diff --git a/Koha/Patron.pm b/Koha/Patron.pm
index 92aa9cfaee..a40d6f0bb5 100644
--- a/Koha/Patron.pm
+++ b/Koha/Patron.pm
@@ -496,6 +496,29 @@ sub add_enrolment_fee_if_needed {
     return $enrolment_fee || 0;
 }
 
+=head3 get_overdues
+
+my $overdue_items = $patron->get_overdues
+
+Return the overdued items
+
+=cut
+
+sub get_overdues {
+    my ($self) = @_;
+    my $dtf = Koha::Database->new->schema->storage->datetime_parser;
+    my $issues = Koha::Issues->search(
+        {
+            'me.borrowernumber' => $self->borrowernumber,
+            'me.date_due' => { '<' => $dtf->format_datetime(dt_from_string) },
+        },
+        {
+            prefetch => { item => { biblio => 'biblioitems' } },
+        }
+    );
+    return $issues;
+}
+
 =head3 type
 
 =cut
diff --git a/t/db_dependent/Koha/Patrons.t b/t/db_dependent/Koha/Patrons.t
index ddd667a950..1a9a1ea07b 100644
--- a/t/db_dependent/Koha/Patrons.t
+++ b/t/db_dependent/Koha/Patrons.t
@@ -21,7 +21,10 @@ use Modern::Perl;
 
 use Test::More tests => 14;
 use Test::Warn;
+use DateTime;
 
+use C4::Biblio;
+use C4::Circulation;
 use C4::Members;
 
 use Koha::Holds;
@@ -403,6 +406,71 @@ subtest 'add_enrolment_fee_if_needed' => sub {
     $patron->delete;
 };
 
+subtest 'get_overdues' => sub {
+    plan tests => 4;
+
+    my $library = $builder->build( { source => 'Branch' } );
+    my ($biblionumber_1) = AddBiblio( MARC::Record->new, '' );
+    my $item_1 = $builder->build(
+        {
+            source => 'Item',
+            value  => {
+                homebranch    => $library->{branchcode},
+                holdingbranch => $library->{branchcode},
+                biblionumber  => $biblionumber_1
+            }
+        }
+    );
+    my $item_2 = $builder->build(
+        {
+            source => 'Item',
+            value  => {
+                homebranch    => $library->{branchcode},
+                holdingbranch => $library->{branchcode},
+                biblionumber  => $biblionumber_1
+            }
+        }
+    );
+    my ($biblionumber_2) = AddBiblio( MARC::Record->new, '' );
+    my $item_3 = $builder->build(
+        {
+            source => 'Item',
+            value  => {
+                homebranch    => $library->{branchcode},
+                holdingbranch => $library->{branchcode},
+                biblionumber  => $biblionumber_2
+            }
+        }
+    );
+    my $patron = $builder->build(
+        {
+            source => 'Borrower',
+            value  => { branchcode => $library->{branchcode} }
+        }
+    );
+
+    # Not sure how this is useful, but AddIssue pass this variable to different other subroutines
+    $patron = GetMember( borrowernumber => $patron->{borrowernumber} );
+
+    my $module = new Test::MockModule('C4::Context');
+    $module->mock( 'userenv', sub { { branch => $library->{branchcode} } } );
+
+    AddIssue( $patron, $item_1->{barcode}, DateTime->now->subtract( days => 1 ) );
+    AddIssue( $patron, $item_2->{barcode}, DateTime->now->subtract( days => 5 ) );
+    AddIssue( $patron, $item_3->{barcode} );
+
+    $patron = Koha::Patrons->find( $patron->{borrowernumber} );
+    my $overdues = $patron->get_overdues;
+    is( $overdues->count, 2, 'Patron should have 2 overdues');
+    is( ref($overdues), 'Koha::Issues', 'Koha::Patron->get_overdues should return Koha::Issues' );
+    is( $overdues->next->itemnumber, $item_1->{itemnumber}, 'The issue should be returned in the same order as they have been done, first is correct' );
+    is( $overdues->next->itemnumber, $item_2->{itemnumber}, 'The issue should be returned in the same order as they have been done, second is correct' );
+
+    # Clean stuffs
+    Koha::Issues->search( { borrowernumber => $patron->borrowernumber } )->delete;
+    $patron->delete;
+};
+
 $retrieved_patron_1->delete;
 is( Koha::Patrons->search->count, $nb_of_patrons + 1, 'Delete should have deleted the patron' );