diff --git a/r2/r2/controllers/front.py b/r2/r2/controllers/front.py
index 081c19885..80f4678f6 100755
--- a/r2/r2/controllers/front.py
+++ b/r2/r2/controllers/front.py
@@ -1321,7 +1321,7 @@ class FormsController(RedditController):
             g.log.info("just set payment_blob-%s" % passthrough)
 
             return BoringPage(_("reddit gold"),
-                              show_sidebar = False,
+                              show_sidebar=False,
                               content=GoldPayment(goldtype, period, months,
                                                   signed, recipient,
                                                   giftmessage, passthrough)
diff --git a/r2/r2/public/static/js/analytics.js b/r2/r2/public/static/js/analytics.js
index b9fa10cb0..013bdc8bd 100644
--- a/r2/r2/public/static/js/analytics.js
+++ b/r2/r2/public/static/js/analytics.js
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ r.analytics = {
         )
 
         $('.promotedlink.promoted:visible, .sponsorshipbox:visible').trigger('onshow')
+        $('form.google-checkout').on('submit', this.fireGoogleCheckout)
+        $('form.gold-checkout').one('submit', this.fireGoldCheckout)
     },
 
     fetchTrackingHashes: function(callback) {
@@ -121,6 +123,32 @@ r.analytics = {
                 r.analytics.breadcrumbs.toParams()
             )
         )
+    },
+
+    fireGoldCheckout: function(event) {
+        var form = $(this),
+            vendor = form.data('vendor')
+        form.parent().addClass('working')
+        
+        // Track a virtual pageview indicating user went off-site to "vendor."
+        // If GA is loaded, have GA process form submission after firing
+        // (and cancel the default).
+        _gaq.push(['_trackPageview', '/gold/external/' + vendor])
+        _gaq.push(function(){ form.submit() })
+        
+        if (_gat && _gat._getTracker){
+          // GA is loaded; form will submit via the _gaq.push'ed function
+          event.preventDefault()
+        }
+    },
+    
+    fireGoogleCheckout: function(event) {
+        var form = $(this)
+        form.parent().addClass('working')
+        _gaq.push(function(){
+          var pageTracker = _gaq._getAsyncTracker()
+          setUrchinInputCode(pageTracker)
+        })
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/r2/r2/templates/goldpayment.html b/r2/r2/templates/goldpayment.html
index c8e16e023..7510aea0d 100644
--- a/r2/r2/templates/goldpayment.html
+++ b/r2/r2/templates/goldpayment.html
@@ -57,6 +57,8 @@
         %if thing.google_id:
           <form action="https://checkout.google.com/api/checkout/v2/checkoutForm/Merchant/${thing.google_id}"
                 id="BB_BuyButtonForm" method="post" name="BB_BuyButtonForm"
+                class="gold-checkout google-checkout"
+                data-vendor="google-checkout"
                 target="_top" style="display:inline">
             <input name="item_name_1" type="hidden" value="creddits"/>
             <input name="item_description_1" type="hidden"
@@ -75,12 +77,14 @@
                    value="${thing.passthrough}"/>
             <input name="item_currency_1" type="hidden" value="USD"/>
             <input name="_charset_" type="hidden" value="utf-8"/>
+            <input type="hidden" name="analyticsdata" value="">
             <button class="btn gold-button">${_("Google Checkout")}</button>
           </form>
         %endif
 
         <form action="https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr" method="post"
-              style="display:inline">
+              style="display:inline" class="gold-checkout"
+              data-vendor="paypal">
           <input type="hidden" name="cmd" value="_s-xclick" />
           <input type="hidden" name="custom" value="${thing.passthrough}" />
           %if thing.quantity:
@@ -94,6 +98,11 @@
           <div class="note">${_("Note: Google Checkout does not support ongoing subscriptions at this time.")}</div>
         %endif
       %endif
+      <div class="throbber"></div>
     </%utils:round_field>
   </div>
 </div>
+
+<script src="//checkout.google.com/files/digital/ga_post.js"
+  type="text/javascript"></script>
+