diff --git a/src/app/shared/object-list/my-dspace-result-list-element/item-list-preview/item-list-preview.component.html b/src/app/shared/object-list/my-dspace-result-list-element/item-list-preview/item-list-preview.component.html
index bcd5c3c027..e1478b5206 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/object-list/my-dspace-result-list-element/item-list-preview/item-list-preview.component.html
+++ b/src/app/shared/object-list/my-dspace-result-list-element/item-list-preview/item-list-preview.component.html
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
   <ng-container *ngIf="status">
     <ds-mydspace-item-status [status]="status"></ds-mydspace-item-status>
   </ng-container>
+  <ds-item-type-badge [object]="item"></ds-item-type-badge>
   <ds-truncatable [id]="item.id">
     <h3 [innerHTML]="item.firstMetadataValue('dc.title') || ('mydspace.results.no-title' | translate)" [ngClass]="{'lead': true,'text-muted': !item.firstMetadataValue('dc.title')}"></h3>
     <div>
diff --git a/src/app/shared/object-list/my-dspace-result-list-element/item-list-preview/item-list-preview.component.spec.ts b/src/app/shared/object-list/my-dspace-result-list-element/item-list-preview/item-list-preview.component.spec.ts
index eb531d2f93..6366539157 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/object-list/my-dspace-result-list-element/item-list-preview/item-list-preview.component.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/object-list/my-dspace-result-list-element/item-list-preview/item-list-preview.component.spec.ts
@@ -47,6 +47,23 @@ const mockItemWithoutAuthorAndDate: Item = Object.assign(new Item(), {
     ]
   }
 });
+const mockItemWithEntityType: Item = Object.assign(new Item(), {
+  bundles: observableOf({}),
+  metadata: {
+    'dc.title': [
+      {
+        language: 'en_US',
+        value: 'This is just another title'
+      }
+    ],
+    'relationship.type': [
+      {
+        language: null,
+        value: 'Publication'
+      }
+    ]
+  }
+});
 
 describe('ItemListPreviewComponent', () => {
   beforeEach(async(() => {
@@ -128,4 +145,16 @@ describe('ItemListPreviewComponent', () => {
       expect(dateField).not.toBeNull();
     });
   });
+
+  describe('When the item has an entity type', () => {
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      component.item = mockItemWithEntityType;
+      fixture.detectChanges();
+    });
+
+    it('should show the entity type span', () => {
+      const entityField = fixture.debugElement.query(By.css('ds-item-type-badge'));
+      expect(entityField).not.toBeNull();
+    });
+  });
 });