diff --git a/src/app/features/files/components/file-resource-metadata/file-resource-metadata.component.html b/src/app/features/files/components/file-resource-metadata/file-resource-metadata.component.html
index 541f7af8c..cb784e3b8 100644
--- a/src/app/features/files/components/file-resource-metadata/file-resource-metadata.component.html
+++ b/src/app/features/files/components/file-resource-metadata/file-resource-metadata.component.html
@@ -105,7 +105,10 @@ <h4>{{ 'common.labels.dateModified' | translate }}</h4>
       <div class="flex flex-column gap-2">
         <h4>{{ 'common.labels.contributors' | translate }}</h4>
 
-        <osf-contributors-list [contributors]="resourceContributors" [anonymous]="hasViewOnly"></osf-contributors-list>
+        <osf-contributors-list
+          [contributors]="resourceContributors"
+          [anonymous]="isAnonymous()"
+        ></osf-contributors-list>
       </div>
     }
   }
diff --git a/src/app/features/files/components/file-resource-metadata/file-resource-metadata.component.spec.ts b/src/app/features/files/components/file-resource-metadata/file-resource-metadata.component.spec.ts
index fffe0f5b0..f2c66555a 100644
--- a/src/app/features/files/components/file-resource-metadata/file-resource-metadata.component.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/features/files/components/file-resource-metadata/file-resource-metadata.component.spec.ts
@@ -1,31 +1,21 @@
-import { MockComponent, MockProvider } from 'ng-mocks';
+import { MockComponent } from 'ng-mocks';
 
 import { ComponentFixture, TestBed } from '@angular/core/testing';
-import { Router } from '@angular/router';
 
 import { ContributorsListComponent } from '@osf/shared/components/contributors-list/contributors-list.component';
 import { ResourceMetadata } from '@osf/shared/models/resource-metadata.model';
-import { ViewOnlyLinkHelperService } from '@osf/shared/services/view-only-link-helper.service';
 
 import { MOCK_CONTRIBUTOR, MOCK_CONTRIBUTOR_WITHOUT_HISTORY } from '@testing/mocks/contributors.mock';
 import { provideOSFCore } from '@testing/osf.testing.provider';
-import { RouterMockBuilder, RouterMockType } from '@testing/providers/router-provider.mock';
 import { BaseSetupOverrides, mergeSignalOverrides, provideMockStore } from '@testing/providers/store-provider.mock';
-import { ViewOnlyLinkHelperMock, ViewOnlyLinkHelperMockType } from '@testing/providers/view-only-link-helper.mock';
 
 import { FilesSelectors } from '../../store';
 
 import { FileResourceMetadataComponent } from './file-resource-metadata.component';
 
-interface SetupOverrides extends BaseSetupOverrides {
-  hasViewOnly?: boolean;
-}
-
 describe('FileResourceMetadataComponent', () => {
   let component: FileResourceMetadataComponent;
   let fixture: ComponentFixture<FileResourceMetadataComponent>;
-  let mockRouter: RouterMockType;
-  let viewOnlyService: ViewOnlyLinkHelperMockType;
 
   const mockResourceMetadata: ResourceMetadata = {
     title: 'Test Resource',
@@ -45,18 +35,14 @@ describe('FileResourceMetadataComponent', () => {
     { selector: FilesSelectors.getContributors, value: mockContributors },
     { selector: FilesSelectors.isResourceMetadataLoading, value: false },
     { selector: FilesSelectors.isResourceContributorsLoading, value: false },
+    { selector: FilesSelectors.isFilesAnonymous, value: false },
   ];
 
-  function setup(overrides: SetupOverrides = {}): void {
-    mockRouter = RouterMockBuilder.create().withUrl('/test').build();
-    viewOnlyService = ViewOnlyLinkHelperMock.simple(overrides.hasViewOnly ?? false);
-
+  function setup(overrides: BaseSetupOverrides = {}): void {
     TestBed.configureTestingModule({
       imports: [FileResourceMetadataComponent, MockComponent(ContributorsListComponent)],
       providers: [
         provideOSFCore(),
-        MockProvider(Router, mockRouter),
-        MockProvider(ViewOnlyLinkHelperService, viewOnlyService),
         provideMockStore({ signals: mergeSignalOverrides(defaultSignals, overrides.selectorOverrides) }),
       ],
     });
@@ -102,12 +88,12 @@ describe('FileResourceMetadataComponent', () => {
     expect(component.isResourceContributorsLoading()).toBe(true);
   });
 
