diff --git a/synapse/handlers/__init__.py b/synapse/handlers/__init__.py
index 8a4aa6e5d6..7417a02cea 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/__init__.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/__init__.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ from .register import RegistrationHandler
 from .room import (
     MessageHandler, RoomCreationHandler, RoomMemberHandler, RoomListHandler
 )
-from .events import EventStreamHandler
+from .events import EventStreamHandler, EventHandler
 from .federation import FederationHandler
 from .login import LoginHandler
 from .profile import ProfileHandler
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ class Handlers(object):
         self.room_creation_handler = RoomCreationHandler(hs)
         self.room_member_handler = RoomMemberHandler(hs)
         self.event_stream_handler = EventStreamHandler(hs)
+        self.event_handler = EventHandler(hs)
         self.federation_handler = FederationHandler(hs)
         self.profile_handler = ProfileHandler(hs)
         self.presence_handler = PresenceHandler(hs)
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/events.py b/synapse/handlers/events.py
index 6bb797caf2..1bd173acd8 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/events.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/events.py
@@ -144,3 +144,29 @@ class EventStreamHandler(BaseHandler):
                 self._stop_timer_per_user[auth_user] = (
                     self.clock.call_later(5, _later)
                 )
+
+
+class EventHandler(BaseHandler):
+
+    @defer.inlineCallbacks
+    def get_event(self, user, event_id):
+        """Retrieve a single specified event.
+
+        Args:
+            user (synapse.types.UserID): The user requesting the event
+            event_id (str): The event ID to obtain.
+        Returns:
+            dict: An event, or None if there is no event matching this ID.
+        Raises:
+            SynapseError if there was a problem retrieving this event, or
+            AuthError if the user does not have the rights to inspect this
+            event.
+        """
+        event = yield self.store.get_event(event_id)
+
+        if not event:
+            defer.returnValue(None)
+            return
+
+        yield self.auth.check(event, raises=True)
+        defer.returnValue(event)
diff --git a/synapse/rest/events.py b/synapse/rest/events.py
index ca2f6978e5..d89dfc193c 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/events.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/events.py
@@ -47,5 +47,22 @@ class EventStreamRestServlet(RestServlet):
         return (200, {})
 
 
+# TODO: Unit test gets, with and without auth, with different kinds of events.
+class EventRestServlet(RestServlet):
+    PATTERN = client_path_pattern("/events/(?P<event_id>[^/]*)$")
+
+    @defer.inlineCallbacks
+    def on_GET(self, request, event_id):
+        auth_user = yield self.auth.get_user_by_req(request)
+        handler = self.handlers.event_handler
+        event = yield handler.get_event(auth_user, event_id)
+
+        if event:
+            defer.returnValue((200, event.get_dict()))
+        else:
+            defer.returnValue((404, "Event not found."))
+
+
 def register_servlets(hs, http_server):
     EventStreamRestServlet(hs).register(http_server)
+    EventRestServlet(hs).register(http_server)
diff --git a/synapse/storage/__init__.py b/synapse/storage/__init__.py
index a97a42e1e3..38ab03c45c 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/__init__.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/__init__.py
@@ -80,7 +80,6 @@ class DataStore(RoomMemberStore, RoomStore,
             [
                 "event_id",
                 "type",
-                "sender",
                 "room_id",
                 "content",
                 "unrecognized_keys"