diff --git a/src/public/app/dialogs/clone_to.js b/src/public/app/dialogs/clone_to.js
index eab144aac..075f3569d 100644
--- a/src/public/app/dialogs/clone_to.js
+++ b/src/public/app/dialogs/clone_to.js
@@ -39,13 +39,14 @@ export async function showDialog(noteIds) {
 }
 
 async function cloneNotesTo(notePath) {
-    const targetNoteId = treeService.getNoteIdFromNotePath(notePath);
+    const {noteId, parentNoteId} = treeService.getNoteIdAndParentIdFromNotePath(notePath);
+    const targetBranchId = await treeCache.getBranchId(parentNoteId, noteId);
 
     for (const cloneNoteId of clonedNoteIds) {
-        await branchService.cloneNoteTo(cloneNoteId, targetNoteId, $clonePrefix.val());
+        await branchService.cloneNoteTo(cloneNoteId, targetBranchId, $clonePrefix.val());
 
         const clonedNote = await treeCache.getNote(cloneNoteId);
-        const targetNote = await treeCache.getNote(targetNoteId);
+        const targetNote = await treeCache.getBranch(targetBranchId).getNote();
 
         toastService.showMessage(`Note "${clonedNote.title}" has been cloned into ${targetNote.title}`);
     }
@@ -64,4 +65,4 @@ $form.on('submit', () => {
     }
 
     return false;
-});
\ No newline at end of file
+});
diff --git a/src/public/app/dialogs/move_to.js b/src/public/app/dialogs/move_to.js
index 4dbc6bcca..16bff2629 100644
--- a/src/public/app/dialogs/move_to.js
+++ b/src/public/app/dialogs/move_to.js
@@ -32,10 +32,11 @@ export async function showDialog(branchIds) {
     noteAutocompleteService.showRecentNotes($noteAutoComplete);
 }
 
-async function moveNotesTo(parentNoteId) {
-    await branchService.moveToParentNote(movedBranchIds, parentNoteId);
+async function moveNotesTo(parentBranchId) {
+    await branchService.moveToParentNote(movedBranchIds, parentBranchId);
 
-    const parentNote = await treeCache.getNote(parentNoteId);
+    const parentBranch = treeCache.getBranch(parentBranchId);
+    const parentNote = await parentBranch.getNote();
 
     toastService.showMessage(`Selected notes have been moved into ${parentNote.title}`);
 }
@@ -46,13 +47,12 @@ $form.on('submit', () => {
     if (notePath) {
         $dialog.modal('hide');
 
-        const noteId = treeService.getNoteIdFromNotePath(notePath);
-
-        moveNotesTo(noteId);
+        const {noteId, parentNoteId} = treeService.getNoteIdAndParentIdFromNotePath(notePath);
+        treeCache.getBranchId(parentNoteId, noteId).then(branchId => moveNotesTo(branchId));
     }
     else {
         console.error("No path to move to.");
     }
 
     return false;
-});
\ No newline at end of file
+});
diff --git a/src/public/app/services/branches.js b/src/public/app/services/branches.js
index 0ca1f532b..d64e6d184 100644
--- a/src/public/app/services/branches.js
+++ b/src/public/app/services/branches.js
@@ -198,8 +198,8 @@ ws.subscribeToMessages(async message => {
     }
 });
 
-async function cloneNoteTo(childNoteId, parentNoteId, prefix) {
-    const resp = await server.put('notes/' + childNoteId + '/clone-to/' + parentNoteId, {
+async function cloneNoteTo(childNoteId, parentBranchId, prefix) {
+    const resp = await server.put(`notes/${childNoteId}/clone-to/${parentBranchId}`, {
         prefix: prefix
     });
 
diff --git a/src/public/app/services/clipboard.js b/src/public/app/services/clipboard.js
index 3fc536b2a..56c45ebea 100644
--- a/src/public/app/services/clipboard.js
+++ b/src/public/app/services/clipboard.js
@@ -33,13 +33,13 @@ async function pasteAfter(afterBranchId) {
     }
 }
 
-async function pasteInto(parentNoteId) {
+async function pasteInto(parentBranchId) {
     if (isClipboardEmpty()) {
         return;
     }
 
     if (clipboardMode === 'cut') {
-        await branchService.moveToParentNote(clipboardBranchIds, parentNoteId);
+        await branchService.moveToParentNote(clipboardBranchIds, parentBranchId);
 
         clipboardBranchIds = [];
         clipboardMode = null;
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ async function pasteInto(parentNoteId) {
         for (const clipboardBranch of clipboardBranches) {
             const clipboardNote = await clipboardBranch.getNote();
 
-            await branchService.cloneNoteTo(clipboardNote.noteId, parentNoteId);
+            await branchService.cloneNoteTo(clipboardNote.noteId, parentBranchId);
         }
 
