diff --git a/C4/Search.pm b/C4/Search.pm
index 35f016665a..b8939b65cb 100644
--- a/C4/Search.pm
+++ b/C4/Search.pm
@@ -1748,6 +1748,35 @@ sub searchResults {
         $oldbiblio->{orderedcount}         = $ordered_count;
         $oldbiblio->{isbn} =~
           s/-//g;    # deleting - in isbn to enable amazon content
+
+        if (C4::Context->preference("AlternateHoldingsField") && $items_count == 0) {
+            my $fieldspec = C4::Context->preference("AlternateHoldingsField");
+            my $subfields = substr $fieldspec, 3;
+            my $holdingsep = C4::Context->preference("AlternateHoldingsSeparator") || ' ';
+            my @alternateholdingsinfo = ();
+            my @holdingsfields = $marcrecord->field(substr $fieldspec, 0, 3);
+            my $alternateholdingscount = 0;
+
+            for my $field (@holdingsfields) {
+                my %holding = ( holding => '' );
+                my $havesubfield = 0;
+                for my $subfield ($field->subfields()) {
+                    if ((index $subfields, $$subfield[0]) >= 0) {
+                        $holding{'holding'} .= $holdingsep if (length $holding{'holding'} > 0);
+                        $holding{'holding'} .= $$subfield[1];
+                        $havesubfield++;
+                    }
+                }
+                if ($havesubfield) {
+                    push(@alternateholdingsinfo, \%holding);
+                    $alternateholdingscount++;
+                }
+            }
+
+            $oldbiblio->{'ALTERNATEHOLDINGS'} = \@alternateholdingsinfo;
+            $oldbiblio->{'alternateholdings_count'} = $alternateholdingscount;
+        }
+
         push( @newresults, $oldbiblio )
             if(not $hidelostitems
                or (($items_count > $itemlost_count )
diff --git a/C4/XSLT.pm b/C4/XSLT.pm
index 4345f27aa8..75eeb16c45 100755
--- a/C4/XSLT.pm
+++ b/C4/XSLT.pm
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package C4::XSLT;
 # Copyright (C) 2006 LibLime
 # <jmf at liblime dot com>
+# Parts Copyright ByWater Solutions 2011
 #
 # This file is part of Koha.
 #
@@ -132,7 +133,8 @@ sub XSLTParse4Display {
                               DisplayOPACiconsXSLT URLLinkText viewISBD
                               OPACBaseURL TraceCompleteSubfields
                               UseAuthoritiesForTracings TraceSubjectSubdivisions
-                              Display856uAsImage OPACDisplay856uAsImage / )
+                              Display856uAsImage OPACDisplay856uAsImage 
+                              AlternateHoldingsField AlternateHoldingsSeparator / )
     {
         my $sp = C4::Context->preference( $syspref );
         next unless defined($sp);
diff --git a/catalogue/detail.pl b/catalogue/detail.pl
index 5542163b17..21fcb1f138 100755
--- a/catalogue/detail.pl
+++ b/catalogue/detail.pl
@@ -246,6 +246,33 @@ $template->param(
 	C4::Search::enabled_staff_search_views,
 );
 
+if (C4::Context->preference("AlternateHoldingsField") && scalar @items == 0) {
+    my $fieldspec = C4::Context->preference("AlternateHoldingsField");
+    my $subfields = substr $fieldspec, 3;
+    my $holdingsep = C4::Context->preference("AlternateHoldingsSeparator") || ' ';
+    my @alternateholdingsinfo = ();
+    my @holdingsfields = $record->field(substr $fieldspec, 0, 3);
+
+    for my $field (@holdingsfields) {
+        my %holding = ( holding => '' );
+        my $havesubfield = 0;
+        for my $subfield ($field->subfields()) {
+            if ((index $subfields, $$subfield[0]) >= 0) {
+                $holding{'holding'} .= $holdingsep if (length $holding{'holding'} > 0);
+                $holding{'holding'} .= $$subfield[1];
+                $havesubfield++;
+            }
+        }
+        if ($havesubfield) {
+            push(@alternateholdingsinfo, \%holding);
+        }
+    }
+
+    $template->param(
