diff --git a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/includes/cat-toolbar.inc b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/includes/cat-toolbar.inc
index 4b54c40daa..413d7f463d 100644
--- a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/includes/cat-toolbar.inc
+++ b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/includes/cat-toolbar.inc
@@ -161,8 +161,8 @@ function confirm_items_deletion() {
 			location.href="/cgi-bin/koha/reserve/request.pl?biblionumber=[% biblionumber %]";
 		}
 		var HoldForButtonMenu = [
-			{ text: "Place hold", url: "/cgi-bin/koha/reserve/request.pl?biblionumber=[% biblionumber %]" },
-			{ text: "Place hold for [% holdfor_firstname %] [% holdfor_surname %] ([% holdfor_cardnumber %])", url: "/cgi-bin/koha/reserve/request.pl?biblionumber=[% biblionumber %]&findborrower=[% holdfor_cardnumber %]" }
+			{ text: _("Place hold"), url: "/cgi-bin/koha/reserve/request.pl?biblionumber=[% biblionumber %]" },
+			{ text: _("Place hold for")+ " [% holdfor_firstname %] [% holdfor_surname %] ([% holdfor_cardnumber %])", url: "/cgi-bin/koha/reserve/request.pl?biblionumber=[% biblionumber %]&findborrower=[% holdfor_cardnumber %]" }
 		];
 
 		//	Instantiate a Split Button using the array of YAHOO.widget.MenuItem 
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ function confirm_items_deletion() {
 		var HoldForButton = new YAHOO.widget.Button({
 				id: "holdfor",
 				type: "split",
-				label: "Place hold",
+				label: _("Place hold"),
 				name: "holdfor",
 				menu: HoldForButtonMenu,
 				container: this,
diff --git a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/catalogue/results.tt b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/catalogue/results.tt
index 8eb742ada5..4b4e0889e4 100644
--- a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/catalogue/results.tt
+++ b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/catalogue/results.tt
@@ -194,13 +194,13 @@ YAHOO.util.Event.onContentReady("searchheader", function () {
             placeHold();
         }
         var HoldForButtonMenu = [
-            { text: "Place hold", onclick: { fn: holdFor }},
-            { text: "Place hold for [% holdfor_firstname %] [% holdfor_surname %] ([% holdfor_cardnumber %])", onclick: { fn: holdForPatron }},
-            { text: "Forget [% holdfor_firstname %] [% holdfor_surname %] ([% holdfor_cardnumber %])", onclick: { fn: forgetPatron }}];
+            { text: _("Place hold"), onclick: { fn: holdFor }},
+            { text: _("Place hold for") + " [% holdfor_firstname %] [% holdfor_surname %] ([% holdfor_cardnumber %])", onclick: { fn: holdForPatron }},
+            { text: _("Forget") + " [% holdfor_firstname %] [% holdfor_surname %] ([% holdfor_cardnumber %])", onclick: { fn: forgetPatron }}];
 
         var HoldForButton = new YAHOO.widget.Button({
                 type: "split",
-                label: "Place hold",
+                label: _("Place hold"),
                 name: "holdfor",
                 menu: HoldForButtonMenu,
                 container: "placeholdc",
@@ -513,7 +513,7 @@ YAHOO.util.Event.onContentReady("searchheader", function () {
                                   <span class="noholdstext">No holds allowed</span>
                               [% ELSE %]
                                   <a id="reserve_[% SEARCH_RESULT.biblionumber %]" href="/cgi-bin/koha/reserve/request.pl?biblionumber=[% SEARCH_RESULT.biblionumber %]">Holds</a>
-                                  [% IF ( holdfor ) %] <span class="holdforlink">| <a href="/cgi-bin/koha/reserve/request.pl?biblionumber=[% SEARCH_RESULT.biblionumber %]&amp;findborrower=[% holdfor_cardnumber %]">Hold for [% holdfor_firstname %] [% holdfor_surname %] ([% holdfor_cardnumber %])</a></span>[% END %]
+                                  [% IF ( holdfor ) %] <span class="holdforlink">| <a href="/cgi-bin/koha/reserve/request.pl?biblionumber=[% SEARCH_RESULT.biblionumber %]&amp;findborrower=[% holdfor_cardnumber %]">Place hold for [% holdfor_firstname %] [% holdfor_surname %] ([% holdfor_cardnumber %])</a></span>[% END %]
                               [% END %]
                           [% IF ( CAN_user_editcatalogue_edit_catalogue ) %]
                           | <a href="/cgi-bin/koha/cataloguing/addbiblio.pl?biblionumber=[% SEARCH_RESULT.biblionumber %]">Edit record</a>