-  it('should set hasViewOnly based on helper service', () => {
-    setup({ hasViewOnly: true });
+  it('should expose isAnonymous from store', () => {
+    setup({
+      selectorOverrides: [{ selector: FilesSelectors.isFilesAnonymous, value: true }],
+    });
 
-    expect(component.hasViewOnly).toBe(true);
-    expect(viewOnlyService.hasViewOnlyParam).toHaveBeenCalled();
-    expect(viewOnlyService.hasViewOnlyParam).toHaveBeenCalledWith(expect.objectContaining({ url: '/test' }));
+    expect(component.isAnonymous()).toBe(true);
   });
 
   it('should handle input changes', () => {
diff --git a/src/app/features/files/components/file-resource-metadata/file-resource-metadata.component.ts b/src/app/features/files/components/file-resource-metadata/file-resource-metadata.component.ts
index 6a56cc300..cd11f29b4 100644
--- a/src/app/features/files/components/file-resource-metadata/file-resource-metadata.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/features/files/components/file-resource-metadata/file-resource-metadata.component.ts
@@ -5,11 +5,9 @@ import { TranslatePipe } from '@ngx-translate/core';
 import { Skeleton } from 'primeng/skeleton';
 
 import { DatePipe } from '@angular/common';
-import { ChangeDetectionStrategy, Component, inject, input } from '@angular/core';
-import { Router } from '@angular/router';
+import { ChangeDetectionStrategy, Component, input } from '@angular/core';
 
 import { ContributorsListComponent } from '@osf/shared/components/contributors-list/contributors-list.component';
-import { ViewOnlyLinkHelperService } from '@osf/shared/services/view-only-link-helper.service';
 
 import { FilesSelectors } from '../../store';
 
@@ -21,15 +19,11 @@ import { FilesSelectors } from '../../store';
   changeDetection: ChangeDetectionStrategy.OnPush,
 })
 export class FileResourceMetadataComponent {
-  private readonly router = inject(Router);
-  private readonly viewOnlyService = inject(ViewOnlyLinkHelperService);
+  readonly resourceType = input<string>('nodes');
 
-  resourceType = input<string>('nodes');
-
-  resourceMetadata = select(FilesSelectors.getResourceMetadata);
-  contributors = select(FilesSelectors.getContributors);
-  isResourceMetadataLoading = select(FilesSelectors.isResourceMetadataLoading);
-  isResourceContributorsLoading = select(FilesSelectors.isResourceContributorsLoading);
-
-  hasViewOnly = this.viewOnlyService.hasViewOnlyParam(this.router);
+  readonly resourceMetadata = select(FilesSelectors.getResourceMetadata);
+  readonly contributors = select(FilesSelectors.getContributors);
+  readonly isResourceMetadataLoading = select(FilesSelectors.isResourceMetadataLoading);
+  readonly isResourceContributorsLoading = select(FilesSelectors.isResourceContributorsLoading);
+  readonly isAnonymous = select(FilesSelectors.isFilesAnonymous);
 }
diff --git a/src/app/features/files/store/files.state.ts b/src/app/features/files/store/files.state.ts
index 5ba307e6d..9b84843c5 100644
--- a/src/app/features/files/store/files.state.ts
+++ b/src/app/features/files/store/files.state.ts
@@ -159,9 +159,12 @@ export class FilesState {
     ctx.patchState({ tags: { ...state.tags, isLoading: true, error: null } });
 
     return this.filesService.getFileTarget(action.fileGuid).pipe(
-      tap((file) => {
-        ctx.patchState({ openedFile: { data: file, isLoading: false, error: null } });
-        ctx.patchState({ tags: { data: file.tags, isLoading: false, error: null } });
+      tap(({ file, meta }) => {
+        ctx.patchState({
+          openedFile: { data: file, isLoading: false, error: null },
+          tags: { data: file.tags, isLoading: false, error: null },
+          isAnonymous: meta?.anonymous ?? false,
+        });
       }),
       catchError((error) => handleSectionError(ctx, 'openedFile', error))
     );
diff --git a/src/app/shared/models/files/file.model.ts b/src/app/shared/models/files/file.model.ts
index f49bc8215..602165a68 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/models/files/file.model.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/models/files/file.model.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { MetaJsonApi } from '../common/json-api.model';
 import { BaseNodeModel } from '../nodes/base-node.model';
 
 import { FileKind } from './../../enums/file-kind.enum';
@@ -32,6 +33,11 @@ export interface FileDetailsModel extends BaseFileModel {
   target: BaseNodeModel | null;
 }
 
