diff --git a/hawkbit-rest/hawkbit-mgmt-api/src/main/java/org/eclipse/hawkbit/mgmt/rest/api/MgmtActionRestApi.java b/hawkbit-rest/hawkbit-mgmt-api/src/main/java/org/eclipse/hawkbit/mgmt/rest/api/MgmtActionRestApi.java
index 8ebcd4137..c8edc7636 100644
--- a/hawkbit-rest/hawkbit-mgmt-api/src/main/java/org/eclipse/hawkbit/mgmt/rest/api/MgmtActionRestApi.java
+++ b/hawkbit-rest/hawkbit-mgmt-api/src/main/java/org/eclipse/hawkbit/mgmt/rest/api/MgmtActionRestApi.java
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import org.springframework.hateoas.MediaTypes;
 import org.springframework.http.MediaType;
 import org.springframework.http.ResponseEntity;
 import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.GetMapping;
+import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.PathVariable;
 import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RequestMapping;
 import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RequestParam;
 
@@ -54,4 +55,14 @@ public interface MgmtActionRestApi {
             @RequestParam(value = MgmtRestConstants.REQUEST_PARAMETER_SEARCH, required = false) String rsqlParam,
             @RequestParam(value = MgmtRestConstants.REQUEST_PARAMETER_REPRESENTATION_MODE, defaultValue = MgmtRestConstants.REQUEST_PARAMETER_REPRESENTATION_MODE_DEFAULT) String representationModeParam);
 
+    /**
+     * Handles the GET request of retrieving a specific Action by <code>actionId</code>
+     *
+     * @param actionId
+     *
+     * @return the action
+     */
+    @GetMapping(value = "/{actionId}", produces = { MediaTypes.HAL_JSON_VALUE, MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON_VALUE })
+    ResponseEntity<MgmtAction> getAction(
+        @PathVariable("actionId") Long actionId);
 }
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diff --git a/hawkbit-rest/hawkbit-mgmt-resource/src/main/java/org/eclipse/hawkbit/mgmt/rest/resource/MgmtActionResource.java b/hawkbit-rest/hawkbit-mgmt-resource/src/main/java/org/eclipse/hawkbit/mgmt/rest/resource/MgmtActionResource.java
index 7a5326dc1..55390ac55 100644
--- a/hawkbit-rest/hawkbit-mgmt-resource/src/main/java/org/eclipse/hawkbit/mgmt/rest/resource/MgmtActionResource.java
+++ b/hawkbit-rest/hawkbit-mgmt-resource/src/main/java/org/eclipse/hawkbit/mgmt/rest/resource/MgmtActionResource.java
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import org.eclipse.hawkbit.mgmt.rest.api.MgmtActionRestApi;
 import org.eclipse.hawkbit.mgmt.rest.api.MgmtRepresentationMode;
 import org.eclipse.hawkbit.repository.DeploymentManagement;
 import org.eclipse.hawkbit.repository.OffsetBasedPageRequest;
+import org.eclipse.hawkbit.repository.exception.EntityNotFoundException;
 import org.eclipse.hawkbit.repository.model.Action;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
@@ -55,16 +56,29 @@ public class MgmtActionResource implements MgmtActionRestApi {
             totalActionCount = this.deploymentManagement.countActionsAll();
         }
 
-        final MgmtRepresentationMode repMode = MgmtRepresentationMode.fromValue(representationModeParam)
-                .orElseGet(() -> {
-                    // no need for a 400, just apply a safe fallback
-                    LOG.warn("Received an invalid representation mode: {}", representationModeParam);
-                    return MgmtRepresentationMode.COMPACT;
-                });
+        final MgmtRepresentationMode repMode = getRepresentationModeFromString(representationModeParam);
 
         return ResponseEntity
                 .ok(new PagedList<>(MgmtActionMapper.toResponse(actions.getContent(), repMode), totalActionCount));
 
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public ResponseEntity<MgmtAction> getAction(final Long actionId) {
+
+       final Action action = deploymentManagement.findAction(actionId)
+            .orElseThrow(() -> new EntityNotFoundException(Action.class, actionId));
+
+       return ResponseEntity.ok(MgmtActionMapper.toResponse(action, MgmtRepresentationMode.FULL));
+    }
+
+    private MgmtRepresentationMode getRepresentationModeFromString(final String representationModeParam) {
+        return MgmtRepresentationMode.fromValue(representationModeParam)
+            .orElseGet(() -> {
+                // no need for a 400, just apply a safe fallback
+                LOG.warn("Received an invalid representation mode: {}", representationModeParam);
+                return MgmtRepresentationMode.COMPACT;
+            });
+    }
+
 }
diff --git a/hawkbit-rest/hawkbit-mgmt-resource/src/test/java/org/eclipse/hawkbit/mgmt/rest/resource/MgmtActionResourceTest.java b/hawkbit-rest/hawkbit-mgmt-resource/src/test/java/org/eclipse/hawkbit/mgmt/rest/resource/MgmtActionResourceTest.java
index bb2aec6b8..0641b14cf 100644
--- a/hawkbit-rest/hawkbit-mgmt-resource/src/test/java/org/eclipse/hawkbit/mgmt/rest/resource/MgmtActionResourceTest.java
+++ b/hawkbit-rest/hawkbit-mgmt-resource/src/test/java/org/eclipse/hawkbit/mgmt/rest/resource/MgmtActionResourceTest.java
@@ -54,10 +54,14 @@ class MgmtActionResourceTest extends AbstractManagementApiIntegrationTest {
     private static final String JSON_PATH_FIELD_SIZE = ".size";
     private static final String JSON_PATH_FIELD_TOTAL = ".total";
 
