diff --git a/src/main/java/io/wispforest/owo/itemgroup/OwoItemSettings.java b/src/main/java/io/wispforest/owo/itemgroup/OwoItemSettings.java
index 95b4c95a..6b7e49f1 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/wispforest/owo/itemgroup/OwoItemSettings.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/wispforest/owo/itemgroup/OwoItemSettings.java
@@ -3,10 +3,13 @@
 import net.fabricmc.fabric.api.item.v1.CustomDamageHandler;
 import net.fabricmc.fabric.api.item.v1.EquipmentSlotProvider;
 import net.fabricmc.fabric.api.item.v1.FabricItemSettings;
+import net.minecraft.entity.player.PlayerEntity;
 import net.minecraft.item.FoodComponent;
 import net.minecraft.item.Item;
 import net.minecraft.item.ItemGroup;
+import net.minecraft.util.Hand;
 import net.minecraft.util.Rarity;
+import net.minecraft.world.World;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
 
 import java.util.function.BiConsumer;
@@ -17,6 +20,7 @@ public class OwoItemSettings extends FabricItemSettings {
     private OwoItemGroup group = null;
     private int tab = 0;
     private BiConsumer<Item, ItemGroup.Entries> stackGenerator = OwoItemGroup.DEFAULT_STACK_GENERATOR;
+    private boolean trackUsageStat = false;
 
     public OwoItemSettings group(ItemGroupReference ref) {
         this.group = ref.group();
@@ -58,6 +62,20 @@ public BiConsumer<Item, ItemGroup.Entries> stackGenerator() {
         return this.stackGenerator;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Automatically increment {@link net.minecraft.stat.Stats#USED}
+     * for this item every time {@link Item#use(World, PlayerEntity, Hand)}
+     * returns an accepted result
+     */
+    public OwoItemSettings trackUsageStat() {
+        this.trackUsageStat = true;
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    public boolean shouldTrackUsageStat() {
+        return this.trackUsageStat;
+    }
+
     @Override
     public OwoItemSettings equipmentSlot(EquipmentSlotProvider equipmentSlotProvider) {
         return (OwoItemSettings) super.equipmentSlot(equipmentSlotProvider);
diff --git a/src/main/java/io/wispforest/owo/mixin/ServerPlayerInteractionManagerMixin.java b/src/main/java/io/wispforest/owo/mixin/ServerPlayerInteractionManagerMixin.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..35cc06f8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/io/wispforest/owo/mixin/ServerPlayerInteractionManagerMixin.java
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+package io.wispforest.owo.mixin;
+
+import io.wispforest.owo.util.pond.OwoItemExtensions;
+import net.minecraft.item.ItemStack;
+import net.minecraft.server.network.ServerPlayerEntity;
+import net.minecraft.server.network.ServerPlayerInteractionManager;
+import net.minecraft.stat.Stats;
+import net.minecraft.util.ActionResult;
+import net.minecraft.util.Hand;
+import net.minecraft.world.World;
+import org.spongepowered.asm.mixin.Mixin;
+import org.spongepowered.asm.mixin.injection.At;
+import org.spongepowered.asm.mixin.injection.Inject;
+import org.spongepowered.asm.mixin.injection.callback.CallbackInfoReturnable;
+
+@Mixin(ServerPlayerInteractionManager.class)
+public class ServerPlayerInteractionManagerMixin {
+
+    @Inject(method = "interactItem", at = @At("RETURN"))
+    private void incrementUseState(ServerPlayerEntity player, World world, ItemStack stack, Hand hand, CallbackInfoReturnable<ActionResult> cir) {
+        if (!((OwoItemExtensions) stack.getItem()).owo$shouldTrackUsageStat() || !cir.getReturnValue().shouldIncrementStat()) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        player.incrementStat(Stats.USED.getOrCreateStat(stack.getItem()));
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/io/wispforest/owo/mixin/itemgroup/ItemMixin.java b/src/main/java/io/wispforest/owo/mixin/itemgroup/ItemMixin.java
index 59f000f5..e22072b2 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/wispforest/owo/mixin/itemgroup/ItemMixin.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/wispforest/owo/mixin/itemgroup/ItemMixin.java
@@ -26,12 +26,16 @@ public class ItemMixin implements OwoItemExtensions {
     @Unique
     private BiConsumer<Item, ItemGroup.Entries> owo$stackGenerator;
 
+    @Unique
+    private boolean owo$trackUsageStat = false;
+
     @Inject(method = "<init>", at = @At("TAIL"))
     private void grabTab(Item.Settings settings, CallbackInfo ci) {
         if (settings instanceof OwoItemSettings owoSettings) {
             this.owo$tab = owoSettings.tab();
             this.owo$stackGenerator = owoSettings.stackGenerator();
             this.owo$group = owoSettings.group();
+            this.owo$trackUsageStat = owoSettings.shouldTrackUsageStat();
         }
     }
 
@@ -54,4 +58,9 @@ private void grabTab(Item.Settings settings, CallbackInfo ci) {
     public @Nullable ItemGroup owo$group() {
         return this.owo$group;
     }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean owo$shouldTrackUsageStat() {
+        return this.owo$trackUsageStat;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/io/wispforest/owo/util/pond/OwoItemExtensions.java b/src/main/java/io/wispforest/owo/util/pond/OwoItemExtensions.java
index d7ec9a76..b511d3df 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/wispforest/owo/util/pond/OwoItemExtensions.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/wispforest/owo/util/pond/OwoItemExtensions.java
@@ -34,4 +34,9 @@ public interface OwoItemExtensions {
      */
     @Nullable ItemGroup owo$group();
 
+    /**
+     * @return {@code true} if this item should automatically
+     * have its usage stat incremented
+     */
+    boolean owo$shouldTrackUsageStat();
 }
diff --git a/src/main/resources/owo.mixins.json b/src/main/resources/owo.mixins.json
index 95bf6fdf..6d39c4ad 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/owo.mixins.json
+++ b/src/main/resources/owo.mixins.json
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
     "ScreenHandlerMixin",
     "ServerLoginNetworkHandlerAccessor",
     "ServerPlayerEntityMixin",
+    "ServerPlayerInteractionManagerMixin",
     "ServerPlayNetworkHandlerAccessor",
     "SimpleRegistryMixin",
     "TagGroupLoaderMixin",
@@ -36,8 +37,8 @@
   ],
   "client": [
     "ClientLoginNetworkHandlerAccessor",
-    "MinecraftClientMixin",
     "DrawContextMixin",
+    "MinecraftClientMixin",
     "itemgroup.AbstractInventoryScreenMixin",
     "itemgroup.CreativeInventoryScreenAccessor",
     "itemgroup.CreativeInventoryScreenMixin",
diff --git a/src/testmod/java/io/wispforest/uwu/items/UwuTestStickItem.java b/src/testmod/java/io/wispforest/uwu/items/UwuTestStickItem.java
index 8c596a28..fdbd39cc 100644
--- a/src/testmod/java/io/wispforest/uwu/items/UwuTestStickItem.java
+++ b/src/testmod/java/io/wispforest/uwu/items/UwuTestStickItem.java
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ public class UwuTestStickItem extends Item {
 
     public UwuTestStickItem() {
         super(new OwoItemSettings().group(Uwu.SIX_TAB_GROUP).tab(3).maxCount(1)
+                .trackUsageStat()
                 .stackGenerator(OwoItemGroup.DEFAULT_STACK_GENERATOR.andThen((item, stacks) -> {
                     final var stack = new ItemStack(item);
                     stack.setCustomName(Text.literal("the stick of the test").styled(style -> style.withItalic(false)));