diff --git a/Koha/Recalls.pm b/Koha/Recalls.pm
index 2881f5948f..fb11be78c9 100644
--- a/Koha/Recalls.pm
+++ b/Koha/Recalls.pm
@@ -157,8 +157,13 @@ sub add_recall {
                 second => $checkout_due_date->second
             }
         )->add( days => $due_interval );
-        $checkout->update( { date_due => $recall_due_date } )
-            if DateTime->compare( $recall_due_date, $checkout_due_date ) == -1;
+
+        # update checkout due date if recall due date is sooner
+        if ( DateTime->compare( $recall_due_date, $checkout_due_date ) == -1 ) {
+            $checkout->update( { date_due => $recall_due_date } );
+            $checkout->item->onloan( $recall_due_date->ymd() );
+            $checkout->item->store( { log_action => 0, skip_holds_queue => 1 } );
+        }
 
         # 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 e44ad14111..083fbe142f 100755
--- a/t/db_dependent/Koha/Recalls.t
+++ b/t/db_dependent/Koha/Recalls.t
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 use Modern::Perl;
 
 use Test::NoWarnings;
-use Test::More tests => 24;
+use Test::More tests => 25;
 use t::lib::Dates;
 use t::lib::TestBuilder;
 use t::lib::Mocks;
@@ -141,6 +141,12 @@ ok(
     $checkout_due_date_after_recall lt $initial_checkout_due_date,
     "Checkout due date has been moved backwards"
 );
+$item2                          = Koha::Items->find( $item2->itemnumber );
+$checkout_due_date_after_recall = dt_from_string($checkout_due_date_after_recall);
+is(
+    t::lib::Dates::compare( $checkout_due_date_after_recall->ymd(), $item2->onloan ), 0,
+    "items.onloan is updated with adjusted due date"
+);
 
 Koha::CirculationRules->set_rule(
     {