diff --git a/apps/isa-app/src/page/customer/customer-search/details-main-view/details-main-view.component.ts b/apps/isa-app/src/page/customer/customer-search/details-main-view/details-main-view.component.ts
index 2a24d8f89..3b0a30103 100644
--- a/apps/isa-app/src/page/customer/customer-search/details-main-view/details-main-view.component.ts
+++ b/apps/isa-app/src/page/customer/customer-search/details-main-view/details-main-view.component.ts
@@ -419,6 +419,15 @@ export class CustomerDetailsViewMainComponent
 
     await this._setShippingAddress();
 
+    // #5461 Priority fix: Check for regular shopping cart items BEFORE reward return URL
+    // This ensures that if a user has items in their regular cart, that takes precedence
+    // over any lingering reward flow context
+    if (this.shoppingCartHasItems) {
+      await this.#rewardSelectionPopUpFlow(this.processId);
+      this.setIsBusy(false);
+      return;
+    }
+
     // #5262 Check for reward selection flow before navigation
     if (this.hasReturnUrl()) {
       // Restore from preserved context (auto-scoped to current tab) and clean up
@@ -437,16 +446,11 @@ export class CustomerDetailsViewMainComponent
       return;
     }
 
-    // Regular checkout navigation
-    if (this.shoppingCartHasItems) {
-      await this.#rewardSelectionPopUpFlow(this.processId);
-    } else {
-      // Navigation zur Artikelsuche
-      const path = this._catalogNavigation.getArticleSearchBasePath(
-        this.processId,
-      ).path;
-      await this._router.navigate(path);
-    }
+    // Navigation zur Artikelsuche
+    const path = this._catalogNavigation.getArticleSearchBasePath(
+      this.processId,
+    ).path;
+    await this._router.navigate(path);
 
     this.setIsBusy(false);
   }