diff --git a/src/addons.js b/src/addons.js
index 263f78227..2e1efb2ee 100644
--- a/src/addons.js
+++ b/src/addons.js
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ exports = module.exports = {
 
     getAddons: getAddons,
     getAddon: getAddon,
+    configureAddon: configureAddon,
     getLogs: getLogs,
     startAddon: startAddon,
     stopAddon: stopAddon,
@@ -281,6 +282,34 @@ function getAddon(addonName, callback) {
     });
 }
 
+function configureAddon(addonName, data, callback) {
+    assert.strictEqual(typeof addonName, 'string');
+    assert.strictEqual(typeof data, 'object');
+    assert.strictEqual(typeof callback, 'function');
+
+    if (!KNOWN_ADDONS[addonName]) return callback(new AddonsError(AddonsError.NOT_FOUND));
+
+    settings.getPlatformConfig(function (error, platformConfig) {
+        if (error) return callback(new AddonsError(AddonsError.INTERNAL_ERROR, error));
+
+        if (!platformConfig[addonName]) platformConfig[addonName] = {};
+
+        // if not specified we clear the entry and use defaults
+        if (!data.memory || !data.memorySwap) {
+            delete platformConfig[addonName];
+        } else {
+            platformConfig[addonName].memory = data.memory;
+            platformConfig[addonName].memorySwap = data.memorySwap;
+        }
+
+        settings.setPlatformConfig(platformConfig, function (error) {
+            if (error) return callback(new AddonsError(AddonsError.INTERNAL_ERROR, error));
+
+            callback(null);
+        });
+    });
+}
+
 function getLogs(addon, options, callback) {
     assert.strictEqual(typeof addon, 'string');
     assert(options && typeof options === 'object');
diff --git a/src/routes/addons.js b/src/routes/addons.js
index 1deabdc0c..f803fb3f7 100644
--- a/src/routes/addons.js
+++ b/src/routes/addons.js
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 exports = module.exports = {
     getAll: getAll,
     get: get,
+    configure: configure,
     getLogs: getLogs,
     getLogStream: getLogStream,
     start: start,
@@ -35,6 +36,24 @@ function get(req, res, next) {
     });
 }
 
+function configure(req, res, next) {
+    assert.strictEqual(typeof req.params.addon, 'string');
+
+    if (typeof req.body.memory !== 'number') return next(new HttpError(400, 'memory must be a number'));
+
+    const data = {
+        memory: req.body.memory,
+        memorySwap: req.body.memory * 2
+    };
+
+    addons.configureAddon(req.params.addon, data, function (error) {
+        if (error && error.reason === AddonsError.NOT_FOUND) return next(new HttpError(404, 'No such addon'));
+        if (error) return next(new HttpError(500, error));
+
+        next(new HttpSuccess(202, {}));
+    });
+}
+
 function getLogs(req, res, next) {
     assert.strictEqual(typeof req.params.addon, 'string');
 
diff --git a/src/server.js b/src/server.js
index 4e989956b..6c0a81652 100644
--- a/src/server.js
+++ b/src/server.js
@@ -287,6 +287,7 @@ function initializeExpressSync() {
     // addon routes
     router.get ('/api/v1/addons', cloudronScope, routes.addons.getAll);
     router.get ('/api/v1/addons/:addon', cloudronScope, routes.addons.get);
+    router.post('/api/v1/addons/:addon', cloudronScope, routes.addons.configure);
     router.get ('/api/v1/addons/:addon/logs', cloudronScope, routes.addons.getLogs);
     router.get ('/api/v1/addons/:addon/logstream', cloudronScope, routes.addons.getLogStream);
     router.post('/api/v1/addons/:addon/start', cloudronScope, routes.addons.start);