diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 2a119899d3..6443bc19f8 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -22,3 +22,4 @@ README.pdf
 # build generated files
 /src/main/fc/settings_generated.h
 /src/main/fc/settings_generated.c
+/settings.json
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 9f57660537..6cacdc4b33 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -939,7 +939,7 @@ CLEAN_ARTIFACTS += $(TARGET_ELF) $(TARGET_OBJS) $(TARGET_MAP)
 $(OBJECT_DIR)/$(TARGET)/build/version.o : $(TARGET_SRC)
 
 # Settings generator
-.PHONY: .FORCE clean-settings
+.PHONY: .FORCE settings clean-settings
 UTILS_DIR		= $(ROOT)/src/utils
 SETTINGS_GENERATOR	= $(UTILS_DIR)/settings.rb
 BUILD_STAMP		= $(UTILS_DIR)/build_stamp.rb
@@ -959,6 +959,9 @@ $(STAMP): .FORCE
 	$(V1) echo "settings.yaml -> settings_generated.h, settings_generated.c" "$(STDOUT)"
 	$(V1) CFLAGS="$(CFLAGS)" TARGET=$(TARGET) ruby $(SETTINGS_GENERATOR) . $(SETTINGS_FILE)
 
+settings-json:
+	$(V0) CFLAGS="$(CFLAGS)" TARGET=$(TARGET) ruby $(SETTINGS_GENERATOR) . $(SETTINGS_FILE) --json settings.json
+
 clean-settings:
 	$(V1) $(RM) $(GENERATED_SETTINGS)
 
diff --git a/src/main/fc/fc_msp.c b/src/main/fc/fc_msp.c
index 2380b587a8..ee5894cca4 100644
--- a/src/main/fc/fc_msp.c
+++ b/src/main/fc/fc_msp.c
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@
 #include "fc/rc_controls.h"
 #include "fc/rc_modes.h"
 #include "fc/runtime_config.h"
+#include "fc/settings.h"
 
 #include "flight/failsafe.h"
 #include "flight/imu.h"
@@ -1971,6 +1972,148 @@ static mspResult_e mspFcProcessInCommand(uint16_t cmdMSP, sbuf_t *src)
     return MSP_RESULT_ACK;
 }
 
