diff --git a/dspace-server-webapp/src/test/data/dspaceFolder/config/spring/api/test-discovery.xml b/dspace-server-webapp/src/test/data/dspaceFolder/config/spring/api/test-discovery.xml
index c78ebe3e4adf..95c02875cd2e 100644
--- a/dspace-server-webapp/src/test/data/dspaceFolder/config/spring/api/test-discovery.xml
+++ b/dspace-server-webapp/src/test/data/dspaceFolder/config/spring/api/test-discovery.xml
@@ -158,6 +158,7 @@
                 <ref bean="searchFilterAuthor" />
                 <ref bean="searchFilterSubject" />
                 <ref bean="searchFilterIssued" />
+                <ref bean="searchFilterDateAccessioned" />
                 <ref bean="searchFilterContentInOriginalBundle"/>
                 <ref bean="searchFilterEntityType"/>
             </list>
@@ -171,6 +172,7 @@
                 <ref bean="searchFilterAuthor" />
                 <ref bean="searchFilterSubject" />
                 <ref bean="searchFilterIssued" />
+                <ref bean="searchFilterDateAccessioned" />
                 <ref bean="searchFilterContentInOriginalBundle"/>
                 <ref bean="searchFilterFileNameInOriginalBundle" />
                 <ref bean="searchFilterFileDescriptionInOriginalBundle" />
diff --git a/dspace-server-webapp/src/test/java/org/dspace/app/rest/DiscoveryRestControllerIT.java b/dspace-server-webapp/src/test/java/org/dspace/app/rest/DiscoveryRestControllerIT.java
index 89f55de2de82..759d8afd9cef 100644
--- a/dspace-server-webapp/src/test/java/org/dspace/app/rest/DiscoveryRestControllerIT.java
+++ b/dspace-server-webapp/src/test/java/org/dspace/app/rest/DiscoveryRestControllerIT.java
@@ -3209,6 +3209,7 @@ public void discoverSearchObjectsTestForMinMaxValues() throws Exception {
                         FacetEntryMatcher.entityTypeFacet(),
                         FacetEntryMatcher.subjectFacet(),
                         FacetEntryMatcher.dateIssuedFacetWithMinMax("1990-02-13", "2010-10-17"),
+                        FacetEntryMatcher.dateAccessionedFacet(),
                         FacetEntryMatcher.hasContentInOriginalBundleFacet()
                 )))
                 //There always needs to be a self link available
@@ -3279,6 +3280,7 @@ public void discoverSearchFacetsTestForMinMaxValues() throws Exception {
                         FacetEntryMatcher.entityTypeFacet(),
                         FacetEntryMatcher.subjectFacet(),
                         FacetEntryMatcher.dateIssuedFacetWithMinMax("1990-02-13", "2010-10-17"),
+                        FacetEntryMatcher.dateAccessionedFacet(),
                         FacetEntryMatcher.hasContentInOriginalBundleFacet()
                 )))
                 //There always needs to be a self link available
diff --git a/dspace-server-webapp/src/test/java/org/dspace/app/rest/matcher/FacetEntryMatcher.java b/dspace-server-webapp/src/test/java/org/dspace/app/rest/matcher/FacetEntryMatcher.java
index 64b7e0b1e5a0..982e4279188a 100644
--- a/dspace-server-webapp/src/test/java/org/dspace/app/rest/matcher/FacetEntryMatcher.java
+++ b/dspace-server-webapp/src/test/java/org/dspace/app/rest/matcher/FacetEntryMatcher.java
@@ -142,6 +142,17 @@ public static Matcher<? super Object> dateIssuedFacet() {
         );
     }
 
+    public static Matcher<? super Object> dateAccessionedFacet() {
+        return allOf(
+            hasJsonPath("$.name", is("dateAccessioned")),
+            hasJsonPath("$.facetType", is("date")),
+            hasJsonPath("$.facetLimit", any(Integer.class)),
+            hasJsonPath("$.openByDefault", any(Boolean.class)),
+            hasJsonPath("$._links.self.href", containsString("api/discover/facets/dateAccessioned")),
+            hasJsonPath("$._links", matchNextLink("api/discover/facets/dateAccessioned"))
+        );
+    }
+
     public static Matcher<? super Object> dateIssuedFacetWithMinMax(String min, String max) {
         return allOf(
             hasJsonPath("$.name", is("dateIssued")),
@@ -155,6 +166,19 @@ public static Matcher<? super Object> dateIssuedFacetWithMinMax(String min, Stri
         );
     }
 
+    public static Matcher<? super Object> dateAccessionedFacetWithMinMax(String min, String max) {
+        return allOf(
+            hasJsonPath("$.name", is("dateAccessioned")),
+            hasJsonPath("$.facetType", is("date")),
+            hasJsonPath("$.facetLimit", any(Integer.class)),
+            hasJsonPath("$.minValue", is(min)),
+            hasJsonPath("$.maxValue", is(max)),
+            hasJsonPath("$.openByDefault", any(Boolean.class)),
+            hasJsonPath("$._links.self.href", containsString("api/discover/facets/dateAccessioned")),
+            hasJsonPath("$._links", matchNextLink("api/discover/facets/dateAccessioned"))
+        );
+    }
+
     public static Matcher<? super Object> hasContentInOriginalBundleFacet() {
         return allOf(
             hasJsonPath("$.name", is("has_content_in_original_bundle")),
diff --git a/dspace/config/spring/api/discovery.xml b/dspace/config/spring/api/discovery.xml
index 3049a4136392..48a4ea0f1c34 100644
--- a/dspace/config/spring/api/discovery.xml
+++ b/dspace/config/spring/api/discovery.xml
@@ -196,6 +196,7 @@
                 <ref bean="searchFilterAuthor" />
                 <ref bean="searchFilterSubject" />
                 <ref bean="searchFilterIssued" />
+                <ref bean="searchFilterDateAccessioned" />
                 <ref bean="searchFilterContentInOriginalBundle"/>
                 <!-- <ref bean="searchFilterHasGeospatialMetadata"/> -->
                 <ref bean="searchFilterEntityType"/>
@@ -211,6 +212,7 @@
                 <ref bean="searchFilterAuthor" />
                 <ref bean="searchFilterSubject" />
                 <ref bean="searchFilterIssued" />
+                <ref bean="searchFilterDateAccessioned" />
                 <ref bean="searchFilterContentInOriginalBundle"/>
                 <ref bean="searchFilterFileNameInOriginalBundle" />
                 <ref bean="searchFilterFileDescriptionInOriginalBundle" />
@@ -2679,6 +2681,22 @@
         <property name="exposeMinAndMaxValue" value="true"/>
     </bean>
 
+    <bean id="searchFilterDateAccessioned" class="org.dspace.discovery.configuration.DiscoverySearchFilterFacet">
+        <property name="indexFieldName" value="dateAccessioned"/>
+        <property name="metadataFields">
+            <list>
+                <value>dc.date.accessioned</value>
+            </list>
+        </property>
+        <property name="type" value="date"/>
+        <property name="facetLimit" value="5"/>
+        <property name="sortOrderSidebar" value="COUNT"/>
+        <property name="sortOrderFilterPage" value="COUNT"/>
+        <property name="isOpenByDefault" value="false"/>
+        <property name="pageSize" value="10"/>
+        <property name="exposeMinAndMaxValue" value="true"/>
+    </bean>
+
     <!-- Spatial facet -->
     <bean id="searchFilterGeospatialPoint" class="org.dspace.discovery.configuration.DiscoverySearchFilterFacet">
         <property name="indexFieldName" value="point"/>