diff --git a/doc/admin-guide/monitoring/logging/log-formats.en.rst b/doc/admin-guide/monitoring/logging/log-formats.en.rst
index bd294dc0989..9d02967f81b 100644
--- a/doc/admin-guide/monitoring/logging/log-formats.en.rst
+++ b/doc/admin-guide/monitoring/logging/log-formats.en.rst
@@ -785,6 +785,12 @@ The following list describes |TS| custom logging fields.
     from a single server session. A value greater than 0 indicates connection
     reuse.
 
+.. _sscc:
+
+``sscc``
+    The number of open connections to specified origin at the time of 
+    connection establishment. 
+
 .. _ttms:
 
 ``ttms``
diff --git a/proxy/http/HttpSM.cc b/proxy/http/HttpSM.cc
index b8b2ef04cfc..51a6dac2c67 100644
--- a/proxy/http/HttpSM.cc
+++ b/proxy/http/HttpSM.cc
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ HttpSM::HttpSM()
     server_response_hdr_bytes(0), server_response_body_bytes(0), client_response_hdr_bytes(0), client_response_body_bytes(0),
     cache_response_hdr_bytes(0), cache_response_body_bytes(0), pushed_response_hdr_bytes(0), pushed_response_body_bytes(0),
     client_tcp_reused(false), client_ssl_reused(false), client_connection_is_ssl(false), client_sec_protocol("-"),
-    client_cipher_suite("-"), server_transact_count(0), server_connection_is_ssl(false), plugin_tag(0), plugin_id(0),
+    client_cipher_suite("-"), server_transact_count(0), server_connection_is_ssl(false), server_connection_count(0), plugin_tag(0), plugin_id(0),
     hooks_set(false), cur_hook_id(TS_HTTP_LAST_HOOK), cur_hook(NULL), cur_hooks(0), callout_state(HTTP_API_NO_CALLOUT),
     terminate_sm(false), kill_this_async_done(false), parse_range_done(false)
 {
@@ -1678,9 +1678,9 @@ HttpSM::state_http_server_open(int event, void *data)
     // of connections per host.  Set enable_origin_connection_limiting
     // to true in the server session so it will increment and decrement
     // the connection count.
-    if (t_state.txn_conf->origin_max_connections > 0 || t_state.http_config_param->origin_min_keep_alive_connections > 0) {
+    if (t_state.txn_conf->origin_max_connections > 0 || t_state.http_config_param->origin_min_keep_alive_connections > 0 || t_state.reverse_proxy) {
       DebugSM("http_ss", "[%" PRId64 "] max number of connections: %" PRIu64, sm_id, t_state.txn_conf->origin_max_connections);
-      session->enable_origin_connection_limiting = true;
+      session->enable_origin_connection_tracking = true;
     }
     /*UnixNetVConnection * vc = (UnixNetVConnection*)(ua_session->client_vc);
        UnixNetVConnection *server_vc = (UnixNetVConnection*)data;
@@ -4656,7 +4656,14 @@ HttpSM::do_http_server_open(bool raw)
   }
 
   DebugSM("http_seq", "[HttpSM::do_http_server_open] Sending request to server");
-
+  ConnectionCount *connections = ConnectionCount::getInstance();
+  INK_MD5 hostname_hash;
+  MD5Context md5_ctx;
+  md5_ctx.hash_immediate(hostname_hash, static_cast<const void *>(t_state.current.server->name),
+        strlen(t_state.current.server->name));
+  server_connection_count = connections->getCount(t_state.current.server->dst_addr, hostname_hash,
+        (TSServerSessionSharingMatchType)t_state.txn_conf->server_session_sharing_match); 
+  
   milestones[TS_MILESTONE_SERVER_CONNECT] = Thread::get_hrtime();
   if (milestones[TS_MILESTONE_SERVER_FIRST_CONNECT] == 0) {
     milestones[TS_MILESTONE_SERVER_FIRST_CONNECT] = milestones[TS_MILESTONE_SERVER_CONNECT];
@@ -4802,13 +4809,6 @@ HttpSM::do_http_server_open(bool raw)
   // Check to see if we have reached the max number of connections on this
   // host.
   if (t_state.txn_conf->origin_max_connections > 0) {
-    ConnectionCount *connections = ConnectionCount::getInstance();
-
-    INK_MD5 hostname_hash;
-    MD5Context md5_ctx;
-    md5_ctx.hash_immediate(hostname_hash, static_cast<const void *>(t_state.current.server->name),
-                           strlen(t_state.current.server->name));
-
     ip_port_text_buffer addrbuf;
     if (connections->getCount(t_state.current.server->dst_addr, hostname_hash,
                               (TSServerSessionSharingMatchType)t_state.txn_conf->server_session_sharing_match) >=
diff --git a/proxy/http/HttpSM.h b/proxy/http/HttpSM.h
index 93b957ccee5..a09afea4091 100644
--- a/proxy/http/HttpSM.h
+++ b/proxy/http/HttpSM.h
@@ -499,6 +499,7 @@ class HttpSM : public Continuation
   const char *client_cipher_suite;
   int server_transact_count;
   bool server_connection_is_ssl;
+  int server_connection_count;
 
