diff --git a/src/app/core/data/relationship-data.service.spec.ts b/src/app/core/data/relationship-data.service.spec.ts
index 4432d5213ae..625e0d62f4d 100644
--- a/src/app/core/data/relationship-data.service.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/data/relationship-data.service.spec.ts
@@ -125,7 +125,8 @@ describe('RelationshipDataService', () => {
 
   const itemService = jasmine.createSpyObj('itemService', {
     findById: (uuid) => createSuccessfulRemoteDataObject(relatedItems.find((relatedItem) => relatedItem.id === uuid)),
-    findByHref: createSuccessfulRemoteDataObject$(relatedItems[0])
+    findByHref: createSuccessfulRemoteDataObject$(relatedItems[0]),
+    getIDHrefObs: (uuid: string) => observableOf(`https://demo.dspace.org/server/api/core/items/${uuid}`),
   });
 
   function initTestService() {
@@ -240,6 +241,16 @@ describe('RelationshipDataService', () => {
     });
   });
 
+  describe('searchByItemsAndType', () => {
+    it('should call addDependency for each item to invalidate the request when one of the items is update', () => {
+      spyOn(service as any, 'addDependency');
+
+      service.searchByItemsAndType(relationshipType.id, item.id, relationshipType.leftwardType, ['item-id-1', 'item-id-2']);
+
+      expect((service as any).addDependency).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
+    });
+  });
+
   describe('resolveMetadataRepresentation', () => {
     const parentItem: Item = Object.assign(new Item(), {
       id: 'parent-item',
diff --git a/src/app/core/data/relationship-data.service.ts b/src/app/core/data/relationship-data.service.ts
index a4c5c0aba15..508d6553ca9 100644
--- a/src/app/core/data/relationship-data.service.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/data/relationship-data.service.ts
@@ -533,13 +533,18 @@ export class RelationshipDataService extends IdentifiableDataService<Relationshi
       );
     });
 
-    return this.searchBy(
+    const searchRD$: Observable<RemoteData<PaginatedList<Relationship>>> = this.searchBy(
       'byItemsAndType',
       {
         searchParams: searchParams
       },
     ) as Observable<RemoteData<PaginatedList<Relationship>>>;
 
+    arrayOfItemIds.forEach((itemId: string) => {
+      this.addDependency(searchRD$, this.itemService.getIDHrefObs(encodeURIComponent(itemId)));
+    });
+
+    return searchRD$;
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/src/app/item-page/edit-item-page/edit-item-page.module.ts b/src/app/item-page/edit-item-page/edit-item-page.module.ts
index 0a75394dddc..60aa2828bd8 100644
--- a/src/app/item-page/edit-item-page/edit-item-page.module.ts
+++ b/src/app/item-page/edit-item-page/edit-item-page.module.ts
@@ -46,6 +46,9 @@ import { ResultsBackButtonModule } from '../../shared/results-back-button/result
 import {
   AccessControlFormModule
 } from '../../shared/access-control-form-container/access-control-form.module';
+import {
+  EditRelationshipListWrapperComponent
+} from './item-relationships/edit-relationship-list-wrapper/edit-relationship-list-wrapper.component';
 
 /**
  * Module that contains all components related to the Edit Item page administrator functionality
@@ -94,6 +97,7 @@ import {
     ItemRegisterDoiComponent,
     ItemCurateComponent,
     ItemAccessControlComponent,
+    EditRelationshipListWrapperComponent,
   ],
   providers: [
     BundleDataService,
diff --git a/src/app/item-page/edit-item-page/item-relationships/edit-item-relationships.service.spec.ts b/src/app/item-page/edit-item-page/item-relationships/edit-item-relationships.service.spec.ts
index f9694167838..ebc2a82d84c 100644
--- a/src/app/item-page/edit-item-page/item-relationships/edit-item-relationships.service.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/item-page/edit-item-page/item-relationships/edit-item-relationships.service.spec.ts
@@ -185,6 +185,7 @@ describe('EditItemRelationshipsService', () => {
 
       expect(itemService.invalidateByHref).toHaveBeenCalledWith(currentItem.self);
       expect(itemService.invalidateByHref).toHaveBeenCalledWith(relationshipItem1.self);
+      expect(itemService.invalidateByHref).toHaveBeenCalledWith(relationshipItem2.self);
 
       expect(notificationsService.success).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
     });
@@ -265,6 +266,116 @@ describe('EditItemRelationshipsService', () => {
     });
   });
 
