diff --git a/src/app/core/cache/builders/normalized-object-build.service.ts b/src/app/core/cache/builders/normalized-object-build.service.ts
index 936548cdd4..69d7454d2d 100644
--- a/src/app/core/cache/builders/normalized-object-build.service.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/cache/builders/normalized-object-build.service.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { Injectable } from '@angular/core';
 import { NormalizedObject } from '../models/normalized-object.model';
 import { getMapsToType, getRelationships } from './build-decorators';
 import { hasValue, isNotEmpty } from '../../../shared/empty.util';
-import { TypedObject } from '../object-cache.reducer';
+import { CacheableObject, TypedObject } from '../object-cache.reducer';
 
 /**
  * Return true if halObj has a value for `_links.self`
@@ -34,14 +34,13 @@ export class NormalizedObjectBuildService {
    *
    * @param {TDomain} domainModel a domain model
    */
-  normalize<T extends TypedObject>(domainModel: T): NormalizedObject<T> {
+  normalize<T extends CacheableObject>(domainModel: T): NormalizedObject<T> {
     const normalizedConstructor = getMapsToType((domainModel as any).type);
     const relationships = getRelationships(normalizedConstructor) || [];
-
     const normalizedModel = Object.assign({}, domainModel) as any;
     relationships.forEach((key: string) => {
-      if (hasValue(domainModel[key])) {
-        domainModel[key] = undefined;
+      if (hasValue(normalizedModel[key])) {
+        normalizedModel[key] = normalizedModel._links[key];
       }
     });
     return normalizedModel;
diff --git a/src/app/core/cache/builders/remote-data-build.service.ts b/src/app/core/cache/builders/remote-data-build.service.ts
index 0a1ba0b9e0..48c5090102 100644
--- a/src/app/core/cache/builders/remote-data-build.service.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/cache/builders/remote-data-build.service.ts
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ export class RemoteDataBuildService {
     const requestEntry$ = href$.pipe(getRequestFromRequestHref(this.requestService));
     const tDomainList$ = requestEntry$.pipe(
       getResourceLinksFromResponse(),
-      flatMap((resourceUUIDs: string[]) => {
+      switchMap((resourceUUIDs: string[]) => {
         return this.objectCache.getList(resourceUUIDs).pipe(
           map((normList: Array<NormalizedObject<T>>) => {
             return normList.map((normalized: NormalizedObject<T>) => {
diff --git a/src/app/core/cache/object-cache.service.ts b/src/app/core/cache/object-cache.service.ts
index 6a07b8074d..598fb3937d 100644
--- a/src/app/core/cache/object-cache.service.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/cache/object-cache.service.ts
@@ -99,13 +99,13 @@ export class ObjectCacheService {
   getObjectBySelfLink<T extends CacheableObject>(selfLink: string): Observable<NormalizedObject<T>> {
     return this.getBySelfLink(selfLink).pipe(
       map((entry: ObjectCacheEntry) => {
-          if (isNotEmpty(entry.patches)) {
-            const flatPatch: Operation[] = [].concat(...entry.patches.map((patch) => patch.operations));
-            const patchedData = applyPatch(entry.data, flatPatch, undefined, false).newDocument;
-            return Object.assign({}, entry, { data: patchedData });
-          } else {
+          // if (isNotEmpty(entry.patches)) {
+          //   const flatPatch: Operation[] = [].concat(...entry.patches.map((patch) => patch.operations));
+          //   const patchedData = applyPatch(entry.data, flatPatch, undefined, false).newDocument;
+          //   return Object.assign({}, entry, { data: patchedData });
+          // } else {
             return entry;
-          }
+          // }
         }
       ),
       map((entry: ObjectCacheEntry) => {
diff --git a/src/app/core/data/default-change-analyzer.service.ts b/src/app/core/data/default-change-analyzer.service.ts
index cd30479f6d..862c0e5b85 100644
--- a/src/app/core/data/default-change-analyzer.service.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/data/default-change-analyzer.service.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import { ChangeAnalyzer } from './change-analyzer';
 import { Injectable } from '@angular/core';
 import { CacheableObject } from '../cache/object-cache.reducer';
 import { NormalizedObject } from '../cache/models/normalized-object.model';
+import { NormalizedObjectBuildService } from '../cache/builders/normalized-object-build.service';
 
