diff --git a/src/app/item-page/full/full-item-page.component.html b/src/app/item-page/full/full-item-page.component.html
index d2655c4ad0..e71dd92f96 100644
--- a/src/app/item-page/full/full-item-page.component.html
+++ b/src/app/item-page/full/full-item-page.component.html
@@ -4,19 +4,21 @@
       <ds-item-alerts [item]="item"></ds-item-alerts>
       <ds-item-versions-notice [item]="item"></ds-item-versions-notice>
       <ds-view-tracker [object]="item"></ds-view-tracker>
-      <div class="d-flex flex-row">
-        <ds-item-page-title-field class="mr-auto" [item]="item"></ds-item-page-title-field>
-        <div class="pl-2">
-          <ds-dso-page-edit-button [pageRoute]="itemPageRoute$ | async" [dso]="item" [tooltipMsg]="'item.page.edit'"></ds-dso-page-edit-button>
+      <div *ngIf="!item.isWithdrawn || (isAdmin$|async)" class="full-item-info">
+        <div class="d-flex flex-row">
+          <ds-item-page-title-field class="mr-auto" [item]="item"></ds-item-page-title-field>
+          <div class="pl-2">
+            <ds-dso-page-edit-button [pageRoute]="itemPageRoute$ | async" [dso]="item"
+                                     [tooltipMsg]="'item.page.edit'"></ds-dso-page-edit-button>
+          </div>
         </div>
-      </div>
-      <div class="simple-view-link my-3" *ngIf="!fromWfi">
-        <a class="btn btn-outline-primary" [routerLink]="[(itemPageRoute$ | async)]">
-          {{"item.page.link.simple" | translate}}
-        </a>
-      </div>
-      <table class="table table-responsive table-striped">
-        <tbody>
+        <div class="simple-view-link my-3" *ngIf="!fromWfi">
+          <a class="btn btn-outline-primary" [routerLink]="[(itemPageRoute$ | async)]">
+            {{"item.page.link.simple" | translate}}
+          </a>
+        </div>
+        <table class="table table-responsive table-striped">
+          <tbody>
           <ng-container *ngFor="let mdEntry of (metadata$ | async) | keyvalue">
             <tr *ngFor="let mdValue of mdEntry.value">
               <td>{{mdEntry.key}}</td>
@@ -24,14 +26,16 @@
               <td>{{mdValue.language}}</td>
             </tr>
           </ng-container>
-        </tbody>
-      </table>
-      <ds-item-page-full-file-section [item]="item"></ds-item-page-full-file-section>
-      <ds-item-page-collections [item]="item"></ds-item-page-collections>
-      <ds-item-versions class="mt-2" [item]="item"></ds-item-versions>
-      <div class="button-row bottom" *ngIf="fromWfi">
-        <div class="text-right">
-          <button class="btn btn-outline-secondary mr-1" (click)="back()"><i class="fas fa-arrow-left"></i> {{'item.page.return' | translate}}</button>
+          </tbody>
+        </table>
+        <ds-item-page-full-file-section [item]="item"></ds-item-page-full-file-section>
+        <ds-item-page-collections [item]="item"></ds-item-page-collections>
+        <ds-item-versions class="mt-2" [item]="item"></ds-item-versions>
+        <div class="button-row bottom" *ngIf="fromWfi">
+          <div class="text-right">
+            <button class="btn btn-outline-secondary mr-1" (click)="back()"><i
+                    class="fas fa-arrow-left"></i> {{'item.page.return' | translate}}</button>
+          </div>
         </div>
       </div>
     </div>
diff --git a/src/app/item-page/full/full-item-page.component.spec.ts b/src/app/item-page/full/full-item-page.component.spec.ts
index b4ab926667..c7643a940e 100644
--- a/src/app/item-page/full/full-item-page.component.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/item-page/full/full-item-page.component.spec.ts
@@ -11,12 +11,15 @@ import { ActivatedRouteStub } from '../../shared/testing/active-router.stub';
 import { VarDirective } from '../../shared/utils/var.directive';
 import { RouterTestingModule } from '@angular/router/testing';
 import { Item } from '../../core/shared/item.model';
-import { of as observableOf } from 'rxjs';
+import { BehaviorSubject, of as observableOf } from 'rxjs';
 import { BrowserAnimationsModule } from '@angular/platform-browser/animations';
 import { By } from '@angular/platform-browser';
 import { createSuccessfulRemoteDataObject, createSuccessfulRemoteDataObject$ } from '../../shared/remote-data.utils';
 import { AuthService } from '../../core/auth/auth.service';
 import { createPaginatedList } from '../../shared/testing/utils.test';
+import { AuthorizationDataService } from '../../core/data/feature-authorization/authorization-data.service';
+import { createRelationshipsObservable } from '../simple/item-types/shared/item.component.spec';
+import { RemoteData } from '../../core/data/remote-data';
 
