diff --git a/pkg/services/ngalert/api/api_configuration.go b/pkg/services/ngalert/api/api_configuration.go
index c8f1c3e17d8..294cad0f8bd 100644
--- a/pkg/services/ngalert/api/api_configuration.go
+++ b/pkg/services/ngalert/api/api_configuration.go
@@ -143,3 +143,22 @@ func (srv ConfigSrv) externalAlertmanagers(ctx context.Context, orgID int64) ([]
 	}
 	return alertmanagers, nil
 }
+
+func (srv ConfigSrv) RouteGetAlertingStatus(c *models.ReqContext) response.Response {
+	sendsAlertsTo := ngmodels.InternalAlertmanager
+
+	cfg, err := srv.store.GetAdminConfiguration(c.OrgID)
+	if err != nil && !errors.Is(err, store.ErrNoAdminConfiguration) {
+		msg := "failed to fetch configuration from the database"
+		srv.log.Error(msg, "err", err)
+		return ErrResp(http.StatusInternalServerError, err, msg)
+	}
+	if cfg != nil {
+		sendsAlertsTo = cfg.SendAlertsTo
+	}
+
+	resp := apimodels.AlertingStatus{
+		AlertmanagersChoice: apimodels.AlertmanagersChoice(sendsAlertsTo.String()),
+	}
+	return response.JSON(http.StatusOK, resp)
+}
diff --git a/pkg/services/ngalert/api/authorization.go b/pkg/services/ngalert/api/authorization.go
index b8f115a85b8..fda64e2b049 100644
--- a/pkg/services/ngalert/api/authorization.go
+++ b/pkg/services/ngalert/api/authorization.go
@@ -172,6 +172,16 @@ func (api *API) authorize(method, path string) web.Handler {
 	case http.MethodPost + "/api/alertmanager/{DatasourceUID}/config/api/v1/receivers/test":
 		eval = ac.EvalPermission(ac.ActionAlertingNotificationsExternalRead, datasources.ScopeProvider.GetResourceScopeUID(ac.Parameter(":DatasourceUID")))
 
+	case http.MethodGet + "/api/v1/ngalert":
+		// let user with any alerting permission access this API
+		eval = ac.EvalAny(
+			ac.EvalPermission(ac.ActionAlertingInstanceRead),
+			ac.EvalPermission(ac.ActionAlertingInstancesExternalRead),
+			ac.EvalPermission(ac.ActionAlertingRuleRead),
+			ac.EvalPermission(ac.ActionAlertingRuleExternalRead),
+			ac.EvalPermission(ac.ActionAlertingNotificationsRead),
+			ac.EvalPermission(ac.ActionAlertingNotificationsExternalRead),
+		)
 	// Raw Alertmanager Config Paths
 	case http.MethodDelete + "/api/v1/ngalert/admin_config",
 		http.MethodGet + "/api/v1/ngalert/admin_config",
diff --git a/pkg/services/ngalert/api/authorization_test.go b/pkg/services/ngalert/api/authorization_test.go
index 84b6bb06d46..d8b67290309 100644
--- a/pkg/services/ngalert/api/authorization_test.go
+++ b/pkg/services/ngalert/api/authorization_test.go
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ func TestAuthorize(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 		paths[p] = methods
 	}
-	require.Len(t, paths, 39)
+	require.Len(t, paths, 40)
 
 	ac := acmock.New()
 	api := &API{AccessControl: ac}
diff --git a/pkg/services/ngalert/api/configuration.go b/pkg/services/ngalert/api/configuration.go
index 070025e51ea..7bc382c92ab 100644
--- a/pkg/services/ngalert/api/configuration.go
+++ b/pkg/services/ngalert/api/configuration.go
@@ -32,3 +32,7 @@ func (f *ConfigurationApiHandler) handleRoutePostNGalertConfig(c *models.ReqCont
 func (f *ConfigurationApiHandler) handleRouteDeleteNGalertConfig(c *models.ReqContext) response.Response {
 	return f.grafana.RouteDeleteNGalertConfig(c)
 }
+
+func (f *ConfigurationApiHandler) handleRouteGetStatus(c *models.ReqContext) response.Response {
+	return f.grafana.RouteGetAlertingStatus(c)
+}
diff --git a/pkg/services/ngalert/api/generated_base_api_configuration.go b/pkg/services/ngalert/api/generated_base_api_configuration.go
index d4b1788082e..8a8912b96b5 100644
--- a/pkg/services/ngalert/api/generated_base_api_configuration.go
+++ b/pkg/services/ngalert/api/generated_base_api_configuration.go
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ type ConfigurationApi interface {
 	RouteDeleteNGalertConfig(*models.ReqContext) response.Response
 	RouteGetAlertmanagers(*models.ReqContext) response.Response
 	RouteGetNGalertConfig(*models.ReqContext) response.Response
+	RouteGetStatus(*models.ReqContext) response.Response
 	RoutePostNGalertConfig(*models.ReqContext) response.Response
 }
 
