diff --git a/src/app/item-page/edit-item-page/item-relationships/edit-item-relationships.service.spec.ts b/src/app/item-page/edit-item-page/item-relationships/edit-item-relationships.service.spec.ts
index e13334348c7..4809a4f7309 100644
--- a/src/app/item-page/edit-item-page/item-relationships/edit-item-relationships.service.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/item-page/edit-item-page/item-relationships/edit-item-relationships.service.spec.ts
@@ -316,25 +316,44 @@ describe('EditItemRelationshipsService', () => {
   describe('relationshipMatchesBothSameTypes', () => {
     it('should return true if both left and right type of the relationship type are the same and match the provided itemtype', (done) => {
       const relationshipType = Object.assign(new RelationshipType(), {
-        leftType: createSuccessfulRemoteDataObject$({ id:  'sameType' }),
+        leftType: createSuccessfulRemoteDataObject$({ id: 'sameType' }),
         rightType: createSuccessfulRemoteDataObject$({ id:'sameType' }),
+        leftwardType: 'isDepartmentOfDivision',
+        rightwardType: 'isDivisionOfDepartment',
       });
       const itemType = Object.assign(new ItemType(), { id: 'sameType' } );
 
-      const result = service.relationshipMatchesBothSameTypes(relationshipType, itemType);
+      const result = service.shouldDisplayBothRelationshipSides(relationshipType, itemType);
       result.subscribe((resultValue) => {
         expect(resultValue).toBeTrue();
         done();
       });
     });
+    it('should return false if both left and right type of the relationship type are the same and match the provided itemtype but the leftwardType & rightwardType is identical', (done) => {
+      const relationshipType = Object.assign(new RelationshipType(), {
+        leftType: createSuccessfulRemoteDataObject$({ id: 'sameType' }),
+        rightType: createSuccessfulRemoteDataObject$({ id: 'sameType' }),
+        leftwardType: 'isOrgUnitOfOrgUnit',
+        rightwardType: 'isOrgUnitOfOrgUnit',
+      });
+      const itemType = Object.assign(new ItemType(), { id: 'sameType' });
+
+      const result = service.shouldDisplayBothRelationshipSides(relationshipType, itemType);
+      result.subscribe((resultValue) => {
+        expect(resultValue).toBeFalse();
+        done();
+      });
+    });
     it('should return false if both left and right type of the relationship type are the same and do not match the provided itemtype', (done) => {
       const relationshipType = Object.assign(new RelationshipType(), {
         leftType: createSuccessfulRemoteDataObject$({ id: 'sameType' }),
         rightType: createSuccessfulRemoteDataObject$({ id: 'sameType' }),
+        leftwardType: 'isDepartmentOfDivision',
+        rightwardType: 'isDivisionOfDepartment',
       });
       const itemType = Object.assign(new ItemType(), { id: 'something-else' } );
 
-      const result = service.relationshipMatchesBothSameTypes(relationshipType, itemType);
+      const result = service.shouldDisplayBothRelationshipSides(relationshipType, itemType);
       result.subscribe((resultValue) => {
         expect(resultValue).toBeFalse();
         done();
@@ -344,10 +363,12 @@ describe('EditItemRelationshipsService', () => {
       const relationshipType = Object.assign(new RelationshipType(), {
         leftType: createSuccessfulRemoteDataObject$({ id: 'leftType' }),
         rightType: createSuccessfulRemoteDataObject$({ id: 'rightType' }),
+        leftwardType: 'isAuthorOfPublication',
+        rightwardType: 'isPublicationOfAuthor',
       });
       const itemType = Object.assign(new ItemType(), { id: 'leftType' } );
 
