diff --git a/C4/Serials.pm b/C4/Serials.pm
index 2b7fd51069..9fc9ad82cc 100644
--- a/C4/Serials.pm
+++ b/C4/Serials.pm
@@ -736,12 +736,20 @@ sub SearchSubscriptions {
     my $results = $sth->fetchall_arrayref( {} );
     $sth->finish;
 
+    my $cant_display_other_branches = 0;
+    if (my $env = C4::Context->userenv) {
+        my $userid = $env->{'id'};
+        $cant_display_other_branches =
+            C4::Context->preference('IndependentBranches') &&
+            !C4::Context->IsSuperLibrarian() &&
+            !C4::Auth::haspermission( $userid, {serials => 'superserials'});
+    }
+    my $user_branch = C4::Context->userenv->{'branch'};
     for my $subscription ( @$results ) {
         $subscription->{cannotedit} = not can_edit_subscription( $subscription );
         $subscription->{cannotdisplay} =
-            ( C4::Context->preference("IndependentBranches") &&
-              (!C4::Context->IsSuperLibrarian()) &&
-              $subscription->{branchcode} ne C4::Context->userenv->{'branch'} ) ? 1 : 0;
+            $cant_display_other_branches &&
+            $subscription->{branchcode} ne $user_branch;
     }
 
     return @$results;