diff --git a/doc/release-notes/10741-list-metadatablocks-display-on-create-fix.md b/doc/release-notes/10741-list-metadatablocks-display-on-create-fix.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4edadcaa1fc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/release-notes/10741-list-metadatablocks-display-on-create-fix.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Fixed dataverses/{identifier}/metadatablocks endpoint to not return fields marked as displayOnCreate=true if there is an input level with include=false, when query parameters returnDatasetFieldTypes=true and onlyDisplayedOnCreate=true are set.
diff --git a/doc/sphinx-guides/source/_templates/navbar.html b/doc/sphinx-guides/source/_templates/navbar.html
index c7b81dcb937..d88306be8ae 100644
--- a/doc/sphinx-guides/source/_templates/navbar.html
+++ b/doc/sphinx-guides/source/_templates/navbar.html
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@
                     <a href="#" class="dropdown-toggle" data-toggle="dropdown" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" aria-expanded="false">About <span class="caret"></span></a>
                     <ul class="dropdown-menu">
                         <li><a target="_blank" href="https://dataverse.org/about">About the Project</a></li>
-                        <li><a target="_blank" href="https://dataverse.org/add-data">Add Data</a></li>
                         <li><a target="_blank" href="https://dataverse.org/blog">Blog</a></li>
                         <li><a target="_blank" href="https://dataverse.org/presentations">Presentations</a></li>
                         <li><a target="_blank" href="https://dataverse.org/publications">Publications</a></li>
diff --git a/src/main/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/DatasetFieldServiceBean.java b/src/main/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/DatasetFieldServiceBean.java
index 34595728fa7..1aaf2534048 100644
--- a/src/main/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/DatasetFieldServiceBean.java
+++ b/src/main/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/DatasetFieldServiceBean.java
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 import jakarta.persistence.PersistenceException;
 import jakarta.persistence.TypedQuery;
 
