diff --git a/pkg/api/annotations.go b/pkg/api/annotations.go
index d59c6d97583..d697fa3a2aa 100644
--- a/pkg/api/annotations.go
+++ b/pkg/api/annotations.go
@@ -351,6 +351,26 @@ func (hs *HTTPServer) MassDeleteAnnotations(c *models.ReqContext) response.Respo
 	return response.Success("Annotations deleted")
 }
 
+func (hs *HTTPServer) GetAnnotationByID(c *models.ReqContext) response.Response {
+	annotationID, err := strconv.ParseInt(web.Params(c.Req)[":annotationId"], 10, 64)
+	if err != nil {
+		return response.Error(http.StatusBadRequest, "annotationId is invalid", err)
+	}
+
+	repo := annotations.GetRepository()
+
+	annotation, resp := findAnnotationByID(c.Req.Context(), repo, annotationID, c.SignedInUser)
+	if resp != nil {
+		return resp
+	}
+
+	if annotation.Email != "" {
+		annotation.AvatarUrl = dtos.GetGravatarUrl(annotation.Email)
+	}
+
+	return response.JSON(200, annotation)
+}
+
 func (hs *HTTPServer) DeleteAnnotationByID(c *models.ReqContext) response.Response {
 	annotationID, err := strconv.ParseInt(web.Params(c.Req)[":annotationId"], 10, 64)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/api/annotations_test.go b/pkg/api/annotations_test.go
index 32e1e817e6e..74f4659c616 100644
--- a/pkg/api/annotations_test.go
+++ b/pkg/api/annotations_test.go
@@ -512,6 +512,24 @@ func TestAPI_Annotations_AccessControl(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 			want: http.StatusForbidden,
 		},
+		{
+			name: "AccessControl getting annotation by ID with correct permissions is allowed",
+			args: args{
+				permissions: []*accesscontrol.Permission{{Action: accesscontrol.ActionAnnotationsRead, Scope: accesscontrol.ScopeAnnotationsAll}},
+				url:         "/api/annotations/1",
+				method:      http.MethodGet,
+			},
+			want: http.StatusOK,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "AccessControl getting annotation by ID without permissions is forbidden",
+			args: args{
+				permissions: []*accesscontrol.Permission{},
+				url:         "/api/annotations",
+				method:      http.MethodGet,
+			},
+			want: http.StatusForbidden,
+		},
 		{
 			name: "AccessControl getting tags for annotations with correct permissions is allowed",
 			args: args{
diff --git a/pkg/api/api.go b/pkg/api/api.go
index 2931c9027de..18f25c9d479 100644
--- a/pkg/api/api.go
+++ b/pkg/api/api.go
@@ -475,6 +475,7 @@ func (hs *HTTPServer) registerRoutes() {
 
 		apiRoute.Group("/annotations", func(annotationsRoute routing.RouteRegister) {
 			annotationsRoute.Post("/", authorize(reqSignedIn, ac.EvalPermission(ac.ActionAnnotationsCreate)), routing.Wrap(hs.PostAnnotation))
+			annotationsRoute.Get("/:annotationId", authorize(reqSignedIn, ac.EvalPermission(ac.ActionAnnotationsRead, ac.ScopeAnnotationsID)), routing.Wrap(hs.GetAnnotationByID))
 			annotationsRoute.Delete("/:annotationId", authorize(reqSignedIn, ac.EvalPermission(ac.ActionAnnotationsDelete, ac.ScopeAnnotationsID)), routing.Wrap(hs.DeleteAnnotationByID))
 			annotationsRoute.Put("/:annotationId", authorize(reqSignedIn, ac.EvalPermission(ac.ActionAnnotationsWrite, ac.ScopeAnnotationsID)), routing.Wrap(hs.UpdateAnnotation))
 			annotationsRoute.Patch("/:annotationId", authorize(reqSignedIn, ac.EvalPermission(ac.ActionAnnotationsWrite, ac.ScopeAnnotationsID)), routing.Wrap(hs.PatchAnnotation))
diff --git a/pkg/api/docs/definitions/annotations.go b/pkg/api/docs/definitions/annotations.go
index 6493a77e8ee..019a02acd52 100644
--- a/pkg/api/docs/definitions/annotations.go
+++ b/pkg/api/docs/definitions/annotations.go
@@ -16,6 +16,15 @@ import (
 // 401: unauthorisedError
 // 500: internalServerError
 
+// swagger:route GET /annotations/{annotation_id} annotations getAnnotation
+//
+// Get Annotation by Id.
+//
+// Responses:
+// 200: getAnnotationResponse
+// 401: unauthorisedError
+// 500: internalServerError
+
 // swagger:route POST /annotations/mass-delete annotations massDeleteAnnotations
 //
 // Delete multiple annotations.
@@ -216,6 +225,13 @@ type GetAnnotationsResponse struct {
 	Body []*annotations.ItemDTO `json:"body"`
 }
 
+// swagger:response getAnnotationResponse
+type GetAnnotationResponse struct {
+	// The response message
+	// in: body
+	Body *annotations.ItemDTO `json:"body"`
+}
+
 // swagger:response createAnnotationResponse
 type CreateAnnotationResponse struct {
 	// The response message