diff --git a/circ/reserveratios.pl b/circ/reserveratios.pl
index 3152855639..23b664463d 100755
--- a/circ/reserveratios.pl
+++ b/circ/reserveratios.pl
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ $enddate = $todaysdate unless $enddate;
 $startdate = $todaysdate->clone->subtract( years => 1 ) unless $startdate;
 
 if (!defined($ratio)) {
-    $ratio = 3;
+    $ratio = C4::Context->preference('HoldRatioDefault');
 }
 # Force to be a number
 $ratio += 0;
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 b9169b203f..118d6dcd9c 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
@@ -695,6 +695,11 @@ Circulation:
                   0: "Don't store"
             - 'the last patron to return an item. This setting is independent of the <a href="/cgi-bin/koha/admin/preferences.pl?op=search&searchfield=opacreadinghistory">opacreadinghistory</a> and <a href="/cgi-bin/koha/admin/preferences.pl?op=search&searchfield=AnonymousPatron">AnonymousPatron</a> system preferences.'
     Holds policy:
+        -
+            - Default the holds ratio report to
+            - pref: HoldRatioDefault
+              class: integer
+            - "."
         -
             - In the staff interface, split the holds queue into separate tables by
             - pref: HoldsSplitQueue