+import jakarta.persistence.criteria.*;
 import org.apache.commons.codec.digest.DigestUtils;
 import org.apache.commons.httpclient.HttpException;
 import org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils;
@@ -851,4 +852,125 @@ public String getFieldLanguage(String languages, String localeCode) {
         }
         return null;
     }
+
+    public List<DatasetFieldType> findAllDisplayedOnCreateInMetadataBlock(MetadataBlock metadataBlock) {
+        CriteriaBuilder criteriaBuilder = em.getCriteriaBuilder();
+        CriteriaQuery<DatasetFieldType> criteriaQuery = criteriaBuilder.createQuery(DatasetFieldType.class);
+
+        Root<MetadataBlock> metadataBlockRoot = criteriaQuery.from(MetadataBlock.class);
+        Root<DatasetFieldType> datasetFieldTypeRoot = criteriaQuery.from(DatasetFieldType.class);
+
+        Predicate requiredInDataversePredicate = buildRequiredInDataversePredicate(criteriaBuilder, datasetFieldTypeRoot);
+
+        criteriaQuery.where(
+                criteriaBuilder.and(
+                        criteriaBuilder.equal(metadataBlockRoot.get("id"), metadataBlock.getId()),
+                        datasetFieldTypeRoot.in(metadataBlockRoot.get("datasetFieldTypes")),
+                        criteriaBuilder.or(
+                                criteriaBuilder.isTrue(datasetFieldTypeRoot.get("displayOnCreate")),
+                                requiredInDataversePredicate
+                        )
+                )
+        );
+
+        criteriaQuery.select(datasetFieldTypeRoot).distinct(true);
+
+        TypedQuery<DatasetFieldType> typedQuery = em.createQuery(criteriaQuery);
+        return typedQuery.getResultList();
+    }
+
+    public List<DatasetFieldType> findAllInMetadataBlockAndDataverse(MetadataBlock metadataBlock, Dataverse dataverse, boolean onlyDisplayedOnCreate) {
+        CriteriaBuilder criteriaBuilder = em.getCriteriaBuilder();
+        CriteriaQuery<DatasetFieldType> criteriaQuery = criteriaBuilder.createQuery(DatasetFieldType.class);
+
+        Root<MetadataBlock> metadataBlockRoot = criteriaQuery.from(MetadataBlock.class);
+        Root<DatasetFieldType> datasetFieldTypeRoot = criteriaQuery.from(DatasetFieldType.class);
+        Root<Dataverse> dataverseRoot = criteriaQuery.from(Dataverse.class);
+
+        // Join Dataverse with DataverseFieldTypeInputLevel on the "dataverseFieldTypeInputLevels" attribute, using a LEFT JOIN.
+        Join<Dataverse, DataverseFieldTypeInputLevel> datasetFieldTypeInputLevelJoin = dataverseRoot.join("dataverseFieldTypeInputLevels", JoinType.LEFT);
+
+        // Define a predicate to include DatasetFieldTypes that are marked as included in the input level.
+        Predicate includedAsInputLevelPredicate = criteriaBuilder.and(
+                criteriaBuilder.equal(datasetFieldTypeRoot, datasetFieldTypeInputLevelJoin.get("datasetFieldType")),
+                criteriaBuilder.isTrue(datasetFieldTypeInputLevelJoin.get("include"))
+        );
+
+        // Define a predicate to include DatasetFieldTypes that are marked as required in the input level.
+        Predicate requiredAsInputLevelPredicate = criteriaBuilder.and(
+                criteriaBuilder.equal(datasetFieldTypeRoot, datasetFieldTypeInputLevelJoin.get("datasetFieldType")),
+                criteriaBuilder.isTrue(datasetFieldTypeInputLevelJoin.get("required"))
+        );
+
+        // Create a subquery to check for the absence of a specific DataverseFieldTypeInputLevel.
+        Subquery<Long> subquery = criteriaQuery.subquery(Long.class);
+        Root<DataverseFieldTypeInputLevel> subqueryRoot = subquery.from(DataverseFieldTypeInputLevel.class);
+        subquery.select(criteriaBuilder.literal(1L))
+                .where(
+                        criteriaBuilder.equal(subqueryRoot.get("dataverse"), dataverseRoot),
+                        criteriaBuilder.equal(subqueryRoot.get("datasetFieldType"), datasetFieldTypeRoot)
+                );
+
+        // Define a predicate to exclude DatasetFieldTypes that have no associated input level (i.e., the subquery does not return a result).
+        Predicate hasNoInputLevelPredicate = criteriaBuilder.not(criteriaBuilder.exists(subquery));
+
+        // Define a predicate to include the required fields in Dataverse.
+        Predicate requiredInDataversePredicate = buildRequiredInDataversePredicate(criteriaBuilder, datasetFieldTypeRoot);
+
+        // Define a predicate for displaying DatasetFieldTypes on create.
+        // If onlyDisplayedOnCreate is true, include fields that:
+        // - Are either marked as displayed on create OR marked as required, OR
+        // - Are required according to the input level.
+        // Otherwise, use an always-true predicate (conjunction).
+        Predicate displayedOnCreatePredicate = onlyDisplayedOnCreate
+                ? criteriaBuilder.or(
+                criteriaBuilder.or(
+                        criteriaBuilder.isTrue(datasetFieldTypeRoot.get("displayOnCreate")),
+                        requiredInDataversePredicate
+                ),
+                requiredAsInputLevelPredicate
+        )
+                : criteriaBuilder.conjunction();
+
+        // Build the final WHERE clause by combining all the predicates.
+        criteriaQuery.where(
+                criteriaBuilder.equal(dataverseRoot.get("id"), dataverse.getId()), // Match the Dataverse ID.
+                criteriaBuilder.equal(metadataBlockRoot.get("id"), metadataBlock.getId()), // Match the MetadataBlock ID.
+                metadataBlockRoot.in(dataverseRoot.get("metadataBlocks")), // Ensure the MetadataBlock is part of the Dataverse.
+                datasetFieldTypeRoot.in(metadataBlockRoot.get("datasetFieldTypes")), // Ensure the DatasetFieldType is part of the MetadataBlock.
+                criteriaBuilder.or(includedAsInputLevelPredicate, hasNoInputLevelPredicate), // Include DatasetFieldTypes based on the input level predicates.
+                displayedOnCreatePredicate // Apply the display-on-create filter if necessary.
+        );
+
+        criteriaQuery.select(datasetFieldTypeRoot).distinct(true);
+
+        return em.createQuery(criteriaQuery).getResultList();
+    }
+
+    private Predicate buildRequiredInDataversePredicate(CriteriaBuilder criteriaBuilder, Root<DatasetFieldType> datasetFieldTypeRoot) {
+        // Predicate to check if the current DatasetFieldType is required.
+        Predicate isRequired = criteriaBuilder.isTrue(datasetFieldTypeRoot.get("required"));
+
+        // Subquery to check if the parentDatasetFieldType is required or null.
+        // We need this check to avoid including conditionally required fields.
+        Subquery<Boolean> subquery = criteriaBuilder.createQuery(Boolean.class).subquery(Boolean.class);
+        Root<DatasetFieldType> parentRoot = subquery.from(DatasetFieldType.class);
+
+        subquery.select(criteriaBuilder.literal(true))
+                .where(
+                        criteriaBuilder.equal(parentRoot, datasetFieldTypeRoot.get("parentDatasetFieldType")),
+                        criteriaBuilder.or(
+                                criteriaBuilder.isNull(parentRoot.get("required")),
+                                criteriaBuilder.isTrue(parentRoot.get("required"))
+                        )
+                );
+
+        // Predicate to check that either the parentDatasetFieldType meets the condition or doesn't exist (is null).
+        Predicate parentCondition = criteriaBuilder.or(
+                criteriaBuilder.exists(subquery),
+                criteriaBuilder.isNull(datasetFieldTypeRoot.get("parentDatasetFieldType"))
+        );
+
+        return criteriaBuilder.and(isRequired, parentCondition);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/util/json/JsonPrinter.java b/src/main/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/util/json/JsonPrinter.java
index 8c581a81373..34c8fc5c6a6 100644
--- a/src/main/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/util/json/JsonPrinter.java
+++ b/src/main/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/util/json/JsonPrinter.java
@@ -633,31 +633,26 @@ public static JsonObjectBuilder json(MetadataBlock metadataBlock) {
     }
 
