diff --git a/src/app/browse-by/browse-by-date-page/browse-by-date-page.component.spec.ts b/src/app/browse-by/browse-by-date-page/browse-by-date-page.component.spec.ts
index b19250edae..ac572c7b86 100644
--- a/src/app/browse-by/browse-by-date-page/browse-by-date-page.component.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/browse-by/browse-by-date-page/browse-by-date-page.component.spec.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { BrowseByDatePageComponent } from './browse-by-date-page.component';
-import { ComponentFixture, TestBed, waitForAsync } from '@angular/core/testing';
+import { ComponentFixture, fakeAsync, TestBed, tick, waitForAsync } from '@angular/core/testing';
 import { CommonModule } from '@angular/common';
 import { RouterTestingModule } from '@angular/router/testing';
 import { TranslateModule } from '@ngx-translate/core';
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import { ActivatedRoute, Router } from '@angular/router';
 import { BrowseService } from '../../core/browse/browse.service';
 import { DSpaceObjectDataService } from '../../core/data/dspace-object-data.service';
 import { RouterMock } from '../../shared/mocks/router.mock';
-import { ChangeDetectorRef, NO_ERRORS_SCHEMA } from '@angular/core';
+import { ChangeDetectorRef, NO_ERRORS_SCHEMA, PLATFORM_ID } from '@angular/core';
 import { of as observableOf } from 'rxjs';
 import { ActivatedRouteStub } from '../../shared/testing/active-router.stub';
 import { Community } from '../../core/shared/community.model';
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import { APP_CONFIG } from '../../../config/app-config.interface';
 import { environment } from '../../../environments/environment';
 import { SortDirection } from '../../core/cache/models/sort-options.model';
 import { cold } from 'jasmine-marbles';
+import { Store } from "@ngrx/store";
 
 describe('BrowseByDatePageComponent', () => {
   let comp: BrowseByDatePageComponent;
@@ -95,7 +96,10 @@ describe('BrowseByDatePageComponent', () => {
         { provide: Router, useValue: new RouterMock() },
         { provide: PaginationService, useValue: paginationService },
         { provide: ChangeDetectorRef, useValue: mockCdRef },
-        { provide: APP_CONFIG, useValue: environment }
+        { provide: APP_CONFIG, useValue: environment },
+        { provide: Store, useValue: {} },
+        { provide: APP_CONFIG, useValue: environment },
+        { provide: PLATFORM_ID, useValue: 'browser' },
       ],
       schemas: [NO_ERRORS_SCHEMA]
     }).compileComponents();
@@ -131,4 +135,33 @@ describe('BrowseByDatePageComponent', () => {
     //expect(comp.startsWithOptions[0]).toEqual(new Date().getUTCFullYear());
     expect(comp.startsWithOptions[0]).toEqual(1960);
   });
+
+  describe('when rendered in SSR', () => {
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      comp.platformId = 'server';
+      spyOn((comp as any).browseService, 'getBrowseEntriesFor');
+    });
+
+    it('should not call getBrowseEntriesFor on init', (done) => {
+      comp.ngOnInit();
+      expect((comp as any).browseService.getBrowseEntriesFor).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+      comp.loading$.subscribe((res) => {
+        expect(res).toBeFalsy();
+        done();
+      });
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('when rendered in CSR', () => {
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      comp.platformId = 'browser';
+      spyOn((comp as any).browseService, 'getBrowseEntriesFor').and.returnValue(createSuccessfulRemoteDataObject$(new BrowseEntry()));
+    });
+
+    it('should call getBrowseEntriesFor on init', fakeAsync(() => {
+      comp.ngOnInit();
+      tick(100);
+      expect((comp as any).browseService.getBrowseEntriesFor).toHaveBeenCalled();
+    }));
+  });
 });
diff --git a/src/app/browse-by/browse-by-date-page/browse-by-date-page.component.ts b/src/app/browse-by/browse-by-date-page/browse-by-date-page.component.ts
index 7e0b6f0f88..62bba4d86c 100644
--- a/src/app/browse-by/browse-by-date-page/browse-by-date-page.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/browse-by/browse-by-date-page/browse-by-date-page.component.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { ChangeDetectorRef, Component, Inject } from '@angular/core';
+import { ChangeDetectorRef, Component, Inject, PLATFORM_ID } from '@angular/core';
 import {
   BrowseByMetadataPageComponent,
   browseParamsToOptions
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import { DSpaceObjectDataService } from '../../core/data/dspace-object-data.serv
 import { StartsWithType } from '../../shared/starts-with/starts-with-decorator';
 import { PaginationService } from '../../core/pagination/pagination.service';
 import { map, take } from 'rxjs/operators';
+import { of as observableOf } from 'rxjs';
 import { PaginationComponentOptions } from '../../shared/pagination/pagination-component-options.model';
 import { SortDirection, SortOptions } from '../../core/cache/models/sort-options.model';
 import { isValidDate } from '../../shared/date.util';
@@ -18,6 +19,7 @@ import { APP_CONFIG, AppConfig } from '../../../config/app-config.interface';
 import { RemoteData } from '../../core/data/remote-data';
 import { Item } from '../../core/shared/item.model';
 import { DSONameService } from '../../core/breadcrumbs/dso-name.service';
+import { isPlatformServer } from "@angular/common";
 
