diff --git a/src/app/handle-page/handle-table/handle-table.component.html b/src/app/handle-page/handle-table/handle-table.component.html
index b326fab10ad..fe9c49bf7f4 100644
--- a/src/app/handle-page/handle-table/handle-table.component.html
+++ b/src/app/handle-page/handle-table/handle-table.component.html
@@ -21,9 +21,8 @@ <h5 class="card-header">{{ 'handle-table.title' | translate }}</h5>
         </div>
       </div>
         <input type="text" id="clarin-dc-search-box" class="form-control" aria-label="Text input with dropdown button"
-               [value]="searchQuery"
-               #searchInput>
-        <span class="input-group-append" (click)="searchHandles(searchInput.value)">
+               [(ngModel)]="searchQuery">
+        <span class="input-group-append" (click)="searchHandles()">
           <button type="submit" class="btn btn-primary search-button">
             <i class="fas fa-search"></i>{{'handle-table.dropdown.search-button' | translate}}</button>
         </span>
@@ -31,7 +30,7 @@ <h5 class="card-header">{{ 'handle-table.title' | translate }}</h5>
 
       <!-- The table with pagination -->
       <div *ngVar="(handlesRD$ | async)?.payload as handles">
-        <div class="mb-2">
+        <div class="mb-2 table-responsive">
           <ds-pagination (paginationChange)="onPageChange()"
                          [sortOptions]="sortConfiguration"
                          [hideGear]="true"
diff --git a/src/app/handle-page/handle-table/handle-table.component.ts b/src/app/handle-page/handle-table/handle-table.component.ts
index 3f8b8a0e6b1..4aed5177cd5 100644
--- a/src/app/handle-page/handle-table/handle-table.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/handle-page/handle-table/handle-table.component.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
-import { ChangeDetectorRef, Component, ElementRef, OnInit, ViewChild } from '@angular/core';
-import { BehaviorSubject, combineLatest as observableCombineLatest, fromEvent } from 'rxjs';
+import { ChangeDetectorRef, Component, OnInit } from '@angular/core';
+import { BehaviorSubject, combineLatest } from 'rxjs';
 import { RemoteData } from '../../core/data/remote-data';
 import { PaginatedList } from '../../core/data/paginated-list.model';
 import { HandleDataService } from '../../core/data/handle-data.service';
 import { PaginationComponentOptions } from '../../shared/pagination/pagination-component-options.model';
-import { debounceTime, distinctUntilChanged, switchMap, take } from 'rxjs/operators';
+import { scan, switchMap, take } from 'rxjs/operators';
 import { getFirstSucceededRemoteData, getRemoteDataPayload } from '../../core/shared/operators';
 import { PaginationService } from '../../core/pagination/pagination.service';
 import {
@@ -58,11 +58,6 @@ export class HandleTableComponent implements OnInit {
               private notificationsService: NotificationsService,) {
   }
 
-  /**
-   * The reference for the input html element
-   */
-  @ViewChild('searchInput', {static: true}) searchInput: ElementRef;
-
   /**
    * The list of Handle object as BehaviorSubject object
    */
@@ -153,13 +148,20 @@ export class HandleTableComponent implements OnInit {
     this.isLoading = true;
 
