diff --git a/src/app/shared/dso-page/dso-page-edit-button/dso-page-edit-button.component.spec.ts b/src/app/shared/dso-page/dso-page-edit-button/dso-page-edit-button.component.spec.ts
index 253c58c550..b0d2f3a1fa 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/dso-page/dso-page-edit-button/dso-page-edit-button.component.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/dso-page/dso-page-edit-button/dso-page-edit-button.component.spec.ts
@@ -1,25 +1,76 @@
 import { async, ComponentFixture, TestBed } from '@angular/core/testing';
-
 import { DsoPageEditButtonComponent } from './dso-page-edit-button.component';
+import { DSpaceObject } from '../../../core/shared/dspace-object.model';
+import { Item } from '../../../core/shared/item.model';
+import { AuthorizationDataService } from '../../../core/data/feature-authorization/authorization-data.service';
+import { of as observableOf } from 'rxjs';
+import { TranslateModule } from '@ngx-translate/core';
+import { RouterTestingModule } from '@angular/router/testing';
+import { FeatureID } from '../../../core/data/feature-authorization/feature-id';
+import { By } from '@angular/platform-browser';
+import { TooltipModule } from 'ngx-bootstrap';
 
 describe('DsoPageEditButtonComponent', () => {
   let component: DsoPageEditButtonComponent;
   let fixture: ComponentFixture<DsoPageEditButtonComponent>;
 
+  let authorizationService: AuthorizationDataService;
+  let dso: DSpaceObject;
+
   beforeEach(async(() => {
+    dso = Object.assign(new Item(), {
+      id: 'test-item',
+      _links: {
+        self: { href: 'test-item-selflink' }
+      }
+    });
+    authorizationService = jasmine.createSpyObj('authorizationService', {
+      isAuthorized: observableOf(true)
+    });
     TestBed.configureTestingModule({
-      declarations: [ DsoPageEditButtonComponent ]
-    })
-    .compileComponents();
+      declarations: [ DsoPageEditButtonComponent ],
+      imports: [TranslateModule.forRoot(), RouterTestingModule.withRoutes([]), TooltipModule.forRoot()],
+      providers: [
+        { provide: AuthorizationDataService, useValue: authorizationService }
+      ]
+    }).compileComponents();
   }));
 
   beforeEach(() => {
     fixture = TestBed.createComponent(DsoPageEditButtonComponent);
     component = fixture.componentInstance;
+    component.dso = dso;
+    component.pageRoutePrefix = 'test';
     fixture.detectChanges();
   });
 
-  it('should create', () => {
-    expect(component).toBeTruthy();
+  it('should check the authorization of the current user', () => {
+    expect(authorizationService.isAuthorized).toHaveBeenCalledWith(FeatureID.CanEditMetadata, dso.self);
+  });
+
+  describe('when the user is authorized', () => {
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      (authorizationService.isAuthorized as jasmine.Spy).and.returnValue(observableOf(true));
+      component.ngOnInit();
+      fixture.detectChanges();
+    });
+
+    it('should render a link', () => {
+      const link = fixture.debugElement.query(By.css('a'));
+      expect(link).not.toBeNull();
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('when the user is not authorized', () => {
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      (authorizationService.isAuthorized as jasmine.Spy).and.returnValue(observableOf(false));
+      component.ngOnInit();
+      fixture.detectChanges();
+    });
+
+    it('should not render a link', () => {
+      const link = fixture.debugElement.query(By.css('a'));
+      expect(link).toBeNull();
+    });
   });
 });
diff --git a/src/app/shared/dso-page/dso-page-edit-button/dso-page-edit-button.component.ts b/src/app/shared/dso-page/dso-page-edit-button/dso-page-edit-button.component.ts
index 809d162849..230855a5a2 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/dso-page/dso-page-edit-button/dso-page-edit-button.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/dso-page/dso-page-edit-button/dso-page-edit-button.component.ts
@@ -9,14 +9,29 @@ import { FeatureID } from '../../../core/data/feature-authorization/feature-id';
   templateUrl: './dso-page-edit-button.component.html',
   styleUrls: ['./dso-page-edit-button.component.scss']
 })
+/**
+ * Display a button linking to the edit page of a DSpaceObject
+ */
 export class DsoPageEditButtonComponent implements OnInit {
-
+  /**
+   * The DSpaceObject to display a button to the edit page for
+   */
   @Input() dso: DSpaceObject;
 
+  /**
+   * The prefix of the route to the edit page (before the object's UUID, e.g. "items")
+   */
   @Input() pageRoutePrefix: string;
 
+  /**
+   * A message for the tooltip on the button
+   * Supports i18n keys
+   */
   @Input() tooltipMsg: string;
 
+  /**
+   * Whether or not the current user is authorized to edit the DSpaceObject
+   */
   isAuthorized$: Observable<boolean>;
 
   constructor(protected authorizationService: AuthorizationDataService) { }