diff --git a/src/app/+collection-page/collection-item-mapper/collection-item-mapper.component.html b/src/app/+collection-page/collection-item-mapper/collection-item-mapper.component.html
index cc4b0c22a1..e10b9da247 100644
--- a/src/app/+collection-page/collection-item-mapper/collection-item-mapper.component.html
+++ b/src/app/+collection-page/collection-item-mapper/collection-item-mapper.component.html
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
                 [key]="'map'"
                 [dsoRD$]="mappedItemsRD$"
                 [paginationOptions]="(searchOptions$ | async)?.pagination"
+                [featureId]="FeatureIds.CanManageMappings"
                 [confirmButton]="'collection.edit.item-mapper.confirm'"
                 [cancelButton]="'collection.edit.item-mapper.cancel'"
                 (confirm)="mapItems($event)"
diff --git a/src/app/+collection-page/collection-item-mapper/collection-item-mapper.component.spec.ts b/src/app/+collection-page/collection-item-mapper/collection-item-mapper.component.spec.ts
index 49b6a0d63c..5ae1445cef 100644
--- a/src/app/+collection-page/collection-item-mapper/collection-item-mapper.component.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/+collection-page/collection-item-mapper/collection-item-mapper.component.spec.ts
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ import {
   createSuccessfulRemoteDataObject$
 } from '../../shared/remote-data.utils';
 import { createPaginatedList } from '../../shared/testing/utils.test';
+import { AuthorizationDataService } from '../../core/data/feature-authorization/authorization-data.service';
 
 describe('CollectionItemMapperComponent', () => {
   let comp: CollectionItemMapperComponent;
@@ -136,6 +137,10 @@ describe('CollectionItemMapperComponent', () => {
     }
   };
 
+  const authorizationDataService = jasmine.createSpyObj('authorizationDataService', {
+    isAuthorized: observableOf(true)
+  });
+
   beforeEach(waitForAsync(() => {
     TestBed.configureTestingModule({
       imports: [CommonModule, FormsModule, RouterTestingModule.withRoutes([]), TranslateModule.forRoot(), NgbModule],
@@ -152,6 +157,7 @@ describe('CollectionItemMapperComponent', () => {
         { provide: HostWindowService, useValue: new HostWindowServiceStub(0) },
         { provide: ObjectSelectService, useValue: new ObjectSelectServiceStub() },
         { provide: RouteService, useValue: routeServiceStub },
+        { provide: AuthorizationDataService, useValue: authorizationDataService }
       ]
     }).compileComponents();
   }));
diff --git a/src/app/+collection-page/collection-item-mapper/collection-item-mapper.component.ts b/src/app/+collection-page/collection-item-mapper/collection-item-mapper.component.ts
index 571b755897..ce5ea5a142 100644
--- a/src/app/+collection-page/collection-item-mapper/collection-item-mapper.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/+collection-page/collection-item-mapper/collection-item-mapper.component.ts
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import { PaginatedSearchOptions } from '../../shared/search/paginated-search-opt
 import { SearchService } from '../../core/shared/search/search.service';
 import { followLink } from '../../shared/utils/follow-link-config.model';
 import { NoContent } from '../../core/shared/NoContent.model';
+import { FeatureID } from '../../core/data/feature-authorization/feature-id';
 
 @Component({
   selector: 'ds-collection-item-mapper',
@@ -50,6 +51,8 @@ import { NoContent } from '../../core/shared/NoContent.model';
  */
 export class CollectionItemMapperComponent implements OnInit {
 
+  FeatureIds = FeatureID;
+
   /**
    * A view on the tabset element
    * Used to switch tabs programmatically
diff --git a/src/app/+item-page/edit-item-page/item-collection-mapper/item-collection-mapper.component.spec.ts b/src/app/+item-page/edit-item-page/item-collection-mapper/item-collection-mapper.component.spec.ts
index d3577c3637..c15c84a647 100644
--- a/src/app/+item-page/edit-item-page/item-collection-mapper/item-collection-mapper.component.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/+item-page/edit-item-page/item-collection-mapper/item-collection-mapper.component.spec.ts
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ import {
   createSuccessfulRemoteDataObject$
 } from '../../../shared/remote-data.utils';
 import { createPaginatedList } from '../../../shared/testing/utils.test';
+import { AuthorizationDataService } from '../../../core/data/feature-authorization/authorization-data.service';
 
 describe('ItemCollectionMapperComponent', () => {
   let comp: ItemCollectionMapperComponent;
@@ -110,6 +111,10 @@ describe('ItemCollectionMapperComponent', () => {
     onDefaultLangChange: new EventEmitter()
   };
 
