diff --git a/circ/circulation.pl b/circ/circulation.pl
index 968470e6f1..75dc267041 100755
--- a/circ/circulation.pl
+++ b/circ/circulation.pl
@@ -785,6 +785,7 @@ $template->param(
     patron_lists_count      => $patron_lists_count,
     override_high_holds     => $override_high_holds,
     nopermission            => scalar $query->param('nopermission'),
+    noguarantor             => scalar $query->param('noguarantor'),
     autoswitched            => $autoswitched,
     logged_in_user          => $logged_in_user,
 );
diff --git a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/circ/circulation.tt b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/circ/circulation.tt
index 6947a1cd19..be0237ae5d 100644
--- a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/circ/circulation.tt
+++ b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/circ/circulation.tt
@@ -109,6 +109,10 @@
         <div class="alert alert-warning">Staff members are not allowed to discharge borrowers, nor borrowers to request a discharge.</div>
     [% END %]
 
+    [% IF ( noguarantor ) %]
+        <div class="alert alert-warning">This patron could not be renewed: they need a guarantor.</div>
+    [% END %]
+
     [% IF is_anonymous %]
         <div class="alert alert-warning">This is the anonymous patron, so circulation is disabled.</div>
     [% END %]
diff --git a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/members/moremember.tt b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/members/moremember.tt
index f0d61473a7..3e224aabde 100644
--- a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/members/moremember.tt
+++ b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/members/moremember.tt
@@ -76,6 +76,10 @@
                 <h3>Unable to delete patron</h3>
                 <p>Insufficient privileges.</p>
             [% END %]
+            [% IF ( error == 'CANT_RENEW_CHILD_WITHOUT_GUARANTOR' ) %]
+                <h3>Unable to renew patron</h3>
+                <p>They must have a guarantor</p>
+            [% END %]
         </div>
     [% END %]
 
diff --git a/members/setstatus.pl b/members/setstatus.pl
index d789291370..d05498b83f 100755
--- a/members/setstatus.pl
+++ b/members/setstatus.pl
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 # along with Koha; if not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses>.
 
 use Modern::Perl;
+use Try::Tiny;
 
 use CGI      qw ( -utf8 );
 use C4::Auth qw( checkauth );
@@ -45,6 +46,8 @@ my $dateexpiry;
 my $logged_in_user = Koha::Patrons->find( { userid => $loggedinuserid } );
 my $patron         = Koha::Patrons->find($borrowernumber);
 
+my $cannot_renew = '0';
+
 # Ideally we should display a warning on the interface if the logged in user is
 # not allowed to modify this patron.
 # But a librarian is not supposed to hack the system
@@ -52,7 +55,15 @@ if ( $logged_in_user->can_see_patron_infos($patron) ) {
     if ( $reregistration eq 'y' ) {
 
         # re-reregistration function to automatic calcul of date expiry
-        $dateexpiry = $patron->renew_account;
+        try {
+            $dateexpiry = $patron->renew_account;
+        } catch {
+            if ( ref($_) eq 'Koha::Exceptions::Patron::Relationship::NoGuarantor' ) {
+                $cannot_renew = '1';
+            } else {
+                $_->rethrow();
+            }
+        }
     } else {
         my $sth = $dbh->prepare("UPDATE borrowers SET debarred = ?, debarredcomment = '' WHERE borrowernumber = ?");
         $sth->execute( $status, $borrowernumber );
@@ -61,13 +72,19 @@ if ( $logged_in_user->can_see_patron_infos($patron) ) {
 }
 
 if ( $destination eq "circ" ) {
-    if ($dateexpiry) {
+    if ($cannot_renew) {
+        print $input->redirect("/cgi-bin/koha/circ/circulation.pl?borrowernumber=$borrowernumber&noguarantor=1");
+    } elsif ($dateexpiry) {
         print $input->redirect("/cgi-bin/koha/circ/circulation.pl?borrowernumber=$borrowernumber&was_renewed=1");
     } else {
         print $input->redirect("/cgi-bin/koha/circ/circulation.pl?borrowernumber=$borrowernumber");
     }
 } else {
-    if ($dateexpiry) {
+    if ($cannot_renew) {
+        print $input->redirect(
+            "/cgi-bin/koha/members/moremember.pl?borrowernumber=$borrowernumber&error=CANT_RENEW_CHILD_WITHOUT_GUARANTOR"
+        );
+    } elsif ($dateexpiry) {
         print $input->redirect("/cgi-bin/koha/members/moremember.pl?borrowernumber=$borrowernumber&was_renewed=1");
     } else {
         print $input->redirect("/cgi-bin/koha/members/moremember.pl?borrowernumber=$borrowernumber");