diff --git a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/includes/html_helpers/tables/items/catalogue_detail.inc b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/includes/html_helpers/tables/items/catalogue_detail.inc
index 1d3837c157..f444a04981 100644
--- a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/includes/html_helpers/tables/items/catalogue_detail.inc
+++ b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/includes/html_helpers/tables/items/catalogue_detail.inc
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@
 [% BLOCK build_items_table_js %]
 <script>
 
+    let hide_patron_name = [% !Koha.Preference('HidePatronName') ? 'false' : 'true' %];
     [% IF StaffDetailItemSelection %]
 
         let items_selection = {};
@@ -454,11 +455,11 @@
 
                         nodes += '<span>';
                         if ( row.checkout.onsite_checkout ) {
-                            let patron_to_html = $patron_to_html(row.checkout.patron, { url: true });
+                            let patron_to_html = $patron_to_html(row.checkout.patron, { url: true, display_cardnumber: true, hide_patron_name });
                             nodes += _("Currently in local use by %s").format(patron_to_html);
                         } else {
                             nodes += '<span class="datedue">';
-                            let patron_to_html = $patron_to_html(row.checkout.patron, { url: true });
+                            let patron_to_html = $patron_to_html(row.checkout.patron, { url: true, display_cardnumber: true, hide_patron_name });
                             nodes += _("Checked out to %s").format(patron_to_html);
                         }
                         nodes += ': ';
@@ -504,7 +505,7 @@
                                     [%# Hacky for patron_to_html in case we simply want to display the patron's library name %]
                                     row.first_hold.patron.library = { name: libraries_names.get(row.first_hold.patron.library_id) };
 
-                                    let patron_to_html = $patron_to_html(row.first_hold.patron, { url: true });
+                                    let patron_to_html = $patron_to_html(row.first_hold.patron, { url: true, display_cardnumber: true, hide_patron_name });
                                     nodes += ' <span class="heldfor">%s</span>'.format(_("Hold for: %s").format(patron_to_html));
                                 }
                             [% END %]
@@ -521,7 +522,7 @@
                                 [%# Hacky for patron_to_html in case we simply want to display the patron's library name %]
                                 row.recall.patron.library = { name: libraries_names.get(row.recall.patron.library_id) };
 
-                                let patron_to_html = $patron_to_html(row.recall.patron, {url: true });
+                                let patron_to_html = $patron_to_html(row.recall.patron, {url: true, display_cardnumber: true, hide_patron_name });
                                 nodes += '<span>%s</span>'.format(_("recalled by %s on %s").format(patron_to_html, $date(row.recall.created_date)))
                             }
                         }
diff --git a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/includes/js-patron-format.inc b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/includes/js-patron-format.inc
index a7fb8ad49b..ae27dd09ba 100644
--- a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/includes/js-patron-format.inc
+++ b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/includes/js-patron-format.inc
@@ -36,8 +36,20 @@
                 name = firstname + ' ' + surname;
             }
 
+            if ( name.replace(' ', '').length == 0 ) {
+                return _("A patron from library %s".format(patron.library.name));
+            }
+
+            if ( config && config.hide_patron_name ) {
+                name = '';
+            }
+
             if ( config && config.display_cardnumber ) {
-                name = name + ' (' + escape_str(patron.cardnumber)  + ')';
+                if ( name.length > 0 ) {
+                    name = name + ' (' + escape_str(patron.cardnumber)  + ')';
+                } else {
+                    name = escape_str(patron.cardnumber);
+                }
             }
 
             if (config && config.url) {
@@ -49,10 +61,6 @@
                 }
             }
 
-            if ( name.replace(' ', '').length == 0 ) {
-                name = _("A patron from library %s".format(patron.library.name));
-            }
-
             return name;
         };
     })();