+    private static final String JSON_PATH_FIELD_ID = ".id";
+
     private static final String JSON_PATH_PAGED_LIST_CONTENT = JSON_PATH_ROOT + JSON_PATH_FIELD_CONTENT;
     private static final String JSON_PATH_PAGED_LIST_SIZE = JSON_PATH_ROOT + JSON_PATH_FIELD_SIZE;
     private static final String JSON_PATH_PAGED_LIST_TOTAL = JSON_PATH_ROOT + JSON_PATH_FIELD_TOTAL;
 
+    private static final String JSON_PATH_ACTION_ID = JSON_PATH_ROOT + JSON_PATH_FIELD_ID;
+
     @Test
     @Description("Verifies that actions can be filtered based on action status.")
     void filterActionsByStatus() throws Exception {
@@ -381,10 +385,6 @@ class MgmtActionResourceTest extends AbstractManagementApiIntegrationTest {
         final List<Action> actions = generateTargetWithTwoUpdatesWithOneOverride(knownTargetId);
         final Long actionId = actions.get(0).getId();
 
-        // ensure specific action cannot be accessed via the actions resource
-        mvc.perform(get(MgmtRestConstants.ACTION_V1_REQUEST_MAPPING + "/" + actionId))
-                .andDo(MockMvcResultPrinter.print()).andExpect(status().isNotFound());
-
         // not allowed methods
         mvc.perform(post(MgmtRestConstants.ACTION_V1_REQUEST_MAPPING)).andDo(MockMvcResultPrinter.print())
                 .andExpect(status().isMethodNotAllowed());
@@ -394,6 +394,28 @@ class MgmtActionResourceTest extends AbstractManagementApiIntegrationTest {
                 .andExpect(status().isMethodNotAllowed());
     }
 
+    @Test
+    @Description("Verifies that the correct action is returned")
+    void shouldRetrieveCorrectActionById() throws Exception {
+        final String knownTargetId = "targetId";
+
+        final List<Action> actions = generateTargetWithTwoUpdatesWithOneOverride(knownTargetId);
+        final Long actionId = actions.get(0).getId();
+
+        mvc.perform(get(MgmtRestConstants.ACTION_V1_REQUEST_MAPPING + "/" + actionId))
+            .andDo(MockMvcResultPrinter.print())
+            .andExpect(status().isOk())
+            .andExpect(jsonPath(JSON_PATH_ACTION_ID, equalTo(actionId.intValue())));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    @Description("Verifies that NOT_FOUND is returned when there is no such action.")
+    void requestActionThatDoesNotExistsLeadsToNotFound() throws Exception {
+        mvc.perform(get(MgmtRestConstants.ACTION_V1_REQUEST_MAPPING + "/" + 101))
+            .andDo(MockMvcResultPrinter.print())
+            .andExpect(status().isNotFound());
+    }
+
     private List<Action> generateTargetWithTwoUpdatesWithOneOverride(final String knownTargetId) {
         return generateTargetWithTwoUpdatesWithOneOverrideWithMaintenanceWindow(knownTargetId, null, null, null);
     }
diff --git a/hawkbit-rest/hawkbit-rest-docs/src/main/asciidoc/actions-api-guide.adoc b/hawkbit-rest/hawkbit-rest-docs/src/main/asciidoc/actions-api-guide.adoc
index a4ca2a594..1c19c5a5c 100644
--- a/hawkbit-rest/hawkbit-rest-docs/src/main/asciidoc/actions-api-guide.adoc
+++ b/hawkbit-rest/hawkbit-rest-docs/src/main/asciidoc/actions-api-guide.adoc
@@ -65,6 +65,44 @@ include::../errors/406.adoc[]
 include::../errors/429.adoc[]
 |===
 
+== GET /rest/v1/actions/{actionId}
+
+=== Implementation notes
+
+Handles the GET request of retrieving a single action within Hawkbit by actionId.
+
+=== Get single action
+
+==== CURL
+
+include::{snippets}/actions/get-action/curl-request.adoc[]
+
+==== Request URL
+
+A `GET` request is used to access a single action
+
+include::{snippets}/actions/get-action/http-request.adoc[]
+
+=== Response (Status 200)
+
+==== Response fields
+
+include::{snippets}/actions/get-action/response-fields.adoc[]
+
+==== Response example
+
+include::{snippets}/actions/get-action/http-response.adoc[]
+
+|===
+| HTTP Status Code | Reason | Response Model
+
+include::../errors/400.adoc[]
+include::../errors/401.adoc[]
+include::../errors/404.adoc[]
+include::../errors/406.adoc[]
+include::../errors/429.adoc[]
+|===
+
 == Additional content
 
