diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 7c772d7a6..14423a26f 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 * Show loading icon until profile picture loads on user detail screen. Refs - UIU-3043.
 * Show loading icon until profile picture loads on user edit screen. Refs - UIU-3044.
 * Delete profile picture. Refs UIU-3004.
+* Changing user type confirmation modal for ECS-enabled environment. Refs UIU-2969.
 
 ## [10.0.4](https://github.com/folio-org/ui-users/tree/v10.0.4) (2023-11-10)
 [Full Changelog](https://github.com/folio-org/ui-users/compare/v10.0.3...v10.0.4)
diff --git a/src/components/EditSections/EditUserInfo/EditUserInfo.js b/src/components/EditSections/EditUserInfo/EditUserInfo.js
index febe6fc7e..d1439d282 100644
--- a/src/components/EditSections/EditUserInfo/EditUserInfo.js
+++ b/src/components/EditSections/EditUserInfo/EditUserInfo.js
@@ -1,12 +1,11 @@
-import _ from 'lodash';
-import React from 'react';
+import get from 'lodash/get';
+import moment from 'moment-timezone';
 import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
+import React from 'react';
 import { Field } from 'react-final-form';
-import { FormattedMessage, injectIntl } from 'react-intl';
-import moment from 'moment-timezone';
 import { OnChange } from 'react-final-form-listeners';
+import { FormattedMessage, injectIntl } from 'react-intl';
 
-import { ViewMetaData } from '@folio/stripes/smart-components';
 import {
   Button,
   Select,
@@ -19,14 +18,16 @@ import {
   Modal,
   ModalFooter,
 } from '@folio/stripes/components';
+import { ViewMetaData } from '@folio/stripes/smart-components';
 
 import { USER_TYPES, USER_TYPE_FIELD } from '../../../constants';
 import { isConsortiumEnabled } from '../../util';
 import asyncValidateField from '../../validators/asyncValidateField';
 import validateMinDate from '../../validators/validateMinDate';
 
+import { ChangeUserTypeModal, ProfilePicture } from './components';
+
 import css from './EditUserInfo.css';
-import ProfilePicture from './components/ProfilePicture';
 
 class EditUserInfo extends React.Component {
   static propTypes = {
@@ -56,6 +57,7 @@ class EditUserInfo extends React.Component {
     const { initialValues: { patronGroup } } = props;
     this.state = {
       showRecalculateModal: false,
+      showUserTypeModal: false,
       selectedPatronGroup: patronGroup,
     };
   }
@@ -78,6 +80,12 @@ class EditUserInfo extends React.Component {
     this.setState({ showRecalculateModal: false });
   }
 
+  setChangedUserType = (userType) => {
+    const { form: { change } } = this.props;
+    change(USER_TYPE_FIELD, userType);
+    this.setState({ showUserTypeModal: false });
+  }
+
   calculateNewExpirationDate = (startCalcToday) => {
     const { initialValues } = this.props;
     const expirationDate = new Date(initialValues.expirationDate);
@@ -94,7 +102,7 @@ class EditUserInfo extends React.Component {
 
   getPatronGroupOffset = () => {
     const selectedPatronGroup = this.props.patronGroups.find(i => i.id === this.state.selectedPatronGroup);
-    return _.get(selectedPatronGroup, 'expirationOffsetInDays', '');
+    return get(selectedPatronGroup, 'expirationOffsetInDays', '');
   };
 
   parseExpirationDate = (expirationDate) => {
@@ -207,7 +215,7 @@ class EditUserInfo extends React.Component {
     ].filter(o => o.visible);
 
     const offset = this.getPatronGroupOffset();
-    const group = _.get(this.props.patronGroups.find(i => i.id === this.state.selectedPatronGroup), 'group', '');
+    const group = get(this.props.patronGroups.find(i => i.id === this.state.selectedPatronGroup), 'group', '');
     const date = moment(this.calculateNewExpirationDate(true)).format('LL');
 
     const modalFooter = (
@@ -407,7 +415,18 @@ class EditUserInfo extends React.Component {
                 dataOptions={typeOptions}
                 aria-required={isConsortium}
                 required={isConsortium}
-              />
+              >
+                <OnChange name={USER_TYPE_FIELD}>
+                  {(selectedUserType) => {
+                    if (isConsortium
+                      && initialValues.type === USER_TYPES.STAFF
+                      && selectedUserType === USER_TYPES.PATRON
+                    ) {
+                      this.setState({ showUserTypeModal: true });
+                    }
+                  }}
+                </OnChange>
+              </Field>
             </Col>
           </Row>
 
