diff --git a/src/app/core/statistics/models/usage-report.model.ts b/src/app/core/statistics/models/usage-report.model.ts
index da976a8b903..ff8ae6fcdcb 100644
--- a/src/app/core/statistics/models/usage-report.model.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/statistics/models/usage-report.model.ts
@@ -47,5 +47,6 @@ export interface Point {
   type: string;
   values: {
     views: number;
-  }[];
+    [key: string]: number;
+  };
 }
diff --git a/src/app/core/statistics/usage-report-data.service.ts b/src/app/core/statistics/usage-report-data.service.ts
index 5ce186f4ca6..96961a863d5 100644
--- a/src/app/core/statistics/usage-report-data.service.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/statistics/usage-report-data.service.ts
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ import { RequestParam } from '../cache/models/request-param.model';
 /**
  * A service to retrieve {@link UsageReport}s from the REST API
  */
-@Injectable()
+@Injectable({ providedIn: 'root' })
 @dataService(USAGE_REPORT)
 export class UsageReportDataService extends IdentifiableDataService<UsageReport> implements SearchData<UsageReport> {
   private searchData: SearchDataImpl<UsageReport>;
diff --git a/src/app/item-page/item-page.module.ts b/src/app/item-page/item-page.module.ts
index 18bbc4fd606..db9446838eb 100644
--- a/src/app/item-page/item-page.module.ts
+++ b/src/app/item-page/item-page.module.ts
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ import { ItemAlertsComponent } from './alerts/item-alerts.component';
 import { ItemVersionsModule } from './versions/item-versions.module';
 import { BitstreamRequestACopyPageComponent } from './bitstreams/request-a-copy/bitstream-request-a-copy-page.component';
 import { FileSectionComponent } from './simple/field-components/file-section/file-section.component';
+import { TotalDownloadsComponent } from './simple/field-components/file-section/total-downloads.component';
 import { ItemSharedModule } from './item-shared.module';
 import { DsoPageModule } from '../shared/dso-page/dso-page.module';
 import { ThemedItemAlertsComponent } from './alerts/themed-item-alerts.component';
@@ -99,6 +100,7 @@ const ENTRY_COMPONENTS = [
 
