diff --git a/zeppelin-server/src/main/java/org/apache/zeppelin/rest/InterpreterRestApi.java b/zeppelin-server/src/main/java/org/apache/zeppelin/rest/InterpreterRestApi.java
index cb50a8a9a7..373ca265ec 100644
--- a/zeppelin-server/src/main/java/org/apache/zeppelin/rest/InterpreterRestApi.java
+++ b/zeppelin-server/src/main/java/org/apache/zeppelin/rest/InterpreterRestApi.java
@@ -80,6 +80,28 @@ public class InterpreterRestApi {
     return new JsonResponse<>(Status.OK, "", interpreterFactory.get()).build();
   }
 
+
+  /**
+   * Get a setting
+   */
+  @GET
+  @Path("setting/{settingId}")
+  @ZeppelinApi
+  public Response getSetting(@PathParam("settingId") String settingId) {
+    try {
+      InterpreterSetting setting = interpreterFactory.get(settingId);
+      if (setting == null) {
+        return new JsonResponse<>(Status.NOT_FOUND).build();
+      } else {
+        return new JsonResponse<>(Status.OK, "", setting).build();
+      }
+    } catch (NullPointerException e){
+      logger.error("Exception in InterpreterRestApi while creating ", e);
+      return new JsonResponse<>(Status.INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR, e.getMessage(),
+          ExceptionUtils.getStackTrace(e)) .build();
+    }
+  }
+
   /**
    * Add new interpreter setting
    *
diff --git a/zeppelin-server/src/test/java/org/apache/zeppelin/rest/InterpreterRestApiTest.java b/zeppelin-server/src/test/java/org/apache/zeppelin/rest/InterpreterRestApiTest.java
index ada6c070cf..dbc1449970 100644
--- a/zeppelin-server/src/test/java/org/apache/zeppelin/rest/InterpreterRestApiTest.java
+++ b/zeppelin-server/src/test/java/org/apache/zeppelin/rest/InterpreterRestApiTest.java
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ import java.io.IOException;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 
+import com.google.gson.JsonElement;
+import com.google.gson.JsonObject;
 import org.apache.commons.httpclient.methods.DeleteMethod;
 import org.apache.commons.httpclient.methods.GetMethod;
 import org.apache.commons.httpclient.methods.PostMethod;
@@ -93,6 +95,17 @@ public class InterpreterRestApiTest extends AbstractTestRestApi {
     get.releaseConnection();
   }
 
+  @Test
+  public void testGetNonExistInterpreterSetting() throws IOException {
+    // when
+    String nonExistInterpreterSettingId = "apache_.zeppelin_1s_.aw3some$";
+    GetMethod get = httpGet("/interpreter/setting/" + nonExistInterpreterSettingId);
+    get.releaseConnection();
+
+    // when
+    assertThat("Test get method:", get, isNotFound());
+  }
+
   @Test
   public void testSettingsCRUD() throws IOException {
     // Call Create Setting REST API
@@ -111,6 +124,18 @@ public class InterpreterRestApiTest extends AbstractTestRestApi {
     String newSettingId = body.toString().split(",")[0].split("=")[1];
     post.releaseConnection();
 
+    // Call Read Setting API
+    GetMethod get = httpGet("/interpreter/setting/" + newSettingId);
+    String rawResponse = get.getResponseBodyAsString();
+    LOG.info("testSettingCRUD get response\n" + rawResponse);
+    get.releaseConnection();
+    JsonObject response = gson.fromJson(rawResponse, JsonElement.class)
+        .getAsJsonObject();
+    assertThat("Test get method:", get, isAllowed());
+    InterpreterSetting created = gson.fromJson(response.getAsJsonObject("body"),
+        InterpreterSetting.class);
+    assertEquals(newSettingId, created.getId());
+
     // Call Update Setting REST API
     jsonRequest = "{\"name\":\"md2\",\"group\":\"md\",\"properties\":{\"propname\":\"Otherpropvalue\"}," +
         "\"interpreterGroup\":[{\"class\":\"org.apache.zeppelin.markdown.Markdown\",\"name\":\"md\"}]," +