diff --git a/src/app/access-control/access-control-routing.module.ts b/src/app/access-control/access-control-routing.module.ts
index e64b0d170a..6f6de6cb26 100644
--- a/src/app/access-control/access-control-routing.module.ts
+++ b/src/app/access-control/access-control-routing.module.ts
@@ -6,8 +6,13 @@ import { GroupsRegistryComponent } from './group-registry/groups-registry.compon
 import { GROUP_EDIT_PATH } from './access-control-routing-paths';
 import { I18nBreadcrumbResolver } from '../core/breadcrumbs/i18n-breadcrumb.resolver';
 import { GroupPageGuard } from './group-registry/group-page.guard';
-import { GroupAdministratorGuard } from '../core/data/feature-authorization/feature-authorization-guard/group-administrator.guard';
-import { SiteAdministratorGuard } from '../core/data/feature-authorization/feature-authorization-guard/site-administrator.guard';
+import {
+  GroupAdministratorGuard
+} from '../core/data/feature-authorization/feature-authorization-guard/group-administrator.guard';
+import {
+  SiteAdministratorGuard
+} from '../core/data/feature-authorization/feature-authorization-guard/site-administrator.guard';
+import { BulkAccessComponent } from './bulk-access/bulk-access.component';
 
 @NgModule({
   imports: [
@@ -47,7 +52,16 @@ import { SiteAdministratorGuard } from '../core/data/feature-authorization/featu
         },
         data: { title: 'admin.access-control.groups.title.singleGroup', breadcrumbKey: 'admin.access-control.groups.singleGroup' },
         canActivate: [GroupPageGuard]
-      }
+      },
+      {
+        path: 'bulk-access',
+        component: BulkAccessComponent,
+        resolve: {
+          breadcrumb: I18nBreadcrumbResolver
+        },
+        data: { title: 'admin.access-control.bulk-access.title', breadcrumbKey: 'admin.access-control.bulk-access' },
+        canActivate: [SiteAdministratorGuard]
+      },
     ])
   ]
 })
diff --git a/src/app/access-control/access-control.module.ts b/src/app/access-control/access-control.module.ts
index 47a971a882..ba7334d24f 100644
--- a/src/app/access-control/access-control.module.ts
+++ b/src/app/access-control/access-control.module.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,11 @@ import { GroupsRegistryComponent } from './group-registry/groups-registry.compon
 import { FormModule } from '../shared/form/form.module';
 import { DYNAMIC_ERROR_MESSAGES_MATCHER, DynamicErrorMessagesMatcher } from '@ng-dynamic-forms/core';
 import { AbstractControl } from '@angular/forms';
+import { BulkAccessComponent } from './bulk-access/bulk-access.component';
+import { NgbAccordionModule } from '@ng-bootstrap/ng-bootstrap';
+import { BulkAccessBrowseComponent } from './bulk-access/browse/bulk-access-browse.component';
+import { BulkAccessSettingsComponent } from './bulk-access/settings/bulk-access-settings.component';
+import { SearchModule } from '../shared/search/search.module';
 
 /**
  * Condition for displaying error messages on email form field
@@ -22,13 +27,15 @@ export const ValidateEmailErrorStateMatcher: DynamicErrorMessagesMatcher =
   };
 
