diff --git a/src/app/+admin/admin-import-metadata-page/metadata-import-page.component.html b/src/app/+admin/admin-import-metadata-page/metadata-import-page.component.html
index 8a09727847..42a04b0de6 100644
--- a/src/app/+admin/admin-import-metadata-page/metadata-import-page.component.html
+++ b/src/app/+admin/admin-import-metadata-page/metadata-import-page.component.html
@@ -2,34 +2,11 @@
   <h2 id="header">{{'admin.metadata-import.page.header' | translate}}</h2>
   <p>{{'admin.metadata-import.page.help' | translate}}</p>
 
-  <div ng2FileDrop
-       class="ds-document-drop-zone position-fixed h-100 w-100"
-       [class.ds-document-drop-zone-active]="(isOverDocumentDropZone | async)"
-       [uploader]="uploader"
-       (onFileDrop)="setFile($event)"
-       (fileOver)="fileOverDocument($event)">
-  </div>
-  <div *ngIf="(isOverDocumentDropZone | async)"
-       class="ds-document-drop-zone-inner position-fixed h-100 w-100 p-2">
-    <div
-      class="ds-document-drop-zone-inner-content position-relative d-flex flex-column justify-content-center text-center h-100 w-100">
-      <p class="text-primary">{{'admin.metadata-import.page.dropMsg' | translate}}</p>
-    </div>
-  </div>
-  <div class="well ds-base-drop-zone mt-1 mb-3 text-muted p-2">
-    <p class="text-center m-0 p-0 d-flex justify-content-center align-items-center"
-       *ngIf="fileObject!=null">  {{ fileObject.name }} </p>
-    <p class="text-center m-0 p-0 d-flex justify-content-center align-items-center">
-      <span><i class="fas fa-cloud-upload"
-               aria-hidden="true"></i> {{ (fileObject == null ? 'admin.metadata-import.page.dropMsg' : 'admin.metadata-import.page.dropMsgReplace') | translate}} {{'uploader.or' | translate}}</span>
-      <label class="btn btn-link m-0 p-0 ml-1">
-        <input class="form-control-file d-none" requireFile #file="ngModel" type="file" name="file-upload"
-               id="file-upload"
-               [ngModel]="fileObject" (ngModelChange)="setFile($event)">
-        {{'uploader.browse' | translate}}
-      </label>
-    </p>
-  </div>
+  <ds-file-dropzone-no-uploader
+    (onFileAdded)="setFile($event)"
+    [dropMessageLabel]="'admin.metadata-import.page.dropMsg'"
+    [dropMessageLabelReplacement]="'admin.metadata-import.page.dropMsgReplace'">
+  </ds-file-dropzone-no-uploader>
 
   <button class="btn btn-secondary" id="backButton"
           (click)="this.onReturn();">{{'admin.metadata-import.page.button.return' | translate}}</button>
diff --git a/src/app/+admin/admin-import-metadata-page/metadata-import-page.component.spec.ts b/src/app/+admin/admin-import-metadata-page/metadata-import-page.component.spec.ts
index bc3e0ebade..9d179aa950 100644
--- a/src/app/+admin/admin-import-metadata-page/metadata-import-page.component.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/+admin/admin-import-metadata-page/metadata-import-page.component.spec.ts
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ import { FileValueAccessorDirective } from '../../shared/utils/file-value-access
 import { FileValidator } from '../../shared/utils/require-file.validator';
 import { MetadataImportPageComponent } from './metadata-import-page.component';
 
-describe('MetadataImportPageComponent', () => {
+fdescribe('MetadataImportPageComponent', () => {
   let comp: MetadataImportPageComponent;
   let fixture: ComponentFixture<MetadataImportPageComponent>;
 
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ describe('MetadataImportPageComponent', () => {
 
     beforeEach(() => {
       fileMock = new File([''], 'filename.txt', { type: 'text/plain' });
-      comp.setFile([fileMock]);
+      comp.setFile(fileMock);
     });
 
     describe('if proceed button is pressed', () => {
diff --git a/src/app/+admin/admin-import-metadata-page/metadata-import-page.component.ts b/src/app/+admin/admin-import-metadata-page/metadata-import-page.component.ts
index 4a9b86d7e3..3db6ad1c7c 100644
--- a/src/app/+admin/admin-import-metadata-page/metadata-import-page.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/+admin/admin-import-metadata-page/metadata-import-page.component.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
 import { Location } from '@angular/common';
-import { Component, HostListener, OnInit } from '@angular/core';
+import { Component, OnInit } from '@angular/core';
 import { Router } from '@angular/router';
 import { TranslateService } from '@ngx-translate/core';
-import { uniqueId } from 'lodash';
-import { FileUploader } from 'ng2-file-upload';
 import { Observable } from 'rxjs/internal/Observable';
 import { map, switchMap, take } from 'rxjs/operators';
 import { AuthService } from '../../core/auth/auth.service';
@@ -13,13 +11,10 @@ import { EPerson } from '../../core/eperson/models/eperson.model';
 import { ProcessParameter } from '../../process-page/processes/process-parameter.model';
 import { isNotEmpty } from '../../shared/empty.util';
 import { NotificationsService } from '../../shared/notifications/notifications.service';
-import { of as observableOf } from 'rxjs';
-import { UploaderOptions } from '../../shared/uploader/uploader-options.model';
 
