diff --git a/core/command/base.php b/core/command/base.php
index 7dba2fde0104899652706b9fe514f8a5ed9d0b42..7e61c0cb9ab262b9f5c09c4949ee956804c32d61 100644
--- a/core/command/base.php
+++ b/core/command/base.php
@@ -75,13 +75,37 @@ class Base extends Command {
 		}
 	}
 
-	protected function valueToString($value) {
+	/**
+	 * @param InputInterface $input
+	 * @param OutputInterface $output
+	 * @param mixed $item
+	 */
+	protected function writeMixedInOutputFormat(InputInterface $input, OutputInterface $output, $item) {
+		if (is_array($item)) {
+			$this->writeArrayInOutputFormat($input, $output, $item, '');
+			return;
+		}
+
+		switch ($input->getOption('output')) {
+			case 'json':
+				$output->writeln(json_encode($item));
+				break;
+			case 'json_pretty':
+				$output->writeln(json_encode($item, JSON_PRETTY_PRINT));
+				break;
+			default:
+				$output->writeln($this->valueToString($item, false));
+				break;
+		}
+	}
+
+	protected function valueToString($value, $returnNull = true) {
 		if ($value === false) {
 			return 'false';
 		} else if ($value === true) {
 			return 'true';
 		} else if ($value === null) {
-			null;
+			return ($returnNull) ? null : 'null';
 		} else {
 			return $value;
 		}
diff --git a/core/command/config/system/getconfig.php b/core/command/config/system/getconfig.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..a462b1543393e3b6a32286540675128b0d4a70af
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/command/config/system/getconfig.php
@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+<?php
+/**
+ * @author Joas Schilling <nickvergessen@owncloud.com>
+ *
+ * @copyright Copyright (c) 2015, ownCloud, Inc.
+ * @license AGPL-3.0
+ *
+ * This code is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License, version 3,
+ * as published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * This program 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 Affero General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License, version 3,
+ * along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>
+ *
+ */
+
+namespace OC\Core\Command\Config\System;
+
+use OC\Core\Command\Base;
+use OC\SystemConfig;
+use OCP\IAppConfig;
+use Symfony\Component\Console\Input\InputArgument;
+use Symfony\Component\Console\Input\InputInterface;
+use Symfony\Component\Console\Input\InputOption;
+use Symfony\Component\Console\Output\OutputInterface;
+
+class GetConfig extends Base {
+	/** * @var SystemConfig */
+	protected $systemConfig;
+
+	/**
+	 * @param SystemConfig $systemConfig
+	 */
+	public function __construct(SystemConfig $systemConfig) {
+		parent::__construct();
+		$this->systemConfig = $systemConfig;
+	}
+
+	protected function configure() {
+		parent::configure();
+
+		$this
+			->setName('config:system:get')
+			->setDescription('Set a system config value')
+			->addArgument(
+				'name',
+				InputArgument::REQUIRED,
+				'Name of the config to get'
+			)
+			->addOption(
+				'default-value',
+				null,
+				InputOption::VALUE_OPTIONAL,
+				'If no default value is set and the config does not exist, an error is thrown'
+			)
+		;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Executes the current command.
+	 *
+	 * @param InputInterface  $input  An InputInterface instance
+	 * @param OutputInterface $output An OutputInterface instance
+	 * @return null|int null or 0 if everything went fine, or an error code
+	 */
+	protected function execute(InputInterface $input, OutputInterface $output) {
+		$configName = $input->getArgument('name');
+		$defaultValue = $input->getOption('default-value');
+
+		if (!in_array($configName, $this->systemConfig->getKeys()) && !$input->hasParameterOption('--default-value')) {
+			return 1;
+		}
+
+		if (!in_array($configName, $this->systemConfig->getKeys())) {
+			$configValue = $defaultValue;
+		} else {
+			$configValue = $this->systemConfig->getValue($configName);
+		}
+
+		$this->writeMixedInOutputFormat($input, $output, $configValue);
+		return 0;
+	}
+}
diff --git a/core/register_command.php b/core/register_command.php
index f3c0a375c5bc59c3d77bf1285c64c13a4e4da46f..75bd5d8e53ed782aedcacc59561ee75dc1e71cb5 100644
--- a/core/register_command.php
+++ b/core/register_command.php
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ if (\OC::$server->getConfig()->getSystemValue('installed', false)) {
 	$application->add(new OC\Core\Command\Background\Ajax(\OC::$server->getConfig()));
 
 	$application->add(new OC\Core\Command\Config\ListConfigs(\OC::$server->getSystemConfig(), \OC::$server->getAppConfig()));
+	$application->add(new OC\Core\Command\Config\System\GetConfig(\OC::$server->getSystemConfig()));
 	$application->add(new OC\Core\Command\Config\System\SetConfig(\OC::$server->getSystemConfig()));
 
