diff --git a/awx/api/serializers.py b/awx/api/serializers.py
index 48efd6a204..07c9b3aaf2 100644
--- a/awx/api/serializers.py
+++ b/awx/api/serializers.py
@@ -4917,6 +4917,7 @@ class InstanceSerializer(BaseSerializer):
         res = super(InstanceSerializer, self).get_related(obj)
         res['jobs'] = self.reverse('api:instance_unified_jobs_list', kwargs={'pk': obj.pk})
         res['instance_groups'] = self.reverse('api:instance_instance_groups_list', kwargs={'pk': obj.pk})
+        res['install_bundle'] = self.reverse('api:instance_install_bundle', kwargs={'pk': obj.pk})
         if self.context['request'].user.is_superuser or self.context['request'].user.is_system_auditor:
             if obj.node_type != 'hop':
                 res['health_check'] = self.reverse('api:instance_health_check', kwargs={'pk': obj.pk})
diff --git a/awx/api/urls/instance.py b/awx/api/urls/instance.py
index 6c70e285c5..a9ef203384 100644
--- a/awx/api/urls/instance.py
+++ b/awx/api/urls/instance.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 from django.urls import re_path
 
-from awx.api.views import InstanceList, InstanceDetail, InstanceUnifiedJobsList, InstanceInstanceGroupsList, InstanceHealthCheck
+from awx.api.views import InstanceList, InstanceDetail, InstanceUnifiedJobsList, InstanceInstanceGroupsList, InstanceHealthCheck, InstanceInstallBundle
 
 
 urls = [
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ urls = [
     re_path(r'^(?P<pk>[0-9]+)/jobs/$', InstanceUnifiedJobsList.as_view(), name='instance_unified_jobs_list'),
     re_path(r'^(?P<pk>[0-9]+)/instance_groups/$', InstanceInstanceGroupsList.as_view(), name='instance_instance_groups_list'),
     re_path(r'^(?P<pk>[0-9]+)/health_check/$', InstanceHealthCheck.as_view(), name='instance_health_check'),
+    re_path(r'^(?P<pk>[0-9]+)/install_bundle/$', InstanceInstallBundle.as_view(), name='instance_install_bundle'),
 ]
 
 __all__ = ['urls']
diff --git a/awx/api/views/__init__.py b/awx/api/views/__init__.py
index 3c282f3e2c..9991bcfe1c 100644
--- a/awx/api/views/__init__.py
+++ b/awx/api/views/__init__.py
@@ -174,6 +174,7 @@ from awx.api.views.webhooks import WebhookKeyView, GithubWebhookReceiver, Gitlab
 from awx.api.pagination import UnifiedJobEventPagination
 from awx.main.utils import set_environ
 
+from awx.api.views.instance_install_bundle import InstanceInstallBundle  # noqa
 
 logger = logging.getLogger('awx.api.views')
 
diff --git a/awx/api/views/instance_install_bundle.py b/awx/api/views/instance_install_bundle.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f3f017d146
--- /dev/null
+++ b/awx/api/views/instance_install_bundle.py
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2018 Red Hat, Inc.
+# All Rights Reserved.
+
+import os
+import tarfile
+import tempfile
+
+from awx.api import serializers
+from awx.api.generics import GenericAPIView, Response
+from awx.api.permissions import IsSystemAdminOrAuditor
+from awx.main import models
+from django.utils.translation import gettext_lazy as _
+from rest_framework import status
+from django.http import HttpResponse
+
+# generate install bundle for the instance
+class InstanceInstallBundle(GenericAPIView):
+
+    name = _('Install Bundle')
+    model = models.Instance
+    serializer_class = serializers.InstanceSerializer
+    permission_classes = (IsSystemAdminOrAuditor,)
+
+    def get(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
+        instance_obj = self.get_object()
+
+        # if the instance is not a hop or execution node than return 400
+        if instance_obj.node_type not in ('execution', 'hop'):
+            return Response(
+                data=dict(msg=_('Install bundle can only be generated for execution or hop nodes.')),
+                status=status.HTTP_400_BAD_REQUEST,
+            )
+
+        # TODO: add actual data into the bundle
+        # create a named temporary file directory to store the content of the install bundle
+        with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as tmpdirname:
+            # create a empty file named "moc_content.txt" in the temporary directory
+            with open(os.path.join(tmpdirname, 'mock_content.txt'), 'w') as f:
+                f.write('mock content')
+
+            # create empty directory in temporary directory
+            os.mkdir(os.path.join(tmpdirname, 'mock_dir'))
+
+            # tar.gz and create a temporary file from the temporary directory
+            # the directory will be renamed and prefixed with the hostname of the instance
+            with tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(suffix='.tar.gz') as tmpfile:
+                with tarfile.open(tmpfile.name, 'w:gz') as tar:
+                    tar.add(tmpdirname, arcname=f"{instance_obj.hostname}_install_bundle")
+
+                # read the temporary file and send it to the client
+                with open(tmpfile.name, 'rb') as f:
+                    response = HttpResponse(f.read(), status=status.HTTP_200_OK)
+                    response['Content-Disposition'] = f"attachment; filename={instance_obj.hostname}_install_bundle.tar.gz"
+                    return response