diff --git a/src/app/shared/mydspace-actions/item/item-actions.component.html b/src/app/shared/mydspace-actions/item/item-actions.component.html
index 0f085c453e1..ff38c3463a7 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/mydspace-actions/item/item-actions.component.html
+++ b/src/app/shared/mydspace-actions/item/item-actions.component.html
@@ -3,3 +3,12 @@
             [routerLink]="[itemPageRoute]">
   <i class="fa fa-info-circle"></i> {{"submission.workflow.generic.view" | translate}}
 </button>
+
+<button class="btn btn-outline-primary mt-1 mb-3 ml-1"
+        *ngIf="canCreateVersion$ | async"
+        [dsBtnDisabled]="disableNewVersion$ | async"
+        [ngbTooltip]="(newVersionTooltip$ | async) | translate"
+        [attr.aria-label]="(newVersionTooltip$ | async) | translate"
+        (click)="openCreateVersionModal()">
+  <i class="fas fa-code-branch"></i> {{ 'item.page.version.create' | translate }}
+</button>
diff --git a/src/app/shared/mydspace-actions/item/item-actions.component.spec.ts b/src/app/shared/mydspace-actions/item/item-actions.component.spec.ts
index e6abfa76a1c..ce219907d91 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/mydspace-actions/item/item-actions.component.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/mydspace-actions/item/item-actions.component.spec.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { ChangeDetectionStrategy, Injector, NO_ERRORS_SCHEMA } from '@angular/core';
 import { ComponentFixture, TestBed, waitForAsync } from '@angular/core/testing';
+import { By } from '@angular/platform-browser';
 import { Router } from '@angular/router';
 
 import { of as observableOf } from 'rxjs';
@@ -16,6 +17,8 @@ import { RequestService } from '../../../core/data/request.service';
 import { getMockSearchService } from '../../mocks/search-service.mock';
 import { getMockRequestService } from '../../mocks/request.service.mock';
 import { SearchService } from '../../../core/shared/search/search.service';
+import { AuthorizationDataService } from '../../../core/data/feature-authorization/authorization-data.service';
+import { DsoVersioningModalService } from '../../dso-page/dso-versioning-modal-service/dso-versioning-modal.service';
 
 let component: ItemActionsComponent;
 let fixture: ComponentFixture<ItemActionsComponent>;
@@ -24,7 +27,25 @@ let mockObject: Item;
 
 const mockDataService = {};
 
+const authorizationService = jasmine.createSpyObj('authorizationService', {
+  isAuthorized: observableOf(true),
+});
+
+const dsoVersioningModalService = jasmine.createSpyObj('dsoVersioningModalService', {
+  isNewVersionButtonDisabled: observableOf(false),
+  getVersioningTooltipMessage: observableOf('item.page.version.create'),
+  openCreateVersionModal: undefined,
+});
+
 mockObject = Object.assign(new Item(), {
+  _links: {
+    self: {
+      href: 'https://rest.test/server/api/core/items/item-id'
+    },
+    version: {
+      href: 'https://rest.test/server/api/core/versions/1'
+    }
+  },
   bundles: observableOf({}),
   metadata: {
     'dc.title': [
@@ -76,7 +97,9 @@ describe('ItemActionsComponent', () => {
         { provide: ItemDataService, useValue: mockDataService },
         { provide: NotificationsService, useValue: new NotificationsServiceStub() },
         { provide: SearchService, useValue: searchService },
-        { provide: RequestService, useValue: requestServce }
+        { provide: RequestService, useValue: requestServce },
+        { provide: AuthorizationDataService, useValue: authorizationService },
+        { provide: DsoVersioningModalService, useValue: dsoVersioningModalService }
       ],
       schemas: [NO_ERRORS_SCHEMA]
     }).overrideComponent(ItemActionsComponent, {
@@ -85,6 +108,14 @@ describe('ItemActionsComponent', () => {
   }));
 
