diff --git a/rm-server/config/alfresco/module/org_alfresco_module_rm/rm-service-context.xml b/rm-server/config/alfresco/module/org_alfresco_module_rm/rm-service-context.xml
index 65f9af3a2d..47a7b2b0a6 100644
--- a/rm-server/config/alfresco/module/org_alfresco_module_rm/rm-service-context.xml
+++ b/rm-server/config/alfresco/module/org_alfresco_module_rm/rm-service-context.xml
@@ -1669,7 +1669,8 @@
       <property name="objectDefinitionSource">
          <value>
             <![CDATA[
-               org.alfresco.module.org_alfresco_module_rm.fileplan.hold.HoldService.getHolds=RM_ALLOW
+               org.alfresco.module.org_alfresco_module_rm.fileplan.hold.HoldService.getHoldsInFilePlan=RM_ALLOW
+               org.alfresco.module.org_alfresco_module_rm.fileplan.hold.HoldService.getHoldsForItem=RM_ALLOW
                org.alfresco.module.org_alfresco_module_rm.fileplan.hold.HoldService.addToHoldContainer=RM_ALLOW
                org.alfresco.module.org_alfresco_module_rm.fileplan.hold.HoldService.addToHoldContainers=RM_ALLOW
                org.alfresco.module.org_alfresco_module_rm.fileplan.hold.HoldService.removeFromHoldContainer=RM_ALLOW
diff --git a/rm-server/config/alfresco/templates/webscripts/org/alfresco/rma/holds.get.desc.xml b/rm-server/config/alfresco/templates/webscripts/org/alfresco/rma/holds.get.desc.xml
index 3c47734366..f1dacc6da2 100644
--- a/rm-server/config/alfresco/templates/webscripts/org/alfresco/rma/holds.get.desc.xml
+++ b/rm-server/config/alfresco/templates/webscripts/org/alfresco/rma/holds.get.desc.xml
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 <webscript>
    <shortname>Get the list of holds</shortname>
    <description>WebScript to get the list of available holds in the holds container</description>
-   <url>/api/rma/{store_type}/{store_id}/{id}/holds</url>
-   <url>/api/rma/holds</url>
+   <url>/api/rma/{store_type}/{store_id}/{id}/holds?itemNodeRef={itemNodeRef?}</url>
+   <url>/api/rma/holds?itemNodeRef={itemNodeRef?}</url>
    <format default="json">argument</format>
    <authentication>user</authentication>
    <transaction>required</transaction>
diff --git a/rm-server/source/java/org/alfresco/module/org_alfresco_module_rm/fileplan/hold/HoldService.java b/rm-server/source/java/org/alfresco/module/org_alfresco_module_rm/fileplan/hold/HoldService.java
index 21d937d9ac..bf0a7a8e57 100644
--- a/rm-server/source/java/org/alfresco/module/org_alfresco_module_rm/fileplan/hold/HoldService.java
+++ b/rm-server/source/java/org/alfresco/module/org_alfresco_module_rm/fileplan/hold/HoldService.java
@@ -31,12 +31,20 @@ import org.alfresco.service.cmr.repository.NodeRef;
 public interface HoldService
 {
     /**
-     * Gets the list of the holds within the holds container for the given file plan
+     * Gets the list of all the holds within the holds container in the given file plan
      *
      * @param filePlan The {@link NodeRef} of the file plan
      * @return List of hold node references
      */
-    List<NodeRef> getHolds(NodeRef filePlan);
+    List<NodeRef> getHoldsInFilePlan(NodeRef filePlan);
+
+    /**
+     * Gets the list of all the holds within the holds container for the given node reference
+     *
+     * @param nodeRef The {@link NodeRef} of the record / record folder which will be in the retrieved list of hold(s)
+     * @return List of hold node references which has the node reference of the given record / record folder in it
+     */
+    List<NodeRef> getHoldsForItem(NodeRef nodeRef);
 
     /**
      * Adds the record to the given hold
diff --git a/rm-server/source/java/org/alfresco/module/org_alfresco_module_rm/fileplan/hold/HoldServiceImpl.java b/rm-server/source/java/org/alfresco/module/org_alfresco_module_rm/fileplan/hold/HoldServiceImpl.java
index abdcb026fe..62a8b279ca 100644
--- a/rm-server/source/java/org/alfresco/module/org_alfresco_module_rm/fileplan/hold/HoldServiceImpl.java
+++ b/rm-server/source/java/org/alfresco/module/org_alfresco_module_rm/fileplan/hold/HoldServiceImpl.java
@@ -105,22 +105,37 @@ public class HoldServiceImpl implements HoldService, RecordsManagementModel
     }
 
