diff --git a/doc/API/Devices.md b/doc/API/Devices.md
index 33ec33bc4e..e878778c8b 100644
--- a/doc/API/Devices.md
+++ b/doc/API/Devices.md
@@ -72,6 +72,37 @@ Output:
 }
 ```
 
+### `discover_device`
+
+Trigger a discovery of given device.
+
+Route: `/api/v0/devices/:hostname/discover`
+
+- hostname can be either the device hostname or id
+
+Input:
+
+  -
+
+Example:
+
+```curl
+curl -H 'X-Auth-Token: YOURAPITOKENHERE' https://librenms.org/api/v0/devices/localhost/discover
+```
+
+Output:
+
+```json
+{
+    "status": "ok",
+    "result": {
+        "status": 0,
+        "message": "Device will be rediscovered"
+    },
+    "count": 2
+}
+```
+
 ### `get_graphs`
 
 Get a list of available graphs for a device, this does not include ports.
diff --git a/includes/functions.php b/includes/functions.php
index 1e6b6da5cd..05f7ee38c8 100644
--- a/includes/functions.php
+++ b/includes/functions.php
@@ -434,6 +434,24 @@ function renamehost($id, $new, $source = 'console')
     return "Renaming of $host failed\n";
 }
 
+function device_discovery_trigger($id)
+{
+    global $debug;
+
+    if (isCli() === false) {
+        ignore_user_abort(true);
+        set_time_limit(0);
+    }
+
+    $update = dbUpdate(array('last_discovered' => array('NULL')), 'devices', '`device_id` = ?', array($id));
+    if (!empty($update) || $update == '0') {
+        $message = 'Device will be rediscovered';
+    } else {
+        $message = 'Error rediscovering device';
+    }
+    return array('status'=> $update, 'message' => $message);
+}
+
 function delete_device($id)
 {
     global $debug;
diff --git a/includes/html/api_functions.inc.php b/includes/html/api_functions.inc.php
index ad42137734..ca2a00757c 100644
--- a/includes/html/api_functions.inc.php
+++ b/includes/html/api_functions.inc.php
@@ -717,6 +717,23 @@ function get_graphs(\Illuminate\Http\Request $request)
     });
 }
 
+function trigger_device_discovery(\Illuminate\Http\Request $request)
+{
+    // return details of a single device
+    $hostname = $request->route('hostname');
+
+    // use hostname as device_id if it's all digits
+    $device_id = ctype_digit($hostname) ? $hostname : getidbyname($hostname);
+    // find device matching the id
+    $device = device_by_id_cache($device_id);
+    if (!$device) {
+        return api_error(404, "Device $hostname does not exist");
+    }
+
+    $ret = device_discovery_trigger($device_id);
+    return api_success($ret, 'result');
+}
+
 function list_available_health_graphs(\Illuminate\Http\Request $request)
 {
     $hostname = $request->route('hostname');
diff --git a/routes/api.php b/routes/api.php
index 09dd12d699..b9e9d5a00e 100644
--- a/routes/api.php
+++ b/routes/api.php
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ Route::group(['prefix' => 'v0', 'namespace' => '\App\Api\Controllers'], function
     // restricted by access
     Route::group(['prefix' => 'devices'], function () {
         Route::get('{hostname}', 'LegacyApiController@get_device')->name('get_device');
+        Route::get('{hostname}/discover', 'LegacyApiController@trigger_device_discovery')->name('trigger_device_discovery');
         Route::get('{hostname}/graphs/health/{type}/{sensor_id?}', 'LegacyApiController@get_graph_generic_by_hostname')->name('get_health_graph');
         Route::get('{hostname}/graphs/wireless/{type}/{sensor_id?}', 'LegacyApiController@get_graph_generic_by_hostname')->name('get_wireless_graph');
         Route::get('{hostname}/vlans', 'LegacyApiController@get_vlans')->name('get_vlans');