diff --git a/dspace/config/modules/orcid.cfg b/dspace/config/modules/orcid.cfg
index b47ed3d6720..314d57087a5 100644
--- a/dspace/config/modules/orcid.cfg
+++ b/dspace/config/modules/orcid.cfg
@@ -161,4 +161,10 @@ orcid.external-data.mapping.publication.external-ids = dc.identifier.doi::doi
 orcid.external-data.mapping.publication.external-ids = dc.identifier.scopus::eid
 orcid.external-data.mapping.publication.external-ids = dc.identifier.pmid::pmid
 orcid.external-data.mapping.publication.external-ids = dc.identifier.isi::wosuid
-orcid.external-data.mapping.publication.external-ids = dc.identifier.issn::issn
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+orcid.external-data.mapping.publication.external-ids = dc.identifier.issn::issn
+
+#### Author/ORCID link behavior ####
+# Target of the link rendered for an author whose authority value is an ORCID iD.
+# browse - clicking the author name navigates to the browse-by-author page (default);
+# orcid - clicking the author name navigates directly to the ORCID profile.
+orcid.author.link-target = browse
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diff --git a/dspace/config/modules/rest.cfg b/dspace/config/modules/rest.cfg
index 5dadb55db9f..7418162c2c0 100644
--- a/dspace/config/modules/rest.cfg
+++ b/dspace/config/modules/rest.cfg
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ rest.properties.exposed = statistics.cache-server.uri
 rest.properties.exposed = citace.pro.url
 rest.properties.exposed = citace.pro.university
 rest.properties.exposed = citace.pro.allowed
+rest.properties.exposed = orcid.author.link-target
 
 
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