diff --git a/config/alfresco/templates/webscripts/org/alfresco/repository/action/running-action.get.desc.xml b/config/alfresco/templates/webscripts/org/alfresco/repository/action/running-action.get.desc.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..dd78990640
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/alfresco/templates/webscripts/org/alfresco/repository/action/running-action.get.desc.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+<webscript>
+  <shortname>Get Running Action Details</shortname>
+  <description>
+  Returns (limited) details on a currently running actions.
+  </description>
+  <url>/api/running-action/{action_tracking_id}</url>
+  <format default="json"/>
+  <authentication>admin</authentication>
+  <transaction allow="readonly">required</transaction>
+</webscript>
diff --git a/config/alfresco/templates/webscripts/org/alfresco/repository/action/running-action.get.json.ftl b/config/alfresco/templates/webscripts/org/alfresco/repository/action/running-action.get.json.ftl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b9d0a17efb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/alfresco/templates/webscripts/org/alfresco/repository/action/running-action.get.json.ftl
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+<#import "running-action.lib.ftl" as actionLib />
+<@actionLib.runningActionJSON action=runningAction />
diff --git a/config/alfresco/web-scripts-application-context.xml b/config/alfresco/web-scripts-application-context.xml
index 2943bea73f..b522357544 100644
--- a/config/alfresco/web-scripts-application-context.xml
+++ b/config/alfresco/web-scripts-application-context.xml
@@ -897,6 +897,12 @@
         <property name="actionTrackingService" ref="actionTrackingService" />
     </bean>
 
+    <!-- Gets the details of a running action -->
+    <bean id="webscript.org.alfresco.repository.action.running-action.get"
+          class="org.alfresco.repo.web.scripts.action.RunningActionGet"
+          parent="abstractActionWebScript">
+    </bean>
+
     <!-- Lists the running actions -->
     <bean id="webscript.org.alfresco.repository.action.running-actions.get"
           class="org.alfresco.repo.web.scripts.action.RunningActionsGet"
diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/web/scripts/action/AbstractActionWebscript.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/web/scripts/action/AbstractActionWebscript.java
index 75367ed276..522d628044 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/web/scripts/action/AbstractActionWebscript.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/web/scripts/action/AbstractActionWebscript.java
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 package org.alfresco.repo.web.scripts.action;
 
 import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.NoSuchElementException;
 
 import org.alfresco.repo.action.ActionTrackingServiceImpl;
 import org.alfresco.repo.action.RuntimeActionService;
@@ -31,6 +32,7 @@ import org.springframework.extensions.webscripts.DeclarativeWebScript;
 import org.springframework.extensions.webscripts.Status;
 import org.springframework.extensions.webscripts.WebScriptRequest;
 
+
 /**
  * @author Nick Burch
  * @since 3.4
@@ -112,7 +114,13 @@ public abstract class AbstractActionWebscript extends DeclarativeWebScript
        
        private static ExecutionSummary getSummaryFromKey(String key)
        {
-          return ActionTrackingServiceImpl.buildExecutionSummary(key);
+          try {
+             // Try to have the key turned into a summary for us
+             return ActionTrackingServiceImpl.buildExecutionSummary(key);
+          } catch(NoSuchElementException e) {
+             // Wrong format
+             return null;
+          }
        }
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/web/scripts/action/RunningActionGet.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/web/scripts/action/RunningActionGet.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..efc4d4b821
--- /dev/null
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/web/scripts/action/RunningActionGet.java
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2005-2010 Alfresco Software Limited.
+ *
+ * This file is part of Alfresco
+ *
+ * Alfresco is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * Alfresco is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ * along with Alfresco. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+package org.alfresco.repo.web.scripts.action;
+
+import java.util.Map;
+
+import org.alfresco.service.cmr.action.ExecutionSummary;
+import org.springframework.extensions.webscripts.Cache;
+import org.springframework.extensions.webscripts.Status;
+import org.springframework.extensions.webscripts.WebScriptException;
+import org.springframework.extensions.webscripts.WebScriptRequest;
+
+/**
+ * @author Nick Burch
+ * @since 3.4
+ */
+public class RunningActionGet extends AbstractActionWebscript
+{
+   @Override
+   protected Map<String, Object> buildModel(
+         RunningActionModelBuilder modelBuilder, WebScriptRequest req,
+         Status status, Cache cache) {
+      // Which action did they ask for?
+      String actionTrackingId = 
+         req.getServiceMatch().getTemplateVars().get("action_tracking_id");
+
+      ExecutionSummary action = 
+         getSummaryFromKey(actionTrackingId);
+      
+      // Get the details, if we can
+      Map<String,Object> model = modelBuilder.buildSimpleModel(action);
+      
+      if(model == null) {
+         throw new WebScriptException(
+               Status.STATUS_NOT_FOUND, 
+               "No Running Action found with that tracking id"
+         );
+      }
+      
+      return model;
+   }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/web/scripts/action/RunningActionModelBuilder.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/web/scripts/action/RunningActionModelBuilder.java
index 57e69b8218..1a99914ce0 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/web/scripts/action/RunningActionModelBuilder.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/web/scripts/action/RunningActionModelBuilder.java
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
 package org.alfresco.repo.web.scripts.action;
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
-import java.util.Comparator;
 import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
@@ -28,7 +27,6 @@ import org.alfresco.service.cmr.action.ActionService;
 import org.alfresco.service.cmr.action.ActionTrackingService;
 import org.alfresco.service.cmr.action.ExecutionDetails;
 import org.alfresco.service.cmr.action.ExecutionSummary;
-import org.alfresco.service.cmr.replication.ReplicationDefinition;
 import org.alfresco.service.cmr.repository.NodeService;
 import org.alfresco.util.ISO8601DateFormat;
 
