diff --git a/src/app/core/data/item-data.service.ts b/src/app/core/data/item-data.service.ts
index 80da91acb3..c3fa84dd6c 100644
--- a/src/app/core/data/item-data.service.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/data/item-data.service.ts
@@ -246,10 +246,10 @@ export abstract class BaseItemDataService extends IdentifiableDataService<Item>
    * Get the endpoint to move the item
    * @param itemId
    */
-  public getMoveItemEndpoint(itemId: string): Observable<string> {
+  public getMoveItemEndpoint(itemId: string, inheritPolicies: boolean): Observable<string> {
     return this.halService.getEndpoint(this.linkPath).pipe(
       map((endpoint: string) => this.getIDHref(endpoint, itemId)),
-      map((endpoint: string) => `${endpoint}/owningCollection`),
+      map((endpoint: string) => `${endpoint}/owningCollection?inheritPolicies=${inheritPolicies}`)
     );
   }
 
@@ -258,14 +258,14 @@ export abstract class BaseItemDataService extends IdentifiableDataService<Item>
    * @param itemId
    * @param collection
    */
-  public moveToCollection(itemId: string, collection: Collection): Observable<RemoteData<any>> {
+  public moveToCollection(itemId: string, collection: Collection, inheritPolicies: boolean): Observable<RemoteData<any>> {
     const options: HttpOptions = Object.create({});
     let headers = new HttpHeaders();
     headers = headers.append('Content-Type', 'text/uri-list');
     options.headers = headers;
 
     const requestId = this.requestService.generateRequestId();
-    const hrefObs = this.getMoveItemEndpoint(itemId);
+    const hrefObs = this.getMoveItemEndpoint(itemId, inheritPolicies);
 
     hrefObs.pipe(
       find((href: string) => hasValue(href)),
diff --git a/src/app/item-page/edit-item-page/item-move/item-move.component.spec.ts b/src/app/item-page/edit-item-page/item-move/item-move.component.spec.ts
index d200891629..43ac47e37b 100644
--- a/src/app/item-page/edit-item-page/item-move/item-move.component.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/item-page/edit-item-page/item-move/item-move.component.spec.ts
@@ -134,9 +134,10 @@ describe('ItemMoveComponent', () => {
         });
         comp.selectedCollectionName = 'selected-collection-id';
         comp.selectedCollection = collection1;
+        comp.inheritPolicies = false;
         comp.moveToCollection();
 
-        expect(itemDataService.moveToCollection).toHaveBeenCalledWith('item-id', collection1);
+        expect(itemDataService.moveToCollection).toHaveBeenCalledWith('item-id', collection1, false);
       });
       it('should call notificationsService success message on success', () => {
         comp.moveToCollection();
diff --git a/src/app/item-page/edit-item-page/item-move/item-move.component.ts b/src/app/item-page/edit-item-page/item-move/item-move.component.ts
index b7ab761fe5..4f53fa7df1 100644
--- a/src/app/item-page/edit-item-page/item-move/item-move.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/item-page/edit-item-page/item-move/item-move.component.ts
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ export class ItemMoveComponent implements OnInit {
    */
   moveToCollection() {
     this.processing = true;
-    const move$ = this.itemDataService.moveToCollection(this.item.id, this.selectedCollection)
+    const move$ = this.itemDataService.moveToCollection(this.item.id, this.selectedCollection, this.inheritPolicies)
       .pipe(getFirstCompletedRemoteData());
 
     move$.subscribe((response: RemoteData<any>) => {