+  describe('isProvidedItemTypeLeftType', () => {
+    it('should return true if the provided item corresponds to the left type of the relationship', (done) => {
+      const relationshipType = Object.assign(new RelationshipType(), {
+        leftType: createSuccessfulRemoteDataObject$({id: 'leftType'}),
+        rightType: createSuccessfulRemoteDataObject$({id: 'rightType'}),
+      });
+      const itemType = Object.assign(new ItemType(), {id: 'leftType'} );
+      const item = Object.assign(new Item(), {uuid: 'item-uuid'});
+
+      const result = service.isProvidedItemTypeLeftType(relationshipType, itemType, item);
+      result.subscribe((resultValue) => {
+        expect(resultValue).toBeTrue();
+        done();
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('should return false if the provided item corresponds to the right type of the relationship', (done) => {
+      const relationshipType = Object.assign(new RelationshipType(), {
+        leftType: createSuccessfulRemoteDataObject$({id: 'leftType'}),
+        rightType: createSuccessfulRemoteDataObject$({id: 'rightType'}),
+      });
+      const itemType = Object.assign(new ItemType(), {id: 'rightType'} );
+      const item = Object.assign(new Item(), {uuid: 'item-uuid'});
+
+      const result = service.isProvidedItemTypeLeftType(relationshipType, itemType, item);
+      result.subscribe((resultValue) => {
+        expect(resultValue).toBeFalse();
+        done();
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('should return undefined if the provided item corresponds does not match any of the relationship types', (done) => {
+      const relationshipType = Object.assign(new RelationshipType(), {
+        leftType: createSuccessfulRemoteDataObject$({id: 'leftType'}),
+        rightType: createSuccessfulRemoteDataObject$({id: 'rightType'}),
+      });
+      const itemType = Object.assign(new ItemType(), {id: 'something-else'} );
+      const item = Object.assign(new Item(), {uuid: 'item-uuid'});
+
+      const result = service.isProvidedItemTypeLeftType(relationshipType, itemType, item);
+      result.subscribe((resultValue) => {
+        expect(resultValue).toBeUndefined();
+        done();
+      });
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('relationshipMatchesBothSameTypes', () => {
+    it('should return true if both left and right type of the relationship type are the same and match the provided itemtype', (done) => {
+      const relationshipType = Object.assign(new RelationshipType(), {
+        leftType: createSuccessfulRemoteDataObject$({id:  'sameType'}),
+        rightType: createSuccessfulRemoteDataObject$({id:'sameType'}),
+        leftwardType: 'isDepartmentOfDivision',
+        rightwardType: 'isDivisionOfDepartment',
+      });
+      const itemType = Object.assign(new ItemType(), {id: 'sameType'} );
+
+      const result = service.shouldDisplayBothRelationshipSides(relationshipType, itemType);
+      result.subscribe((resultValue) => {
+        expect(resultValue).toBeTrue();
+        done();
+      });
+    });
+    it('should return false if both left and right type of the relationship type are the same and match the provided itemtype but the leftwardType & rightwardType is identical', (done) => {
+      const relationshipType = Object.assign(new RelationshipType(), {
+        leftType: createSuccessfulRemoteDataObject$({ id: 'sameType' }),
+        rightType: createSuccessfulRemoteDataObject$({ id: 'sameType' }),
+        leftwardType: 'isOrgUnitOfOrgUnit',
+        rightwardType: 'isOrgUnitOfOrgUnit',
+      });
+      const itemType = Object.assign(new ItemType(), { id: 'sameType' });
+
+      const result = service.shouldDisplayBothRelationshipSides(relationshipType, itemType);
+      result.subscribe((resultValue) => {
+        expect(resultValue).toBeFalse();
+        done();
+      });
+    });
+    it('should return false if both left and right type of the relationship type are the same and do not match the provided itemtype', (done) => {
+      const relationshipType = Object.assign(new RelationshipType(), {
+        leftType: createSuccessfulRemoteDataObject$({id: 'sameType'}),
+        rightType: createSuccessfulRemoteDataObject$({id: 'sameType'}),
+        leftwardType: 'isDepartmentOfDivision',
+        rightwardType: 'isDivisionOfDepartment',
+      });
+      const itemType = Object.assign(new ItemType(), {id: 'something-else'} );
+
+      const result = service.shouldDisplayBothRelationshipSides(relationshipType, itemType);
+      result.subscribe((resultValue) => {
+        expect(resultValue).toBeFalse();
+        done();
+      });
+    });
+    it('should return false if both left and right type of the relationship type are different', (done) => {
+      const relationshipType = Object.assign(new RelationshipType(), {
+        leftType: createSuccessfulRemoteDataObject$({id: 'leftType'}),
+        rightType: createSuccessfulRemoteDataObject$({id: 'rightType'}),
+        leftwardType: 'isAuthorOfPublication',
+        rightwardType: 'isPublicationOfAuthor',
+      });
+      const itemType = Object.assign(new ItemType(), {id: 'leftType'} );
+
+      const result = service.shouldDisplayBothRelationshipSides(relationshipType, itemType);
+      result.subscribe((resultValue) => {
+        expect(resultValue).toBeFalse();
+        done();
+      });
+    });
+  });
+
   describe('displayNotifications', () => {
     it('should show one success notification when multiple requests succeeded', () => {
       service.displayNotifications([
diff --git a/src/app/item-page/edit-item-page/item-relationships/edit-item-relationships.service.ts b/src/app/item-page/edit-item-page/item-relationships/edit-item-relationships.service.ts
index 2cecd878b7f..b9f3738e7bd 100644
--- a/src/app/item-page/edit-item-page/item-relationships/edit-item-relationships.service.ts
+++ b/src/app/item-page/edit-item-page/item-relationships/edit-item-relationships.service.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import {
 } from '../../../core/data/object-updates/object-updates.reducer';
 import { RemoteData } from '../../../core/data/remote-data';
 import { Relationship } from '../../../core/shared/item-relationships/relationship.model';
-import { EMPTY, Observable, BehaviorSubject, Subscription } from 'rxjs';
+import { EMPTY, Observable, BehaviorSubject, Subscription, combineLatest as observableCombineLatest } from 'rxjs';
 import { ObjectUpdatesService } from '../../../core/data/object-updates/object-updates.service';
 import { ItemDataService } from '../../../core/data/item-data.service';
 import { Item } from '../../../core/shared/item.model';
@@ -20,6 +20,9 @@ import { NgbModal } from '@ng-bootstrap/ng-bootstrap';
 import { RelationshipDataService } from '../../../core/data/relationship-data.service';
 import { EntityTypeDataService } from '../../../core/data/entity-type-data.service';
 import { TranslateService } from '@ngx-translate/core';
+import { ItemType } from '../../../core/shared/item-relationships/item-type.model';
+import { getFirstSucceededRemoteData, getRemoteDataPayload } from '../../../core/shared/operators';
+import { RelationshipType } from '../../../core/shared/item-relationships/relationship-type.model';
 
 @Injectable({
   providedIn: 'root'
@@ -58,7 +61,17 @@ export class EditItemRelationshipsService {
       // process each update one by one, while waiting for the previous to finish
       concatMap((update: FieldUpdate) => {
         if (update.changeType === FieldChangeType.REMOVE) {
-          return this.deleteRelationship(update.field as DeleteRelationship).pipe(take(1));
+          return this.deleteRelationship(update.field as DeleteRelationship).pipe(
+            take(1),
+            switchMap((deleteRD: RemoteData<NoContent>) => {
+              if (deleteRD.hasSucceeded) {
+                return this.itemService.invalidateByHref((update.field as DeleteRelationship).relatedItem._links.self.href).pipe(
+                  map(() => deleteRD),
+                );
+              }
+              return [deleteRD];
+            }),
+          );
         } else if (update.changeType === FieldChangeType.ADD) {
           return this.addRelationship(update.field as RelationshipIdentifiable).pipe(
             take(1),
@@ -169,6 +182,55 @@ export class EditItemRelationshipsService {
     }
   }
 
