diff --git a/behave/features/copypac.feature b/behave/features/copypac.feature
index 0d370f9a..5e8ee20c 100644
--- a/behave/features/copypac.feature
+++ b/behave/features/copypac.feature
@@ -18,6 +18,12 @@ Scenario: Run `osc copypac <project>/<package> <target-project>/<target-package>
     Then the exit code is 0
 
 
+@destructive
+Scenario: Run `osc copypac <project>/<package> <project>/<package> --keep-link --revision`
+    When I execute osc with args "copypac test:factory/test-pkgA test:factory/test-pkgA --keep-link --revision=1"
+    Then the exit code is 0
+
+
 Scenario: Run `osc copypac` where the source and target are the same
     When I execute osc with args "copypac test:factory/test-pkgA test:factory"
     Then the exit code is 1
diff --git a/osc/commandline.py b/osc/commandline.py
index c42a46ab..a57adcb2 100644
--- a/osc/commandline.py
+++ b/osc/commandline.py
@@ -3349,9 +3349,8 @@ Please submit there instead, or use --nodevelproject to force direct submission.
         if opts.message:
             comment = opts.message
         else:
-            if not rev:
-                rev = show_upstream_rev(src_apiurl, src_project, src_package)
-            comment = 'osc copypac from project:%s package:%s revision:%s' % (src_project, src_package, rev)
+            src_rev = rev or show_upstream_rev(src_apiurl, src_project, src_package)
+            comment = 'osc copypac from project:%s package:%s revision:%s' % (src_project, src_package, src_rev)
             if opts.keep_link:
                 comment += ", using keep-link"
             if opts.expand:
diff --git a/osc/core.py b/osc/core.py
index 911a05ee..276ad8ce 100644
--- a/osc/core.py
+++ b/osc/core.py
@@ -5959,8 +5959,10 @@ def copy_pac(
     or by the server, in a single api call.
     """
     if (src_apiurl, src_project, src_package) == (dst_apiurl, dst_project, dst_package):
-        # copypac is also used to expand sources, let's allow that
-        if not expand:
+        # special cases when source and target can be the same:
+        # * expanding sources
+        # * downgrading package to an old revision
+        if not any([expand, revision]):
             raise oscerr.OscValueError("Cannot copy package. Source and target are the same.")
 
     if not (src_apiurl == dst_apiurl and src_project == dst_project