diff --git a/installer/data/mysql/mandatory/userpermissions.sql b/installer/data/mysql/mandatory/userpermissions.sql
index 0c475d15ea..6360d20774 100644
--- a/installer/data/mysql/mandatory/userpermissions.sql
+++ b/installer/data/mysql/mandatory/userpermissions.sql
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ INSERT INTO permissions (module_bit, code, description) VALUES
    ( 4, 'send_messages_to_borrowers', 'Send messages to patrons'),
    ( 4, 'view_borrower_infos_from_any_libraries', 'View patron infos from any libraries'),
    ( 4, 'view_checkout_history', 'Viewing checkout history'),
+   ( 4, 'view_holds_history', 'Viewing holds history'),
    ( 6, 'place_holds', 'Place holds for patrons'),
    ( 6, 'modify_holds_priority', 'Modify holds priority'),
    ( 6, 'alter_hold_targets', 'Move holds between items and records'),
diff --git a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/includes/circ-menu.inc b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/includes/circ-menu.inc
index cbe2dcc6d2..3da4df726d 100644
--- a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/includes/circ-menu.inc
+++ b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/includes/circ-menu.inc
@@ -206,12 +206,10 @@
                     <a href="/cgi-bin/koha/members/readingrec.pl?borrowernumber=[% patron.borrowernumber | uri %]">Circulation history</a>
                 </li>
             [% END %]
-            [% IF CAN_user_borrowers_edit_borrowers %]
-                [% IF ( IntranetReadingHistoryHolds ) %]
-                    <li [% IF holdshistoryview %]class="active"[% END %]>
-                        <a href="/cgi-bin/koha/members/holdshistory.pl?borrowernumber=[% patron.borrowernumber | uri %]">Holds history</a>
-                    </li>
-                [% END %]
+            [% IF (CAN_user_borrowers_view_holds_history && Koha.Preference('IntranetReadingHistoryHolds')) %]
+                <li [% IF holdshistoryview %]class="active"[% END %]>
+                    <a href="/cgi-bin/koha/members/holdshistory.pl?borrowernumber=[% patron.borrowernumber | uri %]">Holds history</a>
+                </li>
             [% END %]
             [% IF ( CAN_user_tools_view_system_logs ) %]
                 <li [% IF logview %]class="active"[% END %]>
diff --git a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/includes/permissions.inc b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/includes/permissions.inc
index 700b49a097..02edbcc210 100644
--- a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/includes/permissions.inc
+++ b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/includes/permissions.inc
@@ -332,6 +332,9 @@
     [%- CASE 'view_checkout_history' -%]
         <span class="sub_permission view_checkout_history"> Viewing checkout history </span>
         <span class="permissioncode">([% name | html %])</span>
+    [%- CASE 'view_holds_history' -%]
+        <span class="sub_permission view_holds_history"> Viewing holds history </span>
+        <span class="permissioncode">([% name | html %])</span>
     [%- CASE 'suggestions_manage' -%]
         <span class="sub_permission suggestions_manage_subpermission"> Edit purchase suggestions </span>
         <span class="permissioncode">([% name | html %])</span>
diff --git a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/members/holdshistory.tt b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/members/holdshistory.tt
index 3145bc1424..097c6f5f68 100644
--- a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/members/holdshistory.tt
+++ b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/members/holdshistory.tt
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
     [% INCLUDE 'members-toolbar.inc' %]
     <h1>Holds history</h1>
 
-    [% UNLESS Koha.Preference('IntranetReadingHistoryHolds') %]
+    [% UNLESS (Koha.Preference('IntranetReadingHistoryHolds') && CAN_user_borrowers_view_holds_history) %]
         <div class="alert alert-warning">Staff members are not allowed to access patron's holds history</div>
     [% ELSIF patron.is_anonymous %]
         <div class="alert alert-warning">This is the anonymous patron, so no holds history is displayed.</div>