diff --git a/api/prometheus/v1/api.go b/api/prometheus/v1/api.go
index 20205b9e6..44309df7d 100644
--- a/api/prometheus/v1/api.go
+++ b/api/prometheus/v1/api.go
@@ -135,6 +135,7 @@ const (
 	epCleanTombstones = apiPrefix + "/admin/tsdb/clean_tombstones"
 	epConfig          = apiPrefix + "/status/config"
 	epFlags           = apiPrefix + "/status/flags"
+	epBuildinfo       = apiPrefix + "/status/buildinfo"
 	epRuntimeinfo     = apiPrefix + "/status/runtimeinfo"
 	epTSDB            = apiPrefix + "/status/tsdb"
 )
@@ -238,6 +239,8 @@ type API interface {
 	Query(ctx context.Context, query string, ts time.Time) (model.Value, Warnings, error)
 	// QueryRange performs a query for the given range.
 	QueryRange(ctx context.Context, query string, r Range) (model.Value, Warnings, error)
+	// Buildinfo returns various build information properties about the Prometheus server
+	Buildinfo(ctx context.Context) (BuildinfoResult, error)
 	// Runtimeinfo returns the various runtime information properties about the Prometheus server.
 	Runtimeinfo(ctx context.Context) (RuntimeinfoResult, error)
 	// Series finds series by label matchers.
@@ -281,6 +284,16 @@ type ConfigResult struct {
 // FlagsResult contains the result from querying the flag endpoint.
 type FlagsResult map[string]string
 
+// BuildinfoResult contains the results from querying the buildinfo endpoint.
+type BuildinfoResult struct {
+	Version   string `json:"version"`
+	Revision  string `json:"revision"`
+	Branch    string `json:"branch"`
+	BuildUser string `json:"buildUser"`
+	BuildDate string `json:"buildDate"`
+	GoVersion string `json:"goVersion"`
+}
+
 // RuntimeinfoResult contains the result from querying the runtimeinfo endpoint.
 type RuntimeinfoResult struct {
 	StartTime           time.Time `json:"startTime"`
@@ -674,6 +687,23 @@ func (h *httpAPI) Flags(ctx context.Context) (FlagsResult, error) {
 	return res, json.Unmarshal(body, &res)
 }
 
+func (h *httpAPI) Buildinfo(ctx context.Context) (BuildinfoResult, error) {
+	u := h.client.URL(epBuildinfo, nil)
+
+	req, err := http.NewRequest(http.MethodGet, u.String(), nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		return BuildinfoResult{}, err
+	}
+
+	_, body, _, err := h.client.Do(ctx, req)
+	if err != nil {
+		return BuildinfoResult{}, err
+	}
+
+	var res BuildinfoResult
+	return res, json.Unmarshal(body, &res)
+}
+
 func (h *httpAPI) Runtimeinfo(ctx context.Context) (RuntimeinfoResult, error) {
 	u := h.client.URL(epRuntimeinfo, nil)
 
diff --git a/api/prometheus/v1/api_test.go b/api/prometheus/v1/api_test.go
index 0529adb3a..a1f051544 100644
--- a/api/prometheus/v1/api_test.go
+++ b/api/prometheus/v1/api_test.go
@@ -144,6 +144,13 @@ func TestAPIs(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 	}
 
+	doBuildinfo := func() func() (interface{}, Warnings, error) {
+		return func() (interface{}, Warnings, error) {
+			v, err := promAPI.Buildinfo(context.Background())
+			return v, nil, err
+		}
+	}
+
 	doRuntimeinfo := func() func() (interface{}, Warnings, error) {
 		return func() (interface{}, Warnings, error) {
 			v, err := promAPI.Runtimeinfo(context.Background())
@@ -635,6 +642,36 @@ func TestAPIs(t *testing.T) {
 			err:       fmt.Errorf("some error"),
 		},
 
+		{
+			do:        doBuildinfo(),
+			reqMethod: "GET",
+			reqPath:   "/api/v1/status/buildinfo",
+			inErr:     fmt.Errorf("some error"),
+			err:       fmt.Errorf("some error"),
+		},
+
+		{
+			do:        doBuildinfo(),
+			reqMethod: "GET",
+			reqPath:   "/api/v1/status/buildinfo",
+			inRes: map[string]interface{}{
+				"version":   "2.23.0",
+				"revision":  "26d89b4b0776fe4cd5a3656dfa520f119a375273",
+				"branch":    "HEAD",
+				"buildUser": "root@37609b3a0a21",
+				"buildDate": "20201126-10:56:17",
+				"goVersion": "go1.15.5",
+			},
+			res: BuildinfoResult{
+				Version:   "2.23.0",
+				Revision:  "26d89b4b0776fe4cd5a3656dfa520f119a375273",
+				Branch:    "HEAD",
+				BuildUser: "root@37609b3a0a21",
+				BuildDate: "20201126-10:56:17",
+				GoVersion: "go1.15.5",
+			},
+		},
+
 		{
 			do:        doRuntimeinfo(),
 			reqMethod: "GET",