diff --git a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/js/holds.js b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/js/holds.js
index 3136796cc8..44e110df43 100644
--- a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/js/holds.js
+++ b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/js/holds.js
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ $(document).ready(function() {
                         "mDataProp": function( oObj ) {
                             var data = "";
                             if ( oObj.itemtype ) {
-                                data += oObj.itemtype;
+                                data += oObj.itemtype_description;
                             }
                             return data;
                         }
diff --git a/svc/holds b/svc/holds
index 77c260ff27..c02602c0ff 100755
--- a/svc/holds
+++ b/svc/holds
@@ -135,6 +135,7 @@ while ( my $h = $holds_rs->next() ) {
         $hold->{itemnumber}     = $item->itemnumber();
         $hold->{barcode}        = $item->barcode();
         $hold->{itemtype}       = $item->effective_itemtype();
+        $hold->{itemtype_description} = $item->itemtype->description;
         $hold->{enumchron}      = $item->enumchron();
         $hold->{itemcallnumber} = $item->itemcallnumber() || q{};