diff --git a/docs/guides/admin/docs/configuration/admin-ui/statistics.md b/docs/guides/admin/docs/configuration/admin-ui/statistics.md
index 4de9e602516..1af9a489422 100644
--- a/docs/guides/admin/docs/configuration/admin-ui/statistics.md
+++ b/docs/guides/admin/docs/configuration/admin-ui/statistics.md
@@ -36,6 +36,9 @@ InfluxDB using http(s). So the node hosting this bundle needs network access to
 Configuration
 =============
 
+To enable the statistics view in the admin interface, set `prop.admin.statisttics.enabled=true`
+in `etc/org.opencastproject.organization-mh_default_org.cfg`.
+
 Before configuring Opencast, you should have a running InfluxDB instance and should think about how you want your data
 to be written to InfluxDB and what your InfluxDB database schema should look like. Specifically, you should think about
 retention policies, measurement names, field/tag names and how much you want to
diff --git a/etc/org.opencastproject.organization-mh_default_org.cfg b/etc/org.opencastproject.organization-mh_default_org.cfg
index 72257b874fe..bbfdda19a22 100644
--- a/etc/org.opencastproject.organization-mh_default_org.cfg
+++ b/etc/org.opencastproject.organization-mh_default_org.cfg
@@ -358,3 +358,8 @@ prop.admin.shortcut.add_media.previous_tab=shift+alt+left
 #   The external editing tool: /editor-ui/index.html?id=$id
 # Default: /editor-ui/index.html?id=$id
 #prop.admin.editor.url=/editor-ui/index.html?id=$id
+
+# Enable the sttatistics views in the admin intterface.
+# Format: boolean
+# Default: false
+#prop.admin.statisttics.enabled=false