diff --git a/app/components/blacklight/document_component.rb b/app/components/blacklight/document_component.rb
index 2bb737e31..7ad17895a 100644
--- a/app/components/blacklight/document_component.rb
+++ b/app/components/blacklight/document_component.rb
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ class DocumentComponent < Blacklight::Component
 
       component ||= view_config.metadata_component || Blacklight::DocumentMetadataComponent
 
-      component.new(*args, fields: fields || @presenter&.field_presenters || [], **kwargs)
+      component.new(*args, document: @document, presenter: @presenter, fields: fields || @presenter&.field_presenters || [], **kwargs)
     end)
 
     # Additional metadata sections
diff --git a/app/components/blacklight/document_metadata_component.rb b/app/components/blacklight/document_metadata_component.rb
index e68a49dd2..427a2eded 100644
--- a/app/components/blacklight/document_metadata_component.rb
+++ b/app/components/blacklight/document_metadata_component.rb
@@ -9,8 +9,10 @@ class DocumentMetadataComponent < Blacklight::Component
 
     # @param fields [Enumerable<Blacklight::FieldPresenter>] Document field presenters
     # rubocop:disable Metrics/ParameterLists
-    def initialize(fields: [], tag: 'dl', classes: %w[document-metadata dl-invert row], show: false, view_type: nil, field_layout: nil, **component_args)
+    def initialize(fields: [], document: nil, presenter: nil, tag: 'dl', classes: %w[document-metadata dl-invert row], show: false, view_type: nil, field_layout: nil, **component_args)
       @fields = fields
+      @document = document # be consistent with other subcomponents.
+      @presenter = presenter # be consistent with other subcomponents.
       @tag = tag
       @classes = classes
       @show = show