Keep Channel Number when Cutting and Pasting Magic Sheet Objects in Same Magic Sheet

It would be nice if I could cut and paste a light in a magic sheet and have the light keep its channel number, or at least give me an option to choose that. Currently it changes to a new number when pasting. 

This would be useful in the film world where we sometimes make magic sheets with all our lights and then copy and paste them into our sets when they are being used. I guess this works across magic sheets but not in the same sheet? 

Thanks

Greg