diff --git a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/js/staff-global.js b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/js/staff-global.js
index f491773690..24b785d1e5 100644
--- a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/js/staff-global.js
+++ b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/js/staff-global.js
@@ -92,4 +92,13 @@ function checkEnter(e){ //e is event object passed from function invocation
 
 function clearHoldFor(){
 	$.cookie("holdfor",null, { path: "/", expires: 0 });
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
+
+jQuery.fn.preventDoubleFormSubmit = function() {
+    jQuery(this).submit(function() {
+        if (this.beenSubmitted)
+            return false;
+        else
+            this.beenSubmitted = true;
+    });
+};
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/reserve/request.tt b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/reserve/request.tt
index 1719af4b76..fa45e26637 100644
--- a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/reserve/request.tt
+++ b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/reserve/request.tt
@@ -127,6 +127,8 @@ function checkMultiHold() {
 			$("#requestany").attr("checked","checked");
 		}
 	});
+
+    $('#hold-request-form').preventDoubleFormSubmit();
  });
 
 // ]]>
@@ -238,7 +240,7 @@ function checkMultiHold() {
   <fieldset class="rows left">
     <legend>Hold details</legend>
         [% UNLESS ( multi_hold ) %]
-            <form action="placerequest.pl" method="post" onsubmit="return check();" name="form">
+            <form action="placerequest.pl" method="post" onsubmit="return check();" name="form" id="hold-request-form">
         [% ELSE %]
             <form action="placerequest.pl" method="post" onsubmit="return checkMultiHold();" name="form">
         [% END %]