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 4566e72a95..aa0aaf2359 100644
--- a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/reserve/request.tt
+++ b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/reserve/request.tt
@@ -1605,6 +1605,7 @@
             return e;
         });
         var CAN_user_reserveforothers_modify_holds_priority = [%CAN_user_reserveforothers_modify_holds_priority ? 1 : 0 | html %];
+        var CAN_user_recalls = [%CAN_user_recalls ? 1 : 0 | html %];
         var borrowernumber = "[% patron.borrowernumber | $raw %]";
         var patron_homebranch = "[% To.json( Branches.GetName( patron.branchcode ) ) | $raw %]";
         var override_items = {[% FOREACH biblio_info IN biblioloop %][% FOREACH itemloo IN biblio_info.itemloop %][% IF ( itemloo.override ) %]
diff --git a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/js/holds.js b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/js/holds.js
index ed6e80cb19..a6d9ee2fc1 100644
--- a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/js/holds.js
+++ b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/js/holds.js
@@ -1983,9 +1983,11 @@ async function load_patron_holds_table(biblio_id, split_data) {
             $("#convert_hold_alert").html(
                 MSG_CONVERT_ALERT.format(selectedCount, selectedCount)
             );
-            $(".convert_selected_holds").html(
-                MSG_RECALL_SELECTED.format(selectedCount)
-            );
+            if (CAN_user_recalls) {
+                $(".convert_selected_holds").html(
+                    MSG_RECALL_SELECTED.format(selectedCount)
+                );
+            }
             if (selectedCount > 0) {
                 $("#cancel_hold_alert").show();
                 $("#convert_hold_alert").show();