+        ALTERNATEHOLDINGS   => \@alternateholdingsinfo,
+        );
+}
+
 my @results = ( $dat, );
 foreach ( keys %{$dat} ) {
     $template->param( "$_" => defined $dat->{$_} ? $dat->{$_} : '' );
diff --git a/installer/data/mysql/de-DE/mandatory/sysprefs.sql b/installer/data/mysql/de-DE/mandatory/sysprefs.sql
index e96a1f6af1..13d2a3d64d 100755
--- a/installer/data/mysql/de-DE/mandatory/sysprefs.sql
+++ b/installer/data/mysql/de-DE/mandatory/sysprefs.sql
@@ -304,3 +304,6 @@ INSERT INTO systempreferences (variable,value,explanation,options,type) VALUES (
 INSERT INTO `systempreferences` (variable,value,explanation,options,type) VALUES('StaffAuthorisedValueImages','1','',NULL,'YesNo');
 INSERT INTO `systempreferences` (variable,value,explanation,options,type) VALUES('OPACDisplay856uAsImage','OFF','Display the URI in the 856u field as an image, the corresponding OPACXSLT option must be on','OFF|Details|Results|Both','Choice');
 INSERT INTO `systempreferences` (variable,value,explanation,options,type) VALUES('Display856uAsImage','OFF','Display the URI in the 856u field as an image, the corresponding Staff Client XSLT option must be on','OFF|Details|Results|Both','Choice');
+INSERT INTO `systempreferences` (variable,value,explanation,options,type) VALUES('AlternateHoldingsField','','The MARC field/subfield that contains alternate holdings information for bibs taht do not have items attached (e.g. 852abchi for libraries converting from MARC Magician).',NULL,'free');
+INSERT INTO `systempreferences` (variable,value,explanation,options,type) VALUES('AlternateHoldingsSeparator','','The string to use to separate subfields in alternate holdings displays.',NULL,'free');
+
diff --git a/installer/data/mysql/en/mandatory/sysprefs.sql b/installer/data/mysql/en/mandatory/sysprefs.sql
index fa9c27f344..7b7cb75c89 100755
--- a/installer/data/mysql/en/mandatory/sysprefs.sql
+++ b/installer/data/mysql/en/mandatory/sysprefs.sql
@@ -304,3 +304,6 @@ INSERT INTO systempreferences (variable,value,explanation,options,type) VALUES (
 INSERT INTO `systempreferences` (variable,value,explanation,options,type) VALUES('StaffAuthorisedValueImages','1','',NULL,'YesNo');
 INSERT INTO `systempreferences` (variable,value,explanation,options,type) VALUES('OPACDisplay856uAsImage','OFF','Display the URI in the 856u field as an image, the corresponding OPACXSLT option must be on','OFF|Details|Results|Both','Choice');
 INSERT INTO `systempreferences` (variable,value,explanation,options,type) VALUES('Display856uAsImage','OFF','Display the URI in the 856u field as an image, the corresponding Staff Client XSLT option must be on','OFF|Details|Results|Both','Choice');
+INSERT INTO `systempreferences` (variable,value,explanation,options,type) VALUES('AlternateHoldingsField','','The MARC field/subfield that contains alternate holdings information for bibs taht do not have items attached (e.g. 852abchi for libraries converting from MARC Magician).',NULL,'free');
+INSERT INTO `systempreferences` (variable,value,explanation,options,type) VALUES('AlternateHoldingsSeparator','','The string to use to separate subfields in alternate holdings displays.',NULL,'free');
+
diff --git a/installer/data/mysql/fr-FR/1-Obligatoire/unimarc_standard_systemprefs.sql b/installer/data/mysql/fr-FR/1-Obligatoire/unimarc_standard_systemprefs.sql
index f489da8723..4e1b1aa713 100755
--- a/installer/data/mysql/fr-FR/1-Obligatoire/unimarc_standard_systemprefs.sql
+++ b/installer/data/mysql/fr-FR/1-Obligatoire/unimarc_standard_systemprefs.sql
@@ -306,3 +306,5 @@ INSERT INTO systempreferences (variable,value,explanation,options,type) VALUES (
 INSERT INTO `systempreferences` (variable,value,explanation,options,type) VALUES('StaffAuthorisedValueImages','1','',NULL,'YesNo');
 INSERT INTO `systempreferences` (variable,value,explanation,options,type) VALUES('OPACDisplay856uAsImage','OFF','Display the URI in the 856u field as an image, the corresponding OPACXSLT option must be on','OFF|Details|Results|Both','Choice');
