diff --git a/docs/source/development/reference/functions.rst b/docs/source/development/reference/functions.rst
index 533a9942b0..035b2ade55 100644
--- a/docs/source/development/reference/functions.rst
+++ b/docs/source/development/reference/functions.rst
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ paragraph for more details.
           a CRS
 
     Starting with PROJ 9.2, source_crs or target_crs can be a CoordinateMetadata
-    with an associated coordinate epoch (but only one of them, not both).
+    with an associated coordinate epoch.
 
     An "area of use" can be specified in area. When it is supplied, the more
     accurate transformation between two given systems can be chosen.
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ paragraph for more details.
     target CRS are passed as PJ* objects which must be of the CRS variety.
 
     Starting with PROJ 9.2, source_crs or target_crs can be a CoordinateMetadata
-    with an associated coordinate epoch (but only one of them, not both).
+    with an associated coordinate epoch.
 
     :param `options`: a list of NUL terminated options, or NULL.
 
diff --git a/src/iso19111/c_api.cpp b/src/iso19111/c_api.cpp
index babdc67fc1..bff2383160 100644
--- a/src/iso19111/c_api.cpp
+++ b/src/iso19111/c_api.cpp
@@ -8440,22 +8440,19 @@ proj_create_operations(PJ_CONTEXT *ctx, const PJ *source_crs,
         }
     }
 
-    if (sourceCoordinateMetadata != nullptr &&
-        targetCoordinateMetadata != nullptr) {
-        proj_log_error(ctx, __FUNCTION__,
-                       "CoordinateMetadata with epoch to CoordinateMetadata "
-                       "with epoch not supported currently");
-        return nullptr;
-    }
-
     try {
         auto factory = CoordinateOperationFactory::create();
         std::vector<IdentifiedObjectNNPtr> objects;
         auto ops = sourceCoordinateMetadata != nullptr
-                       ? factory->createOperations(
-                             NN_NO_CHECK(sourceCoordinateMetadata),
-                             NN_NO_CHECK(targetCRS),
-                             operationContext->operationContext)
+                       ? (targetCoordinateMetadata != nullptr
+                              ? factory->createOperations(
+                                    NN_NO_CHECK(sourceCoordinateMetadata),
+                                    NN_NO_CHECK(targetCoordinateMetadata),
+                                    operationContext->operationContext)
+                              : factory->createOperations(
+                                    NN_NO_CHECK(sourceCoordinateMetadata),
+                                    NN_NO_CHECK(targetCRS),
+                                    operationContext->operationContext))
                    : targetCoordinateMetadata != nullptr
                        ? factory->createOperations(
                              NN_NO_CHECK(sourceCRS),