     public static JsonObjectBuilder json(MetadataBlock metadataBlock, boolean printOnlyDisplayedOnCreateDatasetFieldTypes, Dataverse ownerDataverse) {
-        JsonObjectBuilder jsonObjectBuilder = jsonObjectBuilder();
-        jsonObjectBuilder.add("id", metadataBlock.getId());
-        jsonObjectBuilder.add("name", metadataBlock.getName());
-        jsonObjectBuilder.add("displayName", metadataBlock.getDisplayName());
-        jsonObjectBuilder.add("displayOnCreate", metadataBlock.isDisplayOnCreate());
+        JsonObjectBuilder jsonObjectBuilder = jsonObjectBuilder()
+                .add("id", metadataBlock.getId())
+                .add("name", metadataBlock.getName())
+                .add("displayName", metadataBlock.getDisplayName())
+                .add("displayOnCreate", metadataBlock.isDisplayOnCreate());
 
-        JsonObjectBuilder fieldsBuilder = Json.createObjectBuilder();
-        Set<DatasetFieldType> datasetFieldTypes = new TreeSet<>(metadataBlock.getDatasetFieldTypes());
-
-        for (DatasetFieldType datasetFieldType : datasetFieldTypes) {
-            Long datasetFieldTypeId = datasetFieldType.getId();
-            boolean requiredAsInputLevelInOwnerDataverse = ownerDataverse != null && ownerDataverse.isDatasetFieldTypeRequiredAsInputLevel(datasetFieldTypeId);
-            boolean includedAsInputLevelInOwnerDataverse = ownerDataverse != null && ownerDataverse.isDatasetFieldTypeIncludedAsInputLevel(datasetFieldTypeId);
-            boolean isNotInputLevelInOwnerDataverse = ownerDataverse != null && !ownerDataverse.isDatasetFieldTypeInInputLevels(datasetFieldTypeId);
+        Set<DatasetFieldType> datasetFieldTypes;
 
