diff --git a/dspace-server-webapp/src/main/java/org/dspace/app/rest/converter/DiscoverFacetsConverter.java b/dspace-server-webapp/src/main/java/org/dspace/app/rest/converter/DiscoverFacetsConverter.java
index cbbdc3e9cbec..d099c6016666 100644
--- a/dspace-server-webapp/src/main/java/org/dspace/app/rest/converter/DiscoverFacetsConverter.java
+++ b/dspace-server-webapp/src/main/java/org/dspace/app/rest/converter/DiscoverFacetsConverter.java
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ public void addFacetValues(Context context, final DiscoverResult searchResult, f
             if (field.exposeMinAndMaxValue()) {
                 handleExposeMinMaxValues(context, field, facetEntry);
             }
+            facetEntry.setOpenByDefault(field.isOpenByDefault());
             facetEntry.setExposeMinMax(field.exposeMinAndMaxValue());
             facetEntry.setFacetType(field.getType());
             for (DiscoverResult.FacetResult value : CollectionUtils.emptyIfNull(facetValues)) {
diff --git a/dspace-server-webapp/src/test/java/org/dspace/app/rest/matcher/FacetEntryMatcher.java b/dspace-server-webapp/src/test/java/org/dspace/app/rest/matcher/FacetEntryMatcher.java
index cc15700b924e..433e270912f3 100644
--- a/dspace-server-webapp/src/test/java/org/dspace/app/rest/matcher/FacetEntryMatcher.java
+++ b/dspace-server-webapp/src/test/java/org/dspace/app/rest/matcher/FacetEntryMatcher.java
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ public static Matcher<? super Object> authorFacet(boolean hasNext) {
             hasJsonPath("$.name", is("author")),
             hasJsonPath("$.facetType", is("text")),
             hasJsonPath("$.facetLimit", any(Integer.class)),
+            hasJsonPath("$.openByDefault", any(Boolean.class)),
             hasJsonPath("$._links.self.href", containsString("api/discover/facets/author")),
             hasJsonPath("$._links", matchNextLink(hasNext, "api/discover/facets/author"))
         );
@@ -40,6 +41,7 @@ public static Matcher<? super Object> authorFacetWithMinMax(boolean hasNext, Str
             hasJsonPath("$.facetLimit", any(Integer.class)),
             hasJsonPath("$.minValue", is(min)),
             hasJsonPath("$.maxValue", is(max)),
+            hasJsonPath("$.openByDefault", any(Boolean.class)),
             hasJsonPath("$._links.self.href", containsString("api/discover/facets/author")),
             hasJsonPath("$._links", matchNextLink(hasNext, "api/discover/facets/author"))
         );
@@ -50,6 +52,7 @@ public static Matcher<? super Object> subjectFacet(boolean hasNext) {
             hasJsonPath("$.name", is("subject")),
             hasJsonPath("$.facetType", is("hierarchical")),
             hasJsonPath("$.facetLimit", any(Integer.class)),
+            hasJsonPath("$.openByDefault", any(Boolean.class)),
             hasJsonPath("$._links.self.href", containsString("api/discover/facets/subject")),
             hasJsonPath("$._links", matchNextLink(hasNext, "api/discover/facets/subject"))
 
@@ -61,6 +64,7 @@ public static Matcher<? super Object> submitterFacet(boolean hasNext) {
             hasJsonPath("$.name", is("submitter")),
             hasJsonPath("$.facetType", is("authority")),
             hasJsonPath("$.facetLimit", any(Integer.class)),
+            hasJsonPath("$.openByDefault", any(Boolean.class)),
             hasJsonPath("$._links.self.href", containsString("api/discover/facets/submitter")),
             hasJsonPath("$._links", matchNextLink(hasNext, "api/discover/facets/submitter"))
 
@@ -72,6 +76,7 @@ public static Matcher<? super Object> supervisedByFacet(boolean hasNext) {
             hasJsonPath("$.name", is("supervisedBy")),
             hasJsonPath("$.facetType", is("authority")),
             hasJsonPath("$.facetLimit", any(Integer.class)),
+            hasJsonPath("$.openByDefault", any(Boolean.class)),
