diff --git a/src/c3nav/api/urls.py b/src/c3nav/api/urls.py
index 55b877f6..77e2a879 100644
--- a/src/c3nav/api/urls.py
+++ b/src/c3nav/api/urls.py
@@ -9,9 +9,9 @@ from rest_framework.routers import SimpleRouter
 
 from c3nav.editor.api import ChangeSetViewSet, EditorViewSet
 from c3nav.mapdata.api import (AccessRestrictionViewSet, AreaViewSet, BuildingViewSet, ColumnViewSet, DoorViewSet,
-                               HoleViewSet, LevelViewSet, LineObstacleViewSet, LocationGroupCategoryViewSet,
-                               LocationGroupViewSet, LocationViewSet, MapViewSet, ObstacleViewSet, POIViewSet,
-                               RampViewSet, SourceViewSet, SpaceViewSet, StairViewSet)
+                               HoleViewSet, LevelViewSet, LineObstacleViewSet, LocationBySlugViewSet,
+                               LocationGroupCategoryViewSet, LocationGroupViewSet, LocationViewSet, MapViewSet,
+                               ObstacleViewSet, POIViewSet, RampViewSet, SourceViewSet, SpaceViewSet, StairViewSet)
 
 router = SimpleRouter()
 router.register(r'map', MapViewSet, base_name='map')
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ router.register(r'sources', SourceViewSet)
 router.register(r'accessrestrictions', AccessRestrictionViewSet)
 
 router.register(r'locations', LocationViewSet)
+router.register(r'locations/by_slug', LocationBySlugViewSet, base_name='location-by-slug')
 router.register(r'locationgroupcategories', LocationGroupCategoryViewSet)
 router.register(r'locationgroups', LocationGroupViewSet)
 
diff --git a/src/c3nav/mapdata/api.py b/src/c3nav/mapdata/api.py
index 8f9bc55c..6c75b96b 100644
--- a/src/c3nav/mapdata/api.py
+++ b/src/c3nav/mapdata/api.py
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@ from c3nav.mapdata.models.geometry.space import (POI, Area, Column, LineObstacle
 from c3nav.mapdata.models.level import Level
 from c3nav.mapdata.models.locations import (Location, LocationGroupCategory, LocationRedirect, LocationSlug,
                                             SpecificLocation)
-from c3nav.mapdata.utils.locations import (get_location_by_slug_for_request, searchable_locations_for_request,
-                                           visible_locations_for_request)
+from c3nav.mapdata.utils.locations import (get_location_by_slug_for_request, locations_for_request,
+                                           searchable_locations_for_request, visible_locations_for_request)
 from c3nav.mapdata.utils.models import get_submodels
 
 
@@ -252,7 +252,6 @@ class LocationViewSet(RetrieveModelMixin, GenericViewSet):
     /{id}/ add ?show_redirect=1 to suppress redirects and show them as JSON.
     """
     queryset = LocationSlug.objects.all()
-    lookup_field = 'slug'
 
     @api_etag()
     def list(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
@@ -277,6 +276,52 @@ class LocationViewSet(RetrieveModelMixin, GenericViewSet):
 
         return Response(result)
 
+    @api_etag()
+    def retrieve(self, request, pk=None, *args, **kwargs):
+        show_redirects = 'show_redirects' in request.GET
+        detailed = 'detailed' in request.GET
+        geometry = 'geometry' in request.GET
+
+        if not pk.isdigit():
+            raise NotFound
+
+        location = locations_for_request(request).get(int(pk))
+
+        if location is None:
+            raise NotFound
+
+        if isinstance(location, LocationRedirect):
+            if not show_redirects:
+                return redirect('../' + str(location.target.slug))  # todo: why does redirect/reverse not work here?
+
+        return Response(location.serialize(include_type=True, detailed=detailed,
+                                           geometry=geometry, simple_geometry=True))
+
+    @detail_route(methods=['get'])
+    @api_etag()
+    def display(self, request, pk=None):
+        if not pk.isdigit():
+            raise NotFound
+
+        location = locations_for_request(request).get(int(pk))
+        if location is None:
+            raise NotFound
+
+        if isinstance(location, LocationRedirect):
+            return redirect('../' + str(location.target.pk) + '/display/')
+
+        return Response(location.details_display())
+
+    @list_route(methods=['get'])
+    @api_etag(permissions=False)
+    def types(self, request):
+        return MapdataViewSet.list_types(get_submodels(Location), geomtype=False)
+
+
+class LocationBySlugViewSet(RetrieveModelMixin, GenericViewSet):
+    queryset = LocationSlug.objects.all()
+    lookup_field = 'slug'
+
     @api_etag()
     def retrieve(self, request, slug=None, *args, **kwargs):
         show_redirects = 'show_redirects' in request.GET
@@ -307,11 +352,6 @@ class LocationViewSet(RetrieveModelMixin, GenericViewSet):
 
         return Response(location.details_display())
 
-    @list_route(methods=['get'])
-    @api_etag(permissions=False)
-    def types(self, request):
-        return MapdataViewSet.list_types(get_submodels(Location), geomtype=False)
-
 
 class SourceViewSet(MapdataViewSet):
     queryset = Source.objects.all()