diff --git a/src/app/app.reducer.ts b/src/app/app.reducer.ts
index 3622b52e83..ed7e7c559a 100644
--- a/src/app/app.reducer.ts
+++ b/src/app/app.reducer.ts
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ import {
   BitstreamFormatRegistryState
 } from './+admin/admin-registries/bitstream-formats/bitstream-format.reducers';
 import { ObjectSelectionListState, objectSelectionReducer } from './shared/object-select/object-select.reducer';
+import { relationshipListReducer, RelationshipListsState } from './shared/form/builder/ds-dynamic-form-ui/relation-lookup-modal/relationship.reducer';
 
 export interface AppState {
   router: fromRouter.RouterReducerState;
@@ -48,6 +49,7 @@ export interface AppState {
   menus: MenusState;
   objectSelection: ObjectSelectionListState;
   selectableLists: SelectableListsState;
+  relationshipLists: RelationshipListsState;
 }
 
 export const appReducers: ActionReducerMap<AppState> = {
@@ -64,7 +66,8 @@ export const appReducers: ActionReducerMap<AppState> = {
   cssVariables: cssVariablesReducer,
   menus: menusReducer,
   objectSelection: objectSelectionReducer,
-  selectableLists: selectableListReducer
+  selectableLists: selectableListReducer,
+  relationshipLists: relationshipListReducer
 };
 
 export const routerStateSelector = (state: AppState) => state.router;
diff --git a/src/app/core/data/relationship.service.ts b/src/app/core/data/relationship.service.ts
index dc89f153f2..34ea75708e 100644
--- a/src/app/core/data/relationship.service.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/data/relationship.service.ts
@@ -19,13 +19,27 @@ import { compareArraysUsingIds, paginatedRelationsToItems, relationsToItems } fr
 import { ObjectCacheService } from '../cache/object-cache.service';
 import { DataService } from './data.service';
 import { NormalizedObjectBuildService } from '../cache/builders/normalized-object-build.service';
-import { Store } from '@ngrx/store';
+import { MemoizedSelector, select, Store } from '@ngrx/store';
 import { CoreState } from '../core.reducers';
 import { NotificationsService } from '../../shared/notifications/notifications.service';
 import { HttpClient, HttpHeaders } from '@angular/common/http';
 import { DefaultChangeAnalyzer } from './default-change-analyzer.service';
 import { SearchParam } from '../cache/models/search-param.model';
 import { HttpOptions } from '../dspace-rest-v2/dspace-rest-v2.service';
+import { RemoveNameVariantAction, SetNameVariantAction } from '../../shared/form/builder/ds-dynamic-form-ui/relation-lookup-modal/relationship.actions';
+import { AppState, keySelector } from '../../app.reducer';
+import { RelationshipListState, RelationshipState } from '../../shared/form/builder/ds-dynamic-form-ui/relation-lookup-modal/relationship.reducer';
+
+
+const relationshipListsStateSelector = (state: AppState) => state.relationshipLists;
+
+const relationshipListStateSelector = (listID: string): MemoizedSelector<AppState, RelationshipListState> => {
+  return keySelector<RelationshipListState>(listID, relationshipListsStateSelector);
+};
+
+const relationshipStateSelector = (listID: string, itemID: string): MemoizedSelector<AppState, RelationshipState> => {
+  return keySelector<RelationshipState>(itemID, relationshipListStateSelector(listID));
+};
 
 /**
  * The service handling all relationship requests
@@ -44,7 +58,8 @@ export class RelationshipService extends DataService<Relationship> {
               protected objectCache: ObjectCacheService,
               protected notificationsService: NotificationsService,
               protected http: HttpClient,
-              protected comparator: DefaultChangeAnalyzer<Relationship>) {
+              protected comparator: DefaultChangeAnalyzer<Relationship>,
+              protected appStore: Store<AppState>) {
     super();
   }
 
@@ -204,7 +219,7 @@ export class RelationshipService extends DataService<Relationship> {
     if (options) {
       findAllOptions = Object.assign(new FindAllOptions(), options);
     }
-    const searchParams = [ new SearchParam('label', label), new SearchParam('dso', item.id) ];
+    const searchParams = [new SearchParam('label', label), new SearchParam('dso', item.id)];
     if (findAllOptions.searchParams) {
       findAllOptions.searchParams = [...findAllOptions.searchParams, ...searchParams];
     } else {
@@ -272,4 +287,17 @@ export class RelationshipService extends DataService<Relationship> {
     );
   }
 
