diff --git a/core/server/api/v2/utils/serializers/input/integrations.js b/core/server/api/v2/utils/serializers/input/integrations.js
index ba0be09417..60435ff0ae 100644
--- a/core/server/api/v2/utils/serializers/input/integrations.js
+++ b/core/server/api/v2/utils/serializers/input/integrations.js
@@ -1,7 +1,25 @@
 const _ = require('lodash');
 const debug = require('ghost-ignition').debug('api:v2:utils:serializers:input:integrations');
 
+function setDefaultFilter(frame) {
+    if (frame.options.filter) {
+        frame.options.filter = `(${frame.options.filter})+type:[custom,builtin]`;
+    } else {
+        frame.options.filter = 'type:[custom,builtin]';
+    }
+}
+
 module.exports = {
+    browse(apiConfig, frame) {
+        debug('browse');
+
+        setDefaultFilter(frame);
+    },
+    read(apiConfig, frame) {
+        debug('read');
+
+        setDefaultFilter(frame);
+    },
     add(apiConfig, frame) {
         debug('add');
 
diff --git a/core/server/models/integration.js b/core/server/models/integration.js
index 5ae32c1edb..57e1a0e32f 100644
--- a/core/server/models/integration.js
+++ b/core/server/models/integration.js
@@ -89,6 +89,16 @@ const Integration = ghostBookshelf.Model.extend({
     webhooks: function webhooks() {
         return this.hasMany('Webhook', 'integration_id');
     }
+}, {
+    permittedOptions(methodName) {
+        let options = ghostBookshelf.Model.permittedOptions.call(this, methodName);
+
+        if (methodName === 'findOne') {
+            options = options.concat(['filter']);
+        }
+
+        return options;
+    }
 });
 
 const Integrations = ghostBookshelf.Collection.extend({
diff --git a/core/test/acceptance/old/admin/integrations_spec.js b/core/test/acceptance/old/admin/integrations_spec.js
index e300a2f578..328c726497 100644
--- a/core/test/acceptance/old/admin/integrations_spec.js
+++ b/core/test/acceptance/old/admin/integrations_spec.js
@@ -46,6 +46,14 @@ describe('Integrations API', function () {
             });
     });
 
+    it('Can not read internal integration', function () {
+        return request.get(localUtils.API.getApiQuery(`integrations/${testUtils.DataGenerator.Content.integrations[1].id}/`))
+            .set('Origin', config.get('url'))
+            .expect('Content-Type', /json/)
+            .expect('Cache-Control', testUtils.cacheRules.private)
+            .expect(404);
+    });
+
     it('Can successfully create a single integration with auto generated content and admin api key', function (done) {
         request.post(localUtils.API.getApiQuery('integrations/'))
             .set('Origin', config.get('url'))
diff --git a/core/test/unit/api/v2/utils/serializers/input/integrations_spec.js b/core/test/unit/api/v2/utils/serializers/input/integrations_spec.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..75f24e8be9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/test/unit/api/v2/utils/serializers/input/integrations_spec.js
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+const should = require('should');
+const serializers = require('../../../../../../../server/api/v2/utils/serializers');
+
+describe('Unit: v2/utils/serializers/input/pages', function () {
+    describe('browse', function () {
+        it('default', function () {
+            const apiConfig = {};
+            const frame = {
+                options: {
+                    context: {}
+                }
+            };
+
+            serializers.input.integrations.browse(apiConfig, frame);
+            frame.options.filter.should.eql('type:[custom,builtin]');
+        });
+
+        it('combines filters', function () {
+            const apiConfig = {};
+            const frame = {
+                options: {
+                    filter: 'type:internal',
+                    context: {}
+                }
+            };
+
+            serializers.input.integrations.browse(apiConfig, frame);
+            frame.options.filter.should.eql('(type:internal)+type:[custom,builtin]');
+        });
+    });
+
+    describe('read', function () {
+        it('default', function () {
+            const apiConfig = {};
+            const frame = {
+                options: {
+                    context: {}
+                }
+            };
+
+            serializers.input.integrations.read(apiConfig, frame);
+            frame.options.filter.should.eql('type:[custom,builtin]');
+        });
+
+        it('combines filters', function () {
+            const apiConfig = {};
+            const frame = {
+                options: {
+                    filter: 'type:internal',
+                    context: {}
+                }
+            };
+
+            serializers.input.integrations.read(apiConfig, frame);
+            frame.options.filter.should.eql('(type:internal)+type:[custom,builtin]');
+        });
+    });
+});
diff --git a/core/test/unit/models/integration_spec.js b/core/test/unit/models/integration_spec.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e7c74057a8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/test/unit/models/integration_spec