@@ -425,6 +444,11 @@ class EditUserInfo extends React.Component {
             />
           </div>
         </Modal>
+        <ChangeUserTypeModal
+          onChange={this.setChangedUserType}
+          initialUserType={initialValues.type}
+          open={this.state.showUserTypeModal}
+        />
       </>
     );
   }
diff --git a/src/components/EditSections/EditUserInfo/EditUserInfo.test.js b/src/components/EditSections/EditUserInfo/EditUserInfo.test.js
index 3d7f7bf7f..857e80b43 100644
--- a/src/components/EditSections/EditUserInfo/EditUserInfo.test.js
+++ b/src/components/EditSections/EditUserInfo/EditUserInfo.test.js
@@ -37,7 +37,21 @@ jest.mock('../../util', () => ({
   isConsortiumEnabled: jest.fn(() => true),
 }));
 
-jest.mock('./components/ProfilePicture', () => jest.fn(() => 'Profile Picture'));
+jest.mock('./components', () => ({
+  ProfilePicture : jest.fn(() => 'Profile Picture'),
+  ChangeUserTypeModal: jest.fn(({ onChange, initialUserType, open }) => {
+    if (!open) {
+      return null;
+    }
+
+    return (
+      <div>
+        <h1>ChangeUserTypeModal</h1>
+        <button type="button" onClick={() => onChange(initialUserType)}>Cancel</button>
+      </div>
+    );
+  }),
+}));
 
 const onSubmit = jest.fn();
 
@@ -195,6 +209,31 @@ describe('Render Edit User Information component', () => {
     expect(screen.getByText('Profile Picture')).toBeInTheDocument();
   });
 
