diff --git a/admin/smart-rules.pl b/admin/smart-rules.pl
index 6e9f37181e..13ffa5c9ce 100755
--- a/admin/smart-rules.pl
+++ b/admin/smart-rules.pl
@@ -204,7 +204,6 @@ $sth->finish;
 $sth=$dbh->prepare("SELECT description,itemtype FROM itemtypes ORDER BY description");
 $sth->execute;
 # $i=0;
-my $toggle= 1;
 my @row_loop;
 my @itemtypes;
 while (my $row=$sth->fetchrow_hashref){
diff --git a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/admin/smart-rules.tmpl b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/admin/smart-rules.tmpl
index a7ba2ccf97..0badb0c3ed 100644
--- a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/admin/smart-rules.tmpl
+++ b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/admin/smart-rules.tmpl
@@ -72,7 +72,11 @@ $(document).ready(function() {
                 <th>Loan Period</th><th>&nbsp;</th>
             </tr>
             <!-- TMPL_LOOP NAME="rules" -->
+                <!-- TMPL_UNLESS NAME="__odd__" -->
+                <tr class="highlight">
+                <!-- TMPL_ELSE -->
                 <tr>
+                <!-- /TMPL_UNLESS -->
                     <td><!-- TMPL_IF NAME="default_humancategorycode" -->
                             <em>Default</em>
                         <!-- TMPL_ELSE -->
@@ -153,7 +157,11 @@ $(document).ready(function() {
                     <th>&nbsp;</th>
                 </tr>
                 <!-- TMPL_LOOP NAME="branch_cat_rule_loop" -->
+                    <!-- TMPL_UNLESS NAME="__odd__" -->
+                    <tr class="highlight">
+                    <!-- TMPL_ELSE -->
                     <tr>
+                    <!-- /TMPL_UNLESS -->
                         <td><!-- TMPL_IF NAME="default_humancategorycode" -->
                                 <em>Default</em>
                             <!-- TMPL_ELSE -->
@@ -187,6 +195,83 @@ $(document).ready(function() {
         </form>
     </div>
     <!-- /TMPL_IF -->
+    <div class="help">
+        <p>
+            For this library, you can edit rules for given itemtypes, regardless
+            of the patron's category.
+        </p>
+        <p>
+            Currently, this means hold policies.
+            The various policies have the following effects:
+        </p>
+        <ul>
+            <li><strong>From Any Library:</strong> Patrons from any library may put this item on hold. <cite>(default if none is defined)</cite></li>
+            <li><strong>From Home Library:</strong> Only patrons from the item's home library may put this book on hold.</li>
+            <li><strong>No Holds Allowed:</strong> No patron may put this book on hold.</li>
+        </ul>
+        <p>
+            Note that if the system preference
+            <code>AllowHoldPolicyOverride</code> is enabled, these policies can
+            be overridden by your circulation staff. Also, these policies are
+            based on the patron's home branch, <em>not</em> the branch that
+            the reserving staff member is from.
+        </p>
+    </div>
+    <div>
+        <form method="post" action="/cgi-bin/koha/admin/smart-rules.pl">
+            <input type="hidden" name="op" value="add-branch-item" />
+            <input type="hidden" name="branch" value="<!-- TMPL_VAR NAME="branch" -->"/>
+            <table>
+                <tr>
+                    <th>Item Type</th>
+                    <th>Hold Policy</th>
+                    <th>&nbsp;</th>
+                </tr>
+                <!-- TMPL_LOOP NAME="branch_item_rule_loop" -->
+                    <!-- TMPL_UNLESS NAME="__odd__" -->
+                    <tr class="highlight">
+                    <!-- TMPL_ELSE -->
+                    <tr>
+                    <!-- /TMPL_UNLESS -->
+                        <td><!-- TMPL_IF NAME="default_humanitemtype" -->
+                                <em>Default</em>
+                            <!-- TMPL_ELSE -->
+                                <!-- TMPL_VAR NAME="humanitemtype" -->
+                            <!-- /TMPL_IF -->
+                        </td>
+                        <td><!-- TMPL_IF NAME="holdallowed_any" -->
+                                From Any Library
+                            <!-- TMPL_ELSIF NAME="holdallowed_same" -->
+                                From Home Library
+                            <!-- TMPL_ELSE -->
+                                No Holds Allowed
+                            <!-- /TMPL_IF -->
+                        </td>
+                        <td>
+                            <a class="button" href="/cgi-bin/koha/admin/smart-rules.pl?op=delete-branch-item&amp;itemtype=<!-- TMPL_VAR NAME="itemtype" -->&amp;branch=<!-- TMPL_VAR NAME="branch" -->">Delete</a>
+                        </td>
+                    </tr>
+                <!-- /TMPL_LOOP -->
+                <tr>
+                    <td>
+                        <select name="itemtype">
+                        <!-- TMPL_LOOP NAME="itemtypeloop" -->
+                            <option value="<!-- TMPL_VAR NAME="itemtype" -->"><!-- TMPL_VAR NAME="description" --></option>
+                        <!-- /TMPL_LOOP -->
+                        </select>
+                    </td>
+                    <td>
+                        <select name="holdallowed">
+                            <option value="2">From Any Library</option>
+                            <option value="1">From Home Library</option>
+                            <option value="0">No Holds Allowed</option>
+                        </select>
+                    </td>
+                    <td><input type="submit" value="Add" class="submit" /></td>
+                </tr>
+            </table>
+        </form>
+    </div>
 </div>
 
 </div>