diff --git a/dspace-server-webapp/src/main/java/org/dspace/app/rest/link/CollectionResourceWorkflowGroupHalLinkFactory.java b/dspace-server-webapp/src/main/java/org/dspace/app/rest/link/CollectionResourceWorkflowGroupHalLinkFactory.java
index 7d0256cfc49c..c049a74c0ded 100644
--- a/dspace-server-webapp/src/main/java/org/dspace/app/rest/link/CollectionResourceWorkflowGroupHalLinkFactory.java
+++ b/dspace-server-webapp/src/main/java/org/dspace/app/rest/link/CollectionResourceWorkflowGroupHalLinkFactory.java
@@ -47,9 +47,9 @@ protected void addLinks(CollectionResource halResource, Pageable pageable, Linke
         Map<String, Role> roles = WorkflowUtils.getCollectionRoles(collection);
         UUID resourceUuid = UUID.fromString(halResource.getContent().getUuid());
         for (Map.Entry<String, Role> entry : roles.entrySet()) {
-            list.add(buildLink("workflowGroups/" + entry.getKey(), getMethodOn()
+            list.add(buildLink("workflowGroups", getMethodOn()
                 .getWorkflowGroupForRole(resourceUuid, null, null,
-                                         entry.getKey())));
+                                         entry.getKey())).withName(entry.getKey()));
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/dspace-server-webapp/src/main/java/org/dspace/app/rest/model/hateoas/HALResource.java b/dspace-server-webapp/src/main/java/org/dspace/app/rest/model/hateoas/HALResource.java
index 31e2c672e336..2631b63417d6 100644
--- a/dspace-server-webapp/src/main/java/org/dspace/app/rest/model/hateoas/HALResource.java
+++ b/dspace-server-webapp/src/main/java/org/dspace/app/rest/model/hateoas/HALResource.java
@@ -8,11 +8,13 @@
 package org.dspace.app.rest.model.hateoas;
 
 import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonInclude;
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonProperty;
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonUnwrapped;
+import org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils;
 import org.springframework.hateoas.EntityModel;
 import org.springframework.hateoas.Link;
 
@@ -49,6 +51,15 @@ public void setPageHeader(EmbeddedPageHeader page) {
     public EntityModel<T> add(Link link) {
         if (!hasLink(link.getRel())) {
             return super.add(link);
+        } else {
+            String name = link.getName();
+            if (StringUtils.isNotBlank(name)) {
+                List<Link> list = this.getLinks(link.getRel());
+                // If a link of this name doesn't already exist in the list, add it
+                if (!list.stream().anyMatch((l -> StringUtils.equalsIgnoreCase(l.getName(), name)))) {
+                    super.add(link);
+                }
+            }
         }
         return this;
     }