diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 80aeaf92e8..27ec699791 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ phpMyAdmin - ChangeLog
 - bug #4057 db/table query string parameters no longer work
 - bug #4605 Unseen messages in tracking
 - bug #4606 Tracking report export as SQL dump does not work
+- bug #4607 Syntax error during db_copy operation
 
 4.2.12.0 (2014-11-20)
 - bug #4574 Blank/white page when JavaScript disabled
diff --git a/db_operations.php b/db_operations.php
index a6ec51090a..47604a4732 100644
--- a/db_operations.php
+++ b/db_operations.php
@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@ $scripts->addFile('db_operations.js');
 
 $sql_query = '';
 
+// set export settings we need
+$GLOBALS['sql_backquotes'] = 1;
+
 /**
  * Rename/move or copy database
  */