diff --git a/rm-server/config/alfresco/module/org_alfresco_module_rm/rm-webscript-context.xml b/rm-server/config/alfresco/module/org_alfresco_module_rm/rm-webscript-context.xml
index f3d3fb87a0..c815e3e411 100644
--- a/rm-server/config/alfresco/module/org_alfresco_module_rm/rm-webscript-context.xml
+++ b/rm-server/config/alfresco/module/org_alfresco_module_rm/rm-webscript-context.xml
@@ -593,6 +593,7 @@
       <property name="filePlanService" ref="FilePlanService" />
       <property name="nodeService" ref="NodeService" />
       <property name="holdService" ref="HoldService" />
+      <property name="permissionService" ref="PermissionService" />
    </bean>
 
    <!-- Abstract parent bean for many POST and PUT Hold beans -->
diff --git a/rm-server/config/alfresco/templates/webscripts/org/alfresco/rma/holds.get.desc.xml b/rm-server/config/alfresco/templates/webscripts/org/alfresco/rma/holds.get.desc.xml
index 15a066beec..4f3dcbf566 100644
--- a/rm-server/config/alfresco/templates/webscripts/org/alfresco/rma/holds.get.desc.xml
+++ b/rm-server/config/alfresco/templates/webscripts/org/alfresco/rma/holds.get.desc.xml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
    retrieved which do not include the given node reference.
    ]]>
    </description>
-   <url>/api/rma/{store_type}/{store_id}/{id}/holds?itemNodeRef={itemNodeRef?}&amp;includedInHold={includedInHold?}</url>
+   <url>/api/rma/{store_type}/{store_id}/{id}/holds?itemNodeRef={itemNodeRef?}&amp;includedInHold={includedInHold?}&amp;fileOnly={fileOnly?}</url>
    <url>/api/rma/holds?itemNodeRef={itemNodeRef?}</url>
    <format default="json">argument</format>
    <authentication>user</authentication>
diff --git a/rm-server/source/java/org/alfresco/module/org_alfresco_module_rm/hold/HoldServiceImpl.java b/rm-server/source/java/org/alfresco/module/org_alfresco_module_rm/hold/HoldServiceImpl.java
index 360b064fbe..22ea92d531 100644
--- a/rm-server/source/java/org/alfresco/module/org_alfresco_module_rm/hold/HoldServiceImpl.java
+++ b/rm-server/source/java/org/alfresco/module/org_alfresco_module_rm/hold/HoldServiceImpl.java
@@ -249,8 +249,6 @@ public class HoldServiceImpl extends ServiceBaseImpl
         // get the root hold container
         NodeRef holdContainer = filePlanService.getHoldContainer(filePlan);
 
-        // If you remove the "All Records Management Roles" which means users do not have read permissions on hold container
-        // at all, the hold container will not be found for the logged in user. That's why we need to do a check here.
         if (holdContainer != null)
         {
             // get the children of the root hold container
@@ -258,8 +256,7 @@ public class HoldServiceImpl extends ServiceBaseImpl
             for (ChildAssociationRef holdAssoc : holdsAssocs)
             {
                 NodeRef hold = holdAssoc.getChildRef();
-                boolean hasPermissionOnHold = (permissionService.hasPermission(hold, RMPermissionModel.FILING) == AccessStatus.ALLOWED);
-                if (isHold(hold) && hasPermissionOnHold)
+                if (isHold(hold)) 
                 {
                     // add to list of holds
                     holds.add(hold);
diff --git a/rm-server/source/java/org/alfresco/module/org_alfresco_module_rm/script/hold/HoldsGet.java b/rm-server/source/java/org/alfresco/module/org_alfresco_module_rm/script/hold/HoldsGet.java
index f1e3d4c03e..ccfb8afad5 100644
--- a/rm-server/source/java/org/alfresco/module/org_alfresco_module_rm/script/hold/HoldsGet.java
+++ b/rm-server/source/java/org/alfresco/module/org_alfresco_module_rm/script/hold/HoldsGet.java
@@ -26,11 +26,14 @@ import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 
 import org.alfresco.model.ContentModel;
+import org.alfresco.module.org_alfresco_module_rm.capability.RMPermissionModel;
 import org.alfresco.module.org_alfresco_module_rm.fileplan.FilePlanService;
 import org.alfresco.module.org_alfresco_module_rm.hold.HoldService;
 import org.alfresco.service.cmr.repository.NodeRef;
 import org.alfresco.service.cmr.repository.NodeService;
 import org.alfresco.service.cmr.repository.StoreRef;
+import org.alfresco.service.cmr.security.AccessStatus;
+import org.alfresco.service.cmr.security.PermissionService;
 import org.apache.commons.lang.StringUtils;
 import org.springframework.extensions.webscripts.Cache;
 import org.springframework.extensions.webscripts.DeclarativeWebScript;
@@ -54,6 +57,9 @@ public class HoldsGet extends DeclarativeWebScript
 
     /** Hold Service */
     private HoldService holdService;
+    
+    /** permission service */
+    private PermissionService permissionService;
 
