Enable ListItem SystemUpdate via REST

Allow REST clients to update list items a la SystemUpdate. That is, REST clients should be able to update list item metadata without creating a new version and without affecting system columns like authors and timestamps. The same idea for CSOM was recently implemented and I'm puzzled why the REST API is always left behind.
The CSOM idea:
https://sharepoint.uservoice.com/forums/329220-sharepoint-dev-platform/suggestions/15147093-enable-listitem-systemupdate-via-csom

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Lars Fastrup shared this idea · Oct 25, 2017 · Flag idea as inappropriate… · Admin →

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Anonymous commented · January 19, 2021 12:41 AM · Flag as inappropriate

Any update on this idea. It would really be usefule to have this feature.

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John Liu commented · November 8, 2017 6:53 AM · Flag as inappropriate

Thinking about how this should work - update requests (POST) needs to indicate we want a SystemUpdate() for CREATE/MERGE/PUT/DELETE

So, a new HTTP Header perhaps?

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