diff --git a/src/app/+collection-page/collection-page-administrator.guard.ts b/src/app/+collection-page/collection-page-administrator.guard.ts
index dcb9f545a9..4d2f246689 100644
--- a/src/app/+collection-page/collection-page-administrator.guard.ts
+++ b/src/app/+collection-page/collection-page-administrator.guard.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
 import { Injectable } from '@angular/core';
-import { Router } from '@angular/router';
-import { DsoPageAdministratorGuard } from '../core/data/feature-authorization/feature-authorization-guard/dso-page-administrator.guard';
+import { ActivatedRouteSnapshot, Router, RouterStateSnapshot } from '@angular/router';
 import { Collection } from '../core/shared/collection.model';
 import { CollectionPageResolver } from './collection-page.resolver';
 import { AuthorizationDataService } from '../core/data/feature-authorization/authorization-data.service';
+import { of as observableOf } from 'rxjs';
+import { DsoPageFeatureGuard } from '../core/data/feature-authorization/feature-authorization-guard/dso-page-feature.guard';
+import { Observable } from 'rxjs/internal/Observable';
+import { FeatureID } from '../core/data/feature-authorization/feature-id';
 
 @Injectable({
   providedIn: 'root'
@@ -11,10 +14,17 @@ import { AuthorizationDataService } from '../core/data/feature-authorization/aut
 /**
  * Guard for preventing unauthorized access to certain {@link Collection} pages requiring administrator rights
  */
-export class CollectionPageAdministratorGuard extends DsoPageAdministratorGuard<Collection> {
+export class CollectionPageAdministratorGuard extends DsoPageFeatureGuard<Collection> {
   constructor(protected resolver: CollectionPageResolver,
               protected authorizationService: AuthorizationDataService,
               protected router: Router) {
     super(resolver, authorizationService, router);
   }
+
+  /**
+   * Check administrator authorization rights
+   */
+  getFeatureID(next: ActivatedRouteSnapshot, state: RouterStateSnapshot): Observable<FeatureID> {
+    return observableOf(FeatureID.AdministratorOf);
+  }
 }
diff --git a/src/app/+community-page/community-page-administrator.guard.ts b/src/app/+community-page/community-page-administrator.guard.ts
index 886a449951..c5e58ddb1a 100644
--- a/src/app/+community-page/community-page-administrator.guard.ts
+++ b/src/app/+community-page/community-page-administrator.guard.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
 import { Injectable } from '@angular/core';
-import { Router } from '@angular/router';
-import { DsoPageAdministratorGuard } from '../core/data/feature-authorization/feature-authorization-guard/dso-page-administrator.guard';
+import { ActivatedRouteSnapshot, Router, RouterStateSnapshot } from '@angular/router';
 import { Community } from '../core/shared/community.model';
 import { CommunityPageResolver } from './community-page.resolver';
 import { AuthorizationDataService } from '../core/data/feature-authorization/authorization-data.service';
+import { of as observableOf } from 'rxjs';
+import { DsoPageFeatureGuard } from '../core/data/feature-authorization/feature-authorization-guard/dso-page-feature.guard';
+import { Observable } from 'rxjs/internal/Observable';
+import { FeatureID } from '../core/data/feature-authorization/feature-id';
 
 @Injectable({
   providedIn: 'root'
@@ -11,10 +14,17 @@ import { AuthorizationDataService } from '../core/data/feature-authorization/aut
 /**
  * Guard for preventing unauthorized access to certain {@link Community} pages requiring administrator rights
  */
-export class CommunityPageAdministratorGuard extends DsoPageAdministratorGuard<Community> {
+export class CommunityPageAdministratorGuard extends DsoPageFeatureGuard<Community> {
   constructor(protected resolver: CommunityPageResolver,
               protected authorizationService: AuthorizationDataService,
               protected router: Router) {
     super(resolver, authorizationService, router);
   }
+
+  /**
+   * Check administrator authorization rights
+   */
+  getFeatureID(next: ActivatedRouteSnapshot, state: RouterStateSnapshot): Observable<FeatureID> {
+    return observableOf(FeatureID.AdministratorOf);
+  }
 }
diff --git a/src/app/+item-page/edit-item-page/edit-item-page.routing.module.ts b/src/app/+item-page/edit-item-page/edit-item-page.routing.module.ts
index 87b4b7a592..ff1b79a247 100644
--- a/src/app/+item-page/edit-item-page/edit-item-page.routing.module.ts
+++ b/src/app/+item-page/edit-item-page/edit-item-page.routing.module.ts
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ import { ResourcePolicyResolver } from '../../shared/resource-policies/resolvers
 import { ResourcePolicyCreateComponent } from '../../shared/resource-policies/create/resource-policy-create.component';
 import { ResourcePolicyEditComponent } from '../../shared/resource-policies/edit/resource-policy-edit.component';
 import { I18nBreadcrumbsService } from '../../core/breadcrumbs/i18n-breadcrumbs.service';
+import { ItemPageReinstateGuard } from './item-page-reinstate.guard';
+import { ItemPageWithdrawGuard } from './item-page-withdraw.guard';
 
