diff --git a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/includes/modals/generate_next.inc b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/includes/modals/generate_next.inc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cc31c9edf5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/includes/modals/generate_next.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+<div id="generate_next" class="modal" tabindex="-1" role="dialog" aria-labelledby="generate_next" aria-hidden="true">
+    <div class="modal-dialog">
+        <div class="modal-content">
+            <form action="/cgi-bin/koha/serials/serials-collection.pl" method="post">
+                [% INCLUDE 'csrf-token.inc' %]
+                <div class="modal-body">
+                    <fieldset class="rows">
+                        <legend>Do you really want to generate next serial?</legend>
+                        <input type="hidden" name="op" value="cud-gennext" />
+                        <input type="hidden" name="subscriptionid" value="[% subscriptionidlist || subscriptionid | html %]" />
+                    </fieldset>
+                </div>
+
+                <div class="modal-footer">
+                    <a href="#" class="cancel" data-dismiss="modal" aria-hidden="true">Cancel</a>
+                    <input type="submit" class="btn btn-default approve" value="Yes" />
+                </div>
+            </form>
+        </div>
+    </div>
+</div>
diff --git a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/serials/serials-collection.tt b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/serials/serials-collection.tt
index d28b403f60..362e97b6e2 100644
--- a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/serials/serials-collection.tt
+++ b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/serials/serials-collection.tt
@@ -39,6 +39,9 @@
 
                 [% INCLUDE 'modals/serials_skip_issues.inc' %]
 
+                [% INCLUDE 'modals/generate_next.inc' %]
+
+
                 [% UNLESS ( popup ) %]
                     [% INCLUDE 'serials-toolbar.inc' %]
 
@@ -182,7 +185,7 @@
                                                 <div class="btn-group"><input type="submit" value="Edit serials" class="btn btn-primary btn-sm" /></div>
                                                 [% UNLESS subscription.closed %]
                                                     <div class="btn-group">
-                                                        <input type="button" value="Generate next" data-subscriptionid="[% subscriptionidlist | html %]" class="btn btn-default btn-sm generatenext" />
+                                                        <input type="button" value="Generate next" data-subscriptionid="[% subscriptionidlist | html %]" href="#generate_next" class="btn btn-default btn-sm" data-toggle="modal" />
                                                     </div>
                                                     <div class="btn-group">
                                                         <input type="button" value="Skip issues and generate next" data-subscriptionid="[% subscriptionidlist | html %]"  href="#skip_issues" class="btn btn-default btn-sm" data-toggle="modal" />
@@ -352,12 +355,6 @@
             }
         }
 
-        function generateNext(subscriptionid) {
-            if(confirm(_("Do you really want to generate next serial?"))){
-                document.location = 'serials-collection.pl?op=gennext&subscriptionid='+subscriptionid;
-            }
-        }
-
         $(document).ready(function() {
             if( $("#subscription_years .tab-pane.active").length < 1 ){
                 $("#subscription_years a:first").tab("show");