diff --git a/interface/src/raypick/LaserPointer.cpp b/interface/src/raypick/LaserPointer.cpp
index 2382a95105..ee92a0fa6d 100644
--- a/interface/src/raypick/LaserPointer.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/raypick/LaserPointer.cpp
@@ -35,6 +35,39 @@ void LaserPointer::editRenderStatePath(const std::string& state, const QVariant&
     }
 }
 
+QVariantMap LaserPointer::toVariantMap() const {
+    QVariantMap qVariantMap;
+
+    QVariantList qRenderStates;
+    for (auto iter = _renderStates.cbegin(); iter != _renderStates.cend(); iter++) {
+        auto renderState = iter->second;
+        QVariantMap qRenderState;
+        qRenderState["name"] = iter->first.c_str();
+        qRenderState["start"] = renderState->getStartID();
+        qRenderState["path"] = std::static_pointer_cast<RenderState>(renderState)->getPathID();
+        qRenderState["end"] = renderState->getEndID();
+        qRenderStates.append(qRenderState);
+    }
+    qVariantMap["renderStates"] = qRenderStates;
+
+    QVariantList qDefaultRenderStates;
+    for (auto iter = _defaultRenderStates.cbegin(); iter != _defaultRenderStates.cend(); iter++) {
+        float distance = iter->second.first;
+        auto defaultRenderState = iter->second.second;
+        QVariantMap qDefaultRenderState;
+
+        qDefaultRenderState["name"] = iter->first.c_str();
+        qDefaultRenderState["distance"] = distance;
+        qDefaultRenderState["start"] = defaultRenderState->getStartID();
+        qDefaultRenderState["path"] = std::static_pointer_cast<RenderState>(defaultRenderState)->getPathID();
+        qDefaultRenderState["end"] = defaultRenderState->getEndID();
+        qDefaultRenderStates.append(qDefaultRenderState);
+    }
+    qVariantMap["defaultRenderStates"] = qDefaultRenderStates;
+
+    return qVariantMap;
+}
+
 glm::vec3 LaserPointer::getPickOrigin(const PickResultPointer& pickResult) const {
     auto rayPickResult = std::static_pointer_cast<RayPickResult>(pickResult);
     return (rayPickResult ? vec3FromVariant(rayPickResult->pickVariant["origin"]) : glm::vec3(0.0f));
diff --git a/interface/src/raypick/LaserPointer.h b/interface/src/raypick/LaserPointer.h
index 95a5bccc6c..c0ac3259d9 100644
--- a/interface/src/raypick/LaserPointer.h
+++ b/interface/src/raypick/LaserPointer.h
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ public:
     LaserPointer(const QVariant& rayProps, const RenderStateMap& renderStates, const DefaultRenderStateMap& defaultRenderStates, bool hover, const PointerTriggers& triggers,
         bool faceAvatar, bool followNormal, float followNormalStrength, bool centerEndY, bool lockEnd, bool distanceScaleEnd, bool scaleWithAvatar, bool enabled);
 
+    QVariantMap toVariantMap() const override;
+
     static std::shared_ptr<StartEndRenderState> buildRenderState(const QVariantMap& propMap);
 
 protected:
diff --git a/interface/src/raypick/ParabolaPointer.cpp b/interface/src/raypick/ParabolaPointer.cpp
index 097c98340c..b8c6224f08 100644
--- a/interface/src/raypick/ParabolaPointer.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/raypick/ParabolaPointer.cpp
@@ -60,6 +60,37 @@ void ParabolaPointer::editRenderStatePath(const std::string& state, const QVaria
     }
 }
 
