diff --git a/src/app/shared/mocks/dso-name.service.mock.ts b/src/app/shared/mocks/dso-name.service.mock.ts
index 1e3280ce8d..cf3cf5466b 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/mocks/dso-name.service.mock.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/mocks/dso-name.service.mock.ts
@@ -9,11 +9,19 @@ export class DSONameServiceMock {
 
   public getHitHighlights(object: any, dso: DSpaceObject) {
     if (object.hitHighlights && object.hitHighlights['dc.title']) {
-      return object.hitHighlights['dc.title'][0];
+      return object.hitHighlights['dc.title'][0].value;
     } else if (object.hitHighlights && object.hitHighlights['organization.legalName']) {
-      return object.hitHighlights['organization.legalName'][0];
+      return object.hitHighlights['organization.legalName'][0].value;
     } else if (object.hitHighlights && (object.hitHighlights['person.familyName'] || object.hitHighlights['person.givenName'])) {
-      return `${object.hitHighlights['person.familyName'][0] || ''}, ${object.hitHighlights['person.givenName'][0] || ''}`;
+      if (object.hitHighlights['person.familyName'] && object.hitHighlights['person.givenName']) {
+        return `${object.hitHighlights['person.familyName'][0].value}, ${object.hitHighlights['person.givenName'][0].value}`;
+      }
+      if (object.hitHighlights['person.familyName']) {
+        return `${object.hitHighlights['person.familyName'][0].value}`;
+      }
+      if (object.hitHighlights['person.givenName']) {
+        return `${object.hitHighlights['person.givenName'][0].value}`;
+      }
     }
     return UNDEFINED_NAME;
   }
diff --git a/src/app/shared/object-grid/search-result-grid-element/item-search-result/item/item-search-result-grid-element.component.spec.ts b/src/app/shared/object-grid/search-result-grid-element/item-search-result/item/item-search-result-grid-element.component.spec.ts
index f25937df34..dc42b033d8 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/object-grid/search-result-grid-element/item-search-result/item/item-search-result-grid-element.component.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/object-grid/search-result-grid-element/item-search-result/item/item-search-result-grid-element.component.spec.ts
@@ -31,7 +31,9 @@ mockItemWithMetadata.hitHighlights = {};
 const dcTitle = 'This is just another <em>title</em>';
 mockItemWithMetadata.indexableObject = Object.assign(new Item(), {
   hitHighlights: {
-    'dc.title': [dcTitle],
+    'dc.title': [{
+      value: dcTitle
+    }],
   },
   bundles: createSuccessfulRemoteDataObject$(buildPaginatedList(new PageInfo(), [])),
   metadata: {
@@ -61,6 +63,114 @@ mockItemWithMetadata.indexableObject = Object.assign(new Item(), {
     ]
   }
 });
+const mockPerson: ItemSearchResult = Object.assign(new ItemSearchResult(), {
+  hitHighlights: {
+    'person.familyName': [{
+      value: '<em>Michel</em>'
+    }],
+  },
+  indexableObject:
+    Object.assign(new Item(), {
+      bundles: createSuccessfulRemoteDataObject$(buildPaginatedList(new PageInfo(), [])),
+      entityType: 'Person',
+      metadata: {
+        'dc.title': [
+          {
+            language: 'en_US',
+            value: 'This is just another title'
+          }
+        ],
+        'dc.contributor.author': [
+          {
+            language: 'en_US',
+            value: 'Smith, Donald'
+          }
+        ],
+        'dc.publisher': [
+          {
+            language: 'en_US',
+            value: 'a publisher'
+          }
+        ],
+        'dc.date.issued': [
+          {
+            language: 'en_US',
+            value: '2015-06-26'
+          }
+        ],
+        'dc.description.abstract': [
+          {
+            language: 'en_US',
+            value: 'This is the abstract'
+          }
+        ],
+        'dspace.entity.type': [
+          {
+            value: 'Person'
+          }
+        ],
+        'person.familyName': [
+          {
+            value: 'Michel'
+          }
+        ]
+      }
+    })
+});
+const mockOrgUnit: ItemSearchResult = Object.assign(new ItemSearchResult(), {
+  hitHighlights: {
+    'organization.legalName': [{
+      value: '<em>Science</em>'
+    }],
+  },
+  indexableObject:
+    Object.assign(new Item(), {
+      bundles: createSuccessfulRemoteDataObject$(buildPaginatedList(new PageInfo(), [])),
+      entityType: 'OrgUnit',
+      metadata: {
+        'dc.title': [
+          {
+            language: 'en_US',
+            value: 'This is just another title'
+          }
+        ],
+        'dc.contributor.author': [
+          {
+            language: 'en_US',
+            value: 'Smith, Donald'
+          }
+        ],
+        'dc.publisher': [
+          {
+            language: 'en_US',
+            value: 'a publisher'
+          }
+        ],
+        'dc.date.issued': [
+          {
+            language: 'en_US',
+            value: '2015-06-26'
+          }
+        ],
+        'dc.description.abstract': [
+          {
+            language: 'en_US',
+            value: 'This is the abstract'
+          }
+        ],
+        'organization.legalName': [
+          {
+            value: 'Science'
+          }
+        ],
+        'dspace.entity.type': [
+          {
+            value: 'OrgUnit'
+          }
+        ]
+      }
+    })
+});
 
