diff --git a/C4/HoldsQueue.pm b/C4/HoldsQueue.pm
index 33b6eb6873..8a23493142 100644
--- a/C4/HoldsQueue.pm
+++ b/C4/HoldsQueue.pm
@@ -798,10 +798,11 @@ sub MapItemsToHoldRequests {
                                 holdingbranch  => $item->{holdingbranch},
                                 pickup_branch  => $request->{branchcode}
                                     || $request->{borrowerbranch},
-                                reserve_id   => $request->{reserve_id},
-                                item_level   => $request->{item_level_hold},
-                                reservedate  => $request->{reservedate},
-                                reservenotes => $request->{reservenotes},
+                                reserve_id            => $request->{reserve_id},
+                                item_level            => $request->{item_level_hold},
+                                reservedate           => $request->{reservedate},
+                                reservenotes          => $request->{reservenotes},
+                                local_holdgroup_match => 1,
                             };
                             $allocated_items{ $item->{itemnumber} }++;
                             $request->{allocated} = 1;
@@ -848,10 +849,11 @@ sub MapItemsToHoldRequests {
                                 holdingbranch  => $item->{holdingbranch},
                                 pickup_branch  => $request->{branchcode}
                                     || $request->{borrowerbranch},
-                                reserve_id   => $request->{reserve_id},
-                                item_level   => $request->{item_level_hold},
-                                reservedate  => $request->{reservedate},
-                                reservenotes => $request->{reservenotes},
+                                reserve_id            => $request->{reserve_id},
+                                item_level            => $request->{item_level_hold},
+                                reservedate           => $request->{reservedate},
+                                reservenotes          => $request->{reservenotes},
+                                local_holdgroup_match => 1,
                             };
                             $allocated_items{ $item->{itemnumber} }++;
                             $request->{allocated} = 1;
@@ -1086,19 +1088,20 @@ sub CreatePicklistFromItemMap {
     my $sth_load = $dbh->prepare( "
         INSERT INTO tmp_holdsqueue (biblionumber,itemnumber,barcode,surname,firstname,phone,borrowernumber,
                                     cardnumber,reservedate,title, itemcallnumber,
-                                    holdingbranch,pickbranch,notes, hold_group_id, item_level_request)
+                                    holdingbranch,pickbranch,notes, hold_group_id, item_level_request, local_holdgroup_match)
         VALUES (?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?)
     " );
 
     foreach my $itemnumber ( sort keys %$item_map ) {
-        my $mapped_item    = $item_map->{$itemnumber};
-        my $biblionumber   = $mapped_item->{biblionumber};
-        my $borrowernumber = $mapped_item->{borrowernumber};
-        my $pickbranch     = $mapped_item->{pickup_branch};
-        my $holdingbranch  = $mapped_item->{holdingbranch};
-        my $reservedate    = $mapped_item->{reservedate};
-        my $reservenotes   = $mapped_item->{reservenotes};
-        my $item_level     = $mapped_item->{item_level};
+        my $mapped_item           = $item_map->{$itemnumber};
+        my $biblionumber          = $mapped_item->{biblionumber};
+        my $borrowernumber        = $mapped_item->{borrowernumber};
+        my $pickbranch            = $mapped_item->{pickup_branch};
+        my $holdingbranch         = $mapped_item->{holdingbranch};
+        my $reservedate           = $mapped_item->{reservedate};
+        my $reservenotes          = $mapped_item->{reservenotes};
+        my $item_level            = $mapped_item->{item_level};
+        my $local_holdgroup_match = $mapped_item->{local_holdgroup_match} ? 1 : 0;
 
         my $item           = Koha::Items->find($itemnumber);
         my $barcode        = $item->barcode;
@@ -1123,7 +1126,7 @@ sub CreatePicklistFromItemMap {
         $sth_load->execute(
             $biblionumber,  $itemnumber,  $barcode,      $surname, $firstname, $phone, $borrowernumber,
             $cardnumber,    $reservedate, $title,        $itemcallnumber,
-            $holdingbranch, $pickbranch,  $reservenotes, $hold_group_id, $item_level
+            $holdingbranch, $pickbranch,  $reservenotes, $hold_group_id, $item_level, $local_holdgroup_match
         );
     }
 }
@@ -1139,7 +1142,7 @@ sub AddToHoldTargetMap {
     my $schema = Koha::Database->new->schema;
 
