diff --git a/src/app/core/data/item-request-data.service.ts b/src/app/core/data/item-request-data.service.ts
index ff6025f7ac8..b14921a66e8 100644
--- a/src/app/core/data/item-request-data.service.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/data/item-request-data.service.ts
@@ -50,15 +50,22 @@ export class ItemRequestDataService extends IdentifiableDataService<ItemRequest>
    * Request a copy of an item
    * @param itemRequest
    */
-  requestACopy(itemRequest: ItemRequest): Observable<RemoteData<ItemRequest>> {
+  requestACopy(itemRequest: ItemRequest, captchaToken: string = null): Observable<RemoteData<ItemRequest>> {
     const requestId = this.requestService.generateRequestId();
 
     const href$ = this.getItemRequestEndpoint();
+    
+    const options: HttpOptions = Object.create({});
+    let headers = new HttpHeaders();
+    if (captchaToken) {
+      headers = headers.append('x-recaptcha-token', captchaToken);
+    }
+    options.headers = headers;
 
     href$.pipe(
       find((href: string) => hasValue(href)),
       map((href: string) => {
-        const request = new PostRequest(requestId, href, itemRequest);
+        const request = new PostRequest(requestId, href, itemRequest,options);
         this.requestService.send(request);
       })
     ).subscribe();
diff --git a/src/app/item-page/bitstreams/request-a-copy/bitstream-request-a-copy-page.component.ts b/src/app/item-page/bitstreams/request-a-copy/bitstream-request-a-copy-page.component.ts
index 53c364389ba..d55fa64f812 100644
--- a/src/app/item-page/bitstreams/request-a-copy/bitstream-request-a-copy-page.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/item-page/bitstreams/request-a-copy/bitstream-request-a-copy-page.component.ts
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ export class BitstreamRequestACopyPageComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
  */
   checkboxCheckedSubject$ = new BehaviorSubject<boolean>(false);
   disableUntilChecked = true;
-
+  captchaToken:string;
   captchaVersion(): Observable<string> {
     this.cdRef.detectChanges();
     return this.googleRecaptchaService.captchaVersion();
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ export class BitstreamRequestACopyPageComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
     itemRequest.requestName = this.name.value;
     itemRequest.requestMessage = this.message.value;
 
-    this.itemRequestDataService.requestACopy(itemRequest).pipe(
+    this.itemRequestDataService.requestACopy(itemRequest,this.captchaToken).pipe(
       getFirstCompletedRemoteData()
     ).subscribe((rd) => {
       if (rd.hasSucceeded) {
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ export class BitstreamRequestACopyPageComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
         ).subscribe((token) => {
           if (isNotEmpty(token)) {
             // this.onSubmit();
-
+            this.captchaToken = token;
             this.registrationVerification = true;
 
           } else {