diff --git a/src/app/dso-shared/dso-edit-metadata/metadata-field-selector/metadata-field-selector.component.html b/src/app/dso-shared/dso-edit-metadata/metadata-field-selector/metadata-field-selector.component.html
index 3f5af76051e..a82f31b9538 100644
--- a/src/app/dso-shared/dso-edit-metadata/metadata-field-selector/metadata-field-selector.component.html
+++ b/src/app/dso-shared/dso-edit-metadata/metadata-field-selector/metadata-field-selector.component.html
@@ -6,13 +6,30 @@
          [formControl]="input"
          (focusin)="query$.next(mdField)"
          (dsClickOutside)="query$.next(null)"
-         (click)="$event.stopPropagation();" />
+         (click)="$event.stopPropagation();"
+         (keyup)="this.selectedValueLoading = false"
+  />
   <div class="invalid-feedback show-feedback" *ngIf="showInvalid">{{ dsoType + '.edit.metadata.metadatafield.invalid' | translate }}</div>
-  <div class="autocomplete dropdown-menu" [ngClass]="{'show': (mdFieldOptions$ | async)?.length > 0}">
-    <div class="dropdown-list">
-      <div *ngFor="let mdFieldOption of (mdFieldOptions$ | async)">
-        <button class="d-block dropdown-item" (click)="select(mdFieldOption)">
-          <span [innerHTML]="mdFieldOption"></span>
+  <div id="scrollable-metadata-field-selector" class="dropdown-menu scrollable-menu" [ngClass]="{'show': (mdFieldOptions$ | async)?.length > 0}">
+    <div  class="dropdown-list">
+      <div
+        infiniteScroll
+        [infiniteScrollDistance]="1"
+        [infiniteScrollThrottle]="0"
+        [infiniteScrollContainer]="'#scrollable-metadata-field-selector'"
+        [fromRoot]="true"
+        (scrolled)="onScrollDown()">
+        <ng-container *ngIf="mdFieldOptions$ | async">
+          <button *ngFor="let listEntry of (mdFieldOptions$ | async)"
+                  class="d-block dropdown-item"
+                  dsHoverClass="ds-hover"
+                  (click)="select(listEntry)" #listEntryElement>
+            <span [innerHTML]="listEntry"></span>
+          </button>
+        </ng-container>
+        <button *ngIf="loading"
+                class="list-group-item list-group-item-action border-0 list-entry">
+          <ds-loading [showMessage]="false"></ds-loading>
         </button>
       </div>
     </div>
diff --git a/src/app/dso-shared/dso-edit-metadata/metadata-field-selector/metadata-field-selector.component.scss b/src/app/dso-shared/dso-edit-metadata/metadata-field-selector/metadata-field-selector.component.scss
index e69de29bb2d..e4c20f130d9 100644
--- a/src/app/dso-shared/dso-edit-metadata/metadata-field-selector/metadata-field-selector.component.scss
+++ b/src/app/dso-shared/dso-edit-metadata/metadata-field-selector/metadata-field-selector.component.scss
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+.scrollable-menu {
+  height: auto;
+  max-height: var(--ds-dso-selector-list-max-height);
+  overflow: scroll;
+}
diff --git a/src/app/dso-shared/dso-edit-metadata/metadata-field-selector/metadata-field-selector.component.spec.ts b/src/app/dso-shared/dso-edit-metadata/metadata-field-selector/metadata-field-selector.component.spec.ts
index de8736df94d..999012a7feb 100644
--- a/src/app/dso-shared/dso-edit-metadata/metadata-field-selector/metadata-field-selector.component.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/dso-shared/dso-edit-metadata/metadata-field-selector/metadata-field-selector.component.spec.ts
@@ -28,7 +28,8 @@ describe('MetadataFieldSelectorComponent', () => {
     metadataSchema = Object.assign(new MetadataSchema(), {
       id: 0,
       prefix: 'dc',
-      namespace: 'http://dublincore.org/documents/dcmi-terms/',
+      namespace: 'https://schema.org/CreativeWork',
+      field: '.',
     });
     metadataFields = [
       Object.assign(new MetadataField(), {
@@ -68,10 +69,10 @@ describe('MetadataFieldSelectorComponent', () => {
   });
 
   describe('when a query is entered', () => {
-    const query = 'test query';
+    const query = 'dc.d';
 
     beforeEach(() => {
-      component.showInvalid = true;
+      component.showInvalid = false;
       component.query$.next(query);
     });
 
