diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index 4986a1fbe6..8a6109586d 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@
 - Fix internal Error when selecting a set by name in the token theme editor [Taiga #12310](https://tree.taiga.io/project/penpot/issue/12310)
 - Fix drag & drop functionality is swapping instead or reordering [Taiga #12254](https://tree.taiga.io/project/penpot/issue/12254)
 - Fix variants not syncronizing tokens on switch [Taiga #12290](https://tree.taiga.io/project/penpot/issue/12290)
+- Fix incorrect behavior of Alt + Drag for variants [Taiga #12309](https://tree.taiga.io/project/penpot/issue/12309)
 
 ## 2.10.1
 
diff --git a/common/src/app/common/logic/libraries.cljc b/common/src/app/common/logic/libraries.cljc
index 757d92d1d4..95a87057be 100644
--- a/common/src/app/common/logic/libraries.cljc
+++ b/common/src/app/common/logic/libraries.cljc
@@ -2801,7 +2801,7 @@
 (defn generate-duplicate-changes
   "Prepare objects to duplicate: generate new id, give them unique names,
   move to the desired position, and recalculate parents and frames as needed."
-  [changes all-objects page ids delta libraries library-data file-id & {:keys [variant-props]}]
+  [changes all-objects page ids delta libraries library-data file-id & {:keys [variant-props alt-duplication?]}]
   (let [shapes         (map (d/getf all-objects) ids)
         unames         (volatile! (cfh/get-used-names (:objects page)))
         update-unames! (fn [new-name] (vswap! unames conj new-name))
@@ -2811,10 +2811,22 @@
         ;; we calculate a new one because the components will have created new shapes.
         ids-map        (into {} (map #(vector % (uuid/next))) all-ids)
 
+
+        ;; If there is an alt-duplication of a variant, change its parent to root
+        ;; so the copy is made as a child of root
+        ;; This is because inside a variant-container can't be a copy
+        shapes  (map (fn [shape]
+                       (if (and alt-duplication? (ctk/is-variant? shape))
+                         (assoc shape :parent-id uuid/zero :frame-id nil)
+                         shape))
+                     shapes)
+
+
         changes (-> changes
                     (pcb/with-page page)
                     (pcb/with-objects all-objects)
                     (pcb/with-library-data library-data))
+
         changes
         (->> shapes
              (reduce #(generate-duplicate-shape-change %1
diff --git a/frontend/src/app/main/data/workspace/selection.cljs b/frontend/src/app/main/data/workspace/selection.cljs
index bf73d148ea..16459d7408 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app/main/data/workspace/selection.cljs
+++ b/frontend/src/app/main/data/workspace/selection.cljs
@@ -463,7 +463,7 @@
                 library-data    (dsh/lookup-file-data state file-id)
 
                 changes         (-> (pcb/empty-changes it)
-                                    (cll/generate-duplicate-changes objects page ids delta libraries library-data file-id)
+                                    (cll/generate-duplicate-changes objects page ids delta libraries library-data file-id {:alt-duplication? alt-duplication?})
                                     (cll/generate-duplicate-changes-update-indices objects ids))
 
                 tags            (or (:tags changes) #{})