diff --git a/cmd/metal-api/internal/service/machine-service.go b/cmd/metal-api/internal/service/machine-service.go
index 578612b6d..e95b6ea97 100644
--- a/cmd/metal-api/internal/service/machine-service.go
+++ b/cmd/metal-api/internal/service/machine-service.go
@@ -244,7 +244,17 @@ func (r *machineResource) webService() *restful.WebService {
 		Returns(http.StatusOK, "OK", v1.MachineResponse{}).
 		DefaultReturns("Error", httperrors.HTTPErrorResponse{}))
 
-	ws.Route(ws.POST("/issues").
+	ws.Route(ws.GET("/issues").
+		To(viewer(r.issues)).
+		Operation("listIssues").
+		Doc("returns the list of issues that exist in the API").
+		Metadata(restfulspec.KeyOpenAPITags, tags).
+		Metadata(auditing.Exclude, true).
+		Writes([]v1.MachineIssue{}).
+		Returns(http.StatusOK, "OK", []v1.MachineIssue{}).
+		DefaultReturns("Error", httperrors.HTTPErrorResponse{}))
+
+	ws.Route(ws.POST("/issues/evaluate").
 		To(viewer(r.issues)).
 		Operation("issues").
 		Doc("returns machine issues").
@@ -495,6 +505,25 @@ func (r *machineResource) updateMachine(request *restful.Request, response *rest
 	r.send(request, response, http.StatusOK, resp)
 }
 
+func (r *machineResource) listIssues(request *restful.Request, response *restful.Response) {
+	issues := issues.AllIssues()
+
+	var issueResponse []v1.MachineIssue
+	for _, issue := range issues {
+		issue := issue
+
+		issueResponse = append(issueResponse, v1.MachineIssue{
+			ID:          string(issue.Type),
+			Severity:    string(issue.Severity),
+			Description: issue.Description,
+			RefURL:      issue.RefURL,
+			Details:     issue.Details,
+		})
+	}
+
+	r.send(request, response, http.StatusOK, issueResponse)
+}
+
 func (r *machineResource) issues(request *restful.Request, response *restful.Response) {
 	var requestPayload v1.MachineIssuesRequest
 	err := request.ReadEntity(&requestPayload)
diff --git a/spec/metal-api.json b/spec/metal-api.json
index acbf4f4f4..1b61ed960 100644
--- a/spec/metal-api.json
+++ b/spec/metal-api.json
@@ -6769,6 +6769,38 @@
       }
     },
     "/v1/machine/issues": {
+      "get": {
+        "consumes": [
+          "application/json"
+        ],
+        "operationId": "listIssues",
+        "produces": [
+          "application/json"
+        ],
+        "responses": {
+          "200": {
+            "description": "OK",
+            "schema": {
+              "items": {
+                "$ref": "#/definitions/v1.MachineIssue"
+              },
+              "type": "array"
+            }
+          },
+          "default": {
+            "description": "Error",
+            "schema": {
+              "$ref": "#/definitions/httperrors.HTTPErrorResponse"
+            }
+          }
+        },
+        "summary": "returns the list of issues that exist in the API",
+        "tags": [
+          "machine"
+        ]
+      }
+    },
+    "/v1/machine/issues/evaluate": {
       "post": {
         "consumes": [
           "application/json"