diff --git a/ghost/core/core/server/api/endpoints/announcements.js b/ghost/core/core/server/api/endpoints/announcements.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..903cda8430
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ghost/core/core/server/api/endpoints/announcements.js
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+const announcementBarSettings = require('../../services/announcement-bar-service');
+
+module.exports = {
+    docName: 'announcement',
+
+    browse: {
+        permissions: true,
+        query(frame) {
+            return announcementBarSettings.getAnnouncementSettings(frame.options.context?.member);
+        }
+    }
+};
diff --git a/ghost/core/core/server/api/endpoints/index.js b/ghost/core/core/server/api/endpoints/index.js
index 298a4b5ecd..3f598eb29d 100644
--- a/ghost/core/core/server/api/endpoints/index.js
+++ b/ghost/core/core/server/api/endpoints/index.js
@@ -77,6 +77,10 @@ module.exports = {
         return apiFramework.pipeline(require('./settings'), localUtils);
     },
 
+    get announcements() {
+        return apiFramework.pipeline(require('./announcements'), localUtils);
+    },
+
     get membersStripeConnect() {
         return apiFramework.pipeline(require('./members-stripe-connect'), localUtils);
     },
@@ -239,5 +243,5 @@ module.exports = {
 
     get feedbackMembers() {
         return apiFramework.pipeline(require('./feedback-members'), localUtils, 'members');
-    }   
+    }
 };
diff --git a/ghost/core/core/server/api/endpoints/settings-public.js b/ghost/core/core/server/api/endpoints/settings-public.js
index f337c040cb..27ea7bb504 100644
--- a/ghost/core/core/server/api/endpoints/settings-public.js
+++ b/ghost/core/core/server/api/endpoints/settings-public.js
@@ -1,25 +1,17 @@
 const settingsCache = require('../../../shared/settings-cache');
 const urlUtils = require('../../../shared/url-utils');
 const ghostVersion = require('@tryghost/version');
-const announcementBarSettings = require('../../services/announcement-bar-service');
-const labs = require('../../../shared/labs');
 
 module.exports = {
     docName: 'settings',
 
     browse: {
         permissions: true,
-        query(frame) {
-            let announcementSettings;
-            if (labs.isSet('announcementBar')) {
-                announcementSettings = announcementBarSettings.getAnnouncementSettings(frame.options.context?.member);
-            }
-
+        query() {
             // @TODO: decouple settings cache from API knowledge
             // The controller fetches models (or cached models) and the API frame for the target API version formats the response.
             return Object.assign({},
-                settingsCache.getPublic(),
-                announcementSettings, {
+                settingsCache.getPublic(), {
                     url: urlUtils.urlFor('home', true),
                     version: ghostVersion.safe
                 }
diff --git a/ghost/core/core/server/web/announcement/index.js b/ghost/core/core/server/web/announcement/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3b3a4503eb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ghost/core/core/server/web/announcement/index.js
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+module.exports = require('./routes');
diff --git a/ghost/core/core/server/web/announcement/routes.js b/ghost/core/core/server/web/announcement/routes.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9b97b2358a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ghost/core/core/server/web/announcement/routes.js
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+const express = require('../../../shared/express');
+const api = require('../../api').endpoints;
+const {http} = require('@tryghost/api-framework');
+const shared = require('../shared');
+
+module.exports = function apiRoutes() {
+    const router = express.Router('announcements');
+
+    // shouldn't be cached as it depends on member's context
+    router.use(shared.middleware.cacheControl('private'));
+
+    router.get('/', http(api.announcements.browse));
+
+    return router;
+};
diff --git a/ghost/core/core/server/web/members/app.js b/ghost/core/core/server/web/members/app.js
index 8fdb483c0c..6f558d73be 100644
--- a/ghost/core/core/server/web/members/app.js
+++ b/ghost/core/core/server/web/members/app.js
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ const {http} = require('@tryghost/api-framework');
 const api = require('../../api').endpoints;
 
 const commentRouter = require('../comments');
+const announcementRouter = require('../announcement');
 
 module.exports = function setupMembersApp() {
     debug('Members App setup start');
@@ -79,6 +80,14 @@ module.exports = function setupMembersApp() {
         http(api.feedbackMembers.add)
     );
 
