diff --git a/core/server/api/configuration.js b/core/server/api/configuration.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8fc6e72ef3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/server/api/configuration.js
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+// # Configuration API
+// RESTful API for browsing the configuration
+var _                  = require('lodash'),
+    canThis            = require('../permissions').canThis,
+    config             = require('../config'),
+    errors             = require('../errors'),
+    parsePackageJson   = require('../require-tree').parsePackageJson,
+    Promise            = require('bluebird'),
+
+    configuration;
+
+function getValidKeys() {
+    var validKeys = {
+            'fileStorage': config.fileStorage === false ? false : true,
+            'apps': config.apps || false,
+            'version': false,
+            'environment': process.env.NODE_ENV,
+            'database': config.database.client,
+            'mail': _.isObject(config.mail) ? config.mail.transport : '',
+            'blogUrl': config.url
+        };
+
+    return parsePackageJson('package.json').then(function (json) {
+        validKeys.version = json.version;
+        return validKeys;
+    });
+}
+
+/**
+ * ## Configuration API Methods
+ *
+ * **See:** [API Methods](index.js.html#api%20methods)
+ */
+configuration = {
+
+    /**
+     * ### Browse
+     * Fetch all configuration keys
+     * @returns {Promise(Configurations)}
+     */
+    browse: function browse(options) {
+        return canThis(options.context).browse.configuration().then(function () {
+            return getValidKeys().then(function (result) {
+                return { 'configuration': _.map(result, function (value, key) {
+                    return {
+                        key: key,
+                        value: value
+                    };
+                })};
+            });
+        }, function () {
+            return Promise.reject(new errors.NoPermissionError('You do not have permission to browse the configuration.'));
+        });
+    },
+
+    /**
+     * ### Read
+     *
+     */
+    read: function read(options) {
+        return canThis(options.context).read.configuration().then(function () {
+            return getValidKeys().then(function (result) {
+                if (_.has(result, options.key)) {
+                    return { 'configuration': [{
+                        key: options.key,
+                        value: result[options.key]
+                    }]};
+                } else {
+                    return Promise.reject(new errors.NotFoundError('Invalid key'));
+                }
+            });
+        }, function () {
+            return Promise.reject(new errors.NoPermissionError('You do not have permission to read the configuration.'));
+        });
+    }
+};
+
+module.exports = configuration;
diff --git a/core/server/api/index.js b/core/server/api/index.js
index 359af6c31f..2741659c22 100644
--- a/core/server/api/index.js
+++ b/core/server/api/index.js
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ var _              = require('lodash'),
     Promise        = require('bluebird'),
     config         = require('../config'),
     // Include Endpoints
+    configuration  = require('./configuration'),
     db             = require('./db'),
     mail           = require('./mail'),
     notifications  = require('./notifications'),
@@ -278,6 +279,7 @@ module.exports = {
     init: init,
     http: http,
     // API Endpoints
+    configuration: configuration,
     db: db,
     mail: mail,
     notifications: notifications,
diff --git a/core/server/data/fixtures/permissions/permissions.json b/core/server/data/fixtures/permissions/permissions.json
index a13b5276d5..df9341c82a 100644
--- a/core/server/data/fixtures/permissions/permissions.json
+++ b/core/server/data/fixtures/permissions/permissions.json
@@ -1,5 +1,15 @@
 {
     "permissions": {
+        "configuration": [
+            {
+                "name": "Browse configuration",
+                "action_type": "browse"
+            },
+            {
+                "name": "Read configuration",
+                "action_type": "read"
+            }
+        ],
         "db": [
             {
                 "name": "Export database",
@@ -143,6 +153,7 @@
     },
     "permissions_roles": {
         "Administrator": {
+            "configuration": "all",
             "db": "all",
             "mail": "all",
             "notification": "all",
@@ -155,6 +166,7 @@
             "role": "all"
         },
         "Editor": {
+            "configuration": "all",
