diff --git a/src/app/shared/mydspace-actions/claimed-task/approve/claimed-task-actions-approve.component.html b/src/app/shared/mydspace-actions/claimed-task/approve/claimed-task-actions-approve.component.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..39b0f34a7b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/shared/mydspace-actions/claimed-task/approve/claimed-task-actions-approve.component.html
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+<button type="button"
+        [className]="'btn btn-success ' + wrapperClass"
+        ngbTooltip="{{'submission.workflow.tasks.claimed.approve_help' | translate}}"
+        [disabled]="processingApprove"
+        (click)="click()">
+  <span *ngIf="processingApprove"><i class='fa fa-circle-o-notch fa-spin'></i> {{'submission.workflow.tasks.generic.processing' | translate}}</span>
+  <span *ngIf="!processingApprove"><i class="fa fa-thumbs-up"></i> {{'submission.workflow.tasks.claimed.approve' | translate}}</span>
+</button>
diff --git a/src/app/shared/mydspace-actions/claimed-task/approve/claimed-task-actions-approve.component.scss b/src/app/shared/mydspace-actions/claimed-task/approve/claimed-task-actions-approve.component.scss
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e69de29bb2
diff --git a/src/app/shared/mydspace-actions/claimed-task/approve/claimed-task-actions-approve.component.ts b/src/app/shared/mydspace-actions/claimed-task/approve/claimed-task-actions-approve.component.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b4355c4a9f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/shared/mydspace-actions/claimed-task/approve/claimed-task-actions-approve.component.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+import { Component, EventEmitter, Input, Output } from '@angular/core';
+
+@Component({
+  selector: 'ds-claimed-task-actions-approve',
+  styleUrls: ['./claimed-task-actions-approve.component.scss'],
+  templateUrl: './claimed-task-actions-approve.component.html',
+})
+
+export class ClaimedTaskActionsApproveComponent {
+  @Input() processingApprove: boolean;
+  @Input() taskId: string;
+  @Input() wrapperClass: string;
+
+  @Output() approve: EventEmitter<any> = new EventEmitter<any>();
+
+  click() {
+    this.approve.emit();
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/app/shared/mydspace-actions/claimed-task/claimed-task-actions.component.html b/src/app/shared/mydspace-actions/claimed-task/claimed-task-actions.component.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ced206ac53
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/shared/mydspace-actions/claimed-task/claimed-task-actions.component.html
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+
+<a [class.disabled]="!(object.workflowitem | async)?.hasSucceeded"
+   class="btn btn-primary mt-1 mb-3"
+   ngbTooltip="{{'submission.workflow.tasks.claimed.edit_help' | translate}}"
+   [routerLink]="['/workflowitems/' + (object.workflowitem | async)?.payload.id + '/' + object.id + '/edit']"
+   role="button">
+  <i class="fa fa-edit"></i> {{'submission.workflow.tasks.claimed.edit' | translate}}
+</a>
+
+  <ds-claimed-task-actions-approve [processingApprove]="(processingApprove$ | async)"
+                                   [taskId]="object.id"
+                                   [wrapperClass]="'mt-1 mb-3'"
+                                   (approve)="approve()"></ds-claimed-task-actions-approve>
+
+  <ds-claimed-task-actions-reject [processingReject]="(processingReject$ | async)"
+                                  [taskId]="object.id"
+                                  [wrapperClass]="'mt-1 mb-3'"
+                                  (reject)="reject($event)"></ds-claimed-task-actions-reject>
+
+<button type="button"
+        class="btn btn-secondary mt-1 mb-3"
+        ngbTooltip="{{'submission.workflow.tasks.claimed.return_help' | translate}}"
+        [disabled]="(processingReturnToPool$ | async)"
+        (click)="returnToPool()">