     /**
-     * @see org.alfresco.module.org_alfresco_module_rm.fileplan.hold.HoldService#getHolds(org.alfresco.service.cmr.repository.NodeRef)
+     * @see org.alfresco.module.org_alfresco_module_rm.fileplan.hold.HoldService#getHoldsInFilePlan(org.alfresco.service.cmr.repository.NodeRef)
      */
     @Override
-    public List<NodeRef> getHolds(NodeRef filePlan)
+    public List<NodeRef> getHoldsInFilePlan(NodeRef filePlan)
     {
         ParameterCheck.mandatory("filePlan", filePlan);
 
         NodeRef holdContainer = filePlanService.getHoldContainer(filePlan);
         List<ChildAssociationRef> holdsAssocs = nodeService.getChildAssocs(holdContainer, ContentModel.ASSOC_CONTAINS, RegexQNamePattern.MATCH_ALL);
         List<NodeRef> holds = new ArrayList<NodeRef>(holdsAssocs.size());
-        if (holdsAssocs != null && !holdsAssocs.isEmpty())
+        for (ChildAssociationRef holdAssoc : holdsAssocs)
         {
-            for (ChildAssociationRef holdAssoc : holdsAssocs)
-            {
-                holds.add(holdAssoc.getChildRef());
-            }
+            holds.add(holdAssoc.getChildRef());
+        }
+
+        return holds;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @see org.alfresco.module.org_alfresco_module_rm.fileplan.hold.HoldService#getHoldsForItem(org.alfresco.service.cmr.repository.NodeRef)
+     */
+    @Override
+    public List<NodeRef> getHoldsForItem(NodeRef nodeRef)
+    {
+        ParameterCheck.mandatory("nodeRef", nodeRef);
+
+        List<ChildAssociationRef> holdsAssocs = nodeService.getParentAssocs(nodeRef, ASSOC_FROZEN_RECORDS, ASSOC_FROZEN_RECORDS);
+        List<NodeRef> holds = new ArrayList<NodeRef>(holdsAssocs.size());
+        for (ChildAssociationRef holdAssoc : holdsAssocs)
+        {
+            holds.add(holdAssoc.getParentRef());
         }
 
         return holds;
diff --git a/rm-server/source/java/org/alfresco/module/org_alfresco_module_rm/freeze/FreezeService.java b/rm-server/source/java/org/alfresco/module/org_alfresco_module_rm/freeze/FreezeService.java
index 415b821990..e6bb759537 100644
--- a/rm-server/source/java/org/alfresco/module/org_alfresco_module_rm/freeze/FreezeService.java
+++ b/rm-server/source/java/org/alfresco/module/org_alfresco_module_rm/freeze/FreezeService.java
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ public interface FreezeService
     * @param filePlan      file plan for which the hold nodes will be retrieved
     * @return Set<NodeRef> hold node references
     *
-    * @deprecated as of 2.2, use {@link HoldService#getHolds(NodeRef)} instead
+    * @deprecated as of 2.2, use {@link HoldService#getHoldsInFilePlan(NodeRef)} instead
     */
    @Deprecated
    Set<NodeRef> getHolds(NodeRef filePlan);
diff --git a/rm-server/source/java/org/alfresco/module/org_alfresco_module_rm/freeze/FreezeServiceImpl.java b/rm-server/source/java/org/alfresco/module/org_alfresco_module_rm/freeze/FreezeServiceImpl.java
index 1fe2cdc567..ad5bf17117 100644
--- a/rm-server/source/java/org/alfresco/module/org_alfresco_module_rm/freeze/FreezeServiceImpl.java
+++ b/rm-server/source/java/org/alfresco/module/org_alfresco_module_rm/freeze/FreezeServiceImpl.java
@@ -381,7 +381,7 @@ public class FreezeServiceImpl extends    ServiceBaseImpl
     {
         ParameterCheck.mandatory("filePlan", filePlan);
 
