diff --git a/src/app/+admin/admin-access-control/admin-access-control-routing.module.ts b/src/app/+admin/admin-access-control/admin-access-control-routing.module.ts
index d2f2233eee..10ac117b0f 100644
--- a/src/app/+admin/admin-access-control/admin-access-control-routing.module.ts
+++ b/src/app/+admin/admin-access-control/admin-access-control-routing.module.ts
@@ -13,12 +13,12 @@ import { GROUP_EDIT_PATH } from './admin-access-control-routing-paths';
       {
         path: `${GROUP_EDIT_PATH}/:groupId`,
         component: GroupFormComponent,
-        data: {title: 'admin.registries.schema.title'}
+        data: {title: 'admin.access-control.groups.title.singleGroup'}
       },
       {
         path: `${GROUP_EDIT_PATH}/newGroup`,
         component: GroupFormComponent,
-        data: {title: 'admin.registries.schema.title'}
+        data: {title: 'admin.access-control.groups.title.addGroup'}
       },
     ])
   ]
diff --git a/src/app/+admin/admin-access-control/group-registry/group-form/group-form.component.html b/src/app/+admin/admin-access-control/group-registry/group-form/group-form.component.html
index 2e1c563f03..943501e7dc 100644
--- a/src/app/+admin/admin-access-control/group-registry/group-form/group-form.component.html
+++ b/src/app/+admin/admin-access-control/group-registry/group-form/group-form.component.html
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 <div class="container">
   <div class="group-form row">
     <div class="col-12">
+      <ds-alert *ngIf="groupBeingEdited?.permanent" [type]="AlertTypeEnum.Warning"
+                [content]="messagePrefix + '.alert.permanent'"></ds-alert>
+      <ds-alert *ngIf="!(canEdit$ | async)" [type]="AlertTypeEnum.Warning"
+                [content]="(messagePrefix + '.alert.workflowGroup' | translate:{ name: (getLinkedDSO(groupBeingEdited) | async)?.payload?.name, comcol: (getLinkedDSO(groupBeingEdited) | async)?.payload?.type, comcolEditRolesRoute: (getLinkedEditRolesRoute(groupBeingEdited) | async) })">
+      </ds-alert>
 
       <div *ngIf="groupDataService.getActiveGroup() | async; then editheader; else createHeader"></div>
 
@@ -19,14 +24,17 @@
                (cancel)="onCancel()"
                (submitForm)="onSubmit()">
         <div *ngIf="groupBeingEdited != null" class="row">
-          <button class="btn btn-light delete-button" [disabled]="!(canDelete$ | async)" (click)="delete()">
+          <button class="btn btn-light delete-button" [disabled]="!(canEdit$ | async) || groupBeingEdited.permanent"
+                  (click)="delete()">
             <i class="fa fa-trash"></i> {{ messagePrefix + '.actions.delete' | translate}}
           </button>
         </div>
       </ds-form>
 
-      <ds-members-list *ngIf="groupBeingEdited != null" [messagePrefix]="messagePrefix + '.members-list'"></ds-members-list>
-      <ds-subgroups-list *ngIf="groupBeingEdited != null"  [messagePrefix]="messagePrefix + '.subgroups-list'"></ds-subgroups-list>
+      <ds-members-list *ngIf="groupBeingEdited != null"
+                       [messagePrefix]="messagePrefix + '.members-list'"></ds-members-list>
+      <ds-subgroups-list *ngIf="groupBeingEdited != null"
+                         [messagePrefix]="messagePrefix + '.subgroups-list'"></ds-subgroups-list>
 