 /**
  * A class to determine what differs between two
@@ -11,6 +12,8 @@ import { NormalizedObject } from '../cache/models/normalized-object.model';
  */
 @Injectable()
 export class DefaultChangeAnalyzer<T extends CacheableObject> implements ChangeAnalyzer<T> {
+  constructor(private normalizeService: NormalizedObjectBuildService) {
+  }
 
   /**
    * Compare the metadata of two CacheableObject and return the differences as
@@ -22,6 +25,6 @@ export class DefaultChangeAnalyzer<T extends CacheableObject> implements ChangeA
    *    The second object to compare
    */
   diff(object1: T | NormalizedObject<T>, object2: T | NormalizedObject<T>): Operation[] {
-    return compare(object1, object2);
+    return compare(this.normalizeService.normalize(object1), this.normalizeService.normalize(object2));
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/app/core/data/relationship.service.ts b/src/app/core/data/relationship.service.ts
index 39c117d383..8281d29cca 100644
--- a/src/app/core/data/relationship.service.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/data/relationship.service.ts
@@ -264,7 +264,6 @@ export class RelationshipService extends DataService<Relationship> {
       .pipe(
         getSucceededRemoteData(),
         isNotEmptyOperator(),
-        tap((t) => console.log(t)),
         map((relationshipListRD: RemoteData<PaginatedList<Relationship>>) => relationshipListRD.payload.page),
         mergeMap((relationships: Relationship[]) => {
           return observableCombineLatest(...relationships.map((relationship: Relationship) => {
diff --git a/src/app/entity-groups/research-entities/submission/item-list-elements/person/person-suggestions/person-input-suggestions.component.ts b/src/app/entity-groups/research-entities/submission/item-list-elements/person/person-suggestions/person-input-suggestions.component.ts
index 4975d5d2ff..5154c168df 100644
--- a/src/app/entity-groups/research-entities/submission/item-list-elements/person/person-suggestions/person-input-suggestions.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/entity-groups/research-entities/submission/item-list-elements/person/person-suggestions/person-input-suggestions.component.ts
@@ -46,5 +46,4 @@ export class PersonInputSuggestionsComponent extends InputSuggestionsComponent i
     this.queryInput.nativeElement.focus();
     return false;
   }
-
 }
diff --git a/src/app/shared/form/builder/ds-dynamic-form-ui/ds-dynamic-form-control-container.component.ts b/src/app/shared/form/builder/ds-dynamic-form-ui/ds-dynamic-form-control-container.component.ts
index 25cfc971e4..4eb58688cf 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/form/builder/ds-dynamic-form-ui/ds-dynamic-form-control-container.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/form/builder/ds-dynamic-form-ui/ds-dynamic-form-control-container.component.ts
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ import { DYNAMIC_FORM_CONTROL_TYPE_DSDATEPICKER } from './models/date-picker/dat
 import { DYNAMIC_FORM_CONTROL_TYPE_LOOKUP } from './models/lookup/dynamic-lookup.model';
 import { DynamicListCheckboxGroupModel } from './models/list/dynamic-list-checkbox-group.model';
 import { DynamicListRadioGroupModel } from './models/list/dynamic-list-radio-group.model';
-import { hasValue, isNotEmpty, isNotEmptyOperator, isNotUndefined } from '../../../empty.util';
+import { hasValue, isNotEmpty, isNotUndefined } from '../../../empty.util';
 import { DYNAMIC_FORM_CONTROL_TYPE_LOOKUP_NAME } from './models/lookup/dynamic-lookup-name.model';
 import { DsDynamicTagComponent } from './models/tag/dynamic-tag.component';
 import { DsDatePickerComponent } from './models/date-picker/date-picker.component';
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ import { DsDynamicFormArrayComponent } from './models/array-group/dynamic-form-a
 import { DsDynamicRelationGroupComponent } from './models/relation-group/dynamic-relation-group.components';
 import { DYNAMIC_FORM_CONTROL_TYPE_RELATION_GROUP } from './models/relation-group/dynamic-relation-group.model';
 import { DsDatePickerInlineComponent } from './models/date-picker-inline/dynamic-date-picker-inline.component';
-import { map, switchMap, take, tap } from 'rxjs/operators';
+import { map, switchMap, tap } from 'rxjs/operators';
 import { SelectableListState } from '../../../object-list/selectable-list/selectable-list.reducer';
 import { Observable } from 'rxjs';
 import { SearchResult } from '../../../search/search-result.model';
@@ -81,7 +81,6 @@ import { SelectableListService } from '../../../object-list/selectable-list/sele
 import { DsDynamicDisabledComponent } from './models/disabled/dynamic-disabled.component';
 import { DYNAMIC_FORM_CONTROL_TYPE_DISABLED } from './models/disabled/dynamic-disabled.model';
 import { DsDynamicLookupRelationModalComponent } from './relation-lookup-modal/dynamic-lookup-relation-modal.component';
-import { ItemMetadataRepresentation } from '../../../../core/shared/metadata-representation/item/item-metadata-representation.model';
 import { getRemoteDataPayload, getSucceededRemoteData } from '../../../../core/shared/operators';
 import { RemoteData } from '../../../../core/data/remote-data';
 import { Item } from '../../../../core/shared/item.model';
@@ -92,6 +91,7 @@ import { AppState } from '../../../../app.reducer';
 import { SubmissionObjectDataService } from '../../../../core/submission/submission-object-data.service';
 import { SubmissionObject } from '../../../../core/submission/models/submission-object.model';
 import { PaginatedList } from '../../../../core/data/paginated-list';
+import { ItemSearchResult } from '../../../object-collection/shared/item-search-result.model';
 