+  <span *ngIf="(processingReturnToPool$ | async)"><i class='fa fa-circle-o-notch fa-spin'></i> {{'submission.workflow.tasks.generic.processing' | translate}}</span>
+  <span *ngIf="!(processingReturnToPool$ | async)"><i class="fa fa-undo"></i> {{'submission.workflow.tasks.claimed.return' | translate}}</span>
+</button>
+
+  <ds-message-board
+    [dso]="workflowitem$ | async"
+    [tooltipMessage]="'mydspace.messages.controller-help'"
+    (refresh)="refresh()">
+  </ds-message-board>
diff --git a/src/app/shared/mydspace-actions/claimed-task/claimed-task-actions.component.scss b/src/app/shared/mydspace-actions/claimed-task/claimed-task-actions.component.scss
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e69de29bb2
diff --git a/src/app/shared/mydspace-actions/claimed-task/claimed-task-actions.component.ts b/src/app/shared/mydspace-actions/claimed-task/claimed-task-actions.component.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8c3a649782
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/shared/mydspace-actions/claimed-task/claimed-task-actions.component.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,94 @@
+import { ChangeDetectorRef, Component, Injector, Input, OnInit } from '@angular/core';
+import { Router } from '@angular/router';
+
+import { BehaviorSubject, Observable } from 'rxjs';
+import { filter, map } from 'rxjs/operators';
+import { TranslateService } from '@ngx-translate/core';
+
+import { ClaimedTaskDataService } from '../../../core/tasks/claimed-task-data.service';
+import { ClaimedTask } from '../../../core/tasks/models/claimed-task-object.model';
+import { ProcessTaskResponse } from '../../../core/tasks/models/process-task-response';
+import { NotificationsService } from '../../notifications/notifications.service';
+import { NotificationOptions } from '../../notifications/models/notification-options.model';
+import { isNotUndefined } from '../../empty.util';
+import { Workflowitem } from '../../../core/submission/models/workflowitem.model';
+import { RemoteData } from '../../../core/data/remote-data';
+import { NormalizedClaimedTask } from '../../../core/tasks/models/normalized-claimed-task-object.model';
+import { MyDSpaceActionsComponent } from '../mydspace-actions';
+import { ResourceType } from '../../../core/shared/resource-type';
+
+@Component({
+  selector: 'ds-claimed-task-actions',
+  styleUrls: ['./claimed-task-actions.component.scss'],
+  templateUrl: './claimed-task-actions.component.html',
+})
+
+export class ClaimedTaskActionsComponent extends MyDSpaceActionsComponent<ClaimedTask, NormalizedClaimedTask, ClaimedTaskDataService> implements OnInit {
+  @Input() object: ClaimedTask;
+
+  public workflowitem$: Observable<Workflowitem>;
+
+  public processingApprove$ = new BehaviorSubject<boolean>(false);
+  public processingReject$ = new BehaviorSubject<boolean>(false);
+  public processingReturnToPool$ = new BehaviorSubject<boolean>(false);
+
+  constructor(protected injector: Injector,
+              protected router: Router,
+              private cd: ChangeDetectorRef,
+              private notificationsService: NotificationsService,
+              private translate: TranslateService) {
+    super(ResourceType.ClaimedTask, injector, router)
+  }
+
+  ngOnInit() {
+    this.initObjects(this.object);
+  }
+
+  initObjects(object: ClaimedTask) {
+    this.object = object;
+    this.workflowitem$ = (this.object.workflowitem as Observable<RemoteData<Workflowitem>>).pipe(
+      filter((rd: RemoteData<Workflowitem>) => ((!rd.isRequestPending) && isNotUndefined(rd.payload))),
+      map((rd: RemoteData<Workflowitem>) => rd.payload));
+  }
+
+  approve() {
+    this.processingApprove$.next(true);
+    this.objectDataService.approveTask(this.object.id)
+      .subscribe((res: ProcessTaskResponse) => {
+        this.responseHandle(res);
+      });
+  }
+
+  reject(reason) {
+    this.processingReject$.next(true);
+    this.objectDataService.rejectTask(reason, this.object.id)
+      .subscribe((res: ProcessTaskResponse) => {
+        this.responseHandle(res);
+      });
+  }
+
+  returnToPool() {
