diff --git a/acqui/parcel.pl b/acqui/parcel.pl
index b2eedabdb5..1c1736de4c 100755
--- a/acqui/parcel.pl
+++ b/acqui/parcel.pl
@@ -142,7 +142,6 @@ for (my $i = 0 ; $i < $countlines ; $i++) {
     $line{gst}     = $gst;
     $line{total} = sprintf($cfstr, $total);
     $line{booksellerid} = $booksellerid;
-    push @loop_received, \%line;
     $totalprice += $parcelitems[$i]->{'unitprice'};
     $line{unitprice} = sprintf($cfstr, $parcelitems[$i]->{'unitprice'});
 
@@ -151,6 +150,15 @@ for (my $i = 0 ; $i < $countlines ; $i++) {
     $line{surnamesuggestedby}   = $suggestion->{surnamesuggestedby};
     $line{firstnamesuggestedby} = $suggestion->{firstnamesuggestedby};
 
+    if ( $line{parent_ordernumber} != $line{ordernumber} ) {
+        if ( grep { $_->{ordernumber} == $line{parent_ordernumber} }
+            @parcelitems )
+        {
+            $line{cannot_cancel} = 1;
+        }
+    }
+
+    push @loop_received, \%line;
     #double FIXME - totalfreight is redefined later.
 
 # FIXME - each order in a  parcel holds the freight for the whole parcel. This means if you receive a parcel with items from multiple budgets, you'll see the freight charge in each budget..
diff --git a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/acqui/parcel.tt b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/acqui/parcel.tt
index 39b1140a2b..d8ff600c4a 100644
--- a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/acqui/parcel.tt
+++ b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/acqui/parcel.tt
@@ -170,11 +170,15 @@
       Cannot cancel receipt. Possible reasons :
       <ul>
         <li>
-          You are trying to cancel the receipt of an order line whose parent
-          order line is already received. Cancel this parent order line and
-          retry.
+          The order line you trying to cancel was created from a partial receipt
+          of another order line which is already received. Try to cancel this
+          one first and retry.
+        </li>
+        <li>
+          The order line you trying to cancel was created from a partial receipt
+          of another order line which has been deleted. Cancellation is not
+          possible.
         </li>
-        <li>Parent order line has been deleted.</li>
       </ul>
       </div>
     [% END %]
@@ -361,7 +365,22 @@
                 <td>[% loop_receive.ecost %]</td>
                 <td>[% loop_receive.unitprice %]</td>
                 <td>[% loop_receive.total %]</td>
-                <td><a href="/cgi-bin/koha/acqui/parcel.pl?invoice=[% loop_receive.invoice %]&booksellerid=[% booksellerid %]&datereceived=[% datereceived %]&op=cancelreceipt&ordernumber=[% loop_receive.ordernumber %]">Cancel receipt</a></td>
+                <td>
+                    [% IF (loop_receive.cannot_cancel) %]
+                        [% span_title = BLOCK %]
+                            Cannot cancel receipt of this order line because it
+                            was created from a partial receipt of order line no.
+                            [% loop_receive.parent_ordernumber %], which is
+                            already received. Try cancelling this one first and
+                            retry.
+                        [% END %]
+                        <span title="[% span_title | collapse %]">
+                            Can't cancel receipt
+                        </span>
+                    [% ELSE %]
+                        <a href="/cgi-bin/koha/acqui/parcel.pl?invoice=[% loop_receive.invoice %]&booksellerid=[% booksellerid %]&datereceived=[% datereceived %]&op=cancelreceipt&ordernumber=[% loop_receive.ordernumber %]">Cancel receipt</a>
+                    [% END %]
+                </td>
             </tr>
 	    [% END %]
 	</tbody>