diff --git a/src/app/shared/object-collection/shared/badges/access-status-badge/access-status-badge.component.html b/src/app/shared/object-collection/shared/badges/access-status-badge/access-status-badge.component.html
index a0180a761aa..5b20860684b 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/object-collection/shared/badges/access-status-badge/access-status-badge.component.html
+++ b/src/app/shared/object-collection/shared/badges/access-status-badge/access-status-badge.component.html
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <ng-container *ngIf="showAccessStatus">
   <span *ngIf="accessStatus$ | async as accessStatus">
-    <span class="badge badge-secondary">{{ accessStatus | translate }}</span>
+    <span [class]="'badge badge-secondary access-status-list-element-badge ' + accessStatusClass">{{ accessStatus | translate }}</span>
   </span>
 </ng-container>
diff --git a/src/app/shared/object-collection/shared/badges/access-status-badge/access-status-badge.component.scss b/src/app/shared/object-collection/shared/badges/access-status-badge/access-status-badge.component.scss
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..8b137891791
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/shared/object-collection/shared/badges/access-status-badge/access-status-badge.component.scss
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+
diff --git a/src/app/shared/object-collection/shared/badges/access-status-badge/access-status-badge.component.ts b/src/app/shared/object-collection/shared/badges/access-status-badge/access-status-badge.component.ts
index 2be44669b02..5f27ba4f65d 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/object-collection/shared/badges/access-status-badge/access-status-badge.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/object-collection/shared/badges/access-status-badge/access-status-badge.component.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { Component, Input } from '@angular/core';
 import { catchError, map } from 'rxjs/operators';
-import { Observable, of as observableOf } from 'rxjs';
+import { Observable, of as observableOf, Subscription } from 'rxjs';
 import { AccessStatusObject } from './access-status.model';
 import { hasValue } from '../../../../empty.util';
 import { environment } from 'src/environments/environment';
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@ import { ITEM } from '../../../../../core/shared/item.resource-type';
 
 @Component({
   selector: 'ds-access-status-badge',
-  templateUrl: './access-status-badge.component.html'
+  templateUrl: './access-status-badge.component.html',
+  styleUrls: ['./access-status-badge.component.scss']
 })
 /**
  * Component rendering the access status of an item as a badge
@@ -26,6 +27,16 @@ export class AccessStatusBadgeComponent {
    */
   showAccessStatus: boolean;
 
+  /**
+   * Value based stylesheet class for access status badge
+   */
+  accessStatusClass: string;
+
+  /**
+   * List of subscriptions
+   */
+  subs: Subscription[] = [];
+
   /**
    * Initialize instance variables
    *
@@ -57,5 +68,18 @@ export class AccessStatusBadgeComponent {
       map((status: string) => `access-status.${status.toLowerCase()}.listelement.badge`),
       catchError(() => observableOf('access-status.unknown.listelement.badge'))
     );
+
+    // stylesheet based on the access status value
+    this.subs.push(
+      this.accessStatus$.pipe(
+        map((accessStatusClass: string) => accessStatusClass.replace(/\./g, '-'))
+      ).subscribe((accessStatusClass: string) => {
+        this.accessStatusClass = accessStatusClass;
+      })
+    );
+  }
+
+  ngOnDestroy(): void {
+    this.subs.filter((sub) => hasValue(sub)).forEach((sub) => sub.unsubscribe());
   }
 }