+  isProvidedItemTypeLeftType(relationshipType: RelationshipType, itemType: ItemType, item: Item): Observable<boolean> {
+    return this.getRelationshipLeftAndRightType(relationshipType).pipe(
+      map(([leftType, rightType]: [ItemType, ItemType]) => {
+        if (leftType.id === itemType.id) {
+          return true;
+        }
+
+        if (rightType.id === itemType.id) {
+          return false;
+        }
+
+        // should never happen...
+        console.warn(`The item ${item.uuid} is not on the right or the left side of relationship type ${relationshipType.uuid}`);
+        return undefined;
+      })
+    );
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Whether both side of the relationship need to be displayed on the edit relationship page or not.
+   *
+   * @param relationshipType The relationship type
+   * @param itemType         The item type
+   */
+  shouldDisplayBothRelationshipSides(relationshipType: RelationshipType, itemType: ItemType): Observable<boolean> {
+    return this.getRelationshipLeftAndRightType(relationshipType).pipe(
+      map(([leftType, rightType]: [ItemType, ItemType]) => {
+        return leftType.id === itemType.id && rightType.id === itemType.id && relationshipType.leftwardType !== relationshipType.rightwardType;
+      }),
+    );
+  }
+
+  protected getRelationshipLeftAndRightType(relationshipType: RelationshipType): Observable<[ItemType, ItemType]> {
+    const leftType$: Observable<ItemType> = relationshipType.leftType.pipe(
+      getFirstSucceededRemoteData(),
+      getRemoteDataPayload(),
+    );
+
+    const rightType$: Observable<ItemType> = relationshipType.rightType.pipe(
+      getFirstSucceededRemoteData(),
+      getRemoteDataPayload(),
+    );
+
+    return observableCombineLatest([
+      leftType$,
+      rightType$,
+    ]);
+  }
+
 
