diff --git a/src/app/core/browse/browse.service.ts b/src/app/core/browse/browse.service.ts
index 9293343c24..8e2c288ae8 100644
--- a/src/app/core/browse/browse.service.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/browse/browse.service.ts
@@ -149,6 +149,7 @@ export class BrowseService {
   getBrowseItemsFor(definitionID: string, filterValue: string, options: {
     pagination?: PaginationComponentOptions;
     sort?: SortOptions;
+    scope?: string;
   } = {}): Observable<RemoteData<PaginatedList<Item>>> {
     const request$ = this.getBrowseDefinitions().pipe(
       getBrowseDefinitionLinks(definitionID),
@@ -157,6 +158,9 @@ export class BrowseService {
       hasValueOperator(),
       map((href: string) => {
         const args = [];
+        if (isNotEmpty(options.sort)) {
+          args.push(`scope=${options.scope}`);
+        }
         if (isNotEmpty(options.sort)) {
           args.push(`sort=${options.sort.field},${options.sort.direction}`);
         }
diff --git a/src/app/shared/object-list/browse-entry-list-element/browse-entry-list-element.component.html b/src/app/shared/object-list/browse-entry-list-element/browse-entry-list-element.component.html
index 198e79b453..6139e4a9df 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/object-list/browse-entry-list-element/browse-entry-list-element.component.html
+++ b/src/app/shared/object-list/browse-entry-list-element/browse-entry-list-element.component.html
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <div class="d-flex flex-row">
-  <a [routerLink]="" [queryParams]="{value: object.value}" class="lead">
+  <a [routerLink]="" [queryParams]="{value: object.value}" [queryParamsHandling]="'merge'" class="lead">
     {{object.value}}
   </a>
   <span class="pr-2">&nbsp;</span>