diff --git a/api/types.go b/api/types.go
index 3fbc5829..5048d5b6 100644
--- a/api/types.go
+++ b/api/types.go
@@ -203,12 +203,22 @@ type GenerateResponse struct {
 	CreatedAt time.Time `json:"created_at"`
 	Response  string    `json:"response"`
 
+	ModelConfiguration ModelConfiguration `json:"model_configuration"`
+
 	Done    bool  `json:"done"`
 	Context []int `json:"context,omitempty"`
 
 	Metrics
 }
 
+type ModelConfiguration struct {
+	ModelFormat   string   `json:"model_format"`
+	ModelFamily   string   `json:"model_family"`
+	ModelFamilies []string `json:"model_families"`
+	ModelType     string   `json:"model_type"`
+	FileType      string   `json:"file_type"`
+}
+
 func (m *Metrics) Summary() {
 	if m.TotalDuration > 0 {
 		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "total duration:       %v\n", m.TotalDuration)
diff --git a/server/images.go b/server/images.go
index 67ddf1ad..687487c9 100644
--- a/server/images.go
+++ b/server/images.go
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ type RegistryOptions struct {
 
 type Model struct {
 	Name           string `json:"name"`
+	Config         ConfigV2
 	ShortName      string
 	ModelPath      string
 	OriginalModel  string
@@ -137,16 +138,12 @@ type ManifestV2 struct {
 }
 
 type ConfigV2 struct {
-	ModelFormat   string   `json:"model_format"`
-	ModelFamily   string   `json:"model_family"`
-	ModelFamilies []string `json:"model_families"`
-	ModelType     string   `json:"model_type"`
-	FileType      string   `json:"file_type"`
-	RootFS        RootFS   `json:"rootfs"`
-
 	// required by spec
 	Architecture string `json:"architecture"`
 	OS           string `json:"os"`
+	RootFS       RootFS `json:"rootfs"`
+
+	api.ModelConfiguration
 }
 
 func (c *ConfigV2) SetModelFormat(format string) {
@@ -235,6 +232,21 @@ func GetModel(name string) (*Model, error) {
 		License:   []string{},
 	}
 
+	filename, err := GetBlobsPath(manifest.Config.Digest)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	configFile, err := os.Open(filename)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	defer configFile.Close()
+
+	if err := json.NewDecoder(configFile).Decode(&model.Config); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
 	for _, layer := range manifest.Layers {
 		filename, err := GetBlobsPath(layer.Digest)
 		if err != nil {
diff --git a/server/routes.go b/server/routes.go
index d367045b..2259672f 100644
--- a/server/routes.go
+++ b/server/routes.go
@@ -198,7 +198,11 @@ func GenerateHandler(c *gin.Context) {
 
 	// an empty request loads the model
 	if req.Prompt == "" && req.Template == "" && req.System == "" {
-		c.JSON(http.StatusOK, api.GenerateResponse{CreatedAt: time.Now().UTC(), Model: req.Model, Done: true})
+		c.JSON(http.StatusOK, api.GenerateResponse{
+			CreatedAt:          time.Now().UTC(),
+			Model:              req.Model,
+			ModelConfiguration: model.Config.ModelConfiguration,
+			Done:               true})
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -257,10 +261,11 @@ func GenerateHandler(c *gin.Context) {
 			}
 
 			resp := api.GenerateResponse{
-				Model:     r.Model,
-				CreatedAt: r.CreatedAt,
-				Done:      r.Done,
-				Response:  r.Content,
+				Model:              r.Model,
+				ModelConfiguration: model.Config.ModelConfiguration,
+				CreatedAt:          r.CreatedAt,
+				Done:               r.Done,
+				Response:           r.Content,
 				Metrics: api.Metrics{
 					TotalDuration:      r.TotalDuration,
 					LoadDuration:       r.LoadDuration,