diff --git a/src/app/submission/form/collection/submission-form-collection.component.html b/src/app/submission/form/collection/submission-form-collection.component.html
index c1227eeccc..a78d737640 100644
--- a/src/app/submission/form/collection/submission-form-collection.component.html
+++ b/src/app/submission/form/collection/submission-form-collection.component.html
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
             class="btn btn-outline-primary"
             (blur)="onClose()"
             (click)="onClose()"
-            [disabled]="(processingChange$ | async) || collectionModifiable == false"
+            [disabled]="(processingChange$ | async) || collectionModifiable == false || isReadonly"
             ngbDropdownToggle>
       <span *ngIf="(processingChange$ | async)"><i class='fas fa-circle-notch fa-spin'></i></span>
       <span *ngIf="!(processingChange$ | async)">{{ selectedCollectionName$ | async }}</span>
diff --git a/src/app/submission/form/collection/submission-form-collection.component.spec.ts b/src/app/submission/form/collection/submission-form-collection.component.spec.ts
index 5b9946e1a4..a277e50286 100644
--- a/src/app/submission/form/collection/submission-form-collection.component.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/submission/form/collection/submission-form-collection.component.spec.ts
@@ -249,6 +249,12 @@ describe('SubmissionFormCollectionComponent Component', () => {
         expect(dropDown).toBeFalsy();
       });
 
+      it('the dropdown button should be disabled when isReadonly is true', () => {
+        comp.isReadonly = true;
+        fixture.detectChanges();
+        expect(dropdowBtn.nativeNode.attributes.disabled).toBeDefined();
+      });
+
       it('should be simulated when the drop-down menu is closed', () => {
         spyOn(comp, 'onClose');
         comp.onClose();
diff --git a/src/app/submission/form/collection/submission-form-collection.component.ts b/src/app/submission/form/collection/submission-form-collection.component.ts
index 4eac4c506a..70a4cebf45 100644
--- a/src/app/submission/form/collection/submission-form-collection.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/submission/form/collection/submission-form-collection.component.ts
@@ -64,6 +64,11 @@ export class SubmissionFormCollectionComponent implements OnChanges, OnInit {
    */
   @Input() submissionId;
 
+  /**
+   * Flag to indicate if the submission dropdown is read only
+   */
+  @Input() isReadonly = false;
+
   /**
    * An event fired when a different collection is selected.
    * Event's payload equals to new SubmissionObject.
diff --git a/src/app/submission/form/submission-form.component.html b/src/app/submission/form/submission-form.component.html
index f75af08f8e..4a916cfe23 100644
--- a/src/app/submission/form/submission-form.component.html
+++ b/src/app/submission/form/submission-form.component.html
@@ -8,12 +8,15 @@
         </div>
 
         <div class="submission-form-header-item mb-3 mb-sm-0 flex-sm-grow-1 flex-md-grow-0">
+          <ng-container *ngIf="!isSectionHidden">
             <ds-submission-form-collection [currentCollectionId]="collectionId"
                                            [currentDefinition]="definitionId"
                                            [submissionId]="submissionId"
                                            [collectionModifiable]="collectionModifiable"
+                                           [isReadonly]="isSectionReadonly"
                                            (collectionChange)="onCollectionChange($event)">
             </ds-submission-form-collection>
+          </ng-container>
         </div>
         <div class="submission-form-header-item text-right">
             <ds-submission-form-section-add [collectionId]="collectionId"
diff --git a/src/app/submission/form/submission-form.component.spec.ts b/src/app/submission/form/submission-form.component.spec.ts
index bd504e09c1..cc77c44afb 100644
--- a/src/app/submission/form/submission-form.component.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/submission/form/submission-form.component.spec.ts
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import { createTestComponent } from '../../shared/testing/utils.test';
 import { Item } from '../../core/shared/item.model';
 import { TestScheduler } from 'rxjs/testing';
 import { SectionsService } from '../sections/sections.service';
+import { VisibilityType } from '../sections/visibility-type';
 
 describe('SubmissionFormComponent Component', () => {
 
@@ -156,6 +157,32 @@ describe('SubmissionFormComponent Component', () => {
       done();
     });
 