 @NgModule({
-  imports: [
-    CommonModule,
-    SharedModule,
-    RouterModule,
-    AccessControlRoutingModule,
-    FormModule,
-  ],
+    imports: [
+        CommonModule,
+        SharedModule,
+        RouterModule,
+        AccessControlRoutingModule,
+        FormModule,
+        NgbAccordionModule,
+        SearchModule,
+    ],
   exports: [
     MembersListComponent,
   ],
@@ -39,6 +46,9 @@ export const ValidateEmailErrorStateMatcher: DynamicErrorMessagesMatcher =
     GroupFormComponent,
     SubgroupsListComponent,
     MembersListComponent,
+    BulkAccessComponent,
+    BulkAccessBrowseComponent,
+    BulkAccessSettingsComponent,
   ],
   providers: [
     {
diff --git a/src/app/access-control/bulk-access/browse/bulk-access-browse.component.html b/src/app/access-control/bulk-access/browse/bulk-access-browse.component.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..760134aba5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/access-control/bulk-access/browse/bulk-access-browse.component.html
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+<ngb-accordion #acc="ngbAccordion" [activeIds]="'browse'">
+  <ngb-panel [id]="'browse'">
+    <ng-template ngbPanelHeader>
+      <div class="w-100 d-flex justify-content-between collapse-toggle" ngbPanelToggle (click)="acc.toggle('browse')"
+           data-test="browse">
+        <button type="button" class="btn btn-link p-0" (click)="$event.preventDefault()"
+                [attr.aria-expanded]="!acc.isExpanded('browse')"
+                aria-controls="collapsePanels">
+          {{ 'admin.access-control.bulk-access-browse.header' | translate }}
+        </button>
+        <div class="text-right d-flex">
+          <div class="ml-3 d-inline-block">
+            <span *ngIf="acc.isExpanded('browse')" class="fas fa-chevron-up fa-fw"></span>
+            <span *ngIf="!acc.isExpanded('browse')" class="fas fa-chevron-down fa-fw"></span>
+          </div>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    </ng-template>
+    <ng-template ngbPanelContent>
+      <ul ngbNav #nav="ngbNav" [(activeId)]="activateId" class="nav-pills">
+        <li [ngbNavItem]="'search'">
+          <a ngbNavLink>{{'admin.access-control.bulk-access-browse.search.header' | translate}}</a>
+          <ng-template ngbNavContent>
+            <div class="mx-n3">
+              <ds-themed-search [configuration]="'default'"
+                                [selectable]="true"
+                                [selectionConfig]="{ repeatable: true, listId: listId }"
+                                [showThumbnails]="false"></ds-themed-search>
+            </div>
+          </ng-template>
+        </li>
+        <li [ngbNavItem]="'selected'">
+          <a
+            ngbNavLink>{{'admin.access-control.bulk-access-browse.selected.header' | translate: {number: ((objectsSelected$ | async)?.payload?.totalElements) ? (objectsSelected$ | async)?.payload?.totalElements : '0'} }}</a>
+          <ng-template ngbNavContent>
+            <ds-viewable-collection [config]="paginationOptions"
+                                    [hideGear]="true"
+                                    [objects]="objectsSelected$ | async"
+                                    [selectable]="true"
+                                    [selectionConfig]="{ repeatable: true, listId: listId }"
+                                    [showThumbnails]="false"></ds-viewable-collection>
+          </ng-template>
+        </li>
+      </ul>
+      <div [ngbNavOutlet]="nav" class="mt-5"></div>
+    </ng-template>
+  </ngb-panel>
+</ngb-accordion>
+
+
+
diff --git a/src/app/access-control/bulk-access/browse/bulk-access-browse.component.scss b/src/app/access-control/bulk-access/browse/bulk-access-browse.component.scss
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e69de29bb2
diff --git a/src/app/access-control/bulk-access/browse/bulk-access-browse.component.spec.ts b/src/app/access-control/bulk-access/browse/bulk-access-browse.component.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..12cfabae08
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/access-control/bulk-access/browse/bulk-access-browse.component.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+import { ComponentFixture, TestBed } from '@angular/core/testing';
+
+import { BulkAccessBrowseComponent } from './bulk-access-browse.component';
+
+describe('BrowseComponent', () => {
+  let component: BulkAccessBrowseComponent;
+  let fixture: ComponentFixture<BulkAccessBrowseComponent>;
+
+  beforeEach(async () => {
+    await TestBed.configureTestingModule({
+      declarations: [ BulkAccessBrowseComponent ]
+    })
+    .compileComponents();
+  });
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    fixture = TestBed.createComponent(BulkAccessBrowseComponent);
+    component = fixture.componentInstance;
+    fixture.detectChanges();
+  });
+
+  it('should create', () => {
+    expect(component).toBeTruthy();
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/app/access-control/bulk-access/browse/bulk-access-browse.component.ts b/src/app/access-control/bulk-access/browse/bulk-access-browse.component.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a91cdf35df
