diff --git a/dspace-server-webapp/src/main/java/org/dspace/app/rest/repository/ItemRestRepository.java b/dspace-server-webapp/src/main/java/org/dspace/app/rest/repository/ItemRestRepository.java
index 0b4ca3310c..3f23ea7cfd 100644
--- a/dspace-server-webapp/src/main/java/org/dspace/app/rest/repository/ItemRestRepository.java
+++ b/dspace-server-webapp/src/main/java/org/dspace/app/rest/repository/ItemRestRepository.java
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ public class ItemRestRepository extends DSpaceObjectRestRepository<Item, ItemRes
     }
 
     @Override
-    @PreAuthorize("hasPermission(#id, 'ITEM', 'STATUS')")
+    @PreAuthorize("hasPermission(#id, 'ITEM', 'STATUS') || hasPermission(#id, 'ITEM', 'READ')")
     public ItemRest findOne(Context context, UUID id) {
         Item item = null;
         try {