 INSERT INTO `systempreferences` (variable,value,explanation,options,type) VALUES('Display856uAsImage','OFF','Display the URI in the 856u field as an image, the corresponding Staff Client XSLT option must be on','OFF|Details|Results|Both','Choice');
+INSERT INTO `systempreferences` (variable,value,explanation,options,type) VALUES('AlternateHoldingsField','','The MARC field/subfield that contains alternate holdings information for bibs taht do not have items attached (e.g. 852abchi for libraries converting from MARC Magician).',NULL,'free');
+INSERT INTO `systempreferences` (variable,value,explanation,options,type) VALUES('AlternateHoldingsSeparator','','The string to use to separate subfields in alternate holdings displays.',NULL,'free');
diff --git a/installer/data/mysql/it-IT/necessari/sysprefs.sql b/installer/data/mysql/it-IT/necessari/sysprefs.sql
index 8022eeda53..c884d59b91 100755
--- a/installer/data/mysql/it-IT/necessari/sysprefs.sql
+++ b/installer/data/mysql/it-IT/necessari/sysprefs.sql
@@ -291,3 +291,6 @@ INSERT INTO systempreferences (variable,value,explanation,options,type) VALUES (
 INSERT INTO `systempreferences` (variable,value,explanation,options,type) VALUES('StaffAuthorisedValueImages','1','',NULL,'YesNo');
 INSERT INTO `systempreferences` (variable,value,explanation,options,type) VALUES('OPACDisplay856uAsImage','OFF','Display the URI in the 856u field as an image, the corresponding OPACXSLT option must be on','OFF|Details|Results|Both','Choice');
 INSERT INTO `systempreferences` (variable,value,explanation,options,type) VALUES('Display856uAsImage','OFF','Display the URI in the 856u field as an image, the corresponding Staff Client XSLT option must be on','OFF|Details|Results|Both','Choice');
+INSERT INTO `systempreferences` (variable,value,explanation,options,type) VALUES('AlternateHoldingsField','','The MARC field/subfield that contains alternate holdings information for bibs taht do not have items attached (e.g. 852abchi for libraries converting from MARC Magician).',NULL,'free');
+INSERT INTO `systempreferences` (variable,value,explanation,options,type) VALUES('AlternateHoldingsSeparator','','The string to use to separate subfields in alternate holdings displays.',NULL,'free');
+
diff --git a/installer/data/mysql/pl-PL/mandatory/sysprefs.sql b/installer/data/mysql/pl-PL/mandatory/sysprefs.sql
index 9a62f0dd53..f0edd4e8f2 100755
--- a/installer/data/mysql/pl-PL/mandatory/sysprefs.sql
+++ b/installer/data/mysql/pl-PL/mandatory/sysprefs.sql
@@ -303,3 +303,6 @@ INSERT INTO systempreferences (variable,value,explanation,options,type) VALUES (
 INSERT INTO `systempreferences` (variable,value,explanation,options,type) VALUES('StaffAuthorisedValueImages','1','',NULL,'YesNo');
 INSERT INTO `systempreferences` (variable,value,explanation,options,type) VALUES('OPACDisplay856uAsImage','OFF','Display the URI in the 856u field as an image, the corresponding OPACXSLT option must be on','OFF|Details|Results|Both','Choice');
 INSERT INTO `systempreferences` (variable,value,explanation,options,type) VALUES('Display856uAsImage','OFF','Display the URI in the 856u field as an image, the corresponding Staff Client XSLT option must be on','OFF|Details|Results|Both','Choice');
+INSERT INTO `systempreferences` (variable,value,explanation,options,type) VALUES('AlternateHoldingsField','','The MARC field/subfield that contains alternate holdings information for bibs taht do not have items attached (e.g. 852abchi for libraries converting from MARC Magician).',NULL,'free');
+INSERT INTO `systempreferences` (variable,value,explanation,options,type) VALUES('AlternateHoldingsSeparator','','The string to use to separate subfields in alternate holdings displays.',NULL,'free');
+
