diff --git a/internal/restore/pvc_action.go b/internal/restore/pvc_action.go
index 74a347e3..68e508e2 100644
--- a/internal/restore/pvc_action.go
+++ b/internal/restore/pvc_action.go
@@ -131,7 +131,8 @@ func (p *PVCRestoreItemAction) Execute(input *velero.RestoreItemActionExecuteInp
 	})
 	logger.Info("Starting PVCRestoreItemAction for PVC")
 
-	if _, err := p.Client.CoreV1().PersistentVolumeClaims(pvc.Namespace).Get(context.Background(), pvc.Name, metav1.GetOptions{}); err == nil {
+	// If PVC already exists, returns early.
+	if p.isResourceExist(pvc, *input.Restore) {
 		logger.Warnf("PVC already exists. Skip restore this PVC.")
 		return &velero.RestoreItemActionExecuteOutput{
 			UpdatedItem: input.Item,
@@ -463,3 +464,15 @@ func restoreFromDataUploadResult(ctx context.Context, restore *velerov1api.Resto
 
 	return dataDownload, nil
 }
+
+func (p *PVCRestoreItemAction) isResourceExist(pvc corev1api.PersistentVolumeClaim, restore velerov1api.Restore) bool {
+	// get target namespace to restore into, if different from source namespace
+	targetNamespace := pvc.Namespace
+	if target, ok := restore.Spec.NamespaceMapping[pvc.Namespace]; ok {
+		targetNamespace = target
+	}
+	if _, err := p.Client.CoreV1().PersistentVolumeClaims(targetNamespace).Get(context.Background(), pvc.Name, metav1.GetOptions{}); err == nil {
+		return true
+	}
+	return false
+}
diff --git a/internal/restore/pvc_action_test.go b/internal/restore/pvc_action_test.go
index 2e9b28be..f96b7b39 100644
--- a/internal/restore/pvc_action_test.go
+++ b/internal/restore/pvc_action_test.go
@@ -616,6 +616,13 @@ func TestExecute(t *testing.T) {
 			pvc:          builder.ForPersistentVolumeClaim("velero", "testPVC").ObjectMeta(builder.WithAnnotations(util.VolumeSnapshotRestoreSize, "10Gi", util.DataUploadNameAnnotation, "velero/")).Result(),
 			preCreatePVC: true,
 		},
+		{
+			name:         "Restore a PVC that already exists in the mapping namespace",
+			backup:       builder.ForBackup("velero", "testBackup").SnapshotMoveData(true).Result(),
+			restore:      builder.ForRestore("velero", "testRestore").Backup("testBackup").NamespaceMappings("velero", "restore").ObjectMeta(builder.WithUID("uid")).Result(),
+			pvc:          builder.ForPersistentVolumeClaim("restore", "testPVC").ObjectMeta(builder.WithAnnotations(util.VolumeSnapshotRestoreSize, "10Gi", util.DataUploadNameAnnotation, "velero/")).Result(),
+			preCreatePVC: true,
+		},
 	}
 
 	for _, tc := range tests {