diff --git a/api/src/handlers.rs b/api/src/handlers.rs
index 1bd37dc8c..9d8f6395f 100644
--- a/api/src/handlers.rs
+++ b/api/src/handlers.rs
@@ -257,15 +257,14 @@ impl Handler for PeersConnectedHandler {
 	}
 }
 
-/// Get details about a given peer and peer operations
-/// TODO GET /v1/peers/10.12.12.13
+/// Peer operations
 /// POST /v1/peers/10.12.12.13/ban
 /// TODO POST /v1/peers/10.12.12.13/unban
-pub struct PeerHandler {
+pub struct PeerPostHandler {
 	pub peers: p2p::Peers,
 }
 
-impl Handler for PeerHandler {
+impl Handler for PeerPostHandler {
 	fn handle(&self, req: &mut Request) -> IronResult<Response> {
 		let url = req.url.clone();
 		let mut path_elems = url.path();
@@ -294,6 +293,29 @@ impl Handler for PeerHandler {
 	}
 }
 
+/// Get details about a given peer
+pub struct PeerGetHandler {
+	pub peers: p2p::Peers,
+}
+
+impl Handler for PeerGetHandler {
+	fn handle(&self, req: &mut Request) -> IronResult<Response> {
+		let url = req.url.clone();
+		let mut path_elems = url.path();
+		if *path_elems.last().unwrap() == "" {
+			path_elems.pop();
+		}
+		if let Ok(addr) = path_elems.last().unwrap().parse() {
+			match self.peers.get_peer(addr) {
+				Ok(peer) => json_response(&peer),
+				Err(_) => Ok(Response::with((status::BadRequest, ""))),
+			}
+		} else {
+			Ok(Response::with((status::BadRequest, "")))
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 // Chain handler. Get the head details.
 // GET /v1/chain
 pub struct ChainHandler {
@@ -491,7 +513,10 @@ let _ = thread::Builder::new()
 			let peers_connected_handler = PeersConnectedHandler {
 				peers: peers.clone(),
 			};
-			let peer_handler = PeerHandler {
+			let peer_post_handler = PeerPostHandler {
+				peers: peers.clone(),
+			};
+			let peer_get_handler = PeerGetHandler {
 				peers: peers.clone(),
 			};
 
@@ -508,6 +533,7 @@ let _ = thread::Builder::new()
 				"post peers/a.b.c.d:p/ban".to_string(),
 				"get peers/all".to_string(),
 				"get peers/connected".to_string(),
+				"get peers/a.b.c.d".to_string(),
 			);
 			// We allow manually banning, like this:
 			// curl -v -X POST http://127.0.0.1:13413/v1/peers/88.99.251.87:13414/ban
@@ -522,7 +548,8 @@ let _ = thread::Builder::new()
 				pool_push: post "/pool/push" => pool_push_handler,
 				peers_all: get "/peers/all" => peers_all_handler,
 				peers_connected: get "/peers/connected" => peers_connected_handler,
-				peer: post "/peers/*" => peer_handler,
+				peer: post "/peers/*" => peer_post_handler,
+				peer: get "/peers/*" => peer_get_handler
 			);
 
 			let mut apis = ApiServer::new("/v1".to_string());
diff --git a/p2p/src/peers.rs b/p2p/src/peers.rs
index 5bb162a07..55b94769a 100644
--- a/p2p/src/peers.rs
+++ b/p2p/src/peers.rs
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ impl Peers {
 	}
 
 	pub fn is_known(&self, addr: &SocketAddr) -> bool {
-		self.get_peer(addr).is_some()
+		self.get_connected_peer(addr).is_some()
 	}
 
 	/// Get vec of peers we are currently connected to.
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ impl Peers {
 	}
 
 	/// Get a peer we're connected to by address.
-	pub fn get_peer(&self, addr: &SocketAddr) -> Option<Arc<RwLock<Peer>>> {
+	pub fn get_connected_peer(&self, addr: &SocketAddr) -> Option<Arc<RwLock<Peer>>> {
 		self.peers.read().unwrap().get(addr).map(|p| p.clone())
 	}
 
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ impl Peers {
 			error!(LOGGER, "Couldn't ban {}: {:?}", peer_addr, e);
 		}
 
-		if let Some(peer) = self.get_peer(peer_addr) {
+		if let Some(peer) = self.get_connected_peer(peer_addr) {
 			debug!(LOGGER, "Banning peer {}", peer_addr);
 			// setting peer status will get it removed at the next clean_peer
 			let peer = peer.write().unwrap();
@@ -262,6 +262,11 @@ impl Peers {
 		self.store.find_peers(state, cap, count)
 	}
 
+	/// Get peer in store by address
+	pub fn get_peer(&self, peer_addr: SocketAddr) -> Result<PeerData, Error> {
+		self.store.get_peer(peer_addr).map_err(From::from)
+	}
+
 	/// Whether we've already seen a peer with the provided address
 	pub fn exists_peer(&self, peer_addr: SocketAddr) -> Result<bool, Error> {
 		self.store.exists_peer(peer_addr).map_err(From::from)
@@ -415,7 +420,7 @@ impl NetAdapter for Peers {
 		);
 
 		if diff.into_num() > 0 {
-			if let Some(peer) = self.get_peer(&addr) {
+			if let Some(peer) = self.get_connected_peer(&addr) {
 				let mut peer = peer.write().unwrap();
 				peer.info.total_difficulty = diff;
 			}
diff --git a/p2p/src/server.rs b/p2p/src/server.rs
index 3b4e15a77..d35604104 100644
--- a/p2p/src/server.rs
+++ b/p2p/src/server.rs
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ impl Server {
 		h: reactor::Handle,
 	) -> Box<Future<Item = Option<Arc<RwLock<Peer>>>, Error = Error>> {
 
-		if let Some(p) = self.peers.get_peer(&addr) {
+		if let Some(p) = self.peers.get_connected_peer(&addr) {
 			// if we're already connected to the addr, just return the peer
 			debug!(LOGGER, "connect_peer: already connected {}", addr);
 			return Box::new(future::ok(Some(p)));