 const DECLARATIONS = [
   FileSectionComponent,
+  TotalDownloadsComponent,
   ThemedFileSectionComponent,
   ItemPageComponent,
   ThemedItemPageComponent,
diff --git a/src/app/item-page/simple/field-components/file-section/total-downloads.component.html b/src/app/item-page/simple/field-components/file-section/total-downloads.component.html
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5b2d9bbb117
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/item-page/simple/field-components/file-section/total-downloads.component.html
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+<ds-metadata-field-wrapper
+  *ngIf="totalDownloadsEnabled | async"
+  [label]="downloadsLabel | translate">
+  <div class="total-downloads-section">
+    <div class="total-downloads-count">
+      <span>{{ totalDownloads }}</span>
+    </div>
+  </div>
+</ds-metadata-field-wrapper>
diff --git a/src/app/item-page/simple/field-components/file-section/total-downloads.component.scss b/src/app/item-page/simple/field-components/file-section/total-downloads.component.scss
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e69de29bb2d
diff --git a/src/app/item-page/simple/field-components/file-section/total-downloads.component.ts b/src/app/item-page/simple/field-components/file-section/total-downloads.component.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..25f3d2119c0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/item-page/simple/field-components/file-section/total-downloads.component.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,118 @@
+import { Component, OnInit, Input } from '@angular/core';
+import { UsageReportDataService } from 'src/app/core/statistics/usage-report-data.service';
+import { ConfigurationDataService } from 'src/app/core/data/configuration-data.service';
+import { catchError } from 'rxjs/operators';
+import { BehaviorSubject, of } from 'rxjs';
+
+/**
+ * Component that displays the total number of downloads for all bitstreams within a DSpace item.
+ *
+ * This component checks the 'item.view.total.downloads.enabled' configuration property
+ * to determine if download statistics should be displayed. If enabled, it fetches download
+ * statistics for a given item using its UUID and aggregates the download counts from all
+ * bitstreams associated with that item. The result is displayed as a single total download count.
+ *
+ * If the configuration is disabled or set to 'false', the component will not be displayed.
+ */
+@Component({
+  selector: 'ds-total-downloads',
+  templateUrl: './total-downloads.component.html',
+  styleUrls: ['./total-downloads.component.scss']
+})
+export class TotalDownloadsComponent implements OnInit {
+
+  /**
+   * The UUID of the DSpace item for which to fetch download statistics.
+   */
+  @Input() itemUuid!: string;
+
+  /**
+   * The total number of downloads across all bitstreams for the item.
+   * Defaults to 0 and will show 0 if no data is available or an error occurs.
+   */
+  totalDownloads: number | null = 0;
+
+  /**
+   * Flag indicating whether the total downloads feature is enabled in the configuration.
+   * Uses BehaviorSubject to allow reactive updates. Defaults to false and will only be
+   * set to true if the configuration explicitly contains 'true' value.
+   */
+  totalDownloadsEnabled = new BehaviorSubject<boolean>(false);
+
+  /**
+   * The translation key for the downloadsLabel displayed alongside the download count.
+   */
+  readonly downloadsLabel = 'item.page.files.downloads';
+
+
+  constructor(
+    private usageReportDataService: UsageReportDataService,
+    private configService: ConfigurationDataService
+  ) { }
+
+  /**
+   * Fetches the configuration to check if total downloads should be shown,
+   * and if enabled, fetches the total download statistics for the item specified by itemUuid.
+   * The component will:
+   * 1. Check the 'item.view.total.downloads.enabled' configuration property
+   * 2. If enabled (configuration value is explicitly 'true'), call the UsageReportDataService
+   *    If configuration is not found or fails to load, defaults to false (disabled)
+   * 3. Aggregate all download counts (views) from all bitstreams in the response
+   * 4. Set the totalDownloads property with the sum
+   * 5. Handle errors gracefully by returning null and logging the error
+   *
+   * @throws Will log an error to console if the API call fails, but won't throw an exception
+   */
+  ngOnInit(): void {
+    if (!this.itemUuid) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    // First, check if total downloads feature is enabled in configuration
+    this.configService.findByPropertyName('item.view.total.downloads.enabled')
+      .pipe(
+        catchError(error => {
+          console.error('Failed to fetch total downloads configuration:', error);
+          // Default to false if configuration cannot be retrieved
+          return of(null);
+        })
+      )
+      .subscribe(configData => {
+        // Extract configuration value, default to 'false' if not found
+        const itemViewTotalDownloadsEnabled = configData?.payload?.values?.[0];
+        this.totalDownloadsEnabled.next(itemViewTotalDownloadsEnabled === 'true');
+
+        // Only fetch download statistics if the feature is enabled
+        if (this.totalDownloadsEnabled.value) {
+          this.fetchDownloadStatistics();
+        } else {
+          this.totalDownloads = null; // Ensure it's null when disabled
+        }
+      });
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Private method to fetch download statistics from the usage report service.
+   * This method is called only when the total downloads feature is enabled.
+   */
+  private fetchDownloadStatistics(): void {
+    const reportType = 'TotalDownloads';
+    this.usageReportDataService.getStatistic(this.itemUuid, reportType)
+      .pipe(
+        catchError(error => {
+          console.error('Failed to fetch total downloads statistics:', error);
+          return of(null);
+        })
+      )
+      .subscribe(report => {
+        if (report) {
+          this.totalDownloads = report.points.reduce((total, point) => {
+            const views = point.values.views || 0;
+            return total + views;
+          }, 0);
+        } else {
+          this.totalDownloads = 0; // Show 0 instead of null when no data is available
+        }
+      });
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/app/statistics-page/statistics-page.module.ts b/src/app/statistics-page/statistics-page.module.ts
index 75726de94cc..62993094a8b 100644
--- a/src/app/statistics-page/statistics-page.module.ts
+++ b/src/app/statistics-page/statistics-page.module.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import { CommonModule } from '@angular/common';
 import { CoreModule } from '../core/core.module';
 import { SharedModule } from '../shared/shared.module';
 import { StatisticsModule } from '../statistics/statistics.module';
-import { UsageReportDataService } from '../core/statistics/usage-report-data.service';
 import { SiteStatisticsPageComponent } from './site-statistics-page/site-statistics-page.component';
 import { StatisticsTableComponent } from './statistics-table/statistics-table.component';
 import { ItemStatisticsPageComponent } from './item-statistics-page/item-statistics-page.component';
@@ -35,9 +34,6 @@ const components = [
     StatisticsModule.forRoot()
   ],
   declarations: components,
-  providers: [
-    UsageReportDataService,
-  ],
   exports: components
 })
 
diff --git a/src/assets/i18n/cs.json5 b/src/assets/i18n/cs.json5
index f928e07d09f..1ad16c781ff 100644
--- a/src/assets/i18n/cs.json5
+++ b/src/assets/i18n/cs.json5
@@ -3794,6 +3794,9 @@
   // "item.page.files": "Files",
   "item.page.files": "Soubory",
 
+  // "item.page.files.downloads": "Downloads",
+  "item.page.files.downloads": "Stažení",
+
   // "item.page.filesection.description": "Description:",
   "item.page.filesection.description": "Popis:",
 
@@ -11542,4 +11545,4 @@
 
   // "clarin-license-agreement-page.download-error": "An error occurred while downloading the file. Please try again later.",
   "clarin-license-agreement-page.download-error": "Při stahování souboru došlo k chybě. Zkuste to prosím znovu později.",
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/src/assets/i18n/en.json5 b/src/assets/i18n/en.json5
index c6006102d8d..b6c69c0c90e 100644
--- a/src/assets/i18n/en.json5
+++ b/src/assets/i18n/en.json5
@@ -2529,6 +2529,8 @@
 
   "item.page.files": "Files",
 
+  "item.page.files.downloads": "Downloads",
+
   "item.page.filesection.description": "Description:",
 
   "item.page.filesection.download": "Download",