diff --git a/src/app/app-routing.module.ts b/src/app/app-routing.module.ts
index deb68f1ea9..1a0dc423b9 100644
--- a/src/app/app-routing.module.ts
+++ b/src/app/app-routing.module.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { NgModule } from '@angular/core';
-import { RouterModule, NoPreloading } from '@angular/router';
+import { NoPreloading, RouterModule } from '@angular/router';
 import { AuthBlockingGuard } from './core/auth/auth-blocking.guard';
 
 import { AuthenticatedGuard } from './core/auth/authenticated.guard';
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ import {
 import { ServerCheckGuard } from './core/server-check/server-check.guard';
 import { MenuResolver } from './menu.resolver';
 import { ThemedPageErrorComponent } from './page-error/themed-page-error.component';
+import { ForgotPasswordCheckGuard } from './core/rest-property/forgot-password-check-guard.guard';
 
 @NgModule({
   imports: [
@@ -94,7 +95,10 @@ import { ThemedPageErrorComponent } from './page-error/themed-page-error.compone
             path: FORGOT_PASSWORD_PATH,
             loadChildren: () => import('./forgot-password/forgot-password.module')
               .then((m) => m.ForgotPasswordModule),
-            canActivate: [EndUserAgreementCurrentUserGuard]
+            canActivate: [
+              ForgotPasswordCheckGuard,
+              EndUserAgreementCurrentUserGuard
+            ]
           },
           {
             path: COMMUNITY_MODULE_PATH,
diff --git a/src/app/core/data/feature-authorization/feature-id.ts b/src/app/core/data/feature-authorization/feature-id.ts
index e2943f1762..b5f0c60dc6 100644
--- a/src/app/core/data/feature-authorization/feature-id.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/data/feature-authorization/feature-id.ts
@@ -34,5 +34,6 @@ export enum FeatureID {
   CanEditItem = 'canEditItem',
   CanRegisterDOI = 'canRegisterDOI',
   CanSubscribe = 'canSubscribeDso',
-  CanSeeQA = 'canSeeQA'
+  EPersonForgotPassword = 'epersonForgotPassword',
+  CanSeeQA = 'canSeeQA',
 }
diff --git a/src/app/core/rest-property/forgot-password-check-guard.guard.ts b/src/app/core/rest-property/forgot-password-check-guard.guard.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..438a532c7b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/core/rest-property/forgot-password-check-guard.guard.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+import { Injectable } from '@angular/core';
+import { ActivatedRouteSnapshot, Router, RouterStateSnapshot } from '@angular/router';
+import { Observable, of } from 'rxjs';
+import { AuthorizationDataService } from '../data/feature-authorization/authorization-data.service';
+import { FeatureID } from '../data/feature-authorization/feature-id';
+import {
+  SingleFeatureAuthorizationGuard
+} from '../data/feature-authorization/feature-authorization-guard/single-feature-authorization.guard';
+import { AuthService } from '../auth/auth.service';
+
+@Injectable({
+  providedIn: 'root'
+})
+/**
+ * Guard that checks if the forgot-password feature is enabled
+ */
+export class ForgotPasswordCheckGuard extends SingleFeatureAuthorizationGuard {
+
+  constructor(
+    protected readonly authorizationService: AuthorizationDataService,
+    protected readonly router: Router,
+    protected readonly authService: AuthService
+  ) {
+    super(authorizationService, router, authService);
+  }
+
+  getFeatureID(route: ActivatedRouteSnapshot, state: RouterStateSnapshot): Observable<FeatureID> {
+    return of(FeatureID.EPersonForgotPassword);
+  }
+
+}
diff --git a/src/app/shared/log-in/methods/password/log-in-password.component.html b/src/app/shared/log-in/methods/password/log-in-password.component.html
index 94f6ef870d..077f92de63 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/log-in/methods/password/log-in-password.component.html
+++ b/src/app/shared/log-in/methods/password/log-in-password.component.html
@@ -27,11 +27,11 @@
           [disabled]="!form.valid"><i class="fas fa-sign-in-alt"></i> {{"login.form.submit" | translate}}</button>
 </form>
 
-<div class="mt-2">
-  <a class="dropdown-item" *ngIf="canRegister$ | async" [routerLink]="[getRegisterRoute()]" [attr.data-test]="'register' | dsBrowserOnly">
-    {{ 'login.form.new-user' | translate }}
-  </a>
-  <a class="dropdown-item" [routerLink]="[getForgotRoute()]" [attr.data-test]="'forgot' | dsBrowserOnly">
-    {{ 'login.form.forgot-password' | translate }}
-  </a>
-</div>
+<ng-container *ngIf="canShowDivider$ | async">
+  <div class="mt-2">
+    <a class="dropdown-item" *ngIf="canRegister$ | async" [routerLink]="[getRegisterRoute()]"
+       [attr.data-test]="'register' | dsBrowserOnly">{{"login.form.new-user" | translate}}</a>
+    <a class="dropdown-item" *ngIf="canForgot$ | async" [routerLink]="[getForgotRoute()]"
+       [attr.data-test]="'forgot' | dsBrowserOnly">{{"login.form.forgot-password" | translate}}</a>
+  </div>
+</ng-container>
diff --git a/src/app/shared/log-in/methods/password/log-in-password.component.ts b/src/app/shared/log-in/methods/password/log-in-password.component.ts
index 6132394019..008eb11eef 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/log-in/methods/password/log-in-password.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/log-in/methods/password/log-in-password.component.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
-import { map } from 'rxjs/operators';
+import { combineLatest, Observable, shareReplay } from 'rxjs';
+import { filter, map } from 'rxjs/operators';
 import { Component, Inject, OnInit } from '@angular/core';
 import { UntypedFormBuilder, UntypedFormGroup, Validators } from '@angular/forms';
 
 import { select, Store } from '@ngrx/store';
-import { Observable } from 'rxjs';
 import { AuthenticateAction, ResetAuthenticationMessagesAction } from '../../../../core/auth/auth.actions';
 
 import { getAuthenticationError, getAuthenticationInfo, } from '../../../../core/auth/selectors';
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ export class LogInPasswordComponent implements OnInit {
 
   /**
    * The authentication form.
-   * @type {FormGroup}
+   * @type {UntypedFormGroup}
    */
   public form: UntypedFormGroup;
 
@@ -73,6 +73,17 @@ export class LogInPasswordComponent implements OnInit {
    */
   public canRegister$: Observable<boolean>;
 
+  /**
+   * Whether or not the current user (or anonymous) is authorized to register an account
+   */
+  canForgot$: Observable<boolean>;
+
+  /**
+   * Shows the divider only if contains at least one link to show
+   */
+  canShowDivider$: Observable<boolean>;
+
+
   constructor(
     @Inject('authMethodProvider') public injectedAuthMethodModel: AuthMethod,
     @Inject('isStandalonePage') public isStandalonePage: boolean,
@@ -115,7 +126,14 @@ export class LogInPasswordComponent implements OnInit {
       })
     );
 
-    this.canRegister$ = this.authorizationService.isAuthorized(FeatureID.EPersonRegistration);
+    this.canRegister$ = this.authorizationService.isAuthorized(FeatureID.EPersonRegistration).pipe(shareReplay(1));
+    this.canForgot$ = this.authorizationService.isAuthorized(FeatureID.EPersonForgotPassword).pipe(shareReplay(1));
+    this.canShowDivider$ =
+        combineLatest([this.canRegister$, this.canForgot$])
+            .pipe(
+                map(([canRegister, canForgot]) => canRegister || canForgot),
+                filter(Boolean)
+            );
   }
 
   getRegisterRoute() {