diff --git a/src/app/core/shared/context.model.ts b/src/app/core/shared/context.model.ts
index b4c02bee634..df1e80e00b2 100644
--- a/src/app/core/shared/context.model.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/shared/context.model.ts
@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@ export enum Context {
   SideBarSearchModal = 'sideBarSearchModal',
   SideBarSearchModalCurrent = 'sideBarSearchModalCurrent',
 
+  ScopeSelectorModal = 'scopeSelectorModal',
+  ScopeSelectorModalCurrent = 'scopeSelectorModalCurrent',
+
   /** The MyDSpace* Context values below are used for badge display in MyDSpace. */
   MyDSpaceArchived = 'mydspaceArchived',
   MyDSpaceWorkspace = 'mydspaceWorkspace',
diff --git a/src/app/entity-groups/journal-entities/item-list-elements/sidebar-search-list-elements/journal-issue/journal-issue-sidebar-search-list-element.component.ts b/src/app/entity-groups/journal-entities/item-list-elements/sidebar-search-list-elements/journal-issue/journal-issue-sidebar-search-list-element.component.ts
index 84764e9e600..733cadf0c57 100644
--- a/src/app/entity-groups/journal-entities/item-list-elements/sidebar-search-list-elements/journal-issue/journal-issue-sidebar-search-list-element.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/entity-groups/journal-entities/item-list-elements/sidebar-search-list-elements/journal-issue/journal-issue-sidebar-search-list-element.component.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ import { isNotEmpty } from '../../../../../shared/empty.util';
 
 @listableObjectComponent('JournalIssueSearchResult', ViewMode.ListElement, Context.SideBarSearchModal)
 @listableObjectComponent('JournalIssueSearchResult', ViewMode.ListElement, Context.SideBarSearchModalCurrent)
+@listableObjectComponent('JournalIssueSearchResult', ViewMode.ListElement, Context.ScopeSelectorModal)
+@listableObjectComponent('JournalIssueSearchResult', ViewMode.ListElement, Context.ScopeSelectorModalCurrent)
 @Component({
   selector: 'ds-journal-issue-sidebar-search-list-element',
   templateUrl: '../../../../../shared/object-list/sidebar-search-list-element/sidebar-search-list-element.component.html'
diff --git a/src/app/entity-groups/journal-entities/item-list-elements/sidebar-search-list-elements/journal-volume/journal-volume-sidebar-search-list-element.component.ts b/src/app/entity-groups/journal-entities/item-list-elements/sidebar-search-list-elements/journal-volume/journal-volume-sidebar-search-list-element.component.ts
index 7af5487f402..cebb3c15420 100644
--- a/src/app/entity-groups/journal-entities/item-list-elements/sidebar-search-list-elements/journal-volume/journal-volume-sidebar-search-list-element.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/entity-groups/journal-entities/item-list-elements/sidebar-search-list-elements/journal-volume/journal-volume-sidebar-search-list-element.component.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ import { isNotEmpty } from '../../../../../shared/empty.util';
 
 @listableObjectComponent('JournalVolumeSearchResult', ViewMode.ListElement, Context.SideBarSearchModal)
 @listableObjectComponent('JournalVolumeSearchResult', ViewMode.ListElement, Context.SideBarSearchModalCurrent)
+@listableObjectComponent('JournalVolumeSearchResult', ViewMode.ListElement, Context.ScopeSelectorModal)
+@listableObjectComponent('JournalVolumeSearchResult', ViewMode.ListElement, Context.ScopeSelectorModalCurrent)
 @Component({
   selector: 'ds-journal-volume-sidebar-search-list-element',
   templateUrl: '../../../../../shared/object-list/sidebar-search-list-element/sidebar-search-list-element.component.html'
diff --git a/src/app/entity-groups/journal-entities/item-list-elements/sidebar-search-list-elements/journal/journal-sidebar-search-list-element.component.ts b/src/app/entity-groups/journal-entities/item-list-elements/sidebar-search-list-elements/journal/journal-sidebar-search-list-element.component.ts
index 4a26b293d9b..a3cdaf24a37 100644
--- a/src/app/entity-groups/journal-entities/item-list-elements/sidebar-search-list-elements/journal/journal-sidebar-search-list-element.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/entity-groups/journal-entities/item-list-elements/sidebar-search-list-elements/journal/journal-sidebar-search-list-element.component.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ import { isNotEmpty } from '../../../../../shared/empty.util';
 