             "post": "all",
             "setting": ["browse", "read"],
             "slug": "all",
@@ -164,6 +176,7 @@
             "role": "all"
         },
         "Author": {
+            "configuration": "all",
             "post": ["browse", "read", "add"],
             "setting": ["browse", "read"],
             "slug": "all",
diff --git a/core/server/routes/api.js b/core/server/routes/api.js
index 67a60150cf..f35e4eab39 100644
--- a/core/server/routes/api.js
+++ b/core/server/routes/api.js
@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@ apiRoutes = function (middleware) {
     // alias delete with del
     router.del = router.delete;
 
+    // ## Configuration
+    router.get('/configuration', api.http(api.configuration.browse));
+    router.get('/configuration/:key', api.http(api.configuration.read));
+
     // ## Posts
     router.get('/posts', api.http(api.posts.browse));
     router.post('/posts', api.http(api.posts.add));
diff --git a/core/test/integration/api/api_configuration_spec.js b/core/test/integration/api/api_configuration_spec.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..62644492b7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/test/integration/api/api_configuration_spec.js
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+/*globals describe, before, beforeEach, afterEach, it */
+/*jshint expr:true*/
+var testUtils         = require('../../utils'),
+    should            = require('should'),
+    sinon             = require('sinon'),
+
+    
+    rewire            = require('rewire'),
+    _                 = require('lodash'),
+    config            = rewire('../../../server/config'),
+
+    // Stuff we are testing
+    ConfigurationAPI  = rewire('../../../server/api/configuration');
+
+describe('Configuration API', function () {
+    var newConfig = {
+            'fileStorage': true,
+            'apps': true,
+            'version': '0.5.0',
+            'environment': process.env.NODE_ENV,
+            'database': {
+                'client': 'mysql'
+            },
+            'mail': {
+                'transport': 'SMTP'
+            },
+            'blogUrl': 'http://local.tryghost.org'
+        };
+
+    // Keep the DB clean
+    before(testUtils.teardown);
+    afterEach(testUtils.teardown);
+
+    beforeEach(testUtils.setup('users','users:roles', 'perms:user', 'perms:role', 'perms:configuration', 'perms:init'));
+
+    should.exist(ConfigurationAPI);
+
+    it('can browse config', function (done) {
+        var existingConfig = ConfigurationAPI.__get__('config'),
+            updatedConfig = _.extend(config, newConfig);
+        config.set(updatedConfig);
+        ConfigurationAPI.__set__('config', updatedConfig);
+        
+        ConfigurationAPI.browse(testUtils.context.owner).then(function (response) {
+            should.exist(response);
+            should.exist(response.configuration);
+            testUtils.API.checkResponse(response.configuration[0], 'configuration');
+            /*jshint unused:false */
+            done();
+        }).catch(function (error) {
+            console.log(JSON.stringify(error));
+            done();
+        }).catch(done);
+    });
+
+    it('can read config', function (done) {
+        var existingConfig = ConfigurationAPI.__get__('config'),
+            updatedConfig = _.extend(config, newConfig);
+        config.set(updatedConfig);
+        ConfigurationAPI.__set__('config', updatedConfig);
+        
+        ConfigurationAPI.read(_.extend(testUtils.context.owner, { key: 'database' })).then(function (response) {
+            should.exist(response);
+            should.exist(response.configuration);
+            testUtils.API.checkResponse(response.configuration[0], 'configuration');
+            response.configuration[0].key.should.equal('database');
+            response.configuration[0].value.should.equal('mysql');
+            /*jshint unused:false */
+            done();
+        }).catch(function (error) {
+            console.log(JSON.stringify(error));
+            done();
+        }).catch(done);
+    });
+});
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diff --git a/core/test/utils/api.js b/core/test/utils/api.js
index 7880b79c74..19a66aa16b 100644
--- a/core/test/utils/api.js
+++ b/core/test/utils/api.js
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ var url             = require('url'),
     port            = config.server.port,
     schema          = 'http://',
     expectedProperties = {
+        configuration: ['key', 'value'],
         posts: ['posts', 'meta'],
         users: ['users', 'meta'],
         roles: ['roles'],