 
   /**
@@ -185,6 +247,5 @@ export class EditItemRelationshipsService {
    */
   getNotificationContent(key: string): string {
     return this.translateService.instant(this.notificationsPrefix + key + '.content');
-
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/app/item-page/edit-item-page/item-relationships/edit-relationship-list-wrapper/edit-relationship-list-wrapper.component.html b/src/app/item-page/edit-item-page/item-relationships/edit-relationship-list-wrapper/edit-relationship-list-wrapper.component.html
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ed7fb190f2d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/item-page/edit-item-page/item-relationships/edit-relationship-list-wrapper/edit-relationship-list-wrapper.component.html
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+<ng-container *ngIf="shouldDisplayBothRelationshipSides$ | async">
+    <ds-edit-relationship-list
+            [url]="url"
+            [item]="item"
+            [itemType]="itemType"
+            [relationshipType]="relationshipType"
+            [hasChanges]="hasChanges"
+            [currentItemIsLeftItem$]="isLeftItem$"
+            class="d-block mb-4"
+    ></ds-edit-relationship-list>
+    <ds-edit-relationship-list
+            [url]="url"
+            [item]="item"
+            [itemType]="itemType"
+            [relationshipType]="relationshipType"
+            [hasChanges]="hasChanges"
+            [currentItemIsLeftItem$]="isRightItem$"
+    ></ds-edit-relationship-list>
+</ng-container>
+
+<ng-container *ngIf="(shouldDisplayBothRelationshipSides$ | async) === false">
+    <ds-edit-relationship-list
+            [url]="url"
+            [item]="item"
+            [itemType]="itemType"
+            [relationshipType]="relationshipType"
+            [hasChanges]="hasChanges"
+            [currentItemIsLeftItem$]="currentItemIsLeftItem$"
+    ></ds-edit-relationship-list>
+</ng-container>
+
diff --git a/src/app/item-page/edit-item-page/item-relationships/edit-relationship-list-wrapper/edit-relationship-list-wrapper.component.scss b/src/app/item-page/edit-item-page/item-relationships/edit-relationship-list-wrapper/edit-relationship-list-wrapper.component.scss
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e69de29bb2d
diff --git a/src/app/item-page/edit-item-page/item-relationships/edit-relationship-list-wrapper/edit-relationship-list-wrapper.component.spec.ts b/src/app/item-page/edit-item-page/item-relationships/edit-relationship-list-wrapper/edit-relationship-list-wrapper.component.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a6f0c9e0a5f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/item-page/edit-item-page/item-relationships/edit-relationship-list-wrapper/edit-relationship-list-wrapper.component.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,109 @@
+import { ChangeDetectorRef, CUSTOM_ELEMENTS_SCHEMA } from '@angular/core';
+import { ComponentFixture, TestBed, waitForAsync } from '@angular/core/testing';
+import { of as observableOf } from 'rxjs';
+import { EditRelationshipListWrapperComponent } from './edit-relationship-list-wrapper.component';
+import { EditItemRelationshipsService } from '../edit-item-relationships.service';
+import { By } from '@angular/platform-browser';
+import { RelationshipType } from '../../../../core/shared/item-relationships/relationship-type.model';
+import { createSuccessfulRemoteDataObject$ } from '../../../../shared/remote-data.utils';
+import { ItemType } from '../../../../core/shared/item-relationships/item-type.model';
+import { Item } from '../../../../core/shared/item.model';
+import { cold } from 'jasmine-marbles';
+
+describe('EditRelationshipListWrapperComponent', () => {
+  let editItemRelationshipsService: EditItemRelationshipsService;
+  let comp: EditRelationshipListWrapperComponent;
+  let fixture: ComponentFixture<EditRelationshipListWrapperComponent>;
+
+  const leftType = Object.assign(new ItemType(), {id: 'leftType', label: 'leftTypeString'});
+  const rightType = Object.assign(new ItemType(), {id: 'rightType', label: 'rightTypeString'});
+
+  const relationshipType = Object.assign(new RelationshipType(), {
+    id: '1',
+    leftMaxCardinality: null,
+    leftMinCardinality: 0,
+    leftType: createSuccessfulRemoteDataObject$(leftType),
+    leftwardType: 'isOrgUnitOfOrgUnit',
+    rightMaxCardinality: null,
+    rightMinCardinality: 0,
+    rightType: createSuccessfulRemoteDataObject$(rightType),
+    rightwardType: 'isOrgUnitOfOrgUnit',
+    uuid: 'relationshiptype-1',
+  });
+
+  const item = Object.assign(new Item(), {uuid: 'item-uuid'});
+
+  beforeEach(waitForAsync(() => {
+
+    editItemRelationshipsService = jasmine.createSpyObj('editItemRelationshipsService', {
+      isProvidedItemTypeLeftType: observableOf(true),
+      shouldDisplayBothRelationshipSides: observableOf(false),
+    });
+
+
+    TestBed.configureTestingModule({
+      // imports: [NoopAnimationsModule, SharedModule, TranslateModule.forRoot()],
+      declarations: [EditRelationshipListWrapperComponent],
+      providers: [
+        {provide: EditItemRelationshipsService, useValue: editItemRelationshipsService},
+        ChangeDetectorRef
+      ], schemas: [
+        CUSTOM_ELEMENTS_SCHEMA
+      ]
+    }).compileComponents();
+
+  }));
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    fixture = TestBed.createComponent(EditRelationshipListWrapperComponent);
+    comp = fixture.componentInstance;
+    comp.relationshipType = relationshipType;
+    comp.itemType = leftType;
+    comp.item = item;
+
+    fixture.detectChanges();
+  });
+
+  describe('onInit', () => {
+    it('should render the component', () => {
+      expect(comp).toBeTruthy();
+    });
+    it('should set currentItemIsLeftItem$ and bothItemsMatchType$  based on the provided relationshipType, itemType and item', () => {
+      expect(editItemRelationshipsService.isProvidedItemTypeLeftType).toHaveBeenCalledWith(relationshipType, leftType, item);
+      expect(editItemRelationshipsService.shouldDisplayBothRelationshipSides).toHaveBeenCalledWith(relationshipType, leftType);
+
+      expect(comp.currentItemIsLeftItem$.getValue()).toEqual(true);
+      expect(comp.shouldDisplayBothRelationshipSides$).toBeObservable(cold('(a|)', { a: false }));
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('when the current item is left', () => {
+    it('should render one relationship list section', () => {
+      const relationshipLists = fixture.debugElement.queryAll(By.css('ds-edit-relationship-list'));
+      expect(relationshipLists.length).toEqual(1);
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('when the current item is right', () => {
+    it('should render one relationship list section', () => {
+      (editItemRelationshipsService.isProvidedItemTypeLeftType as jasmine.Spy).and.returnValue(observableOf(false));
+      comp.ngOnInit();
+      fixture.detectChanges();
+
+      const relationshipLists = fixture.debugElement.queryAll(By.css('ds-edit-relationship-list'));
+      expect(relationshipLists.length).toEqual(1);
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('when the current item is both left and right', () => {
+    it('should render two relationship list sections', () => {
+      (editItemRelationshipsService.shouldDisplayBothRelationshipSides as jasmine.Spy).and.returnValue(observableOf(true));
+      comp.ngOnInit();
+      fixture.detectChanges();
+
+      const relationshipLists = fixture.debugElement.queryAll(By.css('ds-edit-relationship-list'));
+      expect(relationshipLists.length).toEqual(2);
+    });
+  });
+
+});
diff --git a/src/app/item-page/edit-item-page/item-relationships/edit-relationship-list-wrapper/edit-relationship-list-wrapper.component.ts b/src/app/item-page/edit-item-page/item-relationships/edit-relationship-list-wrapper/edit-relationship-list-wrapper.component.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..8ff408cb792
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/item-page/edit-item-page/item-relationships/edit-relationship-list-wrapper/edit-relationship-list-wrapper.component.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+import { Component, EventEmitter, Input, OnDestroy, OnInit, Output } from '@angular/core';
+import { BehaviorSubject, Observable, Subscription } from 'rxjs';
+import { Item } from '../../../../core/shared/item.model';
+import { hasValue } from '../../../../shared/empty.util';
+import { RelationshipType } from '../../../../core/shared/item-relationships/relationship-type.model';
+import { ItemType } from '../../../../core/shared/item-relationships/item-type.model';
+import { EditItemRelationshipsService } from '../edit-item-relationships.service';
+
+@Component({
+  selector: 'ds-edit-relationship-list-wrapper',
+  styleUrls: ['./edit-relationship-list-wrapper.component.scss'],
+  templateUrl: './edit-relationship-list-wrapper.component.html',
+})
+/**
+ * A component creating a list of editable relationships of a certain type
+ * The relationships are rendered as a list of related items
+ */
+export class EditRelationshipListWrapperComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
+
+  /**
+   * The item to display related items for
+   */
+  @Input() item: Item;
+
+  @Input() itemType: ItemType;
+
+  /**
+   * The URL to the current page
+   * Used to fetch updates for the current item from the store
+   */
+  @Input() url: string;
+
+  /**
+   * The label of the relationship-type we're rendering a list for
+   */
+  @Input() relationshipType: RelationshipType;
+
+  /**
+   * If updated information has changed
+   */
+  @Input() hasChanges!: Observable<boolean>;
+
+  /**
+   * The event emmiter to submit the new information
+   */
+  @Output() submitModal: EventEmitter<void> = new EventEmitter();
+
+  /**
+   * Observable that emits true if {@link itemType} is on the left-hand side of {@link relationshipType},
+   * false if it is on the right-hand side and undefined in the rare case that it is on neither side.
+   */
+  currentItemIsLeftItem$: BehaviorSubject<boolean> = new BehaviorSubject(undefined);
+
+
+  isLeftItem$ = new BehaviorSubject(true);
+
+  isRightItem$ = new BehaviorSubject(false);
+
+  shouldDisplayBothRelationshipSides$: Observable<boolean>;
+
+  /**
+   * Array to track all subscriptions and unsubscribe them onDestroy
+   * @type {Array}
+   */
+  private subs: Subscription[] = [];
+
+  constructor(
+    protected editItemRelationshipsService: EditItemRelationshipsService,
+  ) {
+  }
+
+
+  ngOnInit(): void {
+    this.subs.push(this.editItemRelationshipsService.isProvidedItemTypeLeftType(this.relationshipType, this.itemType, this.item)
+      .subscribe((nextValue: boolean) => {
+        this.currentItemIsLeftItem$.next(nextValue);
+      }));
+
+    this.shouldDisplayBothRelationshipSides$ = this.editItemRelationshipsService.shouldDisplayBothRelationshipSides(this.relationshipType, this.itemType);
+  }
+
+
+  ngOnDestroy(): void {
+    this.subs
+      .filter((subscription) => hasValue(subscription))
+      .forEach((subscription) => subscription.unsubscribe());
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/app/item-page/edit-item-page/item-relationships/edit-relationship-list/edit-relationship-list.component.spec.ts b/src/app/item-page/edit-item-page/item-relationships/edit-relationship-list/edit-relationship-list.component.spec.ts
index c0f7517e395..312f2936ac7 100644
--- a/src/app/item-page/edit-item-page/item-relationships/edit-relationship-list/edit-relationship-list.component.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/item-page/edit-item-page/item-relationships/edit-relationship-list/edit-relationship-list.component.spec.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { DebugElement, NO_ERRORS_SCHEMA } from '@angular/core';
 import { waitForAsync, ComponentFixture, TestBed } from '@angular/core/testing';
 import { By } from '@angular/platform-browser';
 import { TranslateModule } from '@ngx-translate/core';
-import { of as observableOf } from 'rxjs';
+import { BehaviorSubject, of as observableOf } from 'rxjs';
 import { LinkService } from '../../../../core/cache/builders/link.service';
 import { ObjectUpdatesService } from '../../../../core/data/object-updates/object-updates.service';
 import { RelationshipDataService } from '../../../../core/data/relationship-data.service';
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ describe('EditRelationshipListComponent', () => {
   let relationships: Relationship[];
   let relationshipType: RelationshipType;
   let paginationOptions: PaginationComponentOptions;
+  let currentItemIsLeftItem$ =  new BehaviorSubject<boolean>(true);
 
   const resetComponent = () => {
     fixture = TestBed.createComponent(EditRelationshipListComponent);
@@ -73,6 +74,7 @@ describe('EditRelationshipListComponent', () => {
     comp.url = url;
     comp.relationshipType = relationshipType;
     comp.hasChanges = observableOf(false);
+    comp.currentItemIsLeftItem$ = currentItemIsLeftItem$;
     fixture.detectChanges();
   };
 
