diff --git a/src/app/shared/access-control-form-container/access-control-array-form/access-control-array-form.component.html b/src/app/shared/access-control-form-container/access-control-array-form/access-control-array-form.component.html
index 71f327423f..2e6d9c2fc1 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/access-control-form-container/access-control-array-form/access-control-array-form.component.html
+++ b/src/app/shared/access-control-form-container/access-control-array-form/access-control-array-form.component.html
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <form [formGroup]="form">
-  <div *ngIf="allControlsAreEmpty && form.status !== 'DISABLED'" class="alert alert-warning">
+  <div *ngIf="mode === 'replace' && allControlsAreEmpty && form.status !== 'DISABLED'" class="alert alert-warning">
     {{'access-control-no-access-conditions-warning-message' | translate}}
   </div>
 
diff --git a/src/app/shared/access-control-form-container/access-control-array-form/access-control-array-form.component.ts b/src/app/shared/access-control-form-container/access-control-array-form/access-control-array-form.component.ts
index 14f7526cb7..519fc0ae3e 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/access-control-form-container/access-control-array-form/access-control-array-form.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/access-control-form-container/access-control-array-form/access-control-array-form.component.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import { dateToISOFormat } from '../../date.util';
 })
 export class AccessControlArrayFormComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
   @Input() dropdownOptions: AccessesConditionOption[] = [];
+  @Input() mode!: 'add' | 'replace';
 
   private destroy$ = new Subject<void>();
 
diff --git a/src/app/shared/access-control-form-container/access-control-form-container.component.html b/src/app/shared/access-control-form-container/access-control-form-container.component.html
index 9551b5b736..ccb18b9100 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/access-control-form-container/access-control-form-container.component.html
+++ b/src/app/shared/access-control-form-container/access-control-form-container.component.html
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@
 
           <ds-access-control-array-form
             #itemAccessCmp
+            [mode]="state.item.accessMode"
             [dropdownOptions]="(dropdownData$ | async)?.itemAccessConditionOptions || []">
           </ds-access-control-array-form>
 
@@ -130,6 +131,7 @@
 
           <ds-access-control-array-form
             #bitstreamAccessCmp
+            [mode]="state.bitstream.accessMode"
             [dropdownOptions]="(dropdownData$ | async)?.bitstreamAccessConditionOptions || []">
           </ds-access-control-array-form>
 
diff --git a/src/app/shared/access-control-form-container/access-control-form-container.component.ts b/src/app/shared/access-control-form-container/access-control-form-container.component.ts
index f27fb4b5f0..9394b083b1 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/access-control-form-container/access-control-form-container.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/access-control-form-container/access-control-form-container.component.ts
@@ -173,11 +173,11 @@ const initialState: AccessControlFormState = {
 export interface AccessControlFormState {
   item: {
     toggleStatus: boolean,
-    accessMode: string,
+    accessMode: 'add' | 'replace',
   },
   bitstream: {
     toggleStatus: boolean,
-    accessMode: string,
+    accessMode: 'add' | 'replace',
     changesLimit: string,
     selectedBitstreams: ListableObject[],
   }