diff --git a/installer/data/mysql/ru-RU/mandatory/system_preferences_full_optimal_for_install_only.sql b/installer/data/mysql/ru-RU/mandatory/system_preferences_full_optimal_for_install_only.sql
index 8e874943be..a90e664b0f 100755
--- a/installer/data/mysql/ru-RU/mandatory/system_preferences_full_optimal_for_install_only.sql
+++ b/installer/data/mysql/ru-RU/mandatory/system_preferences_full_optimal_for_install_only.sql
@@ -358,3 +358,5 @@ INSERT INTO systempreferences (variable,value,explanation,options,type) VALUES (
 INSERT INTO `systempreferences` (variable,value,explanation,options,type) VALUES('StaffAuthorisedValueImages','1','',NULL,'YesNo');
 INSERT INTO `systempreferences` (variable,value,explanation,options,type) VALUES('OPACDisplay856uAsImage','OFF','Display the URI in the 856u field as an image, the corresponding OPACXSLT option must be on','OFF|Details|Results|Both','Choice');
 INSERT INTO `systempreferences` (variable,value,explanation,options,type) VALUES('Display856uAsImage','OFF','Display the URI in the 856u field as an image, the corresponding Staff Client XSLT option must be on','OFF|Details|Results|Both','Choice');
+INSERT INTO `systempreferences` (variable,value,explanation,options,type) VALUES('AlternateHoldingsField','','The MARC field/subfield that contains alternate holdings information for bibs taht do not have items attached (e.g. 852abchi for libraries converting from MARC Magician).',NULL,'free');
+INSERT INTO `systempreferences` (variable,value,explanation,options,type) VALUES('AlternateHoldingsSeparator','','The string to use to separate subfields in alternate holdings displays.',NULL,'free');
diff --git a/installer/data/mysql/uk-UA/mandatory/system_preferences_full_optimal_for_install_only.sql b/installer/data/mysql/uk-UA/mandatory/system_preferences_full_optimal_for_install_only.sql
index 1523ee31b5..22f53e4bfd 100755
--- a/installer/data/mysql/uk-UA/mandatory/system_preferences_full_optimal_for_install_only.sql
+++ b/installer/data/mysql/uk-UA/mandatory/system_preferences_full_optimal_for_install_only.sql
@@ -383,3 +383,5 @@ INSERT INTO systempreferences (variable,value,explanation,options,type) VALUES (
 INSERT INTO `systempreferences` (variable,value,explanation,options,type) VALUES('StaffAuthorisedValueImages','1','',NULL,'YesNo');
 INSERT INTO `systempreferences` (variable,value,explanation,options,type) VALUES('OPACDisplay856uAsImage','OFF','Display the URI in the 856u field as an image, the corresponding OPACXSLT option must be on','OFF|Details|Results|Both','Choice');
 INSERT INTO `systempreferences` (variable,value,explanation,options,type) VALUES('Display856uAsImage','OFF','Display the URI in the 856u field as an image, the corresponding Staff Client XSLT option must be on','OFF|Details|Results|Both','Choice');
+INSERT INTO `systempreferences` (variable,value,explanation,options,type) VALUES('AlternateHoldingsField','','The MARC field/subfield that contains alternate holdings information for bibs taht do not have items attached (e.g. 852abchi for libraries converting from MARC Magician).',NULL,'free');
+INSERT INTO `systempreferences` (variable,value,explanation,options,type) VALUES('AlternateHoldingsSeparator','','The string to use to separate subfields in alternate holdings displays.',NULL,'free');
diff --git a/installer/data/mysql/updatedatabase.pl b/installer/data/mysql/updatedatabase.pl
index c9f0d1319d..6e6fb5cf8c 100755
--- a/installer/data/mysql/updatedatabase.pl
+++ b/installer/data/mysql/updatedatabase.pl
@@ -4187,6 +4187,13 @@ if (C4::Context->preference("Version") < TransformToNum($DBversion)) {
     $dbh->do("INSERT INTO `systempreferences` (variable,value,explanation,options,type) VALUES ('AllowSelfCheckReturns',0,'If enabled, patrons may return items through the Web-based Self Checkout','','YesNo')");
     $dbh->do("INSERT INTO `systempreferences` (variable,value,explanation,options,type) VALUES ('SelfCheckHelpMessage','','Enter HTML to include under the basic Web-based Self Checkout instructions on the Help page','70|10','Textarea')");
