diff --git a/src/app/+collection-page/create-collection-page/create-collection-page.component.ts b/src/app/+collection-page/create-collection-page/create-collection-page.component.ts
index f3dbff9c1f..a8ee329a0f 100644
--- a/src/app/+collection-page/create-collection-page/create-collection-page.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/+collection-page/create-collection-page/create-collection-page.component.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ import { Observable } from 'rxjs';
 import { take } from 'rxjs/operators';
 import { RemoteData } from '../../core/data/remote-data';
 import { isNotEmpty } from '../../shared/empty.util';
+import { NormalizedCollection } from '../../core/cache/models/normalized-collection.model';
+import { ResourceType } from '../../core/shared/resource-type';
 
 @Component({
   selector: 'ds-create-collection',
@@ -36,7 +38,7 @@ export class CreateCollectionPageComponent {
 
   onSubmit(data: any) {
     this.parentUUID$.pipe(take(1)).subscribe((uuid: string) => {
-      const collection = Object.assign(new Collection(), {
+      const collection = Object.assign(new NormalizedCollection(), {
         name: data.name,
         metadata: [
           { key: 'dc.description', value: data.introductory },
@@ -44,7 +46,8 @@ export class CreateCollectionPageComponent {
           { key: 'dc.rights', value: data.copyright },
           { key: 'dc.rights.license', value: data.license }
           // TODO: metadata for news and provenance
-        ]
+        ],
+        type: ResourceType.Collection
       });
       this.collectionDataService.create(collection, uuid).subscribe((rd: RemoteData<Collection>) => {
         if (rd.hasSucceeded) {
diff --git a/src/app/+community-page/create-community-page/create-community-page.component.ts b/src/app/+community-page/create-community-page/create-community-page.component.ts
index 8c75af0d64..0d97f24028 100644
--- a/src/app/+community-page/create-community-page/create-community-page.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/+community-page/create-community-page/create-community-page.component.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ import { RemoteData } from '../../core/data/remote-data';
 import { isNotEmpty } from '../../shared/empty.util';
 import { DSpaceObject } from '../../core/shared/dspace-object.model';
 import { take } from 'rxjs/operators';
+import { ResourceType } from '../../core/shared/resource-type';
+import { NormalizedCommunity } from '../../core/cache/models/normalized-community.model';
 
 @Component({
   selector: 'ds-create-community',
@@ -34,14 +36,15 @@ export class CreateCommunityPageComponent {
 
   onSubmit(data: any) {
     this.parentUUID$.pipe(take(1)).subscribe((uuid: string) => {
-      const community = Object.assign(new Community(), {
+      const community = Object.assign(new NormalizedCommunity(), {
         name: data.name,
         metadata: [
           { key: 'dc.description', value: data.introductory },
           { key: 'dc.description.abstract', value: data.description },
           { key: 'dc.rights', value: data.copyright }
           // TODO: metadata for news
-        ]
+        ],
+        type: ResourceType.Community
       });
       this.communityDataService.create(community, uuid).pipe(take(1)).subscribe((rd: RemoteData<DSpaceObject>) => {
         if (rd.hasSucceeded) {
diff --git a/src/app/core/data/data.service.ts b/src/app/core/data/data.service.ts
index 6a82577aa5..db3882ac08 100644
--- a/src/app/core/data/data.service.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/data/data.service.ts
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ import {
 } from '../shared/operators';
 import { DSOSuccessResponse, ErrorResponse, RestResponse } from '../cache/response.models';
 import { NotificationOptions } from '../../shared/notifications/models/notification-options.model';
+import { DSpaceRESTv2Serializer } from '../dspace-rest-v2/dspace-rest-v2.serializer';
+import { NormalizedObjectFactory } from '../cache/models/normalized-object-factory';
 
 export abstract class DataService<TNormalized extends NormalizedObject, TDomain> {
   protected abstract requestService: RequestService;
@@ -128,7 +130,7 @@ export abstract class DataService<TNormalized extends NormalizedObject, TDomain>
     }
   }
 
-  create(dso: TDomain, parentUUID: string): Observable<RemoteData<TDomain>> {
+  create(dso: TNormalized, parentUUID: string): Observable<RemoteData<TDomain>> {
     const requestId = this.requestService.generateRequestId();
     const endpoint$ = this.halService.getEndpoint(this.linkPath).pipe(
       isNotEmptyOperator(),
@@ -136,9 +138,11 @@ export abstract class DataService<TNormalized extends NormalizedObject, TDomain>
       map((endpoint: string) => parentUUID ? `${endpoint}?parent=${parentUUID}` : endpoint)
     );
 
+    const serializedDso = new DSpaceRESTv2Serializer(NormalizedObjectFactory.getConstructor(dso.type)).serialize(dso);
+
     const request$ = endpoint$.pipe(
       take(1),
-      map((endpoint: string) => new CreateRequest(requestId, endpoint, dso))
+      map((endpoint: string) => new CreateRequest(requestId, endpoint, JSON.stringify(serializedDso)))
     );
 
     // Execute the post request