 export function dsDynamicFormControlMapFn(model: DynamicFormControlModel): Type<DynamicFormControl> | null {
   switch (model.type) {
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ export class DsDynamicFormControlContainerComponent extends DynamicFormControlCo
 
       this.item$.pipe(
         switchMap((item: Item) => this.relationService.getRelatedItemsByLabel(item, this.model.relationship.relationshipType)),
-        map((items: RemoteData<PaginatedList<Item>>) => items.payload.page.map((item) => Object.assign(new SearchResult(), { indexableObject: item }))),
+        map((items: RemoteData<PaginatedList<Item>>) => items.payload.page.map((item) => Object.assign(new ItemSearchResult(), { indexableObject: item }))),
       ).subscribe((relatedItems: SearchResult<Item>[]) => this.selectableListService.select(this.listId, relatedItems));
 
       this.relationships$ = this.selectableListService.getSelectableList(this.listId).pipe(
diff --git a/src/app/shared/form/builder/ds-dynamic-form-ui/relation-lookup-modal/dynamic-lookup-relation-modal.component.ts b/src/app/shared/form/builder/ds-dynamic-form-ui/relation-lookup-modal/dynamic-lookup-relation-modal.component.ts
index 25ff9d8d50..e008f839e6 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/form/builder/ds-dynamic-form-ui/relation-lookup-modal/dynamic-lookup-relation-modal.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/form/builder/ds-dynamic-form-ui/relation-lookup-modal/dynamic-lookup-relation-modal.component.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import { RelationshipOptions } from '../../models/relationship-options.model';
 import { SearchResult } from '../../../../search/search-result.model';
 import { Item } from '../../../../../core/shared/item.model';
 import { getRemoteDataPayload, getSucceededRemoteData } from '../../../../../core/shared/operators';
-import { AddRelationshipAction, RemoveRelationshipAction } from './relationship.actions';
+import { AddRelationshipAction, RemoveRelationshipAction, UpdateRelationshipAction } from './relationship.actions';
 import { RelationshipService } from '../../../../../core/data/relationship.service';
 import { RelationshipTypeService } from '../../../../../core/data/relationship-type.service';
 import { Store } from '@ngrx/store';
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ export class DsDynamicLookupRelationModalComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy
     this.selection$ = this.selectableListService
       .getSelectableList(this.listId)
       .pipe(map((listState: SelectableListState) => hasValue(listState) && hasValue(listState.selection) ? listState.selection : []));
-    this.selection$.subscribe((selection) =>
+    this.selection$.pipe(take(1)).subscribe((selection) =>
       selection.map((s: SearchResult<Item>) => this.addNameVariantSubscription(s))
     );
     if (this.relationshipOptions.nameVariants) {
@@ -76,13 +76,8 @@ export class DsDynamicLookupRelationModalComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy
     this.zone.runOutsideAngular(
       () => {
         const obs: Observable<any[]> = combineLatest(...selectableObjects.map((sri: SearchResult<Item>) => {
-            const nameVariant$ = this.relationshipService.getNameVariant(this.listId, sri.indexableObject.uuid);
-            this.subMap[sri.indexableObject.uuid] = nameVariant$
-              .pipe(skip(1))
-              .subscribe((nameVariant: string) =>
-                this.relationshipService.updateNameVariant(this.item, sri.indexableObject, this.relationshipOptions.relationshipType, nameVariant).subscribe()
-              );
-            return nameVariant$
+            this.addNameVariantSubscription(sri);
+            return this.relationshipService.getNameVariant(this.listId, sri.indexableObject.uuid)
               .pipe(
                 take(1),
                 map((nameVariant: string) => {
@@ -106,9 +101,9 @@ export class DsDynamicLookupRelationModalComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy
 