     // load the current pagination and sorting options
-    const currentPagination$ = this.paginationService.getCurrentPagination(this.options.id, this.options);
-    const currentSort$ = this.paginationService.getCurrentSort(this.options.id, this.sortConfiguration);
-
-    observableCombineLatest([currentPagination$, currentSort$]).pipe(
-      switchMap(([currentPagination, currentSort]) => {
+    const currentPagination$ = this.getCurrentPagination();
+    const currentSort$ = this.getCurrentSort();
+    const searchTerm$ = new BehaviorSubject<string>(this.searchQuery);
+
+    combineLatest([currentPagination$, currentSort$, searchTerm$]).pipe(
+      scan((prevState, [currentPagination, currentSort, searchTerm]) => {
+        // If search term has changed, reset to page 1; otherwise, keep current page
+        const currentPage = prevState.searchTerm !== searchTerm ? 1 : currentPagination.currentPage;
+        return { currentPage, currentPagination, currentSort, searchTerm };
+      }, { searchTerm: '', currentPage: 1, currentPagination: this.getCurrentPagination(),
+        currentSort: this.getCurrentSort() }),
+      switchMap(({ currentPage, currentPagination, currentSort, searchTerm }) => {
         return this.handleDataService.findAll({
-            currentPage: currentPagination.currentPage,
+            currentPage: currentPage,
             elementsPerPage: currentPagination.pageSize,
             sort: {field: currentSort.field, direction: currentSort.direction}
           }, false
@@ -351,29 +353,6 @@ export class HandleTableComponent implements OnInit {
     }, 250 );
   }
 
