diff --git a/cataloguing/additem.pl b/cataloguing/additem.pl
index 81594bbd76..13492b780f 100755
--- a/cataloguing/additem.pl
+++ b/cataloguing/additem.pl
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ use Storable qw( freeze thaw );
 use URI::Escape qw( uri_escape_utf8 );
 use C4::Members;
 use Koha::UI::Form::Builder::Item;
+use Koha::Result::Boolean;
 
 use MARC::File::XML;
 use URI::Escape qw( uri_escape_utf8 );
@@ -380,7 +381,12 @@ if ($op eq "additem") {
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     # check that there is no issue on this item before deletion.
     my $item = Koha::Items->find($itemnumber);
-    my $deleted = $item->safe_delete;
+    my $deleted;
+    if( $item ) {
+        $deleted = $item->safe_delete;
+    } else {
+        $deleted = Koha::Result::Boolean->new(0)->add_message({ message => 'item_not_found' });
+    }
     if ( $deleted ) {
         print $input->redirect("additem.pl?biblionumber=$biblionumber&frameworkcode=$frameworkcode&searchid=$searchid");
         exit;
diff --git a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/cataloguing/additem.tt b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/cataloguing/additem.tt
index aa02320f52..42acc93f5c 100644
--- a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/cataloguing/additem.tt
+++ b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/cataloguing/additem.tt
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@
 [% IF ( not_same_branch ) %]<div class="dialog alert"><strong>Cannot delete</strong>: The items do not belong to your library.</div>[% END %]
 [% IF ( linked_analytics ) %]<div class="dialog alert"><strong>Cannot delete</strong>: item has linked <a href="/cgi-bin/koha/catalogue/detail.pl?biblionumber=[% biblio.biblionumber | uri %]&amp;analyze=1">analytics.</a>.</div>[% END %]
 [% IF last_item_for_hold %]<div class="dialog alert"><strong>Cannot delete</strong>: Last item for bibliographic record with biblio-level hold on it.</div>[% END %]
+[% IF item_not_found %]<div class="dialog alert"><strong>Cannot delete</strong>: Item not found.</div>[% END %]
 
 <div id="cataloguing_additem_itemlist">
     [% IF items %]