diff --git a/src/app/core/shared/context.model.ts b/src/app/core/shared/context.model.ts
index dcebf5794c..566dba01b4 100644
--- a/src/app/core/shared/context.model.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/shared/context.model.ts
@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@ export enum Context {
   SideBarSearchModal = 'sideBarSearchModal',
   SideBarSearchModalCurrent = 'sideBarSearchModalCurrent',
 
+  ScopeSelectorModal = 'scopeSelectorModal',
+  ScopeSelectorModalCurrent = 'scopeSelectorModalCurrent',
+
   /** The MyDSpace* Context values below are used for badge display in MyDSpace. */
   MyDSpaceArchived = 'mydspaceArchived',
   MyDSpaceWorkspace = 'mydspaceWorkspace',
diff --git a/src/app/entity-groups/journal-entities/item-list-elements/sidebar-search-list-elements/journal-issue/journal-issue-sidebar-search-list-element.component.ts b/src/app/entity-groups/journal-entities/item-list-elements/sidebar-search-list-elements/journal-issue/journal-issue-sidebar-search-list-element.component.ts
index de698eed1a..c0400d97fa 100644
--- a/src/app/entity-groups/journal-entities/item-list-elements/sidebar-search-list-elements/journal-issue/journal-issue-sidebar-search-list-element.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/entity-groups/journal-entities/item-list-elements/sidebar-search-list-elements/journal-issue/journal-issue-sidebar-search-list-element.component.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ import { TruncatablePartComponent } from '../../../../../shared/truncatable/trun
 
 @listableObjectComponent('JournalIssueSearchResult', ViewMode.ListElement, Context.SideBarSearchModal)
 @listableObjectComponent('JournalIssueSearchResult', ViewMode.ListElement, Context.SideBarSearchModalCurrent)
+@listableObjectComponent('JournalIssueSearchResult', ViewMode.ListElement, Context.ScopeSelectorModal)
+@listableObjectComponent('JournalIssueSearchResult', ViewMode.ListElement, Context.ScopeSelectorModalCurrent)
 @Component({
   selector: 'ds-journal-issue-sidebar-search-list-element',
   templateUrl: '../../../../../shared/object-list/sidebar-search-list-element/sidebar-search-list-element.component.html',
diff --git a/src/app/entity-groups/journal-entities/item-list-elements/sidebar-search-list-elements/journal-volume/journal-volume-sidebar-search-list-element.component.ts b/src/app/entity-groups/journal-entities/item-list-elements/sidebar-search-list-elements/journal-volume/journal-volume-sidebar-search-list-element.component.ts
index 8e6b2f0a9b..2275c23a4d 100644
--- a/src/app/entity-groups/journal-entities/item-list-elements/sidebar-search-list-elements/journal-volume/journal-volume-sidebar-search-list-element.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/entity-groups/journal-entities/item-list-elements/sidebar-search-list-elements/journal-volume/journal-volume-sidebar-search-list-element.component.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ import { TruncatablePartComponent } from '../../../../../shared/truncatable/trun
 
 @listableObjectComponent('JournalVolumeSearchResult', ViewMode.ListElement, Context.SideBarSearchModal)
 @listableObjectComponent('JournalVolumeSearchResult', ViewMode.ListElement, Context.SideBarSearchModalCurrent)
+@listableObjectComponent('JournalVolumeSearchResult', ViewMode.ListElement, Context.ScopeSelectorModal)
+@listableObjectComponent('JournalVolumeSearchResult', ViewMode.ListElement, Context.ScopeSelectorModalCurrent)
 @Component({
   selector: 'ds-journal-volume-sidebar-search-list-element',
   templateUrl: '../../../../../shared/object-list/sidebar-search-list-element/sidebar-search-list-element.component.html',
diff --git a/src/app/entity-groups/journal-entities/item-list-elements/sidebar-search-list-elements/journal/journal-sidebar-search-list-element.component.ts b/src/app/entity-groups/journal-entities/item-list-elements/sidebar-search-list-elements/journal/journal-sidebar-search-list-element.component.ts
index c1cfd1755d..077d2ee390 100644
--- a/src/app/entity-groups/journal-entities/item-list-elements/sidebar-search-list-elements/journal/journal-sidebar-search-list-element.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/entity-groups/journal-entities/item-list-elements/sidebar-search-list-elements/journal/journal-sidebar-search-list-element.component.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ import { TruncatablePartComponent } from '../../../../../shared/truncatable/trun
 