@@ -66,6 +64,20 @@ public class RunningActionModelBuilder
     }
     
     
+    /**
+     * Build a model containing a single running action
+     */
+    protected Map<String,Object> buildSimpleModel(ExecutionSummary summary)
+    {
+       Map<String, Object> ram = buildModel(summary);
+       if(ram != null) {
+          Map<String, Object> model = new HashMap<String,Object>();
+          model.put(MODEL_DATA_ITEM, ram);
+          return model;
+       }
+       return null;
+    }
+    
     /**
      * Build a model containing a list of running actions for the given
      *  list of Running Actions
@@ -75,22 +87,8 @@ public class RunningActionModelBuilder
         List<Map<String,Object>> models = new ArrayList<Map<String,Object>>();
         
         for(ExecutionSummary summary : runningActions) {
-           ExecutionDetails details = actionTrackingService.getExecutionDetails(summary);
-           
-           // Only record if still running - may have finished
-           //  between getting the list and now
-           if(details != null) {
-              Map<String, Object> ram = new HashMap<String,Object>();
-              ram.put(ACTION_ID, summary.getActionId());
-              ram.put(ACTION_TYPE, summary.getActionType());
-              ram.put(ACTION_INSTANCE, summary.getExecutionInstance());
-              ram.put(ACTION_KEY, AbstractActionWebscript.getRunningId(summary));
-              
-              ram.put(ACTION_NODE_REF, details.getPersistedActionRef());
-              ram.put(ACTION_STARTED_AT, ISO8601DateFormat.format(details.getStartedAt()));
-              ram.put(ACTION_RUNNING_ON, details.getRunningOn());
-              ram.put(ACTION_CANCEL_REQUESTED, details.isCancelRequested());
-              
+           Map<String, Object> ram = buildModel(summary);
+           if(ram != null) {
               models.add(ram);
            }
         }
@@ -100,4 +98,36 @@ public class RunningActionModelBuilder
         model.put(MODEL_DATA_LIST, models);
         return model;
     }
+    
+    /**
+     * Build a model for a single action
+     */
+    private Map<String,Object> buildModel(ExecutionSummary summary)
+    {
+        if(summary == null) {
+           return null;
+        }
+        
+        // Get the details, if we can
+        ExecutionDetails details = actionTrackingService.getExecutionDetails(summary);
+        
+        // Only record if still running - may have finished
+        //  between getting the list and now
+        if(details != null) {
+           Map<String, Object> ram = new HashMap<String,Object>();
+           ram.put(ACTION_ID, summary.getActionId());
+           ram.put(ACTION_TYPE, summary.getActionType());
+           ram.put(ACTION_INSTANCE, summary.getExecutionInstance());
+           ram.put(ACTION_KEY, AbstractActionWebscript.getRunningId(summary));
+           
+           ram.put(ACTION_NODE_REF, details.getPersistedActionRef());
+           ram.put(ACTION_STARTED_AT, ISO8601DateFormat.format(details.getStartedAt()));
+           ram.put(ACTION_RUNNING_ON, details.getRunningOn());
+           ram.put(ACTION_CANCEL_REQUESTED, details.isCancelRequested());
+           
+           return ram;
+        }
+        
+        return null;
+    }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/web/scripts/action/RunningActionRestApiTest.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/web/scripts/action/RunningActionRestApiTest.java
index 795593e20a..510dd279db 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/web/scripts/action/RunningActionRestApiTest.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/web/scripts/action/RunningActionRestApiTest.java
@@ -367,6 +367,113 @@ public class RunningActionRestApiTest extends BaseWebScriptTest
     }
     