         // copy will keep clipboardBranchIds and clipboardMode so it's possible to paste into multiple places
@@ -89,4 +89,4 @@ export default {
     cut,
     copy,
     isClipboardEmpty
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/src/public/app/widgets/note_tree.js b/src/public/app/widgets/note_tree.js
index 0a413fb0a..c60b3981e 100644
--- a/src/public/app/widgets/note_tree.js
+++ b/src/public/app/widgets/note_tree.js
@@ -746,6 +746,7 @@ export default class NoteTreeWidget extends TabAwareWidget {
         node.icon = this.getIcon(note, isFolder);
         node.extraClasses = this.getExtraClasses(note);
         node.title = (branch.prefix ? (branch.prefix + " - ") : "") + note.title;
+        node.setExpanded(branch.isExpanded, {noEvents:true});
         node.renderTitle();
     }
 
@@ -1079,7 +1080,7 @@ export default class NoteTreeWidget extends TabAwareWidget {
         const toNode = node.getPrevSibling();
 
         if (toNode !== null) {
-            branchService.moveToParentNote([node.data.branchId], toNode.data.noteId);
+            branchService.moveToParentNote([node.data.branchId], toNode.data.branchId);
         }
     }
 
@@ -1164,7 +1165,7 @@ export default class NoteTreeWidget extends TabAwareWidget {
     }
 
     pasteNotesFromClipboardCommand({node}) {
-        clipboard.pasteInto(node.data.noteId);
+        clipboard.pasteInto(node.data.branchId);
     }
 
     pasteNotesAfterFromClipboard({node}) {
diff --git a/src/routes/api/cloning.js b/src/routes/api/cloning.js
index 9cd23fced..42a208568 100644
--- a/src/routes/api/cloning.js
+++ b/src/routes/api/cloning.js
@@ -3,10 +3,10 @@
 const cloningService = require('../../services/cloning');
 
 async function cloneNoteToParent(req) {
-    const {noteId, parentNoteId} = req.params;
+    const {noteId, parentBranchId} = req.params;
     const {prefix} = req.body;
 
-    return await cloningService.cloneNoteToParent(noteId, parentNoteId, prefix);
+    return await cloningService.cloneNoteToParent(noteId, parentBranchId, prefix);
 }
 
 async function cloneNoteAfter(req) {
@@ -18,4 +18,4 @@ async function cloneNoteAfter(req) {
 module.exports = {
     cloneNoteToParent,
     cloneNoteAfter
-};
\ No newline at end of file
+};
diff --git a/src/routes/routes.js b/src/routes/routes.js
index 838824630..67cffc539 100644
--- a/src/routes/routes.js
+++ b/src/routes/routes.js
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ function register(app) {
 
     apiRoute(GET, '/api/edited-notes/:date', noteRevisionsApiRoute.getEditedNotesOnDate);
 
-    apiRoute(PUT, '/api/notes/:noteId/clone-to/:parentNoteId', cloningApiRoute.cloneNoteToParent);
+    apiRoute(PUT, '/api/notes/:noteId/clone-to/:parentBranchId', cloningApiRoute.cloneNoteToParent);
     apiRoute(PUT, '/api/notes/:noteId/clone-after/:afterBranchId', cloningApiRoute.cloneNoteAfter);
 
     route(GET, '/api/notes/:branchId/export/:type/:format/:version/:taskId', [auth.checkApiAuthOrElectron], exportRoute.exportBranch);
diff --git a/src/services/cloning.js b/src/services/cloning.js
index 206d42843..33b547675 100644
--- a/src/services/cloning.js
+++ b/src/services/cloning.js
@@ -9,12 +9,14 @@ const Branch = require('../entities/branch');
 const TaskContext = require("./task_context.js");
 const utils = require('./utils');
 
-async function cloneNoteToParent(noteId, parentNoteId, prefix) {
-    if (await isNoteDeleted(noteId) || await isNoteDeleted(parentNoteId)) {
+async function cloneNoteToParent(noteId, parentBranchId, prefix) {
+    const parentBranch = await repository.getBranch(parentBranchId);
+
+    if (await isNoteDeleted(noteId) || await isNoteDeleted(parentBranch.noteId)) {
         return { success: false, message: 'Note is deleted.' };
     }
 
-    const validationResult = await treeService.validateParentChild(parentNoteId, noteId);
+    const validationResult = await treeService.validateParentChild(parentBranch.noteId, noteId);
 
     if (!validationResult.success) {
         return validationResult;
@@ -22,12 +24,13 @@ async function cloneNoteToParent(noteId, parentNoteId, prefix) {
 
     const branch = await new Branch({
         noteId: noteId,
-        parentNoteId: parentNoteId,
+        parentNoteId: parentBranch.noteId,
         prefix: prefix,
         isExpanded: 0
     }).save();
 
-    await sql.execute("UPDATE branches SET isExpanded = 1 WHERE noteId = ?", [parentNoteId]);
+    parentBranch.isExpanded = true; // the new target should be expanded so it immediately shows up to the user
+    await parentBranch.save();
 
     return { success: true, branchId: branch.branchId };
 }
@@ -111,4 +114,4 @@ module.exports = {
     ensureNoteIsAbsentFromParent,
     toggleNoteInParent,
     cloneNoteAfter
-};
\ No newline at end of file
+};