diff --git a/resources/i18n/en.json5 b/resources/i18n/en.json5
index 74fbb42a2d..3b71ff709a 100644
--- a/resources/i18n/en.json5
+++ b/resources/i18n/en.json5
@@ -139,6 +139,7 @@
   "collection.edit.tabs.roles.title": "Collection Edit - Roles",
   "collection.edit.tabs.source.head": "Content Source",
   "collection.edit.tabs.source.title": "Collection Edit - Content Source",
+  "collection.edit.template.label": "Item template",
   "collection.form.abstract": "Short Description",
   "collection.form.description": "Introductory text (HTML)",
   "collection.form.errors.title.required": "Please enter a collection name",
diff --git a/src/app/+collection-page/edit-collection-page/collection-metadata/collection-metadata.component.html b/src/app/+collection-page/edit-collection-page/collection-metadata/collection-metadata.component.html
index cc7a0d5de0..b14b034842 100644
--- a/src/app/+collection-page/edit-collection-page/collection-metadata/collection-metadata.component.html
+++ b/src/app/+collection-page/edit-collection-page/collection-metadata/collection-metadata.component.html
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+<div>
+  <label>{{ 'collection.edit.template.label' | translate}}</label>
+</div>
 <ds-collection-form (submitForm)="onSubmit($event)" [dso]="(dsoRD$ | async)?.payload"></ds-collection-form>
 <a class="btn btn-danger"
    [routerLink]="'/collections/' + (dsoRD$ | async)?.payload.uuid + '/delete'">{{'collection.edit.delete'
diff --git a/src/app/+collection-page/edit-collection-page/collection-metadata/collection-metadata.component.ts b/src/app/+collection-page/edit-collection-page/collection-metadata/collection-metadata.component.ts
index 3a9d9c8af5..7ba692ef2b 100644
--- a/src/app/+collection-page/edit-collection-page/collection-metadata/collection-metadata.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/+collection-page/edit-collection-page/collection-metadata/collection-metadata.component.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,12 @@ import { ComcolMetadataComponent } from '../../../shared/comcol-forms/edit-comco
 import { Collection } from '../../../core/shared/collection.model';
 import { CollectionDataService } from '../../../core/data/collection-data.service';
 import { ActivatedRoute, Router } from '@angular/router';
+import { ItemTemplateDataService } from '../../../core/data/item-template-data.service';
+import { Observable } from 'rxjs/internal/Observable';
+import { RemoteData } from '../../../core/data/remote-data';
+import { Item } from '../../../core/shared/item.model';
+import { getRemoteDataPayload, getSucceededRemoteData } from '../../../core/shared/operators';
+import { switchMap } from 'rxjs/operators';
 
 /**
  * Component for editing a collection's metadata
@@ -14,11 +20,27 @@ import { ActivatedRoute, Router } from '@angular/router';
 export class CollectionMetadataComponent extends ComcolMetadataComponent<Collection> {
   protected frontendURL = '/collections/';
 
+  /**
+   * The collection's template item
+   */
+  templateItemRD$: Observable<RemoteData<Item>>;
+
   public constructor(
     protected collectionDataService: CollectionDataService,
+    protected itemTemplateService: ItemTemplateDataService,
     protected router: Router,
     protected route: ActivatedRoute
   ) {
     super(collectionDataService, router, route);
   }
+
+  ngOnInit(): void {
+    super.ngOnInit();
+
+    this.templateItemRD$ = this.dsoRD$.pipe(
+      getSucceededRemoteData(),
+      getRemoteDataPayload(),
+      switchMap((collection: Collection) => this.itemTemplateService.findByCollectionID(collection.uuid))
+    );
+  }
 }