 const mockItem: Item = Object.assign(new Item(), {
   bundles: createSuccessfulRemoteDataObject$(createPaginatedList([])),
@@ -30,6 +33,13 @@ const mockItem: Item = Object.assign(new Item(), {
   }
 });
 
+const mockWithdrawnItem: Item = Object.assign(new Item(), {
+  bundles: createSuccessfulRemoteDataObject$(createPaginatedList([])),
+  metadata: [],
+  relationships: createRelationshipsObservable(),
+  isWithdrawn: true
+});
+
 const metadataServiceStub = {
   /* tslint:disable:no-empty */
   processRemoteData: () => {
@@ -44,6 +54,7 @@ describe('FullItemPageComponent', () => {
   let authService: AuthService;
   let routeStub: ActivatedRouteStub;
   let routeData;
+  let authorizationDataService: AuthorizationDataService;
 
 
 
@@ -61,6 +72,10 @@ describe('FullItemPageComponent', () => {
       data: observableOf(routeData)
     });
 
+    authorizationDataService = jasmine.createSpyObj('authorizationDataService', {
+      isAuthorized: observableOf(false),
+    });
+
     TestBed.configureTestingModule({
       imports: [TranslateModule.forRoot({
         loader: {
@@ -74,6 +89,7 @@ describe('FullItemPageComponent', () => {
         { provide: ItemDataService, useValue: {} },
         { provide: MetadataService, useValue: metadataServiceStub },
         { provide: AuthService, useValue: authService },
+        { provide: AuthorizationDataService, useValue: authorizationDataService },
       ],
 
       schemas: [NO_ERRORS_SCHEMA]
@@ -111,4 +127,53 @@ describe('FullItemPageComponent', () => {
       expect(simpleViewBtn).toBeFalsy();
     });
   }));
+
+  describe('when the item is withdrawn and the user is an admin', () => {
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      comp.isAdmin$ = observableOf(true);
+      comp.itemRD$ = new BehaviorSubject<RemoteData<Item>>(createSuccessfulRemoteDataObject(mockWithdrawnItem));
+      fixture.detectChanges();
+    });
+
+    it('should display the item', () => {
+      const objectLoader = fixture.debugElement.query(By.css('.full-item-info'));
+      expect(objectLoader.nativeElement).toBeDefined();
+    });
+  });
+  describe('when the item is withdrawn and the user is not an admin', () => {
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      comp.itemRD$ = new BehaviorSubject<RemoteData<Item>>(createSuccessfulRemoteDataObject(mockWithdrawnItem));
+      fixture.detectChanges();
+    });
+
+    it('should not display the item', () => {
+      const objectLoader = fixture.debugElement.query(By.css('.full-item-info'));
+      expect(objectLoader).toBeNull();
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('when the item is not withdrawn and the user is an admin', () => {
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      comp.isAdmin$ = observableOf(true);
+      comp.itemRD$ = new BehaviorSubject<RemoteData<Item>>(createSuccessfulRemoteDataObject(mockItem));
+      fixture.detectChanges();
+    });
+
+    it('should display the item', () => {
+      const objectLoader = fixture.debugElement.query(By.css('.full-item-info'));
+      expect(objectLoader.nativeElement).toBeDefined();
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('when the item is not withdrawn and the user is not an admin', () => {
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      comp.itemRD$ = new BehaviorSubject<RemoteData<Item>>(createSuccessfulRemoteDataObject(mockItem));
+      fixture.detectChanges();
+    });
+
+    it('should display the item', () => {
+      const objectLoader = fixture.debugElement.query(By.css('.full-item-info'));
+      expect(objectLoader.nativeElement).toBeDefined();
+    });
+  });
 });
diff --git a/src/app/item-page/full/full-item-page.component.ts b/src/app/item-page/full/full-item-page.component.ts
index 7f1b6de614..369769c77d 100644
--- a/src/app/item-page/full/full-item-page.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/item-page/full/full-item-page.component.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import { fadeInOut } from '../../shared/animations/fade';
 import { hasValue } from '../../shared/empty.util';
 import { AuthService } from '../../core/auth/auth.service';
 import { Location } from '@angular/common';
+import { AuthorizationDataService } from '../../core/data/feature-authorization/authorization-data.service';
 