   TransactionMilestones milestones;
   ink_hrtime api_timer;
diff --git a/proxy/http/HttpServerSession.cc b/proxy/http/HttpServerSession.cc
index 8d0bd0901ad..f69cb3bc8fb 100644
--- a/proxy/http/HttpServerSession.cc
+++ b/proxy/http/HttpServerSession.cc
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ HttpServerSession::new_connection(NetVConnection *new_vc)
   HTTP_INCREMENT_DYN_STAT(http_total_server_connections_stat);
   // Check to see if we are limiting the number of connections
   // per host
-  if (enable_origin_connection_limiting == true) {
+  if (enable_origin_connection_tracking == true) {
     if (connection_count == NULL)
       connection_count = ConnectionCount::getInstance();
     connection_count->incrementCount(server_ip, hostname_hash, sharing_match);
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ HttpServerSession::do_io_close(int alerrno)
 
   // Check to see if we are limiting the number of connections
   // per host
-  if (enable_origin_connection_limiting == true) {
+  if (enable_origin_connection_tracking == true) {
     if (connection_count->getCount(server_ip, hostname_hash, sharing_match) >= 0) {
       connection_count->incrementCount(server_ip, hostname_hash, sharing_match, -1);
       ip_port_text_buffer addrbuf;
diff --git a/proxy/http/HttpServerSession.h b/proxy/http/HttpServerSession.h
index 8f57618fa79..3182778d155 100644
--- a/proxy/http/HttpServerSession.h
+++ b/proxy/http/HttpServerSession.h
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ class HttpServerSession : public VConnection
   HttpServerSession()
     : VConnection(NULL), hostname_hash(), con_id(0), transact_count(0), state(HSS_INIT), to_parent_proxy(false),
       server_trans_stat(0), private_session(false), sharing_match(TS_SERVER_SESSION_SHARING_MATCH_BOTH),
-      sharing_pool(TS_SERVER_SESSION_SHARING_POOL_GLOBAL), enable_origin_connection_limiting(false), connection_count(NULL),
+      sharing_pool(TS_SERVER_SESSION_SHARING_POOL_GLOBAL), enable_origin_connection_tracking(false), connection_count(NULL),
       read_buffer(NULL), server_vc(NULL), magic(HTTP_SS_MAGIC_DEAD), buf_reader(NULL)
   {
     ink_zero(server_ip);
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ class HttpServerSession : public VConnection
 
   // Keep track of connection limiting and a pointer to the
   // singleton that keeps track of the connection counts.
-  bool enable_origin_connection_limiting;
+  bool enable_origin_connection_tracking;
   ConnectionCount *connection_count;
 
