diff --git a/src/app/+item-page/simple/metadata-representation-list/metadata-representation-list.component.spec.ts b/src/app/+item-page/simple/metadata-representation-list/metadata-representation-list.component.spec.ts
index f02625e8c7..da2af9f2c1 100644
--- a/src/app/+item-page/simple/metadata-representation-list/metadata-representation-list.component.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/+item-page/simple/metadata-representation-list/metadata-representation-list.component.spec.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import { ItemMetadataRepresentation } from '../../../core/shared/metadata-repres
 
 const itemType = 'type';
 const metadataRepresentation1 = new MetadatumRepresentation(itemType);
-const metadataRepresentation2 = new ItemMetadataRepresentation();
+const metadataRepresentation2 = new ItemMetadataRepresentation(Object.assign({}));
 const representations = [metadataRepresentation1, metadataRepresentation2];
 
 describe('MetadataRepresentationListComponent', () => {
diff --git a/src/app/shared/items/switcher/item-type-switcher.component.spec.ts b/src/app/shared/items/switcher/item-type-switcher.component.spec.ts
index 76389201c5..1c1612744a 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/items/switcher/item-type-switcher.component.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/items/switcher/item-type-switcher.component.spec.ts
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ const mockItem: Item = Object.assign(new Item(), {
     ]
   }
 });
-const mockItemMetadataRepresentation = Object.assign(new ItemMetadataRepresentation(), mockItem);
+const mockItemMetadataRepresentation = Object.assign(new ItemMetadataRepresentation(Object.assign({})), mockItem);
 let viewMode = ItemViewMode.Full;
 
 describe('ItemTypeSwitcherComponent', () => {
diff --git a/src/app/shared/object-list/metadata-representation-list-element/item/item-metadata-list-element.component.spec.ts b/src/app/shared/object-list/metadata-representation-list-element/item/item-metadata-list-element.component.spec.ts
index 5ffa068951..269207bef8 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/object-list/metadata-representation-list-element/item/item-metadata-list-element.component.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/object-list/metadata-representation-list-element/item/item-metadata-list-element.component.spec.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import { ItemMetadataListElementComponent } from './item-metadata-list-element.c
 import { By } from '@angular/platform-browser';
 import { ItemMetadataRepresentation } from '../../../../core/shared/metadata-representation/item/item-metadata-representation.model';
 
-const mockItemMetadataRepresentation = new ItemMetadataRepresentation();
+const mockItemMetadataRepresentation = new ItemMetadataRepresentation(Object.assign({}));
 
 describe('ItemMetadataListElementComponent', () => {
   let comp: ItemMetadataListElementComponent;
diff --git a/src/app/shared/object-list/metadata-representation-list-element/item/item-metadata-representation-list-element.component.ts b/src/app/shared/object-list/metadata-representation-list-element/item/item-metadata-representation-list-element.component.ts
index 4d07014384..0fdca0d429 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/object-list/metadata-representation-list-element/item/item-metadata-representation-list-element.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/object-list/metadata-representation-list-element/item/item-metadata-representation-list-element.component.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { MetadataRepresentationListElementComponent } from '../metadata-representation-list-element.component';
 import { Component, Inject } from '@angular/core';
 import { ITEM } from '../../../items/switcher/item-type-switcher.component';
-import { MetadataRepresentation } from '../../../../core/shared/metadata-representation/metadata-representation.model';
+import { ItemMetadataRepresentation } from '../../../../core/shared/metadata-representation/item/item-metadata-representation.model';
 
 @Component({
   selector: 'ds-item-metadata-representation-list-element',
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import { MetadataRepresentation } from '../../../../core/shared/metadata-represe
  * An abstract class for displaying a single ItemMetadataRepresentation
  */
 export class ItemMetadataRepresentationListElementComponent extends MetadataRepresentationListElementComponent {
-  constructor(@Inject(ITEM) public metadataRepresentation: MetadataRepresentation) {
+  constructor(@Inject(ITEM) public metadataRepresentation: ItemMetadataRepresentation) {
     super(metadataRepresentation);
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/app/shared/shared.module.ts b/src/app/shared/shared.module.ts
index 2367652dd3..2d9fb1588a 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/shared.module.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/shared.module.ts
@@ -143,6 +143,7 @@ import { DsoInputSuggestionsComponent } from './input-suggestions/dso-input-sugg
 import { TypedItemSearchResultGridElementComponent } from './object-grid/item-grid-element/item-types/typed-item-search-result-grid-element.component';
 import { PublicationGridElementComponent } from './object-grid/item-grid-element/item-types/publication/publication-grid-element.component';
 import { ItemTypeBadgeComponent } from './object-list/item-type-badge/item-type-badge.component';
+import { ItemMetadataRepresentationListElementComponent } from './object-list/metadata-representation-list-element/item/item-metadata-representation-list-element.component';
 
 const MODULES = [
   // Do NOT include UniversalModule, HttpModule, or JsonpModule here
@@ -310,7 +311,8 @@ const ENTRY_COMPONENTS = [
   StartsWithTextComponent,
   PlainTextMetadataListElementComponent,
   ItemMetadataListElementComponent,
-  MetadataRepresentationListElementComponent
+  MetadataRepresentationListElementComponent,
+  ItemMetadataRepresentationListElementComponent
 ];
 
 const SHARED_ITEM_PAGE_COMPONENTS = [