+  it('should not change user type onClick `Cancel` button', async () => {
+    isConsortiumEnabled.mockClear().mockReturnValue(true);
+    renderEditUserInfo({
+      ...props,
+      initialValues: {
+        ...props.initialValues,
+        type: USER_TYPES.STAFF,
+      },
+    });
+
+    await userEvent.selectOptions(screen.getByRole('combobox', { name: 'ui-users.information.userType' }), USER_TYPES.PATRON);
+
+    const option = screen.getByRole('option', { name: 'ui-users.information.userType.patron' });
+
+
+    await userEvent.click(option);
+
+    await screen.findByText('ChangeUserTypeModal');
+
+    const cancelButton = screen.getByText('Cancel');
+
+    await userEvent.click(cancelButton);
+    expect(changeMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith('type', USER_TYPES.STAFF);
+  });
+
   describe('when profilePicture configuration is not enabled', () => {
     it('should not render profile picture', () => {
       renderEditUserInfo({ ...props, areProfilePicturesEnabled: false });
diff --git a/src/components/EditSections/EditUserInfo/components/ChangeUserTypeModal/ChangeUserTypeModal.js b/src/components/EditSections/EditUserInfo/components/ChangeUserTypeModal/ChangeUserTypeModal.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..dece42bc5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/EditSections/EditUserInfo/components/ChangeUserTypeModal/ChangeUserTypeModal.js
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
+import { FormattedMessage } from 'react-intl';
+
+import {
+  Button,
+  Modal,
+  ModalFooter,
+} from '@folio/stripes/components';
+
+import { USER_TYPES } from '../../../../../constants';
+
+const ChangeUserTypeModal = ({ onChange, initialUserType, open }) => {
+  const userTypeModalFooter = (
+    <ModalFooter>
+      <Button
+        id="userType-modal-btn"
+        onClick={() => onChange(USER_TYPES.PATRON)}
+      >
+        <FormattedMessage id="ui-users.information.change.userType.modal.confirm" />
+      </Button>
+      <Button
+        id="userType-modal-cancel-btn"
+        onClick={() => onChange(initialUserType)}
+      >
+        <FormattedMessage id="ui-users.cancel" />
+      </Button>
+    </ModalFooter>
+  );
+
+  return (
+    <Modal
+      footer={userTypeModalFooter}
+      id="userType_confirmation_modal"
+      label={<FormattedMessage id="ui-users.information.change.userType.modal.label" />}
+      open={open}
+    >
+      <div>
+        <FormattedMessage id="ui-users.information.change.userType.modal.text" />
+      </div>
+    </Modal>
+  );
+};
+
+ChangeUserTypeModal.propTypes = {
+  onChange: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
+  initialUserType: PropTypes.string.isRequired,
+  open: PropTypes.bool,
+};
+
+ChangeUserTypeModal.defaultProps = {
+  open: false,
+};
+
+export default ChangeUserTypeModal;
diff --git a/src/components/EditSections/EditUserInfo/components/ChangeUserTypeModal/ChangeUserTypeModal.test.js b/src/components/EditSections/EditUserInfo/components/ChangeUserTypeModal/ChangeUserTypeModal.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..967a2c804
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/EditSections/EditUserInfo/components/ChangeUserTypeModal/ChangeUserTypeModal.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+import { render, screen } from '@folio/jest-config-stripes/testing-library/react';
+import userEvent from '@folio/jest-config-stripes/testing-library/user-event';
+
+import { USER_TYPES } from '../../../../../constants';
+import ChangeUserTypeModal from './ChangeUserTypeModal';
+
+describe('ChangeUserTypeModal', () => {
+  it('should cancel modal confirmation', async () => {
+    const onChange = jest.fn();
+    render(<ChangeUserTypeModal
+      open
+      onChange={onChange}
+      initialUserType={USER_TYPES.STAFF}
+    />);
+
+    expect(screen.getByText('ui-users.information.change.userType.modal.label')).toBeInTheDocument();
+
+    const cancelButton = screen.getByText('ui-users.cancel');
+
+    await userEvent.click(cancelButton);
+    expect(onChange).toHaveBeenCalledWith(USER_TYPES.STAFF);
+  });
+
+  it('should confirm modal confirmation with `patron` user type', async () => {
+    const onChange = jest.fn();
+    const initialUserType = USER_TYPES.STAFF;
+
+    render(<ChangeUserTypeModal
+      open
+      onChange={onChange}
+      initialUserType={initialUserType}
+    />);
+
+    expect(screen.getByText('ui-users.information.change.userType.modal.label')).toBeInTheDocument();
+
+    const cancelButton = screen.getByText('ui-users.information.change.userType.modal.confirm');
+
+    await userEvent.click(cancelButton);
+    expect(onChange).toHaveBeenCalledWith(USER_TYPES.PATRON);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/components/EditSections/EditUserInfo/components/ChangeUserTypeModal/index.js b/src/components/EditSections/EditUserInfo/components/ChangeUserTypeModal/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d1699e951
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/EditSections/EditUserInfo/components/ChangeUserTypeModal/index.js
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+export { default } from './ChangeUserTypeModal';
diff --git a/src/components/EditSections/EditUserInfo/components/index.js b/src/components/EditSections/EditUserInfo/components/index.js
index fd887f2a1..8a8df9d1e 100644
--- a/src/components/EditSections/EditUserInfo/components/index.js
+++ b/src/components/EditSections/EditUserInfo/components/index.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* eslint-disable import/prefer-default-export */
-export { default as ProfilePicture } from './ProfilePicture';
-export { default as ExternalLinkModal } from './ExternalLinkModal';
+export { default as ChangeUserTypeModal } from './ChangeUserTypeModal';
 export { default as DeleteProfilePictureModal } from './DeleteProfilePictureModal';
+export { default as ExternalLinkModal } from './ExternalLinkModal';
+export { default as ProfilePicture } from './ProfilePicture';
diff --git a/translations/ui-users/en.json b/translations/ui-users/en.json
index 7d8aa45e8..007e3bde6 100644
--- a/translations/ui-users/en.json
+++ b/translations/ui-users/en.json
@@ -340,6 +340,9 @@
   "information.recalculate.modal.button": "Set",
   "information.recalculate.modal.text": "Library accounts with patron group <b>{group}</b> expire in <b>{offset} days</b>. Do you want to set this user’s account to expire on <b>{date}</b>?",
   "information.recalculate.modal.label": "Set expiration date?",
+  "information.change.userType.modal.label": "Changing user type?",
+  "information.change.userType.modal.confirm": "Confirm",
+  "information.change.userType.modal.text": "Making this change will update the user's affiliations and the permissions they are granted for those affiliations when clicking Save & close. This action cannot easily be reversed, you would need to manually update the user's affiliations and permissions to reverse the resulting changes. Would you like to proceed?",
   "information.recalculate.will.reactivate.user": "User will reactivate after saving",
   "lostItems.message.noAccessToActualCostPage": "User does not have permission to access \"Lost items needing actual cost\" processing page",