-      const result = service.relationshipMatchesBothSameTypes(relationshipType, itemType);
+      const result = service.shouldDisplayBothRelationshipSides(relationshipType, itemType);
       result.subscribe((resultValue) => {
         expect(resultValue).toBeFalse();
         done();
diff --git a/src/app/item-page/edit-item-page/item-relationships/edit-item-relationships.service.ts b/src/app/item-page/edit-item-page/item-relationships/edit-item-relationships.service.ts
index 29d0e7fe3a3..e66562fe19e 100644
--- a/src/app/item-page/edit-item-page/item-relationships/edit-item-relationships.service.ts
+++ b/src/app/item-page/edit-item-page/item-relationships/edit-item-relationships.service.ts
@@ -216,10 +216,16 @@ export class EditItemRelationshipsService {
     );
   }
 
-  relationshipMatchesBothSameTypes(relationshipType: RelationshipType, itemType: ItemType): Observable<boolean> {
+  /**
+   * Whether both side of the relationship need to be displayed on the edit relationship page or not.
+   *
+   * @param relationshipType The relationship type
+   * @param itemType         The item type
+   */
+  shouldDisplayBothRelationshipSides(relationshipType: RelationshipType, itemType: ItemType): Observable<boolean> {
     return this.getRelationshipLeftAndRightType(relationshipType).pipe(
       map(([leftType, rightType]: [ItemType, ItemType]) => {
-        return leftType.id === itemType.id && rightType.id === itemType.id;
+        return leftType.id === itemType.id && rightType.id === itemType.id && relationshipType.leftwardType !== relationshipType.rightwardType;
       }),
     );
   }
diff --git a/src/app/item-page/edit-item-page/item-relationships/edit-relationship-list-wrapper/edit-relationship-list-wrapper.component.html b/src/app/item-page/edit-item-page/item-relationships/edit-relationship-list-wrapper/edit-relationship-list-wrapper.component.html
index ec6aa6cef27..6c80d3df4a8 100644
--- a/src/app/item-page/edit-item-page/item-relationships/edit-relationship-list-wrapper/edit-relationship-list-wrapper.component.html
+++ b/src/app/item-page/edit-item-page/item-relationships/edit-relationship-list-wrapper/edit-relationship-list-wrapper.component.html
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<ng-container *ngIf="bothItemsMatchType$ | async">
+<ng-container *ngIf="shouldDisplayBothRelationshipSides$ | async">
     <ds-edit-relationship-list
             [url]="url"
             [item]="item"
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
     ></ds-edit-relationship-list>
 </ng-container>
 
-<ng-container *ngIf="(bothItemsMatchType$ | async) === false">
+<ng-container *ngIf="(shouldDisplayBothRelationshipSides$ | async) === false">
     <ds-edit-relationship-list
             [url]="url"
             [item]="item"
diff --git a/src/app/item-page/edit-item-page/item-relationships/edit-relationship-list-wrapper/edit-relationship-list-wrapper.component.spec.ts b/src/app/item-page/edit-item-page/item-relationships/edit-relationship-list-wrapper/edit-relationship-list-wrapper.component.spec.ts
index 8c3e03add6b..077f6096337 100644
--- a/src/app/item-page/edit-item-page/item-relationships/edit-relationship-list-wrapper/edit-relationship-list-wrapper.component.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/item-page/edit-item-page/item-relationships/edit-relationship-list-wrapper/edit-relationship-list-wrapper.component.spec.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import {
   waitForAsync,
 } from '@angular/core/testing';
 import { By } from '@angular/platform-browser';
+import { cold } from 'jasmine-marbles';
 import { of as observableOf } from 'rxjs';
 
 import { Item } from '../../../../core/shared/item.model';
@@ -42,7 +43,7 @@ describe('EditRelationshipListWrapperComponent', () => {
 
     editItemRelationshipsService = jasmine.createSpyObj('editItemRelationshipsService', {
       isProvidedItemTypeLeftType: observableOf(true),
-      relationshipMatchesBothSameTypes: observableOf(false),
+      shouldDisplayBothRelationshipSides: observableOf(false),
     });
 
