diff --git a/circ/circulation.pl b/circ/circulation.pl
index 98ebc026be..f49c9f8597 100755
--- a/circ/circulation.pl
+++ b/circ/circulation.pl
@@ -485,6 +485,10 @@ if ( $patron ) {
         $template->param( is_debarred=> 1 );
         $noissues = 1;
     }
+    if ( $patron->borrowernumber eq C4::Context->preference("AnonymousPatron") ) {
+        $template->param( is_anonymous => 1 );
+        $noissues = 1;
+    }
     my $account = $patron->account;
     if( ( my $owing = $account->non_issues_charges ) > 0 ) {
         my $noissuescharge = C4::Context->preference("noissuescharge") || 5; # FIXME If noissuescharge == 0 then 5, why??
diff --git a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/circ/circulation.tt b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/circ/circulation.tt
index 278278d8d0..5f214df79c 100644
--- a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/circ/circulation.tt
+++ b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/circ/circulation.tt
@@ -94,6 +94,10 @@
                         <div class="dialog alert">Staff members are not allowed to discharge borrowers, nor borrowers to request a discharge.</div>
                     [% END %]
 
+                    [% IF is_anonymous %]
+                        <div class="dialog alert">This is the anonymous patron, so circulation is disabled.</div>
+                    [% END %]
+
                     [% IF ( NEEDSCONFIRMATION ) %]
                         <div id="circ_needsconfirmation" class="dialog alert audio-alert-action focus" tabindex="-1">
                             [% IF CAN_user_circulate_force_checkout or ADDITIONAL_MATERIALS %]