diff --git a/config/config.example.yml b/config/config.example.yml
index 77134d0075..898b47784f 100644
--- a/config/config.example.yml
+++ b/config/config.example.yml
@@ -164,10 +164,12 @@ browseBy:
   # The absolute lowest year to display in the dropdown (only used when no lowest date can be found for all items)
   defaultLowerLimit: 1900
 
-# Item Page Config
+# Item Config
 item:
   edit:
     undoTimeout: 10000 # 10 seconds
+  # Show the item access status label in items lists
+  showAccessStatuses: false
 
 # Collection Page Config
 collection:
diff --git a/src/app/admin/admin-search-page/admin-search-results/admin-search-result-grid-element/item-search-result/item-admin-search-result-grid-element.component.spec.ts b/src/app/admin/admin-search-page/admin-search-results/admin-search-result-grid-element/item-search-result/item-admin-search-result-grid-element.component.spec.ts
index dedada5f5f..334d69f19a 100644
--- a/src/app/admin/admin-search-page/admin-search-results/admin-search-result-grid-element/item-search-result/item-admin-search-result-grid-element.component.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/admin/admin-search-page/admin-search-results/admin-search-result-grid-element/item-search-result/item-admin-search-result-grid-element.component.spec.ts
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ import { ItemAdminSearchResultGridElementComponent } from './item-admin-search-r
 import { createSuccessfulRemoteDataObject$ } from '../../../../../shared/remote-data.utils';
 import { getMockThemeService } from '../../../../../shared/mocks/theme-service.mock';
 import { ThemeService } from '../../../../../shared/theme-support/theme.service';
+import { AccessStatusDataService } from 'src/app/core/data/access-status-data.service';
+import { AccessStatusObject } from 'src/app/shared/object-list/access-status-badge/access-status.model';
 
 describe('ItemAdminSearchResultGridElementComponent', () => {
   let component: ItemAdminSearchResultGridElementComponent;
@@ -31,6 +33,12 @@ describe('ItemAdminSearchResultGridElementComponent', () => {
     }
   };
 
+  const mockAccessStatusDataService = {
+    findAccessStatusFor(item: Item): Observable<RemoteData<AccessStatusObject>> {
+      return createSuccessfulRemoteDataObject$(new AccessStatusObject());
+    }
+  };
+
   const mockThemeService = getMockThemeService();
 
   function init() {
@@ -55,6 +63,7 @@ describe('ItemAdminSearchResultGridElementComponent', () => {
           { provide: TruncatableService, useValue: mockTruncatableService },
           { provide: BitstreamDataService, useValue: mockBitstreamDataService },
           { provide: ThemeService, useValue: mockThemeService },
+          { provide: AccessStatusDataService, useValue: mockAccessStatusDataService },
         ],
         schemas: [NO_ERRORS_SCHEMA]
       })
diff --git a/src/app/core/core.module.ts b/src/app/core/core.module.ts
index e9e242dbc0..f1b0dc4f37 100644
--- a/src/app/core/core.module.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/core.module.ts
@@ -163,6 +163,8 @@ import { SequenceService } from './shared/sequence.service';
 import { CoreState } from './core-state.model';
 import { GroupDataService } from './eperson/group-data.service';
 import { SubmissionAccessesModel } from './config/models/config-submission-accesses.model';
+import { AccessStatusObject } from '../shared/object-list/access-status-badge/access-status.model';
+import { AccessStatusDataService } from './data/access-status-data.service';
 
 /**
  * When not in production, endpoint responses can be mocked for testing purposes
@@ -220,6 +222,7 @@ const PROVIDERS = [
   MyDSpaceResponseParsingService,
   ServerResponseService,
   BrowseService,
+  AccessStatusDataService,
   SubmissionCcLicenseDataService,
   SubmissionCcLicenseUrlDataService,
   SubmissionFormsConfigService,
@@ -346,7 +349,8 @@ export const models =
     UsageReport,
     Root,
     SearchConfig,
-    SubmissionAccessesModel
+    SubmissionAccessesModel,
+    AccessStatusObject
   ];
 
