diff --git a/C4/Auth.pm b/C4/Auth.pm
index f6f6459060..3623b439c5 100644
--- a/C4/Auth.pm
+++ b/C4/Auth.pm
@@ -498,6 +498,7 @@ sub get_template_and_user {
             IntranetmainUserblock        => C4::Context->preference("IntranetmainUserblock"),
             IntranetNav                  => C4::Context->preference("IntranetNav"),
             intranetreadinghistory       => C4::Context->preference("intranetreadinghistory"),
+            IntranetReadingHistoryHolds  => C4::Context->preference("IntranetReadingHistoryHolds"),
             intranetstylesheet           => C4::Context->preference("intranetstylesheet"),
             IntranetUserCSS              => C4::Context->preference("IntranetUserCSS"),
             IntranetUserJS               => C4::Context->preference("IntranetUserJS"),
diff --git a/installer/data/mysql/atomicupdate/bug_31357.pl b/installer/data/mysql/atomicupdate/bug_31357.pl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e38675285f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/installer/data/mysql/atomicupdate/bug_31357.pl
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+use Modern::Perl;
+
+return {
+    bug_number  => "31357",
+    description => "Add new system preference IntranetReadingHistoryHolds",
+    up          => sub {
+        my ($args) = @_;
+        my ( $dbh, $out ) = @$args{qw(dbh out)};
+        $dbh->do(
+            q{
+            INSERT IGNORE INTO systempreferences ( `variable`, `value`, `options`, `explanation`, `type` ) SELECT
+            'IntranetReadingHistoryHolds', value, '', 'If ON, Holds history is enabled for all patrons', 'YesNo'
+            FROM systempreferences WHERE variable = 'intranetreadinghistory';
+        }
+        );
+    },
+    }
diff --git a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/includes/circ-menu.inc b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/includes/circ-menu.inc
index 8aec41dfcb..ead8c18fbe 100644
--- a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/includes/circ-menu.inc
+++ b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/includes/circ-menu.inc
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@
         [% END %]
     [% END %]
     [% IF CAN_user_borrowers_edit_borrowers %]
-        [% IF ( intranetreadinghistory ) %]
+        [% IF ( IntranetReadingHistoryHolds ) %]
             [% IF ( holdshistoryview ) %]<li class="active">[% ELSE %]<li>[% END %]<a href="/cgi-bin/koha/members/holdshistory.pl?borrowernumber=[% patron.borrowernumber | uri %]">Holds history</a></li>
         [% END %]
     [% END %]
diff --git a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/admin/preferences/patrons.pref b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/admin/preferences/patrons.pref
index 0a39164237..3126811d97 100644
--- a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/admin/preferences/patrons.pref
+++ b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/admin/preferences/patrons.pref
@@ -26,7 +26,13 @@ Patrons:
            choices:
                1: "Allow"
                0: "Don't allow"
-         - "staff to access a patron's checkout and hold history (checkout history is still stored, regardless of staff being allowed access or not)."
+         - "staff to access a patron's checkout (checkout history is still stored, regardless of staff being allowed access or not)."
+     -
+         - pref: IntranetReadingHistoryHolds
+           choices:
+               1: "Allow"
+               0: "Don't allow"
+         - "staff to access a patron's hold history (hold history is still stored, regardless of staff being allowed access or not)."
      -
          - "When deleting a patron who owns public or shared lists,"
          - pref: ListOwnershipUponPatronDeletion
diff --git a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/members/holdshistory.tt b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/members/holdshistory.tt
index 8acf414340..92a7e1d758 100644
--- a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/members/holdshistory.tt
+++ b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/members/holdshistory.tt
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
 [% INCLUDE 'members-toolbar.inc' %]
 <h1>Holds history</h1>
 
-[% UNLESS Koha.Preference('intranetreadinghistory') %]
+[% UNLESS Koha.Preference('IntranetReadingHistoryHolds') %]
     <div class="dialog alert">Staff members are not allowed to access patron's holds history</div>
 [% ELSIF is_anonymous %]
     <div class="dialog alert">This is the anonymous patron, so no holds history is displayed.</div>