-        return new HashSet<NodeRef>(holdService.getHolds(filePlan));
+        return new HashSet<NodeRef>(holdService.getHoldsInFilePlan(filePlan));
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/rm-server/source/java/org/alfresco/module/org_alfresco_module_rm/script/hold/HoldsGet.java b/rm-server/source/java/org/alfresco/module/org_alfresco_module_rm/script/hold/HoldsGet.java
index a4cc25ffdb..7c75d9ec03 100644
--- a/rm-server/source/java/org/alfresco/module/org_alfresco_module_rm/script/hold/HoldsGet.java
+++ b/rm-server/source/java/org/alfresco/module/org_alfresco_module_rm/script/hold/HoldsGet.java
@@ -92,7 +92,18 @@ public class HoldsGet extends DeclarativeWebScript
     protected Map<String, Object> executeImpl(WebScriptRequest req, Status status, Cache cache)
     {
         NodeRef filePlan = getFilePlan(req);
-        List<NodeRef> holds = holdService.getHolds(filePlan);
+        NodeRef itemNodeRef = getItemNodeRef(req);
+        List<NodeRef> holds = new ArrayList<NodeRef>();
+
+        if (itemNodeRef == null)
+        {
+            holds.addAll(holdService.getHoldsInFilePlan(filePlan));
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            holds.addAll(holdService.getHoldsForItem(itemNodeRef));
+        }
+
         List<String> holdNames = new ArrayList<String>(holds.size());
         for (NodeRef hold : holds)
         {
@@ -138,6 +149,23 @@ public class HoldsGet extends DeclarativeWebScript
         return filePlan;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Helper method to get the item node reference
+     *
+     * @param req The webscript request
+     * @return The {@link NodeRef} of the item (record / record folder) or null if the parameter has not been passed
+     */
+    private NodeRef getItemNodeRef(WebScriptRequest req)
+    {
+        String nodeRef = req.getParameter("itemNodeRef");
+        NodeRef itemNodeRef = null;
+        if (StringUtils.isNotBlank(nodeRef))
+        {
+            itemNodeRef = new NodeRef(nodeRef);
+        }
+        return itemNodeRef;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Helper method to sort the holds by their names
      *
diff --git a/rm-server/test/java/org/alfresco/module/org_alfresco_module_rm/test/issue/RM1008Test.java b/rm-server/test/java/org/alfresco/module/org_alfresco_module_rm/test/issue/RM1008Test.java
index 2ff2718e1d..e6bce4247b 100644
--- a/rm-server/test/java/org/alfresco/module/org_alfresco_module_rm/test/issue/RM1008Test.java
+++ b/rm-server/test/java/org/alfresco/module/org_alfresco_module_rm/test/issue/RM1008Test.java
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ public class RM1008Test extends BaseRMTestCase
             {
                 // create hold object
                 freezeService.freeze("test", rmFolder);
-                List<NodeRef> holds = holdService.getHolds(filePlan);
+                List<NodeRef> holds = holdService.getHoldsInFilePlan(filePlan);
                 return holds.iterator().next();
             }
         }, rmAdminName);
diff --git a/rm-server/test/java/org/alfresco/module/org_alfresco_module_rm/test/issue/RM1030Test.java b/rm-server/test/java/org/alfresco/module/org_alfresco_module_rm/test/issue/RM1030Test.java
index bc4edd702e..719601519d 100644
--- a/rm-server/test/java/org/alfresco/module/org_alfresco_module_rm/test/issue/RM1030Test.java
+++ b/rm-server/test/java/org/alfresco/module/org_alfresco_module_rm/test/issue/RM1030Test.java
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ public class RM1030Test extends BaseRMTestCase
             public NodeRef run()
             {
                 // show there are no holds when we start
-                List<NodeRef> holds = holdService.getHolds(filePlan);
+                List<NodeRef> holds = holdService.getHoldsInFilePlan(filePlan);
                 assertNotNull(holds);
                 assertEquals(0, holds.size());
 
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ public class RM1030Test extends BaseRMTestCase
                 assertTrue(freezeService.isFrozen(recordOne));
 
                 // count the number of holds
-                List<NodeRef> holds = holdService.getHolds(filePlan);
+                List<NodeRef> holds = holdService.getHoldsInFilePlan(filePlan);
                 assertNotNull(holds);
                 assertEquals(1, holds.size());
             }
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ public class RM1030Test extends BaseRMTestCase
                 assertTrue(freezeService.isFrozen(rmFolder));
 
                 // count the number of holds
-                List<NodeRef> holds = holdService.getHolds(filePlan);
+                List<NodeRef> holds = holdService.getHoldsInFilePlan(filePlan);
                 assertNotNull(holds);
                 assertEquals(2, holds.size());
             }
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ public class RM1030Test extends BaseRMTestCase
                 assertTrue(freezeService.isFrozen(recordOne));
                 assertFalse(freezeService.isFrozen(rmFolder));
 