   // The ServerSession owns the following buffer which use
diff --git a/proxy/http/HttpSessionManager.cc b/proxy/http/HttpSessionManager.cc
index 004beaaf44b..2da62bcc545 100644
--- a/proxy/http/HttpSessionManager.cc
+++ b/proxy/http/HttpSessionManager.cc
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ ServerSessionPool::eventHandler(int event, void *data)
       // to the origin and we are below the min number of keep alive connections to this
       // origin, then reset the timeouts on our end and do not close the connection
       if ((event == VC_EVENT_INACTIVITY_TIMEOUT || event == VC_EVENT_ACTIVE_TIMEOUT) && s->state == HSS_KA_SHARED &&
-          s->enable_origin_connection_limiting) {
+          s->enable_origin_connection_tracking) {
         bool connection_count_below_min = s->connection_count->getCount(s->server_ip, s->hostname_hash, s->sharing_match) <=
                                           http_config_params->origin_min_keep_alive_connections;
 
diff --git a/proxy/logging/Log.cc b/proxy/logging/Log.cc
index c71e373301a..bbee6754be3 100644
--- a/proxy/logging/Log.cc
+++ b/proxy/logging/Log.cc
@@ -718,6 +718,11 @@ Log::init_fields()
                        &LogAccess::unmarshal_int_to_str);
   global_field_list.add(field, false);
   ink_hash_table_insert(field_symbol_hash, "sca", field);
+  
+  field = new LogField("server_connection_count", "sscc", LogField::sINT, &LogAccess::marshal_server_connection_count,
+                       &LogAccess::unmarshal_int_to_str);
+  global_field_list.add(field, false);
+  ink_hash_table_insert(field_symbol_hash, "sscc", field);
 
   field = new LogField("cached_resp_status_code", "csssc", LogField::sINT, &LogAccess::marshal_cache_resp_status_code,
                        &LogAccess::unmarshal_http_status);
diff --git a/proxy/logging/LogAccess.cc b/proxy/logging/LogAccess.cc
index 639e0e8389e..725f27c4d08 100644
--- a/proxy/logging/LogAccess.cc
+++ b/proxy/logging/LogAccess.cc
@@ -564,6 +564,14 @@ LogAccess::marshal_server_connect_attempts(char *buf)
   DEFAULT_INT_FIELD;
 }
 
+/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+int
+LogAccess::marshal_server_connection_count(char *buf)
+{
+  DEFAULT_INT_FIELD;
+}
+
 /*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
   -------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
diff --git a/proxy/logging/LogAccess.h b/proxy/logging/LogAccess.h
index bda148b45a8..ca2a153e677 100644
--- a/proxy/logging/LogAccess.h
+++ b/proxy/logging/LogAccess.h
@@ -233,6 +233,7 @@ class LogAccess
   inkcoreapi virtual int marshal_server_resp_time_s(char *);       // INT
   inkcoreapi virtual int marshal_server_transact_count(char *);    // INT
   inkcoreapi virtual int marshal_server_connect_attempts(char *);  // INT
+  inkcoreapi virtual int marshal_server_connection_count(char *);  // INT
 
   //
   // cache -> client fields
diff --git a/proxy/logging/LogAccessHttp.cc b/proxy/logging/LogAccessHttp.cc
index 1d736cf8220..fd0d27b772a 100644
--- a/proxy/logging/LogAccessHttp.cc
+++ b/proxy/logging/LogAccessHttp.cc
@@ -1153,6 +1153,20 @@ LogAccessHttp::marshal_server_connect_attempts(char *buf)
   return INK_MIN_ALIGN;
 }
 
+/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+  -------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+
+int
+LogAccessHttp::marshal_server_connection_count(char *buf)
+{
+  if (buf) {
+    int64_t count;
+    count = m_http_sm->server_connection_count;
+    marshal_int(buf, count);
+  }
+  return INK_MIN_ALIGN;
+}
+
 /*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
   -------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
diff --git a/proxy/logging/LogAccessHttp.h b/proxy/logging/LogAccessHttp.h
index 8ddde20a1db..608b58928b1 100644
--- a/proxy/logging/LogAccessHttp.h
+++ b/proxy/logging/LogAccessHttp.h
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@ class LogAccessHttp : public LogAccess
   virtual int marshal_server_resp_time_s(char *);       // INT
   virtual int marshal_server_transact_count(char *);    // INT
   virtual int marshal_server_connect_attempts(char *);  // INT
+  virtual int marshal_server_connection_count(char *);  // INT
 
   //
   // cache -> client fields