diff --git a/dspace-xmlui/src/main/java/org/dspace/app/xmlui/aspect/administrative/FlowItemUtils.java b/dspace-xmlui/src/main/java/org/dspace/app/xmlui/aspect/administrative/FlowItemUtils.java
index fa0f79e250..5151a175c2 100644
--- a/dspace-xmlui/src/main/java/org/dspace/app/xmlui/aspect/administrative/FlowItemUtils.java
+++ b/dspace-xmlui/src/main/java/org/dspace/app/xmlui/aspect/administrative/FlowItemUtils.java
@@ -709,8 +709,6 @@ public class FlowItemUtils
 		// Save our changes
 		bitstreamService.update(context, bitstream);
 
-        processAccessFields(context, request, ((Item)bitstreamService.getParentObject(context,bitstream)).getOwningCollection(), bitstream);
-
         result.setContinue(true);
         result.setOutcome(true);
         result.setMessage(T_bitstream_updated);
diff --git a/dspace-xmlui/src/main/java/org/dspace/app/xmlui/aspect/administrative/item/EditBitstreamForm.java b/dspace-xmlui/src/main/java/org/dspace/app/xmlui/aspect/administrative/item/EditBitstreamForm.java
index a0bab2d5ec..fcfbc9dc11 100644
--- a/dspace-xmlui/src/main/java/org/dspace/app/xmlui/aspect/administrative/item/EditBitstreamForm.java
+++ b/dspace-xmlui/src/main/java/org/dspace/app/xmlui/aspect/administrative/item/EditBitstreamForm.java
@@ -149,8 +149,7 @@ public class EditBitstreamForm extends AbstractDSpaceTransformer
         if(!isAdvancedFormEnabled){
             AccessStepUtil asu = new AccessStepUtil(context);
             // if the item is embargoed default value will be displayed.
-            asu.addEmbargoDateSimpleForm(bitstream, edit, -1);
-            asu.addReason(null, edit, -1);
+            asu.addEmbargoDateDisplayOnly(bitstream, edit);
         }
 
 		edit.addItem(T_para1);
diff --git a/dspace-xmlui/src/main/java/org/dspace/app/xmlui/aspect/submission/submit/AccessStepUtil.java b/dspace-xmlui/src/main/java/org/dspace/app/xmlui/aspect/submission/submit/AccessStepUtil.java
index 7732ddb741..4fcd84cebc 100644
--- a/dspace-xmlui/src/main/java/org/dspace/app/xmlui/aspect/submission/submit/AccessStepUtil.java
+++ b/dspace-xmlui/src/main/java/org/dspace/app/xmlui/aspect/submission/submit/AccessStepUtil.java
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import org.dspace.authorize.factory.AuthorizeServiceFactory;
 import org.dspace.authorize.service.AuthorizeService;
 import org.dspace.authorize.service.ResourcePolicyService;
 import org.dspace.content.*;
+import org.dspace.core.Constants;
 import org.dspace.core.Context;
 import org.dspace.app.xmlui.wing.WingException;
 import org.dspace.app.xmlui.wing.element.*;
@@ -66,6 +67,8 @@ public class AccessStepUtil extends AbstractDSpaceTransformer {
 
     private static final Message T_label_date_help =
             message("xmlui.administrative.authorization.AccessStep.label_date_help");
+    private static final Message T_label_date_displayonly_help =
+            message("xmlui.administrative.authorization.AccessStep.label_date_displayonly_help");
 
     public static final int RADIO_OPEN_ACCESS_ITEM_VISIBLE=0;
     public static final int RADIO_OPEN_ACCESS_ITEM_EMBARGOED=1;
@@ -188,31 +191,25 @@ public class AccessStepUtil extends AbstractDSpaceTransformer {
         }
     }
 
-    public void addEmbargoDateSimpleForm(DSpaceObject dso, List form, int errorFlag) throws SQLException, WingException {
+    public void addEmbargoDateDisplayOnly(final DSpaceObject dso, final List list) throws SQLException, WingException {
+        final Text text = list.addItem().addText("embargo");
+        text.setLabel(T_item_embargoed);
+        text.setHelp(T_label_date_displayonly_help);
+        populateEmbargoDetail(dso, text);
+        text.setDisabled(true);
+    }
 