+    // Announcement
+    membersApp.use(
+        '/api/announcement',
+        labs.enabledMiddleware('announcementBar'),
+        middleware.loadMemberSession,
+        announcementRouter()
+    );
+
     // API error handling
     membersApp.use('/api', errorHandler.resourceNotFound);
     membersApp.use('/api', errorHandler.handleJSONResponse(sentry));
diff --git a/ghost/core/test/e2e-api/members/__snapshots__/announcement.test.js.snap b/ghost/core/test/e2e-api/members/__snapshots__/announcement.test.js.snap
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a4423bda57
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ghost/core/test/e2e-api/members/__snapshots__/announcement.test.js.snap
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+// Jest Snapshot v1, https://goo.gl/fbAQLP
+
+exports[`Announcement Can read announcement data 1: [body] 1`] = `
+Object {
+  "announcement": Array [
+    Object {},
+  ],
+}
+`;
+
+exports[`Announcement Can read announcement data 2: [headers] 1`] = `
+Object {
+  "access-control-allow-origin": "*",
+  "cache-control": "no-cache, private, no-store, must-revalidate, max-stale=0, post-check=0, pre-check=0",
+  "content-length": "21",
+  "content-type": "application/json; charset=utf-8",
+  "etag": StringMatching /\\(\\?:W\\\\/\\)\\?"\\(\\?:\\[ !#-\\\\x7E\\\\x80-\\\\xFF\\]\\*\\|\\\\r\\\\n\\[\\\\t \\]\\|\\\\\\\\\\.\\)\\*"/,
+  "vary": "Accept-Encoding",
+  "x-powered-by": "Express",
+}
+`;
+
+exports[`Announcement Can read announcement endpoint 1: [body] 1`] = `
+Object {
+  "announcement": Array [
+    Object {},
+  ],
+}
+`;
+
+exports[`Announcement Can read announcement endpoint 2: [headers] 1`] = `
+Object {
+  "access-control-allow-origin": "*",
+  "cache-control": "no-cache, private, no-store, must-revalidate, max-stale=0, post-check=0, pre-check=0",
+  "content-length": "21",
+  "content-type": "application/json; charset=utf-8",
+  "etag": StringMatching /\\(\\?:W\\\\/\\)\\?"\\(\\?:\\[ !#-\\\\x7E\\\\x80-\\\\xFF\\]\\*\\|\\\\r\\\\n\\[\\\\t \\]\\|\\\\\\\\\\.\\)\\*"/,
+  "vary": "Accept-Encoding",
+  "x-powered-by": "Express",
+}
+`;
+
+exports[`Announcement Can read announcement when it is present in announcement data 1: [body] 1`] = `
+Object {
+  "announcement": Array [
+    Object {
+      "announcement": "<p>Test announcement</p>",
+      "announcement_background": "dark",
+    },
+  ],
+}
+`;
+
+exports[`Announcement Can read announcement when it is present in announcement data 2: [headers] 1`] = `
+Object {
+  "access-control-allow-origin": "*",
+  "cache-control": "no-cache, private, no-store, must-revalidate, max-stale=0, post-check=0, pre-check=0",
+  "content-length": "95",
+  "content-type": "application/json; charset=utf-8",
+  "etag": StringMatching /\\(\\?:W\\\\/\\)\\?"\\(\\?:\\[ !#-\\\\x7E\\\\x80-\\\\xFF\\]\\*\\|\\\\r\\\\n\\[\\\\t \\]\\|\\\\\\\\\\.\\)\\*"/,
+  "vary": "Accept-Encoding",
+  "x-powered-by": "Express",
+}
+`;
diff --git a/ghost/core/test/e2e-api/members/announcement.test.js b/ghost/core/test/e2e-api/members/announcement.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c24630cf18
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ghost/core/test/e2e-api/members/announcement.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+const {agentProvider, mockManager, fixtureManager, matchers, configUtils} = require('../../utils/e2e-framework');
+const {anyEtag} = matchers;
+const settingsCache = require('../../../core/shared/settings-cache');
+
+describe('Announcement', function () {
+    let membersAgent;
+
+    before(async function () {
+        membersAgent = await agentProvider.getMembersAPIAgent();
+
+        await fixtureManager.init('members');
+    });
+
+    afterEach(async function () {
+        await configUtils.restore();
+        mockManager.restore();
+    });
+
+    it('Can read announcement endpoint', async function () {
+        await membersAgent
+            .get(`/api/announcement/`)
+            .expectStatus(200)
+            .matchHeaderSnapshot({
+                etag: anyEtag
+            })
+            .matchBodySnapshot();
+    });
+
+    it('Can read announcement when it is present in announcement data', async function () {
+        settingsCache.set('announcement_content', {value: '<p>Test announcement</p>'});
+        settingsCache.set('announcement_visibility', {value: ['visitors']});
+
+        await membersAgent
+            .get(`/api/announcement/`)
+            .expectStatus(200)
+            .matchHeaderSnapshot({
+                etag: anyEtag
+            })
+            .matchBodySnapshot();
+    });
+});