diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 6c0499ed..0f0455ca 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 * *BREAKING* Upgrade React to v18. Refs UIREC-280.
 * *BREAKING* bump `react-intl` to `v6.4.4`. Refs UIREC-286.
 * Bump optional plugins to their `@folio/stripes` `v9` compatible versions. Refs UIREC-290.
+* Check if a holding exists during the abandonment check. Refs UIREC-294.
 
 ## [3.0.0](https://github.com/folio-org/ui-receiving/tree/v3.0.0) (2023-02-22)
 [Full Changelog](https://github.com/folio-org/ui-receiving/compare/v2.3.1...v3.0.0)
diff --git a/src/TitleDetails/AddPieceModal/AddPieceModal.js b/src/TitleDetails/AddPieceModal/AddPieceModal.js
index 11c4dd57..421e0fd6 100644
--- a/src/TitleDetails/AddPieceModal/AddPieceModal.js
+++ b/src/TitleDetails/AddPieceModal/AddPieceModal.js
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import {
   TextField,
   checkScope,
 } from '@folio/stripes/components';
+import { useOkapiKy } from '@folio/stripes/core';
 import stripesFinalForm from '@folio/stripes/final-form';
 import {
   FieldDatepickerFinal,
@@ -33,6 +34,7 @@ import {
   CreateItemField,
   LineLocationsView,
 } from '../../common/components';
+import { HOLDINGS_API } from '../../common/constants';
 import { DeletePieceModal } from '../DeletePieceModal';
 import { DeleteHoldingsModal } from '../DeleteHoldingsModal';
 
@@ -62,6 +64,7 @@ const AddPieceModal = ({
   const [isDeleteConfirmation, toggleDeleteConfirmation] = useModalToggle();
   const [isDeleteHoldingsConfirmation, toggleDeleteHoldingsConfirmation] = useModalToggle();
 
+  const ky = useOkapiKy();
   const intl = useIntl();
   const modalLabel = intl.formatMessage({ id: labelId });
 
@@ -88,33 +91,42 @@ const AddPieceModal = ({
     if (!checked) change('discoverySuppress', checked);
   };
 
-  const onSave = useCallback((e) => {
+  const checkHoldingAbandonment = useCallback((holdingId) => {
+    return ky.get(`${HOLDINGS_API}/${holdingId}`)
+      .json()
+      .then((holding) => getHoldingsItemsAndPieces(holding.id, { limit: 1 }))
+      .then(({ pieces, items }) => {
+        const willAbandoned = Boolean(
+          pieces && items
+          && (pieces.totalRecords === 1)
+          && ((items.totalRecords === 1 && itemId) || items.totalRecords === 0),
+        );
+
+        return { willAbandoned };
+      })
+      .catch(() => ({ willAbandoned: false }));
+  }, [getHoldingsItemsAndPieces, itemId, ky]);
+
+  const onSave = useCallback(async (e) => {
     const holdingId = getState().values?.holdingId;
-
-    if ((id && initialHoldingId) && (holdingId !== initialHoldingId)) {
-      return getHoldingsItemsAndPieces(initialHoldingId, { limit: 1 })
-        .then(({ pieces, items }) => {
-          const canDeleteHolding = Boolean(
-            pieces && items
-            && (pieces.totalRecords === 1)
-            && ((items.totalRecords === 1 && itemId) || items.totalRecords === 0),
-          );
-
-          if (canDeleteHolding) {
-            return toggleDeleteHoldingsConfirmation();
-          }
-
-          return handleSubmit(e);
-        });
+    const shouldCheckHoldingAbandonment = (id && initialHoldingId) && (holdingId !== initialHoldingId);
+
+    if (shouldCheckHoldingAbandonment) {
+      return checkHoldingAbandonment(initialHoldingId)
+        .then(({ willAbandoned }) => (
+          willAbandoned
+            ? toggleDeleteHoldingsConfirmation()
+            : handleSubmit(e)
+        ));
     }
 
     return handleSubmit(e);
-  }, []);
+  }, [checkHoldingAbandonment, getState, handleSubmit, id, initialHoldingId, toggleDeleteHoldingsConfirmation]);
 
   const onDeleteHoldings = useCallback(() => {
     change('deleteHolding', true);
     handleSubmit();
-  }, []);
+  }, [change, handleSubmit]);
 
   const start = (
     <Button
diff --git a/src/TitleDetails/AddPieceModal/AddPieceModal.test.js b/src/TitleDetails/AddPieceModal/AddPieceModal.test.js
index ebc984cf..38f04992 100644
--- a/src/TitleDetails/AddPieceModal/AddPieceModal.test.js
+++ b/src/TitleDetails/AddPieceModal/AddPieceModal.test.js
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
-import React from 'react';
 import { MemoryRouter } from 'react-router-dom';
-import { render, screen } from '@folio/jest-config-stripes/testing-library/react';
-import user from '@folio/jest-config-stripes/testing-library/user-event';
 
