diff --git a/api/jobs.go b/api/jobs.go
index a248f4519..cc303d523 100644
--- a/api/jobs.go
+++ b/api/jobs.go
@@ -159,6 +159,15 @@ func (j *Jobs) Plan(job *Job, diff bool, q *WriteOptions) (*JobPlanResponse, *Wr
 	return &resp, wm, nil
 }
 
+func (j *Jobs) Summary(jobID string, q *QueryOptions) (*JobSummary, *QueryMeta, error) {
+	var resp JobSummary
+	qm, err := j.client.query("/v1/job/"+jobID+"/summary", &resp, q)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, nil, err
+	}
+	return &resp, qm, nil
+}
+
 // periodicForceResponse is used to deserialize a force response
 type periodicForceResponse struct {
 	EvalID string
@@ -199,6 +208,27 @@ type Job struct {
 	JobModifyIndex    uint64
 }
 
+// JobSummary summarizes the state of the allocations of a job
+type JobSummary struct {
+	JobID   string
+	Summary map[string]TaskGroupSummary
+
+	// Raft Indexes
+	CreateIndex uint64
+	ModifyIndex uint64
+}
+
+// TaskGroup summarizes the state of all the allocations of a particular
+// TaskGroup
+type TaskGroupSummary struct {
+	Queued   int
+	Complete int
+	Failed   int
+	Running  int
+	Starting int
+	Lost     int
+}
+
 // JobListStub is used to return a subset of information about
 // jobs during list operations.
 type JobListStub struct {
@@ -209,6 +239,7 @@ type JobListStub struct {
 	Priority          int
 	Status            string
 	StatusDescription string
+	JobSummary        *JobSummary
 	CreateIndex       uint64
 	ModifyIndex       uint64
 	JobModifyIndex    uint64
diff --git a/api/jobs_test.go b/api/jobs_test.go
index 8bda1708b..fea8fc11e 100644
--- a/api/jobs_test.go
+++ b/api/jobs_test.go
@@ -488,6 +488,48 @@ func TestJobs_Plan(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestJobs_JobSummary(t *testing.T) {
+	c, s := makeClient(t, nil, nil)
+	defer s.Stop()
+	jobs := c.Jobs()
+
+	// Trying to retrieve a job summary before the job exists
+	// returns an error
+	_, _, err := jobs.Summary("job1", nil)
+	if err == nil || !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "not found") {
+		t.Fatalf("expected not found error, got: %#v", err)
+	}
+
+	// Register the job
+	job := testJob()
+	_, wm, err := jobs.Register(job, nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("err: %s", err)
+	}
+	assertWriteMeta(t, wm)
+
+	// Query the job again and ensure it exists
+	result, qm, err := jobs.Summary("job1", nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("err: %s", err)
+	}
+	assertQueryMeta(t, qm)
+
+	expectedJobSummary := JobSummary{
+		JobID: job.ID,
+		Summary: map[string]TaskGroupSummary{
+			job.TaskGroups[0].Name: {},
+		},
+		CreateIndex: result.CreateIndex,
+		ModifyIndex: result.ModifyIndex,
+	}
+
+	// Check that the result is what we expect
+	if !reflect.DeepEqual(&expectedJobSummary, result) {
+		t.Fatalf("expect: %#v, got: %#v", expectedJobSummary, result)
+	}
+}
+
 func TestJobs_NewBatchJob(t *testing.T) {
 	job := NewBatchJob("job1", "myjob", "region1", 5)
 	expect := &Job{
diff --git a/nomad/structs/structs.go b/nomad/structs/structs.go
index 2e7d65b31..3273261c2 100644
--- a/nomad/structs/structs.go
+++ b/nomad/structs/structs.go
@@ -1226,10 +1226,10 @@ type JobListStub struct {
 	Priority          int
 	Status            string
 	StatusDescription string
+	JobSummary        *JobSummary
 	CreateIndex       uint64
 	ModifyIndex       uint64
 	JobModifyIndex    uint64
-	JobSummary        *JobSummary
 }
 
 // UpdateStrategy is used to modify how updates are done