@@ -296,6 +298,7 @@ describe('EditRelationshipListComponent', () => {
             leftwardType: 'isAuthorOfPublication',
             rightwardType: 'isPublicationOfAuthor',
           });
+          currentItemIsLeftItem$ =  new BehaviorSubject<boolean>(true);
           relationshipService.getItemRelationshipsByLabel.calls.reset();
           resetComponent();
         });
@@ -320,6 +323,7 @@ describe('EditRelationshipListComponent', () => {
             leftwardType: 'isPublicationOfAuthor',
             rightwardType: 'isAuthorOfPublication',
           });
+          currentItemIsLeftItem$ =  new BehaviorSubject<boolean>(false);
           relationshipService.getItemRelationshipsByLabel.calls.reset();
           resetComponent();
         });
diff --git a/src/app/item-page/edit-item-page/item-relationships/edit-relationship-list/edit-relationship-list.component.ts b/src/app/item-page/edit-item-page/item-relationships/edit-relationship-list/edit-relationship-list.component.ts
index 24ab999f620..cd597c8f225 100644
--- a/src/app/item-page/edit-item-page/item-relationships/edit-relationship-list/edit-relationship-list.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/item-page/edit-item-page/item-relationships/edit-relationship-list/edit-relationship-list.component.ts
@@ -26,13 +26,14 @@ import {
   toArray,
   concatMap
 } from 'rxjs/operators';
-import { hasNoValue, hasValue, hasValueOperator } from '../../../../shared/empty.util';
+import { hasNoValue, hasValue, hasValueOperator, isNotEmpty } from '../../../../shared/empty.util';
 import { Relationship } from '../../../../core/shared/item-relationships/relationship.model';
 import {
   RelationshipType
 } from '../../../../core/shared/item-relationships/relationship-type.model';
 import {
   getAllSucceededRemoteData,
+  getFirstCompletedRemoteData,
   getFirstSucceededRemoteData,
   getFirstSucceededRemoteDataPayload,
   getRemoteDataPayload,
@@ -113,7 +114,7 @@ export class EditRelationshipListComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
    * Observable that emits true if {@link itemType} is on the left-hand side of {@link relationshipType},
    * false if it is on the right-hand side and undefined in the rare case that it is on neither side.
    */
-  private currentItemIsLeftItem$: BehaviorSubject<boolean> = new BehaviorSubject(undefined);
+  @Input() currentItemIsLeftItem$: BehaviorSubject<boolean> = new BehaviorSubject(undefined);
 
   relatedEntityType$: Observable<ItemType>;
 
@@ -213,18 +214,15 @@ export class EditRelationshipListComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
    * Get the relevant label for this relationship type
    */
   private getLabel(): Observable<string> {
-    return observableCombineLatest([
-      this.relationshipType.leftType,
-      this.relationshipType.rightType,
-    ].map((itemTypeRD) => itemTypeRD.pipe(
-      getFirstSucceededRemoteData(),
-      getRemoteDataPayload(),
-    ))).pipe(
-      map((itemTypes: ItemType[]) => [
-        this.relationshipType.leftwardType,
-        this.relationshipType.rightwardType,
-      ][itemTypes.findIndex((itemType) => itemType.id === this.itemType.id)]),
-    );
+    return this.currentItemIsLeftItem$.pipe(
+      map((currentItemIsLeftItem) => {
+        if (currentItemIsLeftItem) {
+          return this.relationshipType.leftwardType;
+        } else {
+          return this.relationshipType.rightwardType;
+        }
+      })
+      );
   }
 
   /**
@@ -251,6 +249,7 @@ export class EditRelationshipListComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
     modalComp.toAdd = [];
     modalComp.toRemove = [];
     modalComp.isPending = false;
+    modalComp.hiddenQuery = '-search.resourceid:' + this.item.uuid;
 
     this.item.owningCollection.pipe(
       getFirstSucceededRemoteDataPayload()
@@ -279,7 +278,7 @@ export class EditRelationshipListComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
                 }
               }
 
-              this.loading$.next(true);
+              this.loading$.next(isNotEmpty(modalComp.toAdd) || isNotEmpty(modalComp.toRemove));
               // emit the last page again to trigger a fieldupdates refresh
               this.relationshipsRd$.next(this.relationshipsRd$.getValue());
             });
@@ -297,6 +296,7 @@ export class EditRelationshipListComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
         } else {
           modalComp.toRemove.push(searchResult);
         }
+        this.loading$.next(isNotEmpty(modalComp.toAdd) || isNotEmpty(modalComp.toRemove));
       });
     };
 
@@ -336,6 +336,7 @@ export class EditRelationshipListComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
                       type: this.relationshipType,
                       originalIsLeft: isLeft,
                       originalItem: this.item,
+                      relatedItem,
                       relationship,
                     } as RelationshipIdentifiable;
                     return this.objectUpdatesService.saveRemoveFieldUpdate(this.url,update);
@@ -369,6 +370,11 @@ export class EditRelationshipListComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
 
       modalComp.toAdd = [];
       modalComp.toRemove = [];
+      this.loading$.next(false);
+    };
+
+    modalComp.closeEv = () => {
+      this.loading$.next(false);
     };
 
     this.relatedEntityType$
@@ -424,24 +430,6 @@ export class EditRelationshipListComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
 
     this.relationshipMessageKey$ = this.getRelationshipMessageKey();
 
-    this.subs.push(this.relationshipLeftAndRightType$.pipe(
-      map(([leftType, rightType]: [ItemType, ItemType]) => {
-        if (leftType.id === this.itemType.id) {
-          return true;
-        }
-
-        if (rightType.id === this.itemType.id) {
-          return false;
-        }
-
-        // should never happen...
-        console.warn(`The item ${this.item.uuid} is not on the right or the left side of relationship type ${this.relationshipType.uuid}`);
-        return undefined;
-      })
-    ).subscribe((nextValue: boolean) => {
-      this.currentItemIsLeftItem$.next(nextValue);
-    }));
-
 
