diff --git a/ISBDdetail.pl b/ISBDdetail.pl
index 1c8bf98173..d2f48e23f7 100755
--- a/ISBDdetail.pl
+++ b/ISBDdetail.pl
@@ -70,6 +70,8 @@ my ($template, $loggedinuser, $cookie)
 			     debug => 1,
 			     });
 
+my $val=count_items($record);
+$template->param("candelete"=>1) if ($val==0||C4::Context->userenv->{flags} eq "1");
 my $ISBD = C4::Context->preference('ISBD');
 # my @blocs = split /\@/,$ISBD;
 # my @fields = $record->fields();
@@ -160,3 +162,10 @@ sub get_authorised_value_desc ($$$$$) {
        return $value; # if nothing is found return the original value
    }
 }
+sub count_items ($$$$$) {
+  my ($record) = @_;
+  my ($tag,$subfield)=MARCfind_marc_from_kohafield(C4::Context->dbh, "items.itemnumber");
+  my @list_item_fields=$record->field($tag);
+  my $value=scalar(@list_item_fields);
+  return $value; # if nothing is found return the original value
+}
diff --git a/MARCdetail.pl b/MARCdetail.pl
index 1bd27c021c..cfe1ed23b8 100755
--- a/MARCdetail.pl
+++ b/MARCdetail.pl
@@ -86,6 +86,9 @@ my ($template, $loggedinuser, $cookie)
 			     debug => 1,
 			     });
 
+my $val=count_items($record);
+$template->param("candelete"=>1) if ($val==0||C4::Context->userenv->{flags} eq "1");
+
 #Getting the list of all frameworks
 my $queryfwk =$dbh->prepare("select frameworktext, frameworkcode from biblio_framework");
 $queryfwk->execute;
@@ -277,7 +280,8 @@ sub get_authorised_value_desc ($$$$$) {
 
    #---- branch
     if ($tagslib->{$tag}->{$subfield}->{'authorised_value'} eq "branches" ) {
-       return getbranchname($value);
+#        return getbranchname($value);
+        return $value;
     }
 
    #---- itemtypes
@@ -297,3 +301,10 @@ sub get_authorised_value_desc ($$$$$) {
        return $value; # if nothing is found return the original value
    }
 }
+sub count_items ($$$$$) {
+  my ($record) = @_;
+  my ($tag,$subfield)=MARCfind_marc_from_kohafield(C4::Context->dbh, "items.itemnumber");
+  my @list_item_fields=$record->field($tag);
+  my $value=scalar(@list_item_fields);
+  return $value; # if nothing is found return the original value
+}
diff --git a/detail.pl b/detail.pl
index 532a3d3dac..83a55c583a 100755
--- a/detail.pl
+++ b/detail.pl
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ my ($websitecount, @websites)             = &getwebsites($biblionumber);
 my $subscriptionsnumber = getsubscriptionfrombiblionumber($biblionumber);
 
 $dat->{'count'}=@items;
+$template->param("candelete"=>1) if ($dat->{'count'}==0||C4::Context->userenv->{flags} eq "1");
 
 $dat->{'additional'}=$addauthor->[0]->{'author'};
 for (my $i = 1; $i < $authorcount; $i++) {
diff --git a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/default/en/catalogue/ISBDdetail.tmpl b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/default/en/catalogue/ISBDdetail.tmpl
index 0b0bac0b19..742cd621d1 100644
--- a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/default/en/catalogue/ISBDdetail.tmpl
+++ b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/default/en/catalogue/ISBDdetail.tmpl
@@ -13,9 +13,10 @@
 			Edit item
 		</a>
 	
-		<a href="javascript:confirm_deletion()" class="button catalogue">
+		<!--TMPL_IF Name="candelete" --><a href="javascript:confirm_deletion()" class="button catalogue">
 			delete
 		</a>
+		<!--/TMPL_IF -->
 		<a href="MARCdetail.pl?bib=<!-- TMPL_VAR NAME="biblionumber" -->" class="button catalogue">
 			Complete
 		</a>
diff --git a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/default/en/catalogue/MARCdetail.tmpl b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/default/en/catalogue/MARCdetail.tmpl
index 59abcefbdb..364f44de26 100644
--- a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/default/en/catalogue/MARCdetail.tmpl
+++ b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/default/en/catalogue/MARCdetail.tmpl
@@ -17,10 +17,11 @@
 			Edit item
 		</a>
 	
-		<a href="javascript:confirm_deletion()" class="button catalogue">
+		<!--TMPL_IF Name="candelete" --><a href="javascript:confirm_deletion()" class="button catalogue">
 			delete
 		</a>
-		<a href="detail.pl?bib=<!-- TMPL_VAR NAME="biblionumber" -->" class="button catalogue">
+		<!--/TMPL_IF -->
+        <a href="detail.pl?bib=<!-- TMPL_VAR NAME="biblionumber" -->" class="button catalogue">
 			Complete
 		</a>
 		<a href="detail.pl?bib=<!-- TMPL_VAR NAME="biblionumber" -->" class="button catalogue">
diff --git a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/default/en/catalogue/detail.tmpl b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/default/en/catalogue/detail.tmpl
index b45859a211..eca5bb4533 100644
--- a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/default/en/catalogue/detail.tmpl
+++ b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/default/en/catalogue/detail.tmpl
@@ -14,9 +14,10 @@
 			Edit item
 		</a>
 	
-		<a href="javascript:confirm_deletion()" class="button catalogue">
+		<!--TMPL_IF Name="candelete" --><a href="javascript:confirm_deletion()" class="button catalogue">
 			delete
 		</a>
+		<!--/TMPL_IF -->
 		<a href="MARCdetail.pl?bib=<!-- TMPL_VAR NAME="biblionumber" -->" class="button catalogue">
 			Complete
 		</a>