diff --git a/src/app/item-page/simple/item-page.component.html b/src/app/item-page/simple/item-page.component.html
index 8d2c9048344..362a819e57c 100644
--- a/src/app/item-page/simple/item-page.component.html
+++ b/src/app/item-page/simple/item-page.component.html
@@ -10,29 +10,31 @@
       <ds-view-tracker [object]="item"></ds-view-tracker>
       <ds-listable-object-component-loader *ngIf="!item.isWithdrawn || (isAdmin$|async)" [object]="item" [viewMode]="viewMode"></ds-listable-object-component-loader>
       <ds-item-versions class="mt-2" [item]="item" [displayActions]="false"></ds-item-versions>
-      <ds-clarin-license-info class="mt-3 d-block" [item]="item"></ds-clarin-license-info>
-      <h6><i class="fa fa-paperclip">&nbsp;</i>{{'item.page.files.head' | translate}}</h6>
-      <div class="pb-3">
-        <span class="pr-1">
-          <a class="btn btn-download" (click)="setCommandline()" style="text-decoration: none"
-             *ngIf="canShowCurlDownload">
-            <i class="fa fa-download fa-3x" style="display: block">&nbsp;</i>
-            {{'item.page.download.button.command.line' | translate}}
-          </a>
-        </span>
-        <div id="command-div" *ngIf="isCommandLineVisible">
-          <button class="repo-copy-btn pull-right" data-clipboard-target="#command-div"></button>
-          <pre style="background-color: #d9edf7; color: #3a87ad">{{ command }}</pre>
+      <div *ngIf="(hasFiles | async) === true">
+        <ds-clarin-license-info class="mt-3 d-block" [item]="item"></ds-clarin-license-info>
+        <h6><i class="fa fa-paperclip">&nbsp;</i>{{'item.page.files.head' | translate}}</h6>
+        <div class="pb-3">
+          <span class="pr-1">
+            <a class="btn btn-download" (click)="setCommandline()" style="text-decoration: none"
+               *ngIf="canShowCurlDownload">
+              <i class="fa fa-download fa-3x" style="display: block">&nbsp;</i>
+              {{'item.page.download.button.command.line' | translate}}
+            </a>
+          </span>
+          <div id="command-div" *ngIf="isCommandLineVisible">
+            <button class="repo-copy-btn pull-right" data-clipboard-target="#command-div"></button>
+            <pre style="background-color: #d9edf7; color: #3a87ad">{{ command }}</pre>
+          </div>
+          <span>
+            <a *ngIf="canDownloadAllFiles" class="btn btn-download" id="download-all-button" (click)="downloadFiles()"
+               style="visibility: visible">
+              <i style="display: block" class="fa fa-download fa-3x">&nbsp;</i>
+              {{'item.page.download.button.all.files.zip' | translate}} ({{ totalFileSizes }})
+            </a>
+          </span>
         </div>
-        <span>
-          <a *ngIf="canDownloadAllFiles" class="btn btn-download" id="download-all-button" (click)="downloadFiles()"
-                       style="visibility: visible">
-            <i style="display: block" class="fa fa-download fa-3x">&nbsp;</i>
-            {{'item.page.download.button.all.files.zip' | translate}} ({{ totalFileSizes }})
-          </a>
-        </span>
+        <ds-preview-section [item]="item"></ds-preview-section>
       </div>
-      <ds-preview-section [item]="item"></ds-preview-section>
     </div>
   </div>
   <ds-error *ngIf="itemRD?.hasFailed" message="{{'error.item' | translate}}"></ds-error>
diff --git a/src/app/item-page/simple/item-page.component.spec.ts b/src/app/item-page/simple/item-page.component.spec.ts
index 3058aa30f69..db251ade0f1 100644
--- a/src/app/item-page/simple/item-page.component.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/item-page/simple/item-page.component.spec.ts
@@ -31,10 +31,16 @@ import { MetadataBitstreamDataService } from 'src/app/core/data/metadata-bitstre
 import { getMockTranslateService } from 'src/app/shared/mocks/translate.service.mock';
 import { ConfigurationProperty } from '../../core/shared/configuration-property.model';
 import { HALEndpointService } from '../../core/shared/hal-endpoint.service';
+import { MetadataValue } from '../../core/shared/metadata.models';
 