+    this.processingReturnToPool$.next(true);
+    this.objectDataService.returnToPoolTask(this.object.id)
+      .subscribe((res: ProcessTaskResponse) => {
+        this.responseHandle(res);
+      });
+  }
+
+  private responseHandle(res: ProcessTaskResponse) {
+    this.processingApprove$.next(false);
+    this.processingReject$.next(false);
+    this.processingReturnToPool$.next(false);
+    if (res.hasSucceeded) {
+      this.reload();
+      this.notificationsService.success(null,
+        this.translate.get('submission.workflow.tasks.generic.success'),
+        new NotificationOptions(5000, false));
+    } else {
+      this.notificationsService.error(null,
+        this.translate.get('submission.workflow.tasks.generic.error'),
+        new NotificationOptions(20000, true));
+    }
+  }
+
+}
diff --git a/src/app/shared/mydspace-actions/claimed-task/reject/claimed-task-actions-reject.component.html b/src/app/shared/mydspace-actions/claimed-task/reject/claimed-task-actions-reject.component.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..29835f2b40
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/shared/mydspace-actions/claimed-task/reject/claimed-task-actions-reject.component.html
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+<ng-template #rejectTipContent><p [innerHTML]="'submission.workflow.tasks.claimed.reject_help' | translate"></p></ng-template>
+<button [className]="'btn btn-danger ' + wrapperClass"
+        [ngbTooltip]="rejectTipContent"
+        [disabled]="processingReject"
+        (click)="openRejectModal(rejectModal)" >
+  <span *ngIf="processingReject"><i class='fa fa-circle-o-notch fa-spin'></i> {{'submission.workflow.tasks.generic.processing' | translate}}</span>
+  <span *ngIf="!processingReject"><i class="fa fa-trash"></i> {{'submission.workflow.tasks.claimed.reject.submit' | translate}}</span>
+</button>
+
+<ng-template #rejectModal let-c="close" let-d="dismiss">
+  <div class="modal-header">
+    <h4 class="modal-title">{{'submission.workflow.tasks.claimed.reject.reason.title' | translate}}</h4>
+    <button type="button"
+            class="close"
+            aria-label="Close"
+            (click)="d('Cross click')">
+      <span aria-hidden="true">&times;</span>
+    </button>
+  </div>
+  <div class="modal-body">
+    <div class="alert alert-info" role="alert">
+      {{'submission.workflow.tasks.claimed.reject.reason.info' | translate}}
+    </div>
+    <form (ngSubmit)="click(rejectModal);" [formGroup]="rejectForm" >
+    <textarea
+      style="width: 100%"
+      formControlName="reason"
+      rows="4"
+      placeholder="{{'submission.workflow.tasks.claimed.reject.reason.placeholder' | translate}}"></textarea>
+      <button
+        id="btn-chat"
+        class="btn btn-danger btn-lg btn-block mt-3"
+        [disabled]="!rejectForm.valid || processingReject"
+        type="submit">
+        <span *ngIf="processingReject"><i class='fa fa-circle-o-notch fa-spin'></i> {{'submission.workflow.tasks.generic.processing' | translate}}</span>
+        <span *ngIf="!processingReject">{{'submission.workflow.tasks.claimed.reject.reason.submit' | translate}}</span>
+      </button>
+    </form>
+  </div>
+</ng-template>
diff --git a/src/app/shared/mydspace-actions/claimed-task/reject/claimed-task-actions-reject.component.scss b/src/app/shared/mydspace-actions/claimed-task/reject/claimed-task-actions-reject.component.scss
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e69de29bb2
diff --git a/src/app/shared/mydspace-actions/claimed-task/reject/claimed-task-actions-reject.component.ts b/src/app/shared/mydspace-actions/claimed-task/reject/claimed-task-actions-reject.component.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7f09896b4c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/shared/mydspace-actions/claimed-task/reject/claimed-task-actions-reject.component.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+import { Component, EventEmitter, Input, OnInit, Output } from '@angular/core';
+import { FormBuilder, FormGroup, Validators } from '@angular/forms';
