diff --git a/backends/rest_client.js b/backends/rest_client.js
index 51d25de6..23d45732 100644
--- a/backends/rest_client.js
+++ b/backends/rest_client.js
@@ -89,6 +89,15 @@ module.exports = class RESTClient {
             .join('&');
     }
 
+    async get_value(doctype, name, fieldname) {
+        let url = this.protocol + '://' + path.join(this.server, `/api/resource/${frappe.slug(doctype)}/${name}/${fieldname}`);
+        let response = await frappe.fetch(url, {
+            method: 'GET',
+            headers: this.json_headers
+        });
+        return (await response.json()).value;
+    }
+
     init_type_map() {
         this.type_map = {
             'Currency':        true
diff --git a/server/rest_api.js b/server/rest_api.js
index 50e5a8c3..6996f49d 100644
--- a/server/rest_api.js
+++ b/server/rest_api.js
@@ -51,6 +51,12 @@ module.exports = {
             return response.json(doc.get_valid_dict());
         }));
 
+        // get value
+        app.get('/api/resource/:doctype/:name/:fieldname', frappe.async_handler(async function(request, response) {
+            let value = await frappe.db.get_value(request.params.doctype, request.params.name, request.params.fieldname);
+            return response.json({value: value});
+        }));
+
         // delete
         app.delete('/api/resource/:doctype/:name', frappe.async_handler(async function(request, response) {
             let doc = await frappe.get_doc(request.params.doctype, request.params.name)