 @Component({
   selector: 'ds-browse-by-date-page',
@@ -44,11 +46,16 @@ export class BrowseByDatePageComponent extends BrowseByMetadataPageComponent {
                      protected cdRef: ChangeDetectorRef,
                      @Inject(APP_CONFIG) public appConfig: AppConfig,
                      public dsoNameService: DSONameService,
+                     @Inject(PLATFORM_ID) public platformId: any,
   ) {
-    super(route, browseService, dsoService, paginationService, router, appConfig, dsoNameService);
+    super(route, browseService, dsoService, paginationService, router, appConfig, dsoNameService, platformId);
   }
 
   ngOnInit(): void {
+    if (!this.renderOnServerSide && isPlatformServer(this.platformId)) {
+      this.loading$ = observableOf(false);
+      return;
+    }
     const sortConfig = new SortOptions('default', SortDirection.ASC);
     this.startsWithType = StartsWithType.date;
     this.currentPagination$ = this.paginationService.getCurrentPagination(this.paginationConfig.id, this.paginationConfig);
diff --git a/src/app/browse-by/browse-by-metadata-page/browse-by-metadata-page.component.spec.ts b/src/app/browse-by/browse-by-metadata-page/browse-by-metadata-page.component.spec.ts
index 2bdecc2670..8eda34cd62 100644
--- a/src/app/browse-by/browse-by-metadata-page/browse-by-metadata-page.component.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/browse-by/browse-by-metadata-page/browse-by-metadata-page.component.spec.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import {
   browseParamsToOptions,
   getBrowseSearchOptions
 } from './browse-by-metadata-page.component';
-import { ComponentFixture, TestBed, waitForAsync } from '@angular/core/testing';
+import { ComponentFixture, fakeAsync, TestBed, tick, waitForAsync } from '@angular/core/testing';
 import { BrowseService } from '../../core/browse/browse.service';
 import { CommonModule } from '@angular/common';
 import { RouterTestingModule } from '@angular/router/testing';
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import { EnumKeysPipe } from '../../shared/utils/enum-keys-pipe';
 import { ActivatedRoute, Router } from '@angular/router';
 import { ActivatedRouteStub } from '../../shared/testing/active-router.stub';
 import { Observable, of as observableOf } from 'rxjs';
-import { NO_ERRORS_SCHEMA } from '@angular/core';
+import { NO_ERRORS_SCHEMA, PLATFORM_ID } from '@angular/core';
 import { RemoteData } from '../../core/data/remote-data';
 import { buildPaginatedList, PaginatedList } from '../../core/data/paginated-list.model';
 import { PageInfo } from '../../core/shared/page-info.model';
@@ -111,7 +111,8 @@ describe('BrowseByMetadataPageComponent', () => {
         { provide: DSpaceObjectDataService, useValue: mockDsoService },
         { provide: PaginationService, useValue: paginationService },
         { provide: Router, useValue: new RouterMock() },
-        { provide: APP_CONFIG, useValue: environmentMock }
+        { provide: APP_CONFIG, useValue: environmentMock },
+        { provide: PLATFORM_ID, useValue: 'browser' },
       ],
       schemas: [NO_ERRORS_SCHEMA]
     }).compileComponents();
@@ -224,6 +225,35 @@ describe('BrowseByMetadataPageComponent', () => {
       expect(result.fetchThumbnail).toBeTrue();
     });
   });
+
+  describe('when rendered in SSR', () => {
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      comp.platformId = 'server';
+      spyOn((comp as any).browseService, 'getBrowseEntriesFor');
+    });
+
+    it('should not call getBrowseEntriesFor on init', (done) => {
+      comp.ngOnInit();
+      expect((comp as any).browseService.getBrowseEntriesFor).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+      comp.loading$.subscribe((res) => {
+        expect(res).toBeFalsy();
+        done();
+      });
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('when rendered in CSR', () => {
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      comp.platformId = 'browser';
+      spyOn((comp as any).browseService, 'getBrowseEntriesFor').and.returnValue(createSuccessfulRemoteDataObject$(new BrowseEntry()));
+    });
+
+    it('should call getBrowseEntriesFor on init', fakeAsync(() => {
+      comp.ngOnInit();
+      tick(100);
+      expect((comp as any).browseService.getBrowseEntriesFor).toHaveBeenCalled();
+    }));
+  });
 });
 