 export const ITEM_EDIT_WITHDRAW_PATH = 'withdraw';
 export const ITEM_EDIT_REINSTATE_PATH = 'reinstate';
@@ -97,10 +99,12 @@ export const ITEM_EDIT_AUTHORIZATIONS_PATH = 'authorizations';
           {
             path: ITEM_EDIT_WITHDRAW_PATH,
             component: ItemWithdrawComponent,
+            canActivate: [ItemPageWithdrawGuard]
           },
           {
             path: ITEM_EDIT_REINSTATE_PATH,
             component: ItemReinstateComponent,
+            canActivate: [ItemPageReinstateGuard]
           },
           {
             path: ITEM_EDIT_PRIVATE_PATH,
@@ -153,7 +157,9 @@ export const ITEM_EDIT_AUTHORIZATIONS_PATH = 'authorizations';
     I18nBreadcrumbResolver,
     I18nBreadcrumbsService,
     ResourcePolicyResolver,
-    ResourcePolicyTargetResolver
+    ResourcePolicyTargetResolver,
+    ItemPageReinstateGuard,
+    ItemPageWithdrawGuard
   ]
 })
 export class EditItemPageRoutingModule {
diff --git a/src/app/+item-page/edit-item-page/item-page-reinstate.guard.ts b/src/app/+item-page/edit-item-page/item-page-reinstate.guard.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..061705619a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/+item-page/edit-item-page/item-page-reinstate.guard.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+import { Injectable } from '@angular/core';
+import { DsoPageFeatureGuard } from '../../core/data/feature-authorization/feature-authorization-guard/dso-page-feature.guard';
+import { Item } from '../../core/shared/item.model';
+import { ItemPageResolver } from '../item-page.resolver';
+import { AuthorizationDataService } from '../../core/data/feature-authorization/authorization-data.service';
+import { ActivatedRouteSnapshot, Router, RouterStateSnapshot } from '@angular/router';
+import { Observable } from 'rxjs/internal/Observable';
+import { FeatureID } from '../../core/data/feature-authorization/feature-id';
+import { of as observableOf } from 'rxjs';
+
+@Injectable({
+  providedIn: 'root'
+})
+/**
+ * Guard for preventing unauthorized access to certain {@link Item} pages requiring reinstate rights
+ */
+export class ItemPageReinstateGuard extends DsoPageFeatureGuard<Item> {
+  constructor(protected resolver: ItemPageResolver,
+              protected authorizationService: AuthorizationDataService,
+              protected router: Router) {
+    super(resolver, authorizationService, router);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Check reinstate authorization rights
+   */
+  getFeatureID(next: ActivatedRouteSnapshot, state: RouterStateSnapshot): Observable<FeatureID> {
+    return observableOf(FeatureID.ReinstateItem);
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/app/+item-page/edit-item-page/item-page-withdraw.guard.ts b/src/app/+item-page/edit-item-page/item-page-withdraw.guard.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..60576bcdb8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/+item-page/edit-item-page/item-page-withdraw.guard.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+import { DsoPageFeatureGuard } from '../../core/data/feature-authorization/feature-authorization-guard/dso-page-feature.guard';
+import { Item } from '../../core/shared/item.model';
+import { Injectable } from '@angular/core';
+import { ItemPageResolver } from '../item-page.resolver';
+import { AuthorizationDataService } from '../../core/data/feature-authorization/authorization-data.service';
+import { ActivatedRouteSnapshot, Router, RouterStateSnapshot } from '@angular/router';
+import { Observable } from 'rxjs/internal/Observable';
+import { FeatureID } from '../../core/data/feature-authorization/feature-id';
+import { of as observableOf } from 'rxjs';
+
+@Injectable({
+  providedIn: 'root'
+})
+/**
+ * Guard for preventing unauthorized access to certain {@link Item} pages requiring withdraw rights
+ */
+export class ItemPageWithdrawGuard extends DsoPageFeatureGuard<Item> {
+  constructor(protected resolver: ItemPageResolver,
+              protected authorizationService: AuthorizationDataService,
+              protected router: Router) {
+    super(resolver, authorizationService, router);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Check withdraw authorization rights
+   */
+  getFeatureID(next: ActivatedRouteSnapshot, state: RouterStateSnapshot): Observable<FeatureID> {
+    return observableOf(FeatureID.WithdrawItem);
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/app/+item-page/edit-item-page/item-status/item-status.component.ts b/src/app/+item-page/edit-item-page/item-status/item-status.component.ts
index 04e0e28645..00a03e18c1 100644
--- a/src/app/+item-page/edit-item-page/item-status/item-status.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/+item-page/edit-item-page/item-status/item-status.component.ts
@@ -81,7 +81,6 @@ export class ItemStatusComponent implements OnInit {
       if (item.isWithdrawn) {
         this.authorizationService.isAuthorized(FeatureID.ReinstateItem, item.self).pipe(distinctUntilChanged()).subscribe((authorized) => {
           if (authorized) {
-            console.log('added reinstate');
             this.operations[index] = new ItemOperation('reinstate', this.getCurrentUrl(item) + '/reinstate');
           } else {
             this.operations[index] = undefined;
@@ -91,7 +90,6 @@ export class ItemStatusComponent implements OnInit {
       } else {
         this.authorizationService.isAuthorized(FeatureID.WithdrawItem, item.self).pipe(distinctUntilChanged()).subscribe((authorized) => {
           if (authorized) {
-            console.log('added withdraw');
             this.operations[index] = new ItemOperation('withdraw', this.getCurrentUrl(item) + '/withdraw');
           } else {
             this.operations[index] = undefined;
diff --git a/src/app/+item-page/item-page-administrator.guard.ts b/src/app/+item-page/item-page-administrator.guard.ts
index 507f8fcdbe..eae76348ad 100644
--- a/src/app/+item-page/item-page-administrator.guard.ts
+++ b/src/app/+item-page/item-page-administrator.guard.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
 import { Injectable } from '@angular/core';
-import { Router } from '@angular/router';
-import { DsoPageAdministratorGuard } from '../core/data/feature-authorization/feature-authorization-guard/dso-page-administrator.guard';
+import { ActivatedRouteSnapshot, Router, RouterStateSnapshot } from '@angular/router';
 import { AuthorizationDataService } from '../core/data/feature-authorization/authorization-data.service';
 import { ItemPageResolver } from './item-page.resolver';
 import { Item } from '../core/shared/item.model';
+import { DsoPageFeatureGuard } from '../core/data/feature-authorization/feature-authorization-guard/dso-page-feature.guard';
+import { Observable } from 'rxjs/internal/Observable';
+import { FeatureID } from '../core/data/feature-authorization/feature-id';
+import { of as observableOf } from 'rxjs';
 