+QVariantMap ParabolaPointer::toVariantMap() const {
+    QVariantMap qVariantMap;
+
+    QVariantList qRenderStates;
+    for (auto iter = _renderStates.cbegin(); iter != _renderStates.cend(); iter++) {
+        auto renderState = iter->second;
+        QVariantMap qRenderState;
+        qRenderState["name"] = iter->first.c_str();
+        qRenderState["start"] = renderState->getStartID();
+        qRenderState["end"] = renderState->getEndID();
+        qRenderStates.append(qRenderState);
+    }
+    qVariantMap["renderStates"] = qRenderStates;
+
+    QVariantList qDefaultRenderStates;
+    for (auto iter = _defaultRenderStates.cbegin(); iter != _defaultRenderStates.cend(); iter++) {
+        float distance = iter->second.first;
+        auto defaultRenderState = iter->second.second;
+        QVariantMap qDefaultRenderState;
+
+        qDefaultRenderState["name"] = iter->first.c_str();
+        qDefaultRenderState["distance"] = distance;
+        qDefaultRenderState["start"] = defaultRenderState->getStartID();
+        qDefaultRenderState["end"] = defaultRenderState->getEndID();
+        qDefaultRenderStates.append(qDefaultRenderState);
+    }
+    qVariantMap["defaultRenderStates"] = qDefaultRenderStates;
+
+    return qVariantMap;
+}
+
 glm::vec3 ParabolaPointer::getPickOrigin(const PickResultPointer& pickResult) const {
     auto parabolaPickResult = std::static_pointer_cast<ParabolaPickResult>(pickResult);
     return (parabolaPickResult ? vec3FromVariant(parabolaPickResult->pickVariant["origin"]) : glm::vec3(0.0f));
diff --git a/interface/src/raypick/ParabolaPointer.h b/interface/src/raypick/ParabolaPointer.h
index 93f9a7b055..526abe3b0d 100644
--- a/interface/src/raypick/ParabolaPointer.h
+++ b/interface/src/raypick/ParabolaPointer.h
@@ -97,6 +97,8 @@ public:
     ParabolaPointer(const QVariant& rayProps, const RenderStateMap& renderStates, const DefaultRenderStateMap& defaultRenderStates, bool hover, const PointerTriggers& triggers,
         bool faceAvatar, bool followNormal, float followNormalStrength, bool centerEndY, bool lockEnd, bool distanceScaleEnd, bool scaleWithAvatar, bool enabled);
 
+    QVariantMap toVariantMap() const override;
+
     static std::shared_ptr<StartEndRenderState> buildRenderState(const QVariantMap& propMap);
 