 @listableObjectComponent('JournalSearchResult', ViewMode.ListElement, Context.SideBarSearchModal)
 @listableObjectComponent('JournalSearchResult', ViewMode.ListElement, Context.SideBarSearchModalCurrent)
+@listableObjectComponent('JournalSearchResult', ViewMode.ListElement, Context.ScopeSelectorModal)
+@listableObjectComponent('JournalSearchResult', ViewMode.ListElement, Context.ScopeSelectorModalCurrent)
 @Component({
   selector: 'ds-journal-sidebar-search-list-element',
   templateUrl: '../../../../../shared/object-list/sidebar-search-list-element/sidebar-search-list-element.component.html'
diff --git a/src/app/entity-groups/research-entities/item-list-elements/sidebar-search-list-elements/org-unit/org-unit-sidebar-search-list-element.component.ts b/src/app/entity-groups/research-entities/item-list-elements/sidebar-search-list-elements/org-unit/org-unit-sidebar-search-list-element.component.ts
index 25ff6181b2d..e745e286dee 100644
--- a/src/app/entity-groups/research-entities/item-list-elements/sidebar-search-list-elements/org-unit/org-unit-sidebar-search-list-element.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/entity-groups/research-entities/item-list-elements/sidebar-search-list-elements/org-unit/org-unit-sidebar-search-list-element.component.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ import { Item } from '../../../../../core/shared/item.model';
 
 @listableObjectComponent('OrgUnitSearchResult', ViewMode.ListElement, Context.SideBarSearchModal)
 @listableObjectComponent('OrgUnitSearchResult', ViewMode.ListElement, Context.SideBarSearchModalCurrent)
+@listableObjectComponent('OrgUnitSearchResult', ViewMode.ListElement, Context.ScopeSelectorModal)
+@listableObjectComponent('OrgUnitSearchResult', ViewMode.ListElement, Context.ScopeSelectorModalCurrent)
 @Component({
   selector: 'ds-org-unit-sidebar-search-list-element',
   templateUrl: '../../../../../shared/object-list/sidebar-search-list-element/sidebar-search-list-element.component.html'
diff --git a/src/app/entity-groups/research-entities/item-list-elements/sidebar-search-list-elements/person/person-sidebar-search-list-element.component.ts b/src/app/entity-groups/research-entities/item-list-elements/sidebar-search-list-elements/person/person-sidebar-search-list-element.component.ts
index edae6c9ec9b..98a0fd8596a 100644
--- a/src/app/entity-groups/research-entities/item-list-elements/sidebar-search-list-elements/person/person-sidebar-search-list-element.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/entity-groups/research-entities/item-list-elements/sidebar-search-list-elements/person/person-sidebar-search-list-element.component.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ import { DSONameService } from '../../../../../core/breadcrumbs/dso-name.service
 
 @listableObjectComponent('PersonSearchResult', ViewMode.ListElement, Context.SideBarSearchModal)
 @listableObjectComponent('PersonSearchResult', ViewMode.ListElement, Context.SideBarSearchModalCurrent)
+@listableObjectComponent('PersonSearchResult', ViewMode.ListElement, Context.ScopeSelectorModal)
+@listableObjectComponent('PersonSearchResult', ViewMode.ListElement, Context.ScopeSelectorModalCurrent)
 @Component({
   selector: 'ds-person-sidebar-search-list-element',
   templateUrl: '../../../../../shared/object-list/sidebar-search-list-element/sidebar-search-list-element.component.html'
diff --git a/src/app/entity-groups/research-entities/item-list-elements/sidebar-search-list-elements/project/project-sidebar-search-list-element.component.ts b/src/app/entity-groups/research-entities/item-list-elements/sidebar-search-list-elements/project/project-sidebar-search-list-element.component.ts
index 6fbb9d26fc0..233216f2064 100644
--- a/src/app/entity-groups/research-entities/item-list-elements/sidebar-search-list-elements/project/project-sidebar-search-list-element.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/entity-groups/research-entities/item-list-elements/sidebar-search-list-elements/project/project-sidebar-search-list-element.component.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ import { Item } from '../../../../../core/shared/item.model';
 
