diff --git a/config/config.example.yml b/config/config.example.yml
index b48b509a4d..4814c826f1 100644
--- a/config/config.example.yml
+++ b/config/config.example.yml
@@ -260,7 +260,8 @@ info:
   enablePrivacyStatement: true
 # Home Page
 homePage:
+  recentSubmissions:
 	# The number of item showing in recent submission components
-  recentSubmissionsRpp: 5
+      pageSize: 5
 	# Sort record of recent submission
-  recentSubmissionsSortField: 'dc.date.accessioned'
+      sortField: 'dc.date.accessioned'
diff --git a/src/app/home-page/home-page.component.html b/src/app/home-page/home-page.component.html
index f8073f4571..1000dbe9a4 100644
--- a/src/app/home-page/home-page.component.html
+++ b/src/app/home-page/home-page.component.html
@@ -5,5 +5,5 @@
   </ng-container>
   <ds-search-form [inPlaceSearch]="false" [searchPlaceholder]="'home.search-form.placeholder' | translate"></ds-search-form>
   <ds-top-level-community-list></ds-top-level-community-list>
-  <ds-recent-item-list></ds-recent-item-list>
+  <ds-recent-item-list *ngIf="recentSubmissionspageSize>0"></ds-recent-item-list>
 </div>
diff --git a/src/app/home-page/home-page.component.ts b/src/app/home-page/home-page.component.ts
index 65caa01430..c151cbbb16 100644
--- a/src/app/home-page/home-page.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/home-page/home-page.component.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import { map } from 'rxjs/operators';
 import { ActivatedRoute } from '@angular/router';
 import { Observable } from 'rxjs';
 import { Site } from '../core/shared/site.model';
-
+import { environment } from '../../environments/environment';
 @Component({
   selector: 'ds-home-page',
   styleUrls: ['./home-page.component.scss'],
@@ -12,10 +12,11 @@ import { Site } from '../core/shared/site.model';
 export class HomePageComponent implements OnInit {
 
   site$: Observable<Site>;
-
+  recentSubmissionspageSize: number;
   constructor(
     private route: ActivatedRoute,
   ) {
+    this.recentSubmissionspageSize = environment.homePage.recentSubmissions.pageSize;
   }
 
   ngOnInit(): void {
diff --git a/src/app/home-page/recent-item-list/recent-item-list.component.ts b/src/app/home-page/recent-item-list/recent-item-list.component.ts
index 294dac3954..df5359386a 100644
--- a/src/app/home-page/recent-item-list/recent-item-list.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/home-page/recent-item-list/recent-item-list.component.ts
@@ -43,11 +43,11 @@ export class RecentItemListComponent implements OnInit {
 
     this.paginationConfig = Object.assign(new PaginationComponentOptions(), {
       id: 'hp',
-      pageSize: environment.homePage.recentSubmissionsRpp,
+      pageSize: environment.homePage.recentSubmissions.pageSize,
       currentPage: 1,
       maxSize: 1
     });
-    this.sortConfig = new SortOptions(environment.homePage.recentSubmissionsSortField, SortDirection.DESC);
+    this.sortConfig = new SortOptions(environment.homePage.recentSubmissions.sortField, SortDirection.DESC);
   }
   ngOnInit(): void {
     this.itemRD$ = this.searchService.search(
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ export class RecentItemListComponent implements OnInit {
   }
   onLoadMore(): void {
     this.paginationService.updateRouteWithUrl(this.searchConfigurationService.paginationID, ['search'], {
-      sortField: environment.homePage.recentSubmissionsSortField,
+      sortField: environment.homePage.recentSubmissions.sortField,
       sortDirection: 'DESC' as SortDirection,
       page: 1
     });
diff --git a/src/config/default-app-config.ts b/src/config/default-app-config.ts
index f57425a79a..b1b64d1c87 100644
--- a/src/config/default-app-config.ts
+++ b/src/config/default-app-config.ts
@@ -340,9 +340,11 @@ export class DefaultAppConfig implements AppConfig {
   };
   // Home Pages
   homePage: HomeConfig = {
-    //The number of item showing in recent submission components
-    recentSubmissionsRpp: 5,
-    //sort record of recent submission
-    recentSubmissionsSortField: 'dc.date.accessioned',
+    recentSubmissions: {
+      //The number of item showing in recent submission components
+      pageSize: 5,
+      //sort record of recent submission
+      sortField: 'dc.date.accessioned',
+    }
   };
 }
diff --git a/src/config/homepage-config.interface.ts b/src/config/homepage-config.interface.ts
index 564cd7f9fb..1f955358e0 100644
--- a/src/config/homepage-config.interface.ts
+++ b/src/config/homepage-config.interface.ts
@@ -4,14 +4,17 @@ import { Config } from './config.interface';
  * Config that determines how the dropdown list of years are created for browse-by-date components
  */
 export interface HomeConfig extends Config {
-  /**
+  recentSubmissions: {
+    /**
    * The number of item showing in recent submission components
    */
-   recentSubmissionsRpp: number;
+    pageSize: number;
+
+    /**
+     * sort record of recent submission
+     */
+    sortField: string;
+  }
 
-  /**
-   * sort record of recent submission
-   */
-   recentSubmissionsSortField: string;
 
 }
diff --git a/src/environments/environment.test.ts b/src/environments/environment.test.ts
index bb7f8a2962..6fe4dd6516 100644
--- a/src/environments/environment.test.ts
+++ b/src/environments/environment.test.ts
@@ -250,9 +250,10 @@ export const environment: BuildConfig = {
   },
   //Home Page
   homePage: {
-    //The number of item showing in recent submission components
-    recentSubmissionsRpp: 5,
-    //sort record of recent submission
-    recentSubmissionsSortField: 'dc.date.accessioned',
+    recentSubmissions: {
+      pageSize: 5,
+      //sort record of recent submission
+      sortField: 'dc.date.accessioned',
+    }
   }
 };