-  /**
-   * If the user is typing the searchQuery is changing.
-   */
-  setSearchQuery() {
-    if (isEmpty(this.searchOption)) {
-      return;
-    }
-
-    fromEvent(this.searchInput.nativeElement,'keyup')
-      .pipe(
-        debounceTime(300),
-        distinctUntilChanged()
-      )
-      .subscribe( cc => {
-        this.searchHandles(this.searchInput.nativeElement.value);
-        setTimeout(() => {
-          // click to refresh table data because without click it still shows wrong data
-          document.getElementById('clarin-dc-search-box').click();
-        }, 25);
-      });
-
-  }
-
   /**
    * The search option is selected from the dropdown menu.
    * @param event with the selected value
@@ -386,7 +365,7 @@ export class HandleTableComponent implements OnInit {
    * Update the sortConfiguration based on the `searchOption` and the `searchQuery` but parse that attributes at first.
    * @param searchQuery
    */
-  searchHandles(searchQuery = '') {
+  searchHandles() {
     if (isEmpty(this.searchOption)) {
       return;
     }
@@ -394,7 +373,7 @@ export class HandleTableComponent implements OnInit {
     // parse searchQuery for the server request
     // the new sorting query is in the format e.g. `handle:123456`, `resourceTypeId:2`, `url:internal`
     let parsedSearchOption = '';
-    let parsedSearchQuery = searchQuery;
+    let parsedSearchQuery = this.searchQuery;
     switch (this.searchOption) {
       case this.handleOption:
         parsedSearchOption = HANDLE_SEARCH_OPTION;
@@ -402,16 +381,16 @@ export class HandleTableComponent implements OnInit {
       case this.internalOption:
         // if the handle doesn't have the URL - is internal, if it does - is external
         parsedSearchOption = URL_SEARCH_OPTION;
-        if (searchQuery === 'Yes' || searchQuery === 'yes') {
+        if (this.searchQuery.toLowerCase() === 'yes') {
           parsedSearchQuery = 'internal';
-        } else if (searchQuery === 'No' || searchQuery === 'no') {
+        } else if (this.searchQuery.toLowerCase() === 'no') {
           parsedSearchQuery = 'external';
         }
         break;
       case this.resourceTypeOption:
         parsedSearchOption = RESOURCE_TYPE_SEARCH_OPTION;
         // parse resourceType from string to the number because the resourceType is integer on the server
-        switch (searchQuery) {
+        switch (this.searchQuery) {
           case ITEM:
             parsedSearchQuery = '' + 2;
             break;
@@ -441,4 +420,18 @@ export class HandleTableComponent implements OnInit {
   private initializeSortingOptions() {
     this.sortConfiguration = defaultSortConfiguration;
   }
+
+  /**
+   * Get the current pagination options.
+   */
+  private getCurrentPagination() {
+    return this.paginationService.getCurrentPagination(this.options.id, defaultPagination);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Get the current sorting options.
+   */
+  private getCurrentSort() {
+    return this.paginationService.getCurrentSort(this.options.id, defaultSortConfiguration);
+  }
 }
diff --git a/src/app/item-page/simple/field-components/preview-section/file-description/file-description.component.html b/src/app/item-page/simple/field-components/preview-section/file-description/file-description.component.html
index 2b2f211a316..4778ab0b795 100644
--- a/src/app/item-page/simple/field-components/preview-section/file-description/file-description.component.html
+++ b/src/app/item-page/simple/field-components/preview-section/file-description/file-description.component.html
@@ -60,18 +60,30 @@
         </a>
       </div>
       <div [style]="'max-height: 500px; padding: 0px; overflow: scroll'" class="panel-body">
-        <ul class="treeview in collapse show">
-          <ng-container *ngIf="fileInput.format === 'application/zip' || fileInput.format === 'application/x-tar'">
-            <ds-file-tree-view
-              *ngFor="let node of fileInput.fileInfo"
-              [node]="node">
-            </ds-file-tree-view>
-          </ng-container>
-          <ng-container *ngIf="isTxt()">
-            <pre>{{ fileInput.fileInfo[0]?.content }}</pre>
-          </ng-container>
-          <ng-container *ngIf="fileInput.format === 'text/html'">
-            <div [innerHTML]="fileInput.fileInfo[0]?.content"></div>
+        <ul class="treeview collapse show">
+          <!-- Loading Spinner -->
+          <div *ngIf="fileInput.fileInfo.length === 0" class="d-flex justify-content-center align-items-center my-3">
+            <div>{{'item.preview.no-preview' | translate}}
+              <a *ngIf="emailToContact" [href]="'mailto:' + emailToContact" class="email-text">{{ emailToContact }}</a>
+            </div>
+          </div>
+
+          <!-- File Content -->
+          <ng-container *ngIf="fileInput.fileInfo.length !== 0">
+            <!-- ZIP or TAR File Format -->
+            <ng-container *ngIf="isArchive(fileInput.format)">
+              <ds-file-tree-view *ngFor="let node of fileInput.fileInfo" [node]="node"></ds-file-tree-view>
+            </ng-container>
+
+            <!-- TXT Format -->
+            <ng-container *ngIf="isTxt()">
+              <pre>{{ fileInput.fileInfo[0]?.content }}</pre>
+            </ng-container>
+
+            <!-- HTML Format -->
+            <ng-container *ngIf="fileInput.format === 'text/html'">
+              <div [innerHTML]="fileInput.fileInfo[0]?.content"></div>
+            </ng-container>
           </ng-container>
         </ul>
       </div>
diff --git a/src/app/item-page/simple/field-components/preview-section/file-description/file-description.component.ts b/src/app/item-page/simple/field-components/preview-section/file-description/file-description.component.ts
index 6a2b69acdce..510010b6de9 100644
--- a/src/app/item-page/simple/field-components/preview-section/file-description/file-description.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/item-page/simple/field-components/preview-section/file-description/file-description.component.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
-import { Component, Input } from '@angular/core';
+import { Component, Input, OnInit } from '@angular/core';
 import { MetadataBitstream } from 'src/app/core/metadata/metadata-bitstream.model';
 import { HALEndpointService } from '../../../../../core/shared/hal-endpoint.service';
 import {Router} from '@angular/router';
+import { ConfigurationDataService } from '../../../../../core/data/configuration-data.service';
 
 const allowedPreviewFormats = ['text/plain', 'text/html', 'application/zip', 'application/x-tar'];
 @Component({
@@ -9,14 +10,24 @@ const allowedPreviewFormats = ['text/plain', 'text/html', 'application/zip', 'ap
   templateUrl: './file-description.component.html',
   styleUrls: ['./file-description.component.scss'],
 })
-export class FileDescriptionComponent {
+export class FileDescriptionComponent implements OnInit {
   MIME_TYPE_IMAGES_PATH = './assets/images/mime/';
   MIME_TYPE_DEFAULT_IMAGE_NAME = 'application-octet-stream.png';
 
