diff --git a/modules/ve-mw/dm/nodes/ve.dm.MWTransclusionNode.js b/modules/ve-mw/dm/nodes/ve.dm.MWTransclusionNode.js
index 3bded86123..05cbce31ed 100644
--- a/modules/ve-mw/dm/nodes/ve.dm.MWTransclusionNode.js
+++ b/modules/ve-mw/dm/nodes/ve.dm.MWTransclusionNode.js
@@ -180,9 +180,9 @@ ve.dm.MWTransclusionNode.static.toDomElements = function ( dataElement, doc, con
 		els[ 0 ].setAttribute( 'data-mw', JSON.stringify( dataElement.attributes.mw ) );
 	}
 	if ( converter.isForClipboard() ) {
-		// If the first element is a <link> or <meta> tag, e.g. a category, ensure it
-		// is not destroyed by copy-paste by replacing it with a span
-		if ( els[ 0 ].tagName === 'LINK' || els[ 0 ].tagName === 'META' ) {
+		// If the first element is a <link>, <meta> or <style> tag, e.g. a category or TemplateStyles,
+		// ensure it is not destroyed by copy-paste by replacing it with a span
+		if ( els[ 0 ].tagName === 'LINK' || els[ 0 ].tagName === 'META' || els[ 0 ].tagName === 'STYLE' ) {
 			span = doc.createElement( 'span' );
 			span.setAttribute( 'typeof', 'mw:Transclusion' );
 			span.setAttribute( 'data-mw', els[ 0 ].getAttribute( 'data-mw' ) );