 @NgModule({
diff --git a/src/app/core/data/access-status-data.service.spec.ts b/src/app/core/data/access-status-data.service.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d81b9384f3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/core/data/access-status-data.service.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+import { RequestService } from './request.service';
+import { getMockRequestService } from '../../shared/mocks/request.service.mock';
+import { HALEndpointServiceStub } from '../../shared/testing/hal-endpoint-service.stub';
+import { NotificationsServiceStub } from '../../shared/testing/notifications-service.stub';
+import { fakeAsync, tick } from '@angular/core/testing';
+import { GetRequest } from './request.models';
+import { ObjectCacheService } from '../cache/object-cache.service';
+import { RemoteDataBuildService } from '../cache/builders/remote-data-build.service';
+import { createSuccessfulRemoteDataObject$ } from '../../shared/remote-data.utils';
+import { Observable } from 'rxjs';
+import { RemoteData } from './remote-data';
+import { hasNoValue } from '../../shared/empty.util';
+import { AccessStatusDataService } from './access-status-data.service';
+import { Item } from '../shared/item.model';
+
+const url = 'fake-url';
+
+describe('AccessStatusDataService', () => {
+  let service: AccessStatusDataService;
+  let requestService: RequestService;
+  let notificationsService: any;
+  let rdbService: RemoteDataBuildService;
+  let objectCache: ObjectCacheService;
+  let halService: any;
+
+  const itemId = '8b3c613a-5a4b-438b-9686-be1d5b4a1c5a';
+  const mockItem: Item = Object.assign(new Item(), {
+    id: itemId,
+    name: 'test-item',
+    _links: {
+      accessStatus: {
+        href: `https://rest.api/items/${itemId}/accessStatus`
+      },
+      self: {
+        href: `https://rest.api/items/${itemId}`
+      }
+    }
+  });
+
+  describe('when the requests are successful', () => {
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      createService();
+    });
+
+    describe('when calling findAccessStatusFor', () => {
+      let contentSource$;
+
+      beforeEach(() => {
+        contentSource$ = service.findAccessStatusFor(mockItem);
+      });
+
+      it('should send a new GetRequest', fakeAsync(() => {
+        contentSource$.subscribe();
+        tick();
+        expect(requestService.send).toHaveBeenCalledWith(jasmine.any(GetRequest), true);
+      }));
+    });
+  });
+
+  /**
+   * Create an AccessStatusDataService used for testing
+   * @param reponse$   Supply a RemoteData to be returned by the REST API (optional)
+   */
+  function createService(reponse$?: Observable<RemoteData<any>>) {
+    requestService = getMockRequestService();
+    let buildResponse$ = reponse$;
+    if (hasNoValue(reponse$)) {
+      buildResponse$ = createSuccessfulRemoteDataObject$({});
+    }
+    rdbService = jasmine.createSpyObj('rdbService', {
+      buildFromRequestUUID: buildResponse$,
+      buildSingle: buildResponse$
+    });
+    objectCache = jasmine.createSpyObj('objectCache', {
+      remove: jasmine.createSpy('remove')
+    });
+    halService = new HALEndpointServiceStub(url);
+    notificationsService = new NotificationsServiceStub();
+    service = new AccessStatusDataService(null, halService, null, notificationsService, objectCache, rdbService, requestService, null);
+  }
+});
diff --git a/src/app/core/data/access-status-data.service.ts b/src/app/core/data/access-status-data.service.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..09843fac9b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/core/data/access-status-data.service.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+import { HttpClient } from '@angular/common/http';
+import { Injectable } from '@angular/core';
+import { Store } from '@ngrx/store';
+import { NotificationsService } from '../../shared/notifications/notifications.service';
+import { dataService } from '../cache/builders/build-decorators';
+import { RemoteDataBuildService } from '../cache/builders/remote-data-build.service';
+import { ObjectCacheService } from '../cache/object-cache.service';
+import { HALEndpointService } from '../shared/hal-endpoint.service';
+import { DataService } from './data.service';
+import { RequestService } from './request.service';
+import { DefaultChangeAnalyzer } from './default-change-analyzer.service';
+import { CoreState } from '../core-state.model';
+import { AccessStatusObject } from 'src/app/shared/object-list/access-status-badge/access-status.model';
+import { ACCESS_STATUS } from 'src/app/shared/object-list/access-status-badge/access-status.resource-type';
+import { Observable } from 'rxjs';
+import { RemoteData } from './remote-data';
+import { Item } from '../shared/item.model';
+
+@Injectable()
+@dataService(ACCESS_STATUS)
+export class AccessStatusDataService extends DataService<AccessStatusObject> {
+
+  protected linkPath = 'accessStatus';
+
+  constructor(
+    protected comparator: DefaultChangeAnalyzer<AccessStatusObject>,
+    protected halService: HALEndpointService,
+    protected http: HttpClient,
+    protected notificationsService: NotificationsService,
+    protected objectCache: ObjectCacheService,
+    protected rdbService: RemoteDataBuildService,
+    protected requestService: RequestService,
+    protected store: Store<CoreState>,
+  ) {
+    super();
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Returns {@link RemoteData} of {@link AccessStatusObject} that is the access status of the given item
+   * @param item  Item we want the access status of
+   */
+  findAccessStatusFor(item: Item): Observable<RemoteData<AccessStatusObject>> {
+    return this.findByHref(item._links.accessStatus.href);
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/app/core/data/item-data.service.spec.ts b/src/app/core/data/item-data.service.spec.ts
index cc1e3b6e20..a4ed9f882f 100644
--- a/src/app/core/data/item-data.service.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/data/item-data.service.spec.ts
@@ -10,12 +10,13 @@ import { ObjectCacheService } from '../cache/object-cache.service';
 import { RestResponse } from '../cache/response.models';
 import { ExternalSourceEntry } from '../shared/external-source-entry.model';
 import { ItemDataService } from './item-data.service';
-import { DeleteRequest, PostRequest } from './request.models';
+import { DeleteRequest, GetRequest, PostRequest } from './request.models';
 import { RequestService } from './request.service';
 import { getMockRemoteDataBuildService } from '../../shared/mocks/remote-data-build.service.mock';
 import { CoreState } from '../core-state.model';
 import { RequestEntry } from './request-entry.model';
 import { FindListOptions } from './find-list-options.model';
+import { HALEndpointServiceStub } from 'src/app/shared/testing/hal-endpoint-service.stub';
 