+
+import { NgbModal, NgbModalRef } from '@ng-bootstrap/ng-bootstrap';
+
+@Component({
+  selector: 'ds-claimed-task-actions-reject',
+  styleUrls: ['./claimed-task-actions-reject.component.scss'],
+  templateUrl: './claimed-task-actions-reject.component.html',
+})
+
+export class ClaimedTaskActionsRejectComponent implements OnInit {
+  @Input() processingReject: boolean;
+  @Input() taskId: string;
+  @Input() wrapperClass: string;
+
+  @Output() reject: EventEmitter<string> = new EventEmitter<string>();
+
+  public rejectForm: FormGroup;
+  public modalRef: NgbModalRef;
+
+  constructor(private formBuilder: FormBuilder, private modalService: NgbModal) {
+  }
+
+  ngOnInit() {
+    this.rejectForm = this.formBuilder.group({
+      reason: ['', Validators.required]
+    });
+
+  }
+
+  click() {
+    this.processingReject = true;
+    this.modalRef.close('Send Button');
+    const reason = this.rejectForm.get('reason').value;
+    this.reject.emit(reason);
+  }
+
+  openRejectModal(rejectModal) {
+    this.rejectForm.reset();
+    this.modalRef = this.modalService.open(rejectModal);
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/app/shared/mydspace-actions/item/item-actions.component.html b/src/app/shared/mydspace-actions/item/item-actions.component.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7b762bd71a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/shared/mydspace-actions/item/item-actions.component.html
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+<a class="btn btn-light mt-1 mb-3"
+   role="button"
+   ngbTooltip="{{'submission.workflow.generic.view-help' | translate}}"
+   [href]="itemUrl">
+  <i class="fa fa-info-circle"></i> {{"submission.workflow.generic.view" | translate}}
+</a>
+<!--<button class="btn btn-primary mt-1 mb-3"-->
+            <!--ngbTooltip="{{'submission.workflow.generic.view-help' | translate}}"-->
+            <!--[routerLink]="['/items/' + object.id]">-->
+  <!--<i class="fa fa-info-circle"></i> {{"submission.workflow.generic.view" | translate}}-->
+<!--</button>-->
diff --git a/src/app/shared/mydspace-actions/item/item-actions.component.scss b/src/app/shared/mydspace-actions/item/item-actions.component.scss
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e69de29bb2
diff --git a/src/app/shared/mydspace-actions/item/item-actions.component.ts b/src/app/shared/mydspace-actions/item/item-actions.component.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8c403cc3ef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/shared/mydspace-actions/item/item-actions.component.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+import { Component, Injector, Input, OnInit } from '@angular/core';
+import { Router } from '@angular/router';
+
+import { Observable } from 'rxjs';
+
+import { MyDSpaceActionsComponent } from '../mydspace-actions';
+import { ResourceType } from '../../../core/shared/resource-type';
+import { ItemDataService } from '../../../core/data/item-data.service';
+import { NormalizedItem } from '../../../core/cache/models/normalized-item.model';
+import { Item } from '../../../core/shared/item.model';
+import { RoleService } from '../../../core/roles/role.service';
+
+@Component({
+  selector: 'ds-item-actions',
+  styleUrls: ['./item-actions.component.scss'],
+  templateUrl: './item-actions.component.html',
+})
+
+export class ItemActionsComponent extends MyDSpaceActionsComponent<Item, NormalizedItem, ItemDataService> implements OnInit {
+  @Input() object: Item;
+
+  public isAdmin: Observable<boolean>;
+  public itemUrl: string;
+
+  constructor(protected injector: Injector,
+              protected roleService: RoleService,
+              protected router: Router) {
+    super(ResourceType.Workspaceitem, injector, router);
+  }
+
+  ngOnInit() {
+    this.isAdmin = this.roleService.isAdmin();
+    this.itemUrl = this.object.firstMetadataValue('dc.identifier.uri');
+  }
+
+  initObjects(object: Item) {
+    this.object = object;
+  }
+
+}
