diff --git a/src/app/core/data/item-data.service.ts b/src/app/core/data/item-data.service.ts
index f2af44401a..1a0d181ca1 100644
--- a/src/app/core/data/item-data.service.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/data/item-data.service.ts
@@ -46,6 +46,9 @@ import { RestRequestMethod } from './rest-request-method';
 import { CreateData, CreateDataImpl } from './base/create-data';
 import { RequestParam } from '../cache/models/request-param.model';
 import { dataService } from './base/data-service.decorator';
+import { Duplicate } from '../../shared/object-list/duplicate-data/duplicate.model';
+import { SearchDataImpl } from './base/search-data';
+import { FollowLinkConfig } from '../../shared/utils/follow-link-config.model';
 
 /**
  * An abstract service for CRUD operations on Items
@@ -56,6 +59,7 @@ export abstract class BaseItemDataService extends IdentifiableDataService<Item>
   private createData: CreateData<Item>;
   private patchData: PatchData<Item>;
   private deleteData: DeleteData<Item>;
+  private searchData: SearchDataImpl<Duplicate>;
 
   protected constructor(
     protected linkPath,
@@ -74,6 +78,7 @@ export abstract class BaseItemDataService extends IdentifiableDataService<Item>
     this.createData = new CreateDataImpl(this.linkPath, requestService, rdbService, objectCache, halService, notificationsService, this.responseMsToLive);
     this.patchData = new PatchDataImpl<Item>(this.linkPath, requestService, rdbService, objectCache, halService, comparator, this.responseMsToLive, this.constructIdEndpoint);
     this.deleteData = new DeleteDataImpl(this.linkPath, requestService, rdbService, objectCache, halService, notificationsService, this.responseMsToLive, this.constructIdEndpoint);
+    this.searchData = new SearchDataImpl(this.linkPath, requestService, rdbService, objectCache, halService, this.responseMsToLive);
   }
 
   /**
@@ -242,24 +247,18 @@ export abstract class BaseItemDataService extends IdentifiableDataService<Item>
     );
   }
 
-  public getDuplicatesEndpoint(itemId: string): Observable<string> {
-    return this.halService.getEndpoint(this.linkPath).pipe(
-      switchMap((url: string) => this.halService.getEndpoint('duplicates', `${url}/${itemId}`))
-    );
-  }
-
-  public getDuplicates(itemId: string, searchOptions?: PaginatedSearchOptions): Observable<RemoteData<PaginatedList<Item>>> {
-    const hrefObs = this.getDuplicatesEndpoint(itemId).pipe(
-      map((href) => searchOptions ? searchOptions.toRestUrl(href) : href)
-    );
-    hrefObs.pipe(
-      take(1)
-    ).subscribe((href) => {
-      const request = new GetRequest(this.requestService.generateRequestId(), href);
-      this.requestService.send(request);
-    });
-
-    return this.rdbService.buildList<Item>(hrefObs);
+  public findDuplicates(uuid: string, options?: FindListOptions, useCachedVersionIfAvailable = true, reRequestOnStale = true, ...linksToFollow: FollowLinkConfig<Duplicate>[]): Observable<RemoteData<PaginatedList<Duplicate>>> {
+    const searchParams = [new RequestParam('uuid', uuid)];
+    let findListOptions = new FindListOptions();
+    if (options) {
+      findListOptions = Object.assign(new FindListOptions(), options);
+    }
+    if (findListOptions.searchParams) {
+      findListOptions.searchParams = [...findListOptions.searchParams, ...searchParams];
+    } else {
+      findListOptions.searchParams = searchParams;
+    }
+    return this.searchData.searchBy('findDuplicates', findListOptions, useCachedVersionIfAvailable, reRequestOnStale, ...linksToFollow);
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/src/app/core/shared/item.model.ts b/src/app/core/shared/item.model.ts
index 5ef670c42b..20fc275ee2 100644
--- a/src/app/core/shared/item.model.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/shared/item.model.ts
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ import { AccessStatusObject } from 'src/app/shared/object-collection/shared/badg
 import { HandleObject } from './handle-object.model';
 import { IDENTIFIERS } from '../../shared/object-list/identifier-data/identifier-data.resource-type';
 import { IdentifierData } from '../../shared/object-list/identifier-data/identifier-data.model';
-import { Duplicate } from '../../shared/object-list/duplicate-data/duplicate.model';
 
