diff --git a/src/app/core/json-patch/json-patch-operations.service.spec.ts b/src/app/core/json-patch/json-patch-operations.service.spec.ts
index 10fc2f2ed84..3fba1c6cf69 100644
--- a/src/app/core/json-patch/json-patch-operations.service.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/json-patch/json-patch-operations.service.spec.ts
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ describe('JsonPatchOperationsService test suite', () => {
     });
 
     it('should send a new SubmissionPatchRequest', () => {
-      const expected = new SubmissionPatchRequest(requestService.generateRequestId(), resourceHref, patchOpBody);
+      const expected = new SubmissionPatchRequest(requestService.generateRequestId(), resourceHref + '?embed=item', patchOpBody);
       scheduler.schedule(() => service.jsonPatchByResourceType(resourceEndpoint, resourceScope, testJsonPatchResourceType).subscribe());
       scheduler.flush();
 
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ describe('JsonPatchOperationsService test suite', () => {
     });
 
     it('should send a new SubmissionPatchRequest', () => {
-      const expected = new SubmissionPatchRequest(requestService.generateRequestId(), resourceHref, patchOpBody);
+      const expected = new SubmissionPatchRequest(requestService.generateRequestId(), resourceHref + '?embed=item', patchOpBody);
       scheduler.schedule(() => service.jsonPatchByResourceID(resourceEndpoint, resourceScope, testJsonPatchResourceType, testJsonPatchResourceId).subscribe());
       scheduler.flush();
 
diff --git a/src/app/core/json-patch/json-patch-operations.service.ts b/src/app/core/json-patch/json-patch-operations.service.ts
index 1dfbd404cc6..1b37665f220 100644
--- a/src/app/core/json-patch/json-patch-operations.service.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/json-patch/json-patch-operations.service.ts
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import { getFirstCompletedRemoteData } from '../shared/operators';
 import { RemoteDataBuildService } from '../cache/builders/remote-data-build.service';
 import { RemoteData } from '../data/remote-data';
 import { CoreState } from '../core-state.model';
+import { URLCombiner } from '../url-combiner/url-combiner';
 
 /**
  * An abstract class that provides methods to make JSON Patch requests.
@@ -125,7 +126,7 @@ export abstract class JsonPatchOperationsService<ResponseDefinitionDomain, Patch
    *    instance of PatchRequestDefinition
    */
   protected getRequestInstance(uuid: string, href: string, body?: any): PatchRequestDefinition {
-    return new this.patchRequestConstructor(uuid, href, body);
+    return new this.patchRequestConstructor(uuid, new URLCombiner(href, '?embed=item').toString(), body);
   }
 
   protected getEndpointByIDHref(endpoint, resourceID): string {