diff --git a/addons/stock/wizard/stock_picking_return.py b/addons/stock/wizard/stock_picking_return.py
index 1ae97095df8..f553cbe1489 100644
--- a/addons/stock/wizard/stock_picking_return.py
+++ b/addons/stock/wizard/stock_picking_return.py
@@ -149,6 +149,14 @@ class ReturnPicking(models.TransientModel):
                     .mapped('move_dest_ids').filtered(lambda m: m.state not in ('cancel'))\
                     .mapped('move_orig_ids').filtered(lambda m: m.state not in ('cancel'))
                 move_dest_to_link = return_line.move_id.move_orig_ids.mapped('returned_move_ids')
+                # link to children of originally returned moves, if any. Note that the use of
+                # 'return_line.move_id.move_orig_ids.returned_move_ids.move_orig_ids.move_dest_ids'
+                # instead of 'return_line.move_id.move_orig_ids.move_dest_ids' prevents linking a
+                # return directly to the destination moves of its parents. However, the return of
+                # the return will be linked to the destination moves.
+                move_dest_to_link |= return_line.move_id.move_orig_ids.mapped('returned_move_ids')\
+                    .mapped('move_orig_ids').filtered(lambda m: m.state not in ('cancel'))\
+                    .mapped('move_dest_ids').filtered(lambda m: m.state not in ('cancel'))
                 vals['move_orig_ids'] = [(4, m.id) for m in move_orig_to_link]
                 vals['move_dest_ids'] = [(4, m.id) for m in move_dest_to_link]
                 r.write(vals)