diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/components/modal/move-to-topic.hbs b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/components/modal/move-to-topic.hbs
index 607827a9766..90e1c3886bd 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/components/modal/move-to-topic.hbs
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/components/modal/move-to-topic.hbs
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@
         <form>
           <ChooseMessage
             @currentTopicId={{@model.topic.id}}
-            @setSelectedTopicId={{fn (mut this.selectedTopicId)}}
+            @setSelectedTopicId={{fn (mut this.selectedTopic)}}
           />
 
           <label>{{i18n "topic.move_to_new_message.participants"}}</label>
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@
             @onChange={{fn (mut this.participants)}}
           />
 
-          {{#if this.selectedTopicId}}
+          {{#if this.selectedTopic}}
             <hr />
             <label for="chronological-order" class="checkbox-label">
               <Input
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@
             @currentTopicId={{@model.topic.id}}
           />
 
-          {{#if this.selectedTopicId}}
+          {{#if this.selectedTopic}}
             <hr />
             <label for="chronological-order" class="checkbox-label">
               <Input
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/components/modal/move-to-topic.js b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/components/modal/move-to-topic.js
index 5cea8e3fd06..8f059a9dfcf 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/components/modal/move-to-topic.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/components/modal/move-to-topic.js
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ export default class MoveToTopic extends Component {
   @tracked participants = [];
   @tracked chronologicalOrder = false;
   @tracked selection = "new_topic";
-  @tracked selectedTopicId;
+  @tracked selectedTopic;
   @tracked flash;
 
   constructor() {
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ export default class MoveToTopic extends Component {
 
   get buttonDisabled() {
     return (
-      this.saving || (isEmpty(this.selectedTopicId) && isEmpty(this.topicName))
+      this.saving || (isEmpty(this.selectedTopic) && isEmpty(this.topicName))
     );
   }
 
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ export default class MoveToTopic extends Component {
 
     if (type === "existingTopic") {
       mergeOptions = {
-        destination_topic_id: this.selectedTopicId,
+        destination_topic_id: this.selectedTopic.id,
         chronological_order: this.chronologicalOrder,
       };
       moveOptions = {
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ export default class MoveToTopic extends Component {
       };
     } else if (type === "existingMessage") {
       mergeOptions = {
-        destination_topic_id: this.selectedTopicId,
+        destination_topic_id: this.selectedTopic.id,
         participants: this.participants.join(","),
         archetype: "private_message",
         chronological_order: this.chronologicalOrder,
@@ -190,6 +190,6 @@ export default class MoveToTopic extends Component {
 
   @action
   newTopicSelected(topic) {
-    this.selectedTopicId = topic.id;
+    this.selectedTopic = topic;
   }
 }