diff --git a/Koha/Item.pm b/Koha/Item.pm
index df6a4a52d9..c675d0638e 100644
--- a/Koha/Item.pm
+++ b/Koha/Item.pm
@@ -814,6 +814,18 @@ sub request_transfer {
         }
     }
 
+    my $matching_transfers = Koha::Item::Transfers->search(
+        {
+            tobranch      => $params->{to}->branchcode,
+            frombranch    => $self->holdingbranch,
+            itemnumber    => $self->itemnumber,
+            reason        => $params->{reason},
+            datearrived   => undef,
+            datecancelled => undef
+        }
+    );
+    return $matching_transfers->next if $matching_transfers->count;
+
     Koha::Exceptions::Item::Transfer::Limit->throw()
         unless ( $params->{ignore_limits}
         || $self->can_be_transferred( { to => $params->{to} } ) );
diff --git a/t/db_dependent/Koha/Item.t b/t/db_dependent/Koha/Item.t
index 907aa7b60f..d0b0a16dfb 100755
--- a/t/db_dependent/Koha/Item.t
+++ b/t/db_dependent/Koha/Item.t
@@ -1119,7 +1119,7 @@ subtest 'pickup_locations() tests' => sub {
 
 subtest 'request_transfer() tests' => sub {
 
-    plan tests => 18;
+    plan tests => 20;
 
     $schema->storage->txn_begin;
 
@@ -1174,6 +1174,17 @@ subtest 'request_transfer() tests' => sub {
 
     my $original_transfer = $transfer->get_from_storage;
 
+    # Duplicated request
+    $transfer = $item->request_transfer( { to => $library1, reason => 'Manual' } );
+    is(
+        ref($transfer), 'Koha::Item::Transfer',
+        'Koha::Item->request_transfer should return a Koha::Item::Transfer object'
+    );
+    is(
+        $transfer->branchtransfer_id, $original_transfer->branchtransfer_id,
+        "When a matching transfer is requested we update the existing one"
+    );
+
     # Transfer already in progress
     throws_ok { $item->request_transfer( { to => $library2, reason => 'Manual' } ) }
     'Koha::Exceptions::Item::Transfer::InQueue',