diff --git a/src/blueapi/service/interface.py b/src/blueapi/service/interface.py
index 7df474557..f4ed2aa3e 100644
--- a/src/blueapi/service/interface.py
+++ b/src/blueapi/service/interface.py
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@
 from typing import Any
 
 from bluesky.callbacks.tiled_writer import TiledWriter
+from bluesky.protocols import Readable, Reading
+from bluesky.run_engine import call_in_bluesky_event_loop
+from bluesky.utils import maybe_await
 from bluesky_stomp.messaging import StompClient
 from bluesky_stomp.models import Broker, DestinationBase, MessageTopic
 from fastapi import status
@@ -342,6 +345,18 @@ def get_python_env(
     return get_python_environment(config=scratch, name=name, source=source)
 
 
+def read_device(addr: str) -> dict[str, Reading[Any]]:
+    device = context().find_device(addr)
+
+    if not isinstance(device, Readable):
+        raise TypeError("Requested device is not readable")
+
+    return call_in_bluesky_event_loop(
+        maybe_await(device.read()),
+        timeout=10.0,
+    )
+
+
 @dataclass
 class SubHandles:
     worker: int
diff --git a/src/blueapi/service/main.py b/src/blueapi/service/main.py
index 2ba310787..a72b575ff 100644
--- a/src/blueapi/service/main.py
+++ b/src/blueapi/service/main.py
@@ -618,6 +618,15 @@ def get_python_environment(
     return runner.run(interface.get_python_env, name, source)
 
 
+@secure_router_v1.get("/device-read/{device}", tags=[Tag.DEVICE])
+@start_as_current_span(TRACER)
+def read_device(
+    runner: Annotated[WorkerDispatcher, Depends(_runner)],
+    device: str,
+):
+    return runner.run(interface.read_device, device)
+
+
 @open_router.get("/healthz", status_code=status.HTTP_200_OK, tags=[Tag.META])
 def health_probe() -> HealthProbeResponse:
     """If able to serve this, server is live and ready for requests."""