 [[error-body]]
diff --git a/hawkbit-rest/hawkbit-rest-docs/src/test/java/org/eclipse/hawkbit/rest/mgmt/documentation/ActionResourceDocumentationTest.java b/hawkbit-rest/hawkbit-rest-docs/src/test/java/org/eclipse/hawkbit/rest/mgmt/documentation/ActionResourceDocumentationTest.java
index 512804fe6..b8fca2d8a 100644
--- a/hawkbit-rest/hawkbit-rest-docs/src/test/java/org/eclipse/hawkbit/rest/mgmt/documentation/ActionResourceDocumentationTest.java
+++ b/hawkbit-rest/hawkbit-rest-docs/src/test/java/org/eclipse/hawkbit/rest/mgmt/documentation/ActionResourceDocumentationTest.java
@@ -11,8 +11,7 @@ package org.eclipse.hawkbit.rest.mgmt.documentation;
 import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
 import static org.springframework.restdocs.mockmvc.RestDocumentationRequestBuilders.get;
 import static org.springframework.restdocs.payload.PayloadDocumentation.responseFields;
-import static org.springframework.restdocs.request.RequestDocumentation.parameterWithName;
-import static org.springframework.restdocs.request.RequestDocumentation.requestParameters;
+import static org.springframework.restdocs.request.RequestDocumentation.*;
 import static org.springframework.restdocs.snippet.Attributes.key;
 import static org.springframework.test.web.servlet.result.MockMvcResultMatchers.status;
 
@@ -103,6 +102,47 @@ public class ActionResourceDocumentationTest extends AbstractApiRestDocumentatio
                         parameterWithName("representation").description(MgmtApiModelProperties.REPRESENTATION_MODE))));
     }
 
+    @Test
+    @Description("Handles the GET request of retrieving a specific action.")
+    public void getAction() throws Exception {
+        final Action action = generateRolloutActionForTarget(targetId);
+        provideCodeFeedback(action, 200);
+
+        assertThat(deploymentManagement.findAction(action.getId()).get().getActionType())
+            .isEqualTo(Action.ActionType.FORCED);
+
+        mockMvc.perform(get(MgmtRestConstants.ACTION_V1_REQUEST_MAPPING + "/{actionId}", action.getId()))
+            .andExpect(status().isOk()).andDo(MockMvcResultPrinter.print())
+            .andDo(this.document.document(
+                pathParameters(parameterWithName("actionId").description(ApiModelPropertiesGeneric.ITEM_ID)),
+                responseFields(fieldWithPath("createdBy").description(ApiModelPropertiesGeneric.CREATED_BY),
+                    fieldWithPath("createdAt").description(ApiModelPropertiesGeneric.CREATED_AT),
+                    fieldWithPath("id").description(MgmtApiModelProperties.ACTION_ID),
+                    fieldWithPath("lastModifiedBy").description(ApiModelPropertiesGeneric.LAST_MODIFIED_BY)
+                        .type("String"),
+                    fieldWithPath("lastModifiedAt").description(ApiModelPropertiesGeneric.LAST_MODIFIED_AT)
+                        .type("String"),
+                    fieldWithPath("type").description(MgmtApiModelProperties.ACTION_TYPE)
+                        .attributes(key("value").value("['update', 'cancel']")),
+                    fieldWithPath("forceType").description(MgmtApiModelProperties.ACTION_FORCE_TYPE)
+                        .attributes(key("value").value("['forced', 'soft', 'timeforced']")),
+                    fieldWithPath("status").description(MgmtApiModelProperties.ACTION_EXECUTION_STATUS)
+                        .attributes(key("value").value("['finished', 'pending']")),
+                    fieldWithPath("detailStatus").description(MgmtApiModelProperties.ACTION_DETAIL_STATUS)
+                        .attributes(key("value").value(
+                            "['finished', 'error', 'running', 'warning', 'scheduled', 'canceling', 'canceled', 'download', 'downloaded', 'retrieved', 'cancel_rejected']")),
+                    optionalRequestFieldWithPath("lastStatusCode")
+                        .description(MgmtApiModelProperties.ACTION_LAST_STATUS_CODE).type("Integer"),
+                    fieldWithPath("rollout").description(MgmtApiModelProperties.ACTION_ROLLOUT),
+                    fieldWithPath("rolloutName").description(MgmtApiModelProperties.ACTION_ROLLOUT_NAME),
+                    fieldWithPath("_links.self").ignored(),
+                    fieldWithPath("_links.distributionset").description(MgmtApiModelProperties.LINK_TO_DS),
+                    fieldWithPath("_links.status")
+                        .description(MgmtApiModelProperties.LINKS_ACTION_STATUSES),
+                    fieldWithPath("_links.rollout").description(MgmtApiModelProperties.LINK_TO_ROLLOUT),
+                    fieldWithPath("_links.target").description(MgmtApiModelProperties.LINK_TO_TARGET))));
+    }
+
     private Action generateRolloutActionForTarget(final String knownControllerId) throws Exception {
         return generateActionForTarget(knownControllerId, true, false, null, null, null, true);
     }