diff --git a/Koha/Item.pm b/Koha/Item.pm
index 9f41eb16ef..854b6cfd58 100644
--- a/Koha/Item.pm
+++ b/Koha/Item.pm
@@ -1834,7 +1834,7 @@ Return the relevant recall for this item
 =cut
 
 sub recall {
-    my ( $self ) = @_;
+    my ($self) = @_;
     my @recalls = Koha::Recalls->search(
         {
             biblio_id => $self->biblionumber,
@@ -1842,11 +1842,23 @@ sub recall {
         },
         { order_by => { -asc => 'created_date' } }
     )->as_list;
+
+    my $item_level_recall;
     foreach my $recall (@recalls) {
-        if ( $recall->item_level and $recall->item_id == $self->itemnumber ){
-            return $recall;
+        if ( $recall->item_level ) {
+            $item_level_recall = 1;
+            if ( $recall->item_id == $self->itemnumber ) {
+                return $recall;
+            }
         }
     }
+    if ($item_level_recall) {
+
+        # recall needs to be filled be a specific item only
+        # no other item is relevant to return
+        return;
+    }
+
     # no item-level recall to return, so return earliest biblio-level
     # FIXME: eventually this will be based on priority
     return $recalls[0];
diff --git a/t/db_dependent/Koha/Item.t b/t/db_dependent/Koha/Item.t
index d30ea6d54b..129f63cea4 100755
--- a/t/db_dependent/Koha/Item.t
+++ b/t/db_dependent/Koha/Item.t
@@ -1920,7 +1920,7 @@ subtest 'store() tests' => sub {
 
 subtest 'Recalls tests' => sub {
 
-    plan tests => 22;
+    plan tests => 23;
 
     $schema->storage->txn_begin;
 
@@ -1961,6 +1961,7 @@ subtest 'Recalls tests' => sub {
     )->store;
 
     is( $item1->recall->patron_id, $patron1->borrowernumber, 'Correctly returns most relevant recall' );
+    is( $item2->recall,            undef,                    'Other items are not returned for item-level recalls' );
 
     $recall2->set_cancelled;