     // initialize the pagination options
     this.paginationConfig = new PaginationComponentOptions();
@@ -508,10 +496,24 @@ export class EditRelationshipListComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
             this.relationshipService.isLeftItem(relationship, this.item).pipe(
               // emit an array containing both the relationship and whether it's the left item,
               // as we'll need both
-              map((isLeftItem: boolean) => [relationship, isLeftItem])
-            )
+              switchMap((isLeftItem: boolean) => {
+                if (isLeftItem) {
+                  return relationship.rightItem.pipe(
+                    getFirstCompletedRemoteData(),
+                    getRemoteDataPayload(),
+                    map((relatedItem: Item) => [relationship, isLeftItem, relatedItem]),
+                  );
+                } else {
+                  return relationship.leftItem.pipe(
+                    getFirstCompletedRemoteData(),
+                    getRemoteDataPayload(),
+                    map((relatedItem: Item) => [relationship, isLeftItem, relatedItem]),
+                  );
+                }
+              }),
+            ),
           ),
-          map(([relationship, isLeftItem]: [Relationship, boolean]) => {
+          map(([relationship, isLeftItem, relatedItem]: [Relationship, boolean, Item]) => {
             // turn it into a RelationshipIdentifiable, an
             const nameVariant =
               isLeftItem ? relationship.rightwardValue : relationship.leftwardValue;
@@ -521,6 +523,7 @@ export class EditRelationshipListComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
               relationship,
               originalIsLeft: isLeftItem,
               originalItem: this.item,
+              relatedItem: relatedItem,
               nameVariant,
             } as RelationshipIdentifiable;
           }),
diff --git a/src/app/item-page/edit-item-page/item-relationships/edit-relationship/edit-relationship.component.ts b/src/app/item-page/edit-item-page/item-relationships/edit-relationship/edit-relationship.component.ts
index cf0c610f8f4..b56fc24ebb9 100644
--- a/src/app/item-page/edit-item-page/item-relationships/edit-relationship/edit-relationship.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/item-page/edit-item-page/item-relationships/edit-relationship/edit-relationship.component.ts
@@ -90,13 +90,11 @@ export class EditRelationshipComponent implements OnChanges {
         getRemoteDataPayload(),
         filter((item: Item) => hasValue(item) && isNotEmpty(item.uuid))
       );
-      this.relatedItem$ = observableCombineLatest(
+      this.relatedItem$ = observableCombineLatest([
         this.leftItem$,
         this.rightItem$,
-      ).pipe(
-        map((items: Item[]) =>
-          items.find((item) => item.uuid !== this.editItem.uuid)
-        )
+      ]).pipe(
+        map(([leftItem, rightItem]: [Item, Item]) => leftItem.uuid === this.editItem.uuid ? rightItem : leftItem),
       );
     } else {
       this.relatedItem$ = of(this.update.relatedItem);
diff --git a/src/app/item-page/edit-item-page/item-relationships/item-relationships.component.html b/src/app/item-page/edit-item-page/item-relationships/item-relationships.component.html
index 755731f5768..85f41a25d9a 100644
--- a/src/app/item-page/edit-item-page/item-relationships/item-relationships.component.html
+++ b/src/app/item-page/edit-item-page/item-relationships/item-relationships.component.html
@@ -5,13 +5,13 @@
     </div>
     <div *ngIf="relationshipTypes$ | async as relationshipTypes; else loading" class="mb-4">
       <div *ngFor="let relationshipType of relationshipTypes; trackBy: trackById" class="mb-4">
-        <ds-edit-relationship-list
+        <ds-edit-relationship-list-wrapper
           [url]="url"
           [item]="item"
           [itemType]="entityType"
           [relationshipType]="relationshipType"
           [hasChanges]="hasChanges$"
-        ></ds-edit-relationship-list>
+        ></ds-edit-relationship-list-wrapper>
       </div>
     </div>
     <div class="button-row bottom">
diff --git a/src/app/item-page/simple/item-types/shared/item-relationships-utils.ts b/src/app/item-page/simple/item-types/shared/item-relationships-utils.ts
index 0c4e82178f5..d9f3a303696 100644
--- a/src/app/item-page/simple/item-types/shared/item-relationships-utils.ts
+++ b/src/app/item-page/simple/item-types/shared/item-relationships-utils.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { combineLatest as observableCombineLatest, Observable, zip as observableZip } from 'rxjs';
+import { combineLatest as observableCombineLatest, Observable, of as observableOf, zip as observableZip } from 'rxjs';
 import { distinctUntilChanged, map, mergeMap, switchMap } from 'rxjs/operators';
 import { PaginatedList } from '../../../../core/data/paginated-list.model';
 import { RemoteData } from '../../../../core/data/remote-data';
@@ -45,17 +45,19 @@ export const compareArraysUsingIds = <T extends { id: string }>() =>
 /**
  * Operator for turning a list of relationships into a list of the relevant items
  * @param {string} thisId       The item's id of which the relations belong to
- * @returns {(source: Observable<Relationship[]>) => Observable<Item[]>}
  */
-export const relationsToItems = (thisId: string) =>
+export const relationsToItems = (thisId: string): (source: Observable<Relationship[]>) => Observable<Item[]> =>
   (source: Observable<Relationship[]>): Observable<Item[]> =>
     source.pipe(
-      mergeMap((rels: Relationship[]) =>
-        observableZip(
-          ...rels.map((rel: Relationship) => observableCombineLatest(rel.leftItem, rel.rightItem))
-        )
-      ),
-      map((arr) =>
+      mergeMap((relationships: Relationship[]) => {
+        if (relationships.length === 0) {
+          return observableOf([]);
+        }
+        return observableZip(
+          ...relationships.map((rel: Relationship) => observableCombineLatest([rel.leftItem, rel.rightItem])),
+        );
+      }),
+      map((arr: [RemoteData<Item>, RemoteData<Item>][]) =>
         arr
           .filter(([leftItem, rightItem]) => leftItem.hasSucceeded && rightItem.hasSucceeded)
           .map(([leftItem, rightItem]) => {
@@ -74,9 +76,9 @@ export const relationsToItems = (thisId: string) =>
  * Operator for turning a paginated list of relationships into a paginated list of the relevant items
  * The result is wrapped in the original RemoteData and PaginatedList
  * @param {string} thisId       The item's id of which the relations belong to
- * @returns {(source: Observable<Relationship[]>) => Observable<Item[]>}
  */
-export const paginatedRelationsToItems = (thisId: string) => (source: Observable<RemoteData<PaginatedList<Relationship>>>): Observable<RemoteData<PaginatedList<Item>>> =>
+export const paginatedRelationsToItems = (thisId: string): (source: Observable<RemoteData<PaginatedList<Relationship>>>) => Observable<RemoteData<PaginatedList<Item>>> =>
+  (source: Observable<RemoteData<PaginatedList<Relationship>>>): Observable<RemoteData<PaginatedList<Item>>> =>
     source.pipe(
       getFirstCompletedRemoteData(),
       switchMap((relationshipsRD: RemoteData<PaginatedList<Relationship>>) => {
diff --git a/src/app/shared/form/builder/ds-dynamic-form-ui/relation-lookup-modal/dynamic-lookup-relation-modal.component.html b/src/app/shared/form/builder/ds-dynamic-form-ui/relation-lookup-modal/dynamic-lookup-relation-modal.component.html
index 4669c6e50f2..892cd9beb88 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/form/builder/ds-dynamic-form-ui/relation-lookup-modal/dynamic-lookup-relation-modal.component.html
+++ b/src/app/shared/form/builder/ds-dynamic-form-ui/relation-lookup-modal/dynamic-lookup-relation-modal.component.html
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ <h4 class="modal-title" id="modal-title">{{ ('submission.sections.describe.relat
                             [repeatable]="repeatable"
                             [context]="context"
                             [query]="query"
+                            [hiddenQuery]="hiddenQuery"
                             [relationshipType]="relationshipType"
                             [isLeft]="isLeft"
                             [item]="item"
diff --git a/src/app/shared/form/builder/ds-dynamic-form-ui/relation-lookup-modal/dynamic-lookup-relation-modal.component.spec.ts b/src/app/shared/form/builder/ds-dynamic-form-ui/relation-lookup-modal/dynamic-lookup-relation-modal.component.spec.ts
index 9d57296f826..10adffb12a9 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/form/builder/ds-dynamic-form-ui/relation-lookup-modal/dynamic-lookup-relation-modal.component.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/form/builder/ds-dynamic-form-ui/relation-lookup-modal/dynamic-lookup-relation-modal.component.spec.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import { DsDynamicLookupRelationModalComponent } from './dynamic-lookup-relation
 import { NgbActiveModal, NgbModule } from '@ng-bootstrap/ng-bootstrap';
 import { SelectableListService } from '../../../../object-list/selectable-list/selectable-list.service';
 import { RelationshipDataService } from '../../../../../core/data/relationship-data.service';
-import { RelationshipTypeDataService } from '../../../../../core/data/relationship-type-data.service';
 import { Store } from '@ngrx/store';
 import { Item } from '../../../../../core/shared/item.model';
 import { ItemSearchResult } from '../../../../object-collection/shared/item-search-result.model';
@@ -119,7 +118,6 @@ describe('DsDynamicLookupRelationModalComponent', () => {
         {
           provide: RelationshipDataService, useValue: { getNameVariant: () => observableOf(nameVariant) }
         },
-        { provide: RelationshipTypeDataService, useValue: {} },
         { provide: RemoteDataBuildService, useValue: rdbService },
         {
           provide: Store, useValue: {
diff --git a/src/app/shared/form/builder/ds-dynamic-form-ui/relation-lookup-modal/dynamic-lookup-relation-modal.component.ts b/src/app/shared/form/builder/ds-dynamic-form-ui/relation-lookup-modal/dynamic-lookup-relation-modal.component.ts
index ac436639bce..a61432170a1 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/form/builder/ds-dynamic-form-ui/relation-lookup-modal/dynamic-lookup-relation-modal.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/form/builder/ds-dynamic-form-ui/relation-lookup-modal/dynamic-lookup-relation-modal.component.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ import {
   UpdateRelationshipNameVariantAction,
 } from './relationship.actions';
 import { RelationshipDataService } from '../../../../../core/data/relationship-data.service';
-import { RelationshipTypeDataService } from '../../../../../core/data/relationship-type-data.service';
 import { Store } from '@ngrx/store';
 import { AppState } from '../../../../../app.reducer';
 import { Context } from '../../../../../core/shared/context.model';
@@ -97,6 +96,11 @@ export class DsDynamicLookupRelationModalComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy
 