-                List<NodeRef> holds = holdService.getHolds(filePlan);
+                List<NodeRef> holds = holdService.getHoldsInFilePlan(filePlan);
                 assertNotNull(holds);
                 assertEquals(1, holds.size());
             }
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ public class RM1030Test extends BaseRMTestCase
                 assertFalse(freezeService.isFrozen(recordOne));
                 assertFalse(freezeService.isFrozen(rmFolder));
 
-                List<NodeRef> holds = holdService.getHolds(filePlan);
+                List<NodeRef> holds = holdService.getHoldsInFilePlan(filePlan);
                 assertNotNull(holds);
                 assertEquals(0, holds.size());
             }
diff --git a/rm-server/test/java/org/alfresco/module/org_alfresco_module_rm/test/service/FreezeServiceImplTest.java b/rm-server/test/java/org/alfresco/module/org_alfresco_module_rm/test/service/FreezeServiceImplTest.java
index 187cc4d326..9fa5fd6253 100644
--- a/rm-server/test/java/org/alfresco/module/org_alfresco_module_rm/test/service/FreezeServiceImplTest.java
+++ b/rm-server/test/java/org/alfresco/module/org_alfresco_module_rm/test/service/FreezeServiceImplTest.java
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ public class FreezeServiceImplTest extends BaseRMTestCase
             assertTrue(freezeService.hasFrozenChildren(rmFolder));
 
             // Check the hold exists
-            List<NodeRef> holdAssocs = holdService.getHolds(filePlan);
+            List<NodeRef> holdAssocs = holdService.getHoldsInFilePlan(filePlan);
             assertNotNull(holdAssocs);
             assertEquals(1, holdAssocs.size());
             NodeRef holdNodeRef = holdAssocs.iterator().next();
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ public class FreezeServiceImplTest extends BaseRMTestCase
             assertTrue(freezeService.isHold(newHold));
 
             // Check the holds exist
-            holdAssocs = holdService.getHolds(filePlan);
+            holdAssocs = holdService.getHoldsInFilePlan(filePlan);
             assertNotNull(holdAssocs);
             assertEquals(2, holdAssocs.size());
             for (NodeRef hold : holdAssocs)
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ public class FreezeServiceImplTest extends BaseRMTestCase
             freezeService.unFreeze(recordThree);
 
             // Check the holds
-            holdAssocs = holdService.getHolds(filePlan);
+            holdAssocs = holdService.getHoldsInFilePlan(filePlan);
             assertNotNull(holdAssocs);
             assertEquals(2, holdAssocs.size());
             for (NodeRef hold : holdAssocs)
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ public class FreezeServiceImplTest extends BaseRMTestCase
             freezeService.relinquish(holdNodeRef);
 
             // Check the existing hold
-            holdAssocs = holdService.getHolds(filePlan);
+            holdAssocs = holdService.getHoldsInFilePlan(filePlan);
             assertNotNull(holdAssocs);
             assertEquals(1, holdAssocs.size());
 
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ public class FreezeServiceImplTest extends BaseRMTestCase
             freezeService.unFreeze(freezeService.getFrozen(holdNodeRef));
 
             // All holds should be deleted
-            holdAssocs = holdService.getHolds(filePlan);
+            holdAssocs = holdService.getHoldsInFilePlan(filePlan);
             assertEquals(0, holdAssocs.size());
 
             // Check the nodes are unfrozen
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ public class FreezeServiceImplTest extends BaseRMTestCase
             assertTrue(freezeService.hasFrozenChildren(rmFolder));
 
             // Check the hold
-            holdAssocs = holdService.getHolds(filePlan);
+            holdAssocs = holdService.getHoldsInFilePlan(filePlan);
             assertNotNull(holdAssocs);
             assertEquals(1, holdAssocs.size());
 
diff --git a/rm-server/test/java/org/alfresco/module/org_alfresco_module_rm/test/util/BaseRMTestCase.java b/rm-server/test/java/org/alfresco/module/org_alfresco_module_rm/test/util/BaseRMTestCase.java
index 2215981553..b2ff35e132 100644
--- a/rm-server/test/java/org/alfresco/module/org_alfresco_module_rm/test/util/BaseRMTestCase.java
+++ b/rm-server/test/java/org/alfresco/module/org_alfresco_module_rm/test/util/BaseRMTestCase.java
@@ -433,7 +433,7 @@ public abstract class BaseRMTestCase extends RetryingTransactionHelperTestCase
         {
             if (filePlan != null && nodeService.exists(filePlan) == true)
             {
-                List<NodeRef> holds = holdService.getHolds(filePlan);
+                List<NodeRef> holds = holdService.getHoldsInFilePlan(filePlan);
                 for (NodeRef hold : holds)
                 {
                     freezeService.relinquish(hold);