diff --git a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/ill/ill-requests.tt b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/ill/ill-requests.tt
index ad624ad969..0d3b0f0a66 100644
--- a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/ill/ill-requests.tt
+++ b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/ill/ill-requests.tt
@@ -627,6 +627,7 @@
                                 </a>
                             [% END %]
                         [% END %]
+                    [% IF request.borrowernumber %]
                         <div class="dropdown btn-group">
                             <button class="btn btn-default dropdown-toggle" type="button" id="ill-notice-dropdown" data-bs-toggle="dropdown" aria-haspopup="true" aria-expanded="true">
                                 <i class="fa-solid fa-envelope"></i> Send notice to patron
@@ -637,6 +638,7 @@
                                 [% END %]
                             </ul>
                         </div>
+                    [% END %]
                         <a title="Display supplier metadata" id="ill-request-display-metadata" class="btn btn-default" href="#">
                             <span class="fa-solid fa-eye"></span>
                             Display supplier metadata