diff --git a/weed/server/master_server.go b/weed/server/master_server.go
index 44a1664c0..ee28f3386 100644
--- a/weed/server/master_server.go
+++ b/weed/server/master_server.go
@@ -146,6 +146,7 @@ func NewMasterServer(r *mux.Router, option *MasterOption, peers map[string]pb.Se
 		r.HandleFunc("/vol/status", ms.proxyToLeader(ms.guard.WhiteList(ms.volumeStatusHandler)))
 		r.HandleFunc("/vol/vacuum", ms.proxyToLeader(ms.guard.WhiteList(ms.volumeVacuumHandler)))
 		r.HandleFunc("/submit", ms.guard.WhiteList(ms.submitFromMasterServerHandler))
+		r.HandleFunc("/collection/info", ms.guard.WhiteList(ms.collectionInfoHandler))
 		/*
 			r.HandleFunc("/stats/health", ms.guard.WhiteList(statsHealthHandler))
 			r.HandleFunc("/stats/counter", ms.guard.WhiteList(statsCounterHandler))
diff --git a/weed/server/master_server_handlers_admin.go b/weed/server/master_server_handlers_admin.go
index 7479b5535..e003d7d9f 100644
--- a/weed/server/master_server_handlers_admin.go
+++ b/weed/server/master_server_handlers_admin.go
@@ -178,3 +178,58 @@ func (ms *MasterServer) getVolumeGrowOption(r *http.Request) (*topology.VolumeGr
 	}
 	return volumeGrowOption, nil
 }
+
+func (ms *MasterServer) collectionInfoHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	//get collection from request
+	collectionName := r.FormValue("collection")
+	if collectionName == "" {
+		writeJsonError(w, r, http.StatusBadRequest, fmt.Errorf("collection is required"))
+		return
+	}
+	//output details of the volumes?
+	detail := r.FormValue("detail") == "true"
+	//collect collection info
+	collection, ok := ms.Topo.FindCollection(collectionName)
+	if !ok {
+		writeJsonError(w, r, http.StatusBadRequest, fmt.Errorf("collection %s does not exist", collectionName))
+		return
+	}
+
+	volumeLayouts := collection.GetAllVolumeLayouts()
+
+	if detail {
+		//prepare the json response
+		all_stats := make([]map[string]interface{}, len(volumeLayouts))
+		for i, volumeLayout := range volumeLayouts {
+			volumeLayoutStats := volumeLayout.Stats()
+			m := make(map[string]interface{})
+			m["Version"] = util.Version()
+			m["Collection"] = collectionName
+			m["TotalSize"] = volumeLayoutStats.TotalSize
+			m["FileCount"] = volumeLayoutStats.FileCount
+			m["UsedSize"] = volumeLayoutStats.UsedSize
+			all_stats[i] = m
+		}
+		//write it
+		writeJsonQuiet(w, r, http.StatusOK, all_stats)
+	} else {
+		//prepare the json response
+		collectionStats := map[string]interface{}{
+			"Version":     util.Version(),
+			"Collection":  collectionName,
+			"TotalSize":   uint64(0),
+			"FileCount":   uint64(0),
+			"UsedSize":    uint64(0),
+			"VolumeCount": uint64(0),
+		}
+		for _, volumeLayout := range volumeLayouts {
+			volumeLayoutStats := volumeLayout.Stats()
+			collectionStats["TotalSize"] = collectionStats["TotalSize"].(uint64) + volumeLayoutStats.TotalSize
+			collectionStats["FileCount"] = collectionStats["FileCount"].(uint64) + volumeLayoutStats.FileCount
+			collectionStats["UsedSize"] = collectionStats["UsedSize"].(uint64) + volumeLayoutStats.UsedSize
+			collectionStats["VolumeCount"] = collectionStats["VolumeCount"].(uint64) + 1
+		}
+		//write it
+		writeJsonQuiet(w, r, http.StatusOK, collectionStats)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/weed/topology/collection.go b/weed/topology/collection.go
index cea3d3b21..e197ce1a2 100644
--- a/weed/topology/collection.go
+++ b/weed/topology/collection.go
@@ -44,6 +44,28 @@ func (c *Collection) GetOrCreateVolumeLayout(rp *super_block.ReplicaPlacement, t
 	return vl.(*VolumeLayout)
 }
 
+func (c *Collection) GetVolumeLayout(rp *super_block.ReplicaPlacement, ttl *needle.TTL, diskType types.DiskType) (*VolumeLayout, bool) {
+	keyString := rp.String()
+	if ttl != nil {
+		keyString += ttl.String()
+	}
+	if diskType != types.HardDriveType {
+		keyString += string(diskType)
+	}
+	vl, ok := c.storageType2VolumeLayout.Find(keyString)
+	return vl.(*VolumeLayout), ok
+}
+
+func (c *Collection) GetAllVolumeLayouts() []*VolumeLayout {
+	var vls []*VolumeLayout
+	for _, vl := range c.storageType2VolumeLayout.Items() {
+		if vl != nil {
+			vls = append(vls, vl.(*VolumeLayout))
+		}
+	}
+	return vls
+}
+
 func (c *Collection) DeleteVolumeLayout(rp *super_block.ReplicaPlacement, ttl *needle.TTL, diskType types.DiskType) {
 	keyString := rp.String()
 	if ttl != nil {