diff --git a/src/openforms/variables/tests/test_views.py b/src/openforms/variables/tests/test_views.py
index 305d51aa66..d3c03d55cd 100644
--- a/src/openforms/variables/tests/test_views.py
+++ b/src/openforms/variables/tests/test_views.py
@@ -7,9 +7,11 @@
 
 from openforms.accounts.tests.factories import StaffUserFactory, UserFactory
 from openforms.prefill.constants import IdentifierRoles
+from openforms.registrations.base import BasePlugin
+from openforms.registrations.registry import Registry as RegistrationRegistry
 from openforms.variables.base import BaseStaticVariable
 from openforms.variables.constants import FormVariableDataTypes
-from openforms.variables.registry import Registry
+from openforms.variables.registry import Registry as VariableRegistry
 
 
 class GetStaticVariablesViewTest(APITestCase):
@@ -52,7 +54,7 @@ class DemoNow(BaseStaticVariable):
             def get_initial_value(self, *args, **kwargs):
                 return "2021-07-16T21:15:00+00:00"
 
-        register = Registry()
+        register = VariableRegistry()
         register("now")(DemoNow)
 
         with patch(
@@ -83,3 +85,94 @@ def get_initial_value(self, *args, **kwargs):
             },
             data[0],
         )
+
+
+class GetRegistrationPluginVariablesViewTest(APITestCase):
+    def test_auth_required(self):
+        url = reverse(
+            "api:variables:registration",
+        )
+
+        response = self.client.get(url)
+
+        self.assertEqual(status.HTTP_403_FORBIDDEN, response.status_code)
+
+    def test_staff_required(self):
+        # add the permissions to verify we specifically check is_staff
+        user = UserFactory.create(
+            is_staff=False, user_permissions=["view_formvariable"]
+        )
+        url = reverse(
+            "api:variables:registration",
+        )
+
+        self.client.force_authenticate(user=user)
+        response = self.client.get(url)
+
+        self.assertEqual(status.HTTP_403_FORBIDDEN, response.status_code)
+
+    def test_get_registration_plugin_variable(self):
+        user = StaffUserFactory.create(user_permissions=["change_form"])
+        url = reverse(
+            "api:variables:registration",
+        )
+
+        self.client.force_authenticate(user=user)
+
+        class DemoNow(BaseStaticVariable):
+            name = "Now"
+            data_type = FormVariableDataTypes.string
+
+            def get_initial_value(self, *args, **kwargs):
+                return "demo initial value"
+
+        variable_registry = VariableRegistry()
+        variable_registry("now")(DemoNow)
+
+        class DemoRegistrationPlugin(BasePlugin):
+            verbose_name = "Demo verbose name"
+
+            def register_submission(self, submission, options):
+                pass
+
+            def get_variables_registry(self):
+                return variable_registry
+
+        plugin_registry = RegistrationRegistry()
+        plugin_registry("demo")(DemoRegistrationPlugin)
+
+        with patch(
+            "openforms.variables.service.registration_plugins_registry",
+            new=plugin_registry,
+        ):
+            response = self.client.get(url)
+
+        self.assertEqual(status.HTTP_200_OK, response.status_code)
+
+        data = response.data
+
+        self.assertEqual(1, len(data))
+        self.assertEqual(
+            {
+                "plugin_identifier": "demo",
+                "plugin_verbose_name": "Demo verbose name",
+                "plugin_variables": [
+                    {
+                        "form": None,
+                        "form_definition": None,
+                        "name": "Now",
+                        "key": "now",
+                        "source": "",
+                        "service_fetch_configuration": None,
+                        "prefill_plugin": "",
+                        "prefill_attribute": "",
+                        "prefill_identifier_role": IdentifierRoles.main,
+                        "data_type": FormVariableDataTypes.string,
+                        "data_format": "",
+                        "is_sensitive_data": False,
+                        "initial_value": "demo initial value",
+                    }
+                ],
+            },
+            data[0],
+        )
diff --git a/src/openforms/variables/urls.py b/src/openforms/variables/urls.py
index 45c9c67c84..7161165c82 100644
--- a/src/openforms/variables/urls.py
+++ b/src/openforms/variables/urls.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 from django.urls import path
 
-from .api.views import StaticFormVariablesView
+from .api.views import RegistrationPluginVariablesView, StaticFormVariablesView
 
 app_name = "variables"
 
@@ -9,5 +9,10 @@
         "static",
         StaticFormVariablesView.as_view(),
         name="static",
-    )
+    ),
+    path(
+        "registration",
+        RegistrationPluginVariablesView.as_view(),
+        name="registration",
+    ),
 ]