diff --git a/api/BusinessLogic/Attachments/AttachmentRetriever.php b/api/BusinessLogic/Attachments/AttachmentRetriever.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..bf905018
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/BusinessLogic/Attachments/AttachmentRetriever.php
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace BusinessLogic\Attachments;
+
+
+use DataAccess\Attachments\AttachmentGateway;
+use DataAccess\Files\FileReader;
+
+class AttachmentRetriever {
+    /* @var $attachmentGateway AttachmentGateway */
+    private $attachmentGateway;
+
+    /* @var $fileReader FileReader */
+    private $fileReader;
+
+    function __construct($attachmentGateway, $fileReader) {
+        $this->attachmentGateway = $attachmentGateway;
+        $this->fileReader = $fileReader;
+    }
+
+    function getAttachmentContentsForTicket($id, $heskSettings) {
+
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/api/Controllers/Attachments/StaffTicketAttachmentsController.php b/api/Controllers/Attachments/StaffTicketAttachmentsController.php
index 9c054e79..47f265ed 100644
--- a/api/Controllers/Attachments/StaffTicketAttachmentsController.php
+++ b/api/Controllers/Attachments/StaffTicketAttachmentsController.php
@@ -10,12 +10,22 @@ use BusinessLogic\Helpers;
 use Controllers\JsonRetriever;
 
 class StaffTicketAttachmentsController {
-    function post($ticketId) {
+    function get($attachmentId) {
         global $hesk_settings, $applicationContext;
 
-        if (!$hesk_settings['attachments']['use']) {
+        $this->verifyAttachmentsAreEnabled($hesk_settings);
+    }
+
+    private function verifyAttachmentsAreEnabled($heskSettings) {
+        if (!$heskSettings['attachments']['use']) {
             throw new ApiFriendlyException('Attachments are disabled on this server', 'Attachments Disabled', 404);
         }
+    }
+
+    function post($ticketId) {
+        global $hesk_settings, $applicationContext;
+
+        $this->verifyAttachmentsAreEnabled($hesk_settings);
 
         /* @var $attachmentHandler AttachmentHandler */
         $attachmentHandler = $applicationContext->get[AttachmentHandler::class];
diff --git a/api/DataAccess/Attachments/AttachmentGateway.php b/api/DataAccess/Attachments/AttachmentGateway.php
index 70931e3e..ac7403fe 100644
--- a/api/DataAccess/Attachments/AttachmentGateway.php
+++ b/api/DataAccess/Attachments/AttachmentGateway.php
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 namespace DataAccess\Attachments;
 
 
+use BusinessLogic\Attachments\Attachment;
 use BusinessLogic\Attachments\TicketAttachment;
 use DataAccess\CommonDao;
 
@@ -27,4 +28,29 @@ class AttachmentGateway extends CommonDao {
 
         return $attachmentId;
     }
+
+    function getAttachmentById($id, $heskSettings) {
+        $this->init();
+
+        $rs = hesk_dbQuery("SELECT * 
+          FROM `" . hesk_dbEscape($heskSettings['db_pfix']) . "attachments` 
+          WHERE `att_id` = " . intval($id));
+
+        if (hesk_dbNumRows($rs) === 0) {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        $row = hesk_dbFetchAssoc($rs);
+
+        $attachment = new Attachment();
+        $attachment->id = $row['att_id'];
+        $attachment->savedName = $row['saved_name'];
+        $attachment->displayName = $row['real_name'];
+        $attachment->downloadCount = $row['download_count'];
+        $attachment->fileSize = $row['size'];
+
+        $this->close();
+
+        return $attachment;
+    }
 }
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diff --git a/api/DataAccess/Files/FileReader.php b/api/DataAccess/Files/FileReader.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e30f810c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/DataAccess/Files/FileReader.php
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace DataAccess\Files;
+
+
+class FileReader {
+    /**
+     * @param $name string - The file name (including extension)
+     * @param $folder - The folder name (relative to the ROOT of the helpdesk)
+     * @param $contents string - The contents of the file to write
+     * @return int The file size, in bytes
+     * @throws \Exception When the file fails to save
+     */
+    function readFromFile($name, $folder, $contents) {
+        // __DIR__ === '/{ROOT}/api/DataAccess/Files
+        $location = __DIR__ . "/../../../{$folder}/{$name}";
+        $fileContents = file_get_contents($location);
+
+        if ($fileContents === false) {
+            throw new \Exception("Failed to read the file!");
+        }
+
+        return $fileContents;
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/api/Tests/BusinessLogic/Attachments/AttachmentRetrieverTest.php b/api/Tests/BusinessLogic/Attachments/AttachmentRetrieverTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3c74198a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/Tests/BusinessLogic/Attachments/AttachmentRetrieverTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+<?php
+
+
+namespace BusinessLogic\Attachments;
+
+
+use DataAccess\Attachments\AttachmentGateway;
+use DataAccess\Files\FileReader;
+use PHPUnit\Framework\TestCase;
+
+class AttachmentRetrieverTest extends TestCase {
+    /* @var $attachmentGateway \PHPUnit_Framework_MockObject_MockObject */
+    private $attachmentGateway;
+
+    /* @var $fileReader \PHPUnit_Framework_MockObject_MockObject */
+    private $fileReader;
+
+    /* @var $attachmentRetriever AttachmentRetriever */
+    private $attachmentRetriever;
+
+    protected function setUp() {
+        $this->attachmentGateway = $this->createMock(AttachmentGateway::class);
+        $this->fileReader = $this->createMock(FileReader::class);
+
+        $this->attachmentRetriever = new AttachmentRetriever($this->attachmentGateway, $this->fileReader);
+    }
+
+    function testItGetsTheAttachmentFromTheFilesystem() {
+
+    }
+}
diff --git a/api/index.php b/api/index.php
index 1dea517d..b4c1ef29 100644
--- a/api/index.php
+++ b/api/index.php
@@ -155,6 +155,7 @@ Link::all(array(
 
     // Attachments
     '/v1/staff/tickets/{i}/attachments' => \Controllers\Attachments\StaffTicketAttachmentsController::class,
+    '/v1/staff/attachments/{i}' => \Controllers\Attachments\StaffTicketAttachmentsController::class,
 
     // Any URL that doesn't match goes to the 404 handler
     '404' => 'handle404'