   addNameVariantSubscription(sri: SearchResult<Item>) {
     const nameVariant$ = this.relationshipService.getNameVariant(this.listId, sri.indexableObject.uuid);
-    this.subMap[sri.indexableObject.uuid] = nameVariant$.pipe(switchMap((nameVariant: string) =>
-      this.relationshipService.updateNameVariant(this.item, sri.indexableObject, this.relationshipOptions.relationshipType, nameVariant)
-    )).subscribe()
+    this.subMap[sri.indexableObject.uuid] = nameVariant$.pipe(
+      skip(1),
+    ).subscribe((nameVariant: string) => this.store.dispatch(new UpdateRelationshipAction(this.item, sri.indexableObject, this.relationshipOptions.relationshipType, nameVariant)))
   }
 
   deselect(...selectableObjects: SearchResult<Item>[]) {
@@ -117,8 +112,7 @@ export class DsDynamicLookupRelationModalComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy
         this.subMap[object.indexableObject.uuid].unsubscribe();
         this.store.dispatch(new RemoveRelationshipAction(this.item, object.indexableObject, this.relationshipOptions.relationshipType));
       })
-    )
-    ;
+    );
   }
 
   setExistingNameVariants() {
diff --git a/src/app/shared/form/builder/ds-dynamic-form-ui/relation-lookup-modal/relationship.actions.ts b/src/app/shared/form/builder/ds-dynamic-form-ui/relation-lookup-modal/relationship.actions.ts
index a988b0bbea..57375bd380 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/form/builder/ds-dynamic-form-ui/relation-lookup-modal/relationship.actions.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/form/builder/ds-dynamic-form-ui/relation-lookup-modal/relationship.actions.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import { Item } from '../../../../../core/shared/item.model';
 export const RelationshipActionTypes = {
   ADD_RELATIONSHIP: type('dspace/relationship/ADD_RELATIONSHIP'),
   REMOVE_RELATIONSHIP: type('dspace/relationship/REMOVE_RELATIONSHIP'),
+  UPDATE_RELATIONSHIP: type('dspace/relationship/UPDATE_RELATIONSHIP'),
 };
 
 /* tslint:disable:max-classes-per-file */
@@ -42,6 +43,34 @@ export class AddRelationshipAction implements Action {
   }
 }
 
+export class UpdateRelationshipAction implements Action {
+  type = RelationshipActionTypes.UPDATE_RELATIONSHIP;
+
+  payload: {
+    item1: Item;
+    item2: Item;
+    relationshipType: string;
+    nameVariant: string;
+  };
+
+  /**
+   * Create a new UpdateRelationshipAction
+   *
+   * @param item1 The first item in the relationship
+   * @param item2 The second item in the relationship
+   * @param relationshipType The label of the relationshipType
+   * @param nameVariant The nameVariant of the relationshipType
+   */
+  constructor(
+    item1: Item,
+    item2: Item,
+    relationshipType: string,
+    nameVariant?: string
+  ) {
+    this.payload = { item1, item2, relationshipType, nameVariant };
+  }
+}
+
 /**
  * An ngrx action to remove an existing relationship
  */
diff --git a/src/app/shared/form/builder/ds-dynamic-form-ui/relation-lookup-modal/relationship.effects.ts b/src/app/shared/form/builder/ds-dynamic-form-ui/relation-lookup-modal/relationship.effects.ts
index a3b2b2989c..9ac8e93f58 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/form/builder/ds-dynamic-form-ui/relation-lookup-modal/relationship.effects.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/form/builder/ds-dynamic-form-ui/relation-lookup-modal/relationship.effects.ts
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@ import { Actions, Effect, ofType } from '@ngrx/effects';
 import { debounceTime, map, mergeMap, take, tap } from 'rxjs/operators';
 import { BehaviorSubject } from 'rxjs';
 import { RelationshipService } from '../../../../../core/data/relationship.service';
-import { AddRelationshipAction, RelationshipAction, RelationshipActionTypes, RemoveRelationshipAction } from './relationship.actions';
+import { AddRelationshipAction, RelationshipAction, RelationshipActionTypes, RemoveRelationshipAction, UpdateRelationshipAction } from './relationship.actions';
 import { Item } from '../../../../../core/shared/item.model';
-import { hasNoValue, hasValueOperator } from '../../../../empty.util';
+import { hasNoValue, hasValue, hasValueOperator } from '../../../../empty.util';
 import { Relationship } from '../../../../../core/shared/item-relationships/relationship.model';
 import { RelationshipType } from '../../../../../core/shared/item-relationships/relationship-type.model';
 import { RelationshipTypeService } from '../../../../../core/data/relationship-type.service';
@@ -24,6 +24,11 @@ export class RelationshipEffects {
     [identifier: string]: BehaviorSubject<string>
   } = {};
 
