diff --git a/src/app/+item-page/field-components/metadata-field-wrapper/metadata-field-wrapper.component.html b/src/app/+item-page/field-components/metadata-field-wrapper/metadata-field-wrapper.component.html
index a41aa0d67a..d69f87883b 100644
--- a/src/app/+item-page/field-components/metadata-field-wrapper/metadata-field-wrapper.component.html
+++ b/src/app/+item-page/field-components/metadata-field-wrapper/metadata-field-wrapper.component.html
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<div class="simple-view-element" [class.d-none]="content.textContent.trim().length === 0 && hasNoValue(content.querySelector('img,.thumbnail-content'))">
+<div class="simple-view-element" [class.d-none]="hideIfNoTextContent && content.textContent.trim().length === 0">
   <h5 class="simple-view-element-header" *ngIf="label">{{ label }}</h5>
   <div #content class="simple-view-element-body">
     <ng-content></ng-content>
diff --git a/src/app/+item-page/field-components/metadata-field-wrapper/metadata-field-wrapper.component.ts b/src/app/+item-page/field-components/metadata-field-wrapper/metadata-field-wrapper.component.ts
index 8af108cceb..8c4e200423 100644
--- a/src/app/+item-page/field-components/metadata-field-wrapper/metadata-field-wrapper.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/+item-page/field-components/metadata-field-wrapper/metadata-field-wrapper.component.ts
@@ -17,10 +17,5 @@ export class MetadataFieldWrapperComponent {
    */
   @Input() label: string;
 
-  /**
-   * Make hasNoValue() available in the template
-   */
-  hasNoValue(o: any): boolean {
-    return hasNoValue(o);
-  }
+  @Input() hideIfNoTextContent = true;
 }
diff --git a/src/app/+item-page/simple/item-types/publication/publication.component.html b/src/app/+item-page/simple/item-types/publication/publication.component.html
index 0758f7cda4..57b460c814 100644
--- a/src/app/+item-page/simple/item-types/publication/publication.component.html
+++ b/src/app/+item-page/simple/item-types/publication/publication.component.html
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 <div class="row">
   <div class="col-xs-12 col-md-4">
     <ng-container *ngIf="!mediaViewer.image">
-      <ds-metadata-field-wrapper>
+      <ds-metadata-field-wrapper [hideIfNoTextContent]="false">
         <ds-thumbnail [thumbnail]="thumbnail$ | async"></ds-thumbnail>
       </ds-metadata-field-wrapper>
     </ng-container>
diff --git a/src/app/+item-page/simple/item-types/untyped-item/untyped-item.component.html b/src/app/+item-page/simple/item-types/untyped-item/untyped-item.component.html
index 3e20da3094..7ae9a1a909 100644
--- a/src/app/+item-page/simple/item-types/untyped-item/untyped-item.component.html
+++ b/src/app/+item-page/simple/item-types/untyped-item/untyped-item.component.html
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 <div class="row">
   <div class="col-xs-12 col-md-4">
     <ng-container *ngIf="!mediaViewer.image">
-      <ds-metadata-field-wrapper>
+      <ds-metadata-field-wrapper [hideIfNoTextContent]="false">
         <ds-thumbnail [thumbnail]="thumbnail$ | async"></ds-thumbnail>
       </ds-metadata-field-wrapper>
     </ng-container>
diff --git a/src/app/entity-groups/journal-entities/item-pages/journal-issue/journal-issue.component.html b/src/app/entity-groups/journal-entities/item-pages/journal-issue/journal-issue.component.html
index af87daa243..8e357140d8 100644
--- a/src/app/entity-groups/journal-entities/item-pages/journal-issue/journal-issue.component.html
+++ b/src/app/entity-groups/journal-entities/item-pages/journal-issue/journal-issue.component.html
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 </div>
 <div class="row">
   <div class="col-xs-12 col-md-4">
-    <ds-metadata-field-wrapper>
+    <ds-metadata-field-wrapper [hideIfNoTextContent]="false">
       <ds-thumbnail [thumbnail]="thumbnail$ | async"></ds-thumbnail>
     </ds-metadata-field-wrapper>
     <ds-generic-item-page-field [item]="object"
diff --git a/src/app/entity-groups/journal-entities/item-pages/journal-volume/journal-volume.component.html b/src/app/entity-groups/journal-entities/item-pages/journal-volume/journal-volume.component.html
index 915967f41b..7b80739bb8 100644
--- a/src/app/entity-groups/journal-entities/item-pages/journal-volume/journal-volume.component.html
+++ b/src/app/entity-groups/journal-entities/item-pages/journal-volume/journal-volume.component.html
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 </div>
 <div class="row">
   <div class="col-xs-12 col-md-4">
-    <ds-metadata-field-wrapper>
+    <ds-metadata-field-wrapper [hideIfNoTextContent]="false">
       <ds-thumbnail [thumbnail]="thumbnail$ | async"></ds-thumbnail>
     </ds-metadata-field-wrapper>
     <ds-generic-item-page-field [item]="object"
diff --git a/src/app/entity-groups/journal-entities/item-pages/journal/journal.component.html b/src/app/entity-groups/journal-entities/item-pages/journal/journal.component.html
index 8dd961692d..bcbd1d7c47 100644
--- a/src/app/entity-groups/journal-entities/item-pages/journal/journal.component.html
+++ b/src/app/entity-groups/journal-entities/item-pages/journal/journal.component.html
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 </div>
