diff --git a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/circ/returns.tt b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/circ/returns.tt
index e31678f771..c24d996e38 100644
--- a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/circ/returns.tt
+++ b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/circ/returns.tt
@@ -1670,10 +1670,17 @@
             });
 
             $(".print").on("click", function (e) {
-                this.form.print_slip.value = 1;
-                let barcode = document.getElementById("confirm-hold-barcode");
-                if (barcode) barcode.remove();
-                this.form.submit();
+                // Open the hold transfer slip synchronously, while the user
+                // gesture is still active, so it is not blocked as an
+                // unsolicited popup after the form submission and page reload.
+                if (this.form && this.form.reserve_id && this.form.reserve_id.value) {
+                    Dopop("hold-transfer-slip.pl?reserve_id=" + encodeURIComponent(this.form.reserve_id.value));
+                }
+                if (this.form) {
+                    let barcode = document.getElementById("confirm-hold-barcode");
+                    if (barcode) barcode.remove();
+                    this.form.submit();
+                }
             });
 
             $(".print-recall").on("click", function (e) {