diff --git a/config/config.example.yml b/config/config.example.yml
index 25949ba4918..139c4e7ebc6 100644
--- a/config/config.example.yml
+++ b/config/config.example.yml
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ ssr:
   # Determining which styles are critical is a relatively expensive operation; this option is
   # disabled (false) by default to boost server performance at the expense of loading smoothness.
   inlineCriticalCss: false
+  # Path prefixes to enable SSR for. By default these are limited to paths of primary DSpace objects.
+  paths: [ '/home', '/items/', '/entities/', '/collections/', '/communities/', '/bitstream/', '/bitstreams/', '/handle/' ]
 
 # The REST API server settings
 # NOTE: these settings define which (publicly available) REST API to use. They are usually
diff --git a/server.ts b/server.ts
index 032b79b8f25..8c5978937f2 100644
--- a/server.ts
+++ b/server.ts
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ export function app() {
  * The callback function to serve server side angular
  */
 function ngApp(req, res, next) {
-  if (environment.ssr.enabled) {
+  if (environment.ssr.enabled && req.method === 'GET' && (req.path === '/' || environment.ssr.paths.some(pathPrefix => req.path.startsWith(pathPrefix)))) {
     // Render the page to user via SSR (server side rendering)
     serverSideRender(req, res, next);
   } else {
diff --git a/src/config/ssr-config.interface.ts b/src/config/ssr-config.interface.ts
index 37b8b4a0d2b..1a01e4d1257 100644
--- a/src/config/ssr-config.interface.ts
+++ b/src/config/ssr-config.interface.ts
@@ -20,4 +20,9 @@ export interface SSRConfig extends Config {
    * For improved SSR performance, DSpace defaults this to false (disabled).
    */
   inlineCriticalCss: boolean;
+
+  /**
+   * Paths to enable SSR for. Defaults to the home page and paths in the sitemap.
+   */
+  paths: Array<string>;
 }
diff --git a/src/environments/environment.production.ts b/src/environments/environment.production.ts
index 90b219cdbd7..35b0d394083 100644
--- a/src/environments/environment.production.ts
+++ b/src/environments/environment.production.ts
@@ -8,5 +8,6 @@ export const environment: Partial<BuildConfig> = {
     enabled: true,
     enablePerformanceProfiler: false,
     inlineCriticalCss: false,
+    paths: [ '/home', '/items/', '/entities/', '/collections/', '/communities/', '/bitstream/', '/bitstreams/', '/handle/' ],
   },
 };
diff --git a/src/environments/environment.test.ts b/src/environments/environment.test.ts
index c7146dfb078..84229aa6591 100644
--- a/src/environments/environment.test.ts
+++ b/src/environments/environment.test.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ export const environment: BuildConfig = {
     enabled: true,
     enablePerformanceProfiler: false,
     inlineCriticalCss: false,
+    paths: [ '/home', '/items/', '/entities/', '/collections/', '/communities/', '/bitstream/', '/bitstreams/', '/handle/' ],
   },
 
   // Angular express server settings.
diff --git a/src/environments/environment.ts b/src/environments/environment.ts
index 0292c19200b..a02ef4a2a96 100644
--- a/src/environments/environment.ts
+++ b/src/environments/environment.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ export const environment: Partial<BuildConfig> = {
     enabled: false,
     enablePerformanceProfiler: false,
     inlineCriticalCss: false,
+    paths: [ '/home', '/items/', '/entities/', '/collections/', '/communities/', '/bitstream/', '/bitstreams/', '/handle/' ],
   },
 };