diff --git a/src/app/item-page/full/field-components/file-section/full-file-section.component.html b/src/app/item-page/full/field-components/file-section/full-file-section.component.html
index 50d84fe22df..463ef32aedf 100644
--- a/src/app/item-page/full/field-components/file-section/full-file-section.component.html
+++ b/src/app/item-page/full/field-components/file-section/full-file-section.component.html
@@ -34,8 +34,8 @@ <h5 class="simple-view-element-header">{{"item.page.filesection.original.bundle"
                         </dl>
                     </div>
                     <div *ngIf="!hasNoDownload(file)" class="col-2">
-                        <ds-themed-file-download-link [bitstream]="file" [item]="item">
-                            {{"item.page.filesection.download" | translate}}
+                        <ds-themed-file-download-link [showIcon]="!(canDownload(file) | async)" [bitstream]="file" [item]="item">
+                          {{"item.page.filesection.download" | translate}}
                         </ds-themed-file-download-link>
                     </div>
                 </div>
diff --git a/src/app/item-page/full/field-components/file-section/full-file-section.component.spec.ts b/src/app/item-page/full/field-components/file-section/full-file-section.component.spec.ts
index b2e956efafb..37e75d30aa0 100644
--- a/src/app/item-page/full/field-components/file-section/full-file-section.component.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/item-page/full/field-components/file-section/full-file-section.component.spec.ts
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import { APP_CONFIG } from 'src/config/app-config.interface';
 import { environment } from 'src/environments/environment';
 import { UUIDService } from '../../../../core/shared/uuid.service';
 import { getMockUUIDService } from '../../../../shared/mocks/uuid.service.mock';
+import { AuthorizationDataService } from '../../../../core/data/feature-authorization/authorization-data.service';
 
 describe('FullFileSectionComponent', () => {
   let comp: FullFileSectionComponent;
@@ -58,6 +59,10 @@ describe('FullFileSectionComponent', () => {
     findAllByItemAndBundleName: createSuccessfulRemoteDataObject$(createPaginatedList([mockBitstream, mockBitstream, mockBitstream]))
   });
 
+  const authorizedDataService = jasmine.createSpyObj('authorizedDataService',{
+    isAuthorized: observableOf(false),
+  });
+
   const paginationService = new PaginationServiceStub();
 
   beforeEach(waitForAsync(() => {
@@ -75,7 +80,8 @@ describe('FullFileSectionComponent', () => {
         { provide: NotificationsService, useValue: new NotificationsServiceStub() },
         { provide: PaginationService, useValue: paginationService },
         { provide: APP_CONFIG, useValue: environment },
-        { provide: UUIDService, useValue: getMockUUIDService() }
+        { provide: UUIDService, useValue: getMockUUIDService() },
+        { provide: AuthorizationDataService, useValue: authorizedDataService },
       ],
 
       schemas: [NO_ERRORS_SCHEMA]
@@ -98,5 +104,14 @@ describe('FullFileSectionComponent', () => {
       const fileNameElement = fixture.debugElement.query(By.css('[data-test="file-name"]')).nativeElement;
       expect(fileNameElement.classList).toContain('text-break');
     });
+
+    it('canDownload should return an observable with false value, if user is not authorized to download bitstream', waitForAsync(() => {
+      authorizedDataService.isAuthorized.and.returnValue(observableOf(false));
+      comp.canDownload(mockBitstream).subscribe(canDownload => expect(canDownload).toBeFalse());
+    }));
+    it('canDownload should return an observable with true value, if user is authorized to download bitstream', waitForAsync(() => {
+      authorizedDataService.isAuthorized.and.returnValue(observableOf(true));
+      comp.canDownload(mockBitstream).subscribe(canDownload => expect(canDownload).toBeTrue());
+    }));
   });
 });
diff --git a/src/app/item-page/full/field-components/file-section/full-file-section.component.ts b/src/app/item-page/full/field-components/file-section/full-file-section.component.ts
index 6b66b48a8c6..6590f340e40 100644
--- a/src/app/item-page/full/field-components/file-section/full-file-section.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/item-page/full/field-components/file-section/full-file-section.component.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ import { PaginationService } from '../../../../core/pagination/pagination.servic
 import { DSONameService } from '../../../../core/breadcrumbs/dso-name.service';
 import { AppConfig, APP_CONFIG } from 'src/config/app-config.interface';
 import { UUIDService } from '../../../../core/shared/uuid.service';
+import { AuthorizationDataService } from '../../../../core/data/feature-authorization/authorization-data.service';
+import { FeatureID } from '../../../../core/data/feature-authorization/feature-id';
 
 /**
  * This component renders the file section of the item
@@ -56,6 +58,7 @@ export class FullFileSectionComponent extends FileSectionComponent implements On
     protected paginationService: PaginationService,
     public dsoNameService: DSONameService,
     protected uuidService: UUIDService,
+    public authorizationService: AuthorizationDataService,
     @Inject(APP_CONFIG) protected appConfig: AppConfig
   ) {
     super(bitstreamDataService, notificationsService, translateService, dsoNameService, appConfig);
@@ -112,6 +115,10 @@ export class FullFileSectionComponent extends FileSectionComponent implements On
     return bitstream?.allMetadataValues('bitstream.viewer.provider').includes('nodownload');
   }
 
+  canDownload(file: Bitstream): Observable<boolean> {
+    return this.authorizationService.isAuthorized(FeatureID.CanDownload, file.self);
+  }
+
   ngOnDestroy(): void {
     this.paginationService.clearPagination(this.originalOptions.id);
     this.paginationService.clearPagination(this.licenseOptions.id);
diff --git a/src/app/shared/file-download-link/themed-file-download-link.component.ts b/src/app/shared/file-download-link/themed-file-download-link.component.ts
index 4e619b8f28e..989144154d4 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/file-download-link/themed-file-download-link.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/file-download-link/themed-file-download-link.component.ts
@@ -21,7 +21,9 @@ export class ThemedFileDownloadLinkComponent extends ThemedComponent<FileDownloa
 
   @Input() enableRequestACopy: boolean;
 
-  protected inAndOutputNames: (keyof FileDownloadLinkComponent & keyof this)[] = ['bitstream', 'item', 'cssClasses', 'isBlank', 'enableRequestACopy'];
+  @Input() showIcon: boolean;
+
+  protected inAndOutputNames: (keyof FileDownloadLinkComponent & keyof this)[] = ['bitstream', 'item', 'cssClasses', 'isBlank', 'enableRequestACopy', 'showIcon'];
 
   protected getComponentName(): string {
     return 'FileDownloadLinkComponent';