     print "Upgrade to $DBversion done ( Add Self-checkout by Login system preferences )\n";
+}
+
+$DBversion = "3.03.00.XXX";
+if (C4::Context->preference("Version") < TransformToNum($DBversion)) {
+    $dbh->do("INSERT INTO `systempreferences` (variable,value,explanation,options,type) VALUES('AlternateHoldingsField','','The MARC field/subfield that contains alternate holdings information for bibs taht do not have items attached (e.g. 852abchi for libraries converting from MARC Magician).',NULL,'free')");
+    $dbh->do("INSERT INTO `systempreferences` (variable,value,explanation,options,type) VALUES('AlternateHoldingsSeparator','','The string to use to separate subfields in alternate holdings displays.',NULL,'free')");
+    print "Upgrade to $DBversion done (Add sysprefs to control alternate holdings information display)\n";
     SetVersion ($DBversion);
 }
 
diff --git a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/admin/preferences/cataloguing.pref b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/admin/preferences/cataloguing.pref
index d809022a53..9a971187b0 100644
--- a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/admin/preferences/cataloguing.pref
+++ b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/admin/preferences/cataloguing.pref
@@ -51,6 +51,12 @@ Cataloging:
             - Map the MARC subfield
             - pref: itemcallnumber
             - "to an item's callnumber. (This can contain multiple subfields to look in; for instance <code>082ab</code> would look in 082 subfields a and b.)<br />Examples: <strong>Dewey</strong>: <code>082ab</code> or <code>092ab</code>; <strong>LOC</strong>: <code>050ab</code> or <code>090ab</code>; <strong>from the item record</strong>: <code>852hi</code>"
+        -
+            - Display MARC subfield
+            - pref: AlternateHoldingsField
+            - "as holdings information for records that do not have items (This can contain multiple subfields to look in; for instance <code>852abhi</code> would look in 852 subfields a, b, h, and i.), with the subfields separated by"
+            - pref: AlternateHoldingsSeparator
+            - "."
         -
             - Fill in the <a href="http://www.loc.gov/marc/organizations/orgshome.html">MARC organization code</a>
             - pref: MARCOrgCode
diff --git a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/catalogue/detail.tmpl b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/catalogue/detail.tmpl
index a939b42580..506eb1d974 100644
--- a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/catalogue/detail.tmpl
+++ b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/catalogue/detail.tmpl
@@ -378,7 +378,13 @@ function verify_images() {
 		</table>
                 <!-- /TMPL_IF -->
 <!-- TMPL_ELSE -->
-    <p>No physical items for this record</p>
+    <!-- TMPL_IF NAME="ALTERNATEHOLDINGS" -->
+    <!-- TMPL_LOOP NAME="ALTERNATEHOLDINGS" -->
+        <div id="alternateholdings"><span class="holdings_label">Holdings:</span> <!-- TMPL_VAR NAME="holding" --></div>
+    <!-- /TMPL_LOOP -->
+    <!-- TMPL_ELSE -->
+    <div id="noitems">No physical items for this record</div>
+    <!-- /TMPL_IF -->
 <!-- /TMPL_IF -->
     </div>
     
diff --git a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/catalogue/results.tmpl b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/catalogue/results.tmpl
index 651c902681..c7e111ab37 100644
--- a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/catalogue/results.tmpl
+++ b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/catalogue/results.tmpl
@@ -554,7 +554,16 @@ YAHOO.util.Event.onContentReady("searchheader", function () {
                                     <!-- /TMPL_LOOP --></ul>
                                     <!-- /TMPL_IF -->
