diff --git a/C4/Acquisition.pm b/C4/Acquisition.pm
index 19ecb6b51f..c091f898a0 100644
--- a/C4/Acquisition.pm
+++ b/C4/Acquisition.pm
@@ -1410,7 +1410,7 @@ q{SELECT *, aqbasket.is_standing FROM aqorders LEFT JOIN aqbasket USING (basketn
         my $sth = $dbh->prepare($query);
 
         $sth->execute(
-            ( $order->{quantity} < $quantrec ? 0 : ( $order->{quantity} - $quantrec ) ),
+            ( $order->{is_standing} ? 1 : ( $order->{quantity} - $quantrec ) ),
             ( defined $order_internalnote ? $order_internalnote : () ),
             ( defined $order_vendornote ? $order_vendornote : () ),
             $ordernumber
diff --git a/Koha/Acquisition/Order.pm b/Koha/Acquisition/Order.pm
index de0c49d904..ede8ddf415 100644
--- a/Koha/Acquisition/Order.pm
+++ b/Koha/Acquisition/Order.pm
@@ -26,17 +26,16 @@ sub fetch {
 sub insert {
     my ($self) = @_;
 
+    my $schema  = Koha::Database->new->schema;
+    # Override quantity for standing orders
+    $self->{quantity} = 1 if ( $self->{basketno} && $schema->resultset('Aqbasket')->find( $self->{basketno} )->is_standing );
+
     # if these parameters are missing, we can't continue
-    for my $key (qw( basketno biblionumber budget_id )) {
+    for my $key (qw( basketno quantity biblionumber budget_id )) {
         croak "Cannot insert order: Mandatory parameter $key is missing"
           unless $self->{$key};
     }
 
-    my $schema  = Koha::Database->new->schema;
-    if ( !$self->{quantity} && !$schema->resultset('Aqbasket')->find( $self->{basketno} )->is_standing ) {
-        croak "Cannot insert order: Quantity is mandatory for non-standing orders";
-    }
-
     $self->{quantityreceived} ||= 0;
     $self->{entrydate} ||=
       output_pref( { dt => dt_from_string, dateformat => 'iso' } );
diff --git a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/acqui/basket.tt b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/acqui/basket.tt
index 12de1ed1f9..d33de40900 100644
--- a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/acqui/basket.tt
+++ b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/acqui/basket.tt
@@ -522,7 +522,7 @@
                         <td class="number gste [% IF books_loo.ecostgste.search(zero_regex) %]error[% END %]">[% books_loo.ecostgste | $Price%]</td>
                         <td class="number gsti [% IF books_loo.rrpgsti.search(zero_regex) %]error[% END %]">[% books_loo.rrpgsti | $Price %]</td>
                         <td class="number gsti [% IF books_loo.ecostgsti.search(zero_regex) %]error[% END %]">[% books_loo.ecostgsti | $Price %]</td>
-                        <td class="number [% IF books_loo.quantity.search(zero_regex) %]error[% END %]">[% IF is_standing and books_loo.quantity == 0 %]N/A[% ELSE %][% books_loo.quantity or 'N/A' %][% END %]</td>
+                        <td class="number [% IF books_loo.quantity.search(zero_regex) %]error[% END %]">[% books_loo.quantity %]</td>
                         <td class="number gste [% IF books_loo.totalgste.search(zero_regex) %]error[% END %]">[% books_loo.totalgste | $Price %]</td>
                         <td class="number gsti [% IF books_loo.totalgsti.search(zero_regex) %]error[% END %]">[% books_loo.totalgsti | $Price %]</td>
                         <td class="number">[% books_loo.gstrate * 100 | $Price %]</td>
diff --git a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/acqui/neworderempty.tt b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/acqui/neworderempty.tt
index 67791096bc..c01641d3c7 100644
--- a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/acqui/neworderempty.tt
+++ b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/acqui/neworderempty.tt
@@ -43,12 +43,10 @@ function Check(ff) {
         _alertString += "\n- "+ _("You must select a fund");
     }
 
-[% UNLESS basket.is_standing %]
     if (!(isNum(ff.quantity,0)) || ff.quantity.value == 0){
         ok=1;
                     _alertString += "\n- " + _("Quantity must be greater than '0'");
     }
-[% END %]
 
     if (!(isNum(ff.listprice,0))){
         ok=1;
@@ -415,7 +413,7 @@ $(document).ready(function()
         </fieldset>
     [% END %]
 
-    [% UNLESS subscriptionid %][% # it is a suggestion, we have not items %]
+    [% UNLESS subscriptionid || basket.is_standing %][% # it is a suggestion, we have not items %]
       [% IF (AcqCreateItemOrdering) %]
 