@@ -34,6 +35,9 @@ func (f *ConfigurationApiHandler) RouteGetAlertmanagers(ctx *models.ReqContext)
 func (f *ConfigurationApiHandler) RouteGetNGalertConfig(ctx *models.ReqContext) response.Response {
 	return f.handleRouteGetNGalertConfig(ctx)
 }
+func (f *ConfigurationApiHandler) RouteGetStatus(ctx *models.ReqContext) response.Response {
+	return f.handleRouteGetStatus(ctx)
+}
 func (f *ConfigurationApiHandler) RoutePostNGalertConfig(ctx *models.ReqContext) response.Response {
 	// Parse Request Body
 	conf := apimodels.PostableNGalertConfig{}
@@ -75,6 +79,16 @@ func (api *API) RegisterConfigurationApiEndpoints(srv ConfigurationApi, m *metri
 				m,
 			),
 		)
+		group.Get(
+			toMacaronPath("/api/v1/ngalert"),
+			api.authorize(http.MethodGet, "/api/v1/ngalert"),
+			metrics.Instrument(
+				http.MethodGet,
+				"/api/v1/ngalert",
+				srv.RouteGetStatus,
+				m,
+			),
+		)
 		group.Post(
 			toMacaronPath("/api/v1/ngalert/admin_config"),
 			api.authorize(http.MethodPost, "/api/v1/ngalert/admin_config"),
diff --git a/pkg/services/ngalert/api/tooling/api.json b/pkg/services/ngalert/api/tooling/api.json
index 678528e37ff..77f1f835b18 100644
--- a/pkg/services/ngalert/api/tooling/api.json
+++ b/pkg/services/ngalert/api/tooling/api.json
@@ -232,6 +232,19 @@
    ],
    "type": "object"
   },
+  "AlertingStatus": {
+   "properties": {
+    "alertmanagersChoice": {
+     "enum": [
+      "all",
+      "internal",
+      "external"
+     ],
+     "type": "string"
+    }
+   },
+   "type": "object"
+  },
   "ApiRuleNode": {
    "properties": {
     "alert": {
diff --git a/pkg/services/ngalert/api/tooling/definitions/admin.go b/pkg/services/ngalert/api/tooling/definitions/admin.go
index 1bcfac172b4..b1adcf83541 100644
--- a/pkg/services/ngalert/api/tooling/definitions/admin.go
+++ b/pkg/services/ngalert/api/tooling/definitions/admin.go
@@ -4,6 +4,16 @@ import (
 	v1 "github.com/prometheus/client_golang/api/prometheus/v1"
 )
 
+// swagger:route GET /api/v1/ngalert configuration RouteGetStatus
+//
+//  Get the status of the alerting engine
+//
+//     Produces:
+//     - application/json
+//
+//     Responses:
+//		 200: AlertingStatus
+
 // swagger:route GET /api/v1/ngalert/alertmanagers configuration RouteGetAlertmanagers
 //
 //  Get the discovered and dropped Alertmanagers of the user's organization based on the specified configuration.
@@ -81,3 +91,8 @@ type GettableAlertmanagers struct {
 	Status string                 `json:"status"`
 	Data   v1.AlertManagersResult `json:"data"`
 }
+
+// swagger:model
+type AlertingStatus struct {
+	AlertmanagersChoice AlertmanagersChoice `json:"alertmanagersChoice"`
+}
diff --git a/pkg/services/ngalert/api/tooling/post.json b/pkg/services/ngalert/api/tooling/post.json
index 9bc9ba32816..0489e9d3963 100644
--- a/pkg/services/ngalert/api/tooling/post.json
+++ b/pkg/services/ngalert/api/tooling/post.json
@@ -232,6 +232,19 @@
    ],
    "type": "object"
   },
+  "AlertingStatus": {
+   "properties": {
+    "alertmanagersChoice": {
+     "enum": [
+      "all",
+      "internal",
+      "external"
+     ],
+     "type": "string"
+    }
+   },
+   "type": "object"
+  },
   "ApiRuleNode": {
    "properties": {
     "alert": {
@@ -5558,6 +5571,26 @@
     ]
    }
   },
+  "/api/v1/ngalert": {
+   "get": {
+    "description": "Get the status of the alerting engine",
+    "operationId": "RouteGetStatus",
+    "produces": [
+     "application/json"
+    ],
+    "responses": {
+     "200": {
+      "description": "AlertingStatus",
+      "schema": {
+       "$ref": "#/definitions/AlertingStatus"
+      }
+     }
+    },
+    "tags": [
+     "configuration"
+    ]
+   }
+  },
   "/api/v1/provisioning/alert-rules": {
    "post": {
     "consumes": [
diff --git a/pkg/services/ngalert/api/tooling/spec.json b/pkg/services/ngalert/api/tooling/spec.json
index e3b5c12c0e0..e525d4d6707 100644
--- a/pkg/services/ngalert/api/tooling/spec.json
+++ b/pkg/services/ngalert/api/tooling/spec.json
@@ -1757,6 +1757,26 @@
         }
       }
     },
+    "/api/v1/ngalert": {
+      "get": {
+        "description": "Get the status of the alerting engine",
+        "produces": [
+          "application/json"
+        ],
+        "tags": [
+          "configuration"
+        ],
+        "operationId": "RouteGetStatus",
+        "responses": {
+          "200": {
+            "description": "AlertingStatus",
+            "schema": {
+              "$ref": "#/definitions/AlertingStatus"
+            }
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    },
     "/api/v1/provisioning/alert-rules": {
       "post": {
         "consumes": [
@@ -2733,6 +2753,19 @@
         }
       }
     },
+    "AlertingStatus": {
+      "type": "object",
+      "properties": {
+        "alertmanagersChoice": {
+          "type": "string",
+          "enum": [
+            "all",
+            "internal",
+            "external"
+          ]
+        }
+      }
+    },
     "ApiRuleNode": {
       "type": "object",
       "properties": {