diff --git a/cms/djangoapps/api/v1/serializers/course_runs.py b/cms/djangoapps/api/v1/serializers/course_runs.py
index 6bbbce96dd42..3148b905f910 100644
--- a/cms/djangoapps/api/v1/serializers/course_runs.py
+++ b/cms/djangoapps/api/v1/serializers/course_runs.py
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 from cms.djangoapps.contentstore.views.course import create_new_course, get_course_and_check_access, rerun_course
 from common.djangoapps.student.models import CourseAccessRole
 from openedx.core.lib.courses import course_image_url
+from openedx.core.djangoapps.django_comment_common.utils import seed_permissions_roles
 from xmodule.modulestore.django import modulestore  # lint-amnesty, pylint: disable=wrong-import-order
 
 IMAGE_TYPES = {
@@ -235,4 +236,5 @@ def create(self, validated_data):
         dest_key = CourseKey.from_string(destination_course_id)
         with store.default_store('split'):
             new_course = store.clone_course(source_key, dest_key, user_id)
+        seed_permissions_roles(dest_key)
         return new_course