diff --git a/C4/Reserves.pm b/C4/Reserves.pm
index baa99ef460..4875c9cfbc 100644
--- a/C4/Reserves.pm
+++ b/C4/Reserves.pm
@@ -120,6 +120,7 @@ BEGIN {
         &CheckReserves
         &CanBookBeReserved
 	&CanItemBeReserved
+        &CanReserveBeCanceledFromOpac
         &CancelReserve
         &CancelExpiredReserves
 
@@ -572,6 +573,29 @@ sub CanItemBeReserved{
 
     return 1;
 }
+
+=head2 CanReserveBeCanceledFromOpac
+
+    $number = CanReserveBeCanceledFromOpac($reserve_id, $borrowernumber);
+
+    returns 1 if reserve can be cancelled by user from OPAC.
+    First check if reserve belongs to user, next checks if reserve is not in
+    transfer or waiting status
+
+=cut
+
+sub CanReserveBeCanceledFromOpac {
+    my ($reserve_id, $borrowernumber) = @_;
+
+    my $reserve = GetReserve($reserve_id);
+
+    return 0 unless $reserve->{borrowernumber} == $borrowernumber;
+    return 0 if ( $reserve->{found} eq 'W' ) or ( $reserve->{found} eq 'T' );
+
+    return 1;
+
+}
+
 #--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 =head2 GetReserveCount
 
diff --git a/opac/opac-modrequest-suspend.pl b/opac/opac-modrequest-suspend.pl
index 41ee5ad3f1..d39e22031a 100755
--- a/opac/opac-modrequest-suspend.pl
+++ b/opac/opac-modrequest-suspend.pl
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ my $suspend_until = $query->param('suspend_until') || undef;
 my $reserve_id    = $query->param('reserve_id');
 
 if ($reserve_id) {
-    ToggleSuspend( $reserve_id, $suspend_until );
+    ToggleSuspend( $reserve_id, $suspend_until ) if CanReserveBeCanceledFromOpac($reserve_id, $borrowernumber);
 }
 else {
     SuspendAll(
diff --git a/opac/opac-modrequest.pl b/opac/opac-modrequest.pl
index e55a8861a7..4cefe21a9f 100755
--- a/opac/opac-modrequest.pl
+++ b/opac/opac-modrequest.pl
@@ -45,9 +45,7 @@ my ( $template, $borrowernumber, $cookie ) = get_template_and_user(
 my $reserve_id = $query->param('reserve_id');
 
 if ($reserve_id && $borrowernumber) {
-
-    my $reserve = GetReserve($reserve_id);
-    CancelReserve({ reserve_id => $reserve_id }) if $borrowernumber == $reserve->{borrowernumber} ;
+    CancelReserve({ reserve_id => $reserve_id }) if CanReserveBeCanceledFromOpac($reserve_id, $borrowernumber);
 }
 
 print $query->redirect("/cgi-bin/koha/opac-user.pl#opac-user-holds");
diff --git a/t/db_dependent/Reserves.t b/t/db_dependent/Reserves.t
index 8b5a12ad86..04a9819793 100755
--- a/t/db_dependent/Reserves.t
+++ b/t/db_dependent/Reserves.t
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@
 
 use Modern::Perl;
 
-use Test::More tests => 43;
+use Test::More tests => 47;
+
 use MARC::Record;
 use DateTime::Duration;
 
@@ -414,6 +415,35 @@ $p = C4::Reserves::CalculatePriority($bibnum, $resdate);
 is($p, 3, 'CalculatePriority should now return priority 3');
 # End of tests for bug 8918
 
+# Tests for cancel reserves by users from OPAC.
+$dbh->do('DELETE FROM reserves', undef, ($bibnum));
+AddReserve('CPL',  $requesters{'CPL'}, $item_bibnum,
+           $constraint, $bibitems,  1, undef, $expdate, $notes,
+           $title,      $checkitem, '');
+my (undef, $canres, undef) = CheckReserves($itemnumber);
+
+my $cancancel = CanReserveBeCanceledFromOpac($canres->{reserve_id}, $requesters{'CPL'});
+is($cancancel, 1, 'Can user cancel its own reserve');
+
+$cancancel = CanReserveBeCanceledFromOpac($canres->{reserve_id}, $requesters{'FPL'});
+is($cancancel, 0, 'Other user cant cancel reserve');
+
+ModReserveAffect($itemnumber, $requesters{'CPL'}, 1);
+$cancancel = CanReserveBeCanceledFromOpac($canres->{reserve_id}, $requesters{'CPL'});
+is($cancancel, 0, 'Reserve in transfer status cant be canceled');
+
+$dbh->do('DELETE FROM reserves', undef, ($bibnum));
+AddReserve('CPL',  $requesters{'CPL'}, $item_bibnum,
+           $constraint, $bibitems,  1, undef, $expdate, $notes,
+           $title,      $checkitem, '');
+(undef, $canres, undef) = CheckReserves($itemnumber);
+
+ModReserveAffect($itemnumber, $requesters{'CPL'}, 0);
+$cancancel = CanReserveBeCanceledFromOpac($canres->{reserve_id}, $requesters{'CPL'});
+is($cancancel, 0, 'Reserve in waiting status cant be canceled');
+
+# End of tests for bug 12876
+
 $dbh->rollback;
 
 sub count_hold_print_messages {