diff --git a/dgraph/cmd/alpha/run.go b/dgraph/cmd/alpha/run.go
index 77ea62915b7..5d7c54c8814 100644
--- a/dgraph/cmd/alpha/run.go
+++ b/dgraph/cmd/alpha/run.go
@@ -301,6 +301,30 @@ func healthCheck(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	_, _ = w.Write(data)
 }
 
+func stateHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	var err error
+	x.AddCorsHeaders(w)
+	w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
+
+	ctx := context.Background()
+	ctx = attachAccessJwt(ctx, r)
+
+	var aResp *api.Response
+	if aResp, err = (&edgraph.Server{}).State(ctx); err != nil {
+		x.SetStatus(w, x.Error, err.Error())
+		return
+	}
+	if aResp == nil {
+		x.SetStatus(w, x.ErrorNoData, "No state information available.")
+		return
+	}
+
+	if _, err = w.Write(aResp.Json); err != nil {
+		x.SetStatus(w, x.Error, err.Error())
+		return
+	}
+}
+
 // storeStatsHandler outputs some basic stats for data store.
 func storeStatsHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	x.AddCorsHeaders(w)
@@ -390,6 +414,7 @@ func setupServer() {
 	http.HandleFunc("/commit", commitHandler)
 	http.HandleFunc("/alter", alterHandler)
 	http.HandleFunc("/health", healthCheck)
+	http.HandleFunc("/state", stateHandler)
 
 	// TODO: Figure out what this is for?
 	http.HandleFunc("/debug/store", storeStatsHandler)
diff --git a/edgraph/access.go b/edgraph/access.go
index 859cf50f321..dbbd20deb4c 100644
--- a/edgraph/access.go
+++ b/edgraph/access.go
@@ -64,3 +64,8 @@ func authorizeQuery(ctx context.Context, parsedReq *gql.Result) error {
 	// always allow access
 	return nil
 }
+
+func authorizeState(ctx context.Context) error {
+	// always allow access
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/edgraph/access_ee.go b/edgraph/access_ee.go
index 3e2f16cae43..4bbad779cd4 100644
--- a/edgraph/access_ee.go
+++ b/edgraph/access_ee.go
@@ -721,3 +721,33 @@ func authorizeQuery(ctx context.Context, parsedReq *gql.Result) error {
 
 	return err
 }
+
+// authorizeState authorizes the State operation
+func authorizeState(ctx context.Context) error {
+	if len(worker.Config.HmacSecret) == 0 {
+		// the user has not turned on the acl feature
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	var userID string
+	// doAuthorizeState checks if the user is authorized to perform this API request
+	doAuthorizeState := func() error {
+		userData, err := extractUserAndGroups(ctx)
+		switch {
+		case err == errNoJwt:
+			return status.Error(codes.PermissionDenied, err.Error())
+		case err != nil:
+			return status.Error(codes.Unauthenticated, err.Error())
+		default:
+			userID = userData[0]
+			if userID == x.GrootId {
+				return nil
+			}
+			// Deny non groot users.
+			return status.Error(codes.PermissionDenied, fmt.Sprintf("User is '%v'. "+
+				"Only User '%v' is authorized.", userID, x.GrootId))
+		}
+	}
+
+	return doAuthorizeState()
+}
diff --git a/edgraph/server.go b/edgraph/server.go
index ecd48e20d36..f75fd06ad7b 100644
--- a/edgraph/server.go
+++ b/edgraph/server.go
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 package edgraph
 
 import (
+	"bytes"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"math"
 	"sort"
@@ -39,6 +40,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/dgraph-io/dgraph/types/facets"
 	"github.com/dgraph-io/dgraph/worker"
 	"github.com/dgraph-io/dgraph/x"
+	"github.com/gogo/protobuf/jsonpb"
 	"github.com/golang/glog"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	"golang.org/x/net/context"
@@ -580,6 +582,38 @@ type queryContext struct {
 	span *trace.Span
 }
 
+// State handles state requests
+func (s *Server) State(ctx context.Context) (*api.Response, error) {
+	return s.doState(ctx, NeedAuthorize)
+}
+
+func (s *Server) doState(ctx context.Context, authorize int) (
+	*api.Response, error) {
+
+	if ctx.Err() != nil {
+		return nil, ctx.Err()
+	}
+
+	if authorize == NeedAuthorize {
+		if err := authorizeState(ctx); err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+	}
+
+	ms := worker.GetMembershipState()
+	if ms == nil {
+		return nil, errors.Errorf("No membership state found")
+	}
+
+	m := jsonpb.Marshaler{}
+	var jsonState bytes.Buffer
+	if err := m.Marshal(&jsonState, ms); err != nil {
+		return nil, errors.Errorf("Error marshalling state information to JSON")
+	}
+
+	return &api.Response{Json: jsonState.Bytes()}, nil
+}
+
 // Query handles queries or mutations
 func (s *Server) Query(ctx context.Context, req *api.Request) (*api.Response, error) {
 	return s.doQuery(ctx, req, NeedAuthorize)