   beforeEach(() => {
+    authorizationService.isAuthorized.calls.reset();
+    authorizationService.isAuthorized.and.returnValue(observableOf(true));
+    dsoVersioningModalService.isNewVersionButtonDisabled.calls.reset();
+    dsoVersioningModalService.isNewVersionButtonDisabled.and.returnValue(observableOf(false));
+    dsoVersioningModalService.getVersioningTooltipMessage.calls.reset();
+    dsoVersioningModalService.getVersioningTooltipMessage.and.returnValue(observableOf('item.page.version.create'));
+    dsoVersioningModalService.openCreateVersionModal.calls.reset();
+
     fixture = TestBed.createComponent(ItemActionsComponent);
     component = fixture.componentInstance;
     component.object = mockObject;
@@ -103,4 +134,70 @@ describe('ItemActionsComponent', () => {
     expect(component.object).toEqual(mockObject);
   });
 
+  it('should show the New version button when version creation is authorized', () => {
+    fixture.detectChanges();
+
+    const newVersionButton = fixture.debugElement.query(By.css('button.btn-outline-primary'));
+
+    expect(newVersionButton).toBeTruthy();
+  });
+
+  it('should hide the New version button when version creation is not authorized', () => {
+    authorizationService.isAuthorized.and.returnValue(observableOf(false));
+
+    fixture = TestBed.createComponent(ItemActionsComponent);
+    component = fixture.componentInstance;
+    component.object = mockObject;
+    fixture.detectChanges();
+
+    const newVersionButton = fixture.debugElement.query(By.css('button.btn-outline-primary'));
+
+    expect(newVersionButton).toBeNull();
+  });
+
+  it('should mark the New version button as disabled when version creation is disabled', () => {
+    dsoVersioningModalService.isNewVersionButtonDisabled.and.returnValue(observableOf(true));
+
+    fixture = TestBed.createComponent(ItemActionsComponent);
+    component = fixture.componentInstance;
+    component.object = mockObject;
+    fixture.detectChanges();
+
+    let isDisabled: boolean;
+    component.disableNewVersion$.subscribe((value) => {
+      isDisabled = value;
+    });
+
+    expect(isDisabled).toBeTrue();
+  });
+
+  it('should use getVersioningTooltipMessage to derive tooltip key', () => {
+    dsoVersioningModalService.isNewVersionButtonDisabled.and.returnValue(observableOf(true));
+    dsoVersioningModalService.getVersioningTooltipMessage.and.returnValue(observableOf('item.page.version.hasDraft'));
+
+    fixture = TestBed.createComponent(ItemActionsComponent);
+    component = fixture.componentInstance;
+    component.object = mockObject;
+    fixture.detectChanges();
+
+    let tooltipKey: string;
+    component.newVersionTooltip$.subscribe((value) => {
+      tooltipKey = value;
+    });
+
+    expect(tooltipKey).toBe('item.page.version.hasDraft');
+    expect(dsoVersioningModalService.getVersioningTooltipMessage)
+      .toHaveBeenCalledWith(mockObject, 'item.page.version.hasDraft', 'item.page.version.create');
+  });
+
+  it('should open the create version modal when the New version button is clicked', () => {
+    fixture.detectChanges();
+
+    const newVersionButton = fixture.debugElement.query(By.css('button.btn-outline-primary'));
+
+    newVersionButton.triggerEventHandler('click');
+
+    expect(dsoVersioningModalService.openCreateVersionModal).toHaveBeenCalledWith(mockObject);
+  });
+
 });
diff --git a/src/app/shared/mydspace-actions/item/item-actions.component.ts b/src/app/shared/mydspace-actions/item/item-actions.component.ts
index 4df11d65d91..4c232e54c01 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/mydspace-actions/item/item-actions.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/mydspace-actions/item/item-actions.component.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 import { Component, Injector, Input, OnInit } from '@angular/core';
 import { Router } from '@angular/router';
 import { TranslateService } from '@ngx-translate/core';
+import { Observable, of as observableOf } from 'rxjs';
+import { shareReplay } from 'rxjs/operators';
 import { MyDSpaceActionsComponent } from '../mydspace-actions';
 import { ItemDataService } from '../../../core/data/item-data.service';
 import { Item } from '../../../core/shared/item.model';
@@ -8,6 +10,10 @@ import { NotificationsService } from '../../notifications/notifications.service'
 import { RequestService } from '../../../core/data/request.service';
 import { SearchService } from '../../../core/shared/search/search.service';
 import { getItemPageRoute } from '../../../item-page/item-page-routing-paths';
+import { AuthorizationDataService } from '../../../core/data/feature-authorization/authorization-data.service';
+import { FeatureID } from '../../../core/data/feature-authorization/feature-id';
+import { DsoVersioningModalService } from '../../dso-page/dso-versioning-modal-service/dso-versioning-modal.service';
+import { hasValue } from '../../empty.util';
 
