+    instead.
+  * `padCreate`: The `author` context property is deprecated; use the new
+    `authorId` context property instead.
+  * `padUpdate`: The `author` context property is deprecated; use the new
+    `authorId` context property instead.
 * Returning `true` from a `handleMessageSecurity` hook function is deprecated;
   return `'permitOnce'` instead.
 * Changes to the `src/static/js/Changeset.js` library:
diff --git a/doc/api/hooks_server-side.md b/doc/api/hooks_server-side.md
index 52a99baf2..b2b0da8b6 100644
--- a/doc/api/hooks_server-side.md
+++ b/doc/api/hooks_server-side.md
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@ Order of events when a pad is copied:
 
 Context properties:
 
-  * `originalPad`: The source Pad object.
+  * `srcPad`: The source Pad object.
   * `destinationID`: The ID of the pad copied from `originalPad`.
 
 Usage examples:
diff --git a/src/node/db/Pad.js b/src/node/db/Pad.js
index a5ecf2d71..a029db53d 100644
--- a/src/node/db/Pad.js
+++ b/src/node/db/Pad.js
@@ -429,7 +429,14 @@ Pad.prototype.copy = async function (destinationID, force) {
   await padManager.getPad(destinationID, null);
 
   // let the plugins know the pad was copied
-  await hooks.aCallAll('padCopy', {originalPad: this, destinationID});
+  await hooks.aCallAll('padCopy', {
+    get originalPad() {
+      warnDeprecated('padCopy originalPad context property is deprecated; use srcPad instead');
+      return this.srcPad;
+    },
+    srcPad: this,
+    destinationID,
+  });
 
   return {padID: destinationID};
 };
@@ -518,7 +525,14 @@ Pad.prototype.copyPadWithoutHistory = async function (destinationID, force, auth
   const changeset = Changeset.pack(oldLength, newLength, assem.toString(), newText);
   newPad.appendRevision(changeset, authorId);
 
-  await hooks.aCallAll('padCopy', {originalPad: this, destinationID});
+  await hooks.aCallAll('padCopy', {
+    get originalPad() {
+      warnDeprecated('padCopy originalPad context property is deprecated; use srcPad instead');
+      return this.srcPad;
+    },
+    srcPad: this,
+    destinationID,
+  });
 
   return {padID: destinationID};
 };