diff --git a/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/content/BitstreamServiceImpl.java b/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/content/BitstreamServiceImpl.java
index bef2012202..bc076443ed 100644
--- a/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/content/BitstreamServiceImpl.java
+++ b/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/content/BitstreamServiceImpl.java
@@ -103,6 +103,8 @@ public class BitstreamServiceImpl extends DSpaceObjectServiceImpl<Bitstream> imp
         clonedBitstream.setSizeBytes(bitstream.getSizeBytes());
         clonedBitstream.setChecksum(bitstream.getChecksum());
         clonedBitstream.setChecksumAlgorithm(bitstream.getChecksumAlgorithm());
+        clonedBitstream.setFormat(bitstream.getBitstreamFormat());
+
         try {
             //Update our bitstream but turn off the authorization system since permissions
             //haven't been set at this point in time.