 export function toRemoteData(objects: any[]): Observable<RemoteData<PaginatedList<any>>> {
diff --git a/src/app/browse-by/browse-by-metadata-page/browse-by-metadata-page.component.ts b/src/app/browse-by/browse-by-metadata-page/browse-by-metadata-page.component.ts
index fe407a2fb0..4629982e65 100644
--- a/src/app/browse-by/browse-by-metadata-page/browse-by-metadata-page.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/browse-by/browse-by-metadata-page/browse-by-metadata-page.component.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { combineLatest as observableCombineLatest, Observable, Subscription, of as observableOf } from 'rxjs';
-import { Component, Inject, OnInit, OnDestroy } from '@angular/core';
+import { Component, Inject, OnInit, OnDestroy, Input, PLATFORM_ID } from '@angular/core';
 import { RemoteData } from '../../core/data/remote-data';
 import { PaginatedList } from '../../core/data/paginated-list.model';
 import { PaginationComponentOptions } from '../../shared/pagination/pagination-component-options.model';
@@ -37,7 +37,10 @@ export const BBM_PAGINATION_ID = 'bbm';
  * 'dc.contributor.*'
  */
 export class BrowseByMetadataPageComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
-
+  /**
+   * Defines whether to fetch search results during SSR execution
+   */
+  @Input() renderOnServerSide = false;
   /**
    * The list of browse-entries to display
    */
@@ -134,6 +137,7 @@ export class BrowseByMetadataPageComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
                      protected router: Router,
                      @Inject(APP_CONFIG) public appConfig: AppConfig,
                      public dsoNameService: DSONameService,
+                     @Inject(PLATFORM_ID) public platformId: any,
   ) {
 
     this.fetchThumbnails = this.appConfig.browseBy.showThumbnails;
@@ -146,7 +150,10 @@ export class BrowseByMetadataPageComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
 
