diff --git a/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/annotations.js b/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/annotations.js
index 34446bb56e..83dfd7e2c2 100644
--- a/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/annotations.js
+++ b/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/annotations.js
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ Zotero.Annotations = new function () {
 	Zotero.defineProperty(this, 'ANNOTATION_TYPE_INK', { value: 4 });
 	
 	Zotero.defineProperty(this, 'PROPS', {
-		value: ['type', 'text', 'comment', 'color', 'pageLabel', 'sortIndex', 'position'],
+		value: ['type', 'authorName', 'text', 'comment', 'color', 'pageLabel', 'sortIndex', 'position'],
 		writable: false
 	});
 	
diff --git a/test/tests/collectionTreeTest.js b/test/tests/collectionTreeTest.js
index 8d095813bd..437c85ddaa 100644
--- a/test/tests/collectionTreeTest.js
+++ b/test/tests/collectionTreeTest.js
@@ -873,6 +873,7 @@ describe("Zotero.CollectionTree", function() {
 				var annotation = await createAnnotation('highlight', attachment);
 				await Zotero.Users.setName(12345, 'Name');
 				annotation.createdByUserID = 12345;
+				await annotation.saveTx();
 				
 				var ids = (await onDrop('item', 'L1', [groupItem.id])).ids;
 				var newItem = Zotero.Items.get(ids[0]);
@@ -882,11 +883,42 @@ describe("Zotero.CollectionTree", function() {
 				// Check annotation
 				var annotations = newAttachment.getAnnotations();
 				assert.lengthOf(annotations, 1);
+				// Name transferred by Zotero.Items.copyChildItems()
 				assert.equal(annotations[0].annotationAuthorName, 'Name');
 				
 				return group.eraseTx();
 			});
 			
+			it("should preserve an explicit annotation author name when copied from a group to a personal library", async function () {
+				var group = await createGroup();
+				await cv.selectLibrary(group.libraryID);
+				
+				var groupItem = await createDataObject('item', { libraryID: group.libraryID });
+				var file = getTestDataDirectory();
+				file.append('test.pdf');
+				var attachment = await Zotero.Attachments.importFromFile({
+					file,
+					parentItemID: groupItem.id
+				});
+				var annotation = await createAnnotation('highlight', attachment);
+				await Zotero.Users.setName(1, 'Name');
+				annotation.createdByUserID = 1;
+				annotation.annotationAuthorName = 'Another Name';
+				
+				var ids = (await onDrop('item', 'L1', [groupItem.id])).ids;
+				var newItem = Zotero.Items.get(ids[0]);
+				
+				var newAttachment = Zotero.Items.get(newItem.getAttachments())[0];
+				
+				// Check annotation
+				var annotations = newAttachment.getAnnotations();
+				assert.lengthOf(annotations, 1);
+				// Name transferred by Zotero.Items.copyChildItems()
+				assert.equal(annotations[0].annotationAuthorName, 'Another Name');
+				
+				return group.eraseTx();
+			});
+			
 			it("should not copy an item or its attachment to a group twice", function* () {
 				var group = yield getGroup();