diff --git a/changelog/20086.txt b/changelog/20086.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..9511c97b66e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog/20086.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+```release-note:improvement
+api: `/sys/internal/counters/config` endpoint now contains read-only
+`reporting_enabled` and `billing_start_timestamp` fields.
+```
diff --git a/vault/activity_log_test.go b/vault/activity_log_test.go
index 8f29113cd41d..5ffbbb18b3dd 100644
--- a/vault/activity_log_test.go
+++ b/vault/activity_log_test.go
@@ -834,10 +834,12 @@ func TestActivityLog_API_ConfigCRUD(t *testing.T) {
 			t.Fatalf("err: %v", err)
 		}
 		defaults := map[string]interface{}{
-			"default_report_months": 12,
-			"retention_months":      24,
-			"enabled":               activityLogEnabledDefaultValue,
-			"queries_available":     false,
+			"default_report_months":   12,
+			"retention_months":        24,
+			"enabled":                 activityLogEnabledDefaultValue,
+			"queries_available":       false,
+			"reporting_enabled":       core.censusLicensingEnabled,
+			"billing_start_timestamp": core.GetBillingStart(),
 		}
 
 		if diff := deep.Equal(resp.Data, defaults); len(diff) > 0 {
@@ -915,10 +917,12 @@ func TestActivityLog_API_ConfigCRUD(t *testing.T) {
 			t.Fatalf("err: %v", err)
 		}
 		expected := map[string]interface{}{
-			"default_report_months": 1,
-			"retention_months":      2,
-			"enabled":               "enable",
-			"queries_available":     false,
+			"default_report_months":   1,
+			"retention_months":        2,
+			"enabled":                 "enable",
+			"queries_available":       false,
+			"reporting_enabled":       false,
+			"billing_start_timestamp": core.GetBillingStart(),
 		}
 
 		if diff := deep.Equal(resp.Data, expected); len(diff) > 0 {
@@ -951,10 +955,12 @@ func TestActivityLog_API_ConfigCRUD(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 
 		defaults := map[string]interface{}{
-			"default_report_months": 12,
-			"retention_months":      24,
-			"enabled":               activityLogEnabledDefaultValue,
-			"queries_available":     false,
+			"default_report_months":   12,
+			"retention_months":        24,
+			"enabled":                 activityLogEnabledDefaultValue,
+			"queries_available":       false,
+			"reporting_enabled":       false,
+			"billing_start_timestamp": core.GetBillingStart(),
 		}
 
 		if diff := deep.Equal(resp.Data, defaults); len(diff) > 0 {
diff --git a/vault/census.go b/vault/census.go
index 2312b3b54ef1..603fbf48175d 100644
--- a/vault/census.go
+++ b/vault/census.go
@@ -2,5 +2,9 @@
 
 package vault
 
+import "time"
+
 // CensusAgent is a stub for OSS
-type CensusAgent struct{}
+type CensusAgent struct {
+	billingStart time.Time
+}
diff --git a/vault/core.go b/vault/core.go
index 8f2503a16046..ec4452499e9d 100644
--- a/vault/core.go
+++ b/vault/core.go
@@ -4015,3 +4015,14 @@ func (c *Core) GetRaftAutopilotState(ctx context.Context) (*raft.AutopilotState,
 func (c *Core) Events() *eventbus.EventBus {
 	return c.events
 }
+
+// GetBillingStart gets the billing start timestamp from the configured Census
+// Agent, handling a nil agent.
+func (c *Core) GetBillingStart() time.Time {
+	var billingStart time.Time
+	if c.censusAgent != nil {
+		billingStart = c.censusAgent.billingStart
+	}
+
+	return billingStart
+}
diff --git a/vault/logical_system_activity.go b/vault/logical_system_activity.go
index b4cdb0d666d8..fce5f0acfe2f 100644
--- a/vault/logical_system_activity.go
+++ b/vault/logical_system_activity.go
@@ -267,10 +267,12 @@ func (b *SystemBackend) handleActivityConfigRead(ctx context.Context, req *logic
 
 	return &logical.Response{
 		Data: map[string]interface{}{
-			"default_report_months": config.DefaultReportMonths,
-			"retention_months":      config.RetentionMonths,
-			"enabled":               config.Enabled,
-			"queries_available":     qa,
+			"default_report_months":   config.DefaultReportMonths,
+			"retention_months":        config.RetentionMonths,
+			"enabled":                 config.Enabled,
+			"queries_available":       qa,
+			"reporting_enabled":       b.Core.censusLicensingEnabled,
+			"billing_start_timestamp": b.Core.GetBillingStart(),
 		},
 	}, nil
 }
diff --git a/website/content/api-docs/system/internal-counters.mdx b/website/content/api-docs/system/internal-counters.mdx
index 5ea156e31aa4..6c1077c056a1 100644
--- a/website/content/api-docs/system/internal-counters.mdx
+++ b/website/content/api-docs/system/internal-counters.mdx
@@ -924,7 +924,9 @@ $ curl \
     "default_report_months": 12,
     "enabled": "default-enabled",
     "queries_available": true,
-    "retention_months": 24
+    "retention_months": 24,
+    "reporting_enabled": false,
+    "billing_start_timestamp": "2022-03-01T00:00:00Z",
   },
   "warnings": null
 }