 const mockItemWithoutMetadata: ItemSearchResult = new ItemSearchResult();
 mockItemWithoutMetadata.hitHighlights = {};
@@ -169,6 +279,30 @@ export function getEntityGridElementTestComponent(component, searchResultWithMet
           expect(titleField.nativeNode.innerHTML).toEqual(dcTitle);
         });
       });
+
+      describe('When the item is Person and has title', () => {
+        beforeEach(() => {
+          comp.object = mockPerson;
+          fixture.detectChanges();
+        });
+
+        it('should show highlighted title', () => {
+          const titleField = fixture.debugElement.query(By.css('.card-title'));
+          expect(titleField.nativeNode.innerHTML).toEqual('<em>Michel</em>');
+        });
+      });
+
+      describe('When the item is orgUnit and has title', () => {
+        beforeEach(() => {
+          comp.object = mockOrgUnit;
+          fixture.detectChanges();
+        });
+
+        it('should show highlighted title', () => {
+          const titleField = fixture.debugElement.query(By.css('.card-title'));
+          expect(titleField.nativeNode.innerHTML).toEqual('<em>Science</em>');
+        });
+      });
     });
   };
 }
diff --git a/src/app/shared/object-list/search-result-list-element/item-search-result/item-types/item/item-search-result-list-element.component.spec.ts b/src/app/shared/object-list/search-result-list-element/item-search-result/item-types/item/item-search-result-list-element.component.spec.ts
index 0d7c2cbc58..7665b7d64e 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/object-list/search-result-list-element/item-search-result/item-types/item/item-search-result-list-element.component.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/object-list/search-result-list-element/item-search-result/item-types/item/item-search-result-list-element.component.spec.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,9 @@ let fixture: ComponentFixture<ItemSearchResultListElementComponent>;
 const dcTitle = 'This is just another <em>title</em>';
 const mockItemWithMetadata: ItemSearchResult = Object.assign(new ItemSearchResult(), {
   hitHighlights: {
-    'dc.title': [dcTitle],
+    'dc.title': [{
+      value: dcTitle
+    }],
   },
   indexableObject:
     Object.assign(new Item(), {
@@ -25,7 +27,7 @@ const mockItemWithMetadata: ItemSearchResult = Object.assign(new ItemSearchResul
         'dc.title': [
           {
             language: 'en_US',
-            value: 'This is just another title'
+            value: dcTitle
           }
         ],
         'dc.contributor.author': [
@@ -62,7 +64,114 @@ const mockItemWithoutMetadata: ItemSearchResult = Object.assign(new ItemSearchRe
       metadata: {}
     })
 });
-
+const mockPerson: ItemSearchResult = Object.assign(new ItemSearchResult(), {
+  hitHighlights: {
+    'person.familyName': [{
+      value: '<em>Michel</em>'
+    }],
+  },
+  indexableObject:
+    Object.assign(new Item(), {
+      bundles: observableOf({}),
+      entityType: 'Person',
+      metadata: {
+        'dc.title': [
+          {
+            language: 'en_US',
+            value: 'This is just another title'
+          }
+        ],
+        'dc.contributor.author': [
+          {
+            language: 'en_US',
+            value: 'Smith, Donald'
+          }
+        ],
+        'dc.publisher': [
+          {
+            language: 'en_US',
+            value: 'a publisher'
+          }
+        ],
+        'dc.date.issued': [
+          {
+            language: 'en_US',
+            value: '2015-06-26'
+          }
+        ],
+        'dc.description.abstract': [
+          {
+            language: 'en_US',
+            value: 'This is the abstract'
+          }
+        ],
+        'person.familyName': [
+          {
+            value: 'Michel'
+          }
+        ],
+        'dspace.entity.type': [
+          {
+            value: 'Person'
+          }
+        ]
+      }
+    })
+});
+const mockOrgUnit: ItemSearchResult = Object.assign(new ItemSearchResult(), {
+  hitHighlights: {
+    'organization.legalName': [{
+      value: '<em>Science</em>'
+    }],
+  },
+  indexableObject:
+    Object.assign(new Item(), {
+      bundles: observableOf({}),
+      entityType: 'OrgUnit',
+      metadata: {
+        'dc.title': [
+          {
+            language: 'en_US',
+            value: 'This is just another title'
+          }
+        ],
+        'dc.contributor.author': [
+          {
+            language: 'en_US',
+            value: 'Smith, Donald'
+          }
+        ],
+        'dc.publisher': [
+          {
+            language: 'en_US',
+            value: 'a publisher'
+          }
+        ],
+        'dc.date.issued': [
+          {
+            language: 'en_US',
+            value: '2015-06-26'
+          }
+        ],
+        'dc.description.abstract': [
+          {
+            language: 'en_US',
+            value: 'This is the abstract'
+          }
+        ],
+        'organization.legalName': [
+          {
+            value: 'Science'
+          }
+        ],
+        'dspace.entity.type': [
+          {
+            value: 'OrgUnit'
+          }
+        ]
+      }
+    })
+});
 const environmentUseThumbs = {
   browseBy: {
     showThumbnails: true
@@ -220,6 +329,30 @@ describe('ItemSearchResultListElementComponent', () => {
     });
   });
 
+  describe('When the item is Person and has title', () => {
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      publicationListElementComponent.object = mockPerson;
+      fixture.detectChanges();
+    });
+
+    it('should show highlighted title', () => {
+      const titleField = fixture.debugElement.query(By.css('.item-list-title'));
+      expect(titleField.nativeNode.innerHTML).toEqual('<em>Michel</em>');
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('When the item is orgUnit and has title', () => {
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      publicationListElementComponent.object = mockOrgUnit;
+      fixture.detectChanges();
+    });
+
+    it('should show highlighted title', () => {
+      const titleField = fixture.debugElement.query(By.css('.item-list-title'));
+      expect(titleField.nativeNode.innerHTML).toEqual('<em>Science</em>');
+    });
+  });
+
   describe('When the item has no title', () => {
     beforeEach(() => {
       publicationListElementComponent.object = mockItemWithoutMetadata;