diff --git a/src/app/+admin/admin-registries/metadata-registry/metadata-registry.actions.ts b/src/app/+admin/admin-registries/metadata-registry/metadata-registry.actions.ts
index 55fcd61644..92d4a7a72a 100644
--- a/src/app/+admin/admin-registries/metadata-registry/metadata-registry.actions.ts
+++ b/src/app/+admin/admin-registries/metadata-registry/metadata-registry.actions.ts
@@ -17,11 +17,13 @@ export const MetadataRegistryActionTypes = {
   CANCEL_EDIT_SCHEMA: type('dspace/metadata-registry/CANCEL_SCHEMA'),
   SELECT_SCHEMA: type('dspace/metadata-registry/SELECT_SCHEMA'),
   DESELECT_SCHEMA: type('dspace/metadata-registry/DESELECT_SCHEMA'),
+  DESELECT_ALL_SCHEMA: type('dspace/metadata-registry/DESELECT_ALL_SCHEMA'),
 
   EDIT_FIELD: type('dspace/metadata-registry/EDIT_FIELD'),
   CANCEL_EDIT_FIELD: type('dspace/metadata-registry/CANCEL_FIELD'),
   SELECT_FIELD: type('dspace/metadata-registry/SELECT_FIELD'),
-  DESELECT_FIELD: type('dspace/metadata-registry/DESELEC_FIELDT')
+  DESELECT_FIELD: type('dspace/metadata-registry/DESELECT_FIELD'),
+  DESELECT_ALL_FIELD: type('dspace/metadata-registry/DESELECT_ALL_FIELD')
 };
 
 /* tslint:disable:max-classes-per-file */
@@ -65,6 +67,10 @@ export class MetadataRegistryDeselectSchemaAction implements Action {
   }
 }
 
+export class MetadataRegistryDeselectAllSchemaAction implements Action {
+  type = MetadataRegistryActionTypes.DESELECT_ALL_SCHEMA;
+}
+
 /**
  * Used to collapse the sidebar
  */
@@ -105,6 +111,10 @@ export class MetadataRegistryDeselectFieldAction implements Action {
   }
 }
 
+export class MetadataRegistryDeselectAllFieldAction implements Action {
+  type = MetadataRegistryActionTypes.DESELECT_ALL_FIELD;
+}
+
 /* tslint:enable:max-classes-per-file */
 
 /**
diff --git a/src/app/+admin/admin-registries/metadata-registry/metadata-registry.component.ts b/src/app/+admin/admin-registries/metadata-registry/metadata-registry.component.ts
index ef5bec6262..2b1ea9eba8 100644
--- a/src/app/+admin/admin-registries/metadata-registry/metadata-registry.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/+admin/admin-registries/metadata-registry/metadata-registry.component.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import { hasValue } from '../../../shared/empty.util';
 import { RestResponse } from '../../../core/cache/response.models';
 import { zip } from 'rxjs/internal/observable/zip';
 import { NotificationsService } from '../../../shared/notifications/notifications.service';
+import { Route, Router } from '@angular/router';
 
 @Component({
   selector: 'ds-metadata-registry',
@@ -26,7 +27,8 @@ export class MetadataRegistryComponent {
   });
 
   constructor(private registryService: RegistryService,
-              private notificationsService: NotificationsService) {
+              private notificationsService: NotificationsService,
+              private router: Router) {
     this.updateSchemas();
   }
 
@@ -94,6 +96,8 @@ export class MetadataRegistryComponent {
           if (failedResponses.length > 0) {
             this.notificationsService.error('Error', `Failed to delete ${failedResponses.length} metadata schemas`);
           }
+          this.registryService.deselectAllMetadataSchema();
+          this.router.navigate([], { queryParams: { page: 1 }, queryParamsHandling: 'merge'});
           this.forceUpdateSchemas();
         });
       }
diff --git a/src/app/+admin/admin-registries/metadata-registry/metadata-registry.reducers.ts b/src/app/+admin/admin-registries/metadata-registry/metadata-registry.reducers.ts
index 28f8ba025b..3c68157a3e 100644
--- a/src/app/+admin/admin-registries/metadata-registry/metadata-registry.reducers.ts
+++ b/src/app/+admin/admin-registries/metadata-registry/metadata-registry.reducers.ts
@@ -62,6 +62,12 @@ export function metadataRegistryReducer(state = initialState, action: MetadataRe
       });
     }
 
+    case MetadataRegistryActionTypes.DESELECT_ALL_SCHEMA: {
+      return Object.assign({}, state, {
+        selectedSchemas: []
+      });
+    }
+
     case MetadataRegistryActionTypes.EDIT_FIELD: {
       return Object.assign({}, state, {
         editField: (action as MetadataRegistryEditFieldAction).field
@@ -88,6 +94,12 @@ export function metadataRegistryReducer(state = initialState, action: MetadataRe
       });
     }
 
+    case MetadataRegistryActionTypes.DESELECT_ALL_FIELD: {
+      return Object.assign({}, state, {
+        selectedFields: []
+      });
+    }
+
     default:
       return state;
   }
diff --git a/src/app/core/registry/registry.service.ts b/src/app/core/registry/registry.service.ts
index f80275cb1e..4bd59c3714 100644
--- a/src/app/core/registry/registry.service.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/registry/registry.service.ts
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ import { AppState } from '../../app.reducer';
 import { MetadataRegistryState } from '../../+admin/admin-registries/metadata-registry/metadata-registry.reducers';
 import {
   MetadataRegistryCancelFieldAction,
-  MetadataRegistryCancelSchemaAction,
+  MetadataRegistryCancelSchemaAction, MetadataRegistryDeselectAllFieldAction, MetadataRegistryDeselectAllSchemaAction,
   MetadataRegistryDeselectFieldAction,
   MetadataRegistryDeselectSchemaAction,
   MetadataRegistryEditFieldAction,
@@ -276,6 +276,10 @@ export class RegistryService {
     this.store.dispatch(new MetadataRegistryDeselectSchemaAction(schema))
   }
 
+  public deselectAllMetadataSchema() {
+    this.store.dispatch(new MetadataRegistryDeselectAllSchemaAction())
+  }
+
   public getSelectedMetadataSchemas(): Observable<MetadataSchema[]> {
     return this.store.pipe(select(selectedMetadataSchemasSelector));
   }
@@ -300,6 +304,10 @@ export class RegistryService {
     this.store.dispatch(new MetadataRegistryDeselectFieldAction(field))
   }
 
+  public deselectAllMetadataField(field: MetadataField) {
+    this.store.dispatch(new MetadataRegistryDeselectAllFieldAction())
+  }
+
   public getSelectedMetadataFields(): Observable<MetadataField[]> {
     return this.store.pipe(select(selectedMetadataFieldsSelector));
   }