+  const authorizationDataService = jasmine.createSpyObj('authorizationDataService', {
+    isAuthorized: observableOf(true)
+  });
+
   beforeEach(waitForAsync(() => {
     TestBed.configureTestingModule({
       imports: [CommonModule, FormsModule, RouterTestingModule.withRoutes([]), TranslateModule.forRoot(), NgbModule],
@@ -124,7 +129,8 @@ describe('ItemCollectionMapperComponent', () => {
         { provide: ObjectSelectService, useValue: new ObjectSelectServiceStub() },
         { provide: TranslateService, useValue: translateServiceStub },
         { provide: HostWindowService, useValue: new HostWindowServiceStub(0) },
-        { provide: CollectionDataService, useValue: collectionDataServiceStub }
+        { provide: CollectionDataService, useValue: collectionDataServiceStub },
+        { provide: AuthorizationDataService, useValue: authorizationDataService }
       ]
     }).compileComponents();
   }));
diff --git a/src/app/shared/object-select/collection-select/collection-select.component.spec.ts b/src/app/shared/object-select/collection-select/collection-select.component.spec.ts
index 199bc56647..b8db9b9344 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/object-select/collection-select/collection-select.component.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/object-select/collection-select/collection-select.component.spec.ts
@@ -13,11 +13,10 @@ import { CollectionSelectComponent } from './collection-select.component';
 import { Collection } from '../../../core/shared/collection.model';
 import { createSuccessfulRemoteDataObject$ } from '../../remote-data.utils';
 import { createPaginatedList } from '../../testing/utils.test';
-import { SortDirection, SortOptions } from '../../../core/cache/models/sort-options.model';
-import { FindListOptions } from '../../../core/data/request.models';
-import { of as observableOf } from 'rxjs';
 import { PaginationService } from '../../../core/pagination/pagination.service';
 import { PaginationServiceStub } from '../../testing/pagination-service.stub';
+import { of as observableOf } from 'rxjs/internal/observable/of';
+import { AuthorizationDataService } from '../../../core/data/feature-authorization/authorization-data.service';
 
 describe('CollectionSelectComponent', () => {
   let comp: CollectionSelectComponent;
@@ -41,6 +40,10 @@ describe('CollectionSelectComponent', () => {
     currentPage: 1
   });
 
+  const authorizationDataService = jasmine.createSpyObj('authorizationDataService', {
+    isAuthorized: observableOf(true)
+  });
+
   const paginationService = new PaginationServiceStub();
   beforeEach(waitForAsync(() => {
     TestBed.configureTestingModule({
@@ -49,7 +52,8 @@ describe('CollectionSelectComponent', () => {
       providers: [
         { provide: ObjectSelectService, useValue: new ObjectSelectServiceStub([mockCollectionList[1].id]) },
         { provide: HostWindowService, useValue: new HostWindowServiceStub(0) },
-        { provide: PaginationService, useValue: paginationService }
+        { provide: PaginationService, useValue: paginationService },
+        { provide: AuthorizationDataService, useValue: authorizationDataService }
       ],
       schemas: [NO_ERRORS_SCHEMA]
     }).compileComponents();
diff --git a/src/app/shared/object-select/collection-select/collection-select.component.ts b/src/app/shared/object-select/collection-select/collection-select.component.ts
index 3d40b469da..a02305f116 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/object-select/collection-select/collection-select.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/object-select/collection-select/collection-select.component.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { Collection } from '../../../core/shared/collection.model';
 import { ObjectSelectComponent } from '../object-select/object-select.component';
 import { isNotEmpty } from '../../empty.util';
 import { ObjectSelectService } from '../object-select.service';
+import { AuthorizationDataService } from '../../../core/data/feature-authorization/authorization-data.service';
 
 @Component({
   selector: 'ds-collection-select',
@@ -14,8 +15,9 @@ import { ObjectSelectService } from '../object-select.service';
  */
 export class CollectionSelectComponent extends ObjectSelectComponent<Collection> {
 
