diff --git a/include/kernel.h b/include/kernel.h
index a2720a6a873..ba4111a6617 100644
--- a/include/kernel.h
+++ b/include/kernel.h
@@ -2865,6 +2865,12 @@ struct k_msgq {
 
 #define K_MSGQ_INITIALIZER DEPRECATED_MACRO _K_MSGQ_INITIALIZER
 
+struct k_msgq_attrs {
+	size_t msg_size;
+	u32_t max_msgs;
+	u32_t used_msgs;
+};
+
 /**
  * INTERNAL_HIDDEN @endcond
  */
@@ -2985,6 +2991,19 @@ __syscall void k_msgq_purge(struct k_msgq *q);
  */
 __syscall u32_t k_msgq_num_free_get(struct k_msgq *q);
 
+/**
+ * @brief Get basic attributes of a message queue.
+ *
+ * This routine fetches basic attributes of message queue into attr argument.
+ *
+ * @param q Address of the message queue.
+ * @param attrs pointer to message queue attribute structure.
+ *
+ * @return N/A
+ */
+__syscall void  k_msgq_get_attrs(struct k_msgq *q, struct k_msgq_attrs *attrs);
+
+
 static inline u32_t _impl_k_msgq_num_free_get(struct k_msgq *q)
 {
 	return q->max_msgs - q->used_msgs;
diff --git a/kernel/msg_q.c b/kernel/msg_q.c
index 9e8f7e2c607..90867d0a29f 100644
--- a/kernel/msg_q.c
+++ b/kernel/msg_q.c
@@ -136,6 +136,25 @@ _SYSCALL_HANDLER(k_msgq_put, msgq_p, data, timeout)
 }
 #endif
 
+void _impl_k_msgq_get_attrs(struct k_msgq *q, struct k_msgq_attrs *attrs)
+{
+	attrs->msg_size = q->msg_size;
+	attrs->max_msgs = q->max_msgs;
+	attrs->used_msgs = q->used_msgs;
+}
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_USERSPACE
+_SYSCALL_HANDLER(k_msgq_get_attrs, msgq_p, attrs)
+{
+	struct k_msgq *q = (struct k_msgq *)msgq_p;
+
+	_SYSCALL_OBJ(q, K_OBJ_MSGQ);
+	_SYSCALL_MEMORY_WRITE(attrs, sizeof(struct k_msgq_attrs));
+	_impl_k_msgq_get_attrs(q, (struct k_msgq_attrs *) attrs);
+	return 0;
+}
+#endif
+
 int _impl_k_msgq_get(struct k_msgq *q, void *data, s32_t timeout)
 {
 	__ASSERT(!_is_in_isr() || timeout == K_NO_WAIT, "");
diff --git a/tests/kernel/msgq/msgq_api/src/main.c b/tests/kernel/msgq/msgq_api/src/main.c
index 87453c6d2ee..8842d23a9b9 100644
--- a/tests/kernel/msgq/msgq_api/src/main.c
+++ b/tests/kernel/msgq/msgq_api/src/main.c
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ extern void test_msgq_isr(void);
 extern void test_msgq_put_fail(void);
 extern void test_msgq_get_fail(void);
 extern void test_msgq_purge_when_put(void);
+extern void test_msgq_attrs_get(void);
 
 extern struct k_msgq kmsgq;
 extern struct k_msgq msgq;
@@ -37,6 +38,7 @@ void test_main(void)
 			 ztest_unit_test(test_msgq_isr),
 			 ztest_user_unit_test(test_msgq_put_fail),
 			 ztest_user_unit_test(test_msgq_get_fail),
+			 ztest_user_unit_test(test_msgq_attrs_get),
 			 ztest_user_unit_test(test_msgq_purge_when_put));
 	ztest_run_test_suite(test_msgq_api);
 }
diff --git a/tests/kernel/msgq/msgq_api/src/test_msgq_attrs.c b/tests/kernel/msgq/msgq_api/src/test_msgq_attrs.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..6a5dba34b73
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/kernel/msgq/msgq_api/src/test_msgq_attrs.c
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2018 Intel Corporation
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ */
+
+/**
+ * @addtogroup t_msgq_api
+ * @{
+ * @defgroup t_msgq_attrs test_msgq_attrs
+ * @brief TestPurpose: verify zephyr msgq get attributes API.
+ * @}
+ */
+
+#include "test_msgq.h"
+extern struct k_msgq msgq;
+static char __aligned(4) tbuffer[MSG_SIZE * MSGQ_LEN];
+static u32_t send_buf[MSGQ_LEN] = { MSG0, MSG1 };
+static u32_t rec_buf[MSGQ_LEN] = { MSG0, MSG1 };
+
+void test_msgq_attrs_get(void)
+{
+	int ret;
+	struct k_msgq_attrs attrs;
+
+	k_msgq_init(&msgq, tbuffer, MSG_SIZE, MSGQ_LEN);
+
+	k_msgq_get_attrs(&msgq, &attrs);
+	zassert_equal(attrs.used_msgs, 0, NULL);
+
+	/*fill the queue to full*/
+	for (int i = 0; i < MSGQ_LEN; i++) {
+		ret = k_msgq_put(&msgq, (void *)&send_buf[i], K_NO_WAIT);
+		zassert_equal(ret, 0, NULL);
+	}
+
+	k_msgq_get_attrs(&msgq, &attrs);
+	zassert_equal(attrs.used_msgs, MSGQ_LEN, NULL);
+
+	for (int i = 0; i < MSGQ_LEN; i++) {
+		ret = k_msgq_get(&msgq, (void *)&rec_buf[i], K_NO_WAIT);
+		zassert_equal(ret, 0, NULL);
+	}
+
+	k_msgq_get_attrs(&msgq, &attrs);
+	zassert_equal(attrs.used_msgs, 0, NULL);
+}