diff --git a/cpp/include/cudf/detail/scatter.cuh b/cpp/include/cudf/detail/scatter.cuh
index 410cd213618..d71a8d0ec24 100644
--- a/cpp/include/cudf/detail/scatter.cuh
+++ b/cpp/include/cudf/detail/scatter.cuh
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ struct column_scatterer_impl<struct_view> {
                                             [](auto const& col) { return col.nullable(); });
     if (child_nullable) {
       auto const gather_map =
-        scatter_to_gather(scatter_map_begin, scatter_map_end, source.size(), stream);
+        scatter_to_gather(scatter_map_begin, scatter_map_end, target.size(), stream);
       gather_bitmask(cudf::table_view{std::vector<cudf::column_view>{structs_src.child_begin(),
                                                                      structs_src.child_end()}},
                      gather_map.begin(),
diff --git a/cpp/src/copying/copy.cu b/cpp/src/copying/copy.cu
index 9f8e6f7bdcb..b0de9cd750e 100644
--- a/cpp/src/copying/copy.cu
+++ b/cpp/src/copying/copy.cu
@@ -195,21 +195,6 @@ std::unique_ptr<column> scatter_gather_based_if_else(Left const& lhs,
 {
   if constexpr (std::is_same<Left, cudf::column_view>::value &&
                 std::is_same<Right, cudf::column_view>::value) {
-    auto const null_map_entry = size + 1;  // Out of bounds index, for gather() to nullify.
-
-    auto const gather_lhs = make_counting_transform_iterator(
-      size_type{0}, lhs_gather_map_functor<Filter>{is_left, null_map_entry});
-
-    auto const lhs_gathered_columns =
-      cudf::detail::gather(table_view{std::vector<cudf::column_view>{lhs}},
-                           gather_lhs,
-                           gather_lhs + size,
-                           out_of_bounds_policy::NULLIFY,
-                           stream,
-                           mr)
-        ->release();
-    auto& lhs_partial_output = lhs_gathered_columns[0];
-
     auto scatter_map_rhs = rmm::device_uvector<size_type>{static_cast<std::size_t>(size), stream};
     auto const scatter_map_end = thrust::copy_if(rmm::exec_policy(stream),
                                                  thrust::make_counting_iterator(size_type{0}),
@@ -227,7 +212,7 @@ std::unique_ptr<column> scatter_gather_based_if_else(Left const& lhs,
       table_view{std::vector<column_view>{scatter_src_rhs->get_column(0).view()}},
       scatter_map_rhs.begin(),
       scatter_map_end,
-      table_view{std::vector<column_view>{lhs_partial_output->view()}},
+      table_view{std::vector<column_view>{lhs}},
       false,
       stream,
       mr);
diff --git a/cpp/tests/copying/copy_if_else_nested_tests.cpp b/cpp/tests/copying/copy_if_else_nested_tests.cpp
index 9ac34a3044e..7cd56f0ea43 100644
--- a/cpp/tests/copying/copy_if_else_nested_tests.cpp
+++ b/cpp/tests/copying/copy_if_else_nested_tests.cpp
@@ -102,6 +102,35 @@ TYPED_TEST(TypedCopyIfElseNestedTest, StructsWithNulls)
   CUDF_TEST_EXPECT_COLUMNS_EQUIVALENT(result_column->view(), expected_result->view());
 }
 
+TYPED_TEST(TypedCopyIfElseNestedTest, LongerStructsWithNulls)
+{
+  using T = TypeParam;
+
+  using namespace cudf;
+  using namespace cudf::test;
+
+  using ints    = fixed_width_column_wrapper<T, int32_t>;
+  using structs = structs_column_wrapper;
+  using bools   = fixed_width_column_wrapper<bool, int32_t>;
+
+  auto selector_column = bools{1, 1, 1, 1, 0, 1, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 1, 0, 0,
+                               0, 0, 1, 1, 1, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 1, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0,
+                               0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 1, 0, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 0, 1, 1, 1, 0}
+                           .release();
+  auto lhs_child_1 =
+    ints{{27, -80, -24, 76,  -56, 42,  5,   13,  -69, -77, 61,   -77,  72,  0,   31,  118, -30,
+          86, 125, 0,   0,   0,   75,  -49, 125, 60,  116, 118,  64,   20,  -70, -18, 0,   -25,
+          22, -46, -89, -9,  27,  -56, -77, 123, 0,   -90, 87,   -113, -37, 22,  -22, -53, 73,
+          99, 113, -2,  -24, 113, 75,  6,   82,  -58, 122, -123, -127, 19,  -62, -24},
+         iterator_with_null_at(std::vector<size_type>{13, 19, 20, 21, 32, 42})};
+
+  auto lhs_structs_column = structs{{lhs_child_1}}.release();
+  auto result_column =
+    copy_if_else(lhs_structs_column->view(), lhs_structs_column->view(), selector_column->view());
+
+  CUDF_TEST_EXPECT_COLUMNS_EQUIVALENT(result_column->view(), lhs_structs_column->view());
+}
+
 TYPED_TEST(TypedCopyIfElseNestedTest, Lists)
 {
   using T = TypeParam;
diff --git a/cpp/tests/copying/scatter_struct_tests.cpp b/cpp/tests/copying/scatter_struct_tests.cpp
index 4ca805f2c18..c07ec7ca7f7 100644
--- a/cpp/tests/copying/scatter_struct_tests.cpp
+++ b/cpp/tests/copying/scatter_struct_tests.cpp
@@ -241,3 +241,22 @@ TYPED_TEST(TypedStructScatterTest, SourceSmallerThanTargetScatterTest)
   CUDF_TEST_EXPECT_COLUMNS_EQUAL(
     *structs_expected, scatter_structs(structs_src, structs_tgt, scatter_map), print_all);
 }
+
+TYPED_TEST(TypedStructScatterTest, IntStructNullMaskRegression)
+{
+  using col_wrapper = cudf::test::fixed_width_column_wrapper<TypeParam, int32_t>;
+
+  auto child_tgt      = col_wrapper({0, null, 2}, null_at(1));
+  auto struct_col_tgt = structs_col({child_tgt}).release();
+
+  auto child_src      = col_wrapper{20};
+  auto struct_col_src = structs_col({child_src}).release();
+
+  auto scatter_map = int32s_col{2}.release();
+
+  auto expected_child  = col_wrapper({0, null, 20}, null_at(1));
+  auto expected_struct = structs_col({expected_child}).release();
+
+  auto const result = scatter_structs(struct_col_src, struct_col_tgt, scatter_map);
+  CUDF_TEST_EXPECT_COLUMNS_EQUAL(*expected_struct, result, print_all);
+}