diff --git a/src/app/item-page/edit-item-page/edit-item-page.component.spec.ts b/src/app/item-page/edit-item-page/edit-item-page.component.spec.ts
index 4b5c777ef3e..bdb4a92c5aa 100644
--- a/src/app/item-page/edit-item-page/edit-item-page.component.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/item-page/edit-item-page/edit-item-page.component.spec.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import {
   RouterModule,
   RouterStateSnapshot,
 } from '@angular/router';
+import { ItemDataService } from '@dspace/core/data/item-data.service';
 import { Item } from '@dspace/core/shared/item.model';
 import { TranslateLoaderMock } from '@dspace/core/testing/translate-loader.mock';
 import { createSuccessfulRemoteDataObject } from '@dspace/core/utilities/remote-data.utils';
@@ -92,6 +93,7 @@ describe('EditItemPageComponent', () => {
       ],
       providers: [
         { provide: ActivatedRoute, useValue: mockRoute },
+        { provide: ItemDataService, useValue: { findByHref: () => of(createSuccessfulRemoteDataObject(new Item())) } },
       ],
       schemas: [NO_ERRORS_SCHEMA],
     }).overrideComponent(EditItemPageComponent, {
diff --git a/src/app/item-page/edit-item-page/edit-item-page.component.ts b/src/app/item-page/edit-item-page/edit-item-page.component.ts
index 08eebba7feb..95d568f8137 100644
--- a/src/app/item-page/edit-item-page/edit-item-page.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/item-page/edit-item-page/edit-item-page.component.ts
@@ -17,9 +17,10 @@ import {
   RouterLink,
   RouterOutlet,
 } from '@angular/router';
+import { ItemDataService } from '@dspace/core/data/item-data.service';
 import { RemoteData } from '@dspace/core/data/remote-data';
-import { getItemPageRoute } from '@dspace/core/router/utils/dso-route.utils';
 import { Item } from '@dspace/core/shared/item.model';
+import { getFirstCompletedRemoteData } from '@dspace/core/shared/operators';
 import { isNotEmpty } from '@dspace/shared/utils/empty.util';
 import { NgbTooltip } from '@ng-bootstrap/ng-bootstrap';
 import { TranslateModule } from '@ngx-translate/core';
@@ -28,7 +29,10 @@ import {
   Observable,
   of,
 } from 'rxjs';
-import { map } from 'rxjs/operators';
+import {
+  map,
+  switchMap,
+} from 'rxjs/operators';
 
 import {
   fadeIn,
@@ -72,7 +76,12 @@ export class EditItemPageComponent implements OnInit {
    */
   pages: { page: string, enabled: Observable<boolean> }[];
 
-  constructor(private route: ActivatedRoute, private router: Router, private injector: Injector) {
+  constructor(
+    private route: ActivatedRoute,
+    private router: Router,
+    private injector: Injector,
+    private items: ItemDataService,
+  ) {
     this.router.events.subscribe(() => this.initPageParamsByRoute());
   }
 
@@ -93,8 +102,18 @@ export class EditItemPageComponent implements OnInit {
           );
         }
         return { page: child.path, enabled: enabled };
-      }); // ignore reroutes
-    this.itemRD$ = this.route.data.pipe(map((data) => data.dso));
+      });
+
+    this.itemRD$ = this.route.data.pipe(
+      map((data) => data.dso),
+      switchMap((rd: RemoteData<Item>) => {
+        if (rd?.hasSucceeded && rd?.payload?._links?.self?.href) {
+          return this.items.findByHref(rd.payload._links.self.href, true, false);
+        }
+        return of(rd);
+      }),
+      getFirstCompletedRemoteData(),
+    );
   }
 
   /**
@@ -102,7 +121,24 @@ export class EditItemPageComponent implements OnInit {
    * @param item The item for which the url is requested
    */
   getItemPage(item: Item): string {
-    return getItemPageRoute(item);
+    if (!item) {return null;}
+    // Extract UUID from current edit URL instead of using item metadata
+    // This avoids the resolver redirecting back to the (possibly deleted) custom URL
+    const currentUrl = this.router.url;
+    const uuidMatch = currentUrl.match(/\/([0-9a-f]{8}-[0-9a-f]{4}-[0-9a-f]{4}-[0-9a-f]{4}-[0-9a-f]{12})\//);
+    if (uuidMatch) {
+      const uuid = uuidMatch[1];
+      const type = item.firstMetadataValue('dspace.entity.type');
+      if (type) {
+        return `/entities/${encodeURIComponent(type.toLowerCase())}/${uuid}`;
+      }
+      return `/items/${uuid}`;
+    }
+    // Fallback
+    const type = item.firstMetadataValue('dspace.entity.type');
+    return type
+      ? `/entities/${encodeURIComponent(type.toLowerCase())}/${item.uuid}`
+      : `/items/${item.uuid}`;
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/src/app/item-page/item-page.resolver.spec.ts b/src/app/item-page/item-page.resolver.spec.ts
index 0d2132239f6..c71dc8eb774 100644
--- a/src/app/item-page/item-page.resolver.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/item-page/item-page.resolver.spec.ts
@@ -177,6 +177,21 @@ describe('itemPageResolver', () => {
         });
     });
 
+    it('should not navigate to custom URL if coming from edit page', (done) => {
+      spyOn(router, 'navigateByUrl').and.callThrough();
+      Object.defineProperty(router, 'url', { get: () => `/entities/person/${uuid}/edit`, configurable: true });
+
+      const route = { params: { id: uuid } } as any;
+      const state = { url: `/entities/person/${uuid}` } as any;
+
+      resolver(route, state, router, itemService, store, authService, platformId, hardRedirectService)
+        .pipe(first())
+        .subscribe(() => {
+          expect(router.navigateByUrl).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+          done();
+        });
+    });
+
     it('should not navigate if dspace.customurl matches the current route id', (done) => {
       spyOn(router, 'navigateByUrl').and.callThrough();
 
diff --git a/src/app/item-page/item-page.resolver.ts b/src/app/item-page/item-page.resolver.ts
index 58f690ae309..262f676cc2a 100644
--- a/src/app/item-page/item-page.resolver.ts
+++ b/src/app/item-page/item-page.resolver.ts
@@ -77,7 +77,12 @@ export const itemPageResolver: ResolveFn<RemoteData<Item>> = (
           itemRoute = isSubPath ? state.url : router.parseUrl(getItemPageRoute(rd.payload)).toString();
           let newUrl: string;
           if (route.params.id !== customUrl && !isSubPath) {
-            newUrl = itemRoute.replace(route.params.id,rd.payload.firstMetadataValue('dspace.customurl'));
+            // Only redirect to custom URL if navigating directly to item page (not from edit/administer)
+            const referer = router.url;
+            const isComingFromEdit = referer.includes('/edit');
+            if (!isComingFromEdit) {
+              newUrl = itemRoute.replace(route.params.id, rd.payload.firstMetadataValue('dspace.customurl'));
+            }
           } else if (isSubPath && route.params.id === customUrl) {
             // In case of a sub path, we need to ensure we navigate to the edit page of the item ID, not the custom URL
             const itemId = rd.payload.uuid;