-  constructor(protected objectSelectService: ObjectSelectService) {
-    super(objectSelectService);
+  constructor(protected objectSelectService: ObjectSelectService,
+              protected authorizationService: AuthorizationDataService) {
+    super(objectSelectService, authorizationService);
   }
 
   ngOnInit(): void {
diff --git a/src/app/shared/object-select/item-select/item-select.component.html b/src/app/shared/object-select/item-select/item-select.component.html
index dab5b2f715..e53f2af99b 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/object-select/item-select/item-select.component.html
+++ b/src/app/shared/object-select/item-select/item-select.component.html
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
         </thead>
         <tbody>
         <tr *ngFor="let item of itemsRD?.payload?.page">
-          <td><input class="item-checkbox" [ngModel]="getSelected(item.id) | async" (change)="switch(item.id)" type="checkbox" name="{{item.id}}"></td>
+          <td><input [disabled]="!(canSelect(item) | async)" class="item-checkbox" [ngModel]="getSelected(item.id) | async" (change)="switch(item.id)" type="checkbox" name="{{item.id}}"></td>
           <td *ngIf="!hideCollection">
             <span *ngVar="(item.owningCollection | async)?.payload as collection">
               <a *ngIf="collection" [routerLink]="['/collections', collection?.id]">{{collection?.name}}</a>
diff --git a/src/app/shared/object-select/item-select/item-select.component.spec.ts b/src/app/shared/object-select/item-select/item-select.component.spec.ts
index 224fb764b6..de52f1c3c2 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/object-select/item-select/item-select.component.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/object-select/item-select/item-select.component.spec.ts
@@ -11,13 +11,13 @@ import { HostWindowService } from '../../host-window.service';
 import { HostWindowServiceStub } from '../../testing/host-window-service.stub';
 import { NO_ERRORS_SCHEMA } from '@angular/core';
 import { By } from '@angular/platform-browser';
-import { of as observableOf, of } from 'rxjs';
+import { of } from 'rxjs';
 import { createSuccessfulRemoteDataObject$ } from '../../remote-data.utils';
 import { createPaginatedList } from '../../testing/utils.test';
 import { PaginationService } from '../../../core/pagination/pagination.service';
-import { SortDirection, SortOptions } from '../../../core/cache/models/sort-options.model';
-import { FindListOptions } from '../../../core/data/request.models';
 import { PaginationServiceStub } from '../../testing/pagination-service.stub';
+import { AuthorizationDataService } from '../../../core/data/feature-authorization/authorization-data.service';
+import { FeatureID } from '../../../core/data/feature-authorization/feature-id';
 
 describe('ItemSelectComponent', () => {
   let comp: ItemSelectComponent;
@@ -39,7 +39,8 @@ describe('ItemSelectComponent', () => {
           key: 'dc.type',
           language: null,
           value: 'Article'
-        }]
+        }],
+      _links: { self: { href: 'selfId1' } }
     }),
     Object.assign(new Item(), {
       id: 'id2',
@@ -54,7 +55,8 @@ describe('ItemSelectComponent', () => {
           key: 'dc.type',
           language: null,
           value: 'Article'
-        }]
+        }],
+      _links: { self: { href: 'selfId2' } }
     })
   ];
   const mockItems = createSuccessfulRemoteDataObject$(createPaginatedList(mockItemList));
@@ -66,6 +68,7 @@ describe('ItemSelectComponent', () => {
 
   paginationService = new PaginationServiceStub(mockPaginationOptions);
 
+  const authorizationDataService = new AuthorizationDataService(null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null);
 