 @listableObjectComponent('JournalSearchResult', ViewMode.ListElement, Context.SideBarSearchModal)
 @listableObjectComponent('JournalSearchResult', ViewMode.ListElement, Context.SideBarSearchModalCurrent)
+@listableObjectComponent('JournalSearchResult', ViewMode.ListElement, Context.ScopeSelectorModal)
+@listableObjectComponent('JournalSearchResult', ViewMode.ListElement, Context.ScopeSelectorModalCurrent)
 @Component({
   selector: 'ds-journal-sidebar-search-list-element',
   templateUrl: '../../../../../shared/object-list/sidebar-search-list-element/sidebar-search-list-element.component.html',
diff --git a/src/app/entity-groups/research-entities/item-list-elements/sidebar-search-list-elements/org-unit/org-unit-sidebar-search-list-element.component.ts b/src/app/entity-groups/research-entities/item-list-elements/sidebar-search-list-elements/org-unit/org-unit-sidebar-search-list-element.component.ts
index 2789c1eb26..54885c4b86 100644
--- a/src/app/entity-groups/research-entities/item-list-elements/sidebar-search-list-elements/org-unit/org-unit-sidebar-search-list-element.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/entity-groups/research-entities/item-list-elements/sidebar-search-list-elements/org-unit/org-unit-sidebar-search-list-element.component.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ import { TruncatablePartComponent } from '../../../../../shared/truncatable/trun
 
 @listableObjectComponent('OrgUnitSearchResult', ViewMode.ListElement, Context.SideBarSearchModal)
 @listableObjectComponent('OrgUnitSearchResult', ViewMode.ListElement, Context.SideBarSearchModalCurrent)
+@listableObjectComponent('OrgUnitSearchResult', ViewMode.ListElement, Context.ScopeSelectorModal)
+@listableObjectComponent('OrgUnitSearchResult', ViewMode.ListElement, Context.ScopeSelectorModalCurrent)
 @Component({
   selector: 'ds-org-unit-sidebar-search-list-element',
   templateUrl: '../../../../../shared/object-list/sidebar-search-list-element/sidebar-search-list-element.component.html',
diff --git a/src/app/entity-groups/research-entities/item-list-elements/sidebar-search-list-elements/person/person-sidebar-search-list-element.component.ts b/src/app/entity-groups/research-entities/item-list-elements/sidebar-search-list-elements/person/person-sidebar-search-list-element.component.ts
index 618211b94a..81739063e8 100644
--- a/src/app/entity-groups/research-entities/item-list-elements/sidebar-search-list-elements/person/person-sidebar-search-list-element.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/entity-groups/research-entities/item-list-elements/sidebar-search-list-elements/person/person-sidebar-search-list-element.component.ts
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ import { TruncatablePartComponent } from '../../../../../shared/truncatable/trun
 
 @listableObjectComponent('PersonSearchResult', ViewMode.ListElement, Context.SideBarSearchModal)
 @listableObjectComponent('PersonSearchResult', ViewMode.ListElement, Context.SideBarSearchModalCurrent)
+@listableObjectComponent('PersonSearchResult', ViewMode.ListElement, Context.ScopeSelectorModal)
+@listableObjectComponent('PersonSearchResult', ViewMode.ListElement, Context.ScopeSelectorModalCurrent)
 @Component({
   selector: 'ds-person-sidebar-search-list-element',
   templateUrl: '../../../../../shared/object-list/sidebar-search-list-element/sidebar-search-list-element.component.html',
diff --git a/src/app/entity-groups/research-entities/item-list-elements/sidebar-search-list-elements/project/project-sidebar-search-list-element.component.ts b/src/app/entity-groups/research-entities/item-list-elements/sidebar-search-list-elements/project/project-sidebar-search-list-element.component.ts
index 25dc73a731..f3e2881bed 100644
--- a/src/app/entity-groups/research-entities/item-list-elements/sidebar-search-list-elements/project/project-sidebar-search-list-element.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/entity-groups/research-entities/item-list-elements/sidebar-search-list-elements/project/project-sidebar-search-list-element.component.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ import { TruncatablePartComponent } from '../../../../../shared/truncatable/trun
 
