diff --git a/app/controllers/api/v1_alpha/collections_controller.rb b/app/controllers/api/v1_alpha/collections_controller.rb
index 5583bb395d..7c33d3bfa2 100644
--- a/app/controllers/api/v1_alpha/collections_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/api/v1_alpha/collections_controller.rb
@@ -9,7 +9,14 @@ class Api::V1Alpha::CollectionsController < Api::BaseController
 
   before_action -> { doorkeeper_authorize! :write, :'write:collections' }, only: [:create]
 
-  before_action :require_user!
+  before_action :require_user!, only: [:create]
+
+  def show
+    cache_if_unauthenticated!
+    @collection = Collection.find(params[:id])
+
+    render json: @collection, serializer: REST::CollectionSerializer
+  end
 
   def create
     @collection = CreateCollectionService.new.call(collection_params, current_user.account)
diff --git a/app/models/collection.rb b/app/models/collection.rb
index 41f9ed0f02..308e517e26 100644
--- a/app/models/collection.rb
+++ b/app/models/collection.rb
@@ -38,10 +38,18 @@ class Collection < ApplicationRecord
   validate :tag_is_usable
   validate :items_do_not_exceed_limit
 
+  scope :with_items, -> { includes(:collection_items).merge(CollectionItem.with_accounts) }
+
   def remote?
     !local?
   end
 
+  def items_for(account = nil)
+    result = collection_items.with_accounts
+    result = result.not_blocked_by(account) unless account.nil?
+    result
+  end
+
   private
 
   def tag_is_usable
diff --git a/app/models/collection_item.rb b/app/models/collection_item.rb
index 0ea50e6914..48a18592fd 100644
--- a/app/models/collection_item.rb
+++ b/app/models/collection_item.rb
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ class CollectionItem < ApplicationRecord
   validates :object_uri, presence: true, if: -> { account.nil? }
 
   scope :ordered, -> { order(position: :asc) }
+  scope :with_accounts, -> { includes(account: [:account_stat, :user]) }
+  scope :not_blocked_by, ->(account) { where.not(accounts: { id: account.blocking }) }
 
   def local_item_with_remote_account?
     local? && account&.remote?
diff --git a/app/serializers/rest/collection_item_serializer.rb b/app/serializers/rest/collection_item_serializer.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c0acc87bfd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/serializers/rest/collection_item_serializer.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+class REST::CollectionItemSerializer < ActiveModel::Serializer
+  delegate :accepted?, to: :object
+
+  attributes :position, :state
+
+  belongs_to :account, serializer: REST::AccountSerializer, if: :accepted?
+end
diff --git a/app/serializers/rest/collection_serializer.rb b/app/serializers/rest/collection_serializer.rb
index c03cc53856..3d63e75398 100644
--- a/app/serializers/rest/collection_serializer.rb
+++ b/app/serializers/rest/collection_serializer.rb
@@ -5,4 +5,11 @@ class REST::CollectionSerializer < ActiveModel::Serializer
              :created_at, :updated_at
 
   belongs_to :account, serializer: REST::AccountSerializer
+  belongs_to :tag, serializer: REST::StatusSerializer::TagSerializer
+
+  has_many :items, serializer: REST::CollectionItemSerializer
+
+  def items
+    object.items_for(current_user&.account)
+  end
 end
diff --git a/config/routes/api.rb b/config/routes/api.rb
index 2fa3d4d833..32685d791f 100644
--- a/config/routes/api.rb
+++ b/config/routes/api.rb
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ namespace :api, format: false do
   namespace :v1_alpha do
     resources :async_refreshes, only: :show
 
-    resources :collections, only: [:create]
+    resources :collections, only: [:show, :create]
   end
 
   # JSON / REST API
diff --git a/spec/fabricators/collection_item_fabricator.rb b/spec/fabricators/collection_item_fabricator.rb
index 011f9ba5b5..db55f7d237 100644
--- a/spec/fabricators/collection_item_fabricator.rb
+++ b/spec/fabricators/collection_item_fabricator.rb
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 Fabricator(:collection_item) do
   collection                { Fabricate.build(:collection) }
   account                   { Fabricate.build(:account) }
-  position                  1
+  position                  { sequence(:position, 1) }
   state                     :accepted
 end
 
