diff --git a/endpoints/api/repository.py b/endpoints/api/repository.py
index f1da2838d..8878c9f84 100644
--- a/endpoints/api/repository.py
+++ b/endpoints/api/repository.py
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@ from data.database import Repository as RepositoryTable
 from endpoints.api import (truthy_bool, format_date, nickname, log_action, validate_json_request,
                            require_repo_read, require_repo_write, require_repo_admin,
                            RepositoryParamResource, resource, query_param, parse_args, ApiResource,
-                           request_error, require_scope, path_param, page_support)
+                           request_error, require_scope, path_param, page_support,  parse_args,
+                           query_param, truthy_bool)
 from endpoints.exception import Unauthorized, NotFound, InvalidRequest, ExceedsLicenseException
 from endpoints.api.billing import lookup_allowed_private_repos, get_namespace_plan
 from endpoints.api.subscribe import check_repository_usage
@@ -234,9 +235,12 @@ class Repository(RepositoryParamResource):
     }
   }
 
+  @parse_args()
+  @query_param('includeStats', 'Whether to include pull and push statistics', type=truthy_bool,
+               default=False)
   @require_repo_read
   @nickname('getRepo')
-  def get(self, namespace, repository):
+  def get(self, namespace, repository, parsed_args):
     """Fetch the specified repository."""
     logger.debug('Get repo: %s/%s' % (namespace, repository))
 
@@ -254,6 +258,7 @@ class Repository(RepositoryParamResource):
       return tag_info
 
     repo = model.repository.get_repository(namespace, repository)
+    stats = None
     if repo:
       tags = model.tag.list_repository_tags(namespace, repository, include_storage=True)
       tag_dict = {tag.name: tag_view(tag) for tag in tags}
@@ -264,13 +269,25 @@ class Repository(RepositoryParamResource):
                     if get_authenticated_user() else False)
       is_public = model.repository.is_repository_public(repo)
 
-      (pull_today, pull_thirty_day) = model.log.get_repository_pulls(repo, timedelta(days=1),
-                                                                     timedelta(days=30))
+      if parsed_args['includeStats']:
+        (pull_today, pull_thirty_day) = model.log.get_repository_pulls(repo, timedelta(days=1),
+                                                                       timedelta(days=30))
 
-      (push_today, push_thirty_day) = model.log.get_repository_pushes(repo, timedelta(days=1),
-                                                                      timedelta(days=30))
+        (push_today, push_thirty_day) = model.log.get_repository_pushes(repo, timedelta(days=1),
+                                                                        timedelta(days=30))
 
-      return {
+        stats = {
+          'pulls': {
+            'today': pull_today,
+            'thirty_day': pull_thirty_day
+          },
+          'pushes': {
+            'today': push_today,
+            'thirty_day': push_thirty_day
+          }
+        }
+
+      repo_data = {
         'namespace': namespace,
         'name': repository,
         'description': repo.description,
@@ -281,18 +298,13 @@ class Repository(RepositoryParamResource):
         'is_organization': repo.namespace_user.organization,
         'is_starred': is_starred,
         'status_token': repo.badge_token if not is_public else '',
-        'stats': {
-          'pulls': {
-            'today': pull_today,
-            'thirty_day': pull_thirty_day
-          },
-          'pushes': {
-            'today': push_today,
-            'thirty_day': push_thirty_day
-          }
-        }
       }
 
+      if stats is not None:
+        repo_data['stats'] = stats
+
+      return repo_data
+
     raise NotFound()
 
   @require_repo_write
diff --git a/static/js/pages/repo-view.js b/static/js/pages/repo-view.js
index e7088d399..f6056a019 100644
--- a/static/js/pages/repo-view.js
+++ b/static/js/pages/repo-view.js
@@ -53,7 +53,8 @@
       $scope.viewScope.images = null;
 
       var params = {
-        'repository': $scope.namespace + '/' + $scope.name
+        'repository': $scope.namespace + '/' + $scope.name,
+        'includeStats': true
       };
 
       $scope.repositoryResource = ApiService.getRepoAsResource(params).get(function(repo) {
diff --git a/test/test_api_usage.py b/test/test_api_usage.py
index c7eaf9d6d..6d75bfaa4 100644
--- a/test/test_api_usage.py
+++ b/test/test_api_usage.py
@@ -1513,7 +1513,12 @@ class TestListRepos(ApiTestCase):
 
 class TestViewPublicRepository(ApiTestCase):
   def test_normalview(self):
-    self.getJsonResponse(Repository, params=dict(repository='public/publicrepo'))
+    resp = self.getJsonResponse(Repository, params=dict(repository='public/publicrepo'))
+    self.assertFalse('stats' in resp)
+
+  def test_normalview_withstats(self):
+    resp = self.getJsonResponse(Repository, params=dict(repository='public/publicrepo', includeStats=True))
+    self.assertTrue('stats' in resp)
 
   def test_anon_access_disabled(self):
     import features