diff --git a/src/app/shared/mydspace-actions/mydspace-actions-service.factory.ts b/src/app/shared/mydspace-actions/mydspace-actions-service.factory.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e9fae599c9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/shared/mydspace-actions/mydspace-actions-service.factory.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+import { DataService } from '../../core/data/data.service';
+import { ResourceType } from '../../core/shared/resource-type';
+import { WorkspaceitemDataService } from '../../core/submission/workspaceitem-data.service';
+import { ClaimedTaskDataService } from '../../core/tasks/claimed-task-data.service';
+import { PoolTaskDataService } from '../../core/tasks/pool-task-data.service';
+import { WorkflowitemDataService } from '../../core/submission/workflowitem-data.service';
+import { NormalizedObject } from '../../core/cache/models/normalized-object.model';
+import { CacheableObject } from '../../core/cache/object-cache.reducer';
+
+export class MydspaceActionsServiceFactory<T extends CacheableObject, TNormalized extends NormalizedObject, TService extends DataService<TNormalized, T>> {
+  public getConstructor(type: ResourceType): TService {
+    switch (type) {
+      case ResourceType.Workspaceitem: {
+        return WorkspaceitemDataService as any;
+      }
+      case ResourceType.Workflowitem: {
+        return WorkflowitemDataService as any;
+      }
+      case ResourceType.ClaimedTask: {
+        return ClaimedTaskDataService as any;
+      }
+      case ResourceType.PoolTask: {
+        return PoolTaskDataService as any;
+      }
+      default: {
+        return undefined;
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/app/shared/mydspace-actions/mydspace-actions.ts b/src/app/shared/mydspace-actions/mydspace-actions.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2a231f6bf0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/shared/mydspace-actions/mydspace-actions.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+import { Router } from '@angular/router';
+import { Injector, Input } from '@angular/core';
+
+import { find } from 'rxjs/operators';
+
+import { MydspaceActionsServiceFactory } from './mydspace-actions-service.factory';
+import { RemoteData } from '../../core/data/remote-data';
+import { NormalizedObject } from '../../core/cache/models/normalized-object.model';
+import { DataService } from '../../core/data/data.service';
+import { DSpaceObject } from '../../core/shared/dspace-object.model';
+import { ResourceType } from '../../core/shared/resource-type';
+
+export abstract class MyDSpaceActionsComponent<T extends DSpaceObject, TNormalized extends NormalizedObject, TService extends DataService<TNormalized, T>> {
+  @Input() abstract object: T;
+  protected objectDataService: TService;
+
+  constructor(protected objectType: ResourceType, protected injector: Injector, protected router: Router) {
+    const factory = new MydspaceActionsServiceFactory<T, TNormalized, TService>();
+    this.objectDataService = injector.get(factory.getConstructor(objectType));
+  }
+
+  abstract initObjects(object: T): void;
+
+  reload() {
+    // override the route reuse strategy
+    this.router.routeReuseStrategy.shouldReuseRoute = () => {
+      return false;
+    };
+    this.router.navigated = false;
+    const url = decodeURIComponent(this.router.url);
+    this.router.navigateByUrl(url);
+  }
+
+  refresh() {
+    // override the object with a refreshed one
+    this.objectDataService.findById(this.object.id).pipe(
+      find((rd: RemoteData<T>) => rd.hasSucceeded)
+    ).subscribe((rd: RemoteData<T>) => {
+      this.initObjects(rd.payload as T);
+    });
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/app/shared/mydspace-actions/pool-task/pool-task-actions.component.html b/src/app/shared/mydspace-actions/pool-task/pool-task-actions.component.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a66bc6877b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/shared/mydspace-actions/pool-task/pool-task-actions.component.html
