diff --git a/modules/rubiconBidAdapter.js b/modules/rubiconBidAdapter.js
index 75e1af23c8a..f309e4b7cac 100644
--- a/modules/rubiconBidAdapter.js
+++ b/modules/rubiconBidAdapter.js
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ export const spec = {
       }
 
       if (config.getConfig('coppa') === true) {
-        utils.deepSetValue(request, 'regs.coppa', 1);
+        utils.deepSetValue(data, 'regs.coppa', 1);
       }
 
       return {
diff --git a/test/spec/modules/rubiconBidAdapter_spec.js b/test/spec/modules/rubiconBidAdapter_spec.js
index 988b518f348..f7432435060 100644
--- a/test/spec/modules/rubiconBidAdapter_spec.js
+++ b/test/spec/modules/rubiconBidAdapter_spec.js
@@ -1356,6 +1356,24 @@ describe('the rubicon adapter', function () {
           expect(requests.length).to.equal(1);
           expect(requests[0].url).to.equal(FASTLANE_ENDPOINT);
         });
+
+        it('should include coppa flag in video bid request', () => {
+          createVideoBidderRequest();
+
+          sandbox.stub(Date, 'now').callsFake(() =>
+            bidderRequest.auctionStart + 100
+          );
+
+          sandbox.stub(config, 'getConfig').callsFake(key => {
+            const config = {
+              'coppa': true
+            };
+            return config[key];
+          });
+
+          const [request] = spec.buildRequests(bidderRequest.bids, bidderRequest);
+          expect(request.data.regs.coppa).to.equal(1);
+        });
       });
 
       describe('combineSlotUrlParams', function () {