 
   beforeEach(waitForAsync(() => {
@@ -75,7 +78,8 @@ describe('ItemSelectComponent', () => {
       providers: [
         { provide: ObjectSelectService, useValue: new ObjectSelectServiceStub([mockItemList[1].id]) },
         { provide: HostWindowService, useValue: new HostWindowServiceStub(0) },
-        { provide: PaginationService, useValue: paginationService }
+        { provide: PaginationService, useValue: paginationService },
+        { provide: AuthorizationDataService, useValue: authorizationDataService }
       ],
       schemas: [NO_ERRORS_SCHEMA]
     }).compileComponents();
@@ -146,4 +150,21 @@ describe('ItemSelectComponent', () => {
       expect(comp.cancel.emit).toHaveBeenCalled();
     });
   });
+
+  describe('when the authorize feature is not authorized', () => {
+
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      comp.featureId = FeatureID.CanManageMappings;
+      spyOn(authorizationDataService, 'isAuthorized').and.returnValue(of(false));
+    });
+
+    it('should disable the checkbox', waitForAsync(() => {
+      fixture.detectChanges();
+      fixture.whenStable().then(() => {
+        const checkbox = fixture.debugElement.query(By.css('input.item-checkbox')).nativeElement;
+        expect(authorizationDataService.isAuthorized).toHaveBeenCalled();
+        expect(checkbox.disabled).toBeTrue();
+      });
+    }));
+  });
 });
diff --git a/src/app/shared/object-select/item-select/item-select.component.ts b/src/app/shared/object-select/item-select/item-select.component.ts
index b4918ada99..80808311a0 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/object-select/item-select/item-select.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/object-select/item-select/item-select.component.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import { Observable } from 'rxjs';
 import { getAllSucceededRemoteDataPayload } from '../../../core/shared/operators';
 import { map } from 'rxjs/operators';
 import { getItemPageRoute } from '../../../+item-page/item-page-routing-paths';
+import { AuthorizationDataService } from '../../../core/data/feature-authorization/authorization-data.service';
 
 @Component({
   selector: 'ds-item-select',
@@ -33,8 +34,9 @@ export class ItemSelectComponent extends ObjectSelectComponent<Item> {
     [itemId: string]: string
   }>;
 
-  constructor(protected objectSelectService: ObjectSelectService) {
-    super(objectSelectService);
+  constructor(protected objectSelectService: ObjectSelectService,
+              protected authorizationService: AuthorizationDataService ) {
+    super(objectSelectService, authorizationService);
   }
 
   ngOnInit(): void {
diff --git a/src/app/shared/object-select/object-select/object-select.component.ts b/src/app/shared/object-select/object-select/object-select.component.ts
index f8be095719..165a8c0a4f 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/object-select/object-select/object-select.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/object-select/object-select/object-select.component.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,15 @@
 import { Component, EventEmitter, Input, OnDestroy, OnInit, Output } from '@angular/core';
-import { take } from 'rxjs/operators';
+import { startWith, take } from 'rxjs/operators';
 import { Observable } from 'rxjs';
 import { RemoteData } from '../../../core/data/remote-data';
 import { PaginatedList } from '../../../core/data/paginated-list.model';
 import { PaginationComponentOptions } from '../../pagination/pagination-component-options.model';
 import { ObjectSelectService } from '../object-select.service';
 import { SortOptions } from '../../../core/cache/models/sort-options.model';
+import { FeatureID } from '../../../core/data/feature-authorization/feature-id';
+import { of } from 'rxjs/internal/observable/of';
+import { AuthorizationDataService } from '../../../core/data/feature-authorization/authorization-data.service';
+import { DSpaceObject } from '../../../core/shared/dspace-object.model';
 
 /**
  * An abstract component used to select DSpaceObjects from a specific list and returning the UUIDs of the selected DSpaceObjects
@@ -47,6 +51,12 @@ export abstract class ObjectSelectComponent<TDomain> implements OnInit, OnDestro
   @Input()
   confirmButton: string;
 
+  /**
+   * Authorize check to enable the selection when present.
+   */
+  @Input()
+  featureId: FeatureID;
+
   /**
    * The message key used for the cancel button
    * @type {string}
@@ -79,7 +89,8 @@ export abstract class ObjectSelectComponent<TDomain> implements OnInit, OnDestro
    */
   selectedIds$: Observable<string[]>;
 
-  constructor(protected objectSelectService: ObjectSelectService) {
+  constructor(protected objectSelectService: ObjectSelectService,
+              protected authorizationService: AuthorizationDataService) {
   }
 
   ngOnInit(): void {
@@ -107,6 +118,16 @@ export abstract class ObjectSelectComponent<TDomain> implements OnInit, OnDestro
     return this.objectSelectService.getSelected(this.key, id);
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Return if the item can be selected or not due to authorization check.
+   */
+  canSelect(item: DSpaceObject): Observable<boolean> {
+    if (!this.featureId) {
+      return of(true);
+    }
+    return this.authorizationService.isAuthorized(this.featureId, item.self).pipe(startWith(false));
+  }
+
   /**
    * Called when the confirm button is pressed
    * Sends the selected UUIDs to the parent component