diff --git a/installer/data/mysql/mandatory/sysprefs.sql b/installer/data/mysql/mandatory/sysprefs.sql
index 4c372bad78..b55473fafa 100644
--- a/installer/data/mysql/mandatory/sysprefs.sql
+++ b/installer/data/mysql/mandatory/sysprefs.sql
@@ -213,6 +213,7 @@ INSERT INTO systempreferences ( `variable`, `value`, `options`, `explanation`, `
 ('displayFacetCount','0',NULL,NULL,'YesNo'),
 ('DisplayIconsXSLT','1','','If ON, displays the format, audience, and material type icons in XSLT MARC21 results and detail pages.','YesNo'),
 ('DisplayLibraryFacets',  'holding',  'home|holding|both',  'Defines which library facets to display.',  'Choice'),
+('DisplayMultiItemHolds','0','','Display the ability to place holds on different items at the same time in staff interface and OPAC','YesNo'),
 ('DisplayMultiPlaceHold','1','','Display the ability to place multiple holds or not','YesNo'),
 ('DisplayOPACiconsXSLT','1','','If ON, displays the format, audience, and material type icons in XSLT MARC21 results and detail pages in the OPAC.','YesNo'),
 ('DumpSearchQueryTemplate',0,'','Add the search query being passed to the search engine into the template for debugging','YesNo'),
diff --git a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/admin/preferences/circulation.pref b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/admin/preferences/circulation.pref
index 61c300be8a..9370a9b568 100644
--- a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/admin/preferences/circulation.pref
+++ b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/admin/preferences/circulation.pref
@@ -885,6 +885,12 @@ Circulation:
                   1: Enable
                   0:  "Don't enable"
             - "the ability to place holds on multiple bibliographic records from the search results"
+        -
+            - pref: DisplayMultiItemHolds
+              choices:
+                  1: Enable
+                  0: "Don't enable"
+            - "the ability to place holds on different items at the same time in staff interface and OPAC."
         -
             - pref: TransferWhenCancelAllWaitingHolds
               choices:
diff --git a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/reserve/request.tt b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/reserve/request.tt
index f4fded309f..0b04f509ea 100644
--- a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/reserve/request.tt
+++ b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/reserve/request.tt
@@ -11,6 +11,10 @@
 [% USE AuthorisedValues %]
 [% USE Price %]
 [% USE TablesSettings %]
+[% SET reserve_input_type = 'radio' %]
+[% IF ( Koha.Preference('DisplayMultiItemHolds') ) %]
+    [% SET reserve_input_type = 'checkbox' %]
+[% END %]
 [% PROCESS 'i18n.inc' %]
 [% SET footerjs = 1 %]
 [% INCLUDE 'doc-head-open.inc' %]
@@ -804,9 +808,9 @@
                                                             Hold must be item group level
                                                         </span>
                                                     [% ELSIF ( itemloo.available ) %]
-                                                        <input type="checkbox" name="checkitem" value="[% itemloo.itemnumber | html %]" />
+                                                        <input type="[% reserve_input_type | html %]" name="checkitem" value="[% itemloo.itemnumber | html %]" />
                                                     [% ELSIF ( itemloo.override ) %]
-                                                        <input type="checkbox" name="checkitem" class="needsoverride" value="[% itemloo.itemnumber | html %]" />
+                                                        <input type="[% reserve_input_type | html %]" name="checkitem" class="needsoverride" value="[% itemloo.itemnumber | html %]" />
                                                         <i class="fa fa-exclamation-triangle fa-lg" style="color:gold" title="Requires override of hold policy"/></i>
                                                     [% ELSE %]
                                                         <span class="error">
diff --git a/koha-tmpl/opac-tmpl/bootstrap/en/modules/opac-reserve.tt b/koha-tmpl/opac-tmpl/bootstrap/en/modules/opac-reserve.tt
index ea8639dfef..cd2afcfd99 100644
--- a/koha-tmpl/opac-tmpl/bootstrap/en/modules/opac-reserve.tt
+++ b/koha-tmpl/opac-tmpl/bootstrap/en/modules/opac-reserve.tt
@@ -5,6 +5,10 @@
 [% USE Price %]
 [% USE ItemTypes %]
 [% USE AuthorisedValues %]
+[% SET reserve_input_type = 'radio' %]
+[% IF ( Koha.Preference('DisplayMultiItemHolds') ) %]
+    [% SET reserve_input_type = 'checkbox' %]
+[% END %]
 [% INCLUDE 'doc-head-open.inc' %]
 <title>Placing a hold &rsaquo; [% IF ( LibraryNameTitle ) %][% LibraryNameTitle | html %][% ELSE %]Koha online[% END %] catalog</title>
 [% INCLUDE 'doc-head-close.inc' %]
@@ -397,7 +401,7 @@
                                                                 <tr class="holdable">
                                                             [% END %]
                                                                     <td class="copynumber" data-order="[% itemLoo.copynumber | html %]">
-                                                                        <input type="checkbox" class="checkitem checkitem_[% bibitemloo.biblionumber | html %]" name="checkitem_[% bibitemloo.biblionumber | html %]" value="[% itemLoo.itemnumber | html %]" />
+                                                                        <input type="[% reserve_input_type | html %]" class="checkitem checkitem_[% bibitemloo.biblionumber | html %]" name="checkitem_[% bibitemloo.biblionumber | html %]" value="[% itemLoo.itemnumber | html %]" />
                                                         [% ELSE %]
                                                             [% SET unholdable_items = 1 %]
                                                             [% IF ( itemLoo.checkout ) %]