       <div>
         <button [routerLink]="[this.groupDataService.getGroupRegistryRouterLink()]"
diff --git a/src/app/+admin/admin-access-control/group-registry/group-form/group-form.component.ts b/src/app/+admin/admin-access-control/group-registry/group-form/group-form.component.ts
index af6967a9d6..720339c924 100644
--- a/src/app/+admin/admin-access-control/group-registry/group-form/group-form.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/+admin/admin-access-control/group-registry/group-form/group-form.component.ts
@@ -12,20 +12,30 @@ import { TranslateService } from '@ngx-translate/core';
 import { Observable } from 'rxjs/internal/Observable';
 import { combineLatest } from 'rxjs/internal/observable/combineLatest';
 import { Subscription } from 'rxjs/internal/Subscription';
-import { switchMap, take } from 'rxjs/operators';
+import { ObservedValueOf } from 'rxjs/internal/types';
+import { map, switchMap, take } from 'rxjs/operators';
+import { getCollectionEditRolesRoute } from '../../../../+collection-page/collection-page-routing-paths';
+import { getCommunityEditRolesRoute } from '../../../../+community-page/community-page-routing-paths';
 import { RestResponse } from '../../../../core/cache/response.models';
+import { DSpaceObjectDataService } from '../../../../core/data/dspace-object-data.service';
 import { AuthorizationDataService } from '../../../../core/data/feature-authorization/authorization-data.service';
 import { FeatureID } from '../../../../core/data/feature-authorization/feature-id';
 import { PaginatedList } from '../../../../core/data/paginated-list';
+import { RemoteData } from '../../../../core/data/remote-data';
 import { RequestService } from '../../../../core/data/request.service';
 import { EPersonDataService } from '../../../../core/eperson/eperson-data.service';
 import { GroupDataService } from '../../../../core/eperson/group-data.service';
 import { Group } from '../../../../core/eperson/models/group.model';
+import { Collection } from '../../../../core/shared/collection.model';
+import { Community } from '../../../../core/shared/community.model';
+import { DSpaceObject } from '../../../../core/shared/dspace-object.model';
 import { getRemoteDataPayload, getSucceededRemoteData } from '../../../../core/shared/operators';
+import { AlertType } from '../../../../shared/alert/aletr-type';
 import { ConfirmationModalComponent } from '../../../../shared/confirmation-modal/confirmation-modal.component';
 import { hasValue, isNotEmpty } from '../../../../shared/empty.util';
 import { FormBuilderService } from '../../../../shared/form/builder/form-builder.service';
 import { NotificationsService } from '../../../../shared/notifications/notifications.service';
+import { followLink } from '../../../../shared/utils/follow-link-config.model';
 
 @Component({
   selector: 'ds-group-form',
@@ -98,10 +108,17 @@ export class GroupFormComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
   /**
    * Observable whether or not the logged in user is allowed to delete the Group
    */
-  canDelete$: Observable<boolean>;
+  canEdit$: Observable<boolean>;
+
+  /**
+   * The AlertType enumeration
+   * @type {AlertType}
+   */
+  public AlertTypeEnum = AlertType;
 
   constructor(public groupDataService: GroupDataService,
               private ePersonDataService: EPersonDataService,
+              private dSpaceObjectDataService: DSpaceObjectDataService,
               private formBuilderService: FormBuilderService,
               private translateService: TranslateService,
               private notificationsService: NotificationsService,
@@ -120,12 +137,19 @@ export class GroupFormComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
     this.subs.push(this.route.params.subscribe((params) => {
       this.setActiveGroup(params.groupId)
     }));
-    this.canDelete$ = this.groupDataService.getActiveGroup().pipe(
-      switchMap((group: Group) => this.authorizationService.isAuthorized(FeatureID.CanDelete, hasValue(group) ? group.self : undefined))
+    this.canEdit$ = this.groupDataService.getActiveGroup().pipe(
+      switchMap((group: Group) => {
+        return combineLatest(
+          this.authorizationService.isAuthorized(FeatureID.CanDelete, hasValue(group) ? group.self : undefined),
+          this.hasLinkedDSO(group),
+          (isAuthorized: ObservedValueOf<Observable<boolean>>, hasLinkedDSO: ObservedValueOf<Observable<boolean>>) => {
+            return isAuthorized && !hasLinkedDSO;
+          })
+      })
     );
     combineLatest(
       this.translateService.get(`${this.messagePrefix}.groupName`),
-      this.translateService.get(`${this.messagePrefix}.groupDescription`),
+      this.translateService.get(`${this.messagePrefix}.groupDescription`)
     ).subscribe(([groupName, groupDescription]) => {
       this.groupName = new DynamicInputModel({
         id: 'groupName',
@@ -147,18 +171,23 @@ export class GroupFormComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
         this.groupDescription,
       ];
       this.formGroup = this.formBuilderService.createFormGroup(this.formModel);
-      this.subs.push(this.groupDataService.getActiveGroup().subscribe((activeGroup: Group) => {
-        if (activeGroup != null) {
-          this.groupBeingEdited = activeGroup;
-          this.formGroup.patchValue({
-            groupName: activeGroup != null ? activeGroup.name : '',
-            groupDescription: activeGroup != null ? activeGroup.firstMetadataValue('dc.description') : '',
-          });
-          if (activeGroup.permanent) {
-            this.formGroup.get('groupName').disable();
+      this.subs.push(
+        combineLatest(
+          this.groupDataService.getActiveGroup(),
+          this.canEdit$
+        ).subscribe(([activeGroup, canEdit]) => {
+          if (activeGroup != null) {
+            this.groupBeingEdited = activeGroup;
+            this.formGroup.patchValue({
+              groupName: activeGroup != null ? activeGroup.name : '',
+              groupDescription: activeGroup != null ? activeGroup.firstMetadataValue('dc.description') : '',
+            });
+            if (!canEdit || activeGroup.permanent) {
+              this.formGroup.disable();
+            }
           }
-        }
-      }));
+        })
+      );
     });
   }
 
