diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
index a8e3c401df5..26b4e76e76f 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ v 8.11.0 (unreleased)
   - Expand commit message width in repo view (ClemMakesApps)
   - Cache highlighted diff lines for merge requests
   - Pre-create all builds for a Pipeline when the new Pipeline is created !5295
+  - Add Play endpoint on Builds
   - Fix of 'Commits being passed to custom hooks are already reachable when using the UI'
   - Show member roles to all users on members page
   - Project.visible_to_user is instrumented again
diff --git a/lib/api/builds.rb b/lib/api/builds.rb
index be5a3484ec8..2bd3b65acdc 100644
--- a/lib/api/builds.rb
+++ b/lib/api/builds.rb
@@ -189,6 +189,29 @@ module API
         present build, with: Entities::Build,
                        user_can_download_artifacts: can?(current_user, :read_build, user_project)
       end
+
+      desc 'Trigger a manual build' do
+        success Entities::Build
+        detail 'This feature was added in GitLab 8.11'
+      end
+      params do
+        requires :build_id, type: Integer, desc: 'The ID of a Build'
+      end
+      post ":id/builds/:build_id/play" do
+        authorize_read_builds!
+
+        build = get_build!(params[:build_id])
+
+        if build.playable?
+          build.play(current_user)
+
+          status 200
+          present build, with: Entities::Build,
+                         user_can_download_artifacts: can?(current_user, :read_build, user_project)
+        else
+          bad_request!("Unplayable Build")
+        end
+      end
     end
 
     helpers do
diff --git a/spec/requests/api/builds_spec.rb b/spec/requests/api/builds_spec.rb
index 41503885dd9..02b7e0c819f 100644
--- a/spec/requests/api/builds_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/requests/api/builds_spec.rb
@@ -407,4 +407,26 @@ describe API::API, api: true do
       end
     end
   end
+
+  describe 'POST /projects/:id/builds/:build_id/play' do
+    before do
+      post api("/projects/#{project.id}/builds/#{build.id}/play", user)
+    end
+
+    context 'on an playable build' do
+      let(:build) { create(:ci_build, :manual, project: project, pipeline: pipeline) }
+
+      it 'plays the build' do
+        expect(response).to have_http_status 200
+        expect(json_response['user']['id']).to eq(user.id)
+      end
+    end
+
+    context 'on a non-playable build' do
+      it 'returns a status code 400, Bad Request' do
+        expect(response).to have_http_status 400
+        expect(response.body).to match("Unplayable Build")
+      end
+    end
+  end
 end