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+<ng-content></ng-content>
+
+<button type="button"
+        class="btn btn-info mt-1 mb-3"
+        ngbTooltip="{{'submission.workflow.tasks.pool.claim_help' | translate}}"
+        [disabled]="(processingClaim$ | async)"
+        (click)="claim()">
+  <span *ngIf="(processingClaim$ | async)"><i class='fa fa-circle-o-notch fa-spin'></i> {{'submission.workflow.tasks.generic.processing' | translate}}</span>
+  <span *ngIf="!(processingClaim$ | async)"><i class="fa fa-hand-paper-o"></i> {{'submission.workflow.tasks.pool.claim' | translate}}</span>
+</button>
+
+<ds-message-board
+  [dso]="workflowitem$ | async"
+  [tooltipMessage]="'mydspace.messages.controller-help'"
+  (refresh)="refresh()">
+</ds-message-board>
+
diff --git a/src/app/shared/mydspace-actions/pool-task/pool-task-actions.component.scss b/src/app/shared/mydspace-actions/pool-task/pool-task-actions.component.scss
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e69de29bb2
diff --git a/src/app/shared/mydspace-actions/pool-task/pool-task-actions.component.ts b/src/app/shared/mydspace-actions/pool-task/pool-task-actions.component.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..037434fed0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/shared/mydspace-actions/pool-task/pool-task-actions.component.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+import { Component, Injector, Input } from '@angular/core';
+import { Router } from '@angular/router';
+
+import { BehaviorSubject, Observable } from 'rxjs';
+import { filter, map } from 'rxjs/operators';
+import { TranslateService } from '@ngx-translate/core';
+
+import { Workflowitem } from '../../../core/submission/models/workflowitem.model';
+import { ProcessTaskResponse } from '../../../core/tasks/models/process-task-response';
+import { RemoteData } from '../../../core/data/remote-data';
+import { PoolTask } from '../../../core/tasks/models/pool-task-object.model';
+import { PoolTaskDataService } from '../../../core/tasks/pool-task-data.service';
+import { NotificationsService } from '../../notifications/notifications.service';
+import { NotificationOptions } from '../../notifications/models/notification-options.model';
+import { isNotUndefined } from '../../empty.util';
+import { NormalizedPoolTask } from '../../../core/tasks/models/normalized-pool-task-object.model';
+import { MyDSpaceActionsComponent } from '../mydspace-actions';
+import { ResourceType } from '../../../core/shared/resource-type';
+
+@Component({
+  selector: 'ds-pool-task-actions',
+  styleUrls: ['./pool-task-actions.component.scss'],
+  templateUrl: './pool-task-actions.component.html',
+})
+
+export class PoolTaskActionsComponent extends MyDSpaceActionsComponent<PoolTask, NormalizedPoolTask, PoolTaskDataService> {
+  @Input() object: PoolTask;
+
+  public processingClaim$ = new BehaviorSubject<boolean>(false);
+  public workflowitem$: Observable<Workflowitem>;
+
+  constructor(protected injector: Injector,
+              protected router: Router,
+              private notificationsService: NotificationsService,
+              private translate: TranslateService) {
+    super(ResourceType.PoolTask, injector, router);
+  }
+
+  ngOnInit() {
+    this.initObjects(this.object);
+  }
+
+  initObjects(object: PoolTask) {
+    this.object = object;
+    this.workflowitem$ = (this.object.workflowitem as Observable<RemoteData<Workflowitem>>).pipe(
+      filter((rd: RemoteData<Workflowitem>) => ((!rd.isRequestPending) && isNotUndefined(rd.payload))),
+      map((rd: RemoteData<Workflowitem>) => rd.payload));
+  }
+
+  claim() {
+    this.processingClaim$.next(true);
+    this.objectDataService.claimTask(this.object.id)
+      .subscribe((res: ProcessTaskResponse) => {
+        this.responseHandle(res);
+      });
+  }
+
+  private responseHandle(res: ProcessTaskResponse) {
+    if (res.hasSucceeded) {
+      this.processingClaim$.next(false);
+      this.reload();
+      this.notificationsService.success(null,