 const mockItem: Item = Object.assign(new Item(), {
   bundles: createSuccessfulRemoteDataObject$(createPaginatedList([])),
-  metadata: [],
+  metadata: {
+    'local.has.files': [Object.assign(new MetadataValue(), {
+      value: 'yes',
+      language: undefined
+    })]
+  },
   relationships: createRelationshipsObservable()
 });
 
@@ -207,4 +213,16 @@ describe('ItemPageComponent', () => {
     });
   });
 
+  describe('when the item has the file', () => {
+    it('should display license and files section', waitForAsync(async () => {
+      comp.itemRD$ = createSuccessfulRemoteDataObject$(mockItem);
+      fixture.detectChanges();
+
+      void fixture.whenStable().then(() => {
+        const objectLoader = fixture.debugElement.query(By.css('ds-clarin-license-info'));
+        expect(objectLoader.nativeElement).toBeDefined();
+      });
+    }));
+  });
+
 });
diff --git a/src/app/item-page/simple/item-page.component.ts b/src/app/item-page/simple/item-page.component.ts
index 9bf41a19813..d4e0443d90f 100644
--- a/src/app/item-page/simple/item-page.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/item-page/simple/item-page.component.ts
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ import { AuthorizationDataService } from '../../core/data/feature-authorization/
 import { redirectOn4xx } from '../../core/shared/authorized.operators';
 import { RegistryService } from 'src/app/core/registry/registry.service';
 import { MetadataBitstream } from 'src/app/core/metadata/metadata-bitstream.model';
-import { Observable} from 'rxjs';
+import { BehaviorSubject, Observable } from 'rxjs';
 import { HALEndpointService } from '../../core/shared/hal-endpoint.service';
 
 /**
@@ -103,6 +103,11 @@ export class ItemPageComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
 
   canShowCurlDownload = false;
 
+  /**
+   * True if the item has files, false otherwise.
+   */
+  hasFiles: BehaviorSubject<boolean> = new BehaviorSubject(false);
+
   constructor(
     protected route: ActivatedRoute,
     private router: Router,
@@ -127,7 +132,7 @@ export class ItemPageComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
       map((item) => getItemPageRoute(item))
     );
 
-    this.showTombstone();
+    this.processItem();
 
     this.registryService
       .getMetadataBitstream(this.itemHandle, 'ORIGINAL,TEXT,THUMBNAIL')
@@ -139,6 +144,14 @@ export class ItemPageComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
       });
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Check if the item has files and assign the result into the `hasFiles` variable.
+   * */
+  private checkIfItemHasFiles(item: Item) {
+    const hasFilesMetadata = item.metadata?.['local.has.files']?.[0]?.value;
+    this.hasFiles.next(hasFilesMetadata !== 'no');
+  }
+
   sumFileSizes() {
     const sizeUnits = {
       B: 1,
@@ -167,7 +180,10 @@ export class ItemPageComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
     this.totalFileSizes = totalBytes.toFixed(2) + ' ' + finalUnit;
   }
 
-  showTombstone() {
+  /**
+   * Process the tombstone of the Item and check if it has files or not.
+   */
+  processItem() {
     // if the item is withdrawn
     let isWithdrawn = false;
     // metadata value from `dc.relation.isreplacedby`
@@ -181,6 +197,9 @@ export class ItemPageComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
         this.itemHandle = item.handle;
         isWithdrawn = item.isWithdrawn;
         isReplaced = item.metadata['dc.relation.isreplacedby']?.[0]?.value;
+
+        // check if the item has files
+        this.checkIfItemHasFiles(item);
       });
 
     // do not show tombstone for non withdrawn items