diff --git a/analytics/management/commands/update_analytics_counts.py b/analytics/management/commands/update_analytics_counts.py
index 0a9d4c9977..fa4e89a1da 100644
--- a/analytics/management/commands/update_analytics_counts.py
+++ b/analytics/management/commands/update_analytics_counts.py
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ from django.utils.timezone import utc as timezone_utc
 
 from analytics.lib.counts import COUNT_STATS, logger, process_count_stat
 from scripts.lib.zulip_tools import ENDC, WARNING
+from zerver.lib.remote_server import send_analytics_to_remote_server
 from zerver.lib.timestamp import floor_to_hour
 from zerver.models import Realm
 
@@ -84,3 +85,6 @@ class Command(BaseCommand):
             print("Finished updating analytics counts through %s in %.3fs" %
                   (fill_to_time, time.time() - start))
         logger.info("Finished updating analytics counts through %s" % (fill_to_time,))
+
+        if settings.PUSH_NOTIFICATION_BOUNCER_URL and settings.SUBMIT_USAGE_STATISTICS:
+            send_analytics_to_remote_server()
diff --git a/docs/production/mobile-push-notifications.md b/docs/production/mobile-push-notifications.md
index 6aed5e0264..9ca7ddf3c7 100644
--- a/docs/production/mobile-push-notifications.md
+++ b/docs/production/mobile-push-notifications.md
@@ -130,6 +130,21 @@ and privacy in mind:
 If you have any questions about the security model, contact
 support@zulipchat.com.
 
+## Submitting statistics
+
+Systems using the Mobile Push Notifications Service will, by default,
+submit basic usage statistics (e.g. Zulip version, number of users,
+number of messages sent) to the service. These statistics help the
+Zulip open source project understand how many people are using Zulip,
+and help us allocate resources towards supporting self-hosted
+installations.
+
+Our use of these statistics is governed by the same ToS and
+Privacy Policy that covers the Mobile Push Notifications Service
+itself. If your organization does not want to submit these
+statistics, you can disable this feature at any time by setting
+`SUBMIT_USAGE_STATISTICS=False` in `/etc/zulip/settings.py`.
+
 ## Legacy signup
 
 Here are legacy instructions for signing a server up for push
diff --git a/zerver/lib/remote_server.py b/zerver/lib/remote_server.py
index 6de99bea0d..cc1feaa2f8 100644
--- a/zerver/lib/remote_server.py
+++ b/zerver/lib/remote_server.py
@@ -131,6 +131,7 @@ def send_analytics_to_remote_server() -> None:
     request = {
         'realm_counts': ujson.dumps(realm_count_data),
         'installation_counts': ujson.dumps(installation_count_data),
+        'version': ujson.dumps(ZULIP_VERSION),
     }
 
     # Gather only entries with an ID greater than last_realm_count_id
diff --git a/zproject/prod_settings_template.py b/zproject/prod_settings_template.py
index 1f18f010d5..57ef8e09e9 100644
--- a/zproject/prod_settings_template.py
+++ b/zproject/prod_settings_template.py
@@ -223,6 +223,13 @@ SSO_APPEND_DOMAIN = None  # type: Optional[str]
 # notification encryption feature.
 #PUSH_NOTIFICATION_REDACT_CONTENT = False
 
+# Whether to submit basic usage statistics to help the Zulip core team.  Details at
+#
+#   https://zulip.readthedocs.io/en/latest/production/mobile-push-notifications.html
+#
+# Defaults to True if and only if the Mobile Push Notifications Service is enabled.
+#SUBMIT_USAGE_STATISTICS = True
+
 # Controls whether session cookies expire when the browser closes
 SESSION_EXPIRE_AT_BROWSER_CLOSE = False
 
diff --git a/zproject/settings.py b/zproject/settings.py
index 72bf6444f1..3712ed5173 100644
--- a/zproject/settings.py
+++ b/zproject/settings.py
@@ -226,6 +226,7 @@ DEFAULT_SETTINGS = {
     'PASSWORD_MIN_GUESSES': 10000,
     'PUSH_NOTIFICATION_BOUNCER_URL': None,
     'PUSH_NOTIFICATION_REDACT_CONTENT': False,
+    'SUBMIT_USAGE_STATISTICS': True,
     'RATE_LIMITING': True,
     'SEND_LOGIN_EMAILS': True,
     'EMBEDDED_BOTS_ENABLED': False,