 @listableObjectComponent('ProjectSearchResult', ViewMode.ListElement, Context.SideBarSearchModal)
 @listableObjectComponent('ProjectSearchResult', ViewMode.ListElement, Context.SideBarSearchModalCurrent)
+@listableObjectComponent('ProjectSearchResult', ViewMode.ListElement, Context.ScopeSelectorModal)
+@listableObjectComponent('ProjectSearchResult', ViewMode.ListElement, Context.ScopeSelectorModalCurrent)
 @Component({
   selector: 'ds-project-sidebar-search-list-element',
   templateUrl: '../../../../../shared/object-list/sidebar-search-list-element/sidebar-search-list-element.component.html',
diff --git a/src/app/shared/dso-selector/dso-selector/dso-selector.component.ts b/src/app/shared/dso-selector/dso-selector/dso-selector.component.ts
index d16bbcd91f..1f4e5aa397 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/dso-selector/dso-selector/dso-selector.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/dso-selector/dso-selector/dso-selector.component.ts
@@ -91,6 +91,12 @@ export class DSOSelectorComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
    * The view mode of the listed objects
    */
   viewMode = ViewMode.ListElement;
+
+  /**
+   * The current context
+   */
+  @Input() context: Context;
+
   /**
    * The initially selected DSO's uuid
    */
@@ -307,7 +313,14 @@ export class DSOSelectorComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
   /**
    * Get the context for element with the given id
    */
-  getContext(id: string) {
+  getContext(id: string): Context {
+    if (this.context === Context.ScopeSelectorModal) {
+      if (id === this.currentDSOId) {
+        return Context.ScopeSelectorModalCurrent;
+      } else {
+        return Context.ScopeSelectorModal;
+      }
+    }
     if (id === this.currentDSOId) {
       return Context.SideBarSearchModalCurrent;
     } else {
diff --git a/src/app/shared/object-list/sidebar-search-list-element/collection/collection-sidebar-search-list-element.component.ts b/src/app/shared/object-list/sidebar-search-list-element/collection/collection-sidebar-search-list-element.component.ts
index 480ecb68bb..9cc2206bd7 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/object-list/sidebar-search-list-element/collection/collection-sidebar-search-list-element.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/object-list/sidebar-search-list-element/collection/collection-sidebar-search-list-element.component.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ import { SidebarSearchListElementComponent } from '../sidebar-search-list-elemen
 
 @listableObjectComponent(CollectionSearchResult, ViewMode.ListElement, Context.SideBarSearchModal)
 @listableObjectComponent(CollectionSearchResult, ViewMode.ListElement, Context.SideBarSearchModalCurrent)
+@listableObjectComponent(CollectionSearchResult, ViewMode.ListElement, Context.ScopeSelectorModal)
+@listableObjectComponent(CollectionSearchResult, ViewMode.ListElement, Context.ScopeSelectorModalCurrent)
 @Component({
   selector: 'ds-collection-sidebar-search-list-element',
   templateUrl: '../sidebar-search-list-element.component.html',
diff --git a/src/app/shared/object-list/sidebar-search-list-element/community/community-sidebar-search-list-element.component.ts b/src/app/shared/object-list/sidebar-search-list-element/community/community-sidebar-search-list-element.component.ts
index 85d3704202..7dc0c266e9 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/object-list/sidebar-search-list-element/community/community-sidebar-search-list-element.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/object-list/sidebar-search-list-element/community/community-sidebar-search-list-element.component.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ import { SidebarSearchListElementComponent } from '../sidebar-search-list-elemen
 