+  public setNameVariant(listID: string, itemID: string, nameVariant: string) {
+    this.appStore.dispatch(new SetNameVariantAction(listID, itemID, nameVariant));
+  }
+
+  public getNameVariant(listID: string, itemID: string): Observable<string> {
+    return this.appStore.pipe(
+      select(relationshipStateSelector(listID, itemID)), map((state: RelationshipState) => hasValue(state) ? state.nameVariant : undefined)
+    );
+  }
+
+  public removeNameVariant(listID: string, itemID: string) {
+    this.appStore.dispatch(new RemoveNameVariantAction(listID, itemID));
+  }
 }
diff --git a/src/app/entity-groups/research-entities/submission/item-list-elements/person/person-search-result-list-submission-element.component.html b/src/app/entity-groups/research-entities/submission/item-list-elements/person/person-search-result-list-submission-element.component.html
index 4675f649ac..baa3edcdc5 100644
--- a/src/app/entity-groups/research-entities/submission/item-list-elements/person/person-search-result-list-submission-element.component.html
+++ b/src/app/entity-groups/research-entities/submission/item-list-elements/person/person-search-result-list-submission-element.component.html
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <ds-item-type-badge [object]="dso"></ds-item-type-badge>
 <ds-truncatable [id]="dso.id">
-    <ds-person-input-suggestions [suggestions]="suggestions" (typeSuggestion)="filter($event)"></ds-person-input-suggestions>
+    <ds-person-input-suggestions [suggestions]="suggestions" (typeSuggestion)="filter($event)" [(ngModel)]="selected" (clickSuggestion)="select($event)" (submitSuggestion)="select($event)"></ds-person-input-suggestions>
 <!--    <select>-->
 <!--        <option [value]="firstMetadataValue('person.familyName') + ', ' + firstMetadataValue('person.givenName')" [innerHTML]="firstMetadataValue('person.familyName') + ', ' + firstMetadataValue('person.givenName')"></option>-->
 <!--        <option *ngFor="let value of allMetadataValues('dc.title.alternative')" [value]="value" [innerHTML]="value"></option>-->
diff --git a/src/app/entity-groups/research-entities/submission/item-list-elements/person/person-search-result-list-submission-element.component.ts b/src/app/entity-groups/research-entities/submission/item-list-elements/person/person-search-result-list-submission-element.component.ts
index febaf64e0d..1d7b4f42e4 100644
--- a/src/app/entity-groups/research-entities/submission/item-list-elements/person/person-search-result-list-submission-element.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/entity-groups/research-entities/submission/item-list-elements/person/person-search-result-list-submission-element.component.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@ import { listableObjectComponent } from '../../../../../shared/object-collection
 import { ViewMode } from '../../../../../core/shared/view-mode.model';
 import { Item } from '../../../../../core/shared/item.model';
 import { Context } from '../../../../../core/shared/context.model';
+import { RelationshipService } from '../../../../../core/data/relationship.service';
+import { TruncatableService } from '../../../../../shared/truncatable/truncatable.service';
+import { take } from 'rxjs/operators';
 
 @listableObjectComponent('PersonSearchResult', ViewMode.ListElement, Context.Submission)
 @Component({
@@ -18,16 +21,31 @@ import { Context } from '../../../../../core/shared/context.model';
 export class PersonSearchResultListSubmissionElementComponent extends SearchResultListElementComponent<ItemSearchResult, Item> implements OnInit {
   suggestions: string[];
   allSuggestions: string[];
+  selected: string;
+
+  constructor(protected truncatableService: TruncatableService, private relationshipService: RelationshipService) {
+    super(truncatableService);
+  }
 
   ngOnInit() {
     super.ngOnInit();
-    const defaultValue = this.firstMetadataValue('person.familyName') + ', ' + this.firstMetadataValue('person.givenName')
+    const defaultValue = this.firstMetadataValue('person.familyName') + ', ' + this.firstMetadataValue('person.givenName');
     const alternatives = this.allMetadataValues('dc.title.alternative');
     this.allSuggestions = [defaultValue, ...alternatives];
     this.suggestions = this.allSuggestions;
+
+    this.relationshipService.getNameVariant(this.listID, this.dso.uuid)
+      .pipe(take(1))
+      .subscribe((nameVariant: string) => {
+        this.selected = nameVariant || defaultValue;
+      });
   }
 
