diff --git a/src/app/submission/edit/submission-edit.component.html b/src/app/submission/edit/submission-edit.component.html
index b74d3861f8..9c0e9eae72 100644
--- a/src/app/submission/edit/submission-edit.component.html
+++ b/src/app/submission/edit/submission-edit.component.html
@@ -5,5 +5,6 @@
                       [submissionDefinition]="submissionDefinition"
                       [submissionErrors]="submissionErrors"
                       [item]="item"
+                      [collectionModifiable]="collectionModifiable"
                       [submissionId]="submissionId"></ds-submission-form>
 </div>
diff --git a/src/app/submission/edit/submission-edit.component.ts b/src/app/submission/edit/submission-edit.component.ts
index 840d57c661..915d0324be 100644
--- a/src/app/submission/edit/submission-edit.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/submission/edit/submission-edit.component.ts
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ export class SubmissionEditComponent implements OnDestroy, OnInit {
    * The collection id this submission belonging to
    * @type {string}
    */
+  public collectionModifiable: boolean;
+
   public collectionId: string;
 
   /**
@@ -102,13 +104,16 @@ export class SubmissionEditComponent implements OnDestroy, OnInit {
               private itemDataService: ItemDataService,
               private submissionService: SubmissionService,
               private translate: TranslateService,
-              private submissionJsonPatchOperationsService: SubmissionJsonPatchOperationsService) {
+              private submissionJsonPatchOperationsService: SubmissionJsonPatchOperationsService) {             
   }
 
   /**
    * Retrieve workspaceitem/workflowitem from server and initialize all instance variables
    */
   ngOnInit() {
+
+    this.collectionModifiable = this.route.snapshot.data['collectionModifiable'];
+    
     this.subs.push(
       this.route.paramMap.pipe(
         switchMap((params: ParamMap) => this.submissionService.retrieveSubmission(params.get('id'))),
diff --git a/src/app/submission/form/collection/submission-form-collection.component.html b/src/app/submission/form/collection/submission-form-collection.component.html
index 15b6ff280e..aa33905daf 100644
--- a/src/app/submission/form/collection/submission-form-collection.component.html
+++ b/src/app/submission/form/collection/submission-form-collection.component.html
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
             class="btn btn-outline-primary"
             (blur)="onClose()"
             (click)="onClose()"
-            [disabled]="(processingChange$ | async)"
+            [disabled]="(processingChange$ | async) || collectionModifiable"
             ngbDropdownToggle>
       <span *ngIf="(processingChange$ | async)"><i class='fas fa-circle-notch fa-spin'></i></span>
       <span *ngIf="!(processingChange$ | async)">{{ selectedCollectionName$ | async }}</span>
diff --git a/src/app/submission/form/collection/submission-form-collection.component.ts b/src/app/submission/form/collection/submission-form-collection.component.ts
index adcffd9b5d..fb2b2a815a 100644
--- a/src/app/submission/form/collection/submission-form-collection.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/submission/form/collection/submission-form-collection.component.ts
@@ -51,6 +51,12 @@ export class SubmissionFormCollectionComponent implements OnChanges, OnInit {
    * @type {SubmissionDefinitionsModel}
    */
   @Input() currentDefinition: string;
+  
+  /**
+   * Checks if the collection can be modifiable by the user
+   * @type {booelan}
+   */
+  @Input() collectionModifiable: boolean;
 
   /**
    * The submission id
@@ -144,6 +150,7 @@ export class SubmissionFormCollectionComponent implements OnChanges, OnInit {
   ngOnInit() {
     this.pathCombiner = new JsonPatchOperationPathCombiner('sections', 'collection');
     this.available$ = this.sectionsService.isSectionTypeAvailable(this.submissionId, SectionsType.collection);
+    console.log("this.collectionModifiable", this.collectionModifiable)
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/src/app/submission/form/submission-form.component.html b/src/app/submission/form/submission-form.component.html
index a80fe35f4e..f75af08f8e 100644
--- a/src/app/submission/form/submission-form.component.html
+++ b/src/app/submission/form/submission-form.component.html
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
             <ds-submission-form-collection [currentCollectionId]="collectionId"
                                            [currentDefinition]="definitionId"
                                            [submissionId]="submissionId"
+                                           [collectionModifiable]="collectionModifiable"
                                            (collectionChange)="onCollectionChange($event)">
             </ds-submission-form-collection>
         </div>
diff --git a/src/app/submission/form/submission-form.component.ts b/src/app/submission/form/submission-form.component.ts
index 42ee9f05ac..dba803e5c1 100644
--- a/src/app/submission/form/submission-form.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/submission/form/submission-form.component.ts
@@ -34,8 +34,16 @@ export class SubmissionFormComponent implements OnChanges, OnDestroy {
    * @type {string}
    */
   @Input() collectionId: string;
+
   @Input() item: Item;
 
+  /**
+   * Checks if the collection can be modifiable by the user
+   * @type {booelan}
+   */
+  @Input() collectionModifiable: boolean;
+
+
   /**
    * The list of submission's sections
    * @type {WorkspaceitemSectionsObject}
diff --git a/src/app/workflowitems-edit-page/workflowitems-edit-page-routing.module.ts b/src/app/workflowitems-edit-page/workflowitems-edit-page-routing.module.ts
index 06536d5816..89c77f7c3d 100644
--- a/src/app/workflowitems-edit-page/workflowitems-edit-page-routing.module.ts
+++ b/src/app/workflowitems-edit-page/workflowitems-edit-page-routing.module.ts
@@ -34,7 +34,11 @@ import {
             resolve: {
               breadcrumb: I18nBreadcrumbResolver
             },
-            data: { title: 'workflow-item.edit.title', breadcrumbKey: 'workflow-item.edit' }
+            data: { 
+              title: 'workflow-item.edit.title',
+              breadcrumbKey: 'workflow-item.edit',
+              collectionModifiable: true
+            }
           },
           {
             canActivate: [AuthenticatedGuard],