   @Input()
   fileInput: MetadataBitstream;
 
-  constructor(protected halService: HALEndpointService, private router: Router) { }
+  emailToContact: string;
+
+  constructor(protected halService: HALEndpointService,
+              private router: Router,
+              private configService: ConfigurationDataService) { }
+
+  ngOnInit(): void {
+    this.configService.findByPropertyName('lr.help.mail').subscribe(remoteData => {
+      this.emailToContact = remoteData.payload.values[0];
+    });
+  }
 
   public downloadFile() {
     void this.router.navigateByUrl('bitstreams/' + this.fileInput.id + '/download');
@@ -45,4 +56,9 @@ export class FileDescriptionComponent {
     const imgElement = event.target as HTMLImageElement;
     imgElement.src = this.MIME_TYPE_IMAGES_PATH + this.MIME_TYPE_DEFAULT_IMAGE_NAME;
   }
+
+  isArchive(format: string): boolean {
+    return format === 'application/zip' || format === 'application/x-tar';
+  }
+
 }
diff --git a/src/app/item-page/simple/field-components/preview-section/preview-section.component.html b/src/app/item-page/simple/field-components/preview-section/preview-section.component.html
index 8404f491b4f..f094c948079 100644
--- a/src/app/item-page/simple/field-components/preview-section/preview-section.component.html
+++ b/src/app/item-page/simple/field-components/preview-section/preview-section.component.html
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+<!-- Loading Spinner -->
+<div *ngIf="(listOfFiles | async).length === 0" class="d-flex flex-column justify-content-center align-items-center my-3">
+  <div class="spinner-border text-primary" role="status"></div>
+  <div class="px-4 pt-2">{{'item.preview.loading-files' | translate}}
+    <a *ngIf="emailToContact" [href]="'mailto:' + emailToContact" class="email-text">{{ emailToContact }}</a>
+  </div>
+</div>
 <div *ngFor="let file of (listOfFiles | async)">
   <ds-file-description [fileInput] = 'file'></ds-file-description>
 </div>
diff --git a/src/app/item-page/simple/field-components/preview-section/preview-section.component.spec.ts b/src/app/item-page/simple/field-components/preview-section/preview-section.component.spec.ts
index 7b14feefd87..827b53a4cd6 100644
--- a/src/app/item-page/simple/field-components/preview-section/preview-section.component.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/item-page/simple/field-components/preview-section/preview-section.component.spec.ts
@@ -7,20 +7,33 @@ import { PreviewSectionComponent } from './preview-section.component';
 import { ResourceType } from 'src/app/core/shared/resource-type';
 import { HALLink } from 'src/app/core/shared/hal-link.model';
 import { Item } from 'src/app/core/shared/item.model';
+import { ConfigurationDataService } from '../../../../core/data/configuration-data.service';
+import { TranslateLoader, TranslateModule } from '@ngx-translate/core';
+import { TranslateLoaderMock } from '../../../../shared/mocks/translate-loader.mock';
 
 describe('PreviewSectionComponent', () => {
   let component: PreviewSectionComponent;
   let fixture: ComponentFixture<PreviewSectionComponent>;
   let mockRegistryService: any;
+  let mockConfigService: any;
 
   beforeEach(async () => {
+    mockConfigService = jasmine.createSpyObj(['findByPropertyName']);
     mockRegistryService = jasmine.createSpyObj('RegistryService', [
       'getMetadataBitstream',
     ]);
 
     await TestBed.configureTestingModule({
+      imports: [TranslateModule.forRoot({
+        loader: {
+          provide: TranslateLoader,
+          useClass: TranslateLoaderMock
+        }
+      })],
       declarations: [PreviewSectionComponent],
-      providers: [{ provide: RegistryService, useValue: mockRegistryService }],
+      providers: [
+        { provide: RegistryService, useValue: mockRegistryService },
+        { provide: ConfigurationDataService, useValue: mockConfigService }],
     }).compileComponents();
   });
 
