diff --git a/r2/r2/controllers/front.py b/r2/r2/controllers/front.py
index 716ec927c..5a375dbe5 100755
--- a/r2/r2/controllers/front.py
+++ b/r2/r2/controllers/front.py
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ from r2.lib import sup
 import r2.lib.db.thing as thing
 from errors import errors
 from listingcontroller import ListingController
+from oauth2 import OAuth2ResourceController, require_oauth2_scope
 from api_docs import api_doc, api_section
 from pylons import c, request, request, Response
 from r2.models.token import EmailVerificationToken
@@ -59,10 +60,14 @@ import re, socket
 import time as time_module
 from urllib import quote_plus
 
-class FrontController(RedditController):
+class FrontController(RedditController, OAuth2ResourceController):
 
     allow_stylesheets = True
 
+    def pre(self):
+        self.check_for_bearer_token()
+        RedditController.pre(self)
+
     @validate(article = VLink('article'),
               comment = VCommentID('comment'))
     def GET_oldinfo(self, article, type, dest, rest=None, comment=''):
@@ -959,6 +964,7 @@ class FrontController(RedditController):
             return self.abort404()
 
 
+    @require_oauth2_scope("modtraffic")
     @validate(VTrafficViewer('article'),
               article = VLink('article'))
     def GET_traffic(self, article):
diff --git a/r2/r2/models/token.py b/r2/r2/models/token.py
index 195437635..0765aadb1 100644
--- a/r2/r2/models/token.py
+++ b/r2/r2/models/token.py
@@ -107,6 +107,11 @@ class OAuth2Scope:
             "description": _(
                 "Manage and assign flair in subreddits I moderate."),
         },
+        "modtraffic": {
+            "id": "modtraffic",
+            "name": _("Subreddit Traffic"),
+            "description": _("Access traffic stats in subreddits I moderate."),
+        },
         "mysubreddits": {
             "id": "mysubreddits",
             "name": _("My Subreddits"),