diff --git a/C4/ILSDI/Services.pm b/C4/ILSDI/Services.pm
index 02fe8e12ed..61f8e34523 100644
--- a/C4/ILSDI/Services.pm
+++ b/C4/ILSDI/Services.pm
@@ -972,7 +972,7 @@ sub _availability {
     my $location = $library ? $library->branchname : '';
     my $itemcallnumber = $item->itemcallnumber;
 
-    if ( $item->notforloan ) {
+    if ( $item->is_notforloan ) {
         return ( $biblionumber, __('not available'), __('Not for loan'), $location, $itemcallnumber );
     } elsif ( $item->onloan ) {
         return ( $biblionumber, __('not available'), __('Checked out'), $location, $itemcallnumber );
diff --git a/Koha/Item.pm b/Koha/Item.pm
index 2cefac59be..16d6f95bed 100644
--- a/Koha/Item.pm
+++ b/Koha/Item.pm
@@ -1651,6 +1651,34 @@ sub check_recalls {
     return $recall;
 }
 
+=head3 is_notforloan
+
+    my $is_notforloan = $item->is_notforloan;
+
+Determine whether or not this item is "notforloan" based on
+the item's notforloan status or its item type
+
+=cut
+
+sub is_notforloan {
+    my ( $self ) = @_;
+    my $is_notforloan = 0;
+
+    if ( $self->notforloan ){
+        $is_notforloan = 1;
+    }
+    else {
+        my $itemtype = $self->itemtype;
+        if ($itemtype){
+            if ( $itemtype->notforloan ){
+                $is_notforloan = 1;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    return $is_notforloan;
+}
+
 =head3 _type
 
 =cut
diff --git a/t/db_dependent/Koha/Item.t b/t/db_dependent/Koha/Item.t
index 8be4d4525c..cbe52ed63e 100755
--- a/t/db_dependent/Koha/Item.t
+++ b/t/db_dependent/Koha/Item.t
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 use Modern::Perl;
 use utf8;
 
-use Test::More tests => 15;
+use Test::More tests => 16;
 use Test::Exception;
 use Test::MockModule;
 
@@ -1454,3 +1454,21 @@ subtest 'Recalls tests' => sub {
     $schema->storage->txn_rollback;
 };
 
+subtest 'Notforloan tests' => sub {
+
+    plan tests => 3;
+
+    $schema->storage->txn_begin;
+
+    my $item1 = $builder->build_sample_item;
+    $item1->update({ notforloan => 0 });
+    $item1->itemtype->notforloan(0);
+    is ( $item1->is_notforloan, 0, 'Notforloan is correctly false by item status and item type');
+    $item1->update({ notforloan => 1 });
+    is ( $item1->is_notforloan, 1, 'Notforloan is correctly true by item status');
+    $item1->update({ notforloan => 0 });
+    $item1->itemtype->update({ notforloan => 1 });
+    is ( $item1->is_notforloan, 1, 'Notforloan is correctly true by item type');
+
+    $schema->storage->txn_rollback;
+};