diff --git a/koha-tmpl/opac-tmpl/bootstrap/en/modules/opac-illrequests.tt b/koha-tmpl/opac-tmpl/bootstrap/en/modules/opac-illrequests.tt
index 3d39035b7d..81f87c753a 100644
--- a/koha-tmpl/opac-tmpl/bootstrap/en/modules/opac-illrequests.tt
+++ b/koha-tmpl/opac-tmpl/bootstrap/en/modules/opac-illrequests.tt
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
             [% WRAPPER breadcrumb_item %]
                 <a href="/cgi-bin/koha/opac-illrequests.pl">Interlibrary loan requests</a>
             [% END %]
-            [% IF op == 'create' %]
+            [% IF op == 'cud-create' %]
                 [% WRAPPER breadcrumb_item bc_active= 1 %]
                     <span>New interlibrary loan request</span>
                 [% END %]
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@
                     <div class="alert alert-warning">ILL module configuration problem. Contact your administrator.</div>
                 [% ELSE %]
                     <div id="illrequests" class="maincontent">
-                        [% IF op == 'create' %]
+                        [% IF op == 'cud-create' %]
                             <h1>New interlibrary loan request</h1>
                             [% IF stage == 'copyrightclearance' %]
                                 [% INCLUDE messages %]
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@
                                     </fieldset>
                                 </form>
                             </div>
-                        [% END # / IF op == 'create' %]
+                        [% END # / IF op == 'cud-create' %]
                     </div> <!-- / #illrequests -->
                 [% END # /IF !backends_available %]
             </div> <!-- / .col-lg-10/12 -->
diff --git a/opac/opac-illrequests.pl b/opac/opac-illrequests.pl
index 74ec1cad3b..5ce4c86d2e 100755
--- a/opac/opac-illrequests.pl
+++ b/opac/opac-illrequests.pl
@@ -66,6 +66,10 @@ show_param_deprecation_message('"method" form param is DEPRECATED in favor of "o
 
 my $op = $params->{'op'} // $params->{'method'} // 'list';
 
+show_param_deprecation_message('"create" op is DEPRECATED in favor of "cud-create".') if ( $op eq 'create' );
+
+$op = 'cud-create' if $op eq 'create';
+
 my ( $illrequest_id, $request );
 if ( $illrequest_id = $params->{illrequest_id} ) {
     $request = Koha::Illrequests->find($illrequest_id);
@@ -76,7 +80,7 @@ if ( $illrequest_id = $params->{illrequest_id} ) {
     }
 }
 
-if ( ( $op eq 'create' || $op eq 'cancreq' || $op eq 'cud-update' ) && !$patron->_result->categorycode->can_place_ill_in_opac ) {
+if ( ( $op eq 'cud-create' || $op eq 'cancreq' || $op eq 'cud-update' ) && !$patron->_result->categorycode->can_place_ill_in_opac ) {
     print $query->redirect('/cgi-bin/koha/errors/403.pl');
     exit;
 }
@@ -112,7 +116,7 @@ if ( $op eq 'list' ) {
           . $illrequest_id
           . '&message=1' );
     exit;
-} elsif ( $op eq 'create' ) {
+} elsif ( $op eq 'cud-create' ) {
     if (!$params->{backend}) {
         my $req = Koha::Illrequest->new;
         $template->param(