 /**
  * This component represents mydspace actions related to Item object.
@@ -30,6 +36,21 @@ export class ItemActionsComponent extends MyDSpaceActionsComponent<Item, ItemDat
    */
   itemPageRoute: string;
 
+  /**
+   * Whether the current user can create a new version for this item.
+   */
+  canCreateVersion$: Observable<boolean>;
+
+  /**
+   * Whether the New version button should be disabled.
+   */
+  disableNewVersion$: Observable<boolean>;
+
+  /**
+   * Tooltip key for the New version button.
+   */
+  newVersionTooltip$: Observable<string>;
+
   /**
    * Initialize instance variables
    *
@@ -45,12 +66,15 @@ export class ItemActionsComponent extends MyDSpaceActionsComponent<Item, ItemDat
               protected notificationsService: NotificationsService,
               protected translate: TranslateService,
               protected searchService: SearchService,
-              protected requestService: RequestService) {
+              protected requestService: RequestService,
+              protected authorizationService: AuthorizationDataService,
+              protected dsoVersioningModalService: DsoVersioningModalService) {
     super(Item.type, injector, router, notificationsService, translate, searchService, requestService);
   }
 
   ngOnInit(): void {
     this.initPageRoute();
+    this.initVersioningControls();
   }
 
   /**
@@ -61,6 +85,7 @@ export class ItemActionsComponent extends MyDSpaceActionsComponent<Item, ItemDat
   initObjects(object: Item) {
     this.object = object;
     this.initPageRoute();
+    this.initVersioningControls();
   }
 
   /**
@@ -70,4 +95,35 @@ export class ItemActionsComponent extends MyDSpaceActionsComponent<Item, ItemDat
     this.itemPageRoute = getItemPageRoute(this.object);
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Initialize authorization and button state for version creation.
+   */
+  initVersioningControls(): void {
+    this.canCreateVersion$ = observableOf(false);
+    this.disableNewVersion$ = observableOf(false);
+    this.newVersionTooltip$ = observableOf('item.page.version.create');
+
+    if (!hasValue(this.object?.self) || !hasValue(this.object?._links?.version?.href)) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    this.canCreateVersion$ = this.authorizationService.isAuthorized(
+      FeatureID.CanCreateVersion,
+      this.object.self,
+    );
+    this.disableNewVersion$ = this.dsoVersioningModalService.isNewVersionButtonDisabled(this.object).pipe(shareReplay(1));
+    this.newVersionTooltip$ = this.dsoVersioningModalService.getVersioningTooltipMessage(
+      this.object,
+      'item.page.version.hasDraft',
+      'item.page.version.create',
+    );
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Open the existing Create version modal for the current item.
+   */
+  openCreateVersionModal(): void {
+    this.dsoVersioningModalService.openCreateVersionModal(this.object);
+  }
+
 }