diff --git a/backend/src/data/GuildCounters.ts b/backend/src/data/GuildCounters.ts
index a8191a38..37b0389c 100644
--- a/backend/src/data/GuildCounters.ts
+++ b/backend/src/data/GuildCounters.ts
@@ -477,4 +477,20 @@ export class GuildCounters extends BaseGuildRepository {
       }));
     });
   }
+
+  async getCurrentValue(
+    counterId: number,
+    channelId: string | null,
+    userId: string | null,
+  ): Promise<number | undefined> {
+    const value = await this.counterValues.findOne({
+      where: {
+        counter_id: counterId,
+        channel_id: channelId || "0",
+        user_id: userId || "0",
+      },
+    });
+
+    return value?.value;
+  }
 }
diff --git a/backend/src/plugins/Counters/CountersPlugin.ts b/backend/src/plugins/Counters/CountersPlugin.ts
index eeec9c98..e1059cc0 100644
--- a/backend/src/plugins/Counters/CountersPlugin.ts
+++ b/backend/src/plugins/Counters/CountersPlugin.ts
@@ -14,14 +14,32 @@ import { initCounterTrigger } from "./functions/initCounterTrigger";
 import { decayCounter } from "./functions/decayCounter";
 import { validateCondition } from "./functions/validateCondition";
 import { StrictValidationError } from "../../validatorUtils";
+import { PluginOptions } from "knub";
+import { ViewCounterCmd } from "./commands/ViewCounterCmd";
 
 const MAX_COUNTERS = 5;
 const DECAY_APPLY_INTERVAL = 5 * MINUTES;
 
-const defaultOptions = {
+const defaultOptions: PluginOptions<CountersPluginType> = {
   config: {
     counters: {},
+    can_view: false,
+    can_edit: false,
   },
+  overrides: [
+    {
+      level: ">=50",
+      config: {
+        can_view: true,
+      },
+    },
+    {
+      level: ">=100",
+      config: {
+        can_edit: true,
+      },
+    },
+  ],
 };
 
 const configPreprocessor: ConfigPreprocessorFn<CountersPluginType> = options => {
@@ -69,6 +87,8 @@ export const CountersPlugin = zeppelinGuildPlugin<CountersPluginType>()("counter
     offCounterEvent: mapToPublicFn(offCounterEvent),
   },
 
