diff --git a/pkg/sql/conn_executor.go b/pkg/sql/conn_executor.go
index 8cb4cbc1bb1a..8cd443842381 100644
--- a/pkg/sql/conn_executor.go
+++ b/pkg/sql/conn_executor.go
@@ -2457,6 +2457,7 @@ func (ex *connExecutor) execCopyIn(
 		ex.planner.maybeLogStatement(
 			ctx,
 			ex.executorType,
+			true, /* isCopy */
 			int(ex.state.mu.autoRetryCounter),
 			ex.extraTxnState.txnCounter,
 			numInsertedRows,
diff --git a/pkg/sql/conn_executor_exec.go b/pkg/sql/conn_executor_exec.go
index 1b629524d061..18fd8aed7ef4 100644
--- a/pkg/sql/conn_executor_exec.go
+++ b/pkg/sql/conn_executor_exec.go
@@ -1070,6 +1070,7 @@ func (ex *connExecutor) dispatchToExecutionEngine(
 		planner.maybeLogStatement(
 			ctx,
 			ex.executorType,
+			false, /* isCopy */
 			int(ex.state.mu.autoRetryCounter),
 			ex.extraTxnState.txnCounter,
 			res.RowsAffected(),
diff --git a/pkg/sql/event_log.go b/pkg/sql/event_log.go
index 1a747ef18465..258dc72a9bd5 100644
--- a/pkg/sql/event_log.go
+++ b/pkg/sql/event_log.go
@@ -164,6 +164,9 @@ type eventLogOptions struct {
 
 	// Additional redaction options, if necessary.
 	rOpts redactionOptions
+
+	// isCopy notes whether the current event is related to COPY.
+	isCopy bool
 }
 
 // redactionOptions contains instructions on how to redact the SQL
@@ -276,7 +279,10 @@ func logEventInternalForSQLStatements(
 ) error {
 	// Inject the common fields into the payload provided by the caller.
 	injectCommonFields := func(event logpb.EventPayload) error {
-		if txn != nil {
+		if opts.isCopy {
+			// No txn is set for COPY, so use now instead.
+			event.CommonDetails().Timestamp = timeutil.Now().UnixNano()
+		} else {
 			event.CommonDetails().Timestamp = txn.ReadTimestamp().WallTime
 		}
 		sqlCommon, ok := event.(eventpb.EventWithCommonSQLPayload)
diff --git a/pkg/sql/exec_log.go b/pkg/sql/exec_log.go
index 6280af624553..f65762aa550c 100644
--- a/pkg/sql/exec_log.go
+++ b/pkg/sql/exec_log.go
@@ -154,6 +154,7 @@ var sqlPerfInternalLogger log.ChannelLogger = log.SqlInternalPerf
 func (p *planner) maybeLogStatement(
 	ctx context.Context,
 	execType executorType,
+	isCopy bool,
 	numRetries, txnCounter, rows int,
 	err error,
 	queryReceived time.Time,
@@ -162,12 +163,13 @@ func (p *planner) maybeLogStatement(
 	stmtFingerprintID roachpb.StmtFingerprintID,
 	queryStats *topLevelQueryStats,
 ) {
-	p.maybeLogStatementInternal(ctx, execType, numRetries, txnCounter, rows, err, queryReceived, hasAdminRoleCache, telemetryLoggingMetrics, stmtFingerprintID, queryStats)
+	p.maybeLogStatementInternal(ctx, execType, isCopy, numRetries, txnCounter, rows, err, queryReceived, hasAdminRoleCache, telemetryLoggingMetrics, stmtFingerprintID, queryStats)
 }
 
 func (p *planner) maybeLogStatementInternal(
 	ctx context.Context,
 	execType executorType,
+	isCopy bool,
 	numRetries, txnCounter, rows int,
 	err error,
 	startTime time.Time,
@@ -373,6 +375,7 @@ func (p *planner) maybeLogStatementInternal(
 				// see a copy of the execution on the DEV Channel.
 				dst:               LogExternally | LogToDevChannelIfVerbose,
 				verboseTraceLevel: execType.vLevel(),
+				isCopy:            isCopy,
 			},
 			&eventpb.QueryExecute{CommonSQLExecDetails: execDetails})
 	}