+static const setting_t *mspReadSettingName(sbuf_t *src)
+{
+    char name[SETTING_MAX_NAME_LENGTH];
+    uint8_t c;
+    size_t s = 0;
+    while (1) {
+        if (!sbufReadU8Safe(&c, src)) {
+            return NULL;
+        }
+        name[s++] = c;
+        if (c == '\0') {
+            break;
+        }
+        if (s == SETTING_MAX_NAME_LENGTH) {
+            // Name is too long
+            return NULL;
+        }
+    }
+    return setting_find(name);
+}
+
+static bool mspSettingCommand(sbuf_t *dst, sbuf_t *src)
+{
+    const setting_t *setting = mspReadSettingName(src);
+    if (!setting) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    const void *ptr = setting_get_value_pointer(setting);
+
+    switch (SETTING_TYPE(setting)) {
+        case VAR_UINT8:
+            FALLTHROUGH;
+        case VAR_INT8:
+            sbufWriteU8(dst, *((uint8_t*)ptr));
+            break;
+        case VAR_UINT16:
+            FALLTHROUGH;
+            break;
+        case VAR_INT16:
+            sbufWriteU16(dst, *((uint16_t*)ptr));
+            break;
+        case VAR_UINT32:
+            sbufWriteU32(dst, *((uint32_t*)ptr));
+            break;
+        case VAR_FLOAT:
+            {
+                float *val = (float *)ptr;
+                sbufWriteData(dst, val, sizeof(float));
+            }
+            break;
+    }
+    return true;
+}
+
+static bool mspSetSettingCommand(sbuf_t *dst, sbuf_t *src)
+{
+    UNUSED(dst);
+
+    const setting_t *setting = mspReadSettingName(src);
+    if (!setting) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    setting_min_t min = setting_get_min(setting);
+    setting_max_t max = setting_get_max(setting);
+
+    void *ptr = setting_get_value_pointer(setting);
+    switch (SETTING_TYPE(setting)) {
+        case VAR_UINT8:
+            {
+                uint8_t val;
+                if (!sbufReadU8Safe(&val, src)) {
+                    return false;
+                }
+                if (val > max) {
+                    return false;
+                }
+                *((uint8_t*)ptr) = val;
+            }
+            break;
+        case VAR_INT8:
+            {
+                int8_t val;
+                if (!sbufReadI8Safe(&val, src)) {
+                    return false;
+                }
+                if (val < min || val > (int8_t)max) {
+                    return false;
+                }
+                *((int8_t*)ptr) = val;
+            }
+            break;
+        case VAR_UINT16:
+            {
+                uint16_t val;
+                if (!sbufReadU16Safe(&val, src)) {
+                    return false;
+                }
+                if (val > max) {
+                    return false;
+                }
+                *((uint16_t*)ptr) = val;
+            }
+            break;
+        case VAR_INT16:
+            {
+                int16_t val;
+                if (!sbufReadI16Safe(&val, src)) {
+                    return false;
+                }
+                if (val < min || val > (int16_t)max) {
+                    return false;
+                }
+                *((int16_t*)ptr) = val;
+            }
+            break;
+        case VAR_UINT32:
+            {
+                uint32_t val;
+                if (!sbufReadU32Safe(&val, src)) {
+                    return false;
+                }
+                if (val > max) {
+                    return false;
+                }
+                *((uint32_t*)ptr) = val;
+            }
+            break;
+        case VAR_FLOAT:
+            {
+                float val;
+                if (!sbufReadDataSafe(src, &val, sizeof(float))) {
+                    return false;
+                }
+                *((float*)ptr) = val;
+            }
+            break;
+    }
+
+    return true;
+}
 /*
  * Returns MSP_RESULT_ACK, MSP_RESULT_ERROR or MSP_RESULT_NO_REPLY
  */
@@ -2000,6 +2143,10 @@ mspResult_e mspFcProcessCommand(mspPacket_t *cmd, mspPacket_t *reply, mspPostPro
         mspFcDataFlashReadCommand(dst, src);
         ret = MSP_RESULT_ACK;
 #endif
+    } else if (cmdMSP == MSP2_COMMON_SETTING) {
+        ret = mspSettingCommand(dst, src) ? MSP_RESULT_ACK : MSP_RESULT_ERROR;
+    } else if (cmdMSP == MSP2_COMMON_SET_SETTING) {
+        ret = mspSetSettingCommand(dst, src) ? MSP_RESULT_ACK : MSP_RESULT_ERROR;
     } else {
         ret = mspFcProcessInCommand(cmdMSP, src);
     }
diff --git a/src/main/fc/settings.c b/src/main/fc/settings.c
index 790ee4828f..47d5b56823 100644
--- a/src/main/fc/settings.c
+++ b/src/main/fc/settings.c
@@ -62,6 +62,19 @@ bool setting_name_exact_match(const setting_t *val, char *buf, const char *cmdli
 	return sl_strncasecmp(cmdline, buf, strlen(buf)) == 0 && var_name_length == strlen(buf);
 }
 
+const setting_t *setting_find(const char *name)
+{
+	char buf[SETTING_MAX_NAME_LENGTH];
+	for (int ii = 0; ii < SETTINGS_TABLE_COUNT; ii++) {
+		const setting_t *setting = &settingsTable[ii];
+		setting_get_name(setting, buf);
+		if (strcmp(buf, name) == 0) {
+			return setting;
+		}
+	}
+	return NULL;
+}
+
 pgn_t setting_get_pgn(const setting_t *val)
 {
 	uint16_t pos = val - (const setting_t *)settingsTable;
diff --git a/src/main/fc/settings.h b/src/main/fc/settings.h
index eb4e8beabf..d357e599a5 100644
--- a/src/main/fc/settings.h
+++ b/src/main/fc/settings.h
@@ -70,6 +70,9 @@ extern const setting_t settingsTable[];
 void setting_get_name(const setting_t *val, char *buf);
 bool setting_name_contains(const setting_t *val, char *buf, const char *cmdline);
 bool setting_name_exact_match(const setting_t *val, char *buf, const char *cmdline, uint8_t var_name_length);
+// Returns a setting_t with the exact name (case sensitive), or
+// NULL if no setting with that name exists.
+const setting_t *setting_find(const char *name);
 pgn_t setting_get_pgn(const setting_t *val);
 // Returns a pointer to the actual value stored by
 // the setting_t. The returned value might be modified.
diff --git a/src/main/msp/msp_protocol_v2_common.h b/src/main/msp/msp_protocol_v2_common.h
index d6d1ff6296..d7e2956a85 100644
--- a/src/main/msp/msp_protocol_v2_common.h
+++ b/src/main/msp/msp_protocol_v2_common.h
@@ -16,4 +16,6 @@
  */
 