     
+    public void testRunningActionGet() throws Exception
+    {
+        Response response;
+        
+        
+        // Not allowed if you're not an admin
+        AuthenticationUtil.setFullyAuthenticatedUser(AuthenticationUtil.getGuestUserName());
+        response = sendRequest(new GetRequest(URL_RUNNING_ACTION + "MadeUp"), Status.STATUS_UNAUTHORIZED);
+        assertEquals(Status.STATUS_UNAUTHORIZED, response.getStatus());
+        
+        AuthenticationUtil.setFullyAuthenticatedUser(USER_NORMAL);
+        response = sendRequest(new GetRequest(URL_RUNNING_ACTION + "MadeUp"), Status.STATUS_UNAUTHORIZED);
+        assertEquals(Status.STATUS_UNAUTHORIZED, response.getStatus());
+        
+       
+        // If not found, you get a 404
+        AuthenticationUtil.setFullyAuthenticatedUser(AuthenticationUtil.getAdminUserName());
+        response = sendRequest(new GetRequest(URL_RUNNING_ACTION + "MadeUp"), Status.STATUS_NOT_FOUND);
+        assertEquals(Status.STATUS_NOT_FOUND, response.getStatus());
+
+        
+        // Create one
+        ReplicationDefinition rd = replicationService.createReplicationDefinition("Test1", "Testing");
+        replicationService.saveReplicationDefinition(rd);
+        actionTrackingService.recordActionExecuting(rd);
+        String id = rd.getId();
+        String instance = Integer.toString( ((ActionImpl)rd).getExecutionInstance() );
+        String startedAt = ISO8601DateFormat.format(rd.getExecutionStartDate());
+        String key1 = "replicationActionExecutor=" + id + "=" + instance; 
+        
+        
+        // Fetch the details of it
+        response = sendRequest(new GetRequest(URL_RUNNING_ACTION + key1), Status.STATUS_OK);
+        assertEquals(Status.STATUS_OK, response.getStatus());
+        
+        String jsonStr = response.getContentAsString();
+        JSONObject jsonRD = new JSONObject(jsonStr);
+        assertNotNull(jsonRD);
+        assertEquals(id, jsonRD.get("actionId"));
+        assertEquals("replicationActionExecutor", jsonRD.get("actionType"));
+        assertEquals(instance, jsonRD.get("actionInstance"));
+        assertEquals(rd.getNodeRef().toString(), jsonRD.get("actionNodeRef"));
+        assertEquals(startedAt, jsonRD.get("startedAt"));
+        assertEquals(false, jsonRD.getBoolean("cancelRequested"));
+        assertEquals("/" + URL_RUNNING_ACTION + key1, jsonRD.get("details"));
+        
+        
+        // Ensure we didn't get any unexpected data back,
+        //  only the keys we should have done
+        JSONArray keys = jsonRD.names();
+        for(int i=0; i<keys.length(); i++) {
+           String key = keys.getString(0);
+           if(key.equals("actionId") || key.equals("actionType") ||
+               key.equals("actionInstance") || key.equals("actionNodeRef") ||
+               key.equals("startedAt") || key.equals("cancelRequested") ||
+               key.equals("details")) {
+              // All good
+           } else {
+              fail("Unexpected key '"+key+"' found in json, raw json is\n" + jsonStr);
+           }
+        }
+        
+        
+        // Add another which is cancelled, check that
+        //  we get the correct, different details for it
+        rd = replicationService.createReplicationDefinition("Test2", "Testing");
+        replicationService.saveReplicationDefinition(rd);
+        actionTrackingService.recordActionExecuting(rd);
+        actionTrackingService.requestActionCancellation(rd);
+        String id2 = rd.getId();
+        String instance2 = Integer.toString( ((ActionImpl)rd).getExecutionInstance() );
+        String startedAt2 = ISO8601DateFormat.format(rd.getExecutionStartDate());
+        String key2 = "replicationActionExecutor=" + id2 + "=" + instance2; 
+        
+        response = sendRequest(new GetRequest(URL_RUNNING_ACTION + key2), Status.STATUS_OK);
+        assertEquals(Status.STATUS_OK, response.getStatus());
+        
+        jsonStr = response.getContentAsString();
+        jsonRD = new JSONObject(jsonStr);
+        assertNotNull(jsonRD);
+        assertEquals(id2, jsonRD.get("actionId"));
+        assertEquals("replicationActionExecutor", jsonRD.get("actionType"));
+        assertEquals(instance2, jsonRD.get("actionInstance"));
+        assertEquals(rd.getNodeRef().toString(), jsonRD.get("actionNodeRef"));
+        assertEquals(startedAt2, jsonRD.get("startedAt"));
+        assertEquals(true, jsonRD.getBoolean("cancelRequested"));
+        assertEquals("/" + URL_RUNNING_ACTION + key2, jsonRD.get("details"));
+        
+        
+        // Check that the original is unchanged
+        response = sendRequest(new GetRequest(URL_RUNNING_ACTION + key1), Status.STATUS_OK);
+        assertEquals(Status.STATUS_OK, response.getStatus());
+        
+        rd = replicationService.loadReplicationDefinition("Test1");
+        jsonStr = response.getContentAsString();
+        jsonRD = new JSONObject(jsonStr);
+        assertNotNull(jsonRD);
+        assertEquals(id, jsonRD.get("actionId"));
+        assertEquals("replicationActionExecutor", jsonRD.get("actionType"));
+        assertEquals(instance, jsonRD.get("actionInstance"));
+        assertEquals(rd.getNodeRef().toString(), jsonRD.get("actionNodeRef"));
+        assertEquals(startedAt, jsonRD.get("startedAt"));
+        assertEquals(false, jsonRD.getBoolean("cancelRequested"));
+        assertEquals("/" + URL_RUNNING_ACTION + key1, jsonRD.get("details"));
+    }
+    
+    
     @Override
     protected void setUp() throws Exception
     {