 
 /**
@@ -46,8 +47,9 @@ export class FullItemPageComponent extends ItemPageComponent implements OnInit,
               router: Router,
               items: ItemDataService,
               authService: AuthService,
+              authorizationService: AuthorizationDataService,
               private _location: Location) {
-    super(route, router, items, authService);
+    super(route, router, items, authService, authorizationService);
   }
 
   /*** AoT inheritance fix, will hopefully be resolved in the near future **/
diff --git a/src/app/item-page/simple/item-page.component.html b/src/app/item-page/simple/item-page.component.html
index e843155d10..3e834b53db 100644
--- a/src/app/item-page/simple/item-page.component.html
+++ b/src/app/item-page/simple/item-page.component.html
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
       <ds-item-alerts [item]="item"></ds-item-alerts>
       <ds-item-versions-notice [item]="item"></ds-item-versions-notice>
       <ds-view-tracker [object]="item"></ds-view-tracker>
-      <ds-listable-object-component-loader [object]="item" [viewMode]="viewMode"></ds-listable-object-component-loader>
+      <ds-listable-object-component-loader *ngIf="!item.isWithdrawn || (isAdmin$|async)" [object]="item" [viewMode]="viewMode"></ds-listable-object-component-loader>
       <ds-item-versions class="mt-2" [item]="item"></ds-item-versions>
     </div>
   </div>
diff --git a/src/app/item-page/simple/item-page.component.spec.ts b/src/app/item-page/simple/item-page.component.spec.ts
index ff5a1e38d5..2ad0bbb272 100644
--- a/src/app/item-page/simple/item-page.component.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/item-page/simple/item-page.component.spec.ts
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import {
 } from '../../shared/remote-data.utils';
 import { AuthService } from '../../core/auth/auth.service';
 import { createPaginatedList } from '../../shared/testing/utils.test';
+import { AuthorizationDataService } from '../../core/data/feature-authorization/authorization-data.service';
 
 const mockItem: Item = Object.assign(new Item(), {
   bundles: createSuccessfulRemoteDataObject$(createPaginatedList([])),
@@ -28,10 +29,18 @@ const mockItem: Item = Object.assign(new Item(), {
   relationships: createRelationshipsObservable()
 });
 
+const mockWithdrawnItem: Item = Object.assign(new Item(), {
+  bundles: createSuccessfulRemoteDataObject$(createPaginatedList([])),
+  metadata: [],
+  relationships: createRelationshipsObservable(),
+  isWithdrawn: true
+});
+
 describe('ItemPageComponent', () => {
   let comp: ItemPageComponent;
   let fixture: ComponentFixture<ItemPageComponent>;
   let authService: AuthService;
+  let authorizationDataService: AuthorizationDataService;
 
   const mockMetadataService = {
     /* tslint:disable:no-empty */
@@ -48,6 +57,9 @@ describe('ItemPageComponent', () => {
       isAuthenticated: observableOf(true),
       setRedirectUrl: {}
     });
+    authorizationDataService = jasmine.createSpyObj('authorizationDataService', {
+      isAuthorized: observableOf(false),
+    });
 
     TestBed.configureTestingModule({
       imports: [TranslateModule.forRoot({
@@ -63,6 +75,7 @@ describe('ItemPageComponent', () => {
         { provide: MetadataService, useValue: mockMetadataService },
         { provide: Router, useValue: {} },
         { provide: AuthService, useValue: authService },
+        { provide: AuthorizationDataService, useValue: authorizationDataService },
       ],
 
       schemas: [NO_ERRORS_SCHEMA]
@@ -102,4 +115,53 @@ describe('ItemPageComponent', () => {
     });
   });
 