 /**
  * Class representing a DSpace Item
@@ -80,7 +79,6 @@ export class Item extends DSpaceObject implements ChildHALResource, HandleObject
     thumbnail: HALLink;
     accessStatus: HALLink;
     identifiers: HALLink;
-    duplicates: HALLink;
     self: HALLink;
   };
 
@@ -133,9 +131,6 @@ export class Item extends DSpaceObject implements ChildHALResource, HandleObject
   @link(IDENTIFIERS, false, 'identifiers')
   identifiers?: Observable<RemoteData<IdentifierData>>;
 
-  @link(ITEM, true, 'duplicates')
-  duplicates?: Observable<RemoteData<PaginatedList<Duplicate>>>;
-
   /**
    * Method that returns as which type of object this object should be rendered
    */
diff --git a/src/app/shared/object-list/duplicate-data/duplicate.model.ts b/src/app/shared/object-list/duplicate-data/duplicate.model.ts
index c5cd1705e1..cbcff155e1 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/object-list/duplicate-data/duplicate.model.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/object-list/duplicate-data/duplicate.model.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,14 @@
-import { autoserialize } from 'cerialize';
+import {autoserialize, deserialize} from 'cerialize';
 import { MetadataMap } from '../../../core/shared/metadata.models';
+import { HALLink} from '../../../core/shared/hal-link.model';
+import { CacheableObject } from '../../../core/cache/cacheable-object.model';
+import { DUPLICATE } from './duplicate.resource-type';
+import { ResourceType } from '../../../core/shared/resource-type';
+
+export class Duplicate implements CacheableObject {
+
+  static type = DUPLICATE;
 
-export class Duplicate {
   /**
    * The item title
    */
@@ -23,5 +30,13 @@ export class Duplicate {
   metadata: MetadataMap;
 
   @autoserialize
-  type: string;
+  type: ResourceType;
+
+  /**
+   * The {@link HALLink}s for this Bitstream
+   */
+  @deserialize
+  _links: {
+    self: HALLink;
+  };
 }
diff --git a/src/app/shared/object-list/my-dspace-result-list-element/claimed-search-result/claimed-search-result-list-element.component.spec.ts b/src/app/shared/object-list/my-dspace-result-list-element/claimed-search-result/claimed-search-result-list-element.component.spec.ts
index c1778c1792..6c4616ea2e 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/object-list/my-dspace-result-list-element/claimed-search-result/claimed-search-result-list-element.component.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/object-list/my-dspace-result-list-element/claimed-search-result/claimed-search-result-list-element.component.spec.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import { Item } from '../../../../core/shared/item.model';
 import { ClaimedSearchResultListElementComponent } from './claimed-search-result-list-element.component';
 import { ClaimedTask } from '../../../../core/tasks/models/claimed-task-object.model';
 import { WorkflowItem } from '../../../../core/submission/models/workflowitem.model';
-import { createSuccessfulRemoteDataObject } from '../../../remote-data.utils';
+import { createSuccessfulRemoteDataObject, createSuccessfulRemoteDataObject$ } from '../../../remote-data.utils';
 import { ClaimedTaskSearchResult } from '../../../object-collection/shared/claimed-task-search-result.model';
 import { TruncatableService } from '../../../truncatable/truncatable.service';
 import { VarDirective } from '../../../utils/var.directive';
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ import { APP_CONFIG } from '../../../../../config/app-config.interface';
 import { environment } from '../../../../../environments/environment';
 import { ObjectCacheService } from '../../../../core/cache/object-cache.service';
 import { Context } from '../../../../core/shared/context.model';
+import { createPaginatedList } from '../../../testing/utils.test';
+import { ItemDataService } from '../../../../core/data/item-data.service';
 
 let component: ClaimedSearchResultListElementComponent;
 let fixture: ComponentFixture<ClaimedSearchResultListElementComponent>;
@@ -35,6 +37,12 @@ let fixture: ComponentFixture<ClaimedSearchResultListElementComponent>;
 const mockResultObject: ClaimedTaskSearchResult = new ClaimedTaskSearchResult();
 mockResultObject.hitHighlights = {};
 
