diff --git a/domain/page/endpoint.go b/domain/page/endpoint.go
index 7d6111ce..d1b913ab 100644
--- a/domain/page/endpoint.go
+++ b/domain/page/endpoint.go
@@ -1236,6 +1236,9 @@ func (h *Handler) FetchPages(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		return
 	}
 
+	// Who referred user this document (e.g. search page).
+	source := request.Query(r, "source")
+
 	doc, err := h.Store.Document.Get(ctx, documentID)
 	if err != nil {
 		response.WriteServerError(w, method, err)
@@ -1393,6 +1396,28 @@ func (h *Handler) FetchPages(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		}
 	}
 
+	// If we have source, record document access via source.
+	if len(source) > 0 {
+		ctx.Transaction, err = h.Runtime.Db.Beginx()
+		if err != nil {
+			h.Runtime.Log.Error(method, err)
+		} else {
+			err = h.Store.Activity.RecordUserActivity(ctx, activity.UserActivity{
+				LabelID:      doc.LabelID,
+				DocumentID:   doc.RefID,
+				Metadata:     source,                    // deliberate
+				SourceType:   activity.SourceTypeSearch, // deliberate
+				ActivityType: activity.TypeRead})
+
+			if err != nil {
+				ctx.Transaction.Rollback()
+				h.Runtime.Log.Error(method, err)
+			}
+
+			ctx.Transaction.Commit()
+		}
+	}
+
 	// deliver payload
 	response.WriteJSON(w, model)
 }
diff --git a/gui/app/pods/document/index/route.js b/gui/app/pods/document/index/route.js
index ff117463..63dfdc2d 100644
--- a/gui/app/pods/document/index/route.js
+++ b/gui/app/pods/document/index/route.js
@@ -20,9 +20,13 @@ export default Route.extend(AuthenticatedRouteMixin, {
 	folderService: service('folder'),
 	userService: service('user'),
 
-	beforeModel() {
+	beforeModel(transition) {
+		// Note the source that sent user to this document.
+		let source = transition.queryParams.source;
+		if (is.null(source) || is.undefined(source)) source = "";
+
 		return new EmberPromise((resolve) => {
-			this.get('documentService').fetchPages(this.paramsFor('document').document_id, this.get('session.user.id')).then((data) => {
+			this.get('documentService').fetchPages(this.paramsFor('document').document_id, this.get('session.user.id'), source).then((data) => {
 				this.set('pages', data);
 				resolve();
 			});
diff --git a/gui/app/services/document.js b/gui/app/services/document.js
index de385573..fc7bc826 100644
--- a/gui/app/services/document.js
+++ b/gui/app/services/document.js
@@ -375,7 +375,9 @@ export default Service.extend({
 	// This method bulk fetches data to reduce network chatter.
 	// We produce a bunch of calculated boolean's for UI display purposes
 	// that can tell us quickly about pending changes for UI display.
-	fetchPages(documentId, currentUserId) {
+
+	// Source - optional identifier of (document) referrer.
+	fetchPages(documentId, currentUserId, source) {
 		let constants = this.get('constants');
 		let changePending = false;
 		let changeAwaitingReview = false;
@@ -384,7 +386,7 @@ export default Service.extend({
 		let userHasChangeAwaitingReview = false;
 		let userHasChangeRejected = false;
 
-		return this.get('ajax').request(`fetch/page/${documentId}`, {
+		return this.get('ajax').request(`fetch/page/${documentId}?source=${source}`, {
 			method: 'GET'
 		}).then((response) => {
 			let data = A([]);