diff --git a/src/domain/javascript/electronStaticAnalysisIdentity.test.ts b/src/domain/javascript/electronStaticAnalysisIdentity.test.ts
index 4ed2377e78..4de895ed36 100644
--- a/src/domain/javascript/electronStaticAnalysisIdentity.test.ts
+++ b/src/domain/javascript/electronStaticAnalysisIdentity.test.ts
@@ -33,6 +33,10 @@ it.each([
     'const { app } = require("electron"); const runtime = app; runtime.setAppPath("./other");',
     true,
   ],
+  [
+    'const { app } = require("electron"); const copy = { ...{ app } }; copy.app.setAppPath("./other");',
+    true,
+  ],
   [
     'const { app } = require("electron"); const change = app.setAppPath; change("./other");',
     true,
diff --git a/src/domain/javascript/javascriptElectronAppPathChanges.ts b/src/domain/javascript/javascriptElectronAppPathChanges.ts
index ae18db9aec..ff0e655859 100644
--- a/src/domain/javascript/javascriptElectronAppPathChanges.ts
+++ b/src/domain/javascript/javascriptElectronAppPathChanges.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import {
   semanticObjectPropertyReferences,
 } from "./javascriptSemanticObjectReferences.js";
 import {
+  semanticCapturedSelectionsAfterPropertyRead,
   semanticNormalizeCapturedSelections,
   semanticProjectedSourceFactsAtRead,
   semanticShiftCapturedSelections,
@@ -329,23 +330,10 @@ export const createSemanticElectronAppPathChangeQuery = (
                 awaitDepths: current.awaitDepths.filter(
                   (depth) => depth !== path?.length,
                 ),
-                capturedSelections: [
-                  ...(semanticShiftCapturedSelections(
-                    current.capturedSelections,
-                    source.path.length - 1,
-                  ) ?? []),
-                  ...(source.capturedSelectionAt === undefined
-                    ? []
-                    : [
-                        {
-                          at: source.capturedSelectionAt,
-                          depth: source.path.length,
-                          ...(source.ownEnumerable
-                            ? { ownEnumerable: true as const }
-                            : {}),
-                        },
-                      ]),
-                ],
+                capturedSelections: semanticCapturedSelectionsAfterPropertyRead(
+                  current.capturedSelections,
+                  source,
+                ),
               });
         }
       }
diff --git a/src/domain/javascript/javascriptSemanticProjectedSources.ts b/src/domain/javascript/javascriptSemanticProjectedSources.ts
index 722f6b41bd..b4285d5f7d 100644
--- a/src/domain/javascript/javascriptSemanticProjectedSources.ts
+++ b/src/domain/javascript/javascriptSemanticProjectedSources.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import { unwrapJavaScriptExpression } from "./javascriptAstValues.js";
 import {
   semanticObjectPropertyReferences,
   semanticArrayPropertyReferences,
+  type JavaScriptSemanticObjectReference,
 } from "./javascriptSemanticObjectReferences.js";
 import { SEMANTIC_ALIAS_SELECTION_LIMIT } from "./javascriptSemanticResourceLimits.js";
 import {
@@ -68,6 +69,27 @@ export const semanticShiftCapturedSelections = (
   return semanticNormalizeCapturedSelections(shifted);
 };
 
+/** Record an object/array property selected when a shallow copy was made. */
+export const semanticCapturedSelectionsAfterPropertyRead = (
+  selections: readonly SemanticCapturedSelection[] | undefined,
+  source: Pick<
+    JavaScriptSemanticObjectReference,
+    "path" | "capturedSelectionAt" | "ownEnumerable"
+  >,
+): readonly SemanticCapturedSelection[] => [
+  ...(semanticShiftCapturedSelections(selections, source.path.length - 1) ??
+    []),
+  ...(source.capturedSelectionAt === undefined
+    ? []
+    : [
+        {
+          at: source.capturedSelectionAt,
+          depth: source.path.length,
+          ...(source.ownEnumerable ? { ownEnumerable: true as const } : {}),
+        },
+      ]),
+];
+
 interface ProjectedSource {
   readonly node: t.Node;
   readonly path: SemanticAliasSelectionPath;
diff --git a/src/domain/javascript/javascriptSemanticRequireOrigin.ts b/src/domain/javascript/javascriptSemanticRequireOrigin.ts
index 2c4477849c..2b40a82e7a 100644
--- a/src/domain/javascript/javascriptSemanticRequireOrigin.ts
+++ b/src/domain/javascript/javascriptSemanticRequireOrigin.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import {
+  semanticCapturedSelectionsAfterPropertyRead,
   semanticProjectedSourceFactsAtRead,
   semanticProjectedSourceEligibilityAtRead,
   semanticNormalizeCapturedSelections,
@@ -806,23 +807,10 @@ const loaderObjectPropertySources = (
       .map((source) => ({
         node: source.node,
         path: [...source.path, ...remaining],
-        capturedSelections: [
-          ...(semanticShiftCapturedSelections(
-            current.capturedSelections,
-            source.path.length - 1,
-          ) ?? []),
-          ...(source.capturedSelectionAt === undefined
-            ? []
-            : [
-                {
-                  at: source.capturedSelectionAt,
-                  depth: source.path.length,
-                  ...(source.ownEnumerable
-                    ? { ownEnumerable: true as const }
-                    : {}),
-                },
-              ]),
-        ],
+        capturedSelections: semanticCapturedSelectionsAfterPropertyRead(
+          current.capturedSelections,
+          source,
+        ),
       })),
   );
 };
diff --git a/tests/acceptance/applications/javascriptReturnedAppPathChanges.test.ts b/tests/acceptance/applications/javascriptReturnedAppPathChanges.test.ts
index de571a4f65..f60bca7b10 100644
--- a/tests/acceptance/applications/javascriptReturnedAppPathChanges.test.ts
+++ b/tests/acceptance/applications/javascriptReturnedAppPathChanges.test.ts
@@ -18,6 +18,12 @@ const cases = [
     owners: 1,
     changed: true,
   },
+  {
+    name: "shallow-copied app",
+    setter: "const copy={...{app}};copy.app.setAppPath('./lib');",
+    owners: 1,
+    changed: true,
+  },
   {
     name: "local app",
     setter: "const getApp=()=>({setAppPath(){}});getApp().setAppPath('./lib');",