 @listableObjectComponent('ProjectSearchResult', ViewMode.ListElement, Context.SideBarSearchModal)
 @listableObjectComponent('ProjectSearchResult', ViewMode.ListElement, Context.SideBarSearchModalCurrent)
+@listableObjectComponent('ProjectSearchResult', ViewMode.ListElement, Context.ScopeSelectorModal)
+@listableObjectComponent('ProjectSearchResult', ViewMode.ListElement, Context.ScopeSelectorModalCurrent)
 @Component({
   selector: 'ds-project-sidebar-search-list-element',
   templateUrl: '../../../../../shared/object-list/sidebar-search-list-element/sidebar-search-list-element.component.html'
diff --git a/src/app/shared/dso-selector/dso-selector/dso-selector.component.ts b/src/app/shared/dso-selector/dso-selector/dso-selector.component.ts
index 503e4c44129..1b72861de63 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/dso-selector/dso-selector/dso-selector.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/dso-selector/dso-selector/dso-selector.component.ts
@@ -60,6 +60,12 @@ export class DSOSelectorComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
    * The view mode of the listed objects
    */
   viewMode = ViewMode.ListElement;
+
+  /**
+   * The current context
+   */
+  @Input() context: Context;
+
   /**
    * The initially selected DSO's uuid
    */
@@ -266,7 +272,14 @@ export class DSOSelectorComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
   /**
    * Get the context for element with the given id
    */
-  getContext(id: string) {
+  getContext(id: string): Context {
+    if (this.context === Context.ScopeSelectorModal) {
+      if (id === this.currentDSOId) {
+        return Context.ScopeSelectorModalCurrent;
+      } else {
+        return Context.ScopeSelectorModal;
+      }
+    }
     if (id === this.currentDSOId) {
       return Context.SideBarSearchModalCurrent;
     } else {
diff --git a/src/app/shared/object-list/sidebar-search-list-element/collection/collection-sidebar-search-list-element.component.ts b/src/app/shared/object-list/sidebar-search-list-element/collection/collection-sidebar-search-list-element.component.ts
index 13703240f43..b94b3766c3b 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/object-list/sidebar-search-list-element/collection/collection-sidebar-search-list-element.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/object-list/sidebar-search-list-element/collection/collection-sidebar-search-list-element.component.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ import { SidebarSearchListElementComponent } from '../sidebar-search-list-elemen
 
 @listableObjectComponent(CollectionSearchResult, ViewMode.ListElement, Context.SideBarSearchModal)
 @listableObjectComponent(CollectionSearchResult, ViewMode.ListElement, Context.SideBarSearchModalCurrent)
+@listableObjectComponent(CollectionSearchResult, ViewMode.ListElement, Context.ScopeSelectorModal)
+@listableObjectComponent(CollectionSearchResult, ViewMode.ListElement, Context.ScopeSelectorModalCurrent)
 @Component({
   selector: 'ds-collection-sidebar-search-list-element',
   templateUrl: '../sidebar-search-list-element.component.html'
diff --git a/src/app/shared/object-list/sidebar-search-list-element/community/community-sidebar-search-list-element.component.ts b/src/app/shared/object-list/sidebar-search-list-element/community/community-sidebar-search-list-element.component.ts
index 14c8ec09cd7..b50e2c69804 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/object-list/sidebar-search-list-element/community/community-sidebar-search-list-element.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/object-list/sidebar-search-list-element/community/community-sidebar-search-list-element.component.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ import { Community } from '../../../../core/shared/community.model';
 