@@ -80,7 +81,7 @@ describe('MetadataFieldSelectorComponent', () => {
     });
 
     it('should query the registry service for metadata fields and include the schema', () => {
-      expect(registryService.queryMetadataFields).toHaveBeenCalledWith(query, { elementsPerPage: 10, sort: new SortOptions('fieldName', SortDirection.ASC) }, true, false, followLink('schema'));
+      expect(registryService.queryMetadataFields).toHaveBeenCalledWith(query, { elementsPerPage: 20, sort: new SortOptions('fieldName', SortDirection.ASC), currentPage: 1 }, true, false, followLink('schema'));
     });
   });
 
diff --git a/src/app/dso-shared/dso-edit-metadata/metadata-field-selector/metadata-field-selector.component.ts b/src/app/dso-shared/dso-edit-metadata/metadata-field-selector/metadata-field-selector.component.ts
index fc0d57046d0..9e5e8dbe734 100644
--- a/src/app/dso-shared/dso-edit-metadata/metadata-field-selector/metadata-field-selector.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/dso-shared/dso-edit-metadata/metadata-field-selector/metadata-field-selector.component.ts
@@ -9,28 +9,34 @@ import {
   Output,
   ViewChild
 } from '@angular/core';
-import { debounceTime, distinctUntilChanged, map, switchMap, take, tap } from 'rxjs/operators';
+import { debounceTime, map, startWith, switchMap, take, tap } from 'rxjs/operators';
 import { followLink } from '../../../shared/utils/follow-link-config.model';
 import {
   getAllSucceededRemoteData,
   getFirstCompletedRemoteData,
   metadataFieldsToString
 } from '../../../core/shared/operators';
-import { Observable } from 'rxjs/internal/Observable';
+import {
+  BehaviorSubject,
+  combineLatest as observableCombineLatest,
+  Observable,
+  of,
+  Subscription,
+} from 'rxjs';
 import { RegistryService } from '../../../core/registry/registry.service';
 import { UntypedFormControl } from '@angular/forms';
-import { BehaviorSubject } from 'rxjs/internal/BehaviorSubject';
 import { hasValue } from '../../../shared/empty.util';
-import { Subscription } from 'rxjs/internal/Subscription';
-import { of } from 'rxjs/internal/observable/of';
+import { ThemedLoadingComponent } from '../../../shared/loading/themed-loading.component';
 import { NotificationsService } from '../../../shared/notifications/notifications.service';
 import { TranslateService } from '@ngx-translate/core';
+import { InfiniteScrollModule } from 'ngx-infinite-scroll';
 import { SortDirection, SortOptions } from '../../../core/cache/models/sort-options.model';
 
 @Component({
   selector: 'ds-metadata-field-selector',
   styleUrls: ['./metadata-field-selector.component.scss'],
-  templateUrl: './metadata-field-selector.component.html'
+  templateUrl: './metadata-field-selector.component.html',
+  imports: [ThemedLoadingComponent, InfiniteScrollModule],
 })
 /**
  * Component displaying a searchable input for metadata-fields
@@ -67,7 +73,7 @@ export class MetadataFieldSelectorComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy, AfterV
    * List of available metadata field options to choose from, dependent on the current query the user entered
    * Shows up in a dropdown below the input
    */
-  mdFieldOptions$: Observable<string[]>;
+  mdFieldOptions$: BehaviorSubject<string[]> = new BehaviorSubject<string[]>([]);
 
   /**
    * FormControl for the input
@@ -102,6 +108,30 @@ export class MetadataFieldSelectorComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy, AfterV
    */
   subs: Subscription[] = [];
 