 protected:
diff --git a/interface/src/raypick/PointerScriptingInterface.cpp b/interface/src/raypick/PointerScriptingInterface.cpp
index a9b9b6e9ea..cd3ffdac82 100644
--- a/interface/src/raypick/PointerScriptingInterface.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/raypick/PointerScriptingInterface.cpp
@@ -76,16 +76,19 @@ unsigned int PointerScriptingInterface::createStylus(const QVariant& properties)
  * @property {number} distance The distance at which to render the end of this Ray Pointer, if one is defined.
  */
 /**jsdoc
- * A set of properties used to define the visual aspect of a Ray Pointer in the case that the Pointer is intersecting something.
+ * A set of properties which define the visual aspect of a Ray Pointer in the case that the Pointer is intersecting something.
  *
  * @typedef {object} Pointers.RayPointerRenderState
  * @property {string} name The name of this render state, used by {@link Pointers.setRenderState} and {@link Pointers.editRenderState}
- * @property {Overlays.OverlayProperties} [start] All of the properties you would normally pass to {@link Overlays.addOverlay}, plus the type (as a <code>type</code> field).
- * An overlay to represent the beginning of the Ray Pointer, if desired.
- * @property {Overlays.OverlayProperties} [path] All of the properties you would normally pass to {@link Overlays.addOverlay}, plus the type (as a <code>type</code> field), which <b>must</b> be <code>"line3d"</code>.
- * An overlay to represent the path of the Ray Pointer, if desired.
- * @property {Overlays.OverlayProperties} [end] All of the properties you would normally pass to {@link Overlays.addOverlay}, plus the type (as a <code>type</code> field).
- * An overlay to represent the end of the Ray Pointer, if desired.
+ * @property {Overlays.OverlayProperties|QUuid} [start] When using {@link Pointers.createPointer}, an optionally defined overlay to represent the beginning of the Ray Pointer,
+ * using the properties you would normally pass to {@link Overlays.addOverlay}, plus the type (as a <code>type</code> field).
+ * When returned from {@link Pointers.getPointerProperties}, the ID of the created overlay if it exists, or a null ID otherwise.
+ * @property {Overlays.OverlayProperties|QUuid} [path] When using {@link Pointers.createPointer}, an optionally defined overlay to represent the path of the Ray Pointer,
+ * using the properties you would normally pass to {@link Overlays.addOverlay}, plus the type (as a <code>type</code> field), which <b>must</b> be <code>"line3d"</code>.
+ * When returned from {@link Pointers.getPointerProperties}, the ID of the created overlay if it exists, or a null ID otherwise.
+ * @property {Overlays.OverlayProperties|QUuid} [end] When using {@link Pointers.createPointer}, an optionally defined overlay to represent the end of the Ray Pointer,
+ * using the properties you would normally pass to {@link Overlays.addOverlay}, plus the type (as a <code>type</code> field).
+ * When returned from {@link Pointers.getPointerProperties}, the ID of the created overlay if it exists, or a null ID otherwise.
  */
 /**jsdoc
  * A set of properties that can be passed to {@link Pointers.createPointer} to create a new Pointer. Contains the relevant {@link Picks.PickProperties} to define the underlying Pick.
@@ -225,11 +228,14 @@ unsigned int PointerScriptingInterface::createLaserPointer(const QVariant& prope
 *
 * @typedef {object} Pointers.ParabolaPointerRenderState
 * @property {string} name The name of this render state, used by {@link Pointers.setRenderState} and {@link Pointers.editRenderState}
-* @property {Overlays.OverlayProperties} [start] All of the properties you would normally pass to {@link Overlays.addOverlay}, plus the type (as a <code>type</code> field).
-* An overlay to represent the beginning of the Parabola Pointer, if desired.
-* @property {Pointers.ParabolaProperties} [path] The rendering properties of the parabolic path defined by the Parabola Pointer.
-* @property {Overlays.OverlayProperties} [end] All of the properties you would normally pass to {@link Overlays.addOverlay}, plus the type (as a <code>type</code> field).
-* An overlay to represent the end of the Parabola Pointer, if desired.
+* @property {Overlays.OverlayProperties|QUuid} [start] When using {@link Pointers.createPointer}, an optionally defined overlay to represent the beginning of the Parabola Pointer,
+* using the properties you would normally pass to {@link Overlays.addOverlay}, plus the type (as a <code>type</code> field).
+* When returned from {@link Pointers.getPointerProperties}, the ID of the created overlay if it exists, or a null ID otherwise.
+* @property {Pointers.ParabolaProperties} [path]  When using {@link Pointers.createPointer}, the optionally defined rendering properties of the parabolic path defined by the Parabola Pointer.
+* Not defined in {@link Pointers.getPointerProperties}.
+* @property {Overlays.OverlayProperties|QUuid} [end] When using {@link Pointers.createPointer}, an optionally defined overlay to represent the end of the Parabola Pointer,
+* using the properties you would normally pass to {@link Overlays.addOverlay}, plus the type (as a <code>type</code> field).
+* When returned from {@link Pointers.getPointerProperties}, the ID of the created overlay if it exists, or a null ID otherwise.
 */
 /**jsdoc
 * A set of properties that can be passed to {@link Pointers.createPointer} to create a new Pointer. Contains the relevant {@link Picks.PickProperties} to define the underlying Pick.
@@ -375,4 +381,8 @@ QVariantMap PointerScriptingInterface::getPrevPickResult(unsigned int uid) const
         result = pickResult->toVariantMap();
     }
     return result;
+}
+
+QVariantMap PointerScriptingInterface::getPointerProperties(unsigned int uid) const {
+    return DependencyManager::get<PointerManager>()->getPointerProperties(uid);
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/interface/src/raypick/PointerScriptingInterface.h b/interface/src/raypick/PointerScriptingInterface.h
index 9fe05182c7..94f1d62552 100644
--- a/interface/src/raypick/PointerScriptingInterface.h
+++ b/interface/src/raypick/PointerScriptingInterface.h
@@ -203,6 +203,14 @@ public:
      */
     Q_INVOKABLE bool isMouse(unsigned int uid) { return DependencyManager::get<PointerManager>()->isMouse(uid); }
 