 @listableObjectComponent(CommunitySearchResult, ViewMode.ListElement, Context.SideBarSearchModal)
 @listableObjectComponent(CommunitySearchResult, ViewMode.ListElement, Context.SideBarSearchModalCurrent)
+@listableObjectComponent(CommunitySearchResult, ViewMode.ListElement, Context.ScopeSelectorModal)
+@listableObjectComponent(CommunitySearchResult, ViewMode.ListElement, Context.ScopeSelectorModalCurrent)
 @Component({
   selector: 'ds-collection-sidebar-search-list-element',
   templateUrl: '../sidebar-search-list-element.component.html'
diff --git a/src/app/shared/object-list/sidebar-search-list-element/item-types/publication/publication-sidebar-search-list-element.component.ts b/src/app/shared/object-list/sidebar-search-list-element/item-types/publication/publication-sidebar-search-list-element.component.ts
index 0822accc501..f77263df400 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/object-list/sidebar-search-list-element/item-types/publication/publication-sidebar-search-list-element.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/object-list/sidebar-search-list-element/item-types/publication/publication-sidebar-search-list-element.component.ts
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ import { SidebarSearchListElementComponent } from '../../sidebar-search-list-ele
 
 @listableObjectComponent('PublicationSearchResult', ViewMode.ListElement, Context.SideBarSearchModal)
 @listableObjectComponent('PublicationSearchResult', ViewMode.ListElement, Context.SideBarSearchModalCurrent)
-@listableObjectComponent(ItemSearchResult, ViewMode.ListElement, Context.SideBarSearchModal)
-@listableObjectComponent(ItemSearchResult, ViewMode.ListElement, Context.SideBarSearchModalCurrent)
+@listableObjectComponent(ItemSearchResult, ViewMode.ListElement, Context.ScopeSelectorModal)
+@listableObjectComponent(ItemSearchResult, ViewMode.ListElement, Context.ScopeSelectorModalCurrent)
 @Component({
   selector: 'ds-publication-sidebar-search-list-element',
   templateUrl: '../../sidebar-search-list-element.component.html'
diff --git a/src/app/shared/search-form/scope-selector-modal/scope-selector-modal.component.html b/src/app/shared/search-form/scope-selector-modal/scope-selector-modal.component.html
index 013274320b2..7dbc6b5a972 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/search-form/scope-selector-modal/scope-selector-modal.component.html
+++ b/src/app/shared/search-form/scope-selector-modal/scope-selector-modal.component.html
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ <h3 class="position-relative py-1 my-3 font-weight-normal">
         </h3>
 
         <h5 class="px-2">{{'dso-selector.' + action + '.' + objectType.toString().toLowerCase() + '.input-header' | translate}}</h5>
-        <ds-dso-selector [currentDSOId]="dsoRD?.payload.uuid" [types]="selectorTypes" [sort]="defaultSort" (onSelect)="selectObject($event)"></ds-dso-selector>
+        <ds-dso-selector [context]="Context.ScopeSelectorModal" [currentDSOId]="dsoRD?.payload.uuid"
+                         [types]="selectorTypes" [sort]="defaultSort" (onSelect)="selectObject($event)">
+        </ds-dso-selector>
     </div>
 </div>
diff --git a/src/app/shared/search-form/scope-selector-modal/scope-selector-modal.component.ts b/src/app/shared/search-form/scope-selector-modal/scope-selector-modal.component.ts
index 3301435956e..04051571474 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/search-form/scope-selector-modal/scope-selector-modal.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/search-form/scope-selector-modal/scope-selector-modal.component.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import { DSOSelectorModalWrapperComponent, SelectorActionType } from '../../dso-
 import { DSpaceObject } from '../../../core/shared/dspace-object.model';
 import { SortDirection, SortOptions } from '../../../core/cache/models/sort-options.model';
 import { environment } from '../../../../environments/environment';
+import { Context } from '../../../core/shared/context.model';
 
 /**
  * Component to wrap a button - to select the entire repository -
@@ -19,6 +20,9 @@ import { environment } from '../../../../environments/environment';
   templateUrl: './scope-selector-modal.component.html',
 })
 export class ScopeSelectorModalComponent extends DSOSelectorModalWrapperComponent implements OnInit {
+
+  readonly Context = Context;
+
   objectType = DSpaceObjectType.COMMUNITY;
   /**
    * The types of DSO that can be selected from this list