+        this.translate.get('submission.workflow.tasks.generic.success'),
+        new NotificationOptions(5000, false));
+    } else {
+      this.processingClaim$.next(false);
+      this.notificationsService.error(null,
+        this.translate.get('submission.workflow.tasks.generic.error'),
+        new NotificationOptions(20000, true));
+    }
+  }
+
+}
diff --git a/src/app/shared/mydspace-actions/workflowitem/workflowitem-actions.component.html b/src/app/shared/mydspace-actions/workflowitem/workflowitem-actions.component.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b19299e164
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/shared/mydspace-actions/workflowitem/workflowitem-actions.component.html
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+<ds-message-board *ngIf="object && object.item && object.submitter"
+                  [dso]="object"
+                  [tooltipMessage]="'mydspace.messages.submitter-help'"
+                  (refresh)="refresh()">
+</ds-message-board>
diff --git a/src/app/shared/mydspace-actions/workflowitem/workflowitem-actions.component.scss b/src/app/shared/mydspace-actions/workflowitem/workflowitem-actions.component.scss
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e69de29bb2
diff --git a/src/app/shared/mydspace-actions/workflowitem/workflowitem-actions.component.ts b/src/app/shared/mydspace-actions/workflowitem/workflowitem-actions.component.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..932035f730
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/shared/mydspace-actions/workflowitem/workflowitem-actions.component.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+import { Component, Injector, Input } from '@angular/core';
+import { Router } from '@angular/router';
+import { MyDSpaceActionsComponent } from '../mydspace-actions';
+import { ResourceType } from '../../../core/shared/resource-type';
+import { Workflowitem } from '../../../core/submission/models/workflowitem.model';
+import { NormalizedWorkflowItem } from '../../../core/submission/models/normalized-workflowitem.model';
+import { WorkflowitemDataService } from '../../../core/submission/workflowitem-data.service';
+
+@Component({
+  selector: 'ds-workflowitem-actions',
+  styleUrls: ['./workflowitem-actions.component.scss'],
+  templateUrl: './workflowitem-actions.component.html',
+})
+
+export class WorkflowitemActionsComponent extends MyDSpaceActionsComponent<Workflowitem, NormalizedWorkflowItem, WorkflowitemDataService> {
+  @Input() object: Workflowitem;
+
+  constructor(protected injector: Injector,
+              protected router: Router) {
+    super(ResourceType.Workflowitem, injector, router);
+  }
+
+  initObjects(object: Workflowitem) {
+    this.object = object;
+  }
+
+}
diff --git a/src/app/shared/mydspace-actions/workspaceitem/workspaceitem-actions.component.html b/src/app/shared/mydspace-actions/workspaceitem/workspaceitem-actions.component.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3114e070a5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/shared/mydspace-actions/workspaceitem/workspaceitem-actions.component.html
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+<a class="btn btn-primary mt-1 mb-3"
+   ngbTooltip="{{'submission.workflow.generic.edit-help' | translate}}"
+   [routerLink]="['/workspaceitems/' + object.id + '/edit']"
+   role="button">
+  <i class="fa fa-edit"></i> {{'submission.workflow.generic.edit' | translate}}
+</a>
+
+<button type="button"
+        class="btn btn-danger mt-1 mb-3"
+        ngbTooltip="{{'submission.workflow.generic.delete-help' | translate}}"
+        (click)="$event.preventDefault();confirmDiscard(content)">
+  <span *ngIf="(processingDelete$ | async)"><i class='fa fa-circle-o-notch fa-spin'></i> {{'submission.workflow.tasks.generic.processing' | translate}}</span>
+  <span *ngIf="!(processingDelete$ | async)"><i class="fa fa-trash"></i> {{'submission.workflow.generic.delete' | translate}}</span>
+</button>
+
+<ds-message-board *ngIf="object && object.item && object.submitter"
