diff --git a/src/app/shared/search/search-sidebar/themed-search-sidebar.component.ts b/src/app/shared/search/search-sidebar/themed-search-sidebar.component.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..470c947162
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/shared/search/search-sidebar/themed-search-sidebar.component.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+import { Component, EventEmitter, Input, Output } from '@angular/core';
+import { ThemedComponent } from '../../theme-support/themed.component';
+import { SearchSidebarComponent } from './search-sidebar.component';
+import { SearchConfigurationOption } from '../search-switch-configuration/search-configuration-option.model';
+import { SortOptions } from '../../../core/cache/models/sort-options.model';
+import { ViewMode } from '../../../core/shared/view-mode.model';
+import { PaginatedSearchOptions } from '../models/paginated-search-options.model';
+import { Observable } from 'rxjs';
+
+/**
+ * Themed wrapper for SearchSidebarComponent
+ */
+@Component({
+  selector: 'ds-themed-search-sidebar',
+  styleUrls: [],
+  templateUrl: '../../theme-support/themed.component.html',
+})
+export class ThemedSearchSidebarComponent extends ThemedComponent<SearchSidebarComponent> {
+
+  @Input() configuration;
+  @Input() configurationList: SearchConfigurationOption[];
+  @Input() currentScope: string;
+  @Input() currentSortOption: SortOptions;
+  @Input() resultCount;
+  @Input() viewModeList: ViewMode[];
+  @Input() showViewModes = true;
+  @Input() inPlaceSearch;
+  @Input() searchOptions: PaginatedSearchOptions;
+  @Input() sortOptionsList: SortOptions[];
+  @Input() refreshFilters: Observable<any>;
+  @Output() toggleSidebar = new EventEmitter<boolean>();
+  @Output() changeConfiguration: EventEmitter<SearchConfigurationOption> = new EventEmitter<SearchConfigurationOption>();
+  @Output() changeViewMode: EventEmitter<ViewMode> = new EventEmitter<ViewMode>();
+
+  protected inAndOutputNames: (keyof SearchSidebarComponent & keyof this)[] = [
+    'configuration', 'configurationList', 'currentScope', 'currentSortOption',
+    'resultCount', 'viewModeList', 'showViewModes', 'inPlaceSearch',
+    'searchOptions', 'sortOptionsList', 'refreshFilters', 'toggleSidebar', 'changeConfiguration', 'changeViewMode'];
+
+  protected getComponentName(): string {
+    return 'SearchSidebarComponent';
+  }
+
+  protected importThemedComponent(themeName: string): Promise<any> {
+    return import(`../../../../themes/${themeName}/app/shared/search/search-sidebar/search-sidebar.component`);
+  }
+
+  protected importUnthemedComponent(): Promise<any> {
+    return import('./search-sidebar.component');
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/app/shared/search/search.module.ts b/src/app/shared/search/search.module.ts
index 6bbe4baab1..be7fb0b044 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/search/search.module.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/search/search.module.ts
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ import { SearchResultsComponent } from './search-results/search-results.componen
 import { SearchComponent } from './search.component';
 import { ThemedSearchComponent } from './themed-search.component';
 import { ThemedSearchFiltersComponent } from './search-filters/themed-search-filters.component';
+import { ThemedSearchSidebarComponent } from './search-sidebar/themed-search-sidebar.component';
 
 const COMPONENTS = [
   SearchComponent,
@@ -55,6 +56,7 @@ const COMPONENTS = [
   ConfigurationSearchPageComponent,
   ThemedConfigurationSearchPageComponent,
   ThemedSearchFiltersComponent,
+  ThemedSearchSidebarComponent,
 ];
 
 const ENTRY_COMPONENTS = [
diff --git a/src/themes/custom/app/shared/search/search-sidebar/search-sidebar.component.html b/src/themes/custom/app/shared/search/search-sidebar/search-sidebar.component.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e69de29bb2
diff --git a/src/themes/custom/app/shared/search/search-sidebar/search-sidebar.component.scss b/src/themes/custom/app/shared/search/search-sidebar/search-sidebar.component.scss
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e69de29bb2
diff --git a/src/themes/custom/app/shared/search/search-sidebar/search-sidebar.component.ts b/src/themes/custom/app/shared/search/search-sidebar/search-sidebar.component.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..aed31b91e2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/themes/custom/app/shared/search/search-sidebar/search-sidebar.component.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+/**
+ * The contents of this file are subject to the license and copyright
+ * detailed in the LICENSE_ATMIRE and NOTICE_ATMIRE files at the root of the source
+ * tree and available online at
+ *
+ * https://www.atmire.com/software-license/
+ */
+import { Component } from '@angular/core';
+import {
+  SearchSidebarComponent as BaseComponent,
+} from '../../../../../../app/shared/search/search-sidebar/search-sidebar.component';
+import { SEARCH_CONFIG_SERVICE } from '../../../../../../app/my-dspace-page/my-dspace-page.component';
+import { SearchConfigurationService } from '../../../../../../app/core/shared/search/search-configuration.service';
+
+
+@Component({
+  selector: 'ds-search-sidebar',
+  // styleUrls: ['./search-sidebar.component.scss'],
+  styleUrls: ['../../../../../../app/shared/search/search-sidebar/search-sidebar.component.scss'],
+  // templateUrl: './search-sidebar.component.html',
+  templateUrl: '../../../../../../app/shared/search/search-sidebar/search-sidebar.component.html',
+  providers: [
+    {
+      provide: SEARCH_CONFIG_SERVICE,
+      useClass: SearchConfigurationService
+    }
+  ]
+
+})
+
+export class SearchSidebarComponent extends BaseComponent {
+}
diff --git a/src/themes/custom/theme.module.ts b/src/themes/custom/theme.module.ts
index fba0ce894a..1ab61cbc42 100644
--- a/src/themes/custom/theme.module.ts
+++ b/src/themes/custom/theme.module.ts
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ import { ResourcePoliciesModule } from '../../app/shared/resource-policies/resou
 import { ComcolModule } from '../../app/shared/comcol/comcol.module';
 import { FeedbackComponent } from './app/info/feedback/feedback.component';
 import { SearchFiltersComponent } from './app/shared/search/search-filters/search-filters.component';
+import { SearchSidebarComponent } from './app/shared/search/search-sidebar/search-sidebar.component';
 
 const DECLARATIONS = [
   FileSectionComponent,
@@ -129,6 +130,7 @@ const DECLARATIONS = [
   BreadcrumbsComponent,
   FeedbackComponent,
   SearchFiltersComponent,
+  SearchSidebarComponent,
 ];
 
 @NgModule({