+  private nameVariantUpdates: {
+    [identifier: string]: string
+  } = {};
+
+
   private initialActionMap: {
     [identifier: string]: string
   } = {};
@@ -47,7 +52,16 @@ export class RelationshipEffects {
             ).subscribe(
               (type) => {
                 if (this.initialActionMap[identifier] === type) {
-                  type === RelationshipActionTypes.ADD_RELATIONSHIP ? this.addRelationship(item1, item2, relationshipType, (action as AddRelationshipAction).payload.nameVariant) : this.removeRelationship(item1, item2, relationshipType);
+                  if (type === RelationshipActionTypes.ADD_RELATIONSHIP) {
+                    let nameVariant = (action as AddRelationshipAction).payload.nameVariant;
+                    if (hasValue(this.nameVariantUpdates[identifier])) {
+                      nameVariant = this.nameVariantUpdates[identifier];
+                      delete this.nameVariantUpdates[identifier];
+                    }
+                    this.addRelationship(item1, item2, relationshipType, nameVariant)
+                  } else {
+                    this.removeRelationship(item1, item2, relationshipType);
+                  }
                 }
                 delete this.debounceMap[identifier];
                 delete this.initialActionMap[identifier];
@@ -60,6 +74,25 @@ export class RelationshipEffects {
       )
     );
 
+  @Effect({ dispatch: false }) updateNameVariantsActions$ = this.actions$
+    .pipe(
+      ofType(RelationshipActionTypes.UPDATE_RELATIONSHIP),
+      map((action: UpdateRelationshipAction) => {
+          const { item1, item2, relationshipType, nameVariant } = action.payload;
+          const identifier: string = this.createIdentifier(item1, item2, relationshipType);
+          const inProgress = hasValue(this.debounceMap[identifier]);
+          if (inProgress) {
+            this.nameVariantUpdates[identifier] = nameVariant;
+          } else {
+            this.relationshipService.updateNameVariant(item1, item2, relationshipType, nameVariant)
+              .pipe(take(1))
+              .subscribe();
+          }
+        }
+      )
+    );
+
+
   constructor(private actions$: Actions,
               private relationshipService: RelationshipService,
               private relationshipTypeService: RelationshipTypeService,
diff --git a/src/app/shared/search/search-labels/search-labels.component.html b/src/app/shared/search/search-labels/search-labels.component.html
index d5ee8d5832..f6af072c51 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/search/search-labels/search-labels.component.html
+++ b/src/app/shared/search/search-labels/search-labels.component.html
@@ -1,9 +1,5 @@
-<ng-container *ngFor="let key of ((appliedFilters | async) | dsObjectKeys)"><!--Do not remove this to prevent uneven spacing
-        --><a *ngFor="let values of (appliedFilters | async)[key]"
-              class="badge badge-primary mr-1 mb-1 text-capitalize"
-              [routerLink]="getSearchLink()"
-              [queryParams]="(getRemoveParams(key, values) | async)" queryParamsHandling="merge">
-    {{('search.filters.applied.' + key) | translate}}: {{normalizeFilterValue(values)}}
-    <span> ×</span>
-</a><!--Do not remove this to prevent uneven spacing
-        --></ng-container>
+<div class="labels">
+    <ng-container *ngFor="let key of ((appliedFilters | async) | dsObjectKeys)">
+        <ds-search-label *ngFor="let value of (appliedFilters | async)[key]" [inPlaceSearch]="inPlaceSearch" [key]="key" [value]="value" [appliedFilters]="appliedFilters"></ds-search-label>
+    </ng-container>
+</div>