diff --git a/nomad/structs/services.go b/nomad/structs/services.go
index 2ca1dd81f2d..54935b7310d 100644
--- a/nomad/structs/services.go
+++ b/nomad/structs/services.go
@@ -1352,9 +1352,12 @@ func (p *ConsulGatewayProxy) Copy() *ConsulGatewayProxy {
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	bindAddresses := make(map[string]*ConsulGatewayBindAddress, len(p.EnvoyGatewayBindAddresses))
-	for k, v := range p.EnvoyGatewayBindAddresses {
-		bindAddresses[k] = v.Copy()
+	var bindAddresses map[string]*ConsulGatewayBindAddress
+	if p.EnvoyGatewayBindAddresses != nil {
+		bindAddresses = make(map[string]*ConsulGatewayBindAddress, len(p.EnvoyGatewayBindAddresses))
+		for k, v := range p.EnvoyGatewayBindAddresses {
+			bindAddresses[k] = v.Copy()
+		}
 	}
 
 	return &ConsulGatewayProxy{
diff --git a/nomad/structs/services_test.go b/nomad/structs/services_test.go
index 12b3b5b55c4..3b46b4895ac 100644
--- a/nomad/structs/services_test.go
+++ b/nomad/structs/services_test.go
@@ -293,6 +293,23 @@ func TestConsulConnect_CopyEquals(t *testing.T) {
 	require.False(t, c.Equals(o))
 }
 
+func TestConsulConnect_GatewayProxy_CopyEquals(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
+	c := &ConsulGatewayProxy{
+		ConnectTimeout:                  helper.TimeToPtr(1 * time.Second),
+		EnvoyGatewayBindTaggedAddresses: false,
+		EnvoyGatewayBindAddresses:       nil,
+	}
+
+	require.NoError(t, c.Validate())
+
+	// Copies should be equivalent
+	o := c.Copy()
+	require.Equal(t, c, o)
+	require.True(t, c.Equals(o))
+}
+
 func TestSidecarTask_MergeIntoTask(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()