diff --git a/src/app/app.component.ts b/src/app/app.component.ts
index 10cda90755..1ef5c868a6 100644
--- a/src/app/app.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/app.component.ts
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ import { models } from './core/core.module';
 import { LocaleService } from './core/locale/locale.service';
 import { hasValue } from './shared/empty.util';
 import { KlaroService } from './shared/cookies/klaro.service';
+import {GoogleAnalyticsService} from './statistics/google-analytics.service';
 
 @Component({
   selector: 'ds-app',
@@ -70,7 +71,8 @@ export class AppComponent implements OnInit, AfterViewInit {
     private menuService: MenuService,
     private windowService: HostWindowService,
     private localeService: LocaleService,
-    @Optional() private cookiesService: KlaroService
+    @Optional() private cookiesService: KlaroService,
+    @Optional() private googleAnalyticsService: GoogleAnalyticsService,
   ) {
 
     /* Use models object so all decorators are actually called */
@@ -84,7 +86,10 @@ export class AppComponent implements OnInit, AfterViewInit {
     // set the current language code
     this.localeService.setCurrentLanguageCode();
 
-    angulartics2GoogleAnalytics.startTracking();
+    // analytics
+    if (hasValue(googleAnalyticsService)) {
+      googleAnalyticsService.addTrackingIdToPage();
+    }
     angulartics2DSpace.startTracking();
 
     metadata.listenForRouteChange();
diff --git a/src/app/statistics/google-analytics.service.spec.ts b/src/app/statistics/google-analytics.service.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3329024a18
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/statistics/google-analytics.service.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+import { TestBed } from '@angular/core/testing';
+
+import { GoogleAnalyticsService } from './google-analytics.service';
+
+describe('GoogleAnalyticsService', () => {
+  let service: GoogleAnalyticsService;
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    TestBed.configureTestingModule({});
+    service = TestBed.inject(GoogleAnalyticsService);
+  });
+
+  it('should be created', () => {
+    expect(service).toBeTruthy();
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/app/statistics/google-analytics.service.ts b/src/app/statistics/google-analytics.service.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ec780bda2b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/statistics/google-analytics.service.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+import { Injectable } from '@angular/core';
+import {Angulartics2GoogleAnalytics} from 'angulartics2/ga';
+import {ConfigurationDataService} from '../core/data/configuration-data.service';
+import {getFirstCompletedRemoteData} from '../core/shared/operators';
+import {isEmpty, isNotEmpty} from '../shared/empty.util';
+
+@Injectable()
+export class GoogleAnalyticsService {
+
+  constructor(
+    private angulartics: Angulartics2GoogleAnalytics,
+    private configService: ConfigurationDataService,
+  ) { }
+
+  addTrackingIdToPage() {
+    this.configService.findByPropertyName('google.analytics.key').pipe(
+      getFirstCompletedRemoteData(),
+    ).subscribe((remoteData) => {
+      // make sure we got a success response from the backend
+      if (!remoteData.hasSucceeded) { return; }
+
+      const trackingId = remoteData.payload.values[0];
+
+      // make sure we received a tracking id
+      if (isEmpty(trackingId)) { return; }
+
+      // add trackingId snippet to page
+      const keyScript = document.createElement('script');
+      keyScript.innerHTML =   `(function(i,s,o,g,r,a,m){i['GoogleAnalyticsObject']=r;i[r]=i[r]||function(){
+                              (i[r].q=i[r].q||[]).push(arguments)},i[r].l=1*new Date();a=s.createElement(o),
+                              m=s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];a.async=1;a.src=g;m.parentNode.insertBefore(a,m)
+                              })(window,document,'script','https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js','ga');
+                              'ga('create', '${trackingId}', 'auto');`;
+      document.body.appendChild(keyScript);
+
+      // start tracking
+      this.angulartics.startTracking();
+    });
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/config/global-config.interface.ts b/src/config/global-config.interface.ts
index 0bc3d5eec4..5c6e56babb 100644
--- a/src/config/global-config.interface.ts
+++ b/src/config/global-config.interface.ts
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ export interface GlobalConfig extends Config {
   notifications: INotificationBoardOptions;
   submission: SubmissionConfig;
   universal: UniversalConfig;
-  gaTrackingId: string;
   logDirectory: string;
   debug: boolean;
   defaultLanguage: string;
diff --git a/src/environments/environment.common.ts b/src/environments/environment.common.ts
index d47c3cfcef..a0fe851cb4 100644
--- a/src/environments/environment.common.ts
+++ b/src/environments/environment.common.ts
@@ -132,8 +132,6 @@ export const environment: GlobalConfig = {
     async: true,
     time: false
   },
-  // Google Analytics tracking id
-  gaTrackingId: '',
   // Log directory
   logDirectory: '.',
   // NOTE: will log all redux actions and transfers in console
diff --git a/src/environments/mock-environment.ts b/src/environments/mock-environment.ts
index b220c46083..ef3eb86cc2 100644
--- a/src/environments/mock-environment.ts
+++ b/src/environments/mock-environment.ts
@@ -110,8 +110,6 @@ export const environment: Partial<GlobalConfig> = {
     async: true,
     time: false
   },
-  // Google Analytics tracking id
-  gaTrackingId: '',
   // Log directory
   logDirectory: '.',
   // NOTE: will log all redux actions and transfers in console
diff --git a/src/main.browser.ts b/src/main.browser.ts
index 5149014d88..6e3a7ad602 100644
--- a/src/main.browser.ts
+++ b/src/main.browser.ts
@@ -25,25 +25,9 @@ export function main() {
     }
   });
 
-  addGoogleAnalytics();
-
   return platformBrowserDynamic().bootstrapModule(BrowserAppModule, {preserveWhitespaces:true});
 }
 
-function addGoogleAnalytics() {
-  // Add google analytics if key is present in config
-  const trackingId = environment.gaTrackingId;
-  if (isNotEmpty(trackingId)) {
-    const keyScript = document.createElement('script');
-    keyScript.innerHTML =   `(function(i,s,o,g,r,a,m){i['GoogleAnalyticsObject']=r;i[r]=i[r]||function(){
-                            (i[r].q=i[r].q||[]).push(arguments)},i[r].l=1*new Date();a=s.createElement(o),
-                            m=s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];a.async=1;a.src=g;m.parentNode.insertBefore(a,m)
-                            })(window,document,'script','https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js','ga');`
-      + 'ga(\'create\', \'' + environment.gaTrackingId + '\', \'auto\');';
-    document.body.appendChild(keyScript);
-  }
-}
-
 // support async tag or hmr
 if (hasValue(environment.universal) && environment.universal.preboot === false) {
   bootloader(main);
diff --git a/src/modules/app/browser-app.module.ts b/src/modules/app/browser-app.module.ts
index 3aa6bf244b..e0bd7b5ca1 100644
--- a/src/modules/app/browser-app.module.ts
+++ b/src/modules/app/browser-app.module.ts
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ import {
   LocationToken
 } from '../../app/core/services/browser-hard-redirect.service';
 import { LocaleService } from '../../app/core/locale/locale.service';
+import {GoogleAnalyticsService} from '../../app/statistics/google-analytics.service';
 
 export const REQ_KEY = makeStateKey<string>('req');
 
@@ -99,6 +100,10 @@ export function getRequest(transferState: TransferState): any {
       provide: HardRedirectService,
       useClass: BrowserHardRedirectService,
     },
+    {
+      provide: GoogleAnalyticsService,
+      useClass: GoogleAnalyticsService,
+    },
     {
       provide: LocationToken,
       useFactory: locationProvider,