   filter(query) {
     this.suggestions = this.allSuggestions.filter((suggestion) => suggestion.includes(query));
   }
+
+  select(value) {
+    this.relationshipService.setNameVariant(this.listID, this.dso.uuid, value);
+  }
 }
diff --git a/src/app/shared/form/builder/ds-dynamic-form-ui/relation-lookup-modal/dynamic-lookup-relation-modal.component.ts b/src/app/shared/form/builder/ds-dynamic-form-ui/relation-lookup-modal/dynamic-lookup-relation-modal.component.ts
index fc0cacfead..2562ede827 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/form/builder/ds-dynamic-form-ui/relation-lookup-modal/dynamic-lookup-relation-modal.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/form/builder/ds-dynamic-form-ui/relation-lookup-modal/dynamic-lookup-relation-modal.component.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 import { Component, NgZone, OnInit } from '@angular/core';
-import { Observable } from 'rxjs';
+import { combineLatest, Observable } from 'rxjs';
 import { NgbActiveModal } from '@ng-bootstrap/ng-bootstrap';
 import { hasValue } from '../../../../empty.util';
-import { map, tap } from 'rxjs/operators';
+import { map, switchMap, take, tap } from 'rxjs/operators';
 import { SEARCH_CONFIG_SERVICE } from '../../../../../+my-dspace-page/my-dspace-page.component';
 import { SearchConfigurationService } from '../../../../../core/shared/search/search-configuration.service';
 import { SelectableListService } from '../../../../object-list/selectable-list/selectable-list.service';
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import { ListableObject } from '../../../../object-collection/shared/listable-ob
 import { RelationshipOptions } from '../../models/relationship-options.model';
 import { SearchResult } from '../../../../search/search-result.model';
 import { Item } from '../../../../../core/shared/item.model';
-import { getSucceededRemoteData } from '../../../../../core/shared/operators';
+import { getRemoteDataPayload, getSucceededRemoteData } from '../../../../../core/shared/operators';
 import { RemoteData } from '../../../../../core/data/remote-data';
 import { AddRelationshipAction, RemoveRelationshipAction } from './relationship.actions';
 import { RelationshipService } from '../../../../../core/data/relationship.service';
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ import { RelationshipTypeService } from '../../../../../core/data/relationship-t
 import { Store } from '@ngrx/store';
 import { AppState } from '../../../../../app.reducer';
 import { Context } from '../../../../../core/shared/context.model';
+import { Relationship } from '../../../../../core/shared/item-relationships/relationship.model';
+import { PaginatedList } from '../../../../../core/data/paginated-list';
 
 @Component({
   selector: 'ds-dynamic-lookup-relation-modal',
@@ -56,6 +58,27 @@ export class DsDynamicLookupRelationModalComponent implements OnInit {
     if (this.relationship.nameVariants) {
       this.context = Context.Submission;
     }
+    this.itemRD$.pipe(
+      switchMap((itemRD: RemoteData<Item>) => this.relationshipService.getItemRelationshipsByLabel(itemRD.payload, this.relationship.relationshipType)),
+      getSucceededRemoteData(),
+      getRemoteDataPayload(),
+      map((relationships: PaginatedList<Relationship>) => relationships.page.)
+    );
+    combineLatest(this.itemRD$, this.selection$)
+      .pipe(
+        take(1),
+        switchMap(([itemRD, objects]: [RemoteData<Item>, ListableObject[]]) => {
+            return combineLatest(objects.map((obj: Item) => this.relationshipService.getRelationshipsByRelatedItemIds(itemRD.payload, [obj.uuid])
+              .pipe(take(1), map((rels: Relationship[]) => [rels[0], obj.uuid] as [Relationship, string])))
+            )
+          }
+        )
+      ).subscribe((relations: [Relationship, string][]) => {
+        relations.forEach((([rel, id]: [Relationship, string]) => {
+          this.relationshipService.setNameVariant(this.listId, id, rel.)
+        }))
+      }
+    )
   }
 
