diff --git a/extensions/web-base/www/app.html b/extensions/web-base/www/app.html
index 159dd1d..cd56360 100644
--- a/extensions/web-base/www/app.html
+++ b/extensions/web-base/www/app.html
@@ -205,6 +205,7 @@
       <button v-if="schema" v-on:click="onSave()" title="Save"><i class="fas fa-save"></i></button>
       <button v-on:click="onReload" title="Reload"><i class="fas fa-redo"></i></button>
       <button v-on:click="onRefreshThings" title="Refresh Things"><i class="fas fa-recycle"></i></button>
+      <button v-on:click="app.toPage('extension-info', extensionId)"><i class="fas fa-info"></i></button>
     </template>
     <article class="content">
       <section>
@@ -217,6 +218,21 @@
       </section>
     </article>
   </app-page>
+  <app-page id="extension-info" title="Extension Info">
+    <template slot="bar-right">
+      <button v-on:click="app.back()" title="Close"><i class="fa fa-window-close"></i></button>
+    </template>
+    <page-article>
+      <section>
+        <p>{{ info.name }}</p>
+        <p>{{ info.description }}</p>
+        <p>Version: {{ info.version }}</p>
+      </section>
+      <hr v-if="readme"/>
+      <div v-if="readme" v-html="readme">
+      </div>
+    </page-article>
+  </app-page>
   <app-page id="addExtensions" title="Add Extensions">
     <article class="cards">
       <div class="card" v-for="extension in extensions" v-if="! extension.active">
@@ -231,6 +247,9 @@
     </article>
   </app-page>
   <app-page id="addExtension" title="Add Extension">
+    <template slot="bar-right">
+      <button v-on:click="app.toPage('extension-info', extensionId)"><i class="fas fa-info"></i></button>
+    </template>
     <article class="content">
       <section>
         <p>{{ extension.info.name }}</p>
diff --git a/extensions/web-base/www/app/extensions.js b/extensions/web-base/www/app/extensions.js
index 68e2def..f5caa46 100644
--- a/extensions/web-base/www/app/extensions.js
+++ b/extensions/web-base/www/app/extensions.js
@@ -118,6 +118,26 @@ new Vue({
   }
 });
 
+new Vue({
+  el: '#extension-info',
+  data: {
+    info: {},
+    readme: ''
+  },
+  methods: {
+    onShow: function(extensionId) {
+      this.readme = '';
+      this.info = {};
+      fetch('/engine/extensions/' + extensionId + '/info').then(assertIsOk).then(getJson).then(function(info) {
+        this.info = info;
+        return fetch('/engine/extensions/' + extensionId + '/readme');
+      }.bind(this)).then(rejectIfNotOk).then(getResponseText).then(function(content) {
+        this.readme = content;
+      }.bind(this));
+    }
+  }
+});
+
 new Vue({
   el: '#addExtensions',
   data: {
diff --git a/lha/Extension.lua b/lha/Extension.lua
index 14058a7..fa32a76 100644
--- a/lha/Extension.lua
+++ b/lha/Extension.lua
@@ -121,6 +121,10 @@ return require('jls.lang.class').create(require('jls.util.EventPublisher'), func
     return self.manifest.version or '1.0'
   end
 
+  function extension:readme()
+    return self.manifest.readme or 'readme.md'
+  end
+
   function extension:isActive()
     return self.loaded and self.configuration.active
   end
diff --git a/lha/restEngine.lua b/lha/restEngine.lua
index f09f46a..e02adaf 100644
--- a/lha/restEngine.lua
+++ b/lha/restEngine.lua
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ local Logger = rootLogger:getClass()
 local logger = rootLogger:get(...)
 local system = require('jls.lang.system')
 local event = require('jls.lang.event')
+local loader = require('jls.lang.loader')
 local File = require('jls.io.File')
 local HTTP_CONST = require('jls.net.http.HttpMessage').CONST
 local RestHttpHandler = require('jls.net.http.handler.RestHttpHandler')
@@ -13,6 +14,8 @@ local Map = require('jls.util.Map')
 local ZipFile = require('jls.util.zip.ZipFile')
 local Promise = require('jls.lang.Promise')
 
+local md = loader.tryRequire('md')
+
 local utils = require('lha.utils')
 
 local engineSchema = utils.requireJson('lha.schema').properties.config.properties.engine
@@ -124,6 +127,33 @@ local REST_EXTENSIONS = {
     manifest = function(exchange)
       return exchange.attributes.extension:getManifest()
     end,
+    ['readme(extension)'] = function(exchange, extension)
+      local readme = File:new(extension:getDir(), extension:readme())
+      if not readme:isFile() then
+        HttpExchange.notFound(exchange)
+        return false
+      end
+      local readmeExt = string.lower(readme:getExtension())
+      local content = readme:readAll()
+      if readmeExt == 'md' then
+        if md then
+          content = md.render(content)
+        else
+          content = '<pre>'..content..'</pre>'
+        end
+      elseif readmeExt == 'txt' then
+        content = '<pre>'..content..'</pre>'
+      elseif not (readmeExt == 'html' or readmeExt == 'htm') then
+        HttpExchange.notFound(exchange)
+        return false
+      end
+      local response = exchange:getResponse()
+      response:setStatusCode(HTTP_CONST.HTTP_OK, 'OK')
+      response:setContentType('text/html')
+      response:setContentLength(#content)
+      response:setBody(content)
+      return false
+    end,
     ['poll(extension)?method=POST'] = function(exchange, extension)
       if extension:isActive() then
         extension:publishEvent('poll')
diff --git a/lha/schema-extension.json b/lha/schema-extension.json
index 51049f1..6997a64 100644
--- a/lha/schema-extension.json
+++ b/lha/schema-extension.json
@@ -16,6 +16,10 @@
       "title": "The description of the extension",
       "type": "string"
     },
+    "readme": {
+      "title": "The file documenting the extension",
+      "type": "string"
+    },
     "name": {
       "title": "The name of the extension",
       "type": "string"