diff --git a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/query.js b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/query.js
index 66de67e093..00a14a704a 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/query.js
+++ b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/query.js
@@ -2,6 +2,20 @@ const { processString } = require("@budibase/string-templates")
 const CouchDB = require("../../db")
 const { generateQueryID, getQueryParams } = require("../../db/utils")
 const { integrations } = require("../../integrations")
+const { BaseQueryVerbs } = require("../../constants")
+const env = require("../../environment")
+
+// simple function to append "readable" to all read queries
+function enrichQueries(input) {
+  const wasArray = Array.isArray(input)
+  const queries = wasArray ? input : [input]
+  for (let query of queries) {
+    if (query.queryVerb === BaseQueryVerbs.READ) {
+      query.readable = true
+    }
+  }
+  return wasArray ? queries : queries[0]
+}
 
 function formatResponse(resp) {
   if (typeof resp === "string") {
@@ -21,7 +35,7 @@ exports.fetch = async function(ctx) {
       include_docs: true,
     })
   )
-  ctx.body = body.rows.map(row => row.doc)
+  ctx.body = enrichQueries(body.rows.map(row => row.doc))
 }
 
 exports.save = async function(ctx) {
@@ -61,6 +75,18 @@ async function enrichQueryFields(fields, parameters) {
   return enrichedQuery
 }
 
+exports.find = async function(ctx) {
+  const db = new CouchDB(ctx.user.appId)
+  const query = enrichQueries(await db.get(ctx.params.queryId))
+  // remove properties that could be dangerous in real app
+  if (env.CLOUD) {
+    delete query.fields
+    delete query.parameters
+    delete query.schema
+  }
+  ctx.body = query
+}
+
 exports.preview = async function(ctx) {
   const db = new CouchDB(ctx.user.appId)
 
diff --git a/packages/server/src/api/routes/query.js b/packages/server/src/api/routes/query.js
index 8a84138af5..0238732e57 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/api/routes/query.js
+++ b/packages/server/src/api/routes/query.js
@@ -11,13 +11,6 @@ const joiValidator = require("../../middleware/joi-validator")
 
 const router = Router()
 
-const QueryVerb = {
-  Create: "create",
-  Read: "read",
-  Update: "update",
-  Delete: "delete",
-}
-
 function generateQueryValidation() {
   // prettier-ignore
   return joiValidator.body(Joi.object({
@@ -31,7 +24,7 @@ function generateQueryValidation() {
       name: Joi.string(),
       default: Joi.string()
     })),
-    queryVerb: Joi.string().allow(...Object.values(QueryVerb)).required(),
+    queryVerb: Joi.string().allow().required(),
     schema: Joi.object({}).required().unknown(true)
   }))
 }
@@ -40,7 +33,7 @@ function generateQueryPreviewValidation() {
   // prettier-ignore
   return joiValidator.body(Joi.object({
     fields: Joi.object().required(),
-    queryVerb: Joi.string().allow(...Object.values(QueryVerb)).required(),
+    queryVerb: Joi.string().allow().required(),
     datasourceId: Joi.string().required(),
     parameters: Joi.object({}).required().unknown(true)
   }))
@@ -60,6 +53,11 @@ router
     generateQueryPreviewValidation(),
     queryController.preview
   )
+  .get(
+    "/api/queries/:queryId",
+    authorized(PermissionTypes.QUERY, PermissionLevels.READ),
+    queryController.find
+  )
   .post(
     "/api/queries/:queryId",
     authorized(PermissionTypes.QUERY, PermissionLevels.WRITE),
diff --git a/packages/server/src/constants/index.js b/packages/server/src/constants/index.js
index 2e18de98af..9e2c08484a 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/constants/index.js
+++ b/packages/server/src/constants/index.js
@@ -44,3 +44,9 @@ exports.USERS_TABLE_SCHEMA = USERS_TABLE_SCHEMA
 exports.BUILDER_CONFIG_DB = "builder-config-db"
 exports.HOSTING_DOC = "hosting-doc"
 exports.OBJ_STORE_DIRECTORY = "/app-assets/assets"
+exports.BaseQueryVerbs = {
+  CREATE: "create",
+  READ: "read",
+  UPDATE: "update",
+  DELETE: "delete",
+}