diff --git a/spec/models/collection_spec.rb b/spec/models/collection_spec.rb
index 6c160ecb70..3d367b9d90 100644
--- a/spec/models/collection_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/collection_spec.rb
@@ -48,4 +48,28 @@ RSpec.describe Collection do
       it { is_expected.to_not be_valid }
     end
   end
+
+  describe '#item_for' do
+    subject { Fabricate(:collection) }
+
+    let!(:items) { Fabricate.times(2, :collection_item, collection: subject) }
+
+    context 'when given no account' do
+      it 'returns all items' do
+        expect(subject.items_for).to match_array(items)
+      end
+    end
+
+    context 'when given an account' do
+      let(:account) { Fabricate(:account) }
+
+      before do
+        account.block!(items.first.account)
+      end
+
+      it 'does not return items blocked by this account' do
+        expect(subject.items_for(account)).to contain_exactly(items.last)
+      end
+    end
+  end
 end
diff --git a/spec/requests/api/v1_alpha/collections_spec.rb b/spec/requests/api/v1_alpha/collections_spec.rb
index 5f9c5e5f34..d576fbf98b 100644
--- a/spec/requests/api/v1_alpha/collections_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/requests/api/v1_alpha/collections_spec.rb
@@ -5,6 +5,50 @@ require 'rails_helper'
 RSpec.describe 'Api::V1Alpha::Collections', feature: :collections do
   include_context 'with API authentication', oauth_scopes: 'read:collections write:collections'
 
+  describe 'GET /api/v1_alpha/collections/:id' do
+    subject do
+      get "/api/v1_alpha/collections/#{collection.id}", headers: headers
+    end
+
+    let(:collection) { Fabricate(:collection) }
+    let!(:items) { Fabricate.times(2, :collection_item, collection:) }
+
+    shared_examples 'unfiltered, successful request' do
+      it 'includes all items in the response' do
+        subject
+
+        expect(response).to have_http_status(200)
+        expect(response.parsed_body[:items].size).to eq 2
+      end
+    end
+
+    context 'when user is not signed in' do
+      let(:headers) { {} }
+
+      it_behaves_like 'unfiltered, successful request'
+    end
+
+    context 'when user is signed in' do
+      context 'when the user has not blocked or muted anyone' do
+        it_behaves_like 'unfiltered, successful request'
+      end
+
+      context 'when the user has blocked an account' do
+        before do
+          user.account.block!(items.first.account)
+        end
+
+        it 'only includes the non-blocked account in the response' do
+          subject
+
+          expect(response).to have_http_status(200)
+          expect(response.parsed_body[:items].size).to eq 1
+          expect(response.parsed_body[:items][0]['position']).to eq items.last.position
+        end
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
   describe 'POST /api/v1_alpha/collections' do
     subject do
       post '/api/v1_alpha/collections', headers: headers, params: params
diff --git a/spec/serializers/rest/collection_item_serializer_spec.rb b/spec/serializers/rest/collection_item_serializer_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bcb7458c4d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/serializers/rest/collection_item_serializer_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+require 'rails_helper'
+
+RSpec.describe REST::CollectionItemSerializer do
+  subject { serialized_record_json(collection_item, described_class) }
+
+  let(:collection_item) do
+    Fabricate(:collection_item,
+              state:,
+              position: 4)
+  end
+
+  context 'when state is `accepted`' do
+    let(:state) { :accepted }
+
+    it 'includes the relevant attributes including the account' do
+      expect(subject)
+        .to include(
+          'account' => an_instance_of(Hash),
+          'state' => 'accepted',
+          'position' => 4
+        )
+    end
+  end
+
+  %i(pending rejected revoked).each do |unaccepted_state|
+    context "when state is `#{unaccepted_state}`" do
+      let(:state) { unaccepted_state }
+
+      it 'does not include an account' do
+        expect(subject.keys).to_not include('account')
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/serializers/rest/collection_serializer_spec.rb b/spec/serializers/rest/collection_serializer_spec.rb
index c498937b50..10bf9ee2b5 100644
--- a/spec/serializers/rest/collection_serializer_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/serializers/rest/collection_serializer_spec.rb
@@ -3,15 +3,24 @@
 require 'rails_helper'
 
 RSpec.describe REST::CollectionSerializer do
-  subject { serialized_record_json(collection, described_class) }
+  subject do
+    serialized_record_json(collection, described_class, options: {
+      scope: current_user,
+      scope_name: :current_user,
+    })
+  end
 
+  let(:current_user) { nil }
+
+  let(:tag) { Fabricate(:tag, name: 'discovery') }
   let(:collection) do
     Fabricate(:collection,
               name: 'Exquisite follows',
               description: 'Always worth a follow',
               local: true,
               sensitive: true,
-              discoverable: false)
+              discoverable: false,
+              tag:)
   end
 
   it 'includes the relevant attributes' do
@@ -23,6 +32,7 @@ RSpec.describe REST::CollectionSerializer do
         'local' => true,
         'sensitive' => true,
         'discoverable' => false,
+        'tag' => a_hash_including('name' => 'discovery'),
         'created_at' => match_api_datetime_format,
         'updated_at' => match_api_datetime_format
       )