diff --git a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/admin/preferences/circulation.pref b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/admin/preferences/circulation.pref
index b755959944..dbc2306bd2 100644
--- a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/admin/preferences/circulation.pref
+++ b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/admin/preferences/circulation.pref
@@ -451,6 +451,23 @@ Circulation:
             - "."
             - <br>Leave this field empty if you don't want to skip any <a href="/cgi-bin/koha/admin/authorised_values.pl?searchfield=LOST">LOST</a> statuses.
             - <br>Set to a list of comma separated values, e.g. <em>5,6,7</em>.
+        -
+            - pref: DefaultLongOverdueBorrowerCategories
+              choices: patron-categories
+              class: multiple
+            - the borrower categories that will be listed. Exclude all others.
+            - <br>WARNING — This preference will be active only if DefaultLongOverdueSkipBorrowerCategories is empty.
+            - "<br><strong>NOTE:</strong> This system preference requires the <code>misc/cronjobs/longoverdue.pl</code> cronjob. Ask your system administrator to schedule it."
+
+
+        -
+            - pref: DefaultLongOverdueSkipBorrowerCategories
+              choices: patron-categories
+              class: multiple
+            - the borrower categories that will not be listed. Include all others.
+            - <br>WARNING - This preference overrides the DefaultLongOverdueBorrowerCategories preference, so the DefaultLongOverdueBorrowerCategories filter will not take effect.
+            - "<br><strong>NOTE:</strong> This system preference requires the <code>misc/cronjobs/longoverdue.pl</code> cronjob. Ask your system administrator to schedule it."
+
         -
             - "When issuing an item that has been marked as lost, "
             - pref: IssueLostItem
diff --git a/misc/cronjobs/longoverdue.pl b/misc/cronjobs/longoverdue.pl
index 2d313b77b2..06cd6b2830 100755
--- a/misc/cronjobs/longoverdue.pl
+++ b/misc/cronjobs/longoverdue.pl
@@ -275,6 +275,17 @@ if ( ! defined($charge) ) {
         $charge = $charge_value;
     }
 }
+
+if ( C4::Context->preference('DefaultLongOverdueBorrowerCategories') ) {
+    my $categories = C4::Context->preference('DefaultLongOverdueBorrowerCategories');
+    $borrower_category = [ split( ',', $categories ) ];
+}
+
+if ( C4::Context->preference('DefaultLongOverdueSkipBorrowerCategories') ) {
+    my $categories = C4::Context->preference('DefaultLongOverdueSkipBorrowerCategories');
+    $skip_borrower_category = [ split( ',', $categories ) ];
+}
+
 unless ($confirm) {
     $verbose = 1;     # If you're not running it for real, then the whole point is the print output.
     print "### TEST MODE -- NO ACTIONS TAKEN ###\n";