       <div id="items_list" style="display:none">
@@ -461,32 +459,30 @@ $(document).ready(function()
     <fieldset class="rows">
         <legend>Accounting details</legend>
         <ol>
-            [% UNLESS basket.is_standing %]
-                <li>
-                    [% IF ( close ) %]
-                        <span class="label required">Quantity: </span>
-                        <input type="hidden" name="quantity" value="[% quantity %]" />[% quantity %]
-                    [% ELSE %]
-                        <label class="required" for="quantity">Quantity: </label>
-                        [% IF (AcqCreateItemOrdering) %]
-                            [% IF subscriptionid %]
-                                <input type="text" readonly="readonly" size="20" id="quantity" name="quantity" value="1" />
-                            [% ELSE %]
-                                <input type="text" readonly="readonly" size="20" id="quantity" name="quantity" value="0" />
-                            [% END %]
+            <li>
+                [% IF ( close ) %]
+                    <span class="label required">Quantity: </span>
+                    <input type="hidden" name="quantity" value="[% quantity %]" />[% quantity %]
+                [% ELSE %]
+                    <label class="required" for="quantity">Quantity: </label>
+                    [% IF (AcqCreateItemOrdering) %]
+                        [% IF subscriptionid || basket.is_standing %]
+                            <input type="text" readonly="readonly" size="20" id="quantity" name="quantity" value="1" />
                         [% ELSE %]
-                            [% IF subscriptionid %]
-                                <input type="text" readonly="readonly" size="20" id="quantity" name="quantity" value="1" />
-                            [% ELSE %]
-                                <input type="text" size="20" id="quantity" name="quantity" value="[% quantityrec %]" onchange="updateCosts();" />
-                            [% END %]
+                            <input type="text" readonly="readonly" size="20" id="quantity" name="quantity" value="0" />
+                        [% END %]
+                    [% ELSE %]
+                        [% IF subscriptionid || basket.is_standing %]
+                            <input type="text" readonly="readonly" size="20" id="quantity" name="quantity" value="1" />
+                        [% ELSE %]
+                            <input type="text" size="20" id="quantity" name="quantity" value="[% quantityrec %]" onchange="updateCosts();" />
                         [% END %]
-                        <span class="required">Required</span>
                     [% END %]
-                    <!-- origquantityrec only here for javascript compatibility (additem.js needs it, useless here, usefull when receiveing an order -->
-                    <input id="origquantityrec" readonly="readonly" type="hidden" name="origquantityrec" value="1" />
-                </li>
-            [% END %]
+                    <span class="required">Required</span>
+                [% END %]
+                <!-- origquantityrec only here for javascript compatibility (additem.js needs it, useless here, usefull when receiveing an order -->
+                <input id="origquantityrec" readonly="readonly" type="hidden" name="origquantityrec" value="1" />
+            </li>
             <li>
                 [% IF ( close ) %]
             <span class="label required">Fund: </span>
diff --git a/t/db_dependent/Acquisition/NewOrder.t b/t/db_dependent/Acquisition/NewOrder.t
index 53279ff4de..b491075db1 100644
--- a/t/db_dependent/Acquisition/NewOrder.t
+++ b/t/db_dependent/Acquisition/NewOrder.t
@@ -67,9 +67,6 @@ foreach my $mandatoryparams_key (@mandatoryparams_keys) {
     };
     $return_error = $@;
     my $expected_error = "Cannot insert order: Mandatory parameter $mandatoryparams_key is missing";
-    if ( $mandatoryparams_key eq 'quantity' ) {
-        $expected_error = "Cannot insert order: Quantity is mandatory for non-standing orders";
-    }
     ok(
         ( !( defined $order ) )
           && ( index( $return_error, $expected_error ) >= 0 ),
@@ -90,4 +87,4 @@ $order = Koha::Acquisition::Order->fetch({ ordernumber => $ordernumber });
 is( $order->{quantityreceived}, 0, 'Koha::Acquisition::Order->insert set quantityreceivedto 0 if undef is given' );
 is( $order->{entrydate}, output_pref({ dt => dt_from_string, dateformat => 'iso', dateonly => 1 }), 'Koha::Acquisition::Order->insert set entrydate to today' );
 
-$schema->storage->txn_rollback();
+$schema->storage->txn_rollback();
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/t/db_dependent/Acquisition/StandingOrders.t b/t/db_dependent/Acquisition/StandingOrders.t
index 61c7d24388..32f1b466ec 100644
--- a/t/db_dependent/Acquisition/StandingOrders.t
+++ b/t/db_dependent/Acquisition/StandingOrders.t
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 use Modern::Perl;
 
-use Test::More tests => 14;
+use Test::More tests => 13;
 use C4::Context;
 use C4::Acquisition;
 use C4::Biblio;
@@ -68,20 +68,6 @@ my $ordernumber = Koha::Acquisition::Order->new(
 
 isnt( $ordernumber, undef, 'standing order successfully created' );
 
-eval {
-    Koha::Acquisition::Order->new(
-        {
-            basketno         => $nonstandingbasketno,
-            biblionumber     => $biblionumber,
-            budget_id        => $budget->{budget_id},
-            currency         => 'USD',
-            quantity         => 0,
-        }
-    )->insert;
-};
-
-like( $@, qr/quantity/im, 'normal orders cannot be created without quantity' );
-
 my $search_orders = SearchOrders( {
     basketno => $basketno,
     pending => 1,
@@ -117,7 +103,7 @@ my $order = Koha::Acquisition::Order->fetch( { ordernumber => $ordernumber } );
 my $neworder = Koha::Acquisition::Order->fetch( { ordernumber => $new_ordernumber } );
 
 is( $order->{orderstatus}, 'partial', 'original order set to partially received' );
-is( $order->{quantity}, 0, 'original order quantity unchanged' );
+is( $order->{quantity}, 1, 'original order quantity unchanged' );
 is( $order->{quantityreceived}, 0, 'original order has no received items' );
 isnt( $order->{unitprice}, 12, 'original order does not get cost' );
 is( $neworder->{orderstatus}, 'complete', 'new order set to complete' );