diff --git a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/js/checkouts.js b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/js/checkouts.js
index 6adaf7972c..64979297be 100644
--- a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/js/checkouts.js
+++ b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/js/checkouts.js
@@ -64,6 +64,8 @@ function LoadIssuesTable() {
                     let date_due_formatted = $datetime(oObj.date_due, { as_due_date: true, no_tz_adjust: true });
                     var due = oObj.date_due_overdue
                         ? "<span class='overdue'>" + date_due_formatted + "</span>"
+                        : oObj.date_due_today
+                        ? "<span class='strong'>" + date_due_formatted + "</span>"
                         : date_due_formatted;
 
                     due = "<span id='date_due_" + oObj.itemnumber + "' class='date_due'>" + due + "</span>";
@@ -332,7 +334,7 @@ function LoadIssuesTable() {
                         content += "<span style='padding: 0 1em;'>" + oObj.renewals_count + "</span>";
                         content += "<span class='" + span_class + "' style='" + span_style + "'>"
                                 +  "<input type='checkbox' ";
-                        if ( oObj.date_due_overdue && can_renew ) {
+                        if ( can_renew && ( oObj.date_due_overdue || oObj.date_due_today )) {
                             content += "checked='checked' ";
                         }
                         if (oObj.can_renew_error == "on_reserve") {
diff --git a/svc/checkouts b/svc/checkouts
index 4c2ce32609..dd8d1d0f82 100755
--- a/svc/checkouts
+++ b/svc/checkouts
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ my $sql = '
         issues.issuedate,
         issues.date_due,
         issues.date_due < now() as date_due_overdue,
+        date(issues.date_due) = date(now()) as date_due_today,
         issues.timestamp,
         issues.auto_renew,
 
@@ -272,6 +273,7 @@ while ( my $c = $sth->fetchrow_hashref() ) {
         issuedate              => $c->{issuedate},
         date_due               => $c->{date_due},
         date_due_overdue       => $c->{date_due_overdue} ? JSON::true : JSON::false,
+        date_due_today         => $c->{date_due_today} ? JSON::true : JSON::false,
         timestamp              => $c->{timestamp},
         auto_renew             => $c->{auto_renew},
         onsite_checkout        => $c->{onsite_checkout},