diff --git a/src/app/item-page/simple/field-components/preview-section/preview-section.component.ts b/src/app/item-page/simple/field-components/preview-section/preview-section.component.ts
index ac8b5df4dd4..efcfcaba609 100644
--- a/src/app/item-page/simple/field-components/preview-section/preview-section.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/item-page/simple/field-components/preview-section/preview-section.component.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import { MetadataBitstream } from 'src/app/core/metadata/metadata-bitstream.mode
 import { RegistryService } from 'src/app/core/registry/registry.service';
 import { Item } from 'src/app/core/shared/item.model';
 import { getAllSucceededRemoteListPayload } from 'src/app/core/shared/operators';
+import { ConfigurationDataService } from '../../../../core/data/configuration-data.service';
 
 @Component({
   selector: 'ds-preview-section',
@@ -14,8 +15,10 @@ export class PreviewSectionComponent implements OnInit {
   @Input() item: Item;
 
   listOfFiles: BehaviorSubject<MetadataBitstream[]> = new BehaviorSubject<MetadataBitstream[]>([] as any);
+  emailToContact: string;
 
-  constructor(protected registryService: RegistryService) {} // Modified
+  constructor(protected registryService: RegistryService,
+              private configService: ConfigurationDataService) {} // Modified
 
   ngOnInit(): void {
     this.registryService
@@ -24,5 +27,10 @@ export class PreviewSectionComponent implements OnInit {
       .subscribe((data: MetadataBitstream[]) => {
         this.listOfFiles.next(data);
       });
+    this.configService.findByPropertyName('lr.help.mail')?.subscribe(remoteData => {
+      this.emailToContact = remoteData.payload.values[0];
+    });
   }
+
+
 }
diff --git a/src/assets/i18n/cs.json5 b/src/assets/i18n/cs.json5
index 347f7244a8f..cd0da6dccbe 100644
--- a/src/assets/i18n/cs.json5
+++ b/src/assets/i18n/cs.json5
@@ -3380,6 +3380,10 @@
   "item.preview.authors.show.everyone": "Zobraz všechny autory",
   // "item.preview.authors.et.al": " ; et al.",
   "item.preview.authors.et.al": "; et al.",
+  // "item.preview.loading-files": "Loading files... This may take a few seconds as file previews are being generated. If the process takes too long, please contact the system administrator",
+  "item.preview.loading-files": "Načítání souborů... Může to trvat několik sekund, protože se generují náhledy souborů. Pokud proces trvá příliš dlouho, kontaktujte prosím správce systému",
+  // "item.preview.no-preview": "The file preview wasn't successfully generated, please contact the system administrator",
+  "item.preview.no-preview": "Náhled souboru nebyl úspěšně vygenerován, kontaktujte prosím správce systému",
   // "item.refbox.modal.copy.instruction": ["Press", "ctrl + c", "to copy"],
   "item.refbox.modal.copy.instruction": ["Stiskněte", "ctrl + c", "pro kopírování"],
   // "item.refbox.modal.submit": "Ok",
diff --git a/src/assets/i18n/en.json5 b/src/assets/i18n/en.json5
index cdc43133891..7c8a91cfdbd 100644
--- a/src/assets/i18n/en.json5
+++ b/src/assets/i18n/en.json5
@@ -2832,6 +2832,10 @@
 
   "item.preview.authors.et.al": " ; et al.",
 
+  "item.preview.loading-files": "Loading files... This may take a few seconds as file previews are being generated. If the process takes too long, please contact the system administrator",
+
+  "item.preview.no-preview": "The file preview wasn't successfully generated, please contact the system administrator",
+
   "item.refbox.modal.copy.instruction": ["Press", "ctrl + c", "to copy"],
 
   "item.refbox.modal.submit": "Ok",