 describe('ItemDataService', () => {
   let scheduler: TestScheduler;
@@ -36,13 +37,11 @@ describe('ItemDataService', () => {
   }) as RequestService;
   const rdbService = getMockRemoteDataBuildService();
 
-  const itemEndpoint = 'https://rest.api/core/items';
+  const itemEndpoint = 'https://rest.api/core';
 
   const store = {} as Store<CoreState>;
   const objectCache = {} as ObjectCacheService;
-  const halEndpointService = jasmine.createSpyObj('halService', {
-    getEndpoint: observableOf(itemEndpoint)
-  });
+  const halEndpointService: any = new HALEndpointServiceStub(itemEndpoint);
   const bundleService = jasmine.createSpyObj('bundleService', {
     findByHref: {}
   });
diff --git a/src/app/core/data/version-history-data.service.spec.ts b/src/app/core/data/version-history-data.service.spec.ts
index 207093b4d5..26ed370026 100644
--- a/src/app/core/data/version-history-data.service.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/data/version-history-data.service.spec.ts
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ describe('VersionHistoryDataService', () => {
   describe('when getVersionsEndpoint is called', () => {
     it('should return the correct value', () => {
       service.getVersionsEndpoint(versionHistoryId).subscribe((res) => {
-        expect(res).toBe(url + '/versions');
+        expect(res).toBe(url + '/versionhistories/version-history-id/versions');
       });
     });
   });
diff --git a/src/app/core/shared/item.model.ts b/src/app/core/shared/item.model.ts
index d98c22225e..49ca7750b4 100644
--- a/src/app/core/shared/item.model.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/shared/item.model.ts
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ import { Version } from './version.model';
 import { VERSION } from './version.resource-type';
 import { BITSTREAM } from './bitstream.resource-type';
 import { Bitstream } from './bitstream.model';
+import { ACCESS_STATUS } from 'src/app/shared/object-list/access-status-badge/access-status.resource-type';
+import { AccessStatusObject } from 'src/app/shared/object-list/access-status-badge/access-status.model';
 
 /**
  * Class representing a DSpace Item
@@ -72,6 +74,7 @@ export class Item extends DSpaceObject implements ChildHALResource {
     templateItemOf: HALLink;
     version: HALLink;
     thumbnail: HALLink;
+    accessStatus: HALLink;
     self: HALLink;
   };
 
@@ -110,6 +113,13 @@ export class Item extends DSpaceObject implements ChildHALResource {
   @link(BITSTREAM, false, 'thumbnail')
   thumbnail?: Observable<RemoteData<Bitstream>>;
 
