diff --git a/config/alfresco/messages/webclient.properties b/config/alfresco/messages/webclient.properties
index d42c3b8e5c..3751f2ccbb 100644
--- a/config/alfresco/messages/webclient.properties
+++ b/config/alfresco/messages/webclient.properties
@@ -1524,6 +1524,8 @@ recovered_item_integrity=Failed to recover the item \"{0}\" as there is now an i
 recovered_item_integrity_short=Item with same name exists
 recovered_item_failure=Failed to recover the item \"{0}\" due to error: {1}
 recovered_item_failure_short=Failed
+recovered_item_duplicate=Failed to recover the item \"{0}\", duplicate name not allowed.
+recovered_item_duplicate_short=Duplicate name not allowed
 delete_item_success=The item \"{0}\" has been permanently deleted.
 title_deleted_item_details=Deleted Item Details
 deleteditem_details_description=Details of the deleted item
diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/web/bean/trashcan/TrashcanDialog.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/web/bean/trashcan/TrashcanDialog.java
index 4a44bd8e26..524ba96c94 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/web/bean/trashcan/TrashcanDialog.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/web/bean/trashcan/TrashcanDialog.java
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ public class TrashcanDialog extends BaseDialogBean implements IContextListener
    
    private static final String MSG_DELETED_ITEMS_FOR = "deleted_items_for";
    private static final String MSG_DELETED_ITEMS = "deleted_items";
+   private static final String MSG_RECOVERED_ITEM_DUPLICATE_S = "recovered_item_duplicate_short";
    private static final String MSG_RECOVERED_ITEM_INTEGRITY_S = "recovered_item_integrity_short";
    private static final String MSG_RECOVERED_ITEM_PERMISSION_S = "recovered_item_permission_short";
    private static final String MSG_RECOVERED_ITEM_PARENT_S = "recovered_item_parent_short";
@@ -86,6 +87,7 @@ public class TrashcanDialog extends BaseDialogBean implements IContextListener
    private final static String MSG_CLOSE = "close";
    
    private static final String PROP_RECOVERSTATUS = "recoverstatus";
+   private static final String PROP_RECOVERERRORMESSAGE = "recovererrormessage";
    
    private static final String FILTER_DATE_ALL    = "all";
    private static final String FILTER_DATE_TODAY  = "today";
@@ -106,6 +108,9 @@ public class TrashcanDialog extends BaseDialogBean implements IContextListener
    private final static String SEARCH_TEXT_QUOTED = "PARENT:\"%s\" AND ASPECT:\"%s\" AND TEXT:\"%s\"";
    private final static String SEARCH_USERPREFIX  = "@" + USER_ATTR + ":%s AND ";
    
+   /** maximum number of failed items to report to the user */
+   private static final int MAX_FAILURE_REPORTS = 25;
+   
    /** The PermissionService reference */
    transient protected PermissionService permissionService;
    
@@ -697,6 +702,7 @@ public class TrashcanDialog extends BaseDialogBean implements IContextListener
    protected void saveReportDetail(List<RestoreNodeReport> reports)
    {
       // store the results ready for the next dialog page
+      int failureItemsCount = 0;
       property.setSuccessItems(new ArrayList<Node>(reports.size()));
       property.setFailureItems(new ArrayList<Node>(reports.size()));
       for (RestoreNodeReport report : reports)
@@ -709,9 +715,14 @@ public class TrashcanDialog extends BaseDialogBean implements IContextListener
          }
          else
          {
-            Node node = new Node(report.getArchivedNodeRef());
-            node.getProperties().put(PROP_RECOVERSTATUS, report.getStatus());
-            property.getFailureItems().add(node);
+            if (failureItemsCount < MAX_FAILURE_REPORTS)
+            {
+               Node node = new Node(report.getArchivedNodeRef());
+               node.getProperties().put(PROP_RECOVERSTATUS, report.getStatus());
+               node.getProperties().put(PROP_RECOVERERRORMESSAGE, report.getCause().getMessage());
+               property.getFailureItems().add(node);
+               failureItemsCount++;
+            }
          }
       }
    }
@@ -780,7 +791,9 @@ public class TrashcanDialog extends BaseDialogBean implements IContextListener
          {
             buf.append("<td>");
             String msg;
-            switch ((RestoreStatus)node.getProperties().get(PROP_RECOVERSTATUS))
+            RestoreStatus status = (RestoreStatus) node.getProperties().get(PROP_RECOVERSTATUS);
+            String message = (String) node.getProperties().get(PROP_RECOVERERRORMESSAGE);
+            switch (status)
             {
                case FAILURE_INVALID_PARENT:
                   msg = MSG_RECOVERED_ITEM_PARENT_S;
@@ -794,11 +807,17 @@ public class TrashcanDialog extends BaseDialogBean implements IContextListener
                   msg = MSG_RECOVERED_ITEM_INTEGRITY_S;
                   break;
                
+               case FAILURE_DUPLICATE_CHILD_NODE_NAME:
+                  msg = MSG_RECOVERED_ITEM_DUPLICATE_S;
+                  break;
+
                default:
                   msg = MSG_RECOVERED_ITEM_FAILURE_S;
                   break;
             }
             buf.append(Application.getMessage(fc, msg));
+            buf.append(": ");
+            buf.append(message);
             buf.append("</td>");
          }
          else
diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/web/bean/trashcan/TrashcanRecoverItemDialog.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/web/bean/trashcan/TrashcanRecoverItemDialog.java
index a901d87d07..fc4b2b21f3 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/web/bean/trashcan/TrashcanRecoverItemDialog.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/web/bean/trashcan/TrashcanRecoverItemDialog.java
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ public class TrashcanRecoverItemDialog extends TrashcanDialog
     private static final String RICHLIST_ID = "trashcan-list";
     private static final String RICHLIST_MSG_ID = "trashcan" + ':' + RICHLIST_ID;
     private static final String MSG_RECOVERED_ITEM_SUCCESS = "recovered_item_success";
+    private static final String MSG_RECOVERED_ITEM_DUPLICATE = "recovered_item_duplicate";
     private static final String MSG_RECOVERED_ITEM_INTEGRITY = "recovered_item_integrity";
     private static final String MSG_RECOVERED_ITEM_PERMISSION = "recovered_item_permission";
     private static final String MSG_RECOVERED_ITEM_PARENT = "recovered_item_parent";
@@ -92,6 +93,11 @@ public class TrashcanRecoverItemDialog extends TrashcanDialog
                     errorfacesMsg = new FacesMessage(FacesMessage.SEVERITY_ERROR, msg, msg);
                     break;
 
+                case FAILURE_DUPLICATE_CHILD_NODE_NAME:
+                    msg = MessageFormat.format(Application.getMessage(fc, MSG_RECOVERED_ITEM_DUPLICATE), item.getName());
+                    errorfacesMsg = new FacesMessage(FacesMessage.SEVERITY_ERROR, msg, msg);
+                    break;
+
                 default:
                     String reason = report.getCause().getMessage();
                     msg = MessageFormat.format(Application.getMessage(fc, MSG_RECOVERED_ITEM_FAILURE), item.getName(), reason);