             hasJsonPath("$._links.self.href", containsString("api/discover/facets/supervisedBy")),
             hasJsonPath("$._links", matchNextLink(hasNext, "api/discover/facets/supervisedBy"))
 
@@ -83,6 +88,7 @@ public static Matcher<? super Object> dateIssuedFacet(boolean hasNext) {
             hasJsonPath("$.name", is("dateIssued")),
             hasJsonPath("$.facetType", is("date")),
             hasJsonPath("$.facetLimit", any(Integer.class)),
+            hasJsonPath("$.openByDefault", any(Boolean.class)),
             hasJsonPath("$._links.self.href", containsString("api/discover/facets/dateIssued")),
             hasJsonPath("$._links", matchNextLink(hasNext, "api/discover/facets/dateIssued"))
         );
@@ -95,6 +101,7 @@ public static Matcher<? super Object> dateIssuedFacetWithMinMax(boolean hasNext,
             hasJsonPath("$.facetLimit", any(Integer.class)),
             hasJsonPath("$.minValue", is(min)),
             hasJsonPath("$.maxValue", is(max)),
+            hasJsonPath("$.openByDefault", any(Boolean.class)),
             hasJsonPath("$._links.self.href", containsString("api/discover/facets/dateIssued")),
             hasJsonPath("$._links", matchNextLink(hasNext, "api/discover/facets/dateIssued"))
         );
@@ -105,6 +112,7 @@ public static Matcher<? super Object> hasContentInOriginalBundleFacet(boolean ha
             hasJsonPath("$.name", is("has_content_in_original_bundle")),
             hasJsonPath("$.facetType", is("standard")),
             hasJsonPath("$.facetLimit", any(Integer.class)),
+            hasJsonPath("$.openByDefault", any(Boolean.class)),
             hasJsonPath("$._links.self.href", containsString("api/discover/facets/has_content_in_original_bundle")),
             hasJsonPath("$._links", matchNextLink(hasNext, "api/discover/facets/has_content_in_original_bundle"))
         );
@@ -115,6 +123,7 @@ public static Matcher<? super Object> matchFacet(boolean hasNext, String name, S
                 hasJsonPath("$.name", is(name)),
                 hasJsonPath("$.facetType", is(facetType)),
                 hasJsonPath("$.facetLimit", any(Integer.class)),
+                hasJsonPath("$.openByDefault", any(Boolean.class)),
                 hasJsonPath("$._links.self.href", containsString("api/discover/facets/" + name)),
                 hasJsonPath("$._links", matchNextLink(hasNext, "api/discover/facets/" + name))
         );
@@ -133,6 +142,7 @@ public static Matcher<? super Object> typeFacet(boolean b) {
                 hasJsonPath("$.name", is("itemtype")),
                 hasJsonPath("$.facetType", is("text")),
                 hasJsonPath("$.facetLimit", any(Integer.class)),
+                hasJsonPath("$.openByDefault", any(Boolean.class)),
                 hasJsonPath("$._links.self.href", containsString("api/discover/facets/itemtype")),
                 hasJsonPath("$._links", matchNextLink(b, "api/discover/facets/itemtype"))
             );
@@ -151,6 +161,7 @@ public static Matcher<? super Object> resourceTypeFacet(boolean b) {
                 hasJsonPath("$.name", is("namedresourcetype")),
                 hasJsonPath("$.facetType", is("authority")),
                 hasJsonPath("$.facetLimit", any(Integer.class)),
+                hasJsonPath("$.openByDefault", any(Boolean.class)),
                 hasJsonPath("$._links.self.href", containsString("api/discover/facets/namedresourcetype")),
                 hasJsonPath("$._links", matchNextLink(b, "api/discover/facets/namedresourcetype"))
             );
@@ -165,6 +176,7 @@ public static Matcher<? super Object> entityTypeFacet(boolean hasNext) {
         return allOf(
             hasJsonPath("$.name", is("entityType")),
             hasJsonPath("$.facetLimit", any(Integer.class)),
+            hasJsonPath("$.openByDefault", any(Boolean.class)),
