diff --git a/src/app/+search-page/search.component.html b/src/app/+search-page/search.component.html
index 7cb16caebe..d8aa25e4a3 100644
--- a/src/app/+search-page/search.component.html
+++ b/src/app/+search-page/search.component.html
@@ -31,11 +31,14 @@
 <ng-template #sidebarContent>
     <ds-search-sidebar id="search-sidebar" *ngIf="!(isXsOrSm$ | async)"
                        [resultCount]="(resultsRD$ | async)?.payload?.totalElements"
+                       [searchOptions]="(searchOptions$ | async)"
+                       [sortOptions]="(sortOptions$ | async)"
                        [inPlaceSearch]="inPlaceSearch"></ds-search-sidebar>
     <ds-search-sidebar id="search-sidebar-sm" *ngIf="(isXsOrSm$ | async)"
                        [resultCount]="(resultsRD$ | async)?.payload.totalElements"
-                       (toggleSidebar)="closeSidebar()"
-    >
+                       [searchOptions]="(searchOptions$ | async)"
+                       [sortOptions]="(sortOptions$ | async)"
+                       (toggleSidebar)="closeSidebar()">
     </ds-search-sidebar>
 </ng-template>
 
diff --git a/src/app/+search-page/search.component.spec.ts b/src/app/+search-page/search.component.spec.ts
index 989aed403d..06061c1d40 100644
--- a/src/app/+search-page/search.component.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/+search-page/search.component.spec.ts
@@ -40,12 +40,14 @@ const pagination: PaginationComponentOptions = new PaginationComponentOptions();
 pagination.id = 'search-results-pagination';
 pagination.currentPage = 1;
 pagination.pageSize = 10;
+const sortOption = { name: 'score', metadata: null };
 const sort: SortOptions = new SortOptions('score', SortDirection.DESC);
 const mockResults = createSuccessfulRemoteDataObject$(['test', 'data']);
 const searchServiceStub = jasmine.createSpyObj('SearchService', {
   search: mockResults,
   getSearchLink: '/search',
-  getScopes: observableOf(['test-scope'])
+  getScopes: observableOf(['test-scope']),
+  getSearchConfigurationFor: createSuccessfulRemoteDataObject$({ sortOptions: [sortOption]})
 });
 const configurationParam = 'default';
 const queryParam = 'test query';
@@ -181,4 +183,24 @@ describe('SearchComponent', () => {
     });
 
   });
+
+  describe('when stable', () => {
+
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      fixture.detectChanges();
+    });
+
+    it('should have initialized the sortOptions$ observable', (done) => {
+
+      comp.sortOptions$.subscribe((sortOptions) => {
+
+        expect(sortOptions.length).toEqual(2);
+        expect(sortOptions[0]).toEqual(new SortOptions('score', SortDirection.ASC));
+        expect(sortOptions[1]).toEqual(new SortOptions('score', SortDirection.DESC));
+        done();
+      });
+
+    });
+
+  });
 });
diff --git a/src/app/+search-page/search.component.ts b/src/app/+search-page/search.component.ts
index 84077ebdc8..43535278a1 100644
--- a/src/app/+search-page/search.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/+search-page/search.component.ts
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 import { ChangeDetectionStrategy, Component, Inject, Input, OnInit } from '@angular/core';
-import { BehaviorSubject, Observable, Subscription } from 'rxjs';
-import { startWith, switchMap, } from 'rxjs/operators';
+import { BehaviorSubject, combineLatest, Observable, Subscription } from 'rxjs';
+import { map, startWith, switchMap, take, } from 'rxjs/operators';
 import { PaginatedList } from '../core/data/paginated-list.model';
 import { RemoteData } from '../core/data/remote-data';
 import { DSpaceObject } from '../core/shared/dspace-object.model';
 import { pushInOut } from '../shared/animations/push';
 import { HostWindowService } from '../shared/host-window.service';
 import { SidebarService } from '../shared/sidebar/sidebar.service';
-import { hasValue, isNotEmpty } from '../shared/empty.util';
-import { getFirstSucceededRemoteData } from '../core/shared/operators';
+import { hasValue, isEmpty } from '../shared/empty.util';
+import { getFirstSucceededRemoteData, getFirstSucceededRemoteDataPayload } from '../core/shared/operators';
 import { RouteService } from '../core/services/route.service';
 import { SEARCH_CONFIG_SERVICE } from '../+my-dspace-page/my-dspace-page.component';
 import { PaginatedSearchOptions } from '../shared/search/paginated-search-options.model';
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ import { SearchService } from '../core/shared/search/search.service';
 import { currentPath } from '../shared/utils/route.utils';
 import { Router } from '@angular/router';
 import { Context } from '../core/shared/context.model';
+import { SortDirection, SortOptions } from '../core/cache/models/sort-options.model';
+import { SearchConfig } from '../core/shared/search/search-filters/search-config.model';
 
 @Component({
   selector: 'ds-search',
@@ -47,6 +49,11 @@ export class SearchComponent implements OnInit {
    */
   searchOptions$: Observable<PaginatedSearchOptions>;
 
+  /**
+   * The current available sort options
+   */
+  sortOptions$: Observable<SortOptions[]>;
+
   /**
    * The current relevant scopes
    */
@@ -129,9 +136,32 @@ export class SearchComponent implements OnInit {
     this.scopeListRD$ = this.searchConfigService.getCurrentScope('').pipe(
       switchMap((scopeId) => this.service.getScopes(scopeId))
     );
-    if (!isNotEmpty(this.configuration$)) {
+    if (isEmpty(this.configuration$)) {
       this.configuration$ = this.routeService.getRouteParameterValue('configuration');
     }
+
+    this.sortOptions$ = this.configuration$.pipe(
+      switchMap((configuration) => this.service.getSearchConfigurationFor(null, configuration)),
+      getFirstSucceededRemoteDataPayload(),
+      map((searchConfig: SearchConfig) => {
+        const sortOptions = [];
+        searchConfig.sortOptions.forEach(sortOption => {
+          sortOptions.push(new SortOptions(sortOption.name, SortDirection.ASC));
+          sortOptions.push(new SortOptions(sortOption.name, SortDirection.DESC));
+        });
+        console.log(searchConfig, sortOptions);
+        return sortOptions;
+      }));
+
+    combineLatest([
+      this.sortOptions$,
+      this.searchConfigService.paginatedSearchOptions
+    ]).pipe(take(1))
+      .subscribe(([sortOptions, searchOptions]) => {
+        const updateValue = Object.assign(new PaginatedSearchOptions({}), searchOptions, { sort: sortOptions[0]});
+        console.log(updateValue);
+        this.searchConfigService.paginatedSearchOptions.next(updateValue);
+      });
   }
 
   /**