diff --git a/dolphin/controllers/items.py b/dolphin/controllers/items.py
index 9cd7f1ad..25d9ebaa 100644
--- a/dolphin/controllers/items.py
+++ b/dolphin/controllers/items.py
@@ -25,3 +25,14 @@ def update(self, id):
         item.status = context.form['status']
         return item
 
+    @authorize
+    @json(prevent_form='709 Form Not Allowed')
+    @Item.expose
+    def get(self, id):
+        id = int_or_notfound(id)
+        item = DBSession.query(Item).get(id)
+        if not item:
+            raise HTTPNotFound()
+
+        return item
+
diff --git a/dolphin/tests/test_item_get.py b/dolphin/tests/test_item_get.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..27efdbdf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dolphin/tests/test_item_get.py
@@ -0,0 +1,109 @@
+from auditor.context import Context as AuditLogContext
+from bddrest import status, response, when
+
+from dolphin.models import Project, Member, Workflow, Group, Release, Skill, \
+    Phase, Issue, Item
+from dolphin.tests.helpers import LocalApplicationTestCase, oauth_mockup_server
+
+
+class TestItem(LocalApplicationTestCase):
+
+    @classmethod
+    @AuditLogContext(dict())
+    def mockup(cls):
+        session = cls.create_session()
+
+        cls.member1 = Member(
+            title='First Member',
+            email='member1@example.com',
+            access_token='access token 1',
+            phone=123456789,
+            reference_id=2
+        )
+
+        workflow = Workflow(title='Default')
+        session.add(workflow)
+
+        skill = Skill(title='First Skill')
+        phase1 = Phase(
+            title='backlog',
+            order=-1,
+            workflow=workflow,
+            skill=skill,
+        )
+        session.add(phase1)
+
+        group = Group(title='default')
+
+        release = Release(
+            title='My first release',
+            description='A decription for my first release',
+            cutoff='2030-2-20',
+            launch_date='2030-2-20',
+            manager=cls.member1,
+            room_id=0,
+            group=group,
+        )
+
+        project = Project(
+            release=release,
+            workflow=workflow,
+            group=group,
+            manager=cls.member1,
+            title='My first project',
+            description='A decription for my project',
+            room_id=1
+        )
+
+        issue1 = Issue(
+            project=project,
+            title='First issue',
+            description='This is description of first issue',
+            due_date='2020-2-20',
+            kind='feature',
+            days=1,
+            room_id=2
+        )
+        session.add(issue1)
+        session.flush()
+
+        cls.item = Item(
+            issue_id=issue1.id,
+            phase_id=phase1.id,
+            member_id=cls.member1.id,
+        )
+        session.add(cls.item)
+        session.commit()
+
+    def test_get(self):
+        self.login(self.member1.email)
+
+        with oauth_mockup_server(), self.given(
+            'Getting a item',
+            f'/apiv1/items/id: {self.item.id}',
+            'GET'
+        ):
+            assert status == 200
+            assert response.json['id'] == self.item.id
+
+            when(
+                'Intended item with string type not found',
+                url_parameters=dict(id='Alphabetical')
+            )
+            assert status == 404
+
+            when(
+                'Intended item with string type not found',
+                url_parameters=dict(id=100)
+            )
+            assert status == 404
+
+            when(
+                'Form parameter is sent with request',
+                form=dict(parameter='Invalid form parameter')
+            )
+            assert status == '709 Form Not Allowed'
+
+            when('Request is not authorized', authorization=None)
+            assert status == 401
+