diff --git a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/catalogue/detail.tt b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/catalogue/detail.tt
index f515fad9f4..598a7635cc 100644
--- a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/catalogue/detail.tt
+++ b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/catalogue/detail.tt
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ function verify_images() {
     [% ELSE %]
         <li><a href="#holdings">Holdings</a></li>
     [% END %]
-<li><a href="#description">Descriptions</a></li>
+[% IF ( MARCNOTES || notes ) %]<li><a href="#description">Descriptions</a></li>[% END %]
 [% IF ( subscriptionsnumber ) %]<li><a href="#subscriptions">Subscriptions</a></li>[% END %]
 [% IF ( FRBRizeEditions ) %][% IF ( XISBNS ) %]<li><a href="#editions">Editions</a></li>[% END %][% END %]
 [% IF ( LocalCoverImages ) %][% IF ( localimages || CAN_user_tools_upload_local_cover_images ) %]<li><a href="#images">Images</a></li>[% END %][% END %]
@@ -562,7 +562,9 @@ function verify_images() {
         [% END %]
     </div>
 [% END %]
-    
+
+[% IF ( MARCNOTES || notes ) %]
+
 <div id="description">
 <div class="content_set">
 
@@ -578,6 +580,8 @@ function verify_images() {
 </div>
 </div>
 
+[% END %]
+
 [% IF ( subscriptionsnumber ) %]
 <div id="subscriptions">
 <div class="yui-g">
diff --git a/koha-tmpl/opac-tmpl/prog/en/modules/opac-detail.tt b/koha-tmpl/opac-tmpl/prog/en/modules/opac-detail.tt
index e55c253502..5ee94902eb 100644
--- a/koha-tmpl/opac-tmpl/prog/en/modules/opac-detail.tt
+++ b/koha-tmpl/opac-tmpl/prog/en/modules/opac-detail.tt
@@ -912,7 +912,9 @@ YAHOO.util.Event.onContentReady("furtherm", function () {
     [% IF (SeparateHoldings) %]
         <li><a href="#otherholdings">Other holdings ( [% otheritemloop.size || 0 %] )</a></li>
     [% END %]
-<li id="tab_descriptions"> <a href="#descriptions">Title notes</a></li>
+[% IF ( MARCNOTES || notes || ( SyndeticsEnabled && SyndeticsSummary && SYNDETICS_SUMMARY )) %]
+    <li id="tab_descriptions"> <a href="#descriptions">Title notes</a></li>
+[% END %]
 [% IF ( SYNDETICS_TOC ) %]
     <li id="tab_toc"> <a href="#toc">TOC</a></li>
 [% END %]
@@ -1050,6 +1052,8 @@ YAHOO.util.Event.onContentReady("furtherm", function () {
     </div>
 [% END %]
 
+[% IF ( MARCNOTES || notes || ( SyndeticsEnabled && SyndeticsSummary && SYNDETICS_SUMMARY )) %]
+
 <div id="descriptions">
 <div class="content_set">
 
@@ -1077,6 +1081,8 @@ YAHOO.util.Event.onContentReady("furtherm", function () {
 </div>
 </div>
 
+[% END %]
+
 [% IF ( SyndeticsEnabled ) %]
 
 [% IF ( SyndeticsTOC ) %][% IF ( SYNDETICS_TOC ) %]