+  /**
+   * The access status for this Item
+   * Will be undefined unless the access status {@link HALLink} has been resolved.
+   */
+   @link(ACCESS_STATUS)
+   accessStatus?: Observable<RemoteData<AccessStatusObject>>;
+
   /**
    * Method that returns as which type of object this object should be rendered
    */
diff --git a/src/app/shared/object-grid/search-result-grid-element/item-search-result/item/item-search-result-grid-element.component.html b/src/app/shared/object-grid/search-result-grid-element/item-search-result/item/item-search-result-grid-element.component.html
index 7fdb505d43..4344cf9a00 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/object-grid/search-result-grid-element/item-search-result/item/item-search-result-grid-element.component.html
+++ b/src/app/shared/object-grid/search-result-grid-element/item-search-result/item/item-search-result-grid-element.component.html
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
       </span>
       <div class="card-body">
           <ds-type-badge *ngIf="showLabel" [object]="dso"></ds-type-badge>
+          <ds-access-status-badge [item]="dso"></ds-access-status-badge>
           <ds-truncatable-part [id]="dso.id" [minLines]="3" type="h4">
               <h4 class="card-title" [innerHTML]="firstMetadataValue('dc.title')"></h4>
           </ds-truncatable-part>
diff --git a/src/app/shared/object-list/access-status-badge/access-status-badge.component.html b/src/app/shared/object-list/access-status-badge/access-status-badge.component.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3877663419
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/shared/object-list/access-status-badge/access-status-badge.component.html
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+<ng-container *ngIf="showAccessStatus">
+  <div *ngIf="accessStatus$ | async as accessStatus">
+    <span class="badge badge-secondary">{{ accessStatus | translate }}</span>
+  </div>
+</ng-container>
diff --git a/src/app/shared/object-list/access-status-badge/access-status-badge.component.spec.ts b/src/app/shared/object-list/access-status-badge/access-status-badge.component.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9101df2f4c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/shared/object-list/access-status-badge/access-status-badge.component.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,163 @@
+import { Item } from '../../../core/shared/item.model';
+import { ComponentFixture, TestBed, waitForAsync } from '@angular/core/testing';
+import { TranslateModule } from '@ngx-translate/core';
+import { TruncatePipe } from '../../utils/truncate.pipe';
+import { NO_ERRORS_SCHEMA } from '@angular/core';
+import { AccessStatusBadgeComponent } from './access-status-badge.component';
+import { createSuccessfulRemoteDataObject$ } from '../../remote-data.utils';
+import { By } from '@angular/platform-browser';
+import { AccessStatusObject } from './access-status.model';
+import { AccessStatusDataService } from 'src/app/core/data/access-status-data.service';
+import { environment } from 'src/environments/environment';
+
+describe('ItemAccessStatusBadgeComponent', () => {
+  let component: AccessStatusBadgeComponent;
+  let fixture: ComponentFixture<AccessStatusBadgeComponent>;
+
+  let unknownStatus: AccessStatusObject;
+  let metadataOnlyStatus: AccessStatusObject;
+  let openAccessStatus: AccessStatusObject;
+  let embargoStatus: AccessStatusObject;
+  let restrictedStatus: AccessStatusObject;
+
+  let accessStatusDataService: AccessStatusDataService;
+
+  let item: Item;
+
+  function init() {
+    unknownStatus = Object.assign(new AccessStatusObject(), {
+      status: 'unknown'
+    });
+
+    metadataOnlyStatus = Object.assign(new AccessStatusObject(), {
+      status: 'metadata.only'
+    });
+
+    openAccessStatus = Object.assign(new AccessStatusObject(), {
+      status: 'open.access'
+    });
+
+    embargoStatus = Object.assign(new AccessStatusObject(), {
+      status: 'embargo'
+    });
+
+    restrictedStatus = Object.assign(new AccessStatusObject(), {
+      status: 'restricted'
+    });
+
+    accessStatusDataService = jasmine.createSpyObj('accessStatusDataService', {
+      findAccessStatusFor: createSuccessfulRemoteDataObject$(unknownStatus)
+    });
+
+    item = Object.assign(new Item(), {
+      uuid: 'item-uuid'
+    });
+  }
+
+  function initTestBed() {
+    TestBed.configureTestingModule({
+      imports: [TranslateModule.forRoot()],
+      declarations: [AccessStatusBadgeComponent, TruncatePipe],
+      schemas: [NO_ERRORS_SCHEMA],
+      providers: [
+        {provide: AccessStatusDataService, useValue: accessStatusDataService}
+      ]
+    }).compileComponents();
+  }
+
+  function initFixtureAndComponent() {
+    environment.item.showAccessStatuses = true;
+    fixture = TestBed.createComponent(AccessStatusBadgeComponent);
+    component = fixture.componentInstance;
+    component.item = item;
+    fixture.detectChanges();
+    environment.item.showAccessStatuses = false;
+  }
+
+  function lookForAccessStatusBadge(status: string) {
+    const badge = fixture.debugElement.query(By.css('span.badge'));
+    expect(badge.nativeElement.textContent).toEqual(`access-status.${status.toLowerCase()}.listelement.badge`);
+  }
+
+  describe('init', () => {
+    beforeEach(waitForAsync(() => {
+      init();
+      initTestBed();
+    }));
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      initFixtureAndComponent();
+    });
+    it('should init the component', () => {
+      expect(component).toBeTruthy();
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('When the findAccessStatusFor method returns unknown', () => {
+    beforeEach(waitForAsync(() => {
+      init();
+      initTestBed();
+    }));
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      initFixtureAndComponent();
+    });
+    it('should show the unknown badge', () => {
+      lookForAccessStatusBadge('unknown');
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('When the findAccessStatusFor method returns metadata.only', () => {
+    beforeEach(waitForAsync(() => {
+      init();
+      (accessStatusDataService.findAccessStatusFor as jasmine.Spy).and.returnValue(createSuccessfulRemoteDataObject$(metadataOnlyStatus));
+      initTestBed();
+    }));
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      initFixtureAndComponent();
+    });
+    it('should show the metadata only badge', () => {
+      lookForAccessStatusBadge('metadata.only');
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('When the findAccessStatusFor method returns open.access', () => {
+    beforeEach(waitForAsync(() => {
+      init();
+      (accessStatusDataService.findAccessStatusFor as jasmine.Spy).and.returnValue(createSuccessfulRemoteDataObject$(openAccessStatus));
+      initTestBed();
+    }));
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      initFixtureAndComponent();
+    });
+    it('should show the open access badge', () => {
+      lookForAccessStatusBadge('open.access');
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('When the findAccessStatusFor method returns embargo', () => {
+    beforeEach(waitForAsync(() => {
+      init();
+      (accessStatusDataService.findAccessStatusFor as jasmine.Spy).and.returnValue(createSuccessfulRemoteDataObject$(embargoStatus));
+      initTestBed();
+    }));
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      initFixtureAndComponent();
+    });
+    it('should show the embargo badge', () => {
+      lookForAccessStatusBadge('embargo');
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('When the findAccessStatusFor method returns restricted', () => {
+    beforeEach(waitForAsync(() => {
