diff --git a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/serials/routing.tt b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/serials/routing.tt
index 9c9dbd7edb..8d3df53bce 100644
--- a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/serials/routing.tt
+++ b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/serials/routing.tt
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 [% USE raw %]
 [% USE KohaDates %]
 [% SET footerjs = 1 %]
+[% PROCESS 'i18n.inc' %]
+[% PROCESS 'patron-search.inc' %]
 [% INCLUDE 'doc-head-open.inc' %]
 <title>[% IF ( op ) %]Create routing list[% ELSE %]Edit routing list[% END %] &rsaquo; [% title | html %] &rsaquo; Serials &rsaquo; Koha</title>
 [% INCLUDE 'doc-head-close.inc' %]
@@ -88,9 +90,10 @@
             [% END %]
         </table>
     [% END %]
+    <input type="hidden" id="new_recipients" name="new_recipients" value="">
 
     <p style="margin-left:10em;">
-        <a href="#" id="add_recipients"><i class="fa fa-plus"></i> Add recipients</a>
+        <a href="#patron_search_modal" id="add_recipients" data-toggle="modal"><i class="fa fa-plus"></i> Add recipients</a>
         [% IF memberloop %]
             <a href="/cgi-bin/koha/serials/routing.pl?subscriptionid=[% subscriptionid | uri %]&amp;op=delete"><i class="fa fa-trash-can"></i> Delete all</a>
         [% END %]
@@ -116,10 +119,6 @@
 [% MACRO jsinclude BLOCK %]
     <script>
         $(document).ready(function(){
-            $("#add_recipients").on("click",function(e){
-                e.preventDefault();
-                userPopup();
-            });
             $(".itemrank").on("change",function(){
                 var subscriptionid = $(this).data("subscriptionid");
                 var routingid = $(this).data("routingid");
@@ -131,17 +130,50 @@
             window.location.href=mylocation;
         }
 
-        function userPopup() {
-            window.open("/cgi-bin/koha/members/search.pl?columns=cardnumber,name,category,branch,action&selection_type=add",
-                'PatronPopup',
-                'width=1024,height=768,scrollbars=yes,toolbar=no,'
-                + 'scrollbars=yes,resize=yes'
-            );
+        function add_user(borrowernumber) {
+            let users = $("#new_recipients").val().split(':');
+            if ( !users.includes(borrowernumber) ) {
+                users.push(borrowernumber);
+            }
+            users = [...new Set(users)]; // unique
+            $("#new_recipients").val(users.filter(Number).join(':')); // remove empty and join
         }
 
-        function add_user(borrowernumber) {
-            var myurl = "/cgi-bin/koha/serials/routing.pl?subscriptionid="+[% subscriptionid | html %]+"&borrowernumber="+borrowernumber+"&op=add";
-            window.location.href = myurl;
+    </script>
+
+    [% INCLUDE 'select2.inc' %]
+    [% SET columns = ['cardnumber','name','category','branch','action'] %]
+    [% PROCESS patron_search_modal columns => columns, modal_title => t("Add recipients") %]
+    [% PROCESS patron_search_js columns => columns, actions => ["add"], preview_on_name_click => 1 %]
+
+    <script>
+        $(document).on(
+            "hidden.bs.modal",
+            "#patron_search_modal",
+            add_new_recipients);
+
+        function add_new_recipients(e){
+            e.preventDefault();
+            let borrowernumbers = $("#new_recipients").val();
+            if(!borrowernumbers.length > 0) {
+                return;
+            }
+            $.ajax({
+                data: {
+                    subscriptionid: [% subscriptionid | html %],
+                    borrowernumbers,
+                    op: 'add_new_recipients'
+                },
+                type: 'POST',
+                url: '/cgi-bin/koha/serials/routing.pl',
+                success: function (data) {
+                    document.location.href = '/cgi-bin/koha/serials/routing.pl?subscriptionid=[% subscriptionid | uri %]';
+                    return false;
+                },
+                error: function (data) {
+                    alert(data);
+                },
+            });
         }
     </script>
 [% END %]
diff --git a/serials/routing.pl b/serials/routing.pl
index 13f86fad35..acf88a7e8d 100755
--- a/serials/routing.pl
+++ b/serials/routing.pl
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ my $query = CGI->new;
 my $subscriptionid = $query->param('subscriptionid');
 my $serialseq = $query->param('serialseq');
 my $routingid = $query->param('routingid');
-my $borrowernumber = $query->param('borrowernumber');
+my $borrowernumbers = $query->param('borrowernumbers');
 my $notes = $query->param('notes');
 my $op = $query->param('op') || q{};
 my $date_selected = $query->param('date_selected');
@@ -66,8 +66,10 @@ if($op eq 'cud-delete'){
     delroutingmember($routingid,$subscriptionid);
 }
 
-if($op eq 'cud-add'){
-    addroutingmember($borrowernumber,$subscriptionid);
+if ( $op eq 'cud-add_new_recipients' ) {
+    for my $borrowernumber ( split ':', $borrowernumbers ) {
+        addroutingmember( $borrowernumber, $subscriptionid );
+    }
 }
 if($op eq 'cud-save'){
     my $sth = $dbh->prepare('UPDATE serial SET routingnotes = ? WHERE subscriptionid = ?');