diff --git a/opac/opac-reserve.pl b/opac/opac-reserve.pl
index f5e4130af1..d42cc15dbc 100755
--- a/opac/opac-reserve.pl
+++ b/opac/opac-reserve.pl
@@ -289,7 +289,8 @@ if ( $query->param('place_reserve') ) {
         unless ( $can_place_hold_if_available_at_pickup ) {
             my $items_in_this_library = Koha::Items->search({ biblionumber => $biblioNum, holdingbranch => $branch });
             my $nb_of_items_issued = $items_in_this_library->search({ 'issue.itemnumber' => { not => undef }}, { join => 'issue' })->count;
-            if ( $items_in_this_library->count > $nb_of_items_issued ) {
+            my $nb_of_items_unavailable = $items_in_this_library->search({ -or => { lost => { '!=' => 0 }, damaged => { '!=' => 0 }, } });
+            if ( $items_in_this_library->count > $nb_of_items_issued + $nb_of_items_unavailable ) {
                 $canreserve = 0
             }
         }