diff --git a/framework/src/main/groovy/org/moqui/impl/service/RestApi.groovy b/framework/src/main/groovy/org/moqui/impl/service/RestApi.groovy
index bf6ee2449..34e6886ff 100644
--- a/framework/src/main/groovy/org/moqui/impl/service/RestApi.groovy
+++ b/framework/src/main/groovy/org/moqui/impl/service/RestApi.groovy
@@ -570,6 +570,7 @@ class RestApi {
         PathNode parent
         List<String> fullPathList = []
         Set<String> pathParameters = new LinkedHashSet<String>()
+        Boolean trackArtifactHit
 
         int childPaths = 0
         int childMethods = 0
@@ -589,6 +590,7 @@ class RestApi {
             fullPathList.add(isId ? "{${name}}".toString() : name)
             if (isId) pathParameters.add(name)
             requireAuthentication = node.attribute("require-authentication") ?: parent?.requireAuthentication ?: "true"
+            trackArtifactHit = node.attribute("track-artifact-hit") ?: parent?.trackArtifactHit ?: false
 
             for (MNode childNode in node.children) {
                 if (childNode.name == "method") {
@@ -645,8 +647,6 @@ class RestApi {
             // push onto artifact stack, check authz
             String curPath = getFullPathName([])
             ArtifactExecutionInfoImpl aei = new ArtifactExecutionInfoImpl(curPath, ArtifactExecutionInfo.AT_REST_PATH, getActionFromMethod(ec), null)
-            // for now don't track/count artifact hits for REST path
-            aei.setTrackArtifactHit(false)
             // NOTE: consider setting parameters on aei, but don't like setting entire context, currently used for entity/service calls
             ec.artifactExecutionFacade.pushInternal(aei, !moreInPath ?
                     (requireAuthentication == null || requireAuthentication.length() == 0 || "true".equals(requireAuthentication)) : false, true)
@@ -660,6 +660,9 @@ class RestApi {
                 loggedInAnonymous = ec.userFacade.loginAnonymousIfNoUser()
             }
 
+            aei.setTrackArtifactHit(trackArtifactHit)
+            aei.setAuthzReqdAndIsAccess(!loggedInAnonymous, true)
+
             try {
                 if (moreInPath) {
                     String nextPath = pathList[nextPathIndex]
diff --git a/framework/src/main/resources/MoquiDefaultConf.xml b/framework/src/main/resources/MoquiDefaultConf.xml
index cb515655f..9efe2e3de 100644
--- a/framework/src/main/resources/MoquiDefaultConf.xml
+++ b/framework/src/main/resources/MoquiDefaultConf.xml
@@ -169,6 +169,7 @@
         <artifact-stats type="AT_XML_SCREEN_TRANS" persist-bin="true" persist-hit="true"/>
         <artifact-stats type="AT_SERVICE" persist-bin="true" persist-hit="false"/>
         <artifact-stats type="AT_ENTITY" persist-bin="false"/>
+        <artifact-stats type="AT_REST_PATH" persist-bin="false" persist-hit="false"/>
     </server-stats>
 
     <webapp-list>
diff --git a/framework/xsd/moqui-conf-3.xsd b/framework/xsd/moqui-conf-3.xsd
index d060a6176..ca97d9c68 100644
--- a/framework/xsd/moqui-conf-3.xsd
+++ b/framework/xsd/moqui-conf-3.xsd
@@ -158,6 +158,7 @@ along with this software (see the LICENSE.md file). If not, see
                 <xs:enumeration value="AT_XML_SCREEN_TRANS"/>
                 <xs:enumeration value="AT_SERVICE"/>
                 <xs:enumeration value="AT_ENTITY"/>
+                <xs:enumeration value="AT_REST_PATH"/>
             </xs:restriction></xs:simpleType></xs:attribute>
             <!-- Removed, note that entity-auto and entity-implicit service calls never have hits persisted and that is
                 mainly what this was used for: <xs:attribute name="sub-type" type="xs:string"/> -->
diff --git a/framework/xsd/rest-api-3.xsd b/framework/xsd/rest-api-3.xsd
index 6fac469ae..8e5cdb73b 100644
--- a/framework/xsd/rest-api-3.xsd
+++ b/framework/xsd/rest-api-3.xsd
@@ -29,6 +29,10 @@ along with this software (see the LICENSE.md file). If not, see
             <xs:attribute name="description" type="xs:string"/>
             <xs:attribute name="version" type="xs:string"/>
             <xs:attribute name="require-authentication" type="authc-options" default="true"/>
+            <xs:attribute name="track-artifact-hit" type="xs:string" default="false">
+                <xs:annotation><xs:documentation>If set to true, ArtifactHit and ArtifactHitBin data will be kept for
+                    this rest path unless overridden by child node(s)</xs:documentation></xs:annotation>
+            </xs:attribute>
         </xs:complexType>
     </xs:element>
     <xs:element name="id">
@@ -40,6 +44,10 @@ along with this software (see the LICENSE.md file). If not, see
             </xs:sequence>
             <xs:attribute name="name" type="xs:string" use="required"/>
             <xs:attribute name="require-authentication" type="authc-options" default="true"/>
+            <xs:attribute name="track-artifact-hit" type="xs:string" default="false">
+                <xs:annotation><xs:documentation>If set to true, ArtifactHit and ArtifactHitBin data will be kept for
+                    this rest path unless overridden by child node(s)</xs:documentation></xs:annotation>
+            </xs:attribute>
             <xs:attribute name="allow-extra-path" type="boolean" default="false">
                 <xs:annotation><xs:documentation>If set to true arbitrary path elements following this screen's path are allowed.
                     Default is false and an exception will be thrown if there is an extra path element that does not match a
@@ -67,6 +75,10 @@ along with this software (see the LICENSE.md file). If not, see
                 </xs:simpleType>
             </xs:attribute>
             <xs:attribute name="require-authentication" type="authc-options" default="true"/>
+            <xs:attribute name="track-artifact-hit" type="xs:string" default="false">
+                <xs:annotation><xs:documentation>If set to true, ArtifactHit and ArtifactHitBin data will be kept for
+                    this rest path unless overridden by child node(s)</xs:documentation></xs:annotation>
+            </xs:attribute>
         </xs:complexType>
     </xs:element>
     <xs:element name="service">