-        String date=null;
-
-        if(dso!=null){
-            java.util.List<ResourcePolicy> policies = authorizeService.findPoliciesByDSOAndType(context, dso, ResourcePolicy.TYPE_CUSTOM);
-            if(policies.size() > 0){
-                ResourcePolicy rp = policies.get(0);
-                if(rp.getStartDate() != null)
-                {
-                    date = DateFormatUtils.format(rp.getStartDate(), "yyyy-MM-dd");
-                }
-                globalReason = rp.getRpDescription();
+    private void populateEmbargoDetail(final DSpaceObject dso, final Text text) throws SQLException, WingException {
+        for (final ResourcePolicy readPolicy : authorizeService.getPoliciesActionFilter(context, dso, Constants.READ)) {
+            if (Group.ANONYMOUS.equals(readPolicy.getGroup().getName()) && readPolicy.getStartDate() != null) {
+                final String dateString = DateFormatUtils.format(readPolicy.getStartDate(), "yyyy-MM-dd");
+                text.setValue(dateString);
+                globalReason = readPolicy.getRpDescription();
             }
         }
-//        CheckBox privateCheckbox = form.addItem().addCheckBox("emabrgo_option");
-//        privateCheckbox.setLabel(T_item_embargoed);
-//        if(date!=null){
-//            privateCheckbox.addOption(true, CB_EMBARGOED, "");
-//        }
-//        else{
-//            privateCheckbox.addOption(false, CB_EMBARGOED, "");
-//        }
+    }
 
-        // Date
+    public void addEmbargoDateSimpleForm(DSpaceObject dso, List form, int errorFlag) throws SQLException, WingException {
         Text startDate = form.addItem().addText("embargo_until_date");
         startDate.setLabel(T_item_embargoed);
         if (errorFlag == org.dspace.submit.step.AccessStep.STATUS_ERROR_FORMAT_DATE){
@@ -222,8 +219,8 @@ public class AccessStepUtil extends AbstractDSpaceTransformer {
             startDate.addError(T_error_missing_date);
         }
 
-        if(date!=null){
-            startDate.setValue(date);
+        if (dso != null) {
+            populateEmbargoDetail(dso, startDate);
         }
         startDate.setHelp(T_label_date_help);
     }
diff --git a/dspace-xmlui/src/main/webapp/i18n/messages.xml b/dspace-xmlui/src/main/webapp/i18n/messages.xml
index 608d2009ea..b045878f2a 100644
--- a/dspace-xmlui/src/main/webapp/i18n/messages.xml
+++ b/dspace-xmlui/src/main/webapp/i18n/messages.xml
@@ -785,7 +785,8 @@
     <message key="xmlui.Submission.submit.AccessStep.column4">End Date</message>
     <message key="xmlui.Submission.submit.AccessStep.table_edit_button">Edit</message>
     <message key="xmlui.Submission.submit.AccessStep.table_delete_button">Remove</message>
-    <message key="xmlui.administrative.authorization.AccessStep.label_date_help">The first day from which access is allowed. Accepted format: yyyy, yyyy-mm, yyyy-mm-dd</message>
+	<message key="xmlui.administrative.authorization.AccessStep.label_date_help">The first day from which access is allowed. Accepted format: yyyy, yyyy-mm, yyyy-mm-dd</message>
+    <message key="xmlui.administrative.authorization.AccessStep.label_date_displayonly_help">The first day from which access is allowed. <b>This date cannot be modified on this form.</b> To set an embargo date for a bitstream, go to the <i>Item Status</i> tab, click <i>Authorizations...</i>, create or edit the bitstream's <i>READ</i> policy, and set the <i>Start Date</i> as desired.</message>
     <message key="xmlui.Submission.submit.AccessStep.review_policy_line">Name: {0}; action: {1}, group: {2}, start date: {3}, end date: {4}</message>
     <message key="xmlui.Submission.submit.AccessStep.review_public_item">The item will be searchable</message>
     <message key="xmlui.Submission.submit.AccessStep.review_private_item">The item will not be searchable</message>