diff --git a/acqui.simple/additem.pl b/acqui.simple/additem.pl
index 38cc1fa671..a8efe44a31 100755
--- a/acqui.simple/additem.pl
+++ b/acqui.simple/additem.pl
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ my $itemtype = &MARCfind_frameworkcode($dbh,$bibid);
my $tagslib = &MARCgettagslib($dbh,1,$itemtype);
my $record = MARCgetbiblio($dbh,$bibid);
+my $oldrecord = MARCmarc2koha($dbh,$record);
my $itemrecord;
my $nextop="additem";
my @errors; # store errors found while checking data BEFORE saving item.
@@ -279,6 +280,8 @@ $template->param(item_loop => \@item_value_loop,
item_header_loop => \@header_value_loop,
bibid => $bibid,
biblionumber =>$oldbiblionumber,
+ title => $oldrecord->{title},
+ author => $oldrecord->{author},
item => \@loop_data,
itemnum => $itemnum,
itemtagfield => $itemtagfield,
diff --git a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/default/en/acqui.simple/additem.tmpl b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/default/en/acqui.simple/additem.tmpl
index 402047c33f..12968dad67 100644
--- a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/default/en/acqui.simple/additem.tmpl
+++ b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/default/en/acqui.simple/additem.tmpl
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
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