             hasJsonPath("$._links.self.href", containsString("api/discover/facets/entityType")),
             hasJsonPath("$._links", matchNextLink(hasNext, "api/discover/facets/entityType"))
         );
@@ -175,6 +187,7 @@ public static Matcher<? super Object> relatedItemFacet(boolean b) {
             hasJsonPath("$.name", is("relateditem")),
             hasJsonPath("$.facetType", is("text")),
             hasJsonPath("$.facetLimit", any(Integer.class)),
+            hasJsonPath("$.openByDefault", any(Boolean.class)),
             hasJsonPath("$._links.self.href", containsString("api/discover/facets/relateditem")),
             hasJsonPath("$._links", matchNextLink(b, "api/discover/facets/relateditem"))
         );
@@ -185,6 +198,7 @@ public static Matcher<? super Object> originFacet(boolean b) {
             hasJsonPath("$.name", is("origin")),
             hasJsonPath("$.facetType", is("text")),
             hasJsonPath("$.facetLimit", any(Integer.class)),
+            hasJsonPath("$.openByDefault", any(Boolean.class)),
             hasJsonPath("$._links.self.href", containsString("api/discover/facets/origin")),
             hasJsonPath("$._links", matchNextLink(b, "api/discover/facets/origin"))
         );
@@ -195,6 +209,7 @@ public static Matcher<? super Object> targetFacet(boolean b) {
             hasJsonPath("$.name", is("target")),
             hasJsonPath("$.facetType", is("text")),
             hasJsonPath("$.facetLimit", any(Integer.class)),
+            hasJsonPath("$.openByDefault", any(Boolean.class)),
             hasJsonPath("$._links.self.href", containsString("api/discover/facets/target")),
             hasJsonPath("$._links", matchNextLink(b, "api/discover/facets/target"))
         );
@@ -205,6 +220,7 @@ public static Matcher<? super Object> queueStatusFacet(boolean b) {
             hasJsonPath("$.name", is("queue_status")),
             hasJsonPath("$.facetType", is("text")),
             hasJsonPath("$.facetLimit", any(Integer.class)),
+            hasJsonPath("$.openByDefault", any(Boolean.class)),
             hasJsonPath("$._links.self.href", containsString("api/discover/facets/queue_status")),
             hasJsonPath("$._links", matchNextLink(b, "api/discover/facets/queue_status"))
         );
@@ -215,6 +231,7 @@ public static Matcher<? super Object> activityStreamTypeFacet(boolean b) {
             hasJsonPath("$.name", is("activity_stream_type")),
             hasJsonPath("$.facetType", is("text")),
             hasJsonPath("$.facetLimit", any(Integer.class)),
+            hasJsonPath("$.openByDefault", any(Boolean.class)),
             hasJsonPath("$._links.self.href", containsString("api/discover/facets/activity_stream_type")),
             hasJsonPath("$._links", matchNextLink(b, "api/discover/facets/activity_stream_type"))
         );
@@ -225,6 +242,7 @@ public static Matcher<? super Object> coarNotifyTypeFacet(boolean b) {
             hasJsonPath("$.name", is("coar_notify_type")),
             hasJsonPath("$.facetType", is("text")),
             hasJsonPath("$.facetLimit", any(Integer.class)),
+            hasJsonPath("$.openByDefault", any(Boolean.class)),
             hasJsonPath("$._links.self.href", containsString("api/discover/facets/coar_notify_type")),
             hasJsonPath("$._links", matchNextLink(b, "api/discover/facets/coar_notify_type"))
         );
@@ -235,6 +253,7 @@ public static Matcher<? super Object> notificationTypeFacet(boolean b) {
             hasJsonPath("$.name", is("notification_type")),
             hasJsonPath("$.facetType", is("text")),
             hasJsonPath("$.facetLimit", any(Integer.class)),
+            hasJsonPath("$.openByDefault", any(Boolean.class)),
             hasJsonPath("$._links.self.href", containsString("api/discover/facets/notification_type")),
             hasJsonPath("$._links", matchNextLink(b, "api/discover/facets/notification_type"))
         );