+    /**jsdoc
+     * Returns information about an existing Pointer
+     * @function Pointers.getPointerState
+     * @param {number} uid The ID of the Pointer, as returned by {@link Pointers.createPointer}.
+     * @returns {Pointers.LaserPointerProperties|Pointers.StylusPointerProperties|Pointers.ParabolaPointerProperties} The information about the Pointer.
+     * Currently only includes renderStates and defaultRenderStates with associated overlay IDs.
+     */
+    Q_INVOKABLE QVariantMap getPointerProperties(unsigned int uid) const;
 };
 
 #endif // hifi_PointerScriptingInterface_h
diff --git a/interface/src/raypick/StylusPointer.cpp b/interface/src/raypick/StylusPointer.cpp
index 8c0fb59106..d963b0c670 100644
--- a/interface/src/raypick/StylusPointer.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/raypick/StylusPointer.cpp
@@ -203,6 +203,10 @@ void StylusPointer::setRenderState(const std::string& state) {
     }
 }
 
+QVariantMap StylusPointer::toVariantMap() const {
+    return QVariantMap();
+}
+
 glm::vec3 StylusPointer::findIntersection(const PickedObject& pickedObject, const glm::vec3& origin, const glm::vec3& direction) {
     switch (pickedObject.type) {
         case ENTITY:
diff --git a/interface/src/raypick/StylusPointer.h b/interface/src/raypick/StylusPointer.h
index 950b03b7c9..1fe8b047e5 100644
--- a/interface/src/raypick/StylusPointer.h
+++ b/interface/src/raypick/StylusPointer.h
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ public:
     void setRenderState(const std::string& state) override;
     void editRenderState(const std::string& state, const QVariant& startProps, const QVariant& pathProps, const QVariant& endProps) override {}
 
+    QVariantMap toVariantMap() const override;
+
     static OverlayID buildStylusOverlay(const QVariantMap& properties);
 
 protected:
diff --git a/libraries/pointers/src/Pointer.h b/libraries/pointers/src/Pointer.h
index 0c842dbd88..4264a60079 100644
--- a/libraries/pointers/src/Pointer.h
+++ b/libraries/pointers/src/Pointer.h
@@ -50,6 +50,8 @@ public:
     virtual void setRenderState(const std::string& state) = 0;
     virtual void editRenderState(const std::string& state, const QVariant& startProps, const QVariant& pathProps, const QVariant& endProps) = 0;
     
+    virtual QVariantMap toVariantMap() const = 0;
+
     virtual void setPrecisionPicking(bool precisionPicking);
     virtual void setIgnoreItems(const QVector<QUuid>& ignoreItems) const;
     virtual void setIncludeItems(const QVector<QUuid>& includeItems) const;
diff --git a/libraries/pointers/src/PointerManager.cpp b/libraries/pointers/src/PointerManager.cpp
index be890da392..922f0bb5bc 100644
--- a/libraries/pointers/src/PointerManager.cpp
+++ b/libraries/pointers/src/PointerManager.cpp
@@ -77,6 +77,15 @@ PickResultPointer PointerManager::getPrevPickResult(unsigned int uid) const {
     return result;
 }
 
+QVariantMap PointerManager::getPointerProperties(unsigned int uid) const {
+    auto pointer = find(uid);
+    if (pointer) {
+        return pointer->toVariantMap();
+    } else {
+        return QVariantMap();
+    }
+}
+
 void PointerManager::update() {
     auto cachedPointers = resultWithReadLock<std::unordered_map<unsigned int, std::shared_ptr<Pointer>>>([&] {
         return _pointers;
diff --git a/libraries/pointers/src/PointerManager.h b/libraries/pointers/src/PointerManager.h
index b98558622f..2d0b2a107e 100644
--- a/libraries/pointers/src/PointerManager.h
+++ b/libraries/pointers/src/PointerManager.h
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ public:
     void setRenderState(unsigned int uid, const std::string& renderState) const;
     void editRenderState(unsigned int uid, const std::string& state, const QVariant& startProps, const QVariant& pathProps, const QVariant& endProps) const;
     PickResultPointer getPrevPickResult(unsigned int uid) const;
+    QVariantMap getPointerProperties(unsigned int uid) const;
 
     void setPrecisionPicking(unsigned int uid, bool precisionPicking) const;
     void setIgnoreItems(unsigned int uid, const QVector<QUuid>& ignoreEntities) const;