diff --git a/awscli/customizations/s3/subscribers.py b/awscli/customizations/s3/subscribers.py
index 34bb2815d97d..b63a8b97c350 100644
--- a/awscli/customizations/s3/subscribers.py
+++ b/awscli/customizations/s3/subscribers.py
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ def _get_head_object_response(self, future):
             'Bucket': copy_source['Bucket'],
             'Key': copy_source['Key'],
         }
-        utils.RequestParamsMapper.map_head_object_params(
+        utils.RequestParamsMapper.map_head_object_params_with_copy_source_sse(
             head_object_params, self._cli_params)
         return self._client.head_object(**head_object_params)
 
diff --git a/awscli/customizations/s3/utils.py b/awscli/customizations/s3/utils.py
index 6f76a9abb7e3..4fa19bfe16b7 100644
--- a/awscli/customizations/s3/utils.py
+++ b/awscli/customizations/s3/utils.py
@@ -505,6 +505,12 @@ def map_head_object_params(cls, request_params, cli_params):
         cls._set_sse_c_request_params(request_params, cli_params)
         cls._set_request_payer_param(request_params, cli_params)
 
+    @classmethod
+    def map_head_object_params_with_copy_source_sse(cls, request_params, cli_params):
+        """Map CLI params to HeadObject request params, considering the SSE-C header from the copy source"""
+        cls._set_sse_c_request_params_with_copy_source_sse(request_params, cli_params)
+        cls._set_request_payer_param(request_params, cli_params)
+
     @classmethod
     def map_create_multipart_upload_params(cls, request_params, cli_params):
         """Map CLI params to CreateMultipartUpload request params"""
@@ -618,6 +624,12 @@ def _set_sse_c_request_params(cls, request_params, cli_params):
             request_params['SSECustomerAlgorithm'] = cli_params['sse_c']
             request_params['SSECustomerKey'] = cli_params['sse_c_key']
 
+    @classmethod
+    def _set_sse_c_request_params_with_copy_source_sse(cls, request_params, cli_params):
+        if cli_params.get('sse_c_copy_source'):
+            request_params['SSECustomerAlgorithm'] = cli_params['sse_c_copy_source']
+            request_params['SSECustomerKey'] = cli_params['sse_c_copy_source_key']
+
     @classmethod
     def _set_sse_c_copy_source_request_params(cls, request_params, cli_params):
         if cli_params.get('sse_c_copy_source'):