diff --git a/Koha/Recalls.pm b/Koha/Recalls.pm
index 5526f7d529..29be68ce05 100644
--- a/Koha/Recalls.pm
+++ b/Koha/Recalls.pm
@@ -142,8 +142,14 @@ sub add_recall {
         });
         my $due_interval = defined $recall_due_date_interval ? $recall_due_date_interval->rule_value : 5;
         my $timestamp = dt_from_string( $recall->timestamp );
-        my $due_date = $timestamp->add( days => $due_interval );
-        $checkout->update({ date_due => $due_date });
+        my $checkout_timestamp = dt_from_string( $checkout->date_due );
+        my $due_date = $timestamp->set(
+            {
+                hour   => $checkout_timestamp->hour, minute => $checkout_timestamp->minute,
+                second => $checkout_timestamp->second
+            }
+        )->add( days => $due_interval );
+        $checkout->update( { date_due => $due_date } );
 
         # get itemnumber of most relevant checkout if a biblio-level recall
         unless ( $recall->item_level ) { $itemnumber = $checkout->itemnumber; }
diff --git a/t/db_dependent/Koha/Recalls.t b/t/db_dependent/Koha/Recalls.t
index 63d4c0dd05..a32ed768cb 100755
--- a/t/db_dependent/Koha/Recalls.t
+++ b/t/db_dependent/Koha/Recalls.t
@@ -136,8 +136,14 @@ is( $due_interval, 3, "Recall due date interval is based on circulation rules" )
 });
 is( $recall->item_level, 0, "No item provided so recall not flagged as item-level" );
 
-my $expected_due_date = dt_from_string->add( days => 3 );
-is( t::lib::Dates::compare( $recall->checkout->date_due, $expected_due_date ), 0, "Checkout due date has correctly been extended by recall_due_date_interval days" );
+my $checkout_timestamp = dt_from_string( $recall->checkout->date_due );
+my $expected_due_date  = dt_from_string->set(
+    { hour => $checkout_timestamp->hour, minute => $checkout_timestamp->minute, second => $checkout_timestamp->second }
+)->add( days => 3 );
+is(
+    t::lib::Dates::compare( $recall->checkout->date_due, $expected_due_date ), 0,
+    "Checkout due date has correctly been extended by recall_due_date_interval days"
+);
 is( t::lib::Dates::compare( $due_date, $expected_due_date ), 0, "Due date correctly returned" );
 
 my $messages_count = Koha::Notice::Messages->search({ borrowernumber => $patron3->borrowernumber, letter_code => 'RETURN_RECALLED_ITEM' })->count;