+const emptyList = createSuccessfulRemoteDataObject(createPaginatedList([]));
+const itemDataServiceStub = {
+  findDuplicates: () => createSuccessfulRemoteDataObject$({}),
+  findListByHref: () => observableOf(emptyList),
+};
+
 const item = Object.assign(new Item(), {
   bundles: observableOf({}),
   metadata: {
@@ -83,7 +91,8 @@ describe('ClaimedSearchResultListElementComponent', () => {
         { provide: LinkService, useValue: linkService },
         { provide: DSONameService, useClass: DSONameServiceMock },
         { provide: APP_CONFIG, useValue: environment },
-        { provide: ObjectCacheService, useValue: objectCacheServiceMock }
+        { provide: ObjectCacheService, useValue: objectCacheServiceMock },
+        { provide: ItemDataService, useValue: itemDataServiceStub },
       ],
       schemas: [NO_ERRORS_SCHEMA]
     }).overrideComponent(ClaimedSearchResultListElementComponent, {
diff --git a/src/app/shared/object-list/my-dspace-result-list-element/claimed-search-result/claimed-search-result-list-element.component.ts b/src/app/shared/object-list/my-dspace-result-list-element/claimed-search-result/claimed-search-result-list-element.component.ts
index ee675405a6..77d83ffe38 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/object-list/my-dspace-result-list-element/claimed-search-result/claimed-search-result-list-element.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/object-list/my-dspace-result-list-element/claimed-search-result/claimed-search-result-list-element.component.ts
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import { isNotEmpty, hasValue } from '../../../empty.util';
 import { Context } from '../../../../core/shared/context.model';
 import { Duplicate } from '../../duplicate-data/duplicate.model';
 import { PaginatedList } from '../../../../core/data/paginated-list.model';
+import { ItemDataService } from '../../../../core/data/item-data.service';
 
 @Component({
   selector: 'ds-claimed-search-result-list-element',
@@ -67,6 +68,7 @@ export class ClaimedSearchResultListElementComponent extends SearchResultListEle
     protected truncatableService: TruncatableService,
     public dsoNameService: DSONameService,
     protected objectCache: ObjectCacheService,
+    protected itemDataService: ItemDataService,
     @Inject(APP_CONFIG) protected appConfig: AppConfig
   ) {
     super(truncatableService, dsoNameService, appConfig);
@@ -97,7 +99,7 @@ export class ClaimedSearchResultListElementComponent extends SearchResultListEle
       tap((itemRD: RemoteData<Item>) => {
         if (isNotEmpty(itemRD) && itemRD.hasSucceeded) {
           this.item$.next(itemRD.payload);
-          this.duplicates$ = itemRD.payload.duplicates.pipe(
+          this.duplicates$ = this.itemDataService.findDuplicates(itemRD.payload.uuid).pipe(
             getFirstCompletedRemoteData(),
             map((remoteData: RemoteData<PaginatedList<Duplicate>>) => {
               if (remoteData.hasSucceeded) {
diff --git a/src/app/shared/object-list/my-dspace-result-list-element/pool-search-result/pool-search-result-list-element.component.spec.ts b/src/app/shared/object-list/my-dspace-result-list-element/pool-search-result/pool-search-result-list-element.component.spec.ts
index 9aad4a8b7b..02e375b37d 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/object-list/my-dspace-result-list-element/pool-search-result/pool-search-result-list-element.component.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/object-list/my-dspace-result-list-element/pool-search-result/pool-search-result-list-element.component.spec.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import { Item } from '../../../../core/shared/item.model';
 import { PoolSearchResultListElementComponent } from './pool-search-result-list-element.component';
 import { PoolTask } from '../../../../core/tasks/models/pool-task-object.model';
 import { WorkflowItem } from '../../../../core/submission/models/workflowitem.model';
-import { createSuccessfulRemoteDataObject } from '../../../remote-data.utils';
+import { createSuccessfulRemoteDataObject, createSuccessfulRemoteDataObject$ } from '../../../remote-data.utils';
 import { PoolTaskSearchResult } from '../../../object-collection/shared/pool-task-search-result.model';
 import { TruncatableService } from '../../../truncatable/truncatable.service';
 import { VarDirective } from '../../../utils/var.directive';
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ import { DSONameServiceMock } from '../../../mocks/dso-name.service.mock';
 import { APP_CONFIG } from '../../../../../config/app-config.interface';
 import { ObjectCacheService } from '../../../../core/cache/object-cache.service';
 import { Context } from '../../../../core/shared/context.model';
+import { createPaginatedList } from '../../../testing/utils.test';
+import { ItemDataService } from '../../../../core/data/item-data.service';
 