 @Component({
   selector: 'ds-metadata-import-page',
-  templateUrl: './metadata-import-page.component.html',
-  styleUrls: ['./metadata-import-page.component.scss']
+  templateUrl: './metadata-import-page.component.html'
 })
 
 /**
@@ -27,19 +22,6 @@ import { UploaderOptions } from '../../shared/uploader/uploader-options.model';
  */
 export class MetadataImportPageComponent implements OnInit {
 
-  public isOverDocumentDropZone: Observable<boolean>;
-  public uploader: FileUploader;
-  public uploaderId: string;
-
-  /**
-   * The uploader configuration options
-   * @type {UploaderOptions}
-   */
-  uploadFilesOptions: UploaderOptions = Object.assign(new UploaderOptions(), {
-    // URL needs to contain something to not produce any errors. We are using onFileDrop; not the uploader
-    url: 'placeholder',
-  });
-
   /**
    * The current value of the file
    */
@@ -58,6 +40,14 @@ export class MetadataImportPageComponent implements OnInit {
                      private router: Router) {
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Set file
+   * @param file
+   */
+  setFile(file) {
+    this.fileObject = file;
+  }
+
   /**
    * Method provided by Angular. Invoked after the constructor.
    */
@@ -65,41 +55,6 @@ export class MetadataImportPageComponent implements OnInit {
     this.currentUserEmail$ = this.authService.getAuthenticatedUserFromStore().pipe(
       map((user: EPerson) => user.email)
     );
-    this.uploaderId = 'ds-drag-and-drop-uploader' + uniqueId();
-    this.isOverDocumentDropZone = observableOf(false);
-    window.addEventListener('drop', (e: DragEvent) => {
-      return e && e.preventDefault();
-    }, false);
-    this.uploader = new FileUploader({
-      // required, but using onFileDrop, not uploader
-      url: 'placeholder',
-    });
-  }
-
-  @HostListener('window:dragover', ['$event'])
-  onDragOver(event: any) {
-    // Show drop area on the page
-    event.preventDefault();
-    if ((event.target as any).tagName !== 'HTML') {
-      this.isOverDocumentDropZone = observableOf(true);
-    }
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Called when files are dragged on the window document drop area.
-   */
-  public fileOverDocument(isOver: boolean) {
-    if (!isOver) {
-      this.isOverDocumentDropZone = observableOf(isOver);
-    }
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Set (CSV) file
-   * @param files
-   */
-  setFile(files) {
-    this.fileObject = files.length > 0 ? files[0] : undefined;
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/src/app/core/auth/auth.service.ts b/src/app/core/auth/auth.service.ts
index 85e5eebb9e..7d854d9d4d 100644
--- a/src/app/core/auth/auth.service.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/auth/auth.service.ts
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ export class AuthService {
     return this.store.pipe(
       select(getAuthenticatedUserId),
       hasValueOperator(),
-      switchMap((id: string) => this.epersonService.findById(id)),
+      switchMap((id: string) => this.epersonService.findById(id) ),
       getAllSucceededRemoteDataPayload()
     )
   }
diff --git a/src/app/shared/file-dropzone-no-uploader/file-dropzone-no-uploader.component.html b/src/app/shared/file-dropzone-no-uploader/file-dropzone-no-uploader.component.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..759f84ef45
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/shared/file-dropzone-no-uploader/file-dropzone-no-uploader.component.html
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+<div ng2FileDrop
+     class="ds-document-drop-zone position-fixed h-100 w-100"
+     [class.ds-document-drop-zone-active]="(isOverDocumentDropZone | async)"
+     [uploader]="uploader"
+     (onFileDrop)="setFile($event)"
+     (fileOver)="fileOverDocument($event)">
+</div>
+<div *ngIf="(isOverDocumentDropZone | async)"
+     class="ds-document-drop-zone-inner position-fixed h-100 w-100 p-2">
+  <div
+    class="ds-document-drop-zone-inner-content position-relative d-flex flex-column justify-content-center text-center h-100 w-100">
+    <p class="text-primary">{{ dropMessageLabel | translate}}</p>
+  </div>
+</div>
+<div class="well ds-base-drop-zone mt-1 mb-3 text-muted p-2">
+  <p class="text-center m-0 p-0 d-flex justify-content-center align-items-center"
+     *ngIf="fileObject!=null">  {{ fileObject.name }} </p>
+  <p class="text-center m-0 p-0 d-flex justify-content-center align-items-center">
+      <span><i class="fas fa-cloud-upload"
+               aria-hidden="true"></i> {{ (fileObject == null ? dropMessageLabel : dropMessageLabelReplacement) | translate}} {{'uploader.or' | translate}}</span>
+    <label class="btn btn-link m-0 p-0 ml-1">
+      <input class="form-control-file d-none" requireFile #file="ngModel" type="file" name="file-upload"
+             id="file-upload"
+             [ngModel]="fileObject" (ngModelChange)="setFile($event)">