 
   ngOnInit(): void {
-
+    if (!this.renderOnServerSide && isPlatformServer(this.platformId)) {
+      this.loading$ = observableOf(false);
+      return;
+    }
     const sortConfig = new SortOptions('default', SortDirection.ASC);
     this.updatePage(getBrowseSearchOptions(this.defaultBrowseId, this.paginationConfig, sortConfig));
     this.currentPagination$ = this.paginationService.getCurrentPagination(this.paginationConfig.id, this.paginationConfig);
diff --git a/src/app/browse-by/browse-by-title-page/browse-by-title-page.component.spec.ts b/src/app/browse-by/browse-by-title-page/browse-by-title-page.component.spec.ts
index e32c0ac430..9c9586032d 100644
--- a/src/app/browse-by/browse-by-title-page/browse-by-title-page.component.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/browse-by/browse-by-title-page/browse-by-title-page.component.spec.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { ComponentFixture, TestBed, waitForAsync } from '@angular/core/testing';
+import { ComponentFixture, fakeAsync, TestBed, tick, waitForAsync } from '@angular/core/testing';
 import { ActivatedRoute, Router } from '@angular/router';
 import { Item } from '../../core/shared/item.model';
 import { ActivatedRouteStub } from '../../shared/testing/active-router.stub';
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import { PaginationService } from '../../core/pagination/pagination.service';
 import { PaginationServiceStub } from '../../shared/testing/pagination-service.stub';
 import { APP_CONFIG } from '../../../config/app-config.interface';
 import { environment } from '../../../environments/environment';
+import { BrowseEntry } from "../../core/shared/browse-entry.model";
 
 
 describe('BrowseByTitlePageComponent', () => {
@@ -97,4 +98,33 @@ describe('BrowseByTitlePageComponent', () => {
       expect(result.payload.page).toEqual(mockItems);
     });
   });
+
+  describe('when rendered in SSR', () => {
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      comp.platformId = 'server';
+      spyOn((comp as any).browseService, 'getBrowseEntriesFor');
+    });
+
+    it('should not call getBrowseEntriesFor on init', (done) => {
+      comp.ngOnInit();
+      expect((comp as any).browseService.getBrowseEntriesFor).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+      comp.loading$.subscribe((res) => {
+        expect(res).toBeFalsy();
+        done();
+      });
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('when rendered in CSR', () => {
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      comp.platformId = 'browser';
+      spyOn((comp as any).browseService, 'getBrowseEntriesFor').and.returnValue(createSuccessfulRemoteDataObject$(new BrowseEntry()));
+    });
+
+    it('should call getBrowseEntriesFor on init', fakeAsync(() => {
+      comp.ngOnInit();
+      tick(100);
+      expect((comp as any).browseService.getBrowseEntriesFor).toHaveBeenCalled();
+    }));
+  });
 });
diff --git a/src/app/search-page/configuration-search-page.component.ts b/src/app/search-page/configuration-search-page.component.ts
index 9196dda025..13e4709ca0 100644
--- a/src/app/search-page/configuration-search-page.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/search-page/configuration-search-page.component.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { HostWindowService } from '../shared/host-window.service';
 import { SidebarService } from '../shared/sidebar/sidebar.service';
 import { SearchComponent } from '../shared/search/search.component';
-import { ChangeDetectionStrategy, Component, Inject } from '@angular/core';
+import { ChangeDetectionStrategy, Component, Inject, PLATFORM_ID } from '@angular/core';
 import { pushInOut } from '../shared/animations/push';
 import { SEARCH_CONFIG_SERVICE } from '../my-dspace-page/my-dspace-page.component';
 import { SearchConfigurationService } from '../core/shared/search/search-configuration.service';
@@ -35,7 +35,8 @@ export class ConfigurationSearchPageComponent extends SearchComponent {
               protected routeService: RouteService,
               protected router: Router,
               @Inject(APP_CONFIG) protected appConfig: AppConfig,
+              @Inject(PLATFORM_ID) public platformId: any,
   ) {
-    super(service, sidebarService, windowService, searchConfigService, routeService, router, appConfig);
+    super(service, sidebarService, windowService, searchConfigService, routeService, router, appConfig, platformId);
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/app/shared/search/search.component.spec.ts b/src/app/shared/search/search.component.spec.ts
index 8ffd832009..05d4fc6b85 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/search/search.component.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/search/search.component.spec.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { ChangeDetectionStrategy, NO_ERRORS_SCHEMA } from '@angular/core';
+import { ChangeDetectionStrategy, NO_ERRORS_SCHEMA, PLATFORM_ID } from '@angular/core';
 