+    it('should return the visibility object of the collection section', () => {
+      comp.submissionDefinition = submissionDefinition;
+      fixture.detectChanges();
+      const result = compAsAny.getCollectionVisibility();
+      expect(result).toEqual({
+        main: VisibilityType.HIDDEN,
+        other: VisibilityType.HIDDEN,
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('should return true if collection section visibility is hidden', () => {
+      comp.submissionDefinition = submissionDefinition;
+      fixture.detectChanges();
+      expect(comp.isSectionHidden).toBe(true);
+    });
+
+    it('should return false for isSectionReadonly when collection section visibility is not READONLY', () => {
+      const visibility = {
+        main: VisibilityType.READONLY,
+        other: VisibilityType.READONLY,
+      };
+      comp.submissionDefinition = Object.assign({}, submissionDefinition, { visibility: visibility });
+      fixture.detectChanges();
+      expect(comp.isSectionReadonly).toBe(false);
+    });
+
     it('should update properly on collection change', (done) => {
       comp.collectionId = collectionId;
       comp.submissionId = submissionId;
diff --git a/src/app/submission/form/submission-form.component.ts b/src/app/submission/form/submission-form.component.ts
index 0e17e128bc..216aefcfc3 100644
--- a/src/app/submission/form/submission-form.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/submission/form/submission-form.component.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import { HALEndpointService } from '../../core/shared/hal-endpoint.service';
 import { SubmissionObject } from '../../core/submission/models/submission-object.model';
 import { WorkspaceitemSectionsObject } from '../../core/submission/models/workspaceitem-sections.model';
 
-import { hasValue, isNotEmpty } from '../../shared/empty.util';
+import { hasValue, isNotEmpty, isNotUndefined } from '../../shared/empty.util';
 import { UploaderOptions } from '../../shared/upload/uploader/uploader-options.model';
 import { SubmissionObjectEntry } from '../objects/submission-objects.reducer';
 import { SectionDataObject } from '../sections/models/section-data.model';
@@ -18,6 +18,10 @@ import { Item } from '../../core/shared/item.model';
 import { SectionsType } from '../sections/sections-type';
 import { SectionsService } from '../sections/sections.service';
 import { SubmissionError } from '../objects/submission-error.model';
+import { SubmissionSectionVisibility } from './../../core/config/models/config-submission-section.model';
+import { SubmissionSectionModel } from './../../core/config/models/config-submission-section.model';
+import { VisibilityType } from '../sections/visibility-type';
+import isEqual from 'lodash/isEqual';
 
 /**
  * This component represents the submission form.
@@ -188,6 +192,42 @@ export class SubmissionFormComponent implements OnChanges, OnDestroy {
     }
   }
 
+  /**
+   *  Returns the visibility object of the collection section
+   */
+  private getCollectionVisibility(): SubmissionSectionVisibility {
+    const submissionSectionModel: SubmissionSectionModel =
+      this.submissionDefinition.sections.page.find(
+        (section) => isEqual(section.sectionType, SectionsType.Collection)
+      );
+
+   return isNotUndefined(submissionSectionModel.visibility) ? submissionSectionModel.visibility : null;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Getter to see if the collection section visibility is hidden
+   */
+  get isSectionHidden(): boolean {
+    const visibility = this.getCollectionVisibility();
+    return (
+      hasValue(visibility) &&
+      isEqual(visibility.main, VisibilityType.HIDDEN) &&
+      isEqual(visibility.other, VisibilityType.HIDDEN)
+    );
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Getter to see if the collection section visibility is readonly
+   */
+  get isSectionReadonly(): boolean {
+    const visibility = this.getCollectionVisibility();
+    return (
+      hasValue(visibility) &&
+      isEqual(visibility.main, VisibilityType.READONLY) &&
+      isEqual(visibility.other, VisibilityType.READONLY)
+    );
+  }
+
   /**
    * Unsubscribe from all subscriptions, destroy instance variables
    * and reset submission state
@@ -239,6 +279,8 @@ export class SubmissionFormComponent implements OnChanges, OnDestroy {
   protected getSectionsList(): Observable<any> {
     return this.submissionService.getSubmissionSections(this.submissionId).pipe(
       filter((sections: SectionDataObject[]) => isNotEmpty(sections)),
-      map((sections: SectionDataObject[]) => sections));
+      map((sections: SectionDataObject[]) =>
+        sections.filter((section: SectionDataObject) => !isEqual(section.sectionType,SectionsType.Collection))),
+    );
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/app/submission/sections/sections-type.ts b/src/app/submission/sections/sections-type.ts
index 6fb7380822..6bca8a7252 100644
--- a/src/app/submission/sections/sections-type.ts
+++ b/src/app/submission/sections/sections-type.ts
@@ -8,4 +8,5 @@ export enum SectionsType {
   AccessesCondition = 'accessCondition',
   SherpaPolicies = 'sherpaPolicy',
   Identifiers = 'identifiers',
+  Collection = 'collection',
 }
diff --git a/src/app/submission/sections/visibility-type.ts b/src/app/submission/sections/visibility-type.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b2e167285c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/submission/sections/visibility-type.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+export enum VisibilityType {
+  HIDDEN = 'HIDDEN',
+  READONLY = 'READONLY',
+}