diff --git a/mindspore/dataset/engine/datasets.py b/mindspore/dataset/engine/datasets.py
index 62c2898880e..1508a76f0b8 100644
--- a/mindspore/dataset/engine/datasets.py
+++ b/mindspore/dataset/engine/datasets.py
@@ -3433,6 +3433,7 @@ class GeneratorDataset(MappableDataset):
         super().__init__(num_parallel_workers=num_parallel_workers, sampler=sampler, num_samples=num_samples,
                          shuffle=shuffle, num_shards=num_shards, shard_id=shard_id)
         self.source = source
+        self.prepared_source = None  # source to be sent to C++
 
         self.python_multiprocessing = python_multiprocessing
 
@@ -3463,9 +3464,9 @@ class GeneratorDataset(MappableDataset):
         if new_op.sampler is not None and hasattr(self.source, "__getitem__"):
             if new_op.num_parallel_workers > 1:
                 sample_fn = SamplerFn(self.source, new_op.num_parallel_workers, self.python_multiprocessing)
-                new_op.source = (lambda sample_ids: _cpp_sampler_fn_mp(sample_ids, sample_fn))
+                new_op.prepared_source = (lambda sample_ids: _cpp_sampler_fn_mp(sample_ids, sample_fn))
             else:
-                new_op.source = (lambda sample_ids: _cpp_sampler_fn(sample_ids, self.source))
+                new_op.prepared_source = (lambda sample_ids: _cpp_sampler_fn(sample_ids, self.source))
             new_op.sample_fn = sample_fn
         else:
             try:
@@ -3476,11 +3477,11 @@ class GeneratorDataset(MappableDataset):
                 iter(self.source)
             except TypeError:
                 # Use generator function if input callable
-                new_op.source = (lambda: _generator_fn(self.source, new_op.num_samples))
+                new_op.prepared_source = (lambda: _generator_fn(self.source, new_op.num_samples))
             else:
                 # Use iterator function if input is iterable
                 # Random accessible input is also iterable
-                new_op.source = (lambda: _iter_fn(self.source, new_op.num_samples))
+                new_op.prepared_source = (lambda: _iter_fn(self.source, new_op.num_samples))
 
         return new_op
 
@@ -3492,12 +3493,12 @@ class GeneratorDataset(MappableDataset):
 
     def parse(self, children=None):
         if self.schema is None:
-            return cde.GeneratorNode(self.source, self.column_names, self.column_types, self.source_len,
+            return cde.GeneratorNode(self.prepared_source, self.column_names, self.column_types, self.source_len,
                                      self.sampler)
         schema = self.schema
         if isinstance(schema, Schema):
             schema = self.schema.cpp_schema
-        return cde.GeneratorNode(self.source, schema, self.source_len, self.sampler)
+        return cde.GeneratorNode(self.prepared_source, schema, self.source_len, self.sampler)
 
 
 class TFRecordDataset(SourceDataset):
diff --git a/tests/ut/python/dataset/test_datasets_generator.py b/tests/ut/python/dataset/test_datasets_generator.py
index 057b5b718cc..189c1e19ef4 100644
--- a/tests/ut/python/dataset/test_datasets_generator.py
+++ b/tests/ut/python/dataset/test_datasets_generator.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 # ==============================================================================
+import copy
 import numpy as np
 import pytest
 
@@ -745,6 +746,18 @@ def manual_test_generator_keyboard_interrupt():
         pass
 
 
+def test_explicit_deepcopy():
+    """
+    Test explicit_deepcopy
+    """
+    logger.info("Test explicit_deepcopy")
+
+    ds1 = ds.NumpySlicesDataset([1, 2], shuffle=False)
+    ds2 = copy.deepcopy(ds1)
+    for d1, d2 in zip(ds1, ds2):
+        assert d1 == d2
+
+
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     test_generator_0()
     test_generator_1()
@@ -780,3 +793,4 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
     test_generator_dataset_size_3()
     test_generator_dataset_size_4()
     test_generator_dataset_size_5()
+    test_explicit_deepcopy()