diff --git a/erpnext/controllers/sales_and_purchase_return.py b/erpnext/controllers/sales_and_purchase_return.py
index c534b00c880d740f6a2e2f09a24b32c4a4a390c5..076e7f665c5b9215ac463bfc80661152a26bb1a0 100644
--- a/erpnext/controllers/sales_and_purchase_return.py
+++ b/erpnext/controllers/sales_and_purchase_return.py
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ def validate_returned_items(doc):
 	for d in doc.get("items"):
 		key = d.item_code
 		raise_exception = False
-		if doc.doctype in ["Purchase Receipt", "Purchase Invoice", "Sales Invoice"]:
+		if doc.doctype in ["Purchase Receipt", "Purchase Invoice", "Sales Invoice", "POS Invoice"]:
 			field = frappe.scrub(doc.doctype) + "_item"
 			if d.get(field):
 				key = (d.item_code, d.get(field))