     my $insert_sql = q(
-        INSERT INTO hold_fill_targets (borrowernumber, biblionumber, itemnumber, source_branchcode, item_level_request, reserve_id) VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?)
+        INSERT INTO hold_fill_targets (borrowernumber, biblionumber, itemnumber, source_branchcode, item_level_request, reserve_id, local_holdgroup_match) VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?)
     );
     my $sth_insert = $dbh->prepare($insert_sql);
 
@@ -1150,7 +1153,8 @@ sub AddToHoldTargetMap {
                 $dbh->do( 'DELETE FROM hold_fill_targets WHERE itemnumber = ?', {}, $itemnumber );
                 $sth_insert->execute(
                     $mapped_item->{borrowernumber}, $mapped_item->{biblionumber}, $itemnumber,
-                    $mapped_item->{holdingbranch},  $mapped_item->{item_level},   $mapped_item->{reserve_id}
+                    $mapped_item->{holdingbranch},  $mapped_item->{item_level},   $mapped_item->{reserve_id},
+                    $mapped_item->{local_holdgroup_match} ? 1 : 0,
                 );
             }
         );
diff --git a/C4/Reserves.pm b/C4/Reserves.pm
index 0bb4e60c56..1abef7ac71 100644
--- a/C4/Reserves.pm
+++ b/C4/Reserves.pm
@@ -895,6 +895,31 @@ sub CheckReserves {
                     }
                 }
 
+                # Local holds priority exclusivity period: when the queue has
+                # targeted a local-group item for this hold and we're still
+                # within the exclusivity window, skip non-local items so the
+                # targeted local item can fulfil it.  If the queue has not yet
+                # run for this reserve (no hold_fill_targets row), we fall
+                # through and let the hold be filled normally.
+                my $excl_period = C4::Context->preference('LocalHoldsPriorityExclusivityPeriod');
+                if (   $excl_period
+                    && !$local_hold_match
+                    && !$local_hold_group_match
+                    && $res->{reserve_id} )
+                {
+                    my $reservedate_dt = eval { dt_from_string( $res->{reservedate} ) };
+                    if ($reservedate_dt) {
+                        my $age_days = dt_from_string->delta_days($reservedate_dt)->in_units('days');
+                        if ( $age_days < $excl_period ) {
+                            my $target =
+                                Koha::Database->new->schema->resultset('HoldFillTarget')
+                                ->search( { reserve_id => $res->{reserve_id} }, { rows => 1 } )
+                                ->next;
+                            next if $target && $target->local_holdgroup_match;
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+
                 # See if this item is more important than what we've got so far
                 if (   ( $res->{'priority'} && $res->{'priority'} < $priority )
                     || $local_hold_match
diff --git a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/admin/preferences/circulation.pref b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/admin/preferences/circulation.pref
index 71721ab086..a27cb4b6b8 100644
--- a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/admin/preferences/circulation.pref
+++ b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/admin/preferences/circulation.pref
@@ -1103,6 +1103,12 @@ Circulation:
                   homebranch: "home library"
                   holdingbranch: "holding library"
             - <br/><strong>Note:</strong> If a group option is selected, LocalHoldsPriorityPatronControl and LocalHoldsPriorityItemControl will use the <a href="/cgi-bin/koha/admin/library_groups.pl">library hold group</a> of the selected libraries.
+        -
+            - For
+            - pref: LocalHoldsPriorityExclusivityPeriod
+              class: integer
+            - days after a hold is placed, only items flagged by the holds queue as a local hold group match may be used to fill the hold. Set to 0 to disable.
+            - <br/><strong>Note:</strong> Only takes effect when LocalHoldsPriority is set to something other than 'Don't give'.
         -
             - pref: OPACHoldsIfAvailableAtPickup
               choices: