diff --git a/src/app/core/auth/auth-request.service.ts b/src/app/core/auth/auth-request.service.ts
index 7b2620bf13..276fb506c5 100644
--- a/src/app/core/auth/auth-request.service.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/auth/auth-request.service.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import {AuthGetRequest, AuthPostRequest, GetRequest, PostRequest, RestRequest} f
 import {AuthStatusResponse, ErrorResponse} from '../cache/response.models';
 import {HttpOptions} from '../dspace-rest-v2/dspace-rest-v2.service';
 import {getResponseFromEntry} from '../shared/operators';
+import {HttpClient} from '@angular/common/http';
 
 @Injectable()
 export class AuthRequestService {
@@ -18,7 +19,8 @@ export class AuthRequestService {
 
   constructor(@Inject(GLOBAL_CONFIG) protected EnvConfig: GlobalConfig,
               protected halService: HALEndpointService,
-              protected requestService: RequestService) {
+              protected requestService: RequestService,
+              private http: HttpClient) {
   }
 
   protected fetchRequest(request: RestRequest): Observable<any> {
@@ -51,6 +53,26 @@ export class AuthRequestService {
       distinctUntilChanged());
   }
 
+  postToShibbEndpoint(): Observable<any> {
+    console.log('postToShibbLogin() was called');
+    return this.http.post('https://fis.tiss.tuwien.ac.at/Shibboleth.sso/Login',
+      {
+        name: 'morpheus',
+        job: 'leader'
+      })
+     /* .subscribe(
+        (val) => {
+          console.log('POST call successful value returned in body',
+            val);
+        },
+        (response) => {
+          console.log('POST call in error', response);
+        },
+        () => {
+          console.log('The POST observable is now completed.');
+        });*/
+  }
+
   public getRequest(method: string, options?: HttpOptions): Observable<any> {
     console.log('auth.request getRequest() was called');
     return this.halService.getEndpoint(this.linkName).pipe(
@@ -64,4 +86,5 @@ export class AuthRequestService {
       mergeMap((request: GetRequest) => this.fetchRequest(request)),
       distinctUntilChanged());
   }
+
 }
diff --git a/src/app/core/auth/auth.actions.ts b/src/app/core/auth/auth.actions.ts
index c2ab855aad..cf6b16bb63 100644
--- a/src/app/core/auth/auth.actions.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/auth/auth.actions.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import { AuthTokenInfo } from './models/auth-token-info.model';
 
 export const AuthActionTypes = {
   AUTHENTICATE: type('dspace/auth/AUTHENTICATE'),
+  SHIBB_LOGIN: type('dspace/auth/SHIBB_LOGIN'),
   AUTHENTICATE_ERROR: type('dspace/auth/AUTHENTICATE_ERROR'),
   AUTHENTICATE_SUCCESS: type('dspace/auth/AUTHENTICATE_SUCCESS'),
   AUTHENTICATED: type('dspace/auth/AUTHENTICATED'),
@@ -55,6 +56,22 @@ export class AuthenticateAction implements Action {
   }
 }
 
+/**
+ * ShibbLoginAction.
+ * @class ShibbLoginAction
+ * @implements {Action}
+ */
+export class ShibbLoginAction implements Action {
+  public type: string = AuthActionTypes.SHIBB_LOGIN;
+  payload: {
+    ssoLoginUrl: string;
+    };
+
+  constructor(ssoLoginUrl: string) {
+    this.payload = { ssoLoginUrl };
+  }
+}
+
 /**
  * Checks if user is authenticated.
  * @class AuthenticatedAction
@@ -366,6 +383,7 @@ export class SetRedirectUrlAction implements Action {
  */
 export type AuthActions
   = AuthenticateAction
+  | ShibbLoginAction
   | AuthenticatedAction
   | AuthenticatedErrorAction
   | AuthenticatedSuccessAction
diff --git a/src/app/core/auth/auth.effects.ts b/src/app/core/auth/auth.effects.ts
index 6d277aaa1b..57745cf823 100644
--- a/src/app/core/auth/auth.effects.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/auth/auth.effects.ts
@@ -26,7 +26,11 @@ import {
   RefreshTokenSuccessAction,
   RegistrationAction,
   RegistrationErrorAction,
-  RegistrationSuccessAction, RetrieveAuthMethodsAction, RetrieveAuthMethodsErrorAction, RetrieveAuthMethodsSuccessAction
+  RegistrationSuccessAction,
+  RetrieveAuthMethodsAction,
+  RetrieveAuthMethodsErrorAction,
+  RetrieveAuthMethodsSuccessAction,
+  ShibbLoginAction
 } from './auth.actions';
 import { EPerson } from '../eperson/models/eperson.model';
 import { AuthStatus } from './models/auth-status.model';
@@ -54,6 +58,22 @@ export class AuthEffects {
       })
     );
 