@@ -298,7 +327,7 @@ export class GroupFormComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
     this.groupDataService.getActiveGroup().pipe(take(1)).subscribe((activeGroup: Group) => {
       if (activeGroup === null) {
         this.groupDataService.cancelEditGroup();
-        this.groupDataService.findByHref(groupSelfLink)
+        this.groupDataService.findByHref(groupSelfLink, followLink('subgroups'), followLink('epersons'), followLink('object'))
           .pipe(
             getSucceededRemoteData(),
             getRemoteDataPayload())
@@ -335,7 +364,8 @@ export class GroupFormComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
                     this.translateService.get(this.messagePrefix + '.notification.deleted.failure.content', { cause: optionalErrorMessage }));
                 }
               })
-          }}
+          }
+        }
       });
     })
   }
@@ -358,4 +388,57 @@ export class GroupFormComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
     this.onCancel();
     this.subs.filter((sub) => hasValue(sub)).forEach((sub) => sub.unsubscribe());
   }
+
+  /**
+   * Check if group has a linked object (community or collection linked to a workflow group)
+   * @param group
+   */
+  hasLinkedDSO(group: Group): Observable<boolean> {
+    if (hasValue(group) && hasValue(group._links.object.href)) {
+      return this.getLinkedDSO(group).pipe(
+        map((rd: RemoteData<DSpaceObject>) => {
+          if (hasValue(rd) && hasValue(rd.payload)) {
+            return true;
+          } else {
+            return false
+          }
+        })
+      );
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Get group's linked object if it has one (community or collection linked to a workflow group)
+   * @param group
+   */
+  getLinkedDSO(group: Group): Observable<RemoteData<DSpaceObject>> {
+    if (hasValue(group) && hasValue(group._links.object.href)) {
+      if (group.object == undefined) {
+        return this.dSpaceObjectDataService.findByHref(group._links.object.href);
+      }
+      return group.object;
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Get the route to the edit roles tab of the group's linked object (community or collection linked to a workflow group) if it has one
+   * @param group
+   */
+  getLinkedEditRolesRoute(group: Group): Observable<String> {
+    if (hasValue(group) && hasValue(group._links.object.href)) {
+      return this.getLinkedDSO(group).pipe(
+        map((rd: RemoteData<DSpaceObject>) => {
+          if (hasValue(rd) && hasValue(rd.payload)) {
+            const dso = rd.payload
+            switch ((dso as any).type) {
+              case Community.type.value:
+                return getCommunityEditRolesRoute(rd.payload.id);
+              case Collection.type.value:
+                return getCollectionEditRolesRoute(rd.payload.id);
+            }
+          }
+        })
+      )
+    }
+  }
 }
diff --git a/src/app/+admin/admin-access-control/group-registry/groups-registry.component.ts b/src/app/+admin/admin-access-control/group-registry/groups-registry.component.ts
index d006bef64f..4148b3ed30 100644
--- a/src/app/+admin/admin-access-control/group-registry/groups-registry.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/+admin/admin-access-control/group-registry/groups-registry.component.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,9 @@ import { TranslateService } from '@ngx-translate/core';
 import { BehaviorSubject, combineLatest, Observable } from 'rxjs';
 import { filter } from 'rxjs/internal/operators/filter';
 import { Subscription } from 'rxjs/internal/Subscription';
+import { ObservedValueOf } from 'rxjs/internal/types';
 import { map, switchMap, take } from 'rxjs/operators';
+import { DSpaceObjectDataService } from '../../../core/data/dspace-object-data.service';
 import { AuthorizationDataService } from '../../../core/data/feature-authorization/authorization-data.service';
 import { FeatureID } from '../../../core/data/feature-authorization/feature-id';
 import { PaginatedList } from '../../../core/data/paginated-list';
@@ -17,6 +19,7 @@ import { EPerson } from '../../../core/eperson/models/eperson.model';
 import { GroupDtoModel } from '../../../core/eperson/models/group-dto.model';
 import { Group } from '../../../core/eperson/models/group.model';
 import { RouteService } from '../../../core/services/route.service';
+import { DSpaceObject } from '../../../core/shared/dspace-object.model';
 import { getAllSucceededRemoteDataPayload } from '../../../core/shared/operators';
 import { PageInfo } from '../../../core/shared/page-info.model';
 import { hasValue } from '../../../shared/empty.util';
@@ -72,6 +75,7 @@ export class GroupsRegistryComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
 