 	$application->add(new OC\Core\Command\Db\GenerateChangeScript());
diff --git a/tests/core/command/config/system/getconfigtest.php b/tests/core/command/config/system/getconfigtest.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..3aa21611a800911ea0129050413695dd98e67550
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/core/command/config/system/getconfigtest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,160 @@
+<?php
+/**
+ * @author Joas Schilling <nickvergessen@owncloud.com>
+ *
+ * @copyright Copyright (c) 2015, ownCloud, Inc.
+ * @license AGPL-3.0
+ *
+ * This code is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License, version 3,
+ * as published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * This program 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 Affero General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License, version 3,
+ * along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>
+ *
+ */
+
+namespace Tests\Core\Command\Config\System;
+
+
+use OC\Core\Command\Config\System\GetConfig;
+use Test\TestCase;
+
+class GetConfigTest extends TestCase {
+	/** @var \PHPUnit_Framework_MockObject_MockObject */
+	protected $systemConfig;
+
+	/** @var \PHPUnit_Framework_MockObject_MockObject */
+	protected $consoleInput;
+	/** @var \PHPUnit_Framework_MockObject_MockObject */
+	protected $consoleOutput;
+
+	/** @var \Symfony\Component\Console\Command\Command */
+	protected $command;
+
+	protected function setUp() {
+		parent::setUp();
+
+		$systemConfig = $this->systemConfig = $this->getMockBuilder('OC\SystemConfig')
+			->disableOriginalConstructor()
+			->getMock();
+		$this->consoleInput = $this->getMock('Symfony\Component\Console\Input\InputInterface');
+		$this->consoleOutput = $this->getMock('Symfony\Component\Console\Output\OutputInterface');
+
+		/** @var \OC\SystemConfig $systemConfig */
+		$this->command = new GetConfig($systemConfig);
+	}
+
+
+	public function setData() {
+		return [
+			// String output as json
+			['name', 'newvalue', true, null, false, 'json', 0, json_encode('newvalue')],
+			// String output as plain text
+			['name', 'newvalue', true, null, false, 'plain', 0, 'newvalue'],
+			// String falling back to default output as json
+			['name', null, false, 'newvalue', true, 'json', 0, json_encode('newvalue')],
+			// String falling back without default: error
+			['name', null, false, null, false, 'json', 1, null],
+
+			// Int "0" output as json/plain
+			['name', 0, true, null, false, 'json', 0, json_encode(0)],
+			['name', 0, true, null, false, 'plain', 0, '0'],
+			// Int "1" output as json/plain
+			['name', 1, true, null, false, 'json', 0, json_encode(1)],
+			['name', 1, true, null, false, 'plain', 0, '1'],
+
+			// Bool "true" output as json/plain
+			['name', true, true, null, false, 'json', 0, json_encode(true)],
+			['name', true, true, null, false, 'plain', 0, 'true'],
+			// Bool "false" output as json/plain
+			['name', false, true, null, false, 'json', 0, json_encode(false)],
+			['name', false, true, null, false, 'plain', 0, 'false'],
+
+			// Null output as json/plain
+			['name', null, true, null, false, 'json', 0, json_encode(null)],
+			['name', null, true, null, false, 'plain', 0, 'null'],
+
+			// Array output as json/plain
+			['name', ['a', 'b'], true, null, false, 'json', 0, json_encode(['a', 'b'])],
+			['name', ['a', 'b'], true, null, false, 'plain', 0, "a\nb"],
+			// Key array output as json/plain
+			['name', [0 => 'a', 1 => 'b'], true, null, false, 'json', 0, json_encode(['a', 'b'])],
+			['name', [0 => 'a', 1 => 'b'], true, null, false, 'plain', 0, "a\nb"],
+			// Associative array output as json/plain
+			['name', ['a' => 1, 'b' => 2], true, null, false, 'json', 0, json_encode(['a' => 1, 'b' => 2])],
+			['name', ['a' => 1, 'b' => 2], true, null, false, 'plain', 0, "a: 1\nb: 2"],
+
+		];
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @dataProvider setData
+	 *
+	 * @param string $configName
+	 * @param mixed $value
+	 * @param bool $configExists
+	 * @param mixed $defaultValue
+	 * @param bool $hasDefault
+	 * @param string $outputFormat
+	 * @param int $expectedReturn
+	 * @param string $expectedMessage
+	 */
+	public function testList($configName, $value, $configExists, $defaultValue, $hasDefault, $outputFormat, $expectedReturn, $expectedMessage) {
+		$this->systemConfig->expects($this->atLeastOnce())
+			->method('getKeys')
+			->willReturn($configExists ? [$configName] : []);
+
+		if (!$expectedReturn) {
+			if ($configExists) {
+				$this->systemConfig->expects($this->once())
+					->method('getValue')
+					->with($configName)
+					->willReturn($value);
+			}
+		}
+
+		$this->consoleInput->expects($this->once())
+			->method('getArgument')
+			->with('name')
+			->willReturn($configName);
+		$this->consoleInput->expects($this->any())
+			->method('getOption')
+			->willReturnMap([
+				['default-value', $defaultValue],
+				['output', $outputFormat],
+			]);
+		$this->consoleInput->expects($this->any())
+			->method('hasParameterOption')
+			->willReturnMap([
+				['--output', true],
+				['--default-value', $hasDefault],
+			]);
+
+		if ($expectedMessage !== null) {
+			global $output;
+
+			$output = '';
+			$this->consoleOutput->expects($this->any())
+				->method('writeln')
+				->willReturnCallback(function($value) {
+					global $output;
+					$output .= $value . "\n";
+					return $output;
+				});
+		}
+
+		$this->assertSame($expectedReturn, \Test_Helper::invokePrivate($this->command, 'execute', [$this->consoleInput, $this->consoleOutput]));
+
+		if ($expectedMessage !== null) {
+			global $output;
+			// Remove the trailing newline
+			$this->assertSame($expectedMessage, substr($output, 0, -1));
+		}
+	}
+}