diff --git a/awx/api/serializers.py b/awx/api/serializers.py
index bbdf13d8f0..5871a1dad3 100644
--- a/awx/api/serializers.py
+++ b/awx/api/serializers.py
@@ -1121,6 +1121,7 @@ class InventorySerializer(BaseSerializerWithVariables):
             script        = self.reverse('api:inventory_script_view',       kwargs={'pk': obj.pk}),
             tree          = self.reverse('api:inventory_tree_view',         kwargs={'pk': obj.pk}),
             inventory_sources = self.reverse('api:inventory_inventory_sources_list', kwargs={'pk': obj.pk}),
+            update_inventory_sources = self.reverse('api:inventory_inventory_sources_update', kwargs={'pk': obj.pk}),
             activity_stream = self.reverse('api:inventory_activity_stream_list', kwargs={'pk': obj.pk}),
             job_templates = self.reverse('api:inventory_job_template_list', kwargs={'pk': obj.pk}),
             scan_job_templates = self.reverse('api:inventory_scan_job_template_list', kwargs={'pk': obj.pk}),
diff --git a/awx/api/urls.py b/awx/api/urls.py
index 95241638c8..06f4849132 100644
--- a/awx/api/urls.py
+++ b/awx/api/urls.py
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ inventory_urls = patterns('awx.api.views',
     url(r'^(?P<pk>[0-9]+)/script/$',                    'inventory_script_view'),
     url(r'^(?P<pk>[0-9]+)/tree/$',                      'inventory_tree_view'),
     url(r'^(?P<pk>[0-9]+)/inventory_sources/$',         'inventory_inventory_sources_list'),
+    url(r'^(?P<pk>[0-9]+)/update_inventory_sources/$',   'inventory_inventory_sources_update'),
     url(r'^(?P<pk>[0-9]+)/activity_stream/$',           'inventory_activity_stream_list'),
     url(r'^(?P<pk>[0-9]+)/job_templates/$',             'inventory_job_template_list'),
     url(r'^(?P<pk>[0-9]+)/scan_job_templates/$',        'inventory_scan_job_template_list'),
diff --git a/awx/api/views.py b/awx/api/views.py
index fb622cf997..5155d9ceed 100644
--- a/awx/api/views.py
+++ b/awx/api/views.py
@@ -2306,6 +2306,45 @@ class InventoryInventorySourcesList(SubListCreateAPIView):
     new_in_14 = True
 
 
+class InventoryInventorySourcesUpdate(RetrieveAPIView):
+    view_name = _('Inventory Sources Update')
+
+    model = Inventory
+    serializer_class = InventorySourceUpdateSerializer
+    is_job_start = True
+    new_in_320 = True
+
+    def retrieve(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
+        inventory = self.get_object()
+        update_data = []
+        for inventory_source in inventory.inventory_sources.all():
+            details = {'inventory_source': inventory_source.pk,
+                       'can_update': inventory_source.can_update}
+            update_data.append(details)
+        return Response(update_data)
+
+    def post(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
+        inventory = self.get_object()
+        update_data = []
+        for inventory_source in inventory.inventory_sources.all():
+            details = {'inventory_source': inventory_source.pk, 'status': None, 'inventory_update': None}
+            can_update = inventory_source.can_update
+
+            if inventory_source.source == 'scm' and inventory_source.update_on_project_update:
+                if not self.request.user or self.request.user.can_access(self.model, 'update', inventory_source):
+                    details['status'] = 'You do not have permission to update project `{}`'.format(inventory_source.source_project.name)
+                    can_update = False
+
+            if can_update:
+                details['status'] = 'started'
+                details['inventory_update'] = inventory_source.update().id
+            else:
+                if not details.get('status'):
+                    details['status'] = 'Could not start because `can_update` returned False'
+            update_data.append(details)
+        return Response(update_data, status=status.HTTP_202_ACCEPTED)
+
+
 class InventorySourceList(ListCreateAPIView):
 
     model = InventorySource