   constructor(public groupService: GroupDataService,
               private ePersonDataService: EPersonDataService,
+              private dSpaceObjectDataService: DSpaceObjectDataService,
               private translateService: TranslateService,
               private notificationsService: NotificationsService,
               private formBuilder: FormBuilder,
@@ -120,16 +124,18 @@ export class GroupsRegistryComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
 
     this.subs.push(this.groups$.pipe(
       getAllSucceededRemoteDataPayload(),
-      switchMap((groups) => {
-        return combineLatest(...groups.page.map((group) => {
-          return this.authorizationService.isAuthorized(FeatureID.CanDelete, hasValue(group) ? group.self : undefined).pipe(
-            map((authorized: boolean) => {
+      switchMap((groups: PaginatedList<Group>) => {
+        return combineLatest(...groups.page.map((group: Group) => {
+          return combineLatest(
+            this.authorizationService.isAuthorized(FeatureID.CanDelete, hasValue(group) ? group.self : undefined),
+            this.hasLinkedDSO(group),
+            (isAuthorized: ObservedValueOf<Observable<boolean>>, hasLinkedDSO: ObservedValueOf<Observable<boolean>>) => {
               const groupDtoModel: GroupDtoModel = new GroupDtoModel();
-              groupDtoModel.ableToDelete = authorized;
+              groupDtoModel.ableToDelete = isAuthorized && !hasLinkedDSO;
               groupDtoModel.group = group;
               return groupDtoModel;
-            })
-          );
+            }
+          )
         })).pipe(map((dtos: GroupDtoModel[]) => {
           return new PaginatedList(groups.pageInfo, dtos);
         }))
@@ -188,6 +194,25 @@ export class GroupsRegistryComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
     return this.groupService.findAllByHref(group._links.subgroups.href);
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Check if group has a linked object (community or collection linked to a workflow group)
+   * @param group
+   */
+  hasLinkedDSO(group: Group): Observable<boolean> {
+    if (group.object == undefined) {
+      group.object = this.dSpaceObjectDataService.findByHref(group._links.object.href);
+    }
+    return group.object.pipe(
+      map((rd: RemoteData<DSpaceObject>) => {
+        if (hasValue(rd) && hasValue(rd.payload)) {
+          return true;
+        } else {
+          return false
+        }
+      })
+    );
+  }
+
   /**
    * Reset all input-fields to be empty and search all search
    */
diff --git a/src/app/+collection-page/collection-page-routing-paths.ts b/src/app/+collection-page/collection-page-routing-paths.ts
index 7a1b2923bf..e95b5f6f2d 100644
--- a/src/app/+collection-page/collection-page-routing-paths.ts
+++ b/src/app/+collection-page/collection-page-routing-paths.ts
@@ -20,6 +20,11 @@ export function getCollectionCreateRoute() {
   return new URLCombiner(getCollectionModuleRoute(), COLLECTION_CREATE_PATH).toString()
 }
 
+export function getCollectionEditRolesRoute(id) {
+  return new URLCombiner(getCollectionPageRoute(id), COLLECTION_EDIT_PATH, COLLECTION_EDIT_ROLES_PATH).toString()
+}
+
 export const COLLECTION_CREATE_PATH = 'create';
 export const COLLECTION_EDIT_PATH = 'edit';
+export const COLLECTION_EDIT_ROLES_PATH = 'roles';
 export const ITEMTEMPLATE_PATH = 'itemtemplate';
diff --git a/src/app/+community-page/community-page-routing-paths.ts b/src/app/+community-page/community-page-routing-paths.ts
index 2d0a3e5308..5884a2acf8 100644
--- a/src/app/+community-page/community-page-routing-paths.ts
+++ b/src/app/+community-page/community-page-routing-paths.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { getCollectionPageRoute } from '../+collection-page/collection-page-routing-paths';
 import { URLCombiner } from '../core/url-combiner/url-combiner';
 
 export const COMMUNITY_PARENT_PARAMETER = 'parent';
@@ -20,5 +21,10 @@ export function getCommunityCreateRoute() {
   return new URLCombiner(getCommunityModuleRoute(), COMMUNITY_CREATE_PATH).toString()
 }
 