                                     <!-- TMPL_ELSE -->
+                                    <!-- TMPL_IF NAME="ALTERNATEHOLDINGS" -->
+                                    <strong id="altholdings_heading">Other holdings:</strong>
+                                    <ul>
+                                    <!-- TMPL_LOOP NAME="ALTERNATEHOLDINGS" -->
+                                    <li id="alternateholdings"><!-- TMPL_VAR NAME="holding" --></li>
+                                    <!-- /TMPL_LOOP -->
+                                    </li>
+                                    <!-- TMPL_ELSE -->
                                     <span class="unavailable">No items</span>
+                                    <!-- /TMPL_IF -->
                                     <!-- /TMPL_IF --> <!-- /items count -->
                                     </div></td>
 
diff --git a/koha-tmpl/opac-tmpl/prog/en/modules/opac-detail.tmpl b/koha-tmpl/opac-tmpl/prog/en/modules/opac-detail.tmpl
index 95a8fed1e3..86b73dc4c1 100644
--- a/koha-tmpl/opac-tmpl/prog/en/modules/opac-detail.tmpl
+++ b/koha-tmpl/opac-tmpl/prog/en/modules/opac-detail.tmpl
@@ -418,7 +418,13 @@ YAHOO.util.Event.onContentReady("furtherm", function () {
 	</table>
     <!-- /TMPL_IF -->
 <!-- TMPL_ELSE -->
-<p>No physical items for this record</p>
+    <!-- TMPL_IF NAME="ALTERNATEHOLDINGS" -->
+    <!-- TMPL_LOOP NAME="ALTERNATEHOLDINGS" -->
+        <div id="alternateholdings"><span class="holdings_label">Holdings:</span> <!-- TMPL_VAR NAME="holding" --></div>
+    <!-- /TMPL_LOOP -->
+    <!-- TMPL_ELSE -->
+    <div id="noitems">No physical items for this record</div>
+    <!-- /TMPL_IF -->
 <!-- /TMPL_IF -->
 
 <!-- TMPL_IF NAME="OpenOPACShelfBrowser" -->
diff --git a/koha-tmpl/opac-tmpl/prog/en/modules/opac-results.tmpl b/koha-tmpl/opac-tmpl/prog/en/modules/opac-results.tmpl
index 7b77b8bef2..05df994d66 100644
--- a/koha-tmpl/opac-tmpl/prog/en/modules/opac-results.tmpl
+++ b/koha-tmpl/opac-tmpl/prog/en/modules/opac-results.tmpl
@@ -455,7 +455,13 @@ $(document).ready(function(){
                     <!-- /TMPL_LOOP -->
                     </span>
                     <!-- TMPL_ELSE -->
-                    <span class="unavailable">No items available:</span>
+                    <!-- TMPL_IF NAME="ALTERNATEHOLDINGS" -->
+                    <!-- TMPL_LOOP NAME="ALTERNATEHOLDINGS" -->
+                        &nbsp;<span id="alternateholdings"><!-- TMPL_VAR NAME="holding" --></span>,
+                    <!-- /TMPL_LOOP -->
+                    <!-- TMPL_ELSE -->
+                        <span class="unavailable">No items available:</span>
+                    <!-- /TMPL_IF -->
                     <!-- /TMPL_IF -->
                     <span class="unavailable">
                     <!-- TMPL_IF NAME="onloancount" --> Checked out (<!-- TMPL_VAR NAME="onloancount" -->), <!-- /TMPL_IF -->
diff --git a/koha-tmpl/opac-tmpl/prog/en/xslt/MARC21slim2OPACResults.xsl b/koha-tmpl/opac-tmpl/prog/en/xslt/MARC21slim2OPACResults.xsl
index 75e60ac6b1..97d83e2e17 100755
--- a/koha-tmpl/opac-tmpl/prog/en/xslt/MARC21slim2OPACResults.xsl
+++ b/koha-tmpl/opac-tmpl/prog/en/xslt/MARC21slim2OPACResults.xsl
@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@
     <xsl:variable name="OPACURLOpenInNewWindow" select="marc:sysprefs/marc:syspref[@name='OPACURLOpenInNewWindow']"/>
     <xsl:variable name="URLLinkText" select="marc:sysprefs/marc:syspref[@name='URLLinkText']"/>
     <xsl:variable name="Show856uAsImage" select="marc:sysprefs/marc:syspref[@name='OPACDisplay856uAsImage']"/>
+    <xsl:variable name="AlternateHoldingsField" select="substring(marc:sysprefs/marc:syspref[@name='AlternateHoldingsField'], 1, 3)"/>
+    <xsl:variable name="AlternateHoldingsSubfields" select="substring(marc:sysprefs/marc:syspref[@name='AlternateHoldingsField'], 4)"/>
