diff --git a/src/app/access-control/epeople-registry/eperson-form/eperson-form.component.spec.ts b/src/app/access-control/epeople-registry/eperson-form/eperson-form.component.spec.ts
index 012d30b68c9..2356c825fc2 100644
--- a/src/app/access-control/epeople-registry/eperson-form/eperson-form.component.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/access-control/epeople-registry/eperson-form/eperson-form.component.spec.ts
@@ -367,6 +367,7 @@ describe('EPersonFormComponent', () => {
     let requireCertificate;
 
     let expected;
+
     beforeEach(() => {
       firstName = 'testName';
       lastName = 'testLastName';
@@ -386,11 +387,17 @@ describe('EPersonFormComponent', () => {
               value: lastName,
             },
           ],
+          'eperson.phone': [
+            {
+              value: null,
+            },
+          ],
         },
         email: email,
         canLogIn: canLogIn,
         requireCertificate: requireCertificate,
       });
+
       spyOn(component.submitForm, 'emit');
       component.ngOnInit();
       component.firstName.value = firstName;
@@ -399,6 +406,7 @@ describe('EPersonFormComponent', () => {
       component.canLogIn.value = canLogIn;
       component.requireCertificate.value = requireCertificate;
     });
+
     describe('without active EPerson', () => {
       beforeEach(() => {
         spyOn(epeopleRegistryServiceStub, 'getActiveEPerson').and.returnValue(of(undefined));
@@ -428,6 +436,11 @@ describe('EPersonFormComponent', () => {
                 value: lastName,
               },
             ],
+            'eperson.phone': [
+              {
+                value: null,
+              },
+            ],
           },
           email: email,
           canLogIn: canLogIn,
diff --git a/src/app/access-control/epeople-registry/eperson-form/eperson-form.component.ts b/src/app/access-control/epeople-registry/eperson-form/eperson-form.component.ts
index dde99b9ab7d..fabb92310d9 100644
--- a/src/app/access-control/epeople-registry/eperson-form/eperson-form.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/access-control/epeople-registry/eperson-form/eperson-form.component.ts
@@ -116,6 +116,7 @@ export class EPersonFormComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
   firstName: DynamicInputModel;
   lastName: DynamicInputModel;
   email: DynamicInputModel;
+  phone: DynamicInputModel;
   // booleans
   canLogIn: DynamicCheckboxModel;
   requireCertificate: DynamicCheckboxModel;
@@ -144,6 +145,11 @@ export class EPersonFormComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
         host: 'row',
       },
     },
+    phone: {
+      grid: {
+        host: 'row',
+      },
+    },
     canLogIn: {
       grid: {
         host: 'col col-sm-6 d-inline-block',
@@ -318,6 +324,12 @@ export class EPersonFormComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
       },
       hint: this.translateService.instant(`${this.messagePrefix}.emailHint`),
     });
+    this.phone = new DynamicInputModel({
+      id: 'phone',
+      label: this.translateService.instant(`${this.messagePrefix}.phone`),
+      name: 'phone',
+      required: false,
+    });
     this.canLogIn = new DynamicCheckboxModel(
       {
         id: 'canLogIn',
@@ -336,6 +348,7 @@ export class EPersonFormComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
       this.firstName,
       this.lastName,
       this.email,
+      this.phone,
       this.canLogIn,
       this.requireCertificate,
     ];
@@ -351,6 +364,7 @@ export class EPersonFormComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
         firstName: eperson != null ? eperson.firstMetadataValue('eperson.firstname') : '',
         lastName: eperson != null ? eperson.firstMetadataValue('eperson.lastname') : '',
         email: eperson != null ? eperson.email : '',
+        phone: eperson != null ? eperson.firstMetadataValue('eperson.phone') : '',
         canLogIn: eperson != null ? eperson.canLogIn : true,
         requireCertificate: eperson != null ? eperson.requireCertificate : false,
       });
@@ -427,6 +441,11 @@ export class EPersonFormComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
                 value: this.lastName.value,
               },
             ],
+            'eperson.phone': [
+              {
+                value: this.phone.value,
+              },
+            ],
           },
           email: this.email.value,
           canLogIn: this.canLogIn.value,
@@ -484,6 +503,11 @@ export class EPersonFormComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
             value: (this.lastName.value ? this.lastName.value : ePerson.firstMetadataValue('eperson.lastname')),
           },
         ],
+        'eperson.phone': [
+          {
+            value: this.phone.value,
+          },
+        ],
       },
       email: (hasValue(values.email) ? values.email : ePerson.email),
       canLogIn: (hasValue(values.canLogIn) ? values.canLogIn : ePerson.canLogIn),
diff --git a/src/app/core/auth/auth.service.spec.ts b/src/app/core/auth/auth.service.spec.ts
index 4c4efc2f62b..4091b8c1575 100644
--- a/src/app/core/auth/auth.service.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/auth/auth.service.spec.ts
@@ -316,6 +316,7 @@ describe('AuthService test', () => {
       mockStore = TestBed.inject(MockStore);
       authService = TestBed.inject(AuthService);
       mockStore.overrideSelector(isAuthenticated, true);
+      mockStore.overrideSelector(getAuthenticationToken, token);
       mockStore.refreshState();
       storage = (authService as any).storage;
       storage.get = jasmine.createSpy().and.returnValue(null);
diff --git a/src/assets/i18n/en.json5 b/src/assets/i18n/en.json5
index 1bd83d53467..e0d721e0662 100644
--- a/src/assets/i18n/en.json5
+++ b/src/assets/i18n/en.json5
@@ -325,6 +325,8 @@
 
   "admin.access-control.epeople.form.email": "Email",
 
+  "admin.access-control.epeople.form.phone": "Phone",
+
   "admin.access-control.epeople.form.emailHint": "Must be a valid email address",
 
   "admin.access-control.epeople.form.canLogIn": "Can log in",