+  describe('when the item is withdrawn and the user is an admin', () => {
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      comp.isAdmin$ = observableOf(true);
+      comp.itemRD$ = createSuccessfulRemoteDataObject$(mockWithdrawnItem);
+      fixture.detectChanges();
+    });
+
+    it('should display the item', () => {
+      const objectLoader = fixture.debugElement.query(By.css('ds-listable-object-component-loader'));
+      expect(objectLoader.nativeElement).toBeDefined();
+    });
+  });
+  describe('when the item is withdrawn and the user is not an admin', () => {
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      comp.itemRD$ = createSuccessfulRemoteDataObject$(mockWithdrawnItem);
+      fixture.detectChanges();
+    });
+
+    it('should not display the item', () => {
+      const objectLoader = fixture.debugElement.query(By.css('ds-listable-object-component-loader'));
+      expect(objectLoader).toBeNull();
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('when the item is not withdrawn and the user is an admin', () => {
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      comp.isAdmin$ = observableOf(true);
+      comp.itemRD$ = createSuccessfulRemoteDataObject$(mockItem);
+      fixture.detectChanges();
+    });
+
+    it('should display the item', () => {
+      const objectLoader = fixture.debugElement.query(By.css('ds-listable-object-component-loader'));
+      expect(objectLoader.nativeElement).toBeDefined();
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('when the item is not withdrawn and the user is not an admin', () => {
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      comp.itemRD$ = createSuccessfulRemoteDataObject$(mockItem);
+      fixture.detectChanges();
+    });
+
+    it('should display the item', () => {
+      const objectLoader = fixture.debugElement.query(By.css('ds-listable-object-component-loader'));
+      expect(objectLoader.nativeElement).toBeDefined();
+    });
+  });
+
 });
diff --git a/src/app/item-page/simple/item-page.component.ts b/src/app/item-page/simple/item-page.component.ts
index cc23ba86d5..0559dc2219 100644
--- a/src/app/item-page/simple/item-page.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/item-page/simple/item-page.component.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { map } from 'rxjs/operators';
+import { map, switchMap } from 'rxjs/operators';
 import { ChangeDetectionStrategy, Component, OnInit } from '@angular/core';
 import { ActivatedRoute, Router } from '@angular/router';
 
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ import { getAllSucceededRemoteDataPayload, redirectOn4xx } from '../../core/shar
 import { ViewMode } from '../../core/shared/view-mode.model';
 import { AuthService } from '../../core/auth/auth.service';
 import { getItemPageRoute } from '../item-page-routing-paths';
+import { AuthorizationDataService } from '../../core/data/feature-authorization/authorization-data.service';
+import { FeatureID } from '../../core/data/feature-authorization/feature-id';
 
 /**
  * This component renders a simple item page.
@@ -48,11 +50,17 @@ export class ItemPageComponent implements OnInit {
    */
   itemPageRoute$: Observable<string>;
 
+  /**
+   * Whether the current user is an admin or not
+   */
+  isAdmin$: Observable<boolean>;
+
   constructor(
     protected route: ActivatedRoute,
     private router: Router,
     private items: ItemDataService,
     private authService: AuthService,
+    private authorizationService: AuthorizationDataService
   ) { }
 
   /**
@@ -67,5 +75,7 @@ export class ItemPageComponent implements OnInit {
       getAllSucceededRemoteDataPayload(),
       map((item) => getItemPageRoute(item))
     );
+
+    this.isAdmin$ = this.authorizationService.isAuthorized(FeatureID.AdministratorOf);
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/app/shared/item/item-alerts/item-alerts.component.html b/src/app/shared/item/item-alerts/item-alerts.component.html
index fce5c038e5..740ea2595d 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/item/item-alerts/item-alerts.component.html
+++ b/src/app/shared/item/item-alerts/item-alerts.component.html
@@ -1,8 +1,13 @@
 <div>
-  <div *ngIf="item && !item.isDiscoverable" class="private-warning">
-    <ds-alert [type]="AlertTypeEnum.Warning" [content]="'item.alerts.private' | translate"></ds-alert>
-  </div>
-  <div *ngIf="item && item.isWithdrawn" class="withdrawn-warning">
-    <ds-alert [type]="AlertTypeEnum.Warning" [content]="'item.alerts.withdrawn' | translate"></ds-alert>
-  </div>
+    <div *ngIf="item && !item.isDiscoverable" class="private-warning">
+        <ds-alert [type]="AlertTypeEnum.Warning" [content]="'item.alerts.private' | translate"></ds-alert>
+    </div>
+    <div *ngIf="item && item.isWithdrawn" class="withdrawn-warning">
+        <ds-alert [type]="AlertTypeEnum.Warning">
+            <div class="d-flex justify-content-between flex-wrap">
+                <span>{{'item.alerts.withdrawn' | translate}}</span>
+                <a routerLink="/home" class="btn btn-primary btn-sm">{{"404.link.home-page" | translate}}</a>
+            </div>
+        </ds-alert>
+    </div>
 </div>