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/access-control/bulk-access/browse/bulk-access-browse.component.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+import { Component, OnInit } from '@angular/core';
+
+import { BehaviorSubject, Subscription } from 'rxjs';
+import { distinctUntilChanged, map } from 'rxjs/operators';
+
+import { SEARCH_CONFIG_SERVICE } from '../../../my-dspace-page/my-dspace-page.component';
+import { SearchConfigurationService } from '../../../core/shared/search/search-configuration.service';
+import { SelectableListService } from '../../../shared/object-list/selectable-list/selectable-list.service';
+import { SelectableListState } from '../../../shared/object-list/selectable-list/selectable-list.reducer';
+import { RemoteData } from '../../../core/data/remote-data';
+import { buildPaginatedList, PaginatedList } from '../../../core/data/paginated-list.model';
+import { ListableObject } from '../../../shared/object-collection/shared/listable-object.model';
+import { createSuccessfulRemoteDataObject } from '../../../shared/remote-data.utils';
+import { PageInfo } from '../../../core/shared/page-info.model';
+import { PaginationComponentOptions } from '../../../shared/pagination/pagination-component-options.model';
+
+@Component({
+  selector: 'ds-bulk-access-browse',
+  templateUrl: './bulk-access-browse.component.html',
+  styleUrls: ['./bulk-access-browse.component.scss'],
+  providers: [
+    {
+      provide: SEARCH_CONFIG_SERVICE,
+      useClass: SearchConfigurationService
+    }
+  ]
+})
+export class BulkAccessBrowseComponent implements OnInit {
+  /**
+   * The active nav id
+   */
+  activateId = 'search';
+
+  /**
+   * The selection list id
+   */
+  listId: string = 'bulk-access-list';
+
+  /**
+   * The list of the objects already selected
+   */
+  objectsSelected$: BehaviorSubject<RemoteData<PaginatedList<ListableObject>>> = new BehaviorSubject<RemoteData<PaginatedList<ListableObject>>>(null);
+
+  paginationOptions: PaginationComponentOptions;
+  private subs: Subscription[] = [];
+
+  constructor(private selectableListService: SelectableListService) {
+  }
+
+  ngOnInit(): void {
+    this.paginationOptions = Object.assign(new PaginationComponentOptions(), {
+      id: 'elp',
+      pageSize: 10,
+      currentPage: 1
+    });
+    this.subs.push(
+      this.selectableListService.getSelectableList(this.listId).pipe(
+        distinctUntilChanged(),
+        map((list: SelectableListState) => {
+          console.log(list);
+          return createSuccessfulRemoteDataObject(buildPaginatedList(new PageInfo(), list?.selection || []))
+        })
+      ).subscribe(this.objectsSelected$)
+    )
+  }
+
+}
diff --git a/src/app/access-control/bulk-access/bulk-access.component.html b/src/app/access-control/bulk-access/bulk-access.component.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e0eafb6e36
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/access-control/bulk-access/bulk-access.component.html
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+
+<div class="container">
+  <ds-bulk-access-browse></ds-bulk-access-browse>
+  <div class="clearfix mb-3"></div>
+  <ds-bulk-access-settings></ds-bulk-access-settings>
+</div>
+
+
+
diff --git a/src/app/access-control/bulk-access/bulk-access.component.scss b/src/app/access-control/bulk-access/bulk-access.component.scss
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e69de29bb2
diff --git a/src/app/access-control/bulk-access/bulk-access.component.spec.ts b/src/app/access-control/bulk-access/bulk-access.component.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..61fab1e5a9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/access-control/bulk-access/bulk-access.component.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+import { ComponentFixture, TestBed } from '@angular/core/testing';
+
+import { BulkAccessComponent } from './bulk-access.component';
+
+describe('BulkAccessComponent', () => {
+  let component: BulkAccessComponent;
+  let fixture: ComponentFixture<BulkAccessComponent>;
+
+  beforeEach(async () => {
+    await TestBed.configureTestingModule({
+      declarations: [ BulkAccessComponent ]
+    })
+    .compileComponents();
+  });
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    fixture = TestBed.createComponent(BulkAccessComponent);
+    component = fixture.componentInstance;
+    fixture.detectChanges();
+  });
+
+  it('should create', () => {
+    expect(component).toBeTruthy();
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/app/access-control/bulk-access/bulk-access.component.ts b/src/app/access-control/bulk-access/bulk-access.component.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9e45b2c59b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/access-control/bulk-access/bulk-access.component.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+import { Component, OnInit } from '@angular/core';
+
+@Component({
+  selector: 'ds-bulk-access',
+  templateUrl: './bulk-access.component.html',
+  styleUrls: ['./bulk-access.component.scss']
+})
+export class BulkAccessComponent implements OnInit {
+
+  constructor() { }
+
+  ngOnInit(): void {
+  }
+
+}
diff --git a/src/app/access-control/bulk-access/settings/bulk-access-settings.component.html b/src/app/access-control/bulk-access/settings/bulk-access-settings.component.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a5c292eddd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/access-control/bulk-access/settings/bulk-access-settings.component.html