 #define MSP2_COMMON_TZ              0x1001  //out message   Gets the TZ offset for the local time (returns: minutes(i16))
-#define MSP2_COMMON_SET_TZ          0x1002  //in message    Sets the TZ offset for the local time (args: minutes(i16))
\ No newline at end of file
+#define MSP2_COMMON_SET_TZ          0x1002  //in message    Sets the TZ offset for the local time (args: minutes(i16))
+#define MSP2_COMMON_SETTING         0x1003  //in/out message   Returns the value for a setting
+#define MSP2_COMMON_SET_SETTING     0x1004  //in message    Sets the value for a setting
diff --git a/src/utils/settings.rb b/src/utils/settings.rb
index 81b64eacf8..4dc971e2c5 100644
--- a/src/utils/settings.rb
+++ b/src/utils/settings.rb
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@
 # along with this program. If not, see http://www.gnu.org/licenses/.
 
 require 'fileutils'
+require 'getoptlong'
+require 'json'
 require 'set'
 require 'stringio'
 require 'tmpdir'
@@ -281,10 +283,8 @@ class Generator
             end
         end
 
-        @data = YAML.load_file(@settings_file)
+        load_data
 
-        initialize_tables
-        check_conditions
         sanitize_fields
         initialize_name_encoder
         initialize_value_encoder
@@ -293,6 +293,29 @@ class Generator
         write_impl_file(impl_file)
     end
 
+    def write_json(jsonFile)
+        load_data
+        sanitize_fields(true)
+
+        settings = Hash.new
+
+        foreach_member do |group, member|
+            name = member["name"]
+            s = {
+                "type" => member["type"],
+            }
+            table = member["table"]
+            if table
+                s["table"] = @tables[table]
+            end
+            settings[name] = s
+        end
+
+        File.open(jsonFile, "w") do |f|
+            f.write(JSON.pretty_generate(settings))
+        end
+    end
+
     def print_stats
         puts "#{@count} settings"
         puts "words table has #{@name_encoder.words.length} words"
@@ -316,6 +339,13 @@ class Generator
 
     private
 
+    def load_data
+        @data = YAML.load_file(@settings_file)
+
+        initialize_tables
+        check_conditions
+    end
+
     def header_file
         File.join(@output_dir, "settings_generated.h")
     end
@@ -651,11 +681,11 @@ class Generator
         end
     end
 
-    def sanitize_fields
+    def sanitize_fields(all=false)
         pending_types = Hash.new
         has_booleans = false
 
-        foreach_enabled_member do |group, member|
+        block  = Proc.new do |group, member|
             if !group["name"]
                 raise "Missing group name"
             end
@@ -682,6 +712,8 @@ class Generator
             end
         end
 
+        all ? foreach_member(&block) : foreach_enabled_member(&block)
+
         if has_booleans
             @tables[OFF_ON_TABLE["name"]] = OFF_ON_TABLE
             @used_tables << OFF_ON_TABLE["name"]
@@ -836,7 +868,7 @@ class Generator
 end
 
 def usage
-    puts "Usage: ruby #{__FILE__} <source_dir> <settings_file>"
+    puts "Usage: ruby #{__FILE__} <source_dir> <settings_file> [--json <json_file>]"
 end
 
 if __FILE__ == $0
@@ -851,10 +883,30 @@ if __FILE__ == $0
     end
 
     gen = Generator.new(src_root, settings_file)
-    gen.write_files()
 
-    if verbose
-        gen.print_stats()
+    opts = GetoptLong.new(
+        [ "--help", "-h", GetoptLong::NO_ARGUMENT ],
+        [ "--json", "-j", GetoptLong::REQUIRED_ARGUMENT ],
+    )
+
+    jsonFile = nil
+
+    opts.each do |opt, arg|
+        case opt
+        when "--help"
+            usage()
+            exit(0)
+        when "--json"
+            jsonFile = arg
+        end
     end
 
+    if jsonFile
+        gen.write_json(jsonFile)
+    else
+        gen.write_files()
+        if verbose
+            gen.print_stats()
+        end
+    end
 end