diff --git a/management/univention-management-console/src/univention/management/console/protocol/session.py b/management/univention-management-console/src/univention/management/console/protocol/session.py
index 3baa59f..611282c 100644
--- a/management/univention-management-console/src/univention/management/console/protocol/session.py
+++ b/management/univention-management-console/src/univention/management/console/protocol/session.py
@@ -147,6 +147,8 @@ class ProcessorBase(Base):
 	:param str password: password of the user
 	"""
 
+	META_JSON_PATH = '/usr/share/univention-management-console/meta.json'
+
 	@property
 	def lo(self):
 		return get_machine_connection(write=False)[0]
@@ -256,6 +258,7 @@ def handle_request_get(self, msg):
 		for arg in msg.arguments:
 			method = {
 				'ucr': self.handle_request_get_ucr,
+				'meta': self.handle_request_get_meta,
 				'info': self.handle_request_get_info,
 				'modules/list': self.handle_request_get_modules,
 				'modules': self.handle_request_get_modules,
@@ -270,6 +273,15 @@ def handle_request_get(self, msg):
 				return
 		raise NotFound()
 
+	@simple_response
+	def handle_request_get_meta(self):
+		try:
+			with open(self.META_JSON_PATH) as fd:
+				return json.load(fd)
+		except (EnvironmentError, ValueError) as exc:
+			CORE.error('meta.json is not available: %s' % (exc,))
+			return {}
+
 	def handle_request_set(self, msg):
 		for key, value in msg.options.items():
 			method = {
@@ -709,6 +721,8 @@ def __del__(self):
 
 class Processor(ProcessorBase):
 
+	META_JSON_PATH = '/usr/share/univention-management-console/meta-protected.json'
+
 	@sanitize(StringSanitizer(required=True))
 	def handle_request_get_ucr(self, request):
 		ucr.load()