+export function getCommunityEditRolesRoute(id) {
+  return new URLCombiner(getCollectionPageRoute(id), COMMUNITY_EDIT_PATH, COMMUNITY_EDIT_ROLES_PATH).toString()
+}
+
 export const COMMUNITY_CREATE_PATH = 'create';
 export const COMMUNITY_EDIT_PATH = 'edit';
+export const COMMUNITY_EDIT_ROLES_PATH = 'roles';
diff --git a/src/app/core/data/dspace-object-data.service.ts b/src/app/core/data/dspace-object-data.service.ts
index 61cc98281e..ca67ca2e85 100644
--- a/src/app/core/data/dspace-object-data.service.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/data/dspace-object-data.service.ts
@@ -58,4 +58,8 @@ export class DSpaceObjectDataService {
   findById(uuid: string): Observable<RemoteData<DSpaceObject>> {
     return this.dataService.findById(uuid);
   }
+
+  findByHref(href: string): Observable<RemoteData<DSpaceObject>> {
+    return this.dataService.findByHref(href);
+  }
 }
diff --git a/src/app/core/eperson/models/group.model.ts b/src/app/core/eperson/models/group.model.ts
index e496babddc..f85a252a7b 100644
--- a/src/app/core/eperson/models/group.model.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/eperson/models/group.model.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import { PaginatedList } from '../../data/paginated-list';
 import { RemoteData } from '../../data/remote-data';
 
 import { DSpaceObject } from '../../shared/dspace-object.model';
+import { DSPACE_OBJECT } from '../../shared/dspace-object.resource-type';
 import { HALLink } from '../../shared/hal-link.model';
 import { EPerson } from './eperson.model';
 import { EPERSON } from './eperson.resource-type';
@@ -41,6 +42,7 @@ export class Group extends DSpaceObject {
     self: HALLink;
     subgroups: HALLink;
     epersons: HALLink;
+    object: HALLink;
   };
 
   /**
@@ -57,4 +59,11 @@ export class Group extends DSpaceObject {
   @link(EPERSON, true)
   public epersons?: Observable<RemoteData<PaginatedList<EPerson>>>;
 
+  /**
+   * Connected dspace object, the community or collection connected to a workflow group (204 no content for non-workflow groups)
+   * Will be undefined unless the object {@link HALLink} has been resolved (can only be resolved for workflow groups)
+   */
+  @link(DSPACE_OBJECT)
+  public object?: Observable<RemoteData<DSpaceObject>>;
+
 }
diff --git a/src/assets/i18n/en.json5 b/src/assets/i18n/en.json5
index 3584382c2e..11e88cb524 100644
--- a/src/assets/i18n/en.json5
+++ b/src/assets/i18n/en.json5
@@ -280,6 +280,10 @@
 
   "admin.access-control.groups.title": "DSpace Angular :: Groups",
 
+  "admin.access-control.groups.title.singleGroup": "DSpace Angular :: Edit Group",
+
+  "admin.access-control.groups.title.addGroup": "DSpace Angular :: New Group",
+
   "admin.access-control.groups.head": "Groups",
 
   "admin.access-control.groups.button.add": "Add group",
@@ -313,6 +317,11 @@
   "admin.access-control.groups.notification.deleted.failure.content": "Cause: \"{{cause}}\"",
 
 
+
+  "admin.access-control.groups.form.alert.permanent": "This group is permanent, so it can't be edited or deleted. You can still add and remove group members using this page.",
+
+  "admin.access-control.groups.form.alert.workflowGroup": "This group can’t be modified or deleted because it corresponds to a role in the submission and workflow process in the \"{{name}}\" {{comcol}}. You can delete it from the <a href='{{comcolEditRolesRoute}}'>\"assign roles\"</a> tab on the edit {{comcol}} page. You can still add and remove group members using this page.",
+
   "admin.access-control.groups.form.head.create": "Create group",
 
   "admin.access-control.groups.form.head.edit": "Edit group",