   close() {
diff --git a/src/app/shared/form/builder/ds-dynamic-form-ui/relation-lookup-modal/relationship.actions.ts b/src/app/shared/form/builder/ds-dynamic-form-ui/relation-lookup-modal/relationship.actions.ts
index aebf505cb5..abff6622d7 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/form/builder/ds-dynamic-form-ui/relation-lookup-modal/relationship.actions.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/form/builder/ds-dynamic-form-ui/relation-lookup-modal/relationship.actions.ts
@@ -8,10 +8,46 @@ import { Item } from '../../../../../core/shared/item.model';
 export const RelationshipActionTypes = {
   ADD_RELATIONSHIP: type('dspace/relationship/ADD_RELATIONSHIP'),
   REMOVE_RELATIONSHIP: type('dspace/relationship/REMOVE_RELATIONSHIP'),
+  SET_NAME_VARIANT: type('dspace/relationship/SET_NAME_VARIANT'),
+  REMOVE_NAME_VARIANT: type('dspace/relationship/REMOVE_NAME_VARIANT'),
 };
 
 /* tslint:disable:max-classes-per-file */
 
+export abstract class RelationshipListAction implements Action {
+  type;
+  payload: {
+    listID: string;
+    itemID: string;
+  };
+
+  constructor(listID: string, itemID: string) {
+    this.payload = { listID, itemID };
+  }
+}
+
+export class SetNameVariantAction extends RelationshipListAction {
+  type = RelationshipActionTypes.SET_NAME_VARIANT;
+  payload: {
+    listID: string;
+    itemID: string;
+    nameVariant: string;
+  };
+
+  constructor(listID: string, itemID: string, nameVariant: string) {
+    super(listID, itemID);
+    this.payload.nameVariant = nameVariant;
+  }
+}
+
+export class RemoveNameVariantAction extends RelationshipListAction {
+  type = RelationshipActionTypes.REMOVE_NAME_VARIANT;
+  constructor(listID: string, itemID: string, ) {
+    super(listID, itemID);
+  }
+}
+
+
 /**
  * An ngrx action to create a new relationship
  */
diff --git a/src/app/shared/form/builder/ds-dynamic-form-ui/relation-lookup-modal/relationship.effects.ts b/src/app/shared/form/builder/ds-dynamic-form-ui/relation-lookup-modal/relationship.effects.ts
index 2cb1a36dc7..a3b2b2989c 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/form/builder/ds-dynamic-form-ui/relation-lookup-modal/relationship.effects.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/form/builder/ds-dynamic-form-ui/relation-lookup-modal/relationship.effects.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import { Actions, Effect, ofType } from '@ngrx/effects';
 import { debounceTime, map, mergeMap, take, tap } from 'rxjs/operators';
 import { BehaviorSubject } from 'rxjs';
 import { RelationshipService } from '../../../../../core/data/relationship.service';
-import { AddRelationshipAction, RelationshipAction, RelationshipActionTypes } from './relationship.actions';
+import { AddRelationshipAction, RelationshipAction, RelationshipActionTypes, RemoveRelationshipAction } from './relationship.actions';
 import { Item } from '../../../../../core/shared/item.model';
 import { hasNoValue, hasValueOperator } from '../../../../empty.util';
 import { Relationship } from '../../../../../core/shared/item-relationships/relationship.model';
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ export class RelationshipEffects {
    */
   @Effect({ dispatch: false }) mapLastActions$ = this.actions$
     .pipe(
-      ofType(...Object.values(RelationshipActionTypes)),
+      ofType(RelationshipActionTypes.ADD_RELATIONSHIP, RelationshipActionTypes.REMOVE_RELATIONSHIP),
       map((action: RelationshipAction) => {
           const { item1, item2, relationshipType } = action.payload;
           const identifier: string = this.createIdentifier(item1, item2, relationshipType);
@@ -74,7 +74,6 @@ export class RelationshipEffects {
 