 import { ComponentFixture, fakeAsync, TestBed, tick, waitForAsync } from '@angular/core/testing';
 import { RouterTestingModule } from '@angular/router/testing';
@@ -216,6 +216,7 @@ export function configureSearchComponentTestingModule(compType, additionalDeclar
         useValue: searchConfigurationServiceStub
       },
       { provide: APP_CONFIG, useValue: environment },
+      { provide: PLATFORM_ID, useValue: 'browser' },
     ],
     schemas: [NO_ERRORS_SCHEMA]
   }).overrideComponent(compType, {
@@ -374,5 +375,34 @@ describe('SearchComponent', () => {
         expect(result).toBeNull();
       });
     });
+
+    describe('when rendered in SSR', () => {
+      beforeEach(() => {
+        comp.platformId = 'server';
+      });
+
+      it('should not call search method on init', (done) => {
+        comp.ngOnInit();
+        //Check that the first method from which the search depend upon is not being called
+        expect(searchConfigurationServiceStub.getCurrentConfiguration).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+        comp.initialized$.subscribe((res) => {
+          expect(res).toBeTruthy();
+          done();
+        });
+      });
+    });
+
+    describe('when rendered in CSR', () => {
+      beforeEach(() => {
+        comp.platformId = 'browser';
+      });
+
+      it('should call search method on init', fakeAsync(() => {
+        comp.ngOnInit();
+        tick(100);
+        //Check that the last method from which the search depend upon is being called
+        expect(searchServiceStub.search).toHaveBeenCalled();
+      }));
+    });
   });
 });
diff --git a/src/app/shared/search/search.component.ts b/src/app/shared/search/search.component.ts
index 5a848c9786..6040a47d6e 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/search/search.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/search/search.component.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,14 @@
-import { ChangeDetectionStrategy, Component, EventEmitter, Inject, Input, OnInit, Output, OnDestroy } from '@angular/core';
+import {
+  ChangeDetectionStrategy,
+  Component,
+  EventEmitter,
+  Inject,
+  Input,
+  OnInit,
+  Output,
+  OnDestroy,
+  PLATFORM_ID
+} from '@angular/core';
 import { NavigationStart, Router } from '@angular/router';
 
 import { BehaviorSubject, combineLatest, Observable, Subscription } from 'rxjs';
@@ -38,6 +48,7 @@ import { ITEM_MODULE_PATH } from '../../item-page/item-page-routing-paths';
 import { COLLECTION_MODULE_PATH } from '../../collection-page/collection-page-routing-paths';
 import { COMMUNITY_MODULE_PATH } from '../../community-page/community-page-routing-paths';
 import { AppConfig, APP_CONFIG } from '../../../config/app-config.interface';
+import { isPlatformServer } from "@angular/common";
 
 @Component({
   selector: 'ds-search',
@@ -176,6 +187,11 @@ export class SearchComponent implements OnDestroy, OnInit {
    */
   @Input() scope: string;
 
+  /**
+   * Defines whether to fetch search results during SSR execution
+   */
+  @Input() renderOnServerSide = false;
+
   /**
    * The current configuration used during the search
    */
@@ -285,6 +301,7 @@ export class SearchComponent implements OnDestroy, OnInit {
               protected routeService: RouteService,
               protected router: Router,
               @Inject(APP_CONFIG) protected appConfig: AppConfig,
+              @Inject(PLATFORM_ID) public platformId: any,
   ) {
     this.isXsOrSm$ = this.windowService.isXsOrSm();
   }
@@ -297,6 +314,11 @@ export class SearchComponent implements OnDestroy, OnInit {
    * If something changes, update the list of scopes for the dropdown
    */
   ngOnInit(): void {
+    if (!this.renderOnServerSide && isPlatformServer(this.platformId)) {
+      this.initialized$.next(true);
+      return;
+    }
+
     if (this.useUniquePageId) {
       // Create an unique pagination id related to the instance of the SearchComponent
       this.paginationId = uniqueId(this.paginationId);