diff --git a/dspace-server-webapp/src/test/java/org/dspace/app/rest/ClarinDiscoveryRestControllerIT.java b/dspace-server-webapp/src/test/java/org/dspace/app/rest/ClarinDiscoveryRestControllerIT.java
index 95051697a462..72b12c7962af 100644
--- a/dspace-server-webapp/src/test/java/org/dspace/app/rest/ClarinDiscoveryRestControllerIT.java
+++ b/dspace-server-webapp/src/test/java/org/dspace/app/rest/ClarinDiscoveryRestControllerIT.java
@@ -984,6 +984,7 @@ public void discoverSearchTest() throws Exception {
                         SearchFilterMatcher.authorFilter(),
                         SearchFilterMatcher.subjectFilter(),
 //                       SearchFilterMatcher.dateIssuedFilter(),
+                        SearchFilterMatcher.publisherFilter(),
                         SearchFilterMatcher.hasContentInOriginalBundleFilter(),
                         SearchFilterMatcher.hasFileNameInOriginalBundleFilter(),
                         SearchFilterMatcher.hasFileDescriptionInOriginalBundleFilter(),
diff --git a/dspace-server-webapp/src/test/java/org/dspace/app/rest/matcher/SearchFilterMatcher.java b/dspace-server-webapp/src/test/java/org/dspace/app/rest/matcher/SearchFilterMatcher.java
index 2d38aeb12968..7700d5291249 100644
--- a/dspace-server-webapp/src/test/java/org/dspace/app/rest/matcher/SearchFilterMatcher.java
+++ b/dspace-server-webapp/src/test/java/org/dspace/app/rest/matcher/SearchFilterMatcher.java
@@ -195,4 +195,15 @@ public static Matcher<? super Object> clarinItemsTypeFilter() {
                 checkOperators()
         );
     }
+
+    public static Matcher<? super Object> publisherFilter() {
+        return allOf(
+                hasJsonPath("$.filter", is("publisher")),
+                hasJsonPath("$.hasFacets", is(false)),
+                hasJsonPath("$.type", is("text")),
+                hasJsonPath("$.openByDefault", is(false)),
+                checkOperators()
+
+        );
+    }
 }
diff --git a/dspace/config/spring/api/discovery.xml b/dspace/config/spring/api/discovery.xml
index 9b8b8351fe55..d40242314260 100644
--- a/dspace/config/spring/api/discovery.xml
+++ b/dspace/config/spring/api/discovery.xml
@@ -200,6 +200,7 @@
                 <ref bean="searchFilterLanguage" />
                 <ref bean="searchFilterItemsCommunity"/>
                 <ref bean="searchFilterType"/>
+                <ref bean="searchFilterPublisher"/>
             </list>
         </property>
         <!--The sort filters for the discovery search-->
@@ -2488,6 +2489,17 @@
         <property name="sortOrderFilterPage" value="COUNT"/>
     </bean>
 
+    <bean id="searchFilterPublisher" class="org.dspace.discovery.configuration.DiscoverySearchFilterFacet">
+        <property name="indexFieldName" value="publisher"/>
+        <property name="metadataFields">
+            <list>
+                <value>dc.publisher</value>
+            </list>
+        </property>
+        <property name="sortOrderSidebar" value="COUNT"/>
+        <property name="sortOrderFilterPage" value="COUNT"/>
+    </bean>
+
     <bean id="searchFilterEntityType" class="org.dspace.discovery.configuration.DiscoverySearchFilterFacet">
         <property name="indexFieldName" value="entityType"/>
         <property name="metadataFields">