diff --git a/main.py b/main.py
index b6643a3..4e17005 100755
--- a/main.py
+++ b/main.py
@@ -4999,7 +4999,9 @@ class MainWindow(QMainWindow):
             select=True,
         )
         src_folder = getattr(src, "_dest_folder", "")
-        pw._dest_folder = (src_folder + "_copy") if src_folder else ""
+        # rstrip the trailing separator so ".../AlexisCrystal/" + "_copy" becomes
+        # a sibling ".../AlexisCrystal_copy", not a child ".../AlexisCrystal/_copy".
+        pw._dest_folder = (src_folder.rstrip("/" + os.sep) + "_copy") if src_folder else ""
         pw._tab_folder = getattr(src, "_tab_folder", False)
         self._sync_folder_field_to_tab()
         self._save_playlist_tabs()
diff --git a/tests/test_ui_structure.py b/tests/test_ui_structure.py
index 97cd9bd..792f82d 100644
--- a/tests/test_ui_structure.py
+++ b/tests/test_ui_structure.py
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ def test_duplicate_tab(win):
     try:
         src = win._pws[0]
         src._label = "AlexisCrystal"
-        src._dest_folder = "/data/alexis"
+        src._dest_folder = "/data/alexis/"   # trailing slash, like real folders
         n_before = len(win._pws)
         win._on_duplicate_tab(win._playlist_tabs.indexOf(src))
     finally:
@@ -135,4 +135,5 @@ def test_duplicate_tab(win):
     assert len(win._pws) == n_before + 1
     dup = win._pws[-1]
     assert dup._label == "AlexisCrystal copy"
+    # sibling, not a child: ".../alexis/" -> ".../alexis_copy" (not ".../alexis/_copy")
     assert dup._dest_folder == "/data/alexis_copy"