diff --git a/src/main/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/util/json/JsonPrinter.java b/src/main/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/util/json/JsonPrinter.java
index 34c8fc5c6a6..1bdee48b14d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/util/json/JsonPrinter.java
+++ b/src/main/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/util/json/JsonPrinter.java
@@ -340,6 +340,7 @@ private static JsonObjectBuilder addEmbeddedOwnerObject(DvObject dvo, JsonObject
             ownerObject.add("type", "DATAVERSE");
             Dataverse in = (Dataverse) dvo;
             ownerObject.add("identifier", in.getAlias());
+            ownerObject.add("isReleased", in.isReleased());
         }
 
         if (dvo.isInstanceofDataset()) {
diff --git a/src/test/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/api/DatasetsIT.java b/src/test/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/api/DatasetsIT.java
index f52aa4fe9bd..ae3f346de7e 100644
--- a/src/test/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/api/DatasetsIT.java
+++ b/src/test/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/api/DatasetsIT.java
@@ -2080,8 +2080,11 @@ public void testGetDatasetOwners() {
 
         Response getDatasetWithOwners = UtilIT.getDatasetWithOwners(persistentId, apiToken, true);
         getDatasetWithOwners.prettyPrint();
-        getDatasetWithOwners.then().assertThat().body("data.isPartOf.identifier", equalTo(dataverseAlias));       
-        
+        getDatasetWithOwners.then().assertThat().body("data.isPartOf.identifier", equalTo(dataverseAlias));
+        getDatasetWithOwners.then().assertThat().body("data.isPartOf.isReleased", equalTo(false));
+        getDatasetWithOwners.then().assertThat().body("data.isPartOf.isPartOf.identifier", equalTo("root"));
+        getDatasetWithOwners.then().assertThat().body("data.isPartOf.isPartOf.isReleased", equalTo(true));
+
         Response destroyDatasetResponse = UtilIT.destroyDataset(datasetId, apiToken);
         assertEquals(200, destroyDatasetResponse.getStatusCode());