   query: string;
 
+  /**
+   * A hidden query that will be used but not displayed in the url/searchbar
+   */
+  hiddenQuery: string;
+
   /**
    * A map of subscriptions within this component
    */
@@ -159,7 +163,6 @@ export class DsDynamicLookupRelationModalComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy
     public modal: NgbActiveModal,
     private selectableListService: SelectableListService,
     private relationshipService: RelationshipDataService,
-    private relationshipTypeService: RelationshipTypeDataService,
     private externalSourceService: ExternalSourceDataService,
     private lookupRelationService: LookupRelationService,
     private searchConfigService: SearchConfigurationService,
@@ -212,6 +215,7 @@ export class DsDynamicLookupRelationModalComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy
     this.toAdd = [];
     this.toRemove = [];
     this.modal.close();
+    this.closeEv();
   }
 
   /**
@@ -306,13 +310,19 @@ export class DsDynamicLookupRelationModalComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy
 
   /* eslint-disable no-empty,@typescript-eslint/no-empty-function */
   /**
-   * Called when discard button is clicked, emit discard event to parent to conclude functionality
+   * Called when close button is clicked
+   */
+  closeEv(): void {
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Called when discard button is clicked
    */
   discardEv(): void {
   }
 
   /**
-   * Called when submit button is clicked, emit submit event to parent to conclude functionality
+   * Called when submit button is clicked
    */
   submitEv(): void {
   }
diff --git a/src/app/shared/form/builder/ds-dynamic-form-ui/relation-lookup-modal/search-tab/dynamic-lookup-relation-search-tab.component.html b/src/app/shared/form/builder/ds-dynamic-form-ui/relation-lookup-modal/search-tab/dynamic-lookup-relation-search-tab.component.html
index 00bfa7981aa..caf3116a530 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/form/builder/ds-dynamic-form-ui/relation-lookup-modal/search-tab/dynamic-lookup-relation-search-tab.component.html
+++ b/src/app/shared/form/builder/ds-dynamic-form-ui/relation-lookup-modal/search-tab/dynamic-lookup-relation-search-tab.component.html
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
            [configuration]="this.relationship.searchConfiguration"
            [context]="context"
            [fixedFilterQuery]="this.relationship.filter"
+           [hiddenQuery]="hiddenQuery"
            [inPlaceSearch]="true"
            [linkType]="linkTypes.ExternalLink"
            [searchFormPlaceholder]="'submission.sections.describe.relationship-lookup.search-tab.search-form.placeholder'"
diff --git a/src/app/shared/form/builder/ds-dynamic-form-ui/relation-lookup-modal/search-tab/dynamic-lookup-relation-search-tab.component.ts b/src/app/shared/form/builder/ds-dynamic-form-ui/relation-lookup-modal/search-tab/dynamic-lookup-relation-search-tab.component.ts
index 3e874d8c501..24b5ae3595a 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/form/builder/ds-dynamic-form-ui/relation-lookup-modal/search-tab/dynamic-lookup-relation-search-tab.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/form/builder/ds-dynamic-form-ui/relation-lookup-modal/search-tab/dynamic-lookup-relation-search-tab.component.ts
@@ -93,6 +93,11 @@ export class DsDynamicLookupRelationSearchTabComponent implements OnInit, OnDest
    */
   @Input() isEditRelationship: boolean;
 