+                  [dso]="object"
+                  [tooltipMessage]="'mydspace.messages.submitter-help'"
+                  (refresh)="refresh()">
+</ds-message-board>
+
+<ng-template #content let-c="close" let-d="dismiss">
+  <div class="modal-header">
+    <h4 class="modal-title text-danger">{{'submission.general.discard.confirm.title' | translate}}</h4>
+    <button type="button" class="close" aria-label="Close" (click)="d('cancel')">
+      <span aria-hidden="true">&times;</span>
+    </button>
+  </div>
+  <div class="modal-body">
+    <p>{{'submission.general.discard.confirm.info' | translate}}</p>
+  </div>
+  <div class="modal-footer">
+    <button type="button" class="btn btn-secondary" (click)="c('cancel')">{{'submission.general.discard.confirm.cancel' | translate}}</button>
+    <button type="button" class="btn btn-danger" (click)="c('ok')">{{'submission.general.discard.confirm.submit' | translate}}</button>
+  </div>
+</ng-template>
diff --git a/src/app/shared/mydspace-actions/workspaceitem/workspaceitem-actions.component.scss b/src/app/shared/mydspace-actions/workspaceitem/workspaceitem-actions.component.scss
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e69de29bb2
diff --git a/src/app/shared/mydspace-actions/workspaceitem/workspaceitem-actions.component.ts b/src/app/shared/mydspace-actions/workspaceitem/workspaceitem-actions.component.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1ad229d950
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/shared/mydspace-actions/workspaceitem/workspaceitem-actions.component.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+import { Component, Injector, Input } from '@angular/core';
+import { Router } from '@angular/router';
+
+import { BehaviorSubject } from 'rxjs';
+import { NgbModal } from '@ng-bootstrap/ng-bootstrap';
+import { TranslateService } from '@ngx-translate/core';
+
+import { Workspaceitem } from '../../../core/submission/models/workspaceitem.model';
+import { MyDSpaceActionsComponent } from '../mydspace-actions';
+import { NormalizedWorkspaceItem } from '../../../core/submission/models/normalized-workspaceitem.model';
+import { SubmissionRestService } from '../../../submission/submission-rest.service';
+import { WorkspaceitemDataService } from '../../../core/submission/workspaceitem-data.service';
+import { ResourceType } from '../../../core/shared/resource-type';
+import { NotificationsService } from '../../notifications/notifications.service';
+import { NotificationOptions } from '../../notifications/models/notification-options.model';
+
+@Component({
+  selector: 'ds-workspaceitem-actions',
+  styleUrls: ['./workspaceitem-actions.component.scss'],
+  templateUrl: './workspaceitem-actions.component.html',
+})
+
+export class WorkspaceitemActionsComponent extends MyDSpaceActionsComponent<Workspaceitem, NormalizedWorkspaceItem, WorkspaceitemDataService> {
+  @Input() object: Workspaceitem;
+
+  public processingDelete$ = new BehaviorSubject<boolean>(false);
+
+  constructor(protected injector: Injector,
+              protected router: Router,
+              private modalService: NgbModal,
+              private notificationsService: NotificationsService,
+              private restService: SubmissionRestService,
+              private translate: TranslateService) {
+    super(ResourceType.Workspaceitem, injector, router);
+  }
+
+  public confirmDiscard(content) {
+    this.modalService.open(content).result.then(
+      (result) => {
+        if (result === 'ok') {
+          this.processingDelete$.next(true);
+          this.restService.deleteById(this.object.id)
+            .subscribe(() => {
+              this.notificationsService.success(null,
+                this.translate.get('submission.workflow.tasks.generic.success'),
+                new NotificationOptions(5000, false));
+              this.processingDelete$.next(false);
+              this.reload();
+            })
+        }
+      }
+    );
+  }
+
+  initObjects(object: Workspaceitem) {
+    this.object = object;
+  }
+
+}