diff --git a/src/server/status/index.js b/src/server/status/index.js
index 90dea44ce5378..74da51100ae96 100644
--- a/src/server/status/index.js
+++ b/src/server/status/index.js
@@ -28,6 +28,26 @@ export default function (kbnServer, server, config) {
     }
   }));
 
+  // Outputs the status object under /api/_node
+  server.route(wrapAuth({
+    method: 'GET',
+    path: '/api/_node',
+    handler: function (request, reply) {
+      return reply({
+        name: config.get('server.name'),
+        version: config.get('pkg.version'),
+        build: {
+          num: config.get('pkg.buildNum'),
+          sha: config.get('pkg.buildSha'),
+        },
+        uuid: config.get('server.uuid'),
+        heap: kbnServer.stats.heap,
+        connections: kbnServer.stats.connections,
+        requests: kbnServer.stats.requests,
+      });
+    }
+  }));
+
   server.decorate('reply', 'renderStatusPage', async function () {
     const app = kbnServer.uiExports.getHiddenApp('status_page');
     const response = await getResponse(this);
diff --git a/src/server/status/metrics.js b/src/server/status/metrics.js
index d00a8eb540d04..c054d4396d0c3 100644
--- a/src/server/status/metrics.js
+++ b/src/server/status/metrics.js
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 import _ from 'lodash';
 import Samples from './samples';
+
 module.exports = function (kbnServer, server, config) {
   let lastReport = Date.now();
 
   kbnServer.metrics = new Samples(12);
+  kbnServer.stats = {};
 
   server.plugins['even-better'].monitor.on('ops', function (event) {
     const now = Date.now();
@@ -23,5 +25,16 @@ module.exports = function (kbnServer, server, config) {
       requestsPerSecond: requestsPerSecond
     });
 
+    // Creates a status object for this node
+    kbnServer.stats = {
+      heap: {
+        total: _.get(event, 'psmem.heapTotal'),
+        used: _.get(event, 'psmem.heapUsed'),
+        rss: _.get(event, 'psmem.rss'),
+      },
+      connections: _.get(event, ['concurrents', port]),
+      requests: _.get(event, ['requests', port]),
+    };
   });
 };
+