diff --git a/circ/circulation.pl b/circ/circulation.pl
index 22f0050a64..0a9906028e 100755
--- a/circ/circulation.pl
+++ b/circ/circulation.pl
@@ -695,9 +695,10 @@ if ($patron) {
     my $patron_messages = $patron->messages->search(
         {},
         {
-            join      => 'manager',
-            '+select' => [ 'manager.surname', 'manager.firstname' ],
-            '+as'     => [ 'manager_surname', 'manager_firstname' ],
+            join       => 'manager',
+            '+select'  => [ 'manager.surname', 'manager.firstname' ],
+            '+as'      => [ 'manager_surname', 'manager_firstname' ],
+            'order_by' => { -desc => 'me.message_type' },
         }
     );
     $template->param( patron_messages => $patron_messages );
diff --git a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/includes/patron_messages.inc b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/includes/patron_messages.inc
index 942993dde7..25e05462e9 100644
--- a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/includes/patron_messages.inc
+++ b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/includes/patron_messages.inc
@@ -327,12 +327,15 @@
             [% FOREACH patron_message IN patron_messages %]
                 <li>
                     [% SET span_class = '' %]
+                    [% SET msg_type = 'OPAC' %]
                     [% IF(patron_message.message_type == "L") %]
                         [% span_class = 'circ-hlt' %]
+                        [% msg_type = 'Staff note' %]
                     [% END %]
                     <span class="[% span_class | html %]">
                         [% patron_message.message_date | $KohaDates %]
                         [% Branches.GetName( patron_message.branchcode ) | html %]
+                        - [% t(msg_type) | html %]
                         [% IF patron_message.manager_id %]
                             (
                             <a href="/cgi-bin/koha/members/moremember.pl?borrowernumber=[% patron_message.manager_id | uri %]"
diff --git a/members/moremember.pl b/members/moremember.pl
index d4ac893ffd..4a8d789d1f 100755
--- a/members/moremember.pl
+++ b/members/moremember.pl
@@ -186,9 +186,10 @@ my $patron_messages = Koha::Patron::Messages->search(
         'me.borrowernumber' => $patron->borrowernumber,
     },
     {
-        join      => 'manager',
-        '+select' => [ 'manager.surname', 'manager.firstname' ],
-        '+as'     => [ 'manager_surname', 'manager_firstname' ],
+        join       => 'manager',
+        '+select'  => [ 'manager.surname', 'manager.firstname' ],
+        '+as'      => [ 'manager_surname', 'manager_firstname' ],
+        'order_by' => { -desc => 'me.message_type' },
     }
 );