diff --git a/src/app/shared/object-list/search-result-list-element/item-search-result/item-types/item/item-search-result-list-element.component.html b/src/app/shared/object-list/search-result-list-element/item-search-result/item-types/item/item-search-result-list-element.component.html
index 6b2951495d..3a42eae1f5 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/object-list/search-result-list-element/item-search-result/item-types/item/item-search-result-list-element.component.html
+++ b/src/app/shared/object-list/search-result-list-element/item-search-result/item-types/item/item-search-result-list-element.component.html
@@ -19,9 +19,9 @@
     <ds-truncatable [id]="dso.id" *ngIf="object !== undefined && object !== null">
       <a *ngIf="linkType != linkTypes.None" [target]="(linkType == linkTypes.ExternalLink) ? '_blank' : '_self'" rel="noopener noreferrer"
          [routerLink]="[itemPageRoute]" class="lead item-list-title dont-break-out"
-         [innerHTML]="dsoTitle"></a>
+         [innerHTML]="firstMetadataValue('dc.title') || 'Undefined'"></a>
       <span *ngIf="linkType == linkTypes.None" class="lead item-list-title dont-break-out"
-            [innerHTML]="dsoTitle"></span>
+            [innerHTML]="firstMetadataValue('dc.title') || 'Undefined'"></span>
       <span class="text-muted">
       <ds-truncatable-part [id]="dso.id" [minLines]="1">
         <ng-container *ngIf="dso.firstMetadataValue('dc.publisher') || dso.firstMetadataValue('dc.date.issued')">
diff --git a/src/app/shared/object-list/search-result-list-element/item-search-result/item-types/item/item-search-result-list-element.component.spec.ts b/src/app/shared/object-list/search-result-list-element/item-search-result/item-types/item/item-search-result-list-element.component.spec.ts
index d1e6c27ba4..f85e4c23b5 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/object-list/search-result-list-element/item-search-result/item-types/item/item-search-result-list-element.component.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/object-list/search-result-list-element/item-search-result/item-types/item/item-search-result-list-element.component.spec.ts
@@ -205,6 +205,18 @@ describe('ItemSearchResultListElementComponent', () => {
     });
   });
 
+  describe('When the item has title', () => {
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      publicationListElementComponent.object = mockItemWithMetadata;
+      fixture.detectChanges();
+    });
+
+    it('should show the title', () => {
+      const titleField = fixture.debugElement.query(By.css('.item-list-title'));
+      expect(titleField).not.toBeNull();
+    });
+  });
+
   describe('When the item has no title', () => {
     beforeEach(() => {
       publicationListElementComponent.object = mockItemWithoutMetadata;