+      {{'uploader.browse' | translate}}
+    </label>
+  </p>
+</div>
diff --git a/src/app/shared/file-dropzone-no-uploader/file-dropzone-no-uploader.component.ts b/src/app/shared/file-dropzone-no-uploader/file-dropzone-no-uploader.component.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..473250d9f6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/shared/file-dropzone-no-uploader/file-dropzone-no-uploader.component.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+import { Component, EventEmitter, HostListener, Input, OnInit, Output } from '@angular/core';
+import { uniqueId } from 'lodash';
+import { FileUploader } from 'ng2-file-upload';
+import { Observable } from 'rxjs/internal/Observable';
+import { UploaderOptions } from '../uploader/uploader-options.model';
+import { of as observableOf } from 'rxjs';
+
+/**
+ * Component to have a file dropzone without that dropping/choosing a file in browse automatically triggers
+ * the uploader, instead an event is emitted with the file that was added.
+ *
+ * Here only one file is allowed to be selected, so if one is selected/dropped the message changes to a
+ * replace message.
+ */
+@Component({
+  selector: 'ds-file-dropzone-no-uploader',
+  templateUrl: './file-dropzone-no-uploader.component.html',
+  styleUrls: ['./file-dropzone-no-uploader.scss']
+})
+export class FileDropzoneNoUploaderComponent implements OnInit {
+
+  public isOverDocumentDropZone: Observable<boolean>;
+  public uploader: FileUploader;
+  public uploaderId: string;
+
+  @Input() dropMessageLabel: string;
+  @Input() dropMessageLabelReplacement: string;
+
+  /**
+   * The function to call when file is added
+   */
+  @Output() onFileAdded: EventEmitter<any> = new EventEmitter<any>();
+
+  /**
+   * The uploader configuration options
+   * @type {UploaderOptions}
+   */
+  uploadFilesOptions: UploaderOptions = Object.assign(new UploaderOptions(), {
+    // URL needs to contain something to not produce any errors. We are using onFileDrop; not the uploader
+    url: 'placeholder',
+  });
+
+  /**
+   * The current value of the file
+   */
+  fileObject: File;
+
+  /**
+   * Method provided by Angular. Invoked after the constructor.
+   */
+  ngOnInit() {
+    this.uploaderId = 'ds-drag-and-drop-uploader' + uniqueId();
+    this.isOverDocumentDropZone = observableOf(false);
+    window.addEventListener('drop', (e: DragEvent) => {
+      return e && e.preventDefault();
+    }, false);
+    this.uploader = new FileUploader({
+      // required, but using onFileDrop, not uploader
+      url: 'placeholder',
+    });
+  }
+
+  @HostListener('window:dragover', ['$event'])
+  onDragOver(event: any) {
+    // Show drop area on the page
+    event.preventDefault();
+    if ((event.target as any).tagName !== 'HTML') {
+      this.isOverDocumentDropZone = observableOf(true);
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Called when files are dragged on the window document drop area.
+   */
+  public fileOverDocument(isOver: boolean) {
+    if (!isOver) {
+      this.isOverDocumentDropZone = observableOf(isOver);
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Set file
+   * @param files
+   */
+  setFile(files) {
+    this.fileObject = files.length > 0 ? files[0] : undefined;
+    this.onFileAdded.emit(this.fileObject);
+  }
+
+}
diff --git a/src/app/+admin/admin-import-metadata-page/metadata-import-page.component.scss b/src/app/shared/file-dropzone-no-uploader/file-dropzone-no-uploader.scss
similarity index 100%
rename from src/app/+admin/admin-import-metadata-page/metadata-import-page.component.scss
rename to src/app/shared/file-dropzone-no-uploader/file-dropzone-no-uploader.scss
diff --git a/src/app/shared/shared.module.ts b/src/app/shared/shared.module.ts
index d7f5defb9d..8e4e958097 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/shared.module.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/shared.module.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import { MissingTranslationHandler, TranslateModule } from '@ngx-translate/core'
 import { NgxPaginationModule } from 'ngx-pagination';
 import { ComcolRoleComponent } from './comcol-forms/edit-comcol-page/comcol-role/comcol-role.component';
 import { ExportMetadataSelectorComponent } from './dso-selector/modal-wrappers/export-metadata-selector/export-metadata-selector.component';
+import { FileDropzoneNoUploaderComponent } from './file-dropzone-no-uploader/file-dropzone-no-uploader.component';
 import { PublicationListElementComponent } from './object-list/item-list-element/item-types/publication/publication-list-element.component';
 
 import { FileUploadModule } from 'ng2-file-upload';
@@ -308,6 +309,7 @@ const COMPONENTS = [
   ThumbnailComponent,
   GridThumbnailComponent,
   UploaderComponent,
+  FileDropzoneNoUploaderComponent,
   ItemListPreviewComponent,
   MyDSpaceItemStatusComponent,
   ItemSubmitterComponent,