diff --git a/sc/inc/global.hxx b/sc/inc/global.hxx
index 180912b147fb..ee9317a61d31 100644
--- a/sc/inc/global.hxx
+++ b/sc/inc/global.hxx
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ const sal_uInt16 IDF_OUTLINE    = 0x0800;   /// Sheet / outlining (grouping) inf
 const sal_uInt16 IDF_NOCAPTIONS = 0x0200;   /// Internal use only (undo etc.): do not copy/delete caption objects of cell notes.
 const sal_uInt16 IDF_ADDNOTES   = 0x0400;   /// Internal use only (copy from clip): do not delete existing cell contents when pasting notes.
 const sal_uInt16 IDF_SPECIAL_BOOLEAN = 0x1000;
-const sal_uInt16 IDF_ATTRIB     = IDF_HARDATTR | IDF_STYLES | IDF_OUTLINE;
+const sal_uInt16 IDF_ATTRIB     = IDF_HARDATTR | IDF_STYLES;
 const sal_uInt16 IDF_CONTENTS   = IDF_VALUE | IDF_DATETIME | IDF_STRING | IDF_NOTE | IDF_FORMULA | IDF_OUTLINE;
 const sal_uInt16 IDF_ALL        = IDF_CONTENTS | IDF_ATTRIB | IDF_OBJECTS;
 
diff --git a/sc/qa/unit/ucalc.cxx b/sc/qa/unit/ucalc.cxx
index b0b6f32d05ca..8d2266e0e80c 100644
--- a/sc/qa/unit/ucalc.cxx
+++ b/sc/qa/unit/ucalc.cxx
@@ -503,6 +503,11 @@ void Test::testInput()
     m_pDoc->DeleteTab(0);
 }
 
+void Test::testCopyAttributes()
+{
+    CPPUNIT_ASSERT_MESSAGE ("mashed up attributes", !(IDF_ATTRIB & IDF_CONTENTS));
+}
+
 void Test::testCopyToDocument()
 {
     CPPUNIT_ASSERT_MESSAGE ("failed to insert sheet", m_pDoc->InsertTab (0, "src"));
diff --git a/sc/qa/unit/ucalc.hxx b/sc/qa/unit/ucalc.hxx
index 3c46cab60b0a..d01714ee700e 100644
--- a/sc/qa/unit/ucalc.hxx
+++ b/sc/qa/unit/ucalc.hxx
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ public:
     void testFuncINDIRECT();
     void testFuncIFERROR();
     void testFuncGETPIVOTDATA();
+    void testCopyAttributes();
 
     void testCopyToDocument();
     /**