diff --git a/superset/assets/spec/javascripts/sqllab/actions/sqlLab_spec.js b/superset/assets/spec/javascripts/sqllab/actions/sqlLab_spec.js
index cb8c3b491ca..306a5f9777a 100644
--- a/superset/assets/spec/javascripts/sqllab/actions/sqlLab_spec.js
+++ b/superset/assets/spec/javascripts/sqllab/actions/sqlLab_spec.js
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ describe('async actions', () => {
           id: 'abcd',
         },
       }];
-      return store.dispatch(actions.cloneQueryToNewTab(query)).then(() => {
+      return store.dispatch(actions.cloneQueryToNewTab(query, true)).then(() => {
         expect(store.getActions()).toEqual(expectedActions);
       });
     });
diff --git a/superset/assets/src/SqlLab/actions/sqlLab.js b/superset/assets/src/SqlLab/actions/sqlLab.js
index 25f882df572..b1d8c7d6ec4 100644
--- a/superset/assets/src/SqlLab/actions/sqlLab.js
+++ b/superset/assets/src/SqlLab/actions/sqlLab.js
@@ -445,7 +445,7 @@ export function addQueryEditor(queryEditor) {
   };
 }
 
-export function cloneQueryToNewTab(query) {
+export function cloneQueryToNewTab(query, autorun) {
   return function (dispatch, getState) {
     const state = getState();
     const { queryEditors, tabHistory } = state.sqlLab;
@@ -454,7 +454,7 @@ export function cloneQueryToNewTab(query) {
       title: t('Copy of %s', sourceQueryEditor.title),
       dbId: query.dbId ? query.dbId : null,
       schema: query.schema ? query.schema : null,
-      autorun: true,
+      autorun,
       sql: query.sql,
       queryLimit: sourceQueryEditor.queryLimit,
       maxRow: sourceQueryEditor.maxRow,
diff --git a/superset/assets/src/SqlLab/components/QueryTable.jsx b/superset/assets/src/SqlLab/components/QueryTable.jsx
index 983d8cfcca4..67a10042b5c 100644
--- a/superset/assets/src/SqlLab/components/QueryTable.jsx
+++ b/superset/assets/src/SqlLab/components/QueryTable.jsx
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ class QueryTable extends React.PureComponent {
   }
 
   openQueryInNewTab(query) {
-    this.props.actions.cloneQueryToNewTab(query);
+    this.props.actions.cloneQueryToNewTab(query, true);
   }
   openAsyncResults(query, displayLimit) {
     this.props.actions.fetchQueryResults(query, displayLimit);
diff --git a/superset/assets/src/SqlLab/components/TabbedSqlEditors.jsx b/superset/assets/src/SqlLab/components/TabbedSqlEditors.jsx
index 0ee19ffb617..90f6eb9db9c 100644
--- a/superset/assets/src/SqlLab/components/TabbedSqlEditors.jsx
+++ b/superset/assets/src/SqlLab/components/TabbedSqlEditors.jsx
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ class TabbedSqlEditors extends React.PureComponent {
       .forEach(qe => qe !== cqe && this.removeQueryEditor(qe));
   }
   duplicateQueryEditor(qe) {
-    this.props.actions.cloneQueryToNewTab(qe);
+    this.props.actions.cloneQueryToNewTab(qe, false);
   }
   toggleLeftBar() {
     this.setState({ hideLeftBar: !this.state.hideLeftBar });