diff --git a/src/app/community-list-page/community-list/community-list.component.html b/src/app/community-list-page/community-list/community-list.component.html
index 94c14236c1..5043d45c93 100644
--- a/src/app/community-list-page/community-list/community-list.component.html
+++ b/src/app/community-list-page/community-list/community-list.component.html
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
         <a [routerLink]="node.route" class="lead">
           {{ dsoNameService.getName(node.payload) }}
         </a>
+        <span *ngIf="node.payload.archivedItemsCount >= 0" class="archived-items-lead">[{{node.payload.archivedItemsCount}}]</span>
       </h5>
     </div>
     <ds-truncatable [id]="node.id">
diff --git a/src/app/core/shared/collection.model.ts b/src/app/core/shared/collection.model.ts
index d1c49c8d4b..c97c61eceb 100644
--- a/src/app/core/shared/collection.model.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/shared/collection.model.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { deserialize, inheritSerialization } from 'cerialize';
+import {autoserialize, deserialize, inheritSerialization} from 'cerialize';
 import { Observable } from 'rxjs';
 import { link, typedObject } from '../cache/builders/build-decorators';
 import { PaginatedList } from '../data/paginated-list.model';
@@ -16,12 +16,17 @@ import { COMMUNITY } from './community.resource-type';
 import { Community } from './community.model';
 import { ChildHALResource } from './child-hal-resource.model';
 import { HandleObject } from './handle-object.model';
+import { excludeFromEquals } from '../utilities/equals.decorators';
 
 @typedObject
 @inheritSerialization(DSpaceObject)
 export class Collection extends DSpaceObject implements ChildHALResource, HandleObject {
   static type = COLLECTION;
 
+  @excludeFromEquals
+  @autoserialize
+  archivedItemsCount: number;
+
   /**
    * The {@link HALLink}s for this Collection
    */
diff --git a/src/app/core/shared/community.model.ts b/src/app/core/shared/community.model.ts
index f16aad9645..03b47fb024 100644
--- a/src/app/core/shared/community.model.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/shared/community.model.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { deserialize, inheritSerialization } from 'cerialize';
+import {autoserialize, deserialize, inheritSerialization} from 'cerialize';
 import { Observable } from 'rxjs';
 import { link, typedObject } from '../cache/builders/build-decorators';
 import { PaginatedList } from '../data/paginated-list.model';
@@ -12,12 +12,17 @@ import { DSpaceObject } from './dspace-object.model';
 import { HALLink } from './hal-link.model';
 import { ChildHALResource } from './child-hal-resource.model';
 import { HandleObject } from './handle-object.model';
+import {excludeFromEquals} from '../utilities/equals.decorators';
 
 @typedObject
 @inheritSerialization(DSpaceObject)
 export class Community extends DSpaceObject implements ChildHALResource, HandleObject {
   static type = COMMUNITY;
 
+  @excludeFromEquals
+  @autoserialize
+  archivedItemsCount: number;
+
   /**
    * The {@link HALLink}s for this Community
    */
diff --git a/src/app/shared/object-list/collection-list-element/collection-list-element.component.html b/src/app/shared/object-list/collection-list-element/collection-list-element.component.html
index 6c2cff5215..83d88b6a63 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/object-list/collection-list-element/collection-list-element.component.html
+++ b/src/app/shared/object-list/collection-list-element/collection-list-element.component.html
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 <span *ngIf="linkType == linkTypes.None" class="lead">
   {{ dsoNameService.getName(object) }}
 </span>
+<span *ngIf="object.archivedItemsCount >= 0" class="lead archived-items-lead">[{{object.archivedItemsCount}}]</span>
 <div *ngIf="object.shortDescription" class="text-muted abstract-text">
     {{object.shortDescription}}
 </div>
diff --git a/src/app/shared/object-list/collection-list-element/collection-list-element.component.spec.ts b/src/app/shared/object-list/collection-list-element/collection-list-element.component.spec.ts
index 04715983c9..97f9eb88c2 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/object-list/collection-list-element/collection-list-element.component.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/object-list/collection-list-element/collection-list-element.component.spec.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,29 @@ import { DSONameServiceMock } from '../../mocks/dso-name.service.mock';
 let collectionListElementComponent: CollectionListElementComponent;
 let fixture: ComponentFixture<CollectionListElementComponent>;
 
+const mockCollectionWithArchivedItems: Collection = Object.assign(new Collection(), {
+  metadata: {
+    'dc.title': [
+      {
+        language: 'en_US',
+        value: 'Test title'
+      }
+    ]
+  }, archivedItemsCount: 1
+});
+
+const mockCollectionWithArchivedItemsDisabledAtBackend: Collection = Object.assign(new Collection(), {
+  metadata: {
+    'dc.title': [
+      {
+        language: 'en_US',
+        value: 'Test title'
+      }
+    ]
+  }, archivedItemsCount: -1
+});
+
+
 const mockCollectionWithAbstract: Collection = Object.assign(new Collection(), {
   metadata: {
     'dc.description.abstract': [
@@ -17,7 +40,7 @@ const mockCollectionWithAbstract: Collection = Object.assign(new Collection(), {
         value: 'Short description'
       }
     ]
-  }
+  }, archivedItemsCount: 1
 });
 
 const mockCollectionWithoutAbstract: Collection = Object.assign(new Collection(), {
@@ -28,7 +51,7 @@ const mockCollectionWithoutAbstract: Collection = Object.assign(new Collection()
         value: 'Test title'
       }
     ]
-  }
+  }, archivedItemsCount: 1
 });
 
 describe('CollectionListElementComponent', () => {
@@ -74,4 +97,29 @@ describe('CollectionListElementComponent', () => {
       expect(collectionAbstractField).toBeNull();
     });
   });
+
+
+  describe('When the collection has archived items', () => {
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      collectionListElementComponent.object = mockCollectionWithArchivedItems;
+      fixture.detectChanges();
+    });
+
+    it('should show the archived items paragraph', () => {
+      const field = fixture.debugElement.query(By.css('span.archived-items-lead'));
+      expect(field).not.toBeNull();
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('When the collection archived items are disabled at backend', () => {
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      collectionListElementComponent.object = mockCollectionWithArchivedItemsDisabledAtBackend;
+      fixture.detectChanges();
+    });
+
+    it('should not show the archived items paragraph', () => {
+      const field = fixture.debugElement.query(By.css('span.archived-items-lead'));
+      expect(field).toBeNull();
+    });
+  });
 });
diff --git a/src/app/shared/object-list/community-list-element/community-list-element.component.html b/src/app/shared/object-list/community-list-element/community-list-element.component.html
index 462db7be91..8ade44a4df 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/object-list/community-list-element/community-list-element.component.html
+++ b/src/app/shared/object-list/community-list-element/community-list-element.component.html
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 <span *ngIf="linkType == linkTypes.None" class="lead">
   {{ dsoNameService.getName(object) }}
 </span>
+<span *ngIf="object.archivedItemsCount >= 0" class="lead archived-items-lead">[{{object.archivedItemsCount}}]</span>
 <div *ngIf="object.shortDescription" class="text-muted abstract-text">
     {{object.shortDescription}}
 </div>