+      init();
+      (accessStatusDataService.findAccessStatusFor as jasmine.Spy).and.returnValue(createSuccessfulRemoteDataObject$(restrictedStatus));
+      initTestBed();
+    }));
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      initFixtureAndComponent();
+    });
+    it('should show the restricted badge', () => {
+      lookForAccessStatusBadge('restricted');
+    });
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/app/shared/object-list/access-status-badge/access-status-badge.component.ts b/src/app/shared/object-list/access-status-badge/access-status-badge.component.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fbca3cb971
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/shared/object-list/access-status-badge/access-status-badge.component.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+import { Component, Input } from '@angular/core';
+import { catchError, map } from 'rxjs/operators';
+import { Observable, of as observableOf } from 'rxjs';
+import { AccessStatusObject } from './access-status.model';
+import { hasValue } from '../../empty.util';
+import { environment } from 'src/environments/environment';
+import { Item } from 'src/app/core/shared/item.model';
+import { AccessStatusDataService } from 'src/app/core/data/access-status-data.service';
+
+@Component({
+  selector: 'ds-access-status-badge',
+  templateUrl: './access-status-badge.component.html'
+})
+/**
+ * Component rendering the access status of an item as a badge
+ */
+export class AccessStatusBadgeComponent {
+
+  @Input() item: Item;
+  accessStatus$: Observable<string>;
+
+  /**
+   * Whether to show the access status badge or not
+   */
+  showAccessStatus: boolean;
+
+  /**
+   * Initialize instance variables
+   *
+   * @param {AccessStatusDataService} accessStatusDataService
+   */
+  constructor(private accessStatusDataService: AccessStatusDataService) { }
+
+  ngOnInit(): void {
+    this.showAccessStatus = environment.item.showAccessStatuses;
+    if (!this.showAccessStatus || this.item == null) {
+      // Do not show the badge if the feature is inactive or if the item is null.
+      return;
+    }
+    if (this.item.accessStatus == null) {
+      // In case the access status has not been loaded, do it individually.
+      this.item.accessStatus = this.accessStatusDataService.findAccessStatusFor(this.item);
+    }
+    this.accessStatus$ = this.item.accessStatus.pipe(
+      map((accessStatusRD) => {
+        if (accessStatusRD.statusCode !== 401 && hasValue(accessStatusRD.payload)) {
+          return accessStatusRD.payload;
+        } else {
+          return [];
+        }
+      }),
+      map((accessStatus: AccessStatusObject) => hasValue(accessStatus.status) ? accessStatus.status : 'unknown'),
+      map((status: string) => `access-status.${status.toLowerCase()}.listelement.badge`),
+      catchError(() => observableOf('access-status.unknown.listelement.badge'))
+    );
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/app/shared/object-list/access-status-badge/access-status.model.ts b/src/app/shared/object-list/access-status-badge/access-status.model.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..69b5e920d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/shared/object-list/access-status-badge/access-status.model.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+import { autoserialize, deserialize } from 'cerialize';
+import { typedObject } from 'src/app/core/cache/builders/build-decorators';
+import { CacheableObject } from 'src/app/core/cache/cacheable-object.model';
+import { HALLink } from 'src/app/core/shared/hal-link.model';
+import { ResourceType } from 'src/app/core/shared/resource-type';
+import { excludeFromEquals } from 'src/app/core/utilities/equals.decorators';
+import { ACCESS_STATUS } from './access-status.resource-type';
+
+@typedObject
+export class AccessStatusObject implements CacheableObject {
+  static type = ACCESS_STATUS;
+
+  /**
+   * The type for this AccessStatusObject
+   */
+  @excludeFromEquals
+  @autoserialize
+  type: ResourceType;
+
+  /**
+   * The access status value
+   */
+  @autoserialize
+  status: string;
+
+  /**
+   * The {@link HALLink}s for this AccessStatusObject
+   */
+   @deserialize
+   _links: {
+     self: HALLink;
+   };
+}
diff --git a/src/app/shared/object-list/access-status-badge/access-status.resource-type.ts b/src/app/shared/object-list/access-status-badge/access-status.resource-type.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ead2afc0b1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/shared/object-list/access-status-badge/access-status.resource-type.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+import { ResourceType } from 'src/app/core/shared/resource-type';
+
+/**
+ * The resource type for Access Status
+ *
+ * Needs to be in a separate file to prevent circular
+ * dependencies in webpack.
+ */
+export const ACCESS_STATUS = new ResourceType('accessStatus');
diff --git a/src/app/shared/object-list/my-dspace-result-list-element/item-list-preview/item-list-preview.component.html b/src/app/shared/object-list/my-dspace-result-list-element/item-list-preview/item-list-preview.component.html
index c518d39bd9..6d4c704b60 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/object-list/my-dspace-result-list-element/item-list-preview/item-list-preview.component.html
+++ b/src/app/shared/object-list/my-dspace-result-list-element/item-list-preview/item-list-preview.component.html
@@ -2,7 +2,10 @@
   <ng-container *ngIf="status">
     <ds-mydspace-item-status [status]="status"></ds-mydspace-item-status>
   </ng-container>
-  <ds-type-badge [object]="item"></ds-type-badge>
+  <div class="d-flex">
+    <ds-type-badge [object]="item"></ds-type-badge>
+    <ds-access-status-badge [item]="item" class="pl-1"></ds-access-status-badge>
+  </div>
   <ds-truncatable [id]="item.id">
     <h3 [innerHTML]="item.firstMetadataValue('dc.title') || ('mydspace.results.no-title' | translate)" [ngClass]="{'lead': true,'text-muted': !item.firstMetadataValue('dc.title')}"></h3>
     <div>
diff --git a/src/app/shared/object-list/my-dspace-result-list-element/item-list-preview/item-list-preview.component.ts b/src/app/shared/object-list/my-dspace-result-list-element/item-list-preview/item-list-preview.component.ts
index 840960d51f..34b2d979c1 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/object-list/my-dspace-result-list-element/item-list-preview/item-list-preview.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/object-list/my-dspace-result-list-element/item-list-preview/item-list-preview.component.ts
@@ -35,5 +35,4 @@ export class ItemListPreviewComponent {
    * A boolean representing if to show submitter information
    */
   @Input() showSubmitter = false;
-
 }
diff --git a/src/app/shared/object-list/search-result-list-element/item-search-result/item-types/item/item-search-result-list-element.component.html b/src/app/shared/object-list/search-result-list-element/item-search-result/item-types/item/item-search-result-list-element.component.html
index 8898632eb5..645cace8dc 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/object-list/search-result-list-element/item-search-result/item-types/item/item-search-result-list-element.component.html
+++ b/src/app/shared/object-list/search-result-list-element/item-search-result/item-types/item/item-search-result-list-element.component.html
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
-<ds-type-badge *ngIf="showLabel" [object]="dso"></ds-type-badge>
+<div class="d-flex">
+  <ds-type-badge *ngIf="showLabel" [object]="dso"></ds-type-badge>
+  <ds-access-status-badge [item]="dso" class="pl-1"></ds-access-status-badge>
+</div>
 
