diff --git a/src/app/core/core.reducers.ts b/src/app/core/core.reducers.ts
index 077aa3dc95..448c1b8641 100644
--- a/src/app/core/core.reducers.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/core.reducers.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import {
   BitstreamFormatRegistryState
 } from '../+admin/admin-registries/bitstream-formats/bitstream-format.reducers';
 import { historyReducer, HistoryState } from './history/history.reducer';
+import { metaTagReducer, MetaTagState } from './metadata/meta-tag.reducer';
 
 export interface CoreState {
   'bitstreamFormats': BitstreamFormatRegistryState;
@@ -24,6 +25,7 @@ export interface CoreState {
   'index': MetaIndexState;
   'auth': AuthState;
   'json/patch': JsonPatchOperationsState;
+  'metaTag': MetaTagState;
   'route': RouteState;
 }
 
@@ -37,5 +39,6 @@ export const coreReducers: ActionReducerMap<CoreState> = {
   'index': indexReducer,
   'auth': authReducer,
   'json/patch': jsonPatchOperationsReducer,
+  'metaTag': metaTagReducer,
   'route': routeReducer
 };
diff --git a/src/app/core/metadata/meta-tag.actions.ts b/src/app/core/metadata/meta-tag.actions.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6451e58da2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/core/metadata/meta-tag.actions.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+import { type } from '../../shared/ngrx/type';
+import { Action } from '@ngrx/store';
+import { MetaDefinition } from '@angular/platform-browser';
+
+// tslint:disable:max-classes-per-file
+export const MetaTagTypes = {
+  ADD: type('dspace/meta-tag/ADD'),
+  CLEAR: type('dspace/meta-tag/CLEAR')
+};
+
+export class AddMetaTagAction implements Action {
+  type = MetaTagTypes.ADD;
+  payload: string;
+
+  constructor(property: string) {
+    this.payload = property;
+  }
+}
+
+export class ClearMetaTagAction implements Action {
+  type = MetaTagTypes.CLEAR;
+}
+
+export type MetaTagAction = AddMetaTagAction | ClearMetaTagAction;
diff --git a/src/app/core/metadata/meta-tag.reducer.ts b/src/app/core/metadata/meta-tag.reducer.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0af6fb0aab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/core/metadata/meta-tag.reducer.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+import {
+  MetaTagAction,
+  MetaTagTypes,
+  AddMetaTagAction,
+  ClearMetaTagAction,
+} from './meta-tag.actions';
+
+export interface MetaTagState {
+  tagsInUse: string[];
+}
+
+const initialstate: MetaTagState = {
+  tagsInUse: []
+};
+
+export const metaTagReducer = (state: MetaTagState = initialstate, action: MetaTagAction): MetaTagState => {
+  switch (action.type) {
+    case MetaTagTypes.ADD: {
+      return addMetaTag(state, action as AddMetaTagAction);
+    }
+    case MetaTagTypes.CLEAR: {
+      return clearMetaTags(state, action as ClearMetaTagAction);
+    }
+    default: {
+      return state;
+    }
+  }
+};
+
+const addMetaTag = (state: MetaTagState, action: AddMetaTagAction): MetaTagState => {
+  return {
+    tagsInUse: [...state.tagsInUse, action.payload]
+  };
+};
+
+const clearMetaTags = (state: MetaTagState, action: ClearMetaTagAction): MetaTagState => {
+  return Object.assign({}, initialstate);
+};
diff --git a/src/app/core/metadata/metadata.service.ts b/src/app/core/metadata/metadata.service.ts
index ed17fad2d8..8c1e1027dd 100644
--- a/src/app/core/metadata/metadata.service.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/metadata/metadata.service.ts
@@ -30,12 +30,33 @@ import { Bundle } from '../shared/bundle.model';
 import { PaginatedList } from '../data/paginated-list.model';
 import { URLCombiner } from '../url-combiner/url-combiner';
 import { HardRedirectService } from '../services/hard-redirect.service';
+import { MetaTagState } from './meta-tag.reducer';
+import { Store, createSelector, select, MemoizedSelector } from '@ngrx/store';
+import { AddMetaTagAction, ClearMetaTagAction } from './meta-tag.actions';
+import { coreSelector } from '../core.selectors';
+import { CoreState } from '../core.reducers';
+import { ObjectCacheEntry, ObjectCacheState } from '../cache/object-cache.reducer';
+
+/**
+ * The base selector function to select the metaTag section in the store
+ */
+const metaTagSelector = createSelector(
+  coreSelector,
+  (state: CoreState) => state.metaTag
+);
+
+/**
+ * Selector function to select the tags in use from the MetaTagState
+ */
+const tagsInUseSelector =
+  createSelector(
+    metaTagSelector,
+    (state: MetaTagState) => state.tagsInUse,
+  );
 
 @Injectable()
 export class MetadataService {
 
-  private tagStore: Map<string, MetaDefinition[]>;
-
   private currentObject: BehaviorSubject<DSpaceObject> = new BehaviorSubject<DSpaceObject>(undefined);
 
   /**
@@ -63,11 +84,9 @@ export class MetadataService {
     private bitstreamDataService: BitstreamDataService,
     private bitstreamFormatDataService: BitstreamFormatDataService,
     private rootService: RootDataService,
+    private store: Store<MetaTagState>,
     private hardRedirectService: HardRedirectService,
   ) {
-    // TODO: determine what open graph meta tags are needed and whether
-    // the differ per route. potentially add image based on DSpaceObject
-    this.tagStore = new Map<string, MetaDefinition[]>();
   }
 
   public listenForRouteChange(): void {
@@ -442,7 +461,7 @@ export class MetadataService {
     if (content) {
       const tag = { property, content } as MetaDefinition;
       this.meta.addTag(tag);
-      this.storeTag(property, tag);
+      this.storeTag(property);
     }
   }
 
@@ -452,33 +471,21 @@ export class MetadataService {
     }
   }
 
-  private storeTag(key: string, tag: MetaDefinition): void {
-    const tags: MetaDefinition[] = this.getTags(key);
-    tags.push(tag);
-    this.setTags(key, tags);
-  }
-
-  private getTags(key: string): MetaDefinition[] {
-    let tags: MetaDefinition[] = this.tagStore.get(key);
-    if (tags === undefined) {
-      tags = [];
-    }
-    return tags;
-  }
-
-  private setTags(key: string, tags: MetaDefinition[]): void {
-    this.tagStore.set(key, tags);
+  private storeTag(key: string): void {
+    this.store.dispatch(new AddMetaTagAction(key));
   }
 
   public clearMetaTags() {
-    this.tagStore.forEach((tags: MetaDefinition[], property: string) => {
-      this.meta.removeTag('property=\'' + property + '\'');
+    this.store.pipe(
+      select(tagsInUseSelector),
+      take(1)
+    ).subscribe((tagsInUse: string[]) => {
+      for (const property of tagsInUse) {
+        this.meta.removeTag('property=\'' + property + '\'');
+      }
+      this.store.dispatch(new ClearMetaTagAction());
     });
-    this.tagStore.clear();
   }
 
-  public getTagStore(): Map<string, MetaDefinition[]> {
-    return this.tagStore;
-  }
 
 }