diff --git a/http/handler.go b/http/handler.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e1d08c3431
--- /dev/null
+++ b/http/handler.go
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+package http
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"net/http"
+
+	"github.com/hashicorp/vault/vault"
+)
+
+// Handler returns an http.Handler for the API. This can be used on
+// its own to mount the Vault API within another web server.
+func Handler(core *vault.Core) http.Handler {
+	mux := http.NewServeMux()
+	mux.Handle("/sys/seal-status", handleSysSealStatus(core))
+	mux.Handle("/sys/seal", handleSysSeal(core))
+	mux.Handle("/sys/unseal", handleSysUnseal(core))
+	return mux
+}
+
+func parseRequest(r *http.Request, out interface{}) error {
+	dec := json.NewDecoder(r.Body)
+	return dec.Decode(out)
+}
+
+func respondError(w http.ResponseWriter, status int, err error) {
+	w.Header().Add("Content-Type", "application/json")
+	w.WriteHeader(status)
+
+	resp := &ErrorResponse{Errors: make([]string, 0, 1)}
+	if err != nil {
+		resp.Errors = append(resp.Errors, err.Error())
+	}
+
+	enc := json.NewEncoder(w)
+	enc.Encode(resp)
+}
+
+func respondOk(w http.ResponseWriter, body interface{}) {
+	w.Header().Add("Content-Type", "application/json")
+
+	if body == nil {
+		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusNoContent)
+	} else {
+		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusOK)
+		enc := json.NewEncoder(w)
+		enc.Encode(body)
+	}
+}
+
+type ErrorResponse struct {
+	Errors []string `json:"errors"`
+}
diff --git a/http/server.go b/http/server.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d02cfda642
--- /dev/null
+++ b/http/server.go
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+package http
diff --git a/http/sys_seal.go b/http/sys_seal.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..191fb62afc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/http/sys_seal.go
@@ -0,0 +1,98 @@
+package http
+
+import (
+	"errors"
+	"net/http"
+
+	"github.com/hashicorp/vault/vault"
+)
+
+func handleSysSeal(core *vault.Core) http.Handler {
+	return http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		if r.Method != "PUT" {
+			respondError(w, http.StatusMethodNotAllowed, nil)
+			return
+		}
+
+		if err := core.Seal(); err != nil {
+			respondError(w, http.StatusInternalServerError, err)
+			return
+		}
+
+		respondOk(w, nil)
+	})
+}
+
+func handleSysUnseal(core *vault.Core) http.Handler {
+	return http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		if r.Method != "PUT" {
+			respondError(w, http.StatusMethodNotAllowed, nil)
+			return
+		}
+
+		// Parse the request
+		var req UnsealRequest
+		if err := parseRequest(r, req); err != nil {
+			respondError(w, http.StatusBadRequest, err)
+			return
+		}
+		if req.Key == "" {
+			respondError(
+				w, http.StatusBadRequest,
+				errors.New("'key' must specified in request body as JSON"))
+			return
+		}
+
+		// Attempt the unseal
+		if _, err := core.Unseal([]byte(req.Key)); err != nil {
+			respondError(w, http.StatusInternalServerError, err)
+			return
+		}
+
+		// Return the seal status
+		handleSysSealStatusRaw(core, w, r)
+	})
+}
+
+func handleSysSealStatus(core *vault.Core) http.Handler {
+	return http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		if r.Method != "GET" {
+			respondError(w, http.StatusMethodNotAllowed, nil)
+			return
+		}
+
+		handleSysSealStatusRaw(core, w, r)
+	})
+}
+
+func handleSysSealStatusRaw(core *vault.Core, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	sealed, err := core.Sealed()
+	if err != nil {
+		respondError(w, http.StatusInternalServerError, err)
+		return
+	}
+
+	sealConfig, err := core.SealConfig()
+	if err != nil {
+		respondError(w, http.StatusInternalServerError, err)
+		return
+	}
+
+	respondOk(w, &SealStatusResponse{
+		Sealed:   sealed,
+		T:        sealConfig.SecretThreshold,
+		N:        sealConfig.SecretShares,
+		Progress: core.SecretProgress(),
+	})
+}
+
+type SealStatusResponse struct {
+	Sealed   bool `json:"sealed"`
+	T        int  `json:"t"`
+	N        int  `json:"n"`
+	Progress int  `json:"progress"`
+}
+
+type UnsealRequest struct {
+	Key string
+}