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+<ngb-accordion #acc="ngbAccordion" [activeIds]="'settings'">
+  <ngb-panel [id]="'settings'">
+    <ng-template ngbPanelHeader>
+      <div class="w-100 d-flex justify-content-between collapse-toggle" ngbPanelToggle (click)="acc.toggle('settings')" data-test="settings">
+        <button type="button" class="btn btn-link p-0" (click)="$event.preventDefault()" [attr.aria-expanded]="!acc.isExpanded('browse')"
+                aria-controls="collapsePanels">
+          {{ 'admin.access-control.bulk-access-settings.header' | translate }}
+        </button>
+        <div class="text-right d-flex">
+          <div class="ml-3 d-inline-block">
+            <span *ngIf="acc.isExpanded('settings')" class="fas fa-chevron-up fa-fw"></span>
+            <span *ngIf="!acc.isExpanded('settings')" class="fas fa-chevron-down fa-fw"></span>
+          </div>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    </ng-template>
+    <ng-template ngbPanelContent>
+      <p>bulk-access-settings works!</p>
+    </ng-template>
+  </ngb-panel>
+</ngb-accordion>
diff --git a/src/app/access-control/bulk-access/settings/bulk-access-settings.component.scss b/src/app/access-control/bulk-access/settings/bulk-access-settings.component.scss
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e69de29bb2
diff --git a/src/app/access-control/bulk-access/settings/bulk-access-settings.component.spec.ts b/src/app/access-control/bulk-access/settings/bulk-access-settings.component.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..435f2828b9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/access-control/bulk-access/settings/bulk-access-settings.component.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+import { ComponentFixture, TestBed } from '@angular/core/testing';
+
+import { BulkAccessSettingsComponent } from './bulk-access-settings.component';
+
+describe('BulkAccessSettingsComponent', () => {
+  let component: BulkAccessSettingsComponent;
+  let fixture: ComponentFixture<BulkAccessSettingsComponent>;
+
+  beforeEach(async () => {
+    await TestBed.configureTestingModule({
+      declarations: [ BulkAccessSettingsComponent ]
+    })
+    .compileComponents();
+  });
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    fixture = TestBed.createComponent(BulkAccessSettingsComponent);
+    component = fixture.componentInstance;
+    fixture.detectChanges();
+  });
+
+  it('should create', () => {
+    expect(component).toBeTruthy();
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/app/access-control/bulk-access/settings/bulk-access-settings.component.ts b/src/app/access-control/bulk-access/settings/bulk-access-settings.component.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..631b786b01
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/access-control/bulk-access/settings/bulk-access-settings.component.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+import { Component, OnInit } from '@angular/core';
+
+@Component({
+  selector: 'ds-bulk-access-settings',
+  templateUrl: './bulk-access-settings.component.html',
+  styleUrls: ['./bulk-access-settings.component.scss']
+})
+export class BulkAccessSettingsComponent implements OnInit {
+
+  constructor() { }
+
+  ngOnInit(): void {
+  }
+
+}
diff --git a/src/app/menu.resolver.ts b/src/app/menu.resolver.ts
index 3ec1df85fd..cad6a6ec57 100644
--- a/src/app/menu.resolver.ts
+++ b/src/app/menu.resolver.ts
@@ -659,6 +659,17 @@ export class MenuResolver implements Resolve<boolean> {
             link: '/access-control/groups'
           } as LinkMenuItemModel,
         },
+        {
+          id: 'access_control_bulk',
+          parentID: 'access_control',
+          active: false,
+          visible: isSiteAdmin,
+          model: {
+            type: MenuItemType.LINK,
+            text: 'menu.section.access_control_bulk',
+            link: '/access-control/bulk-access'
+          } as LinkMenuItemModel,
+        },
         // TODO: enable this menu item once the feature has been implemented
         // {
         //   id: 'access_control_authorizations',
diff --git a/src/assets/i18n/en.json5 b/src/assets/i18n/en.json5
index 6541848df2..00f2bd46b0 100644
--- a/src/assets/i18n/en.json5
+++ b/src/assets/i18n/en.json5
@@ -227,6 +227,18 @@
 
 
 
+  "admin.access-control.bulk-access": "Bulk access",
+
+  "admin.access-control.bulk-access.title": "Bulk Access",
+
+  "admin.access-control.bulk-access-browse.header": "Step 1: select objects",
+
+  "admin.access-control.bulk-access-browse.search.header": "Search",
+
+  "admin.access-control.bulk-access-browse.selected.header": "Current selection({{number}})",
+
+  "admin.access-control.bulk-access-settings.header": "Step 2: operation to perform",
+
   "admin.access-control.epeople.actions.delete": "Delete EPerson",
 
   "admin.access-control.epeople.actions.impersonate": "Impersonate EPerson",
@@ -2878,6 +2890,8 @@
 
   "menu.section.access_control_authorizations": "Authorizations",
 
+  "menu.section.access_control_bulk": "Bulk access",
+
   "menu.section.access_control_groups": "Groups",
 
   "menu.section.access_control_people": "People",