diff --git a/docs/changelog/copy-from-disabled-device.md b/docs/changelog/copy-from-disabled-device.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c0657cdc3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/changelog/copy-from-disabled-device.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+# Fix an issue with copying array from a disabled device
+
+The internal array copy has an optimization to use the device the array
+exists on to do the copy. However, if that device is disabled the copy
+would fail. This problem has been fixed.
diff --git a/vtkm/cont/internal/ArrayCopyUnknown.cxx b/vtkm/cont/internal/ArrayCopyUnknown.cxx
index fdee4befc..bbeb16571 100644
--- a/vtkm/cont/internal/ArrayCopyUnknown.cxx
+++ b/vtkm/cont/internal/ArrayCopyUnknown.cxx
@@ -52,7 +52,8 @@ struct UnknownCopyOnDevice
     // by pulling out one of the component arrays and querying that.
     if (!this->Called &&
         ((device == vtkm::cont::DeviceAdapterTagAny{}) ||
-         (in.GetComponentArray(0).IsOnDevice(device))))
+         (in.GetComponentArray(0).IsOnDevice(device) &&
+          vtkm::cont::GetRuntimeDeviceTracker().CanRunOn(device))))
     {
       vtkm::cont::Invoker invoke(device);
       invoke(CopyWorklet{}, in, out);
diff --git a/vtkm/cont/testing/UnitTestArrayCopy.cxx b/vtkm/cont/testing/UnitTestArrayCopy.cxx
index 4526f638b..0c36c12bb 100644
--- a/vtkm/cont/testing/UnitTestArrayCopy.cxx
+++ b/vtkm/cont/testing/UnitTestArrayCopy.cxx
@@ -199,6 +199,24 @@ void TryCopy()
     TestValues(input, output);
   }
 
+  {
+    std::cout << "unknown -> basic (different type, unsupported device)" << std::endl;
+    // Force the source to be on the Serial device. If the --vtkm-device argument was
+    // given with a different device (which is how ctest is set up if compiled with
+    // any device), then Serial will be turned off.
+    using SourceType = typename VTraits::template ReplaceComponentType<vtkm::UInt8>;
+    auto rawInput = MakeInputArray<SourceType>();
+    {
+      // Force moving the data to the Serial device.
+      vtkm::cont::Token token;
+      rawInput.PrepareForInput(vtkm::cont::DeviceAdapterTagSerial{}, token);
+    }
+    vtkm::cont::UnknownArrayHandle input = rawInput;
+    vtkm::cont::ArrayHandle<ValueType> output;
+    vtkm::cont::ArrayCopy(input, output);
+    TestValues(input, output);
+  }
+
   // Test the copy methods in UnknownArrayHandle. Although this would be appropriate in
   // UnitTestUnknownArrayHandle, it is easier to test copies here.
   {