diff --git a/src/app/+browse-by/browse-by-guard.ts b/src/app/+browse-by/browse-by-guard.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..30f5d69ffc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/+browse-by/browse-by-guard.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+import { ActivatedRouteSnapshot, CanActivate, RouterStateSnapshot } from '@angular/router';
+import { Injectable } from '@angular/core';
+import { DSpaceObjectDataService } from '../core/data/dspace-object-data.service';
+import { hasValue } from '../shared/empty.util';
+import { combineLatest as observableCombineLatest } from 'rxjs';
+import { map, take } from 'rxjs/operators';
+import { getSucceededRemoteData } from '../core/shared/operators';
+import { TranslateService } from '@ngx-translate/core';
+
+@Injectable()
+/**
+ * A guard taking care of the correct route.data being set for the Browse-By components
+ */
+export class BrowseByGuard implements CanActivate {
+
+  constructor(protected dsoService: DSpaceObjectDataService,
+              protected translate: TranslateService) {
+  }
+
+  canActivate(route: ActivatedRouteSnapshot, state: RouterStateSnapshot) {
+    const title = route.data.title;
+    const metadata = route.params.metadata || route.queryParams.metadata || route.data.metadata;
+    const metadataField = route.data.metadataField;
+    const scope = route.queryParams.scope;
+    const value = route.queryParams.value;
+
+    const metadataTranslated$ = this.translate.get('browse.metadata.' + metadata).pipe(take(1));
+
+    if (hasValue(scope)) {
+      const dsoAndMetadata$ = observableCombineLatest(metadataTranslated$, this.dsoService.findById(scope).pipe(getSucceededRemoteData()));
+      return dsoAndMetadata$.pipe(
+        map(([metadataTranslated, dsoRD]) => {
+          const name = dsoRD.payload.name;
+          route.data = this.createData(title, metadata, metadataField, name, metadataTranslated, value);;
+          return true;
+        })
+      );
+    } else {
+      return metadataTranslated$.pipe(
+        map((metadataTranslated: string) => {
+          route.data = this.createData(title, metadata, metadataField, '', metadataTranslated, value);
+          return true;
+        })
+      )
+    }
+  }
+
+  private createData(title, metadata, metadataField, collection, field, value) {
+    return {
+      title: title,
+      metadata: metadata,
+      metadataField: metadataField,
+      collection: collection,
+      field: field,
+      value: hasValue(value) ? `"${value}"` : ''
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/app/+browse-by/browse-by-routing.module.ts b/src/app/+browse-by/browse-by-routing.module.ts
index 51acd19645..9ba15ecfe9 100644
--- a/src/app/+browse-by/browse-by-routing.module.ts
+++ b/src/app/+browse-by/browse-by-routing.module.ts
@@ -3,13 +3,14 @@ import { NgModule } from '@angular/core';
 import { BrowseByTitlePageComponent } from './+browse-by-title-page/browse-by-title-page.component';
 import { BrowseByMetadataPageComponent } from './+browse-by-metadata-page/browse-by-metadata-page.component';
 import { BrowseByDatePageComponent } from './+browse-by-date-page/browse-by-date-page.component';
+import { BrowseByGuard } from './browse-by-guard';
 
 @NgModule({
   imports: [
     RouterModule.forChild([
-      { path: 'title', component: BrowseByTitlePageComponent, data: { metadata: 'title' } },
-      { path: 'dateissued', component: BrowseByDatePageComponent, data: { metadata: 'dateissued', metadataField: 'dc.date.issued' } },
-      { path: ':metadata', component: BrowseByMetadataPageComponent }
+      { path: 'title', component: BrowseByTitlePageComponent, canActivate: [BrowseByGuard], data: { metadata: 'title', title: 'browse.title' } },
+      { path: 'dateissued', component: BrowseByDatePageComponent, canActivate: [BrowseByGuard], data: { metadata: 'dateissued', metadataField: 'dc.date.issued', title: 'browse.title' } },
+      { path: ':metadata', component: BrowseByMetadataPageComponent, canActivate: [BrowseByGuard], data: { title: 'browse.title' } }
     ])
   ]
 })
diff --git a/src/app/+browse-by/browse-by.module.ts b/src/app/+browse-by/browse-by.module.ts
index 706d20d12e..30d4617c16 100644
--- a/src/app/+browse-by/browse-by.module.ts
+++ b/src/app/+browse-by/browse-by.module.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import { BrowseByRoutingModule } from './browse-by-routing.module';
 import { BrowseService } from '../core/browse/browse.service';
 import { BrowseByMetadataPageComponent } from './+browse-by-metadata-page/browse-by-metadata-page.component';
 import { BrowseByDatePageComponent } from './+browse-by-date-page/browse-by-date-page.component';
+import { BrowseByGuard } from './browse-by-guard';
 
 @NgModule({
   imports: [
@@ -21,7 +22,8 @@ import { BrowseByDatePageComponent } from './+browse-by-date-page/browse-by-date
   ],
   providers: [
     ItemDataService,
-    BrowseService
+    BrowseService,
+    BrowseByGuard
   ]
 })
 export class BrowseByModule {
diff --git a/src/app/core/metadata/metadata.service.ts b/src/app/core/metadata/metadata.service.ts
index 3a63be3f55..a0c07cdd02 100644
--- a/src/app/core/metadata/metadata.service.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/metadata/metadata.service.ts
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ export class MetadataService {
       this.clearMetaTags();
     }
     if (routeInfo.data.value.title) {
-      this.translate.get(routeInfo.data.value.title).pipe(take(1)).subscribe((translatedTitle: string) => {
+      this.translate.get(routeInfo.data.value.title, routeInfo.data.value).pipe(take(1)).subscribe((translatedTitle: string) => {
         this.addMetaTag('title', translatedTitle);
         this.title.setTitle(translatedTitle);
       });