diff --git a/app/models/post_action.rb b/app/models/post_action.rb
index 7c0e7e21649..92310d30cde 100644
--- a/app/models/post_action.rb
+++ b/app/models/post_action.rb
@@ -308,6 +308,19 @@ SQL
     PostAction.where(where_attrs).first
   end
 
+  def self.copy(original_post, target_post)
+    cols_to_copy = (column_names - %w{id post_id}).join(', ')
+
+    exec_sql <<~SQL
+    INSERT INTO post_actions(post_id, #{cols_to_copy})
+    SELECT #{target_post.id}, #{cols_to_copy}
+    FROM post_actions
+    WHERE post_id = #{original_post.id}
+    SQL
+
+    target_post.post_actions.each { |post_action| post_action.update_counters }
+  end
+
   def self.remove_act(user, post, post_action_type_id)
 
     limit_action!(user,post,post_action_type_id)
diff --git a/app/models/post_mover.rb b/app/models/post_mover.rb
index 78a19ba1793..793bfcc59a0 100644
--- a/app/models/post_mover.rb
+++ b/app/models/post_mover.rb
@@ -85,14 +85,16 @@ class PostMover
   end
 
   def create_first_post(post)
-    p = PostCreator.create(
+    new_post = PostCreator.create(
       post.user,
       raw: post.raw,
       topic_id: destination_topic.id,
       acting_user: user,
       skip_validations: true
     )
-    p.update_column(:reply_count, @reply_count[1] || 0)
+
+    PostAction.copy(post, new_post)
+    new_post.update_column(:reply_count, @reply_count[1] || 0)
   end
 
   def move(post)
diff --git a/spec/models/post_mover_spec.rb b/spec/models/post_mover_spec.rb
index f67122fec49..16d3a4f4fe3 100644
--- a/spec/models/post_mover_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/post_mover_spec.rb
@@ -273,10 +273,7 @@ describe PostMover do
           new_topic = topic.move_posts(user, [p1.id, p2.id], title: "new testing topic name")
 
           expect(new_topic).to be_present
-          new_topic.posts.reload
           expect(new_topic.posts.by_post_number.first.raw).to eq(p1.raw)
-
-          new_topic.reload
           expect(new_topic.posts_count).to eq(2)
           expect(new_topic.highest_post_number).to eq(2)
 
@@ -284,7 +281,7 @@ describe PostMover do
           p1.reload
           expect(p1.sort_order).to eq(1)
           expect(p1.post_number).to eq(1)
-          p1.topic_id == topic.id
+          expect(p1.topic_id).to eq(topic.id)
           expect(p1.reply_count).to eq(0)
 
           # New first post
@@ -295,7 +292,7 @@ describe PostMover do
           p2.reload
           expect(p2.post_number).to eq(2)
           expect(p2.sort_order).to eq(2)
-          p2.topic_id == new_topic.id
+          expect(p2.topic_id).to eq(new_topic.id)
           expect(p2.reply_to_post_number).to eq(1)
           expect(p2.reply_count).to eq(0)
 
@@ -304,6 +301,17 @@ describe PostMover do
           expect(topic.highest_post_number).to eq(p4.post_number)
         end
 
+        it "preserves post actions in the new post" do
+          PostAction.act(another_user, p1, PostActionType.types[:like])
+
+          new_topic = topic.move_posts(user, [p1.id], title: "new testing topic name")
+          new_post = new_topic.posts.where(post_number: 1).first
+
+          expect(new_topic.like_count).to eq(1)
+          expect(new_post.like_count).to eq(1)
+          expect(new_post.post_actions.size).to eq(1)
+        end
+
       end
 
       context "to an existing topic with a deleted post" do