diff --git a/src/app/item-page/edit-item-page/item-metadata/edit-in-place-field/edit-in-place-field.component.spec.ts b/src/app/item-page/edit-item-page/item-metadata/edit-in-place-field/edit-in-place-field.component.spec.ts
index 0a4df1bda5..3b71ba3a6a 100644
--- a/src/app/item-page/edit-item-page/item-metadata/edit-in-place-field/edit-in-place-field.component.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/item-page/edit-item-page/item-metadata/edit-in-place-field/edit-in-place-field.component.spec.ts
@@ -463,4 +463,40 @@ describe('EditInPlaceFieldComponent', () => {
     });
 
   });
+
+  describe('canEditMetadataField', () => {
+    describe('when the fieldUpdate\'s changeType is currently ADD', () => {
+      beforeEach(() => {
+        objectUpdatesService.isEditable.and.returnValue(observableOf(true));
+        comp.fieldUpdate.changeType = FieldChangeType.ADD;
+        fixture.detectChanges();
+      });
+      it('can edit metadata field', () => {
+        const disabledMetadataField = fixture.debugElement.query(By.css('ds-validation-suggestions')).componentInstance.disable
+       expect(disabledMetadataField).toBe(false);
+      });
+    });
+    describe('when the fieldUpdate\'s changeType is currently REMOVE', () => {
+      beforeEach(() => {
+        objectUpdatesService.isEditable.and.returnValue(observableOf(true));
+        comp.fieldUpdate.changeType = FieldChangeType.REMOVE;
+        fixture.detectChanges();
+      });
+      it('can edit metadata field', () => {
+        const disabledMetadataField = fixture.debugElement.query(By.css('ds-validation-suggestions')).componentInstance.disable
+        expect(disabledMetadataField).toBe(true);
+      });
+    });
+    describe('when the fieldUpdate\'s changeType is currently UPDATE', () => {
+      beforeEach(() => {
+        objectUpdatesService.isEditable.and.returnValue(observableOf(true));
+        comp.fieldUpdate.changeType = FieldChangeType.UPDATE;
+        fixture.detectChanges();
+      });
+      it('can edit metadata field', () => {
+        const disabledMetadataField = fixture.debugElement.query(By.css('ds-validation-suggestions')).componentInstance.disable
+        expect(disabledMetadataField).toBe(true);
+      });
+    });
+  });
 });
diff --git a/src/app/shared/input-suggestions/validation-suggestions/validation-suggestions.component.spec.ts b/src/app/shared/input-suggestions/validation-suggestions/validation-suggestions.component.spec.ts
index 388ed40cfe..98d9b0ac6d 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/input-suggestions/validation-suggestions/validation-suggestions.component.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/input-suggestions/validation-suggestions/validation-suggestions.component.spec.ts
@@ -60,4 +60,30 @@ describe('ValidationSuggestionsComponent', () => {
       expect(comp.onClickSuggestion).toHaveBeenCalledWith(suggestions[clickedIndex].value);
     });
   });
+  describe('can edit input', () => {
+    describe('test input field readonly property when input disable is true', () => {
+      beforeEach(() => {
+        comp.disable = true;
+        fixture.detectChanges();
+      });
+      it('it should be true', () => {
+        fixture.detectChanges();
+        let input = fixture.debugElement.query(By.css('input'));
+        let el = input.nativeElement;
+        expect(el.readOnly).toBe(true)
+      });
+    })
+    describe('test input field readonly property when input disable is false', () => {
+      beforeEach(() => {
+        comp.disable = false;
+        fixture.detectChanges();
+      });
+      it('it should be true', () => {
+        fixture.detectChanges();
+        let input = fixture.debugElement.query(By.css('input'));
+        let el = input.nativeElement;
+        expect(el.readOnly).toBe(false)
+      });
+    })
+  })
 });