     /**
      * Set the file plan service
@@ -84,6 +90,16 @@ public class HoldsGet extends DeclarativeWebScript
     {
         this.holdService = holdService;
     }
+    
+    /**
+     * Set the permission service
+     * 
+     * @param permissionService     the permission service
+     */
+    public void setPermissionService(PermissionService permissionService)
+    {
+        this.permissionService = permissionService;
+    }
 
     /**
      * @see org.springframework.extensions.webscripts.DeclarativeWebScript#executeImpl(org.springframework.extensions.webscripts.WebScriptRequest, org.springframework.extensions.webscripts.Status, org.springframework.extensions.webscripts.Cache)
@@ -91,6 +107,7 @@ public class HoldsGet extends DeclarativeWebScript
     @Override
     protected Map<String, Object> executeImpl(WebScriptRequest req, Status status, Cache cache)
     {
+        boolean fileOnly = getFileOnly(req);
         NodeRef itemNodeRef = getItemNodeRef(req);
         List<NodeRef> holds = new ArrayList<NodeRef>();
 
@@ -108,8 +125,12 @@ public class HoldsGet extends DeclarativeWebScript
         List<Hold> holdObjects = new ArrayList<Hold>(holds.size());
         for (NodeRef nodeRef : holds)
         {
-            String name = (String) nodeService.getProperty(nodeRef, ContentModel.PROP_NAME);
-            holdObjects.add(new Hold(name, nodeRef));
+            // only add if user has filling permisson on the hold
+            if (!fileOnly || permissionService.hasPermission(nodeRef, RMPermissionModel.FILING) == AccessStatus.ALLOWED)
+            {
+                String name = (String) nodeService.getProperty(nodeRef, ContentModel.PROP_NAME);
+                holdObjects.add(new Hold(name, nodeRef));
+            }
         }
 
         Map<String, Object> model = new HashMap<String, Object>(1);
@@ -189,6 +210,17 @@ public class HoldsGet extends DeclarativeWebScript
         }
         return result;
     }
+    
+    private boolean getFileOnly(WebScriptRequest req)
+    {
+        boolean result = false;
+        String fillingOnly = req.getParameter("fileOnly");
+        if (StringUtils.isNotBlank(fillingOnly))
+        {
+            result = Boolean.valueOf(fillingOnly).booleanValue();
+        }
+        return result;
+    }
 
     /**
      * Helper method to sort the holds by their names
diff --git a/rm-server/unit-test/java/org/alfresco/module/org_alfresco_module_rm/script/hold/HoldsGetUnitTest.java b/rm-server/unit-test/java/org/alfresco/module/org_alfresco_module_rm/script/hold/HoldsGetUnitTest.java
index 2a8f197022..85602a132c 100644
--- a/rm-server/unit-test/java/org/alfresco/module/org_alfresco_module_rm/script/hold/HoldsGetUnitTest.java
+++ b/rm-server/unit-test/java/org/alfresco/module/org_alfresco_module_rm/script/hold/HoldsGetUnitTest.java
@@ -27,7 +27,9 @@ import static org.alfresco.module.org_alfresco_module_rm.test.util.WebScriptExce
 import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.Map;
 
+import org.alfresco.module.org_alfresco_module_rm.capability.RMPermissionModel;
 import org.alfresco.module.org_alfresco_module_rm.fileplan.FilePlanService;
+import org.alfresco.service.cmr.security.AccessStatus;
 import org.json.JSONArray;
 import org.json.JSONObject;
 import org.junit.Test;
@@ -205,6 +207,40 @@ public class HoldsGetUnitTest extends BaseHoldWebScriptUnitTest
         testForBothHolds(json);        
     }
     
+    public void getFileOnlyHolds() throws Exception
+    {
+        doReturn(AccessStatus.ALLOWED).when(mockedPermissionService).hasPermission(hold1NodeRef, RMPermissionModel.FILING);
+        doReturn(AccessStatus.DENIED).when(mockedPermissionService).hasPermission(hold2NodeRef, RMPermissionModel.FILING);
+                        
+        // setup web script parameters
+        Map<String, String> parameters = buildParameters
+        (
+                "store_type",       filePlan.getStoreRef().getProtocol(),
+                "store_id",         filePlan.getStoreRef().getIdentifier(),
+                "id",               filePlan.getId(),
+                "itemNodeRef",      record.toString(),
+                "includedInHold",   "false",
+                "fileOnly",         "true"
+        );
+        
+        // execute web script
+        JSONObject json = executeJSONWebScript(parameters);        
+        assertNotNull(json);
+        
+        // check the JSON result
+        assertTrue(json.has("data"));
+        assertTrue(json.getJSONObject("data").has("holds"));
+        
+        JSONArray jsonHolds = json.getJSONObject("data").getJSONArray("holds");
+        assertNotNull(jsonHolds);
+        assertEquals(1, jsonHolds.length());
+        
+        JSONObject hold1 = jsonHolds.getJSONObject(0);
+        assertNotNull(hold1);
+        assertEquals("hold1", hold1.getString("name"));
+        assertEquals(hold1NodeRef.toString(), hold1.getString("nodeRef"));        
+    }
+    
     /**
      * Helper method to test JSON object for the presence of both test holds.
      *