diff --git a/src/vnet/ip-neighbor/ip_neighbor.api b/src/vnet/ip-neighbor/ip_neighbor.api
index a04fcbc..24cddd4 100644
--- a/src/vnet/ip-neighbor/ip_neighbor.api
+++ b/src/vnet/ip-neighbor/ip_neighbor.api
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
     called through a shared memory interface. 
 */
 
-option version = "1.0.0";
+option version = "1.0.1";
 
 import "vnet/ip/ip_types.api";
 import "vnet/ethernet/ethernet_types.api";
@@ -126,6 +126,40 @@
   bool recycle;
 };
 
+/** \brief Get neighbor database configuration per AF
+    @param client_index - opaque cookie to identify the sender
+    @param context - sender context, to match reply w/ request
+    @param af - Address family (v4/v6)
+*/
+define ip_neighbor_config_get
+{
+  option in_progress;
+  u32 client_index;
+  u32 context;
+  vl_api_address_family_t af;
+};
+
+/** \brief Neighbor database configuration reply
+    @param context - sender context, to match reply w/ request
+    @param retval - error (0 is "no error")
+    @param af - Address family (v4/v6)
+    @param max_number - The maximum number of neighbours that will be created
+    @param max_age - The maximum age (in seconds) before an inactive neighbour
+                     is flushed
+    @param recycle - If max_number of neighbours is reached and new ones need
+                      to be created, should the oldest neighbour be 'recycled'
+*/
+define ip_neighbor_config_get_reply
+{
+  option in_progress;
+  u32 context;
+  i32 retval;
+  vl_api_address_family_t af;
+  u32 max_number;
+  u32 max_age;
+  bool recycle;
+};
+
 /** \brief IP neighbour replace begin
 
     The use-case is that, for some unspecified reason, the control plane
diff --git a/src/vnet/ip-neighbor/ip_neighbor.c b/src/vnet/ip-neighbor/ip_neighbor.c
index 8e997e4..d7450f9 100644
--- a/src/vnet/ip-neighbor/ip_neighbor.c
+++ b/src/vnet/ip-neighbor/ip_neighbor.c
@@ -1759,6 +1759,17 @@
   return (0);
 }
 
+int
+ip_neighbor_get_config (ip_address_family_t af, u32 *limit, u32 *age,
+			bool *recycle)
+{
+  *limit = ip_neighbor_db[af].ipndb_limit;
+  *age = ip_neighbor_db[af].ipndb_age;
+  *recycle = ip_neighbor_db[af].ipndb_recycle;
+
+  return (0);
+}
+
 static clib_error_t *
 ip_neighbor_config_show (vlib_main_t * vm,
 			 unformat_input_t * input, vlib_cli_command_t * cmd)
diff --git a/src/vnet/ip-neighbor/ip_neighbor.h b/src/vnet/ip-neighbor/ip_neighbor.h
index 8c07df8..cc888ba 100644
--- a/src/vnet/ip-neighbor/ip_neighbor.h
+++ b/src/vnet/ip-neighbor/ip_neighbor.h
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@
 
 extern int ip_neighbor_config (ip_address_family_t af,
 			       u32 limit, u32 age, bool recycle);
+extern int ip_neighbor_get_config (ip_address_family_t af, u32 *limit,
+				   u32 *age, bool *recycle);
 
 extern void ip_neighbor_del_all (ip_address_family_t af, u32 sw_if_index);
 
diff --git a/src/vnet/ip-neighbor/ip_neighbor_api.c b/src/vnet/ip-neighbor/ip_neighbor_api.c
index 81af862..a5ed546 100644
--- a/src/vnet/ip-neighbor/ip_neighbor_api.c
+++ b/src/vnet/ip-neighbor/ip_neighbor_api.c
@@ -314,6 +314,32 @@
 }
 
 static void
+vl_api_ip_neighbor_config_get_t_handler (vl_api_ip_neighbor_config_get_t *mp)
+{
+  vl_api_ip_neighbor_config_get_reply_t *rmp;
+  int rv;
+  ip_address_family_t af = AF_IP4;
+  u32 max_number = ~0;
+  u32 max_age = ~0;
+  bool recycle = false;
+
+  rv = ip_address_family_decode (mp->af, &af);
+
+  if (!rv)
+    rv = ip_neighbor_get_config (af, &max_number, &max_age, &recycle);
+
+  // clang-format off
+  REPLY_MACRO2 (VL_API_IP_NEIGHBOR_CONFIG_GET_REPLY,
+  ({
+    rmp->af = ip_address_family_encode (af);
+    rmp->max_number = htonl (max_number);
+    rmp->max_age = htonl (max_age);
+    rmp->recycle = recycle;
+  }));
+  // clang-format on
+}
+
+static void
 vl_api_ip_neighbor_replace_begin_t_handler (vl_api_ip_neighbor_replace_begin_t
 					    * mp)
 {