diff --git a/api4/config.go b/api4/config.go
index c1c644122f..f3de4256ae 100644
--- a/api4/config.go
+++ b/api4/config.go
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ func (api *API) InitConfig() {
 	api.BaseRoutes.ApiRoot.Handle("/config/reload", api.ApiSessionRequired(configReload)).Methods("POST")
 	api.BaseRoutes.ApiRoot.Handle("/config/client", api.ApiHandler(getClientConfig)).Methods("GET")
 	api.BaseRoutes.ApiRoot.Handle("/config/environment", api.ApiSessionRequired(getEnvironmentConfig)).Methods("GET")
+	api.BaseRoutes.ApiRoot.Handle("/config/migrate", api.ApiSessionRequired(migrateConfig)).Methods("POST")
 }
 
 func getConfig(c *Context, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
@@ -227,3 +228,36 @@ func patchConfig(c *Context, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	w.Header().Set("Cache-Control", "no-cache, no-store, must-revalidate")
 	w.Write([]byte(c.App.GetSanitizedConfig().ToJson()))
 }
+
+func migrateConfig(c *Context, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	props := model.StringInterfaceFromJson(r.Body)
+	from, ok := props["from"].(string)
+	if !ok {
+		c.SetInvalidParam("from")
+		return
+	}
+	to, ok := props["to"].(string)
+	if !ok {
+		c.SetInvalidParam("to")
+		return
+	}
+
+	auditRec := c.MakeAuditRecord("migrateConfig", audit.Fail)
+	auditRec.AddMeta("from", from)
+	auditRec.AddMeta("to", to)
+	defer c.LogAuditRec(auditRec)
+
+	if !c.App.SessionHasPermissionTo(*c.App.Session(), model.PERMISSION_MANAGE_SYSTEM) {
+		c.SetPermissionError(model.PERMISSION_MANAGE_SYSTEM)
+		return
+	}
+
+	err := config.Migrate(from, to)
+	if err != nil {
+		c.Err = model.NewAppError("migrateConfig", "api.config.migrate_config.app_error", nil, err.Error(), http.StatusInternalServerError)
+		return
+	}
+
+	auditRec.Success()
+	ReturnStatusOK(w)
+}
diff --git a/api4/config_local.go b/api4/config_local.go
index b01dee97df..275b693672 100644
--- a/api4/config_local.go
+++ b/api4/config_local.go
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ func (api *API) InitConfigLocal() {
 	api.BaseRoutes.ApiRoot.Handle("/config", api.ApiLocal(getConfig)).Methods("GET")
 	api.BaseRoutes.ApiRoot.Handle("/config", api.ApiLocal(localUpdateConfig)).Methods("PUT")
 	api.BaseRoutes.ApiRoot.Handle("/config/patch", api.ApiLocal(localPatchConfig)).Methods("PUT")
+	api.BaseRoutes.ApiRoot.Handle("/config/migrate", api.ApiLocal(migrateConfig)).Methods("POST")
 }
 
 func localUpdateConfig(c *Context, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
diff --git a/api4/config_test.go b/api4/config_test.go
index 337aaa8c9f..4589817f01 100644
--- a/api4/config_test.go
+++ b/api4/config_test.go
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
 
+	"github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server/v5/config"
 	"github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server/v5/model"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
@@ -551,3 +552,26 @@ func TestPatchConfig(t *testing.T) {
 		require.Equal(t, nonEmptyURL, *cfg.ServiceSettings.SiteURL)
 	})
 }
+
+func TestMigrateConfig(t *testing.T) {
+	th := Setup(t).InitBasic()
+	defer th.TearDown()
+
+	t.Run("user is not system admin", func(t *testing.T) {
+		_, response := th.Client.MigrateConfig("from", "to")
+		CheckForbiddenStatus(t, response)
+	})
+
+	th.TestForSystemAdminAndLocal(t, func(t *testing.T, client *model.Client4) {
+		f, err := config.NewStore("from.json", false)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		defer f.RemoveFile("from.json")
+
+		_, err = config.NewStore("to.json", false)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		defer f.RemoveFile("to.json")
+
+		_, response := client.MigrateConfig("from.json", "to.json")
+		CheckNoError(t, response)
+	})
+}
diff --git a/i18n/en.json b/i18n/en.json
index 38b6332f5e..60014df211 100644
--- a/i18n/en.json
+++ b/i18n/en.json
@@ -1110,6 +1110,10 @@
     "id": "api.config.client.old_format.app_error",
     "translation": "New format for the client configuration is not supported yet. Please specify format=old in the query string."
   },
+  {
+    "id": "api.config.migrate_config.app_error",
+    "translation": "Failed to migrate config store."
+  },
   {
     "id": "api.config.update_config.clear_siteurl.app_error",
     "translation": "Site URL cannot be cleared."
diff --git a/model/client4.go b/model/client4.go
index 715c862358..294478091d 100644
--- a/model/client4.go
+++ b/model/client4.go
@@ -3364,6 +3364,19 @@ func (c *Client4) UpdateConfig(config *Config) (*Config, *Response) {
 	return ConfigFromJson(r.Body), BuildResponse(r)
 }
 
+// MigrateConfig will migrate existing config to the new one.
+func (c *Client4) MigrateConfig(from, to string) (bool, *Response) {
+	m := make(map[string]string, 2)
+	m["from"] = from
+	m["to"] = to
+	r, err := c.DoApiPost(c.GetConfigRoute()+"/migrate", MapToJson(m))
+	if err != nil {
+		return false, BuildErrorResponse(r, err)
+	}
+	defer closeBody(r)
+	return true, BuildResponse(r)
+}
+
 // UploadLicenseFile will add a license file to the system.
 func (c *Client4) UploadLicenseFile(data []byte) (bool, *Response) {
 	body := &bytes.Buffer{}