+  /**
+   * A hidden query that will be used but not displayed in the url/searchbar
+   */
+  @Input() hiddenQuery: string;
+
   /**
    * Send an event to deselect an object from the list
    */
diff --git a/src/app/shared/form/builder/ds-dynamic-form-ui/relation-lookup-modal/search-tab/themed-dynamic-lookup-relation-search-tab.component.ts b/src/app/shared/form/builder/ds-dynamic-form-ui/relation-lookup-modal/search-tab/themed-dynamic-lookup-relation-search-tab.component.ts
index d3ad1e2b78f..9770de9745a 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/form/builder/ds-dynamic-form-ui/relation-lookup-modal/search-tab/themed-dynamic-lookup-relation-search-tab.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/form/builder/ds-dynamic-form-ui/relation-lookup-modal/search-tab/themed-dynamic-lookup-relation-search-tab.component.ts
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ import { DSpaceObject } from '../../../../../../core/shared/dspace-object.model'
 })
 export class ThemedDynamicLookupRelationSearchTabComponent extends ThemedComponent<DsDynamicLookupRelationSearchTabComponent> {
   protected inAndOutputNames: (keyof DsDynamicLookupRelationSearchTabComponent & keyof this)[] = ['relationship', 'listId',
-    'query', 'repeatable', 'selection$', 'context', 'relationshipType', 'item', 'isLeft', 'toRemove', 'isEditRelationship',
+    'query', 'hiddenQuery', 'repeatable', 'selection$', 'context', 'relationshipType', 'item', 'isLeft', 'toRemove', 'isEditRelationship',
     'deselectObject', 'selectObject', 'resultFound'];
 
   @Input() relationship: RelationshipOptions;
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ export class ThemedDynamicLookupRelationSearchTabComponent extends ThemedCompone
 
   @Input() query: string;
 
+  @Input() hiddenQuery: string;
+
   @Input() repeatable: boolean;
 
   @Input() selection$: Observable<ListableObject[]>;
diff --git a/src/app/shared/search/search.component.spec.ts b/src/app/shared/search/search.component.spec.ts
index 69f4dfd6aaa..5726500c23c 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/search/search.component.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/search/search.component.spec.ts
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ const searchServiceStub = jasmine.createSpyObj('SearchService', {
   trackSearch: {},
 }) as SearchService;
 const queryParam = 'test query';
+const hiddenQuery = 'hidden query';
 const scopeParam = '7669c72a-3f2a-451f-a3b9-9210e7a4c02f';
 
 const defaultSearchOptions = new PaginatedSearchOptions({ pagination });
@@ -237,6 +238,7 @@ describe('SearchComponent', () => {
     comp = fixture.componentInstance; // SearchComponent test instance
     comp.inPlaceSearch = false;
     comp.paginationId = paginationId;
+    comp.hiddenQuery = hiddenQuery;
 
     spyOn((comp as any), 'getSearchOptions').and.returnValue(paginatedSearchOptions$.asObservable());
   });
diff --git a/src/app/shared/search/search.component.ts b/src/app/shared/search/search.component.ts
index a2a89b53a38..5a848c97860 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/search/search.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/search/search.component.ts
@@ -75,6 +75,11 @@ export class SearchComponent implements OnDestroy, OnInit {
    */
   @Input() fixedFilterQuery: string;
 
+  /**
+   * A hidden query that will be used but not displayed in the url/searchbar
+   */
+  @Input() hiddenQuery: string;
+
   /**
    * If this is true, the request will only be sent if there's
    * no valid cached version. Defaults to true
@@ -454,8 +459,18 @@ export class SearchComponent implements OnDestroy, OnInit {
     if (this.configuration === 'supervision') {
       followLinks.push(followLink<WorkspaceItem>('supervisionOrders', { isOptional: true }) as any);
     }
+
+    const searchOptionsWithHidden = Object.assign (new PaginatedSearchOptions({}), searchOptions);
+    if (isNotEmpty(this.hiddenQuery)) {
+      if (isNotEmpty(searchOptionsWithHidden.query)) {
+        searchOptionsWithHidden.query = searchOptionsWithHidden.query + ' AND ' + this.hiddenQuery;
+      } else {
+        searchOptionsWithHidden.query = this.hiddenQuery;
+      }
+    }
+
     this.service.search(
-      searchOptions,
+      searchOptionsWithHidden,
       undefined,
       this.useCachedVersionIfAvailable,
       true,
@@ -464,7 +479,7 @@ export class SearchComponent implements OnDestroy, OnInit {
       .subscribe((results: RemoteData<SearchObjects<DSpaceObject>>) => {
         if (results.hasSucceeded) {
           if (this.trackStatistics) {
-            this.service.trackSearch(searchOptions, results.payload);
+            this.service.trackSearch(searchOptionsWithHidden, results.payload);
           }
           if (results.payload?.page?.length > 0) {
             this.resultFound.emit(results.payload);
diff --git a/src/app/shared/search/themed-search.component.ts b/src/app/shared/search/themed-search.component.ts
index 38df90dd8a7..a0f69a7f6e9 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/search/themed-search.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/search/themed-search.component.ts
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ export class ThemedSearchComponent extends ThemedComponent<SearchComponent> {
     'context',
     'configuration',
     'fixedFilterQuery',
+    'hiddenQuery',
     'useCachedVersionIfAvailable',
     'inPlaceSearch',
     'linkType',
@@ -55,6 +56,8 @@ export class ThemedSearchComponent extends ThemedComponent<SearchComponent> {
 
   @Input() fixedFilterQuery: string;
 
+  @Input() hiddenQuery: string;
+
   @Input() useCachedVersionIfAvailable: boolean;
 
   @Input() inPlaceSearch: boolean;