 @listableObjectComponent(CommunitySearchResult, ViewMode.ListElement, Context.SideBarSearchModal)
 @listableObjectComponent(CommunitySearchResult, ViewMode.ListElement, Context.SideBarSearchModalCurrent)
+@listableObjectComponent(CommunitySearchResult, ViewMode.ListElement, Context.ScopeSelectorModal)
+@listableObjectComponent(CommunitySearchResult, ViewMode.ListElement, Context.ScopeSelectorModalCurrent)
 @Component({
   selector: 'ds-community-sidebar-search-list-element',
   templateUrl: '../sidebar-search-list-element.component.html',
diff --git a/src/app/shared/object-list/sidebar-search-list-element/item-types/publication/publication-sidebar-search-list-element.component.ts b/src/app/shared/object-list/sidebar-search-list-element/item-types/publication/publication-sidebar-search-list-element.component.ts
index 798d52426e..9675a162f1 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/object-list/sidebar-search-list-element/item-types/publication/publication-sidebar-search-list-element.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/object-list/sidebar-search-list-element/item-types/publication/publication-sidebar-search-list-element.component.ts
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ import { SidebarSearchListElementComponent } from '../../sidebar-search-list-ele
 
 @listableObjectComponent('PublicationSearchResult', ViewMode.ListElement, Context.SideBarSearchModal)
 @listableObjectComponent('PublicationSearchResult', ViewMode.ListElement, Context.SideBarSearchModalCurrent)
-@listableObjectComponent(ItemSearchResult, ViewMode.ListElement, Context.SideBarSearchModal)
-@listableObjectComponent(ItemSearchResult, ViewMode.ListElement, Context.SideBarSearchModalCurrent)
+@listableObjectComponent(ItemSearchResult, ViewMode.ListElement, Context.ScopeSelectorModal)
+@listableObjectComponent(ItemSearchResult, ViewMode.ListElement, Context.ScopeSelectorModalCurrent)
 @Component({
   selector: 'ds-publication-sidebar-search-list-element',
   templateUrl: '../../sidebar-search-list-element.component.html',
diff --git a/src/app/shared/search-form/scope-selector-modal/scope-selector-modal.component.html b/src/app/shared/search-form/scope-selector-modal/scope-selector-modal.component.html
index 74c71b1d12..4346e06332 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/search-form/scope-selector-modal/scope-selector-modal.component.html
+++ b/src/app/shared/search-form/scope-selector-modal/scope-selector-modal.component.html
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@
         </div>
 
         <h2 class="px-2 h5">{{'dso-selector.' + action + '.' + objectType.toString().toLowerCase() + '.input-header' | translate}}</h2>
-        <ds-dso-selector [currentDSOId]="dsoRD?.payload.uuid" [types]="selectorTypes" [sort]="defaultSort" (onSelect)="selectObject($event)"></ds-dso-selector>
+        <ds-dso-selector [context]="Context.ScopeSelectorModal" [currentDSOId]="dsoRD?.payload.uuid"
+                         [types]="selectorTypes" [sort]="defaultSort" (onSelect)="selectObject($event)">
+        </ds-dso-selector>
     </div>
 </div>
diff --git a/src/app/shared/search-form/scope-selector-modal/scope-selector-modal.component.ts b/src/app/shared/search-form/scope-selector-modal/scope-selector-modal.component.ts
index a53b87caf1..c9008e2bc7 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/search-form/scope-selector-modal/scope-selector-modal.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/search-form/scope-selector-modal/scope-selector-modal.component.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import {
   SortDirection,
   SortOptions,
 } from '../../../core/cache/models/sort-options.model';
+import { Context } from '../../../core/shared/context.model';
 import { DSpaceObject } from '../../../core/shared/dspace-object.model';
 import { DSpaceObjectType } from '../../../core/shared/dspace-object-type.model';
 import { DSOSelectorComponent } from '../../dso-selector/dso-selector/dso-selector.component';
@@ -34,6 +35,9 @@ import {
   imports: [DSOSelectorComponent, TranslateModule],
 })
 export class ScopeSelectorModalComponent extends DSOSelectorModalWrapperComponent implements OnInit {
+
+  readonly Context = Context;
+
   objectType = DSpaceObjectType.COMMUNITY;
   /**
    * The types of DSO that can be selected from this list