-            DatasetFieldType parentDatasetFieldType = datasetFieldType.getParentDatasetFieldType();
-            boolean isRequired = parentDatasetFieldType == null ? datasetFieldType.isRequired() : parentDatasetFieldType.isRequired();
-
-            boolean displayCondition = printOnlyDisplayedOnCreateDatasetFieldTypes
-                    ? (datasetFieldType.isDisplayOnCreate() || isRequired || requiredAsInputLevelInOwnerDataverse)
-                    : ownerDataverse == null || includedAsInputLevelInOwnerDataverse || isNotInputLevelInOwnerDataverse;
+        if (ownerDataverse != null) {
+            datasetFieldTypes = new TreeSet<>(datasetFieldService.findAllInMetadataBlockAndDataverse(
+                    metadataBlock, ownerDataverse, printOnlyDisplayedOnCreateDatasetFieldTypes));
+        } else {
+            datasetFieldTypes = printOnlyDisplayedOnCreateDatasetFieldTypes
+                    ? new TreeSet<>(datasetFieldService.findAllDisplayedOnCreateInMetadataBlock(metadataBlock))
+                    : new TreeSet<>(metadataBlock.getDatasetFieldTypes());
+        }
 
-            if (displayCondition) {
-                fieldsBuilder.add(datasetFieldType.getName(), json(datasetFieldType, ownerDataverse));
-            }
+        JsonObjectBuilder fieldsBuilder = Json.createObjectBuilder();
+        for (DatasetFieldType datasetFieldType : datasetFieldTypes) {
+            fieldsBuilder.add(datasetFieldType.getName(), json(datasetFieldType, ownerDataverse));
         }
 
         jsonObjectBuilder.add("fields", fieldsBuilder);
diff --git a/src/test/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/api/DataversesIT.java b/src/test/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/api/DataversesIT.java
index 1b7440465ec..d682e4ade98 100644
--- a/src/test/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/api/DataversesIT.java
+++ b/src/test/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/api/DataversesIT.java
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@
 
 import static jakarta.ws.rs.core.Response.Status.*;
 import static org.hamcrest.CoreMatchers.*;
-import static org.hamcrest.CoreMatchers.containsString;
 import static org.hamcrest.MatcherAssert.assertThat;
 import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.hasItemInArray;
 import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.*;
@@ -702,9 +701,9 @@ public void testListMetadataBlocks() {
         Response setMetadataBlocksResponse = UtilIT.setMetadataBlocks(dataverseAlias, Json.createArrayBuilder().add("citation").add("astrophysics"), apiToken);
         setMetadataBlocksResponse.then().assertThat().statusCode(OK.getStatusCode());
 
-        String[] testInputLevelNames = {"geographicCoverage", "country", "city"};
-        boolean[] testRequiredInputLevels = {false, true, false};
-        boolean[] testIncludedInputLevels = {false, true, true};
+        String[] testInputLevelNames = {"geographicCoverage", "country", "city", "notesText"};
+        boolean[] testRequiredInputLevels = {false, true, false, false};
+        boolean[] testIncludedInputLevels = {false, true, true, false};
         Response updateDataverseInputLevelsResponse = UtilIT.updateDataverseInputLevels(dataverseAlias, testInputLevelNames, testRequiredInputLevels, testIncludedInputLevels, apiToken);
         updateDataverseInputLevelsResponse.then().assertThat().statusCode(OK.getStatusCode());
 