 <div class="row">
   <div class="col-xs-12 col-md-4">
-    <ds-metadata-field-wrapper>
+    <ds-metadata-field-wrapper [hideIfNoTextContent]="false">
       <ds-thumbnail [thumbnail]="thumbnail$ | async"></ds-thumbnail>
     </ds-metadata-field-wrapper>
     <ds-generic-item-page-field class="item-page-fields" [item]="object"
diff --git a/src/app/entity-groups/research-entities/item-pages/org-unit/org-unit.component.html b/src/app/entity-groups/research-entities/item-pages/org-unit/org-unit.component.html
index 67b79163ed..d328e93b15 100644
--- a/src/app/entity-groups/research-entities/item-pages/org-unit/org-unit.component.html
+++ b/src/app/entity-groups/research-entities/item-pages/org-unit/org-unit.component.html
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 </div>
 <div class="row">
   <div class="col-xs-12 col-md-4">
-    <ds-metadata-field-wrapper>
+    <ds-metadata-field-wrapper [hideIfNoTextContent]="false">
       <ds-thumbnail [thumbnail]="thumbnail$ | async"
                     [defaultImage]="'assets/images/orgunit-placeholder.svg'"
                     [alt]="'thumbnail.orgunit.alt'"
diff --git a/src/app/entity-groups/research-entities/item-pages/person/person.component.html b/src/app/entity-groups/research-entities/item-pages/person/person.component.html
index 21d833e407..291813ff88 100644
--- a/src/app/entity-groups/research-entities/item-pages/person/person.component.html
+++ b/src/app/entity-groups/research-entities/item-pages/person/person.component.html
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 </div>
 <div class="row">
   <div class="col-xs-12 col-md-4">
-    <ds-metadata-field-wrapper>
+    <ds-metadata-field-wrapper [hideIfNoTextContent]="false">
       <ds-thumbnail [thumbnail]="thumbnail$ | async"
                     [defaultImage]="'assets/images/person-placeholder.svg'"
                     [alt]="'thumbnail.person.alt'"
diff --git a/src/app/entity-groups/research-entities/item-pages/project/project.component.html b/src/app/entity-groups/research-entities/item-pages/project/project.component.html
index facecb4996..a3324e4736 100644
--- a/src/app/entity-groups/research-entities/item-pages/project/project.component.html
+++ b/src/app/entity-groups/research-entities/item-pages/project/project.component.html
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 </div>
 <div class="row">
   <div class="col-xs-12 col-md-4">
-    <ds-metadata-field-wrapper>
+    <ds-metadata-field-wrapper [hideIfNoTextContent]="false">
       <ds-thumbnail
         [thumbnail]="thumbnail$ | async"
         [defaultImage]="'assets/images/project-placeholder.svg'"
diff --git a/src/app/shared/object-detail/my-dspace-result-detail-element/item-detail-preview/item-detail-preview.component.html b/src/app/shared/object-detail/my-dspace-result-detail-element/item-detail-preview/item-detail-preview.component.html
index cbc3f9ccfb..e4d2526eb2 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/object-detail/my-dspace-result-detail-element/item-detail-preview/item-detail-preview.component.html
+++ b/src/app/shared/object-detail/my-dspace-result-detail-element/item-detail-preview/item-detail-preview.component.html
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
     </h2>
     <div class="row mb-1">
       <div class="col-xs-12 col-md-4">
-        <ds-metadata-field-wrapper>
+        <ds-metadata-field-wrapper [hideIfNoTextContent]="false">
           <ds-thumbnail [thumbnail]="getThumbnail() | async"></ds-thumbnail>
         </ds-metadata-field-wrapper>
         <ng-container *ngVar="(getFiles() | async) as bitstreams">
diff --git a/src/app/thumbnail/thumbnail.component.html b/src/app/thumbnail/thumbnail.component.html
index a7f4c51510..bf70928392 100644
--- a/src/app/thumbnail/thumbnail.component.html
+++ b/src/app/thumbnail/thumbnail.component.html
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<div class="thumbnail" [class.limitWidth]="limitWidth">
+<div class="thumbnail" [class.limit-width]="limitWidth">
   <ds-loading *ngIf="isLoading; else showThumbnail" class="thumbnail-content" [showMessage]="false">
     text-content
   </ds-loading>
diff --git a/src/app/thumbnail/thumbnail.component.ts b/src/app/thumbnail/thumbnail.component.ts
index ec1e7eb368..3e122cde78 100644
--- a/src/app/thumbnail/thumbnail.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/thumbnail/thumbnail.component.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ import { Component, Input, OnChanges } from '@angular/core';
 import { Bitstream } from '../core/shared/bitstream.model';
 import { hasValue } from '../shared/empty.util';
 import { RemoteData } from '../core/data/remote-data';
-import { BITSTREAM } from '../core/shared/bitstream.resource-type';
 
 /**
  * This component renders a given Bitstream as a thumbnail.
@@ -57,7 +56,7 @@ export class ThumbnailComponent implements OnChanges {
       return;
     }
     if (this.thumbnail instanceof Bitstream) {
-      this.resolveThumbnail(this.thumbnail as Bitstream)
+      this.resolveThumbnail(this.thumbnail as Bitstream);
     } else {
       const thumbnailRD = this.thumbnail as RemoteData<Bitstream>;
       if (thumbnailRD.isLoading) {