 <ds-truncatable [id]="dso.id" *ngIf="object !== undefined && object !== null">
     <a *ngIf="linkType != linkTypes.None" [target]="(linkType == linkTypes.ExternalLink) ? '_blank' : '_self'" rel="noopener noreferrer"
diff --git a/src/app/shared/search/search.component.ts b/src/app/shared/search/search.component.ts
index 37806aab60..f40947ad19 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/search/search.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/search/search.component.ts
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ import { ViewMode } from '../../core/shared/view-mode.model';
 import { SelectionConfig } from './search-results/search-results.component';
 import { ListableObject } from '../object-collection/shared/listable-object.model';
 import { CollectionElementLinkType } from '../object-collection/collection-element-link.type';
+import { environment } from 'src/environments/environment';
 
 @Component({
   selector: 'ds-search',
@@ -355,7 +356,8 @@ export class SearchComponent implements OnInit {
       undefined,
       this.useCachedVersionIfAvailable,
       true,
-      followLink<Item>('thumbnail', { isOptional: true })
+      followLink<Item>('thumbnail', { isOptional: true }),
+      followLink<Item>('accessStatus', { isOptional: true, shouldEmbed: environment.item.showAccessStatuses })
     ).pipe(getFirstCompletedRemoteData())
       .subscribe((results: RemoteData<SearchObjects<DSpaceObject>>) => {
         if (results.hasSucceeded && results.payload?.page?.length > 0) {
diff --git a/src/app/shared/shared.module.ts b/src/app/shared/shared.module.ts
index 37f4fafb1e..12b6a482dc 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/shared.module.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/shared.module.ts
@@ -111,6 +111,7 @@ import { FilterInputSuggestionsComponent } from './input-suggestions/filter-sugg
 import { DsoInputSuggestionsComponent } from './input-suggestions/dso-input-suggestions/dso-input-suggestions.component';
 import { ItemGridElementComponent } from './object-grid/item-grid-element/item-types/item/item-grid-element.component';
 import { TypeBadgeComponent } from './object-list/type-badge/type-badge.component';
+import { AccessStatusBadgeComponent } from './object-list/access-status-badge/access-status-badge.component';
 import { MetadataRepresentationLoaderComponent } from './metadata-representation/metadata-representation-loader.component';
 import { MetadataRepresentationDirective } from './metadata-representation/metadata-representation.directive';
 import { ListableObjectComponentLoaderComponent } from './object-collection/shared/listable-object/listable-object-component-loader.component';
@@ -293,6 +294,7 @@ const COMPONENTS = [
   AbstractTrackableComponent,
   ComcolMetadataComponent,
   TypeBadgeComponent,
+  AccessStatusBadgeComponent,
   BrowseByComponent,
   AbstractTrackableComponent,
 
