diff --git a/public/openapi/write.yaml b/public/openapi/write.yaml
index 17cb6290fc95..4bd7e2fed9e6 100644
--- a/public/openapi/write.yaml
+++ b/public/openapi/write.yaml
@@ -1022,6 +1022,32 @@ paths:
                   response:
                     type: object
                     properties: {}
+  /admin/settings/{setting}:
+    put:
+      tags:
+        - admin
+      summary: update configuration setting
+      description: This operation updates a configuration setting in the backend. The calling user must have the `admin:settings` privilege (or be a superadmin) in order for this call to proceed.
+      parameters:
+        - in: path
+          name: setting
+          schema:
+            type: string
+          required: true
+          description: backend id of the setting to update
+      responses:
+        '200':
+          description: Admin setting updated
+          content:
+            application/json:
+              schema:
+                type: object
+                properties:
+                  status:
+                    $ref: '#/components/schemas/Status'
+                  response:
+                    type: object
+                    properties: {}
 components:
   schemas:
     Status:
diff --git a/src/controllers/write/admin.js b/src/controllers/write/admin.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..e8e8986909e8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/controllers/write/admin.js
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+'use strict';
+
+const meta = require('../../meta');
+
+const helpers = require('../helpers');
+
+const Admin = module.exports;
+
+Admin.updateSetting = async (req, res) => {
+	if (!res.locals.privileges['admin:settings']) {
+		return helpers.formatApiResponse(403, res);
+	}
+
+	await meta.configs.set(req.params.setting, req.body.value);
+	helpers.formatApiResponse(200, res);
+};
diff --git a/src/controllers/write/index.js b/src/controllers/write/index.js
index b3dec622389e..7bf5776b1c8e 100644
--- a/src/controllers/write/index.js
+++ b/src/controllers/write/index.js
@@ -7,3 +7,4 @@ Write.groups = require('./groups');
 Write.categories = require('./categories');
 Write.topics = require('./topics');
 Write.posts = require('./posts');
+Write.admin = require('./admin');
diff --git a/src/routes/write/admin.js b/src/routes/write/admin.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..692257ba5bdf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/routes/write/admin.js
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+'use strict';
+
+const router = require('express').Router();
+const middleware = require('../../middleware');
+const controllers = require('../../controllers');
+const routeHelpers = require('../helpers');
+
+const setupApiRoute = routeHelpers.setupApiRoute;
+
+module.exports = function () {
+	const middlewares = [middleware.authenticate];
+
+	setupApiRoute(router, '/settings/:setting', middleware, [...middlewares, middleware.checkRequired.bind(null, ['value']), middleware.exposePrivilegeSet], 'put', controllers.write.admin.updateSetting);
+
+	return router;
+};
diff --git a/src/routes/write/index.js b/src/routes/write/index.js
index c5dfead24151..58bcc2ef20ac 100644
--- a/src/routes/write/index.js
+++ b/src/routes/write/index.js
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ Write.reload = (params) => {
 	router.use('/api/v3/categories', require('./categories')());
 	router.use('/api/v3/topics', require('./topics')());
 	router.use('/api/v3/posts', require('./posts')());
-	// router.use('/api/v3/util', require('./util')());
+	router.use('/api/v3/admin', require('./admin')());
 
 	router.get('/api/v3/ping', function (req, res) {
 		helpers.formatApiResponse(200, res, {