diff --git a/Koha/ILL/Request.pm b/Koha/ILL/Request.pm
index 4c8453d4dd..42a563d8b0 100644
--- a/Koha/ILL/Request.pm
+++ b/Koha/ILL/Request.pm
@@ -1161,7 +1161,9 @@ sub expand_template {
     my ( $self, $params ) = @_;
     my $backend = $self->_backend->name;
 
-    if ( $backend eq 'Standard' ) {
+    if ( $backend eq 'Standard'
+        || ( $params->{method} eq 'edititem' && C4::Context->preference("AutoILLBackendPriority") ) )
+    {
 
         my $template_name = 'ill/backends/Standard/' . ( $params->{method} // q{} ) . '.inc';