@@ -774,17 +773,22 @@ public void testListMetadataBlocks() {
         // Check dataset fields for the updated input levels are retrieved
         int geospatialMetadataBlockIndex = actualMetadataBlockDisplayName1.equals("Geospatial Metadata") ? 0 : actualMetadataBlockDisplayName2.equals("Geospatial Metadata") ? 1 : 2;
 
+        // Since the included property of notesText is set to false, we should retrieve the total number of fields minus one
+        int citationMetadataBlockIndex = geospatialMetadataBlockIndex == 0 ? 1 : 0;
+        listMetadataBlocksResponse.then().assertThat()
+                .body(String.format("data[%d].fields.size()", citationMetadataBlockIndex), equalTo(78));
+
         // Since the included property of geographicCoverage is set to false, we should retrieve the total number of fields minus one
         listMetadataBlocksResponse.then().assertThat()
                 .body(String.format("data[%d].fields.size()", geospatialMetadataBlockIndex), equalTo(10));
 
-        String actualMetadataField1 = listMetadataBlocksResponse.then().extract().path(String.format("data[%d].fields.geographicCoverage.name", geospatialMetadataBlockIndex));
-        String actualMetadataField2 = listMetadataBlocksResponse.then().extract().path(String.format("data[%d].fields.country.name", geospatialMetadataBlockIndex));
-        String actualMetadataField3 = listMetadataBlocksResponse.then().extract().path(String.format("data[%d].fields.city.name", geospatialMetadataBlockIndex));
+        String actualGeospatialMetadataField1 = listMetadataBlocksResponse.then().extract().path(String.format("data[%d].fields.geographicCoverage.name", geospatialMetadataBlockIndex));
+        String actualGeospatialMetadataField2 = listMetadataBlocksResponse.then().extract().path(String.format("data[%d].fields.country.name", geospatialMetadataBlockIndex));
+        String actualGeospatialMetadataField3 = listMetadataBlocksResponse.then().extract().path(String.format("data[%d].fields.city.name", geospatialMetadataBlockIndex));
 
-        assertNull(actualMetadataField1);
-        assertNotNull(actualMetadataField2);
-        assertNotNull(actualMetadataField3);
+        assertNull(actualGeospatialMetadataField1);
+        assertNotNull(actualGeospatialMetadataField2);
+        assertNotNull(actualGeospatialMetadataField3);
 
         // Existent dataverse and onlyDisplayedOnCreate=true and returnDatasetFieldTypes=true
         listMetadataBlocksResponse = UtilIT.listMetadataBlocks(dataverseAlias, true, true, apiToken);
@@ -807,13 +811,27 @@ public void testListMetadataBlocks() {
         listMetadataBlocksResponse.then().assertThat()
                 .body(String.format("data[%d].fields.size()", geospatialMetadataBlockIndex), equalTo(1));
 
-        actualMetadataField1 = listMetadataBlocksResponse.then().extract().path(String.format("data[%d].fields.geographicCoverage.name", geospatialMetadataBlockIndex));
-        actualMetadataField2 = listMetadataBlocksResponse.then().extract().path(String.format("data[%d].fields.country.name", geospatialMetadataBlockIndex));
-        actualMetadataField3 = listMetadataBlocksResponse.then().extract().path(String.format("data[%d].fields.city.name", geospatialMetadataBlockIndex));
+        actualGeospatialMetadataField1 = listMetadataBlocksResponse.then().extract().path(String.format("data[%d].fields.geographicCoverage.name", geospatialMetadataBlockIndex));
+        actualGeospatialMetadataField2 = listMetadataBlocksResponse.then().extract().path(String.format("data[%d].fields.country.name", geospatialMetadataBlockIndex));
+        actualGeospatialMetadataField3 = listMetadataBlocksResponse.then().extract().path(String.format("data[%d].fields.city.name", geospatialMetadataBlockIndex));
+
+        assertNull(actualGeospatialMetadataField1);
+        assertNotNull(actualGeospatialMetadataField2);
+        assertNull(actualGeospatialMetadataField3);
+
+        citationMetadataBlockIndex = geospatialMetadataBlockIndex == 0 ? 1 : 0;
+
+        // notesText has displayOnCreate=true but has include=false, so should not be retrieved
+        String notesTextCitationMetadataField = listMetadataBlocksResponse.then().extract().path(String.format("data[%d].fields.notesText.name", citationMetadataBlockIndex));
+        assertNull(notesTextCitationMetadataField);
+
+        // producerName is a conditionally required field, so should not be retrieved
+        String producerNameCitationMetadataField = listMetadataBlocksResponse.then().extract().path(String.format("data[%d].fields.producerName.name", citationMetadataBlockIndex));
+        assertNull(producerNameCitationMetadataField);
 
