diff --git a/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/search/Harvest.java b/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/search/Harvest.java
index 3f13689922..fb0858992e 100644
--- a/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/search/Harvest.java
+++ b/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/search/Harvest.java
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ public class Harvest
                         itemInfo.item = Item.find(context, itemInfo.itemID);
                     }
 
-                    if ((nonAnon) || (itemInfo.item == null))
+                    if ((nonAnon) || (itemInfo.item == null) || (withdrawn && itemInfo.withdrawn))
                     {
                         infoObjects.add(itemInfo);
                         itemCounter++;
diff --git a/dspace/CHANGES b/dspace/CHANGES
index b2ebca619d..aae16778eb 100644
--- a/dspace/CHANGES
+++ b/dspace/CHANGES
@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
 1.7.0
 =====
+(Peter Dietz)
+- [DS-542] verbose output for stats-log-importer displays spurious city/country from previous committed entry
+
 (Kim Shepherd)
 - [DS-547] Value for Recent Submissions is not workin in the XMLUI
+- [DS-527] Withdrawn items not shown as deleted in OAI
 
 (Claudia Jürgen)
 - [DS-558] Error in update sequence script 1.5 to 1.6 Oracle