 
@@ -82,10 +83,10 @@ describe('EditRelationshipListWrapperComponent', () => {
     });
     it('should set currentItemIsLeftItem$ and bothItemsMatchType$  based on the provided relationshipType, itemType and item', () => {
       expect(editItemRelationshipsService.isProvidedItemTypeLeftType).toHaveBeenCalledWith(relationshipType, leftType, item);
-      expect(editItemRelationshipsService.relationshipMatchesBothSameTypes).toHaveBeenCalledWith(relationshipType, leftType);
+      expect(editItemRelationshipsService.shouldDisplayBothRelationshipSides).toHaveBeenCalledWith(relationshipType, leftType);
 
       expect(comp.currentItemIsLeftItem$.getValue()).toEqual(true);
-      expect(comp.bothItemsMatchType$.getValue()).toEqual(false);
+      expect(comp.shouldDisplayBothRelationshipSides$).toBeObservable(cold('(a|)', { a: false }));
     });
   });
 
@@ -109,7 +110,7 @@ describe('EditRelationshipListWrapperComponent', () => {
 
   describe('when the current item is both left and right', () => {
     it('should render two relationship list sections', () => {
-      (editItemRelationshipsService.relationshipMatchesBothSameTypes as jasmine.Spy).and.returnValue(observableOf(true));
+      (editItemRelationshipsService.shouldDisplayBothRelationshipSides as jasmine.Spy).and.returnValue(observableOf(true));
       comp.ngOnInit();
       fixture.detectChanges();
 
diff --git a/src/app/item-page/edit-item-page/item-relationships/edit-relationship-list-wrapper/edit-relationship-list-wrapper.component.ts b/src/app/item-page/edit-item-page/item-relationships/edit-relationship-list-wrapper/edit-relationship-list-wrapper.component.ts
index f2cb790ff8d..943a1475462 100644
--- a/src/app/item-page/edit-item-page/item-relationships/edit-relationship-list-wrapper/edit-relationship-list-wrapper.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/item-page/edit-item-page/item-relationships/edit-relationship-list-wrapper/edit-relationship-list-wrapper.component.ts
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ export class EditRelationshipListWrapperComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
 
   isRightItem$ = new BehaviorSubject(false);
 
-  bothItemsMatchType$: BehaviorSubject<boolean> = new BehaviorSubject(undefined);
+  shouldDisplayBothRelationshipSides$: Observable<boolean>;
 
   /**
    * Array to track all subscriptions and unsubscribe them onDestroy
@@ -99,10 +99,7 @@ export class EditRelationshipListWrapperComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
         this.currentItemIsLeftItem$.next(nextValue);
       }));
 
-    this.subs.push(this.editItemRelationshipsService.relationshipMatchesBothSameTypes(this.relationshipType, this.itemType)
-      .subscribe((nextValue: boolean) => {
-        this.bothItemsMatchType$.next(nextValue);
-      }));
+    this.shouldDisplayBothRelationshipSides$ = this.editItemRelationshipsService.shouldDisplayBothRelationshipSides(this.relationshipType, this.itemType);
   }
 
 
diff --git a/src/app/item-page/edit-item-page/item-relationships/edit-relationship/edit-relationship.component.ts b/src/app/item-page/edit-item-page/item-relationships/edit-relationship/edit-relationship.component.ts
index 97cfb7a16bb..f79d0ee0d1d 100644
--- a/src/app/item-page/edit-item-page/item-relationships/edit-relationship/edit-relationship.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/item-page/edit-item-page/item-relationships/edit-relationship/edit-relationship.component.ts
@@ -131,9 +131,7 @@ export class EditRelationshipComponent implements OnChanges {
         this.leftItem$,
         this.rightItem$,
       ]).pipe(
-        map((items: Item[]) =>
-          items.find((item) => item.uuid !== this.editItem.uuid),
-        ),
+        map(([leftItem, rightItem]: [Item, Item]) => leftItem.uuid === this.editItem.uuid ? rightItem : leftItem),
         take(1),
       ).subscribe((relatedItem) => {
         this.relatedItem$.next(relatedItem);