diff --git a/src/app/core/shared/search/search.service.spec.ts b/src/app/core/shared/search/search.service.spec.ts
index 193a60315f..9399065ddf 100644
--- a/src/app/core/shared/search/search.service.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/shared/search/search.service.spec.ts
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import { PaginationService } from '../../pagination/pagination.service';
 import { SearchConfigurationService } from './search-configuration.service';
 import { PaginationServiceStub } from '../../../shared/testing/pagination-service.stub';
 import { RequestEntry } from '../../data/request-entry.model';
+import { Angulartics2 } from 'angulartics2';
 
 @Component({ template: '' })
 class DummyComponent {
@@ -57,6 +58,7 @@ describe('SearchService', () => {
           { provide: DSpaceObjectDataService, useValue: {} },
           { provide: PaginationService, useValue: {} },
           { provide: SearchConfigurationService, useValue: searchConfigService },
+          { provide: Angulartics2, useValue: {} },
           SearchService
         ],
       });
@@ -124,6 +126,7 @@ describe('SearchService', () => {
           { provide: DSpaceObjectDataService, useValue: {} },
           { provide: PaginationService, useValue: paginationService },
           { provide: SearchConfigurationService, useValue: searchConfigService },
+          { provide: Angulartics2, useValue: {} },
           SearchService
         ],
       });
diff --git a/src/app/core/shared/search/search.service.ts b/src/app/core/shared/search/search.service.ts
index 7911db026d..f86c9c0379 100644
--- a/src/app/core/shared/search/search.service.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/shared/search/search.service.ts
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ import { SearchConfigurationService } from './search-configuration.service';
 import { PaginationComponentOptions } from '../../../shared/pagination/pagination-component-options.model';
 import { RestRequest } from '../../data/rest-request.model';
 import { BaseDataService } from '../../data/base/base-data.service';
+import { Angulartics2 } from 'angulartics2';
 
 /**
  * A limited data service implementation for the 'discover' endpoint
@@ -96,6 +97,7 @@ export class SearchService implements OnDestroy {
     private dspaceObjectService: DSpaceObjectDataService,
     private paginationService: PaginationService,
     private searchConfigurationService: SearchConfigurationService,
+    private angulartics2: Angulartics2,
   ) {
     this.searchDataService = new SearchDataService();
   }
@@ -320,6 +322,37 @@ export class SearchService implements OnDestroy {
       });
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Send search event to rest api using angularitics
+   * @param config              Paginated search options used
+   * @param searchQueryResponse The response objects of the performed search
+   */
+  trackSearch(config: PaginatedSearchOptions, searchQueryResponse: SearchObjects<DSpaceObject>) {
+    const filters: { filter: string, operator: string, value: string, label: string; }[] = [];
+    const appliedFilters = searchQueryResponse.appliedFilters || [];
+    for (let i = 0, filtersLength = appliedFilters.length; i < filtersLength; i++) {
+      const appliedFilter = appliedFilters[i];
+      filters.push(appliedFilter);
+    }
+    this.angulartics2.eventTrack.next({
+      action: 'search',
+      properties: {
+        searchOptions: config,
+        page: {
+          size: config.pagination.size, // same as searchQueryResponse.page.elementsPerPage
+          totalElements: searchQueryResponse.pageInfo.totalElements,
+          totalPages: searchQueryResponse.pageInfo.totalPages,
+          number: config.pagination.currentPage, // same as searchQueryResponse.page.currentPage
+        },
+        sort: {
+          by: config.sort.field,
+          order: config.sort.direction
+        },
+        filters: filters,
+      },
+    });
+  }
+
   /**
    * @returns {string} The base path to the search page
    */
diff --git a/src/app/search-page/search-page.component.html b/src/app/search-page/search-page.component.html
index 8424c0b531..73a952332f 100644
--- a/src/app/search-page/search-page.component.html
+++ b/src/app/search-page/search-page.component.html
@@ -1,2 +1 @@
-<ds-themed-search></ds-themed-search>
-<ds-search-tracker></ds-search-tracker>
+<ds-themed-search [trackStatistics]="true"></ds-themed-search>
diff --git a/src/app/shared/search/search.component.ts b/src/app/shared/search/search.component.ts
index f40947ad19..b5d328f42a 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/search/search.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/search/search.component.ts
@@ -140,6 +140,11 @@ export class SearchComponent implements OnInit {
    */
   @Input() showScopeSelector = true;
 
+  /**
+   * Whether or not to track search statistics by sending updates to the rest api
+   */
+  @Input() trackStatistics = false;
+
   /**
    * The current configuration used during the search
    */
@@ -360,8 +365,13 @@ export class SearchComponent implements OnInit {
       followLink<Item>('accessStatus', { isOptional: true, shouldEmbed: environment.item.showAccessStatuses })
     ).pipe(getFirstCompletedRemoteData())
       .subscribe((results: RemoteData<SearchObjects<DSpaceObject>>) => {
-        if (results.hasSucceeded && results.payload?.page?.length > 0) {
-          this.resultFound.emit(results.payload);
+        if (results.hasSucceeded) {
+          if (this.trackStatistics) {
+            this.service.trackSearch(searchOptions, results.payload);
+          }
+          if (results.payload?.page?.length > 0) {
+            this.resultFound.emit(results.payload);
+          }
         }
         this.resultsRD$.next(results);
       });
diff --git a/src/app/shared/search/themed-search.component.ts b/src/app/shared/search/themed-search.component.ts
index f7d534399e..64a2befeb2 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/search/themed-search.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/search/themed-search.component.ts
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ import { ListableObject } from '../object-collection/shared/listable-object.mode
   templateUrl: '../theme-support/themed.component.html',
 })
 export class ThemedSearchComponent extends ThemedComponent<SearchComponent> {
-  protected inAndOutputNames: (keyof SearchComponent & keyof this)[] = ['configurationList', 'context', 'configuration', 'fixedFilterQuery', 'useCachedVersionIfAvailable', 'inPlaceSearch', 'linkType', 'paginationId', 'searchEnabled', 'sideBarWidth', 'searchFormPlaceholder', 'selectable', 'selectionConfig', 'showSidebar', 'showViewModes', 'useUniquePageId', 'viewModeList', 'showScopeSelector', 'resultFound', 'deselectObject', 'selectObject'];
+  protected inAndOutputNames: (keyof SearchComponent & keyof this)[] = ['configurationList', 'context', 'configuration', 'fixedFilterQuery', 'useCachedVersionIfAvailable', 'inPlaceSearch', 'linkType', 'paginationId', 'searchEnabled', 'sideBarWidth', 'searchFormPlaceholder', 'selectable', 'selectionConfig', 'showSidebar', 'showViewModes', 'useUniquePageId', 'viewModeList', 'showScopeSelector', 'resultFound', 'deselectObject', 'selectObject', 'trackStatistics'];
 
   @Input() configurationList: SearchConfigurationOption[] = [];
 
@@ -57,6 +57,8 @@ export class ThemedSearchComponent extends ThemedComponent<SearchComponent> {
 
   @Input() showScopeSelector = true;
 
+  @Input() trackStatistics = false;
+
   @Output() resultFound: EventEmitter<SearchObjects<DSpaceObject>> = new EventEmitter<SearchObjects<DSpaceObject>>();
 
   @Output() deselectObject: EventEmitter<ListableObject> = new EventEmitter<ListableObject>();