 @Injectable({
   providedIn: 'root'
@@ -11,10 +14,17 @@ import { Item } from '../core/shared/item.model';
 /**
  * Guard for preventing unauthorized access to certain {@link Item} pages requiring administrator rights
  */
-export class ItemPageAdministratorGuard extends DsoPageAdministratorGuard<Item> {
+export class ItemPageAdministratorGuard extends DsoPageFeatureGuard<Item> {
   constructor(protected resolver: ItemPageResolver,
               protected authorizationService: AuthorizationDataService,
               protected router: Router) {
     super(resolver, authorizationService, router);
   }
+
+  /**
+   * Check administrator authorization rights
+   */
+  getFeatureID(next: ActivatedRouteSnapshot, state: RouterStateSnapshot): Observable<FeatureID> {
+    return observableOf(FeatureID.AdministratorOf);
+  }
 }
diff --git a/src/app/core/data/feature-authorization/feature-authorization-guard/dso-page-administrator.guard.spec.ts b/src/app/core/data/feature-authorization/feature-authorization-guard/dso-page-feature.guard.spec.ts
similarity index 68%
rename from src/app/core/data/feature-authorization/feature-authorization-guard/dso-page-administrator.guard.spec.ts
rename to src/app/core/data/feature-authorization/feature-authorization-guard/dso-page-feature.guard.spec.ts
index 7fef2e5d4c..1f5efd1329 100644
--- a/src/app/core/data/feature-authorization/feature-authorization-guard/dso-page-administrator.guard.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/data/feature-authorization/feature-authorization-guard/dso-page-feature.guard.spec.ts
@@ -1,24 +1,31 @@
-import { DsoPageAdministratorGuard } from './dso-page-administrator.guard';
 import { AuthorizationDataService } from '../authorization-data.service';
-import { Resolve, Router } from '@angular/router';
+import { ActivatedRouteSnapshot, Resolve, Router, RouterStateSnapshot } from '@angular/router';
 import { RemoteData } from '../../remote-data';
 import { of as observableOf } from 'rxjs';
 import { createSuccessfulRemoteDataObject$ } from '../../../../shared/remote-data.utils';
 import { DSpaceObject } from '../../../shared/dspace-object.model';
+import { DsoPageFeatureGuard } from './dso-page-feature.guard';
+import { FeatureID } from '../feature-id';
+import { Observable } from 'rxjs/internal/Observable';
 