diff --git a/src/app/shared/testing/hal-endpoint-service.stub.ts b/src/app/shared/testing/hal-endpoint-service.stub.ts
index 19f95d577c..753efcdb5d 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/testing/hal-endpoint-service.stub.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/testing/hal-endpoint-service.stub.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,13 @@
 import { of as observableOf } from 'rxjs';
+import { hasValue } from '../empty.util';
 
 export class HALEndpointServiceStub {
 
   constructor(private url: string) {}
-  getEndpoint(path: string) {
+  getEndpoint(path: string, startHref?: string) {
+    if (hasValue(startHref)) {
+      return observableOf(startHref + '/' + path);
+    }
     return observableOf(this.url + '/' + path);
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/assets/i18n/en.json5 b/src/assets/i18n/en.json5
index 76f4f538ea..d30661f3d7 100644
--- a/src/assets/i18n/en.json5
+++ b/src/assets/i18n/en.json5
@@ -27,6 +27,16 @@
 
   "404.page-not-found": "page not found",
 
+  "access-status.embargo.listelement.badge": "Embargo",
+
+  "access-status.metadata.only.listelement.badge": "Metadata only",
+
+  "access-status.open.access.listelement.badge": "Open Access",
+
+  "access-status.restricted.listelement.badge": "Restricted",
+
+  "access-status.unknown.listelement.badge": "Unknown",
+
   "admin.curation-tasks.breadcrumbs": "System curation tasks",
 