+  commands: [ViewCounterCmd],
+
   async onLoad(pluginData) {
     pluginData.state.counters = new GuildCounters(pluginData.guild.id);
     pluginData.state.events = new EventEmitter();
diff --git a/backend/src/plugins/Counters/commands/ViewCounterCmd.ts b/backend/src/plugins/Counters/commands/ViewCounterCmd.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..96184ba0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/src/plugins/Counters/commands/ViewCounterCmd.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,111 @@
+import { guildCommand } from "knub";
+import { CountersPluginType } from "../types";
+import { commandTypeHelpers as ct } from "../../../commandTypes";
+import { sendErrorMessage } from "../../../pluginUtils";
+import { resolveChannel, waitForReply } from "knub/dist/helpers";
+import { TextChannel, User } from "eris";
+import { resolveUser, UnknownUser } from "../../../utils";
+
+export const ViewCounterCmd = guildCommand<CountersPluginType>()({
+  trigger: ["counters view", "counter view", "viewcounter"],
+  permission: "can_view",
+
+  signature: [
+    {
+      counterName: ct.string(),
+      user: ct.resolvedUserLoose(),
+      channel: ct.textChannel(),
+    },
+    {
+      counterName: ct.string(),
+      user: ct.resolvedUserLoose(),
+    },
+    {
+      counterName: ct.string(),
+      channel: ct.textChannel(),
+    },
+    {
+      counterName: ct.string(),
+      user: ct.resolvedUserLoose(),
+      channel: ct.textChannel(),
+    },
+    {
+      counterName: ct.string(),
+    },
+  ],
+
+  async run({ pluginData, message, args }) {
+    const config = pluginData.config.getForMessage(message);
+    const counter = config.counters[args.counterName];
+    const counterId = pluginData.state.counterIds[args.counterName];
+    if (!counter || !counterId) {
+      sendErrorMessage(pluginData, message.channel, `Unknown counter: ${args.counterName}`);
+      return;
+    }
+
+    if (counter.can_view === false) {
+      sendErrorMessage(pluginData, message.channel, `Missing permissions to view this counter's values`);
+      return;
+    }
+
+    if (args.channel && !counter.per_channel) {
+      sendErrorMessage(pluginData, message.channel, `This counter is not per-channel`);
+      return;
+    }
+
+    if (args.user && !counter.per_user) {
+      sendErrorMessage(pluginData, message.channel, `This counter is not per-user`);
+      return;
+    }
+
+    let channel = args.channel;
+    if (!channel && counter.per_channel) {
+      message.channel.createMessage(`Which channel's counter value would you like to view?`);
+      const reply = await waitForReply(pluginData.client, message.channel, message.author.id);
+      if (!reply || !reply.content) {
+        sendErrorMessage(pluginData, message.channel, "Cancelling");
+        return;
+      }
+
+      const potentialChannel = resolveChannel(pluginData.guild, reply.content);
+      if (!potentialChannel || !(potentialChannel instanceof TextChannel)) {
+        sendErrorMessage(pluginData, message.channel, "Channel is not a text channel, cancelling");
+        return;
+      }
+
+      channel = potentialChannel;
+    }
+
+    let user = args.user;
+    if (!user && counter.per_user) {
+      message.channel.createMessage(`Which user's counter value would you like to view?`);
+      const reply = await waitForReply(pluginData.client, message.channel, message.author.id);
+      if (!reply || !reply.content) {
+        sendErrorMessage(pluginData, message.channel, "Cancelling");
+        return;
+      }
+
+      const potentialUser = await resolveUser(pluginData.client, reply.content);
+      if (!potentialUser) {
+        sendErrorMessage(pluginData, message.channel, "Unknown user, cancelling");
+        return;
+      }
+
+      user = potentialUser;
+    }
+
+    const value = await pluginData.state.counters.getCurrentValue(counterId, channel?.id ?? null, user?.id ?? null);
+    const finalValue = value ?? counter.initial_value;
+    const counterName = counter.name || args.counterName;
+
+    if (channel && user) {
+      message.channel.createMessage(`${counterName} for <@!${user.id}> in <#${channel.id}> is ${finalValue}`);
+    } else if (channel) {
+      message.channel.createMessage(`${counterName} in <#${channel.id}> is ${finalValue}`);
+    } else if (user) {
+      message.channel.createMessage(`${counterName} for <@!${user.id}> is ${finalValue}`);
+    } else {
+      message.channel.createMessage(`${counterName} is ${finalValue}`);
+    }
+  },
+});
diff --git a/backend/src/plugins/Counters/types.ts b/backend/src/plugins/Counters/types.ts
index e34965ee..c4ed03f6 100644
--- a/backend/src/plugins/Counters/types.ts
+++ b/backend/src/plugins/Counters/types.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import { CounterTrigger } from "../../data/entities/CounterTrigger";
 import Timeout = NodeJS.Timeout;
 
 export const Counter = t.type({
+  name: tNullable(t.string),
   per_channel: t.boolean,
   per_user: t.boolean,
   initial_value: t.number,
@@ -16,11 +17,15 @@ export const Counter = t.type({
       every: tDelayString,
     }),
   ),
+  can_view: tNullable(t.boolean),
+  can_edit: tNullable(t.boolean),
 });
 export type TCounter = t.TypeOf<typeof Counter>;
 
 export const ConfigSchema = t.type({
   counters: t.record(t.string, Counter),
+  can_view: t.boolean,
+  can_edit: t.boolean,
 });
 export type TConfigSchema = t.TypeOf<typeof ConfigSchema>;