diff --git a/CHANGES.rst b/CHANGES.rst
index 5b7abd84e1..43dd2c3041 100644
--- a/CHANGES.rst
+++ b/CHANGES.rst
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@ Changelog
 
 New Features:
 
+- Add navigation and breadcrumbs as top-level services. Deprecate navigation
+  and breadcrumbs as components.
+  [timo]
+
 - Add support for setting/modifying 'layout' on DX and AT content endpoints.
   [jaroel]
 
diff --git a/docs/source/breadcrumbs.rst b/docs/source/breadcrumbs.rst
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f377ff3087
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/source/breadcrumbs.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+Breadcrumbs
+===========
+
+Getting the breadcrumbs for the current page:
+
+..  http:example:: curl httpie python-requests
+    :request: _json/breadcrumbs.req
+
+Example response:
+
+.. literalinclude:: _json/breadcrumbs.resp
+   :language: http
diff --git a/docs/source/components.rst b/docs/source/components.rst
index f052d35dff..49db73734e 100644
--- a/docs/source/components.rst
+++ b/docs/source/components.rst
@@ -1,8 +1,13 @@
 Components
 ==========
 
+.. warning::
+   The @components endpoint is deprecated and will be removed in plone.restapi
+   1.0b1. :doc:`breadcrumbs` and :doc:`navigation` are now top-level endpoints.
+
 How to get pages components (i.e. everything but the main content), like breadcrumbs, navigations, actions, etc.
 
+
 Breadcrumbs
 -----------
 
diff --git a/docs/source/index.rst b/docs/source/index.rst
index 66c5b74261..761a46d3d3 100644
--- a/docs/source/index.rst
+++ b/docs/source/index.rst
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ Contents
    types
    users
    components
+   breadcrumbs
+   navigation
    serialization
    searching
    vocabularies
diff --git a/docs/source/navigation.rst b/docs/source/navigation.rst
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8027e2d640
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/source/navigation.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+Navigation
+==========
+
+Getting the top navigation items:
+
+..  http:example:: curl httpie python-requests
+    :request: _json/navigation.req
+
+Example response:
+
+.. literalinclude:: _json/navigation.resp
+   :language: http
diff --git a/src/plone/restapi/services/breadcrumbs/__init__.py b/src/plone/restapi/services/breadcrumbs/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e69de29bb2
diff --git a/src/plone/restapi/services/breadcrumbs/configure.zcml b/src/plone/restapi/services/breadcrumbs/configure.zcml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0c39c889ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/plone/restapi/services/breadcrumbs/configure.zcml
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+<configure
+    xmlns="http://namespaces.zope.org/zope"
+    xmlns:plone="http://namespaces.plone.org/plone">
+
+  <plone:service
+    method="GET"
+    for="zope.interface.Interface"
+    factory=".get.BreadcrumbsGet"
+    name="@breadcrumbs"
+    permission="zope2.View"
+    />
+
+</configure>
diff --git a/src/plone/restapi/services/breadcrumbs/get.py b/src/plone/restapi/services/breadcrumbs/get.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b8d9b97aac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/plone/restapi/services/breadcrumbs/get.py
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+from plone.restapi.services import Service
+from zope.component import getMultiAdapter
+
+
+class BreadcrumbsGet(Service):
+
+    def reply(self):
+        breadcrumbs_view = getMultiAdapter((self.context, self.request),
+                                           name="breadcrumbs_view")
+        result = []
+        for crumb in breadcrumbs_view.breadcrumbs():
+            result.append({
+                'title': crumb['Title'],
+                'url': crumb['absolute_url']
+            })
+        return result
diff --git a/src/plone/restapi/services/configure.zcml b/src/plone/restapi/services/configure.zcml
index a8c77c5cea..4c495bba27 100644
--- a/src/plone/restapi/services/configure.zcml
+++ b/src/plone/restapi/services/configure.zcml
@@ -2,10 +2,12 @@
     xmlns="http://namespaces.zope.org/zope">
 