+    <xsl:variable name="AlternateHoldingsSeparator" select="marc:sysprefs/marc:syspref[@name='AlternateHoldingsSeparator']"/>
         <xsl:variable name="leader" select="marc:leader"/>
         <xsl:variable name="leader6" select="substring($leader,7,1)"/>
         <xsl:variable name="leader7" select="substring($leader,8,1)"/>
@@ -961,10 +964,23 @@
                             </xsl:for-each>
                             </span>
                         </xsl:if>
-                        <span class="results_summary">
+                        <span class="results_summary" id="availability">
                         <span class="label">Availability: </span>
                         <xsl:choose>
-				   <xsl:when test="count(key('item-by-status', 'available'))=0 and count(key('item-by-status', 'reference'))=0">No copies available
+				   <xsl:when test="count(key('item-by-status', 'available'))=0 and count(key('item-by-status', 'reference'))=0">
+                        <xsl:choose>
+                            <xsl:when test="string-length($AlternateHoldingsField)=3 and marc:datafield[@tag=$AlternateHoldingsField]">
+                            <xsl:variable name="AlternateHoldingsCount" select="count(marc:datafield[@tag=$AlternateHoldingsField])"/>
+                            <xsl:for-each select="marc:datafield[@tag=$AlternateHoldingsField][1]">
+                                <xsl:call-template select="marc:datafield[@tag=$AlternateHoldingsField]" name="subfieldSelect">
+                                    <xsl:with-param name="codes"><xsl:value-of select="$AlternateHoldingsSubfields"/></xsl:with-param>
+                                    <xsl:with-param name="delimeter"><xsl:value-of select="$AlternateHoldingsSeparator"/></xsl:with-param>
+                                </xsl:call-template>
+                            </xsl:for-each>
+                            (<xsl:value-of select="$AlternateHoldingsCount"/>)
+                            </xsl:when>
+                            <xsl:otherwise>No copies available</xsl:otherwise>
+                        </xsl:choose>
 				   </xsl:when>
                    <xsl:when test="count(key('item-by-status', 'available'))>0">
                    <span class="available">
diff --git a/opac/opac-detail.pl b/opac/opac-detail.pl
index 50bece592c..f2308347a2 100755
--- a/opac/opac-detail.pl
+++ b/opac/opac-detail.pl
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ use C4::VirtualShelves;
 use C4::XSLT;
 use C4::ShelfBrowser;
 use C4::Charset;
+use MARC::Record;
+use MARC::Field;
 
 BEGIN {
 	if (C4::Context->preference('BakerTaylorEnabled')) {
@@ -227,6 +229,33 @@ my $subtitle         = GetRecordValue('subtitle', $record, GetFrameworkCode($bib
                      subtitle                => $subtitle,
     );
 
+if (C4::Context->preference("AlternateHoldingsField") && scalar @items == 0) {
+    my $fieldspec = C4::Context->preference("AlternateHoldingsField");
+    my $subfields = substr $fieldspec, 3;
+    my $holdingsep = C4::Context->preference("AlternateHoldingsSeparator") || ' ';
+    my @alternateholdingsinfo = ();
+    my @holdingsfields = $record->field(substr $fieldspec, 0, 3);
+
+    for my $field (@holdingsfields) {
+        my %holding = ( holding => '' );
+        my $havesubfield = 0;
+        for my $subfield ($field->subfields()) {
+            if ((index $subfields, $$subfield[0]) >= 0) {
+                $holding{'holding'} .= $holdingsep if (length $holding{'holding'} > 0);
+                $holding{'holding'} .= $$subfield[1];
+                $havesubfield++;
+            }
+        }
+        if ($havesubfield) {
+            push(@alternateholdingsinfo, \%holding);
+        }
+    }
+
+    $template->param(
+        ALTERNATEHOLDINGS   => \@alternateholdingsinfo,
+        );
+}
+
 foreach ( keys %{$dat} ) {
     $template->param( "$_" => defined $dat->{$_} ? $dat->{$_} : '' );
 }