diff --git a/cps/admin.py b/cps/admin.py
index 086b614e8..0e0a61018 100644
--- a/cps/admin.py
+++ b/cps/admin.py
@@ -1838,6 +1838,9 @@ def _configuration_update_helper():
             services.goodreads_support.connect(config.config_goodreads_api_key,
                                                config.config_use_goodreads)
 
+        # Google Books API configuration
+        reboot_required |=_config_string(to_save, "config_googlebooks_api_key")
+        
         _config_int(to_save, "config_updatechannel")
 
         # Reverse proxy login configuration
diff --git a/cps/config_sql.py b/cps/config_sql.py
index a07195ec9..bbca32415 100644
--- a/cps/config_sql.py
+++ b/cps/config_sql.py
@@ -117,6 +117,7 @@ class _Settings(_Base):
 
     config_use_goodreads = Column(Boolean, default=False)
     config_goodreads_api_key = Column(String)
+    config_googlebooks_api_key = Column(String, default='')
     config_register_email = Column(Boolean, default=False)
     config_login_type = Column(Integer, default=0)
 
diff --git a/cps/metadata_provider/google.py b/cps/metadata_provider/google.py
index df9c0dc24..63a0a9519 100644
--- a/cps/metadata_provider/google.py
+++ b/cps/metadata_provider/google.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ from datetime import datetime
 
 import requests
 
-from cps import logger
+from cps import logger, config
 from cps.isoLanguages import get_lang3, get_language_name
 from cps.services.Metadata import MetaRecord, MetaSourceInfo, Metadata
 
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ class Google(Metadata):
     BOOK_URL = "https://books.google.com/books?id="
     SEARCH_URL = "https://www.googleapis.com/books/v1/volumes?q="
     ISBN_TYPE = "ISBN_13"
+    API_KEY = "&key=" + config.config_googlebooks_api_key 
 
     def search(
         self, query: str, generic_cover: str = "", locale: str = "en"
@@ -50,7 +51,7 @@ class Google(Metadata):
                 tokens = [quote(t.encode("utf-8")) for t in title_tokens]
                 query = "+".join(tokens)
             try:
-                results = requests.get(Google.SEARCH_URL + query)
+                results = requests.get(Google.SEARCH_URL + query + Google.API_KEY)
                 results.raise_for_status()
             except Exception as e:
                 log.warning(e)
diff --git a/cps/templates/config_edit.html b/cps/templates/config_edit.html
index 4018db2e9..c8b77d8c6 100644
--- a/cps/templates/config_edit.html
+++ b/cps/templates/config_edit.html
@@ -163,6 +163,10 @@
       </div>
     </div>
     {% endif %}
+    <div class="form-group">
+      <label for="config_googlebooks_api_key">{{_('Google Books API Key')}}</label>
+      <input type="text" class="form-control" id="config_googlebooks_api_key" name="config_googlebooks_api_key" value="{% if config.config_googlebooks_api_key != '' %}{{ config.config_googlebooks_api_key }}{% endif %}" autocomplete="off">
+    </div>
     <div class="form-group">
       <input type="checkbox" id="config_allow_reverse_proxy_header_login" name="config_allow_reverse_proxy_header_login" data-control="reverse-proxy-login-settings" {% if config.config_allow_reverse_proxy_header_login %}checked{% endif %}>
       <label for="config_allow_reverse_proxy_header_login">{{_('Allow Reverse Proxy Authentication')}}</label>