diff --git a/src/app/shared/upload/uploader/uploader-options.model.ts b/src/app/shared/upload/uploader/uploader-options.model.ts
index 559fb0485b..e21628d06e 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/upload/uploader/uploader-options.model.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/upload/uploader/uploader-options.model.ts
@@ -22,6 +22,11 @@ export class UploaderOptions {
    */
   maxFileNumber: number;
 
+  /**
+   * Impersonating user uuid
+   */
+  impersonatingID: string;
+
   /**
    * The request method to use for the file upload request
    */
diff --git a/src/app/shared/upload/uploader/uploader.component.ts b/src/app/shared/upload/uploader/uploader.component.ts
index fbafe811eb..804200d220 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/upload/uploader/uploader.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/upload/uploader/uploader.component.ts
@@ -47,6 +47,11 @@ import { UploaderProperties } from './uploader-properties.model';
 })
 export class UploaderComponent implements OnInit, AfterViewInit {
 
+  /**
+   * Header key to impersonate a user
+   */
+  private readonly ON_BEHALF_HEADER = 'X-On-Behalf-Of';
+
   /**
    * The message to show when drag files on the drop zone
    */
@@ -162,7 +167,13 @@ export class UploaderComponent implements OnInit, AfterViewInit {
         item.url = this.uploader.options.url;
       }
       // Ensure the current XSRF token is included in every upload request (token may change between items uploaded)
-      this.uploader.options.headers = [{ name: XSRF_REQUEST_HEADER, value: this.tokenExtractor.getToken() }];
+      // Ensure the behalf header is set if impersonating
+      this.uploader.options.headers = [
+        { name: XSRF_REQUEST_HEADER, value: this.tokenExtractor.getToken() },
+      ];
+      if (hasValue(this.uploadFilesOptions.impersonatingID)) {
+        this.uploader.options.headers.push({ name: this.ON_BEHALF_HEADER, value: this.uploadFilesOptions.impersonatingID });
+      }
       this.onBeforeUpload();
       this.isOverDocumentDropZone = observableOf(false);
     };
diff --git a/src/app/submission/form/submission-form.component.ts b/src/app/submission/form/submission-form.component.ts
index 74c262befc..67e2e9691b 100644
--- a/src/app/submission/form/submission-form.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/submission/form/submission-form.component.ts
@@ -209,6 +209,7 @@ export class SubmissionFormComponent implements OnChanges, OnDestroy {
           distinctUntilChanged())
           .subscribe((endpointURL) => {
             this.uploadFilesOptions.authToken = this.authService.buildAuthHeader();
+            this.uploadFilesOptions.impersonatingID = this.authService.getImpersonateID();
             this.uploadFilesOptions.url = endpointURL.concat(`/${this.submissionId}`);
             this.definitionId = this.submissionDefinition.name;
             this.submissionService.dispatchInit(