   <include package=".auth" />
+  <include package=".breadcrumbs"/>
   <include package=".components"/>
   <include package=".content"/>
   <include package=".copymove"/>
   <include package=".groups"/>
+  <include package=".navigation"/>
   <include package=".principals"/>
   <include package=".registry"/>
   <include package=".search"/>
diff --git a/src/plone/restapi/services/navigation/__init__.py b/src/plone/restapi/services/navigation/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e69de29bb2
diff --git a/src/plone/restapi/services/navigation/configure.zcml b/src/plone/restapi/services/navigation/configure.zcml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..05e200e434
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/plone/restapi/services/navigation/configure.zcml
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+<configure
+    xmlns="http://namespaces.zope.org/zope"
+    xmlns:plone="http://namespaces.plone.org/plone">
+
+  <plone:service
+    method="GET"
+    for="zope.interface.Interface"
+    factory=".get.NavigationGet"
+    name="@navigation"
+    permission="zope2.View"
+    />
+
+</configure>
diff --git a/src/plone/restapi/services/navigation/get.py b/src/plone/restapi/services/navigation/get.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a2bf05047e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/plone/restapi/services/navigation/get.py
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+from plone.restapi.services import Service
+from zope.component import getMultiAdapter
+
+
+class NavigationGet(Service):
+
+    def reply(self):
+        tabs = getMultiAdapter((self.context, self.request),
+                               name="portal_tabs_view")
+        result = []
+        for tab in tabs.topLevelTabs():
+            result.append({
+                'title': tab.get('title', tab.get('name')),
+                'url': tab['url'] + ''
+            })
+        return result
diff --git a/src/plone/restapi/tests/test_services_breadcrumbs.py b/src/plone/restapi/tests/test_services_breadcrumbs.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..59dfc00842
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/plone/restapi/tests/test_services_breadcrumbs.py
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+from plone.app.testing import setRoles
+from plone.app.testing import SITE_OWNER_NAME
+from plone.app.testing import SITE_OWNER_PASSWORD
+from plone.app.testing import TEST_USER_ID
+from plone.dexterity.utils import createContentInContainer
+from plone.restapi.testing import PLONE_RESTAPI_DX_FUNCTIONAL_TESTING
+from plone.restapi.testing import RelativeSession
+
+import transaction
+import unittest
+
+
+class TestServicesBreadcrumbs(unittest.TestCase):
+
+    layer = PLONE_RESTAPI_DX_FUNCTIONAL_TESTING
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        self.app = self.layer['app']
+        self.portal = self.layer['portal']
+        self.portal_url = self.portal.absolute_url()
+        setRoles(self.portal, TEST_USER_ID, ['Manager'])
+
+        self.api_session = RelativeSession(self.portal_url)
+        self.api_session.headers.update({'Accept': 'application/json'})
+        self.api_session.auth = (SITE_OWNER_NAME, SITE_OWNER_PASSWORD)
+
+        self.folder = createContentInContainer(
+            self.portal, u'Folder',
+            id=u'folder',
+            title=u'Some Folder')
+        createContentInContainer(
+            self.folder, u'Document',
+            id=u'doc1',
+            title=u'A document')
+        transaction.commit()
+
+    def test_breadcrumbs(self):
+        response = self.api_session.get('/folder/doc1/@breadcrumbs')
+
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
+        self.assertEqual(
+            response.json(),
+            [{
+                u'url': u'http://localhost:55001/plone/folder',
+                u'title': u'Some Folder'
+            }, {
+                u'url': u'http://localhost:55001/plone/folder/doc1',
+                u'title': u'A document'
+            }]
+        )
diff --git a/src/plone/restapi/tests/test_services_navigation.py b/src/plone/restapi/tests/test_services_navigation.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ad55a612ed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/plone/restapi/tests/test_services_navigation.py
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+from plone.app.testing import setRoles
+from plone.app.testing import SITE_OWNER_NAME
+from plone.app.testing import SITE_OWNER_PASSWORD
+from plone.app.testing import TEST_USER_ID
+from plone.dexterity.utils import createContentInContainer
+from plone.restapi.testing import PLONE_RESTAPI_DX_FUNCTIONAL_TESTING
+from plone.restapi.testing import RelativeSession
+
+import transaction
+import unittest
+
+
+class TestServicesNavigation(unittest.TestCase):
+
+    layer = PLONE_RESTAPI_DX_FUNCTIONAL_TESTING
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        self.app = self.layer['app']
+        self.portal = self.layer['portal']
+        self.portal_url = self.portal.absolute_url()
+        setRoles(self.portal, TEST_USER_ID, ['Manager'])
+
+        self.api_session = RelativeSession(self.portal_url)
+        self.api_session.headers.update({'Accept': 'application/json'})
+        self.api_session.auth = (SITE_OWNER_NAME, SITE_OWNER_PASSWORD)
+
+        self.folder = createContentInContainer(
+            self.portal, u'Folder',
+            id=u'folder',
+            title=u'Some Folder')
+        createContentInContainer(
+            self.folder, u'Document',
+            id=u'doc1',
+            title=u'A document')
+        transaction.commit()
+
+    def test_navigation(self):
+        response = self.api_session.get('/folder/@navigation')
+
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
+        self.assertEqual(
+            response.json(),
+            [
+                {
+                    u'title': u'Home',
+                    u'url': u'http://localhost:55001/plone'
+                },
+                {
+                    u'title': u'Some Folder',
+                    u'url': u'http://localhost:55001/plone/folder'
+                }
+            ]
+        )