+export interface FileDetailsWithMeta {
+  file: FileDetailsModel;
+  meta?: MetaJsonApi;
+}
+
 export interface FileExtraModel {
   hashes: FileHashesModel;
   downloads: number;
diff --git a/src/app/shared/services/files.service.ts b/src/app/shared/services/files.service.ts
index 5d5becd79..4958da928 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/services/files.service.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/services/files.service.ts
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ import { ConfiguredAddonModel } from '../models/addons/configured-addon.model';
 import { ApiData, JsonApiResponse, MetaJsonApi } from '../models/common/json-api.model';
 import { ContributorModel } from '../models/contributors/contributor.model';
 import { ContributorsResponseJsonApi } from '../models/contributors/contributor-response-json-api.model';
-import { FileDetailsModel, FileModel } from '../models/files/file.model';
+import { FileDetailsModel, FileDetailsWithMeta, FileModel } from '../models/files/file.model';
 import { FileFolderModel } from '../models/files/file-folder.model';
 import {
   FileFolderDataJsonApi,
@@ -178,10 +178,10 @@ export class FilesService {
     return `${link}${separator}zip=`;
   }
 
-  getFileTarget(fileGuid: string): Observable<FileDetailsModel> {
+  getFileTarget(fileGuid: string): Observable<FileDetailsWithMeta> {
     return this.jsonApiService
       .get<FileDetailsResponseJsonApi>(`${this.apiUrl}/files/${fileGuid}/?embed=target`)
-      .pipe(map((response) => FilesMapper.getFileDetails(response.data)));
+      .pipe(map((response) => ({ file: FilesMapper.getFileDetails(response.data), meta: response.meta })));
   }
 
   getFileGuid(id: string): Observable<FileModel> {
diff --git a/src/testing/providers/files-service.mock.ts b/src/testing/providers/files-service.mock.ts
index 37d32e6ee..026b3ca50 100644
--- a/src/testing/providers/files-service.mock.ts
+++ b/src/testing/providers/files-service.mock.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import { Mock, vi } from 'vitest';
 import { HttpEvent } from '@angular/common/http';
 
 import { MetaJsonApi } from '@osf/shared/models/common/json-api.model';
-import { FileDetailsModel, FileModel } from '@osf/shared/models/files/file.model';
+import { FileDetailsModel, FileDetailsWithMeta, FileModel } from '@osf/shared/models/files/file.model';
 import { FileFolderModel } from '@osf/shared/models/files/file-folder.model';
 import { FileVersionModel } from '@osf/shared/models/files/file-version.model';
 import { PaginatedData } from '@osf/shared/models/paginated-data.model';
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ type MoveFileFn = (
   replace?: boolean
 ) => Observable<unknown>;
 type GetFolderDownloadLinkFn = (link: string) => string;
-type GetFileTargetFn = (fileGuid: string) => Observable<FileDetailsModel>;
+type GetFileTargetFn = (fileGuid: string) => Observable<FileDetailsWithMeta>;
 type GetFileGuidFn = (id: string) => Observable<FileModel>;
 type GetFileByIdFn = (fileGuid: string) => Observable<FileModel>;
 type GetFileVersionsFn = (fileGuid: string) => Observable<FileVersionModel[]>;
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ export const FilesServiceMock = {
       renameEntry: vi.fn().mockReturnValue(of(file)),
       moveFile: vi.fn().mockReturnValue(of({})),
       getFolderDownloadLink: vi.fn().mockImplementation((link: string) => `${link}?zip=`),
-      getFileTarget: vi.fn().mockReturnValue(of(fileDetails)),
+      getFileTarget: vi.fn().mockReturnValue(of({ file: fileDetails })),
       getFileGuid: vi.fn().mockReturnValue(of(file)),
       getFileById: vi.fn().mockReturnValue(of(file)),
       getFileVersions: vi.fn().mockReturnValue(of([])),