diff --git a/src/app/breadcrumbs/breadcrumb/truncate-breadcrumb-item-characters.pipe.ts b/src/app/breadcrumbs/breadcrumb/truncate-breadcrumb-item-characters.pipe.ts
index edd6bcdb4d5..ebfade6f89f 100644
--- a/src/app/breadcrumbs/breadcrumb/truncate-breadcrumb-item-characters.pipe.ts
+++ b/src/app/breadcrumbs/breadcrumb/truncate-breadcrumb-item-characters.pipe.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ export class TruncateBreadcrumbItemCharactersPipe implements PipeTransform {
    * The maximum number of characters to display in a breadcrumb item
    * @type {number}
    */
-  readonly charLimit: number = environment.breadcrumbCharLimit;
+  readonly charLimit: number = environment.layout.breadcrumbs.charLimit;
 
   /**
    * Truncates the text based on the configured char number allowed per breadcrumb element.
diff --git a/src/config/default-app-config.ts b/src/config/default-app-config.ts
index c4a65f1bb3e..bb4f5740a74 100644
--- a/src/config/default-app-config.ts
+++ b/src/config/default-app-config.ts
@@ -511,23 +511,23 @@ export class DefaultAppConfig implements AppConfig {
     urn: [
       {
         name: 'doi',
-        baseUrl: 'https://doi.org/'
+        baseUrl: 'https://doi.org/',
       },
       {
         name: 'hdl',
-        baseUrl: 'https://hdl.handle.net/'
+        baseUrl: 'https://hdl.handle.net/',
       },
       {
         name: 'scopus',
-        baseUrl: 'https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId='
+        baseUrl: 'https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=',
       },
       {
         name: 'researcherid',
-        baseUrl: 'http://www.researcherid.com/rid/'
+        baseUrl: 'http://www.researcherid.com/rid/',
       },
       {
         name: 'mailto',
-        baseUrl: 'mailto:'
+        baseUrl: 'mailto:',
       }
     ],
     crisRef: [
@@ -536,7 +536,7 @@ export class DefaultAppConfig implements AppConfig {
         entityStyle: {
           default: {
             icon: 'fa fa-info',
-            style: 'text-info'
+            style: 'text-info',
           }
         }
       },
@@ -545,7 +545,7 @@ export class DefaultAppConfig implements AppConfig {
         entityStyle: {
           default: {
             icon: 'fa fa-user',
-            style: 'text-info'
+            style: 'text-info',
           }
         }
       },
@@ -554,7 +554,7 @@ export class DefaultAppConfig implements AppConfig {
         entityStyle: {
           default: {
             icon: 'fa fa-university',
-            style: 'text-info'
+            style: 'text-info',
           }
         }
       },
@@ -563,7 +563,7 @@ export class DefaultAppConfig implements AppConfig {
         entityStyle: {
           default: {
             icon: 'fas fa-project-diagram',
-            style: 'text-info'
+            style: 'text-info',
           }
         }
       }
@@ -573,18 +573,18 @@ export class DefaultAppConfig implements AppConfig {
     },
     itemPage: {
       OrgUnit: {
-        orientation: 'vertical'
+        orientation: 'vertical',
       },
       Project: {
-        orientation: 'vertical'
+        orientation: 'vertical',
       },
       default: {
-        orientation: 'horizontal'
+        orientation: 'horizontal',
       },
     },
     metadataBox: {
       defaultMetadataLabelColStyle: 'col-3',
-      defaultMetadataValueColStyle: 'col-9'
+      defaultMetadataValueColStyle: 'col-9',
     },
     collectionsBox: {
       defaultCollectionsLabelColStyle: 'col-3 font-weight-bold',
@@ -597,6 +597,9 @@ export class DefaultAppConfig implements AppConfig {
     navbar: {
       // If true, show the "Community and Collections" link in the navbar; otherwise, show it in the admin sidebar
       showCommunityCollection: true,
+    },
+    breadcrumbs: {
+      charLimit: 10,
     }
   };
 
@@ -605,17 +608,17 @@ export class DefaultAppConfig implements AppConfig {
       {
         value: 0,
         icon: 'fa fa-globe',
-        color: 'green'
+        color: 'green',
       },
       {
         value: 1,
         icon: 'fa fa-key',
-        color: 'orange'
+        color: 'orange',
       },
       {
         value: 2,
         icon: 'fa fa-lock',
-        color: 'red'
+        color: 'red',
       }
     ]
   };
@@ -730,11 +733,12 @@ export class DefaultAppConfig implements AppConfig {
         name: 'checksum',
         type: AdvancedAttachmentElementType.Attribute,
       }
-    ]
+    ],
   };
 
   searchResult: SearchResultConfig = {
     additionalMetadataFields: [],
     authorMetadata: ['dc.contributor.author', 'dc.creator', 'dc.contributor.*'],
   };
+
 }
diff --git a/src/config/layout-config.interfaces.ts b/src/config/layout-config.interfaces.ts
index b5f293800c1..88e52ac54fd 100644
--- a/src/config/layout-config.interfaces.ts
+++ b/src/config/layout-config.interfaces.ts
@@ -38,6 +38,10 @@ export interface NavbarConfig extends Config {
   showCommunityCollection: boolean;
 }
 
+export interface BreadcrumbsConfig extends Config {
+  charLimit: number;
+}
+
 export interface CrisItemPageConfig extends Config {
   [entity: string]: CrisLayoutTypeConfig;
   default: CrisLayoutTypeConfig;
@@ -59,6 +63,7 @@ export interface CrisLayoutConfig extends Config {
 
 export interface LayoutConfig extends Config {
   navbar: NavbarConfig;
+  breadcrumbs: BreadcrumbsConfig;
 }
 
 export interface SuggestionConfig extends Config {
diff --git a/src/environments/environment.test.ts b/src/environments/environment.test.ts
index 7e5f5c280f6..ee4912c49a0 100644
--- a/src/environments/environment.test.ts
+++ b/src/environments/environment.test.ts
@@ -421,7 +421,10 @@ export const environment: BuildConfig = {
     navbar: {
       // If true, show the "Community and Collections" link in the navbar; otherwise, show it in the admin sidebar
       showCommunityCollection: true,
-    }
+    },
+    breadcrumbs: {
+      charLimit: 10,
+    },
   },
   security: {
     levels: [
@@ -553,4 +556,5 @@ export const environment: BuildConfig = {
     ],
     authorMetadata: ['dc.contributor.author', 'dc.contributor.editor', 'dc.contributor.contributor', 'dc.creator'],
   },
+
 };