diff --git a/r2/r2/config/routing.py b/r2/r2/config/routing.py
index 6325e07d92..1c0c7e771c 100644
--- a/r2/r2/config/routing.py
+++ b/r2/r2/config/routing.py
@@ -419,6 +419,8 @@ def make_map():
        requirements=dict(action="authorize"))
     mc("/api/v1/:action", controller="oauth2access",
        requirements=dict(action="access_token|revoke_token"))
+    mc("/api/v1/:action", controller="apiv1scopes",
+       requirements=dict(action="scopes"))
     mc("/api/v1/user/:username/trophies",
        controller="apiv1user", action="usertrophies")
     mc("/api/v1/:action", controller="apiv1user")
diff --git a/r2/r2/controllers/__init__.py b/r2/r2/controllers/__init__.py
index f762a9e82a..4a858f7750 100644
--- a/r2/r2/controllers/__init__.py
+++ b/r2/r2/controllers/__init__.py
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ def load_controllers():
     from api_docs import ApidocsController
     from apiv1.user import APIv1UserController
     from apiv1.gold import APIv1GoldController
+    from apiv1.scopes import APIv1ScopesController
     from multi import MultiApiController
     from oauth2 import OAuth2FrontendController
     from oauth2 import OAuth2AccessController
diff --git a/r2/r2/controllers/apiv1/scopes.py b/r2/r2/controllers/apiv1/scopes.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0256308ad9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/r2/r2/controllers/apiv1/scopes.py
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+# The contents of this file are subject to the Common Public Attribution
+# License Version 1.0. (the "License"); you may not use this file except in
+# compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at
+# http://code.reddit.com/LICENSE. The License is based on the Mozilla Public
+# License Version 1.1, but Sections 14 and 15 have been added to cover use of
+# software over a computer network and provide for limited attribution for the
+# Original Developer. In addition, Exhibit A has been modified to be consistent
+# with Exhibit B.
+#
+# Software distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" basis,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the License for
+# the specific language governing rights and limitations under the License.
+#
+# The Original Code is reddit.
+#
+# The Original Developer is the Initial Developer.  The Initial Developer of
+# the Original Code is reddit Inc.
+#
+# All portions of the code written by reddit are Copyright (c) 2006-2015 reddit
+# Inc. All Rights Reserved.
+###############################################################################
+from webob.exc import HTTPBadRequest
+from r2.controllers import api_docs
+from r2.controllers.oauth2 import allow_oauth2_access
+from r2.controllers.reddit_base import RedditController
+from r2.lib.base import abort
+from r2.lib.validator import validate, nop
+from r2.models import OAuth2Scope
+
+
+class APIv1ScopesController(RedditController):
+    THREE_SIXTY = OAuth2Scope.FULL_ACCESS
+
+    @allow_oauth2_access
+    @validate(
+        scope_str=nop("scopes",
+                   docs={"scopes": "(optional) An OAuth2 scope string"}),
+    )
+    @api_docs.api_doc(api_docs.api_section.misc)
+    def GET_scopes(self, scope_str):
+        """Retrieve descriptions of reddit's OAuth2 scopes.
+
+        If no scopes are given, information on all scopes are returned.
+
+        Invalid scope(s) will result in a 400 error with body that indicates
+        the invalid scope(s).
+
+        """
+        scopes = OAuth2Scope(scope_str or self.THREE_SIXTY)
+        if scope_str and not scopes.is_valid():
+            invalid = [s for s in scopes.scopes if s not in scopes.scope_info]
+            error = {"error": "invalid_scopes", "invalid_scopes": invalid}
+            http_err = HTTPBadRequest()
+            http_err.error_data = error
+            abort(http_err)
+        return self.api_wrapper({k: v for k, v in scopes.details() if k})