diff --git a/wagtail/core/models.py b/wagtail/core/models.py
index 078f7fc7c0..c5f581b3a2 100644
--- a/wagtail/core/models.py
+++ b/wagtail/core/models.py
@@ -1866,6 +1866,12 @@ class Page(AbstractPage, index.Indexed, ClusterableModel, metaclass=PageBase):
             page_copy.first_published_at = latest_revision_as_page_revision.created_at
             page_copy.save(clean=False)
 
+        if page_copy.live:
+            page_published.send(
+                sender=page_copy.specific_class, instance=page_copy,
+                revision=latest_revision_as_page_revision
+            )
+
         # Log
         if log_action:
             parent = specific_self.get_parent()
diff --git a/wagtail/core/tests/test_page_model.py b/wagtail/core/tests/test_page_model.py
index ff78b5d142..d6e6148687 100644
--- a/wagtail/core/tests/test_page_model.py
+++ b/wagtail/core/tests/test_page_model.py
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ from freezegun import freeze_time
 
 from wagtail.core.models import (
     Locale, Page, PageManager, ParentNotTranslatedError, Site, get_page_models, get_translatable_models)
+from wagtail.core.signals import page_published
 from wagtail.tests.testapp.models import (
     AbstractPage, Advert, AlwaysShowInMenusPage, BlogCategory, BlogCategoryBlogPage, BusinessChild,
     BusinessIndex, BusinessNowherePage, BusinessSubIndex, CustomManager, CustomManagerPage,
@@ -1490,6 +1491,59 @@ class TestCopyPage(TestCase):
         with self.assertRaises(RuntimeError):
             new_page.copy()
 
+    def test_copy_published_emits_signal(self):
+        """Test that copying of a published page emits a page_published signal."""
+        christmas_page = EventPage.objects.get(url_path='/home/events/christmas/')
+
+        signal_fired = False
+        signal_page = None
+
+        def page_published_handler(sender, instance, **kwargs):
+            nonlocal signal_fired
+            nonlocal signal_page
+            signal_fired = True
+            signal_page = instance
+
+        page_published.connect(page_published_handler)
+        copy_page = christmas_page.copy(
+            update_attrs={'title': "New christmas", 'slug': 'new-christmas'},
+        )
+
+        self.assertTrue(signal_fired)
+        self.assertEqual(signal_page, copy_page)
+
+    def test_copy_unpublished_not_emits_signal(self):
+        """Test that copying of an unpublished page not emits a page_published signal."""
+        homepage = Page.objects.get(url_path='/home/')
+        homepage.live = False
+        homepage.save()
+
+        signal_fired = False
+
+        def page_published_handler(sender, instance, **kwargs):
+            nonlocal signal_fired
+            signal_fired = True
+        page_published.connect(page_published_handler)
+
+        homepage.copy(update_attrs={'slug': 'new_slug'})
+        self.assertFalse(signal_fired)
+
+    def test_copy_keep_live_false_not_emits_signal(self):
+        """Test that copying of a live page with keep_live=False not emits a page_published signal."""
+        homepage = Page.objects.get(url_path='/home/')
+        signal_fired = False
+
+        def page_published_handler(sender, instance, **kwargs):
+            nonlocal signal_fired
+            signal_fired = True
+        page_published.connect(page_published_handler)
+
+        homepage.copy(
+            keep_live=False,
+            update_attrs={'slug': 'new_slug'}
+        )
+        self.assertFalse(signal_fired)
+
 
 class TestCopyForTranslation(TestCase):
     fixtures = ['test.json']