 /**
  * Test implementation of abstract class DsoPageAdministratorGuard
  */
-class DsoPageAdministratorGuardImpl extends DsoPageAdministratorGuard<any> {
+class DsoPageFeatureGuardImpl extends DsoPageFeatureGuard<any> {
   constructor(protected resolver: Resolve<RemoteData<any>>,
               protected authorizationService: AuthorizationDataService,
-              protected router: Router) {
+              protected router: Router,
+              protected featureID: FeatureID) {
     super(resolver, authorizationService, router);
   }
+
+  getFeatureID(route: ActivatedRouteSnapshot, state: RouterStateSnapshot): Observable<FeatureID> {
+    return observableOf(this.featureID);
+  }
 }
 
 describe('DsoPageAdministratorGuard', () => {
-  let guard: DsoPageAdministratorGuard<any>;
+  let guard: DsoPageFeatureGuard<any>;
   let authorizationService: AuthorizationDataService;
   let router: Router;
   let resolver: Resolve<RemoteData<any>>;
@@ -38,7 +45,7 @@ describe('DsoPageAdministratorGuard', () => {
     resolver = jasmine.createSpyObj('resolver', {
       resolve: createSuccessfulRemoteDataObject$(object)
     });
-    guard = new DsoPageAdministratorGuardImpl(resolver, authorizationService, router);
+    guard = new DsoPageFeatureGuardImpl(resolver, authorizationService, router, undefined);
   }
 
   beforeEach(() => {
diff --git a/src/app/core/data/feature-authorization/feature-authorization-guard/dso-page-administrator.guard.ts b/src/app/core/data/feature-authorization/feature-authorization-guard/dso-page-feature.guard.ts
similarity index 73%
rename from src/app/core/data/feature-authorization/feature-authorization-guard/dso-page-administrator.guard.ts
rename to src/app/core/data/feature-authorization/feature-authorization-guard/dso-page-feature.guard.ts
index 868510eb4e..ed2590b521 100644
--- a/src/app/core/data/feature-authorization/feature-authorization-guard/dso-page-administrator.guard.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/data/feature-authorization/feature-authorization-guard/dso-page-feature.guard.ts
@@ -1,32 +1,23 @@
-import { FeatureAuthorizationGuard } from './feature-authorization.guard';
-import { AuthorizationDataService } from '../authorization-data.service';
 import { ActivatedRouteSnapshot, Resolve, Router, RouterStateSnapshot } from '@angular/router';
-import { DSpaceObject } from '../../../shared/dspace-object.model';
-import { FeatureID } from '../feature-id';
-import { of as observableOf } from 'rxjs';
-import { Observable } from 'rxjs/internal/Observable';
 import { RemoteData } from '../../remote-data';
+import { AuthorizationDataService } from '../authorization-data.service';
+import { Observable } from 'rxjs/internal/Observable';
 import { getAllSucceededRemoteDataPayload } from '../../../shared/operators';
 import { map } from 'rxjs/operators';
+import { DSpaceObject } from '../../../shared/dspace-object.model';
+import { FeatureAuthorizationGuard } from './feature-authorization.guard';
 
 /**
- * Abstract Guard for preventing unauthorized access to {@link DSpaceObject} pages that require administrator rights
+ * Abstract Guard for preventing unauthorized access to {@link DSpaceObject} pages that require rights for a specific feature
  * This guard utilizes a resolver to retrieve the relevant object to check authorizations for
  */
-export abstract class DsoPageAdministratorGuard<T extends DSpaceObject> extends FeatureAuthorizationGuard {
+export abstract class DsoPageFeatureGuard<T extends DSpaceObject> extends FeatureAuthorizationGuard {
   constructor(protected resolver: Resolve<RemoteData<T>>,
               protected authorizationService: AuthorizationDataService,
               protected router: Router) {
     super(authorizationService, router);
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Check administrator authorization rights
-   */
-  getFeatureID(next: ActivatedRouteSnapshot, state: RouterStateSnapshot): Observable<FeatureID> {
-    return observableOf(FeatureID.AdministratorOf);
-  }
-
   /**
    * Check authorization rights for the object resolved using the provided resolver
    */