diff --git a/src/app/core/integration/models/authority.value.ts b/src/app/core/integration/models/authority.value.ts
index 997b1e7904..5d23b51dd5 100644
--- a/src/app/core/integration/models/authority.value.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/integration/models/authority.value.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { IntegrationModel } from './integration.model';
 import { autoserialize } from 'cerialize';
 import { isNotEmpty } from '../../../shared/empty.util';
+import { PLACEHOLDER_PARENT_METADATA } from '../../../shared/form/builder/ds-dynamic-form-ui/models/dynamic-group/dynamic-group.model';
 
 export class AuthorityValue extends IntegrationModel {
 
@@ -19,12 +20,23 @@ export class AuthorityValue extends IntegrationModel {
   @autoserialize
   language: string;
 
+  @autoserialize
+  hasAuthority(): boolean {
+    return isNotEmpty(this.id);
+  }
+
   @autoserialize
   hasValue(): boolean {
     return isNotEmpty(this.value);
   }
 
+  @autoserialize
   hasOtherInformation(): boolean {
     return isNotEmpty(this.otherInformation);
   }
+
+  @autoserialize
+  hasPlaceholder() {
+    return this.hasValue() && this.value === PLACEHOLDER_PARENT_METADATA;
+  }
 }
diff --git a/src/app/shared/chips/models/chips.model.ts b/src/app/shared/chips/models/chips.model.ts
index 1eb5fd92a5..8fb765265e 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/chips/models/chips.model.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/chips/models/chips.model.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import { hasValue, isNotEmpty } from '../../empty.util';
 import { PLACEHOLDER_PARENT_METADATA } from '../../form/builder/ds-dynamic-form-ui/models/dynamic-group/dynamic-group.model';
 import { MetadataIconConfig } from '../../../../config/submission-config.interface';
 import { FormFieldMetadataValueObject } from '../../form/builder/models/form-field-metadata-value.model';
-import { AuthorityValueModel } from '../../../core/integration/models/authority-value.model';
+import { AuthorityValue } from '../../../core/integration/models/authority.value';
 
 export class Chips {
   chipsItems: BehaviorSubject<ChipsItem[]>;
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ export class Chips {
 
   private getChipsIcons(item) {
     const icons = [];
-    if (item instanceof FormFieldMetadataValueObject || item instanceof AuthorityValueModel) {
+    if (typeof item === 'string' || item instanceof FormFieldMetadataValueObject || item instanceof AuthorityValue) {
       return icons;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/app/shared/form/builder/ds-dynamic-form-ui/models/lookup/dynamic-lookup.component.html b/src/app/shared/form/builder/ds-dynamic-form-ui/models/lookup/dynamic-lookup.component.html
index 09e2f45b62..4c66ff13a1 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/form/builder/ds-dynamic-form-ui/models/lookup/dynamic-lookup.component.html
+++ b/src/app/shared/form/builder/ds-dynamic-form-ui/models/lookup/dynamic-lookup.component.html
@@ -50,13 +50,22 @@
       <button ngbDropdownAnchor
               class="btn btn-secondary"
               type="button"
+              ngbTooltip="{{'form.search-help' | translate}}"
+              placement="top"
               [disabled]="model.readOnly || isSearchDisabled()"
               [hidden]="isInputDisabled()"
               (click)="sdRef.open(); search(); $event.stopPropagation();">{{'form.search' | translate}}
       </button>
+      <button *ngIf="isInputDisabled()" class="btn btn-secondary"
+              type="button"
+              ngbTooltip="{{'form.clear-help' | translate}}"
+              placement="top"
+              [disabled]="model.readOnly"
+              (click)="remove($event)">{{'form.clear' | translate}}
+      </button>
     </div>
-    <div *ngIf="isInputDisabled()" class="col-auto text-center">
-      <button  class="btn btn-secondary"
+    <div class="col-auto text-center">
+      <button *ngIf="!editMode" class="btn btn-secondary"
               type="button"
               ngbTooltip="{{'form.edit-help' | translate}}"
               placement="top"