 let component: PoolSearchResultListElementComponent;
 let fixture: ComponentFixture<PoolSearchResultListElementComponent>;
@@ -34,6 +36,12 @@ let fixture: ComponentFixture<PoolSearchResultListElementComponent>;
 const mockResultObject: PoolTaskSearchResult = new PoolTaskSearchResult();
 mockResultObject.hitHighlights = {};
 
+const emptyList = createSuccessfulRemoteDataObject(createPaginatedList([]));
+const itemDataServiceStub = {
+  findDuplicates: () => createSuccessfulRemoteDataObject$({}),
+  findListByHref: () => observableOf(emptyList),
+};
+
 const item = Object.assign(new Item(), {
   duplicates: observableOf([]),
   bundles: observableOf({}),
@@ -90,7 +98,8 @@ describe('PoolSearchResultListElementComponent', () => {
         { provide: LinkService, useValue: linkService },
         { provide: DSONameService, useClass: DSONameServiceMock },
         { provide: APP_CONFIG, useValue: environmentUseThumbs },
-        { provide: ObjectCacheService, useValue: objectCacheServiceMock }
+        { provide: ObjectCacheService, useValue: objectCacheServiceMock },
+        { provide: ItemDataService, useValue: itemDataServiceStub },
       ],
       schemas: [NO_ERRORS_SCHEMA]
     }).overrideComponent(PoolSearchResultListElementComponent, {
diff --git a/src/app/shared/object-list/my-dspace-result-list-element/pool-search-result/pool-search-result-list-element.component.ts b/src/app/shared/object-list/my-dspace-result-list-element/pool-search-result/pool-search-result-list-element.component.ts
index 5161faee89..e9e8088757 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/object-list/my-dspace-result-list-element/pool-search-result/pool-search-result-list-element.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/object-list/my-dspace-result-list-element/pool-search-result/pool-search-result-list-element.component.ts
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import { isNotEmpty, hasValue } from '../../../empty.util';
 import { Context } from '../../../../core/shared/context.model';
 import { PaginatedList } from '../../../../core/data/paginated-list.model';
 import { Duplicate } from '../../duplicate-data/duplicate.model';
+import { ItemDataService } from '../../../../core/data/item-data.service';
 
 /**
  * This component renders pool task object for the search result in the list view.
@@ -77,6 +78,7 @@ export class PoolSearchResultListElementComponent extends SearchResultListElemen
     protected truncatableService: TruncatableService,
     public dsoNameService: DSONameService,
     protected objectCache: ObjectCacheService,
+    protected itemDataService: ItemDataService,
     @Inject(APP_CONFIG) protected appConfig: AppConfig
   ) {
     super(truncatableService, dsoNameService, appConfig);
@@ -88,7 +90,7 @@ export class PoolSearchResultListElementComponent extends SearchResultListElemen
   ngOnInit() {
     super.ngOnInit();
     this.linkService.resolveLinks(this.dso, followLink('workflowitem', {},
-      followLink('item', {}, followLink('bundles'), followLink('duplicates')),
+      followLink('item', {}, followLink('bundles')),
       followLink('submitter')
     ), followLink('action'));
 
@@ -107,7 +109,7 @@ export class PoolSearchResultListElementComponent extends SearchResultListElemen
       tap((itemRD: RemoteData<Item>) => {
         if (isNotEmpty(itemRD) && itemRD.hasSucceeded) {
           this.item$.next(itemRD.payload);
-          this.duplicates$ = itemRD.payload.duplicates.pipe(
+          this.duplicates$ = this.itemDataService.findDuplicates(itemRD.payload.uuid).pipe(
             getFirstCompletedRemoteData(),
             map((remoteData: RemoteData<PaginatedList<Duplicate>>) => {
               if (remoteData.hasSucceeded) {