diff --git a/src/inscription.rs b/src/inscription.rs
index a09121e25a..0ea48b9a5a 100644
--- a/src/inscription.rs
+++ b/src/inscription.rs
@@ -100,16 +100,20 @@ impl Inscription {
     }
   }
 
-  pub(crate) fn content_type(&self) -> Option<&str> {
-    str::from_utf8(self.content_type.as_ref()?).ok()
+  pub(crate) fn content_bytes(&self) -> Option<&[u8]> {
+    Some(self.content.as_ref()?)
+  }
+
+  pub(crate) fn content_html(&self) -> Trusted<ContentHtml> {
+    Trusted(ContentHtml(self.content()))
   }
 
   pub(crate) fn content_size(&self) -> Option<usize> {
-    Some(self.content.as_ref()?.len())
+    Some(self.content_bytes()?.len())
   }
 
-  pub(crate) fn content_html(&self) -> Trusted<ContentHtml> {
-    Trusted(ContentHtml(self.content()))
+  pub(crate) fn content_type(&self) -> Option<&str> {
+    str::from_utf8(self.content_type.as_ref()?).ok()
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/subcommand/server.rs b/src/subcommand/server.rs
index 3f5418113e..ae8d14a3db 100644
--- a/src/subcommand/server.rs
+++ b/src/subcommand/server.rs
@@ -154,10 +154,11 @@ impl Server {
         .route("/block/:query", get(Self::block))
         .route("/bounties", get(Self::bounties))
         .route("/clock", get(Self::clock))
+        .route("/content/:inscription_id", get(Self::content))
         .route("/faq", get(Self::faq))
         .route("/favicon.ico", get(Self::favicon))
         .route("/input/:block/:transaction/:input", get(Self::input))
-        .route("/inscription/:txid", get(Self::inscription))
+        .route("/inscription/:inscription_id", get(Self::inscription))
         .route("/install.sh", get(Self::install_script))
         .route("/ordinal/:sat", get(Self::ordinal))
         .route("/output/:output", get(Self::output))
@@ -635,6 +636,37 @@ impl Server {
     Redirect::to("https://docs.ordinals.com/bounty/")
   }
 
+  async fn content(
+    Extension(index): Extension<Arc<Index>>,
+    Path(inscription_id): Path<InscriptionId>,
+  ) -> ServerResult<Response> {
+    let (inscription, _) = index
+      .get_inscription_by_inscription_id(inscription_id)
+      .map_err(|err| {
+        ServerError::Internal(anyhow!(
+          "failed to retrieve inscription with inscription id {inscription_id} from index: {err}"
+        ))
+      })?
+      .ok_or_else(|| {
+        ServerError::NotFound(format!("transaction {inscription_id} has no inscription"))
+      })?;
+
+    let (content_type, content) = Self::content_response(inscription).ok_or_else(|| {
+      ServerError::NotFound(format!("inscription {inscription_id} has no content"))
+    })?;
+
+    Ok(([(header::CONTENT_TYPE, content_type)], content).into_response())
+  }
+
+  fn content_response(inscription: Inscription) -> Option<(String, Vec<u8>)> {
+    let content = inscription.content_bytes()?;
+
+    match inscription.content_type() {
+      Some(content_type) => Some((content_type.into(), content.to_vec())),
+      None => Some(("application/octet-stream".into(), content.to_vec())),
+    }
+  }
+
   async fn inscription(
     Extension(chain): Extension<Chain>,
     Extension(index): Extension<Arc<Index>>,
@@ -1631,4 +1663,34 @@ next.*",
       5,
     );
   }
+
+  #[test]
+  fn content_response_no_content() {
+    assert_eq!(
+      Server::content_response(Inscription::new(
+        Some("text/plain".as_bytes().to_vec()),
+        None
+      )),
+      None
+    );
+  }
+
+  #[test]
+  fn content_response_with_content() {
+    assert_eq!(
+      Server::content_response(Inscription::new(
+        Some("text/plain".as_bytes().to_vec()),
+        Some(vec![1, 2, 3]),
+      )),
+      Some(("text/plain".into(), vec![1, 2, 3]))
+    );
+  }
+
+  #[test]
+  fn content_response_no_content_type() {
+    assert_eq!(
+      Server::content_response(Inscription::new(None, Some(vec![]))),
+      Some(("application/octet-stream".into(), vec![]))
+    );
+  }
 }
diff --git a/tests/server.rs b/tests/server.rs
index a2263dd18c..c6961dbee1 100644
--- a/tests/server.rs
+++ b/tests/server.rs
@@ -159,3 +159,31 @@ HELLOWORLD.*",
     ),
   )
 }
+
+#[test]
+fn inscription_content() {
+  let rpc_server = test_bitcoincore_rpc::spawn_with(Network::Regtest, "ord");
+  let txid = rpc_server.mine_blocks(1)[0].txdata[0].txid();
+
+  let stdout = CommandBuilder::new(format!(
+    "--chain regtest wallet inscribe --satpoint {txid}:0:0 --file hello.txt"
+  ))
+  .write("hello.txt", "HELLOWORLD")
+  .rpc_server(&rpc_server)
+  .stdout_regex("commit\t[[:xdigit:]]{64}\nreveal\t[[:xdigit:]]{64}\n")
+  .run();
+
+  let reveal_tx = reveal_txid_from_inscribe_stdout(&stdout);
+
+  rpc_server.mine_blocks(1);
+
+  let response =
+    TestServer::spawn_with_args(&rpc_server, &[]).request(&format!("/content/{reveal_tx}"));
+
+  assert_eq!(response.status(), StatusCode::OK);
+  assert_eq!(
+    response.headers().get("content-type").unwrap(),
+    "text/plain;charset=utf-8"
+  );
+  assert_eq!(response.bytes().unwrap(), "HELLOWORLD");
+}
diff --git a/tests/test_server.rs b/tests/test_server.rs
index c56f7cafdc..8c450b7a59 100644
--- a/tests/test_server.rs
+++ b/tests/test_server.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
-use super::*;
-use crate::command_builder::ToArgs;
-use bitcoincore_rpc::{Auth, Client, RpcApi};
+use {
+  super::*,
+  crate::command_builder::ToArgs,
+  bitcoincore_rpc::{Auth, Client, RpcApi},
+  reqwest::blocking::Response,
+};
 
 pub(crate) struct TestServer {
   child: Child,
@@ -76,6 +79,24 @@ impl TestServer {
     assert_eq!(response.status(), StatusCode::OK);
     assert_regex_match!(response.text().unwrap(), regex);
   }
+
+  pub(crate) fn request(&self, path: &str) -> Response {
+    let client = Client::new(&self.rpc_url, Auth::None).unwrap();
+    let chain_block_count = client.get_block_count().unwrap() + 1;
+
+    for i in 0.. {
+      let response = reqwest::blocking::get(self.url().join("/block-count").unwrap()).unwrap();
+      assert_eq!(response.status(), StatusCode::OK);
+      if response.text().unwrap().parse::<u64>().unwrap() == chain_block_count {
+        break;
+      } else if i == 20 {
+        panic!("index failed to synchronize with chain");
+      }
+      thread::sleep(Duration::from_millis(25));
+    }
+
+    reqwest::blocking::get(self.url().join(path).unwrap()).unwrap()
+  }
 }
 
 impl Drop for TestServer {