diff --git a/app/server/appsmith-server/src/main/java/com/appsmith/server/services/ce/ApplicationPageServiceCEImpl.java b/app/server/appsmith-server/src/main/java/com/appsmith/server/services/ce/ApplicationPageServiceCEImpl.java
index 1fca972de8..92d71c1648 100644
--- a/app/server/appsmith-server/src/main/java/com/appsmith/server/services/ce/ApplicationPageServiceCEImpl.java
+++ b/app/server/appsmith-server/src/main/java/com/appsmith/server/services/ce/ApplicationPageServiceCEImpl.java
@@ -687,6 +687,7 @@ public class ApplicationPageServiceCEImpl implements ApplicationPageServiceCE {
                     Application newApplication = new Application(sourceApplication);
                     newApplication.setName(newName);
                     newApplication.setLastEditedAt(Instant.now());
+                    newApplication.setEvaluationVersion(sourceApplication.getEvaluationVersion());
                     Mono<User> userMono = sessionUserService.getCurrentUser().cache();
                     // First set the correct policies for the new cloned application
                     return setApplicationPolicies(userMono, sourceApplication.getOrganizationId(), newApplication)
diff --git a/app/server/appsmith-server/src/test/java/com/appsmith/server/services/ApplicationServiceTest.java b/app/server/appsmith-server/src/test/java/com/appsmith/server/services/ApplicationServiceTest.java
index a0d021d789..70e02d2b0a 100644
--- a/app/server/appsmith-server/src/test/java/com/appsmith/server/services/ApplicationServiceTest.java
+++ b/app/server/appsmith-server/src/test/java/com/appsmith/server/services/ApplicationServiceTest.java
@@ -990,6 +990,9 @@ public class ApplicationServiceTest {
                     assertThat(clonedApplication.getOrganizationId().equals(orgId));
                     assertThat(clonedApplication.getModifiedBy()).isEqualTo("api_user");
                     assertThat(clonedApplication.getUpdatedAt()).isNotNull();
+                    assertThat(clonedApplication.getEvaluationVersion()).isNotNull();
+                    assertThat(clonedApplication.getEvaluationVersion()).isEqualTo(gitConnectedApp.getEvaluationVersion());
+
                     List<ApplicationPage> pages = clonedApplication.getPages();
                     Set<String> clonedPageIdsFromApplication = pages.stream().map(page -> page.getId()).collect(Collectors.toSet());
                     Set<String> clonedPageIdsFromDb = clonedPageList.stream().map(page -> page.getId()).collect(Collectors.toSet());