+import user from '@folio/jest-config-stripes/testing-library/user-event';
+import { act, render, screen } from '@folio/jest-config-stripes/testing-library/react';
+import { useOkapiKy } from '@folio/stripes/core';
 import {
+  FieldInventory,
   INVENTORY_RECORDS_TYPE,
+  PIECE_FORMAT,
 } from '@folio/stripes-acq-components';
 
 import AddPieceModal from './AddPieceModal';
@@ -41,9 +43,17 @@ const defaultProps = {
   values: {},
   poLine: { locations: [{ locationId: '001' }] },
   setSearchParams: jest.fn(),
-  getHoldingsItemsAndPieces: jest.fn().mockReturnValue({
-    then: () => ({}),
-  }),
+  getHoldingsItemsAndPieces: jest.fn(),
+};
+
+const holding = {
+  id: 'holdingId',
+};
+
+const kyMock = {
+  get: jest.fn(() => ({
+    json: () => Promise.resolve(holding),
+  })),
 };
 
 const renderAddPieceModal = (props = defaultProps) => (render(
@@ -53,11 +63,21 @@ const renderAddPieceModal = (props = defaultProps) => (render(
   { wrapper: MemoryRouter },
 ));
 
+const findButton = (name) => screen.findByRole('button', { name });
+
+const createNewHoldingForThePiece = (newHoldingId = 'newHoldingUUID') => {
+  return act(async () => FieldInventory.mock.calls[0][0].onChange(null, 'locationId', 'holdingId', newHoldingId));
+};
+
 describe('AddPieceModal', () => {
   beforeEach(() => {
     defaultProps.close.mockClear();
     defaultProps.onCheckIn.mockClear();
     defaultProps.onSubmit.mockClear();
+    defaultProps.getHoldingsItemsAndPieces.mockClear();
+    FieldInventory.mockClear();
+    kyMock.get.mockClear();
+    useOkapiKy.mockClear().mockReturnValue(kyMock);
   });
 
   it('should display Add piece modal', () => {
@@ -70,7 +90,7 @@ describe('AddPieceModal', () => {
     it('should close Add piece modal', async () => {
       renderAddPieceModal();
 
-      await user.click(screen.getByText('ui-receiving.piece.actions.cancel'));
+      await user.click(await findButton('ui-receiving.piece.actions.cancel'));
 
       expect(defaultProps.close).toHaveBeenCalled();
     });
@@ -78,7 +98,7 @@ describe('AddPieceModal', () => {
 
   describe('Check display on holding', () => {
     it.skip('should enable discovery suppress when clicked', async () => {
-      const format = 'Electronic';
+      const format = PIECE_FORMAT.electronic;
 
       renderAddPieceModal({
         ...defaultProps,
@@ -107,7 +127,7 @@ describe('AddPieceModal', () => {
 
   describe('Save piece', () => {
     it('should call \'onSubmit\' when save button was clicked', async () => {
-      const format = 'Electronic';
+      const format = PIECE_FORMAT.electronic;
 
       renderAddPieceModal({
         ...defaultProps,
@@ -115,16 +135,55 @@ describe('AddPieceModal', () => {
         initialValues: {
           format,
           id: 'pieceId',
-          holdingId: 'holdingId',
+          holdingId: holding.id,
         },
       });
 
-      const saveAndCloseBtn = await screen.findByRole('button', {
-        name: 'ui-receiving.piece.actions.saveAndClose',
+      await user.click(await findButton('ui-receiving.piece.actions.saveAndClose'));
+      expect(defaultProps.onSubmit).toHaveBeenCalled();
+    });
+
+    describe('Abandoned holdings', () => {
+      it('should display the modal for deleting abandoned holding when the original holding is empty after changing to a new one', async () => {
+        defaultProps.getHoldingsItemsAndPieces.mockResolvedValue({
+          pieces: { totalRecords: 1 },
+          items: { totalRecords: 0 },
+        });
+
+        renderAddPieceModal({
+          ...defaultProps,
+          initialValues: {
+            id: 'pieceId',
+            format: PIECE_FORMAT.physical,
+            holdingId: holding.id,
+          },
+        });
+
+        await createNewHoldingForThePiece();
+        await user.click(await findButton('ui-receiving.piece.actions.saveAndClose'));
+
+        expect(await screen.findByText('ui-receiving.piece.actions.edit.deleteHoldings.message')).toBeInTheDocument();
+        expect(defaultProps.onSubmit).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
       });
 
-      await user.click(saveAndCloseBtn);
-      expect(defaultProps.onSubmit).toHaveBeenCalled();
+      it('should NOT display the modal for deleting abandoned holding if it has already been deleted', async () => {
+        kyMock.get.mockReturnValue(({ json: () => Promise.reject(new Error('404')) }));
+
+        renderAddPieceModal({
+          ...defaultProps,
+          initialValues: {
+            id: 'pieceId',
+            format: PIECE_FORMAT.physical,
+            holdingId: holding.id,
+          },
+        });
+
+        await createNewHoldingForThePiece();
+        await user.click(await findButton('ui-receiving.piece.actions.saveAndClose'));
+
+        expect(screen.queryByText('ui-receiving.piece.actions.edit.deleteHoldings.message')).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+        expect(defaultProps.onSubmit).toHaveBeenCalled();
+      });
     });
   });
 
@@ -135,13 +194,8 @@ describe('AddPieceModal', () => {
         initialValues: { isCreateAnother: true },
       });
 
-      const saveBtn = await screen.findByRole('button', {
-        name: 'stripes-core.button.save',
-      });
-
-      const quickReceiveBtn = await screen.findByRole('button', {
-        name: 'ui-receiving.piece.actions.quickReceive',
-      });
+      const saveBtn = await findButton('ui-receiving.piece.actions.quickReceive');
+      const quickReceiveBtn = await findButton('ui-receiving.piece.actions.quickReceive');
 
       expect(saveBtn).toBeInTheDocument();
       expect(quickReceiveBtn.classList.contains('primary')).toBeTruthy();