   private addRelationship(item1: Item, item2: Item, relationshipType: string, nameVariant?: string) {
     const type1: string = item1.firstMetadataValue('relationship.type');
-    // const type1: string = 'JournalVolume';
     const type2: string = item2.firstMetadataValue('relationship.type');
     return this.relationshipTypeService.getRelationshipTypeByLabelAndTypes(relationshipType, type1, type2)
       .pipe(
diff --git a/src/app/shared/form/builder/ds-dynamic-form-ui/relation-lookup-modal/relationship.reducer.ts b/src/app/shared/form/builder/ds-dynamic-form-ui/relation-lookup-modal/relationship.reducer.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..393353d4b7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/shared/form/builder/ds-dynamic-form-ui/relation-lookup-modal/relationship.reducer.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+/**
+ * Represents the state of all lists containing relationships in the store
+ */
+import { RelationshipActionTypes, RelationshipListAction, SetNameVariantAction } from './relationship.actions';
+
+export type RelationshipListsState = {
+  [listID: string]: RelationshipListState;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Represents the state of a single list containing relationships in the store
+ */
+export type RelationshipListState = {
+  [itemID: string]: RelationshipState;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Represents the state of a relationship in a list in the store
+ */
+export type RelationshipState = {
+  nameVariant: string;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Reducer that handles RelationshipListAction to update the RelationshipListsState
+ * @param {RelationshipListsState} state The initial RelationshipListsState
+ * @param {RelationshipListAction} action The Action to be performed on the state
+ * @returns {RelationshipListsState} The new, reduced RelationshipListsState
+ */
+export function relationshipListReducer(state: RelationshipListsState = {}, action: RelationshipListAction): RelationshipListsState {
+  switch (action.type) {
+    case RelationshipActionTypes.SET_NAME_VARIANT: {
+      const listState: RelationshipListState = state[action.payload.listID] || {};
+      const nameVariant = (action as SetNameVariantAction).payload.nameVariant;
+      const newListState = setNameVariant(listState, action.payload.itemID, nameVariant);
+      return Object.assign({}, state, { [action.payload.listID]: newListState });
+    }
+    case RelationshipActionTypes.REMOVE_NAME_VARIANT: {
+      const listState: RelationshipListState = state[action.payload.listID] || {};
+      const newListState = setNameVariant(listState, action.payload.itemID, undefined);
+      return Object.assign({}, state, { [action.payload.listID]: newListState });
+    }
+    default: {
+      return state;
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+function setNameVariant(state: RelationshipListState, itemID: string, nameVariant: string) {
+  return Object.assign({}, state, { [itemID]: { nameVariant } });
+}
diff --git a/src/app/shared/object-collection/shared/listable-object/listable-object-component-loader.component.ts b/src/app/shared/object-collection/shared/listable-object/listable-object-component-loader.component.ts
index 648298b0fe..25232efa1d 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/object-collection/shared/listable-object/listable-object-component-loader.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/object-collection/shared/listable-object/listable-object-component-loader.component.ts
@@ -41,6 +41,11 @@ export class ListableObjectComponentLoaderComponent implements OnInit {
    */
   @Input() linkType: CollectionElementLinkType;
 
+  /**
+   * The identifier of the list this element resides in
+   */
+  @Input() listID: string;
+
   /**
    * Directive hook used to place the dynamic child component
    */
@@ -62,6 +67,7 @@ export class ListableObjectComponentLoaderComponent implements OnInit {
     (componentRef.instance as any).object = this.object;
     (componentRef.instance as any).index = this.index;
     (componentRef.instance as any).linkType = this.linkType;
+    (componentRef.instance as any).listID = this.listID;
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/src/app/shared/object-collection/shared/object-collection-element/abstract-listable-element.component.ts b/src/app/shared/object-collection/shared/object-collection-element/abstract-listable-element.component.ts
index c09f7df18c..d27fb331de 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/object-collection/shared/object-collection-element/abstract-listable-element.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/object-collection/shared/object-collection-element/abstract-listable-element.component.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,11 @@ export class AbstractListableElementComponent<T extends ListableObject> {
    */
   @Input() linkType: CollectionElementLinkType;
 
+  /**
+   * The identifier of the list this element resides in
+   */
+  @Input() listID: string;
+
   /**
    * The available link types
    */
diff --git a/src/app/shared/object-list/object-list.component.html b/src/app/shared/object-list/object-list.component.html
index 81243ee0ec..770999b808 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/object-list/object-list.component.html
+++ b/src/app/shared/object-list/object-list.component.html
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
                            (click)="selectRadio(!checked, object)">
                 </ng-container>
               </span>
-            <ds-listable-object-component-loader [object]="object" [viewMode]="viewMode" [index]="i" [context]="context" [linkType]="linkType"></ds-listable-object-component-loader>
+            <ds-listable-object-component-loader [object]="object" [viewMode]="viewMode" [index]="i" [context]="context" [linkType]="linkType" [listID]="selectionConfig?.listId"></ds-listable-object-component-loader>
         </li>
     </ul>
 </ds-pagination>