+  /**
+   * Shib Login.
+   * @method shibLogin
+   */
+  @Effect()
+  public shibbLogin$: Observable<Action> = this.actions$.pipe(
+    ofType(AuthActionTypes.SHIBB_LOGIN),
+    switchMap((action: ShibbLoginAction) => {
+      return this.authService.startShibbAuth().pipe(
+        take(1),
+        map((response: AuthStatus) => new AuthenticationSuccessAction(response.token)),
+        catchError((error) => observableOf(new AuthenticationErrorAction(error)))
+      );
+    })
+  );
+
   @Effect()
   public authenticateSuccess$: Observable<Action> = this.actions$.pipe(
       ofType(AuthActionTypes.AUTHENTICATE_SUCCESS),
diff --git a/src/app/core/auth/auth.reducer.ts b/src/app/core/auth/auth.reducer.ts
index b22063ad77..e9281321f1 100644
--- a/src/app/core/auth/auth.reducer.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/auth/auth.reducer.ts
@@ -78,6 +78,13 @@ export function authReducer(state: any = initialState, action: AuthActions): Aut
         info: undefined
       });
 
+    case AuthActionTypes.SHIBB_LOGIN:
+      return Object.assign({}, state, {
+        error: undefined,
+        loading: true,
+        info: undefined
+      });
+
     case AuthActionTypes.AUTHENTICATED:
       return Object.assign({}, state, {
         loading: true
diff --git a/src/app/core/auth/auth.service.ts b/src/app/core/auth/auth.service.ts
index f0e53a3e07..a563408a96 100644
--- a/src/app/core/auth/auth.service.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/auth/auth.service.ts
@@ -114,6 +114,17 @@ export class AuthService {
 
   }
 
+  public startShibbAuth():  Observable<AuthStatus> {
+    return this.authRequestService.postToShibbEndpoint().pipe(
+      map((status: AuthStatus) => {
+        if (status.authenticated) {
+          return status;
+        } else {
+          throw(new Error('Invalid email or password'));
+        }
+      }))
+  }
+
   /**
    * Determines if the user is authenticated
    * @returns {Observable<boolean>}
@@ -440,4 +451,5 @@ export class AuthService {
     this.store.dispatch(new SetRedirectUrlAction(''));
     this.storage.remove(REDIRECT_COOKIE);
   }
+
 }
diff --git a/src/app/shared/log-in/log-in.component.html b/src/app/shared/log-in/log-in.component.html
index 8c6f28649c..806a8b92bc 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/log-in/log-in.component.html
+++ b/src/app/shared/log-in/log-in.component.html
@@ -34,6 +34,12 @@
   </div>
 
 
+  <div >
+    <br>
+    <a class="btn btn-lg btn-primary btn-block mt-2" (click)="dispatchShibbLoginAction()" role="button">Dispatch Shibb Login</a>
+  </div>
+
+
   <div >
     <br>
     <a class="btn btn-lg btn-primary btn-block mt-2" (click)="postLoginCall()" role="button">Simple Post Login</a>
diff --git a/src/app/shared/log-in/log-in.component.ts b/src/app/shared/log-in/log-in.component.ts
index 8e8c90985e..ce5f6d7cdb 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/log-in/log-in.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/log-in/log-in.component.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import {select, Store} from '@ngrx/store';
 import {Observable} from 'rxjs';
 import {
   AuthenticateAction,
-  ResetAuthenticationMessagesAction
+  ResetAuthenticationMessagesAction, ShibbLoginAction
 } from '../../core/auth/auth.actions';
 
 import {
@@ -232,4 +232,24 @@ export class LogInComponent implements OnDestroy, OnInit {
         });
   }
 
+  dispatchShibbLoginAction() {
+    const ssoLoginUrl = 'https://fis.tiss.tuwien.ac.at/Shibboleth.sso/Login'
+    // this.store.dispatch(new ShibbLoginAction(ssoLoginUrl));
+    this.http.post(ssoLoginUrl,
+      {
+        name: 'morpheus',
+        job: 'leader'
+      })
+      .subscribe(
+        (val) => {
+          console.log('POST call successful value returned in body',
+            val);
+        },
+        (response) => {
+          console.log('POST call in error', response);
+        },
+        () => {
+          console.log('The POST observable is now completed.');
+        });
+  }
 }