diff --git a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/js/staff-global.js b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/js/staff-global.js
index 4076072aee..95aaa89e2c 100644
--- a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/js/staff-global.js
+++ b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/js/staff-global.js
@@ -92,3 +92,7 @@ function toUC(f) {
     f.value=x;
     return true;
 }
+
+function confirmDelete(message) {
+    return (confirm(message) ? true : false);
+}
diff --git a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/reserve/request.tt b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/reserve/request.tt
index 1f6bd8282a..b4512ab36b 100644
--- a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/reserve/request.tt
+++ b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/reserve/request.tt
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 [% INCLUDE 'calendar.inc' %]
 <script type="text/javascript">
     // <![CDATA[
+var MSG_CONFIRM_DELETE_HOLD   = _("Are you sure you want to cancel this hold?");
 var patron_homebranch = "[% borrower_branchname |replace("'", "\'") |replace('"', '\"') |replace('\n', '\\n') |replace('\r', '\\r') %]";
 var override_items = {[% FOREACH bibitemloo IN bibitemloop %][% FOREACH itemloo IN bibitemloo.itemloop %][% IF ( itemloo.override ) %]
     [% itemloo.itemnumber %]: {
@@ -462,7 +463,7 @@ function checkMultiHold() {
                     [% IF ( itemloo.waitingdate ) %]Waiting[% ELSE %]On hold[% END %]
                     [% IF ( itemloo.canreservefromotherbranches ) %]for <a href="/cgi-bin/koha/members/moremember.pl?borrowernumber=[% itemloo.ReservedForBorrowernumber %]">[% itemloo.ReservedForFirstname %] [% itemloo.ReservedForSurname %]</a>[% END %] [% IF ( itemloo.waitingdate ) %]at[% ELSE %]expected at[% END %] [% itemloo.ExpectedAtLibrary %]
                     since
-                    [% IF ( itemloo.waitingdate ) %][% itemloo.waitingdate | $KohaDates %][% ELSE %][% IF ( itemloo.reservedate ) %][% itemloo.reservedate %][% END %][% END %]. <a class="info" href="modrequest.pl?CancelBiblioNumber=[% itemloo.biblionumber %]&amp;CancelBorrowerNumber=[% itemloo.ReservedForBorrowernumber %]&amp;CancelItemnumber=[% itemloo.itemnumber %]"  onclick="if (window.confirm('Are you sure you want to delete this hold?')) {return true;} else {return false;}">Cancel hold</a>
+                    [% IF ( itemloo.waitingdate ) %][% itemloo.waitingdate | $KohaDates %][% ELSE %][% IF ( itemloo.reservedate ) %][% itemloo.reservedate %][% END %][% END %]. <a class="info" href="modrequest.pl?CancelBiblioNumber=[% itemloo.biblionumber %]&amp;CancelBorrowerNumber=[% itemloo.ReservedForBorrowernumber %]&amp;CancelItemnumber=[% itemloo.itemnumber %]"  onclick="return confirmDelete(MSG_CONFIRM_DELETE_HOLD);">Cancel hold</a>
 
                     [% END %]
             [% ELSE %]