   "admin.curation-tasks.title": "System curation tasks",
diff --git a/src/assets/i18n/fr.json5 b/src/assets/i18n/fr.json5
index 0f14b78341..3b9d7498be 100644
--- a/src/assets/i18n/fr.json5
+++ b/src/assets/i18n/fr.json5
@@ -36,6 +36,21 @@
   // "404.page-not-found": "page not found",
   "404.page-not-found": "Page introuvable",
 
+  // "access-status.embargo.listelement.badge": "Embargo",
+  "access-status.embargo.listelement.badge": "Restriction temporaire",
+
+  // "access-status.metadata.only.listelement.badge": "Metadata only",
+  "access-status.metadata.only.listelement.badge": "Métadonnées seulement",
+
+  // "access-status.open.access.listelement.badge": "Open Access",
+  "access-status.open.access.listelement.badge": "Accès libre",
+
+  // "access-status.restricted.listelement.badge": "Restricted",
+  "access-status.restricted.listelement.badge": "Restreint",
+
+  // "access-status.unknown.listelement.badge": "Unknown",
+  "access-status.unknown.listelement.badge": "Inconnu",
+
   // "admin.curation-tasks.breadcrumbs": "System curation tasks",
   "admin.curation-tasks.breadcrumbs": "Tâches de conservation système",
 
diff --git a/src/config/app-config.interface.ts b/src/config/app-config.interface.ts
index a41ec05b82..8bfa1f66f1 100644
--- a/src/config/app-config.interface.ts
+++ b/src/config/app-config.interface.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import { INotificationBoardOptions } from './notifications-config.interfaces';
 import { SubmissionConfig } from './submission-config.interface';
 import { FormConfig } from './form-config.interfaces';
 import { LangConfig } from './lang-config.interface';
-import { ItemPageConfig } from './item-page-config.interface';
+import { ItemConfig } from './item-config.interface';
 import { CollectionPageConfig } from './collection-page-config.interface';
 import { ThemeConfig } from './theme.model';
 import { AuthConfig } from './auth-config.interfaces';
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ interface AppConfig extends Config {
   defaultLanguage: string;
   languages: LangConfig[];
   browseBy: BrowseByConfig;
-  item: ItemPageConfig;
+  item: ItemConfig;
   collection: CollectionPageConfig;
   themes: ThemeConfig[];
   mediaViewer: MediaViewerConfig;
diff --git a/src/config/default-app-config.ts b/src/config/default-app-config.ts
index a7360bd1d1..4c68a38081 100644
--- a/src/config/default-app-config.ts
+++ b/src/config/default-app-config.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import { BrowseByConfig } from './browse-by-config.interface';
 import { CacheConfig } from './cache-config.interface';
 import { CollectionPageConfig } from './collection-page-config.interface';
 import { FormConfig } from './form-config.interfaces';
-import { ItemPageConfig } from './item-page-config.interface';
+import { ItemConfig } from './item-config.interface';
 import { LangConfig } from './lang-config.interface';
 import { MediaViewerConfig } from './media-viewer-config.interface';
 import { INotificationBoardOptions } from './notifications-config.interfaces';
@@ -198,11 +198,13 @@ export class DefaultAppConfig implements AppConfig {
     defaultLowerLimit: 1900
   };
 
-  // Item Page Config
-  item: ItemPageConfig = {
+  // Item Config
+  item: ItemConfig = {
     edit: {
       undoTimeout: 10000 // 10 seconds
-    }
+    },
+    // Show the item access status label in items lists
+    showAccessStatuses: false
   };
 
   // Collection Page Config
diff --git a/src/config/item-config.interface.ts b/src/config/item-config.interface.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f842c37c05
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/config/item-config.interface.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+import { Config } from './config.interface';
+
+export interface ItemConfig extends Config {
+  edit: {
+    undoTimeout: number;
+  };
+  // This is used to show the access status label of items in results lists
+  showAccessStatuses: boolean;
+}
diff --git a/src/config/item-page-config.interface.ts b/src/config/item-page-config.interface.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 2b05e28715..0000000000
--- a/src/config/item-page-config.interface.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-import { Config } from './config.interface';
-
-export interface ItemPageConfig extends Config {
-  edit: {
-    undoTimeout: number;
-  };
-}
diff --git a/src/environments/environment.test.ts b/src/environments/environment.test.ts
index bc1622f5f2..b2eb0081da 100644
--- a/src/environments/environment.test.ts
+++ b/src/environments/environment.test.ts
@@ -196,7 +196,9 @@ export const environment: BuildConfig = {
   item: {
     edit: {
       undoTimeout: 10000 // 10 seconds
-    }
+    },
+    // Show the item access status label in items lists
+    showAccessStatuses: false
   },
   collection: {
     edit: {