-        assertNull(actualMetadataField1);
-        assertNotNull(actualMetadataField2);
-        assertNull(actualMetadataField3);
+        // author is a required field, so should be retrieved
+        String authorCitationMetadataField = listMetadataBlocksResponse.then().extract().path(String.format("data[%d].fields.author.name", citationMetadataBlockIndex));
+        assertNotNull(authorCitationMetadataField);
 
         // User has no permissions on the requested dataverse
         Response createSecondUserResponse = UtilIT.createRandomUser();
@@ -825,6 +843,15 @@ public void testListMetadataBlocks() {
 
         listMetadataBlocksResponse = UtilIT.listMetadataBlocks(secondDataverseAlias, true, true, apiToken);
         listMetadataBlocksResponse.then().assertThat().statusCode(UNAUTHORIZED.getStatusCode());
+
+        // List metadata blocks from Root
+        listMetadataBlocksResponse = UtilIT.listMetadataBlocks("root", true, true, apiToken);
+        listMetadataBlocksResponse.then().assertThat().statusCode(OK.getStatusCode());
+        listMetadataBlocksResponse.then().assertThat()
+                .statusCode(OK.getStatusCode())
+                .body("data[0].displayName", equalTo("Citation Metadata"))
+                .body("data[0].fields", not(equalTo(null)))
+                .body("data.size()", equalTo(1));
     }
 
     @Test
diff --git a/src/test/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/api/MetadataBlocksIT.java b/src/test/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/api/MetadataBlocksIT.java
index 5f5a7fbc0f8..183d687b405 100644
--- a/src/test/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/api/MetadataBlocksIT.java
+++ b/src/test/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/api/MetadataBlocksIT.java
@@ -42,16 +42,20 @@ void testListMetadataBlocks() {
 
         // returnDatasetFieldTypes=true
         listMetadataBlocksResponse = UtilIT.listMetadataBlocks(false, true);
+        int expectedNumberOfMetadataFields = 79;
         listMetadataBlocksResponse.then().assertThat()
                 .statusCode(OK.getStatusCode())
                 .body("data[0].fields", not(equalTo(null)))
+                .body("data[0].fields.size()", equalTo(expectedNumberOfMetadataFields))
                 .body("data.size()", equalTo(expectedDefaultNumberOfMetadataBlocks));
 
         // onlyDisplayedOnCreate=true and returnDatasetFieldTypes=true
         listMetadataBlocksResponse = UtilIT.listMetadataBlocks(true, true);
+        expectedNumberOfMetadataFields = 25;
         listMetadataBlocksResponse.then().assertThat()
                 .statusCode(OK.getStatusCode())
                 .body("data[0].fields", not(equalTo(null)))
+                .body("data[0].fields.size()", equalTo(expectedNumberOfMetadataFields))
                 .body("data[0].displayName", equalTo("Citation Metadata"))
                 .body("data.size()", equalTo(expectedOnlyDisplayedOnCreateNumberOfMetadataBlocks));
     }
@@ -67,7 +71,7 @@ void testGetMetadataBlock() {
                 .body("data.fields.title.typeClass", CoreMatchers.is("primitive"))
                 .body("data.fields.title.isRequired", CoreMatchers.is(true));
     }
-    
+
     @Test
     void testDatasetWithAllDefaultMetadata() {
         // given