+
+  /**
+   * The current page to load
+   * Dynamically goes up as the user scrolls down until it reaches the last page possible
+   */
+  currentPage$ = new BehaviorSubject(1);
+
+  /**
+   * Whether or not the list contains a next page to load
+   * This allows us to avoid next pages from trying to load when there are none
+   */
+  hasNextPage = false;
+
+  /**
+   * Whether or not new results are currently loading
+   */
+  loading = false;
+
+  /**
+   * Default page option for this feature
+   */
+  pageOptions = { elementsPerPage: 20, sort: new SortOptions('fieldName', SortDirection.ASC) };
+
+
   constructor(protected registryService: RegistryService,
               protected notificationsService: NotificationsService,
               protected translate: TranslateService) {
@@ -112,32 +142,33 @@ export class MetadataFieldSelectorComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy, AfterV
    * Update the mdFieldOptions$ depending on the query$ fired by querying the server
    */
   ngOnInit(): void {
+    this.subs.push(this.input.valueChanges.pipe(
+      debounceTime(this.debounceTime),
+      startWith(''),
+    ).subscribe((valueChange) => {
+      this.currentPage$.next(1);
+      if (!this.selectedValueLoading) {
+        this.query$.next(valueChange);
+      }
+      this.mdField = valueChange;
+      this.mdFieldChange.emit(this.mdField);
+    }));
     this.subs.push(
-      this.input.valueChanges.pipe(
-        debounceTime(this.debounceTime),
-      ).subscribe((valueChange) => {
-        if (!this.selectedValueLoading) {
-          this.query$.next(valueChange);
-        }
-        this.selectedValueLoading = false;
-        this.mdField = valueChange;
-        this.mdFieldChange.emit(this.mdField);
-      }),
-    );
-    this.mdFieldOptions$ = this.query$.pipe(
-      distinctUntilChanged(),
-      switchMap((query: string) => {
-        this.showInvalid = false;
-        if (query !== null) {
-          return this.registryService.queryMetadataFields(query, { elementsPerPage: 10, sort: new SortOptions('fieldName', SortDirection.ASC) }, true, false, followLink('schema')).pipe(
-            getAllSucceededRemoteData(),
-            metadataFieldsToString(),
-          );
-        } else {
-          return [[]];
-        }
-      }),
-    );
+      observableCombineLatest(
+        this.query$,
+        this.currentPage$,
+      )
+        .pipe(
+          switchMap(([query, page]: [string, number]) => {
+            this.loading = true;
+            if (page === 1) {
+              this.mdFieldOptions$.next([]);
+            }
+            return this.search(query as string, page as number);
+          }),
+        ).subscribe((rd ) => {
+          if (!this.selectedValueLoading) {this.updateList(rd);}
+        }));
   }
 
   /**
@@ -181,6 +212,41 @@ export class MetadataFieldSelectorComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy, AfterV
     this.input.setValue(mdFieldOption);
   }
 
+
+  /**
+   * When the user reaches the bottom of the page (or almost) and there's a next page available, increase the current page
+   */
+  onScrollDown() {
+    if (this.hasNextPage && !this.loading) {
+      this.currentPage$.next(this.currentPage$.value + 1);
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * @Description It update the mdFieldOptions$ according the query result page
+   * */
+  updateList(list: string[]) {
+    this.loading = false;
+    this.hasNextPage = list.length > 0;
+    const currentEntries = this.mdFieldOptions$.getValue();
+    this.mdFieldOptions$.next([...currentEntries, ...list]);
+    this.selectedValueLoading = false;
+  }
+  /**
+   * Perform a search for the current query and page
+   * @param query Query to search objects for
+   * @param page  Page to retrieve
+   * @param useCache Whether or not to use the cache
+   */
+  search(query: string, page: number, useCache: boolean = true)  {
+    return this.registryService.queryMetadataFields(query,{
+      elementsPerPage: this.pageOptions.elementsPerPage, sort: this.pageOptions.sort,
+      currentPage: page }, useCache, false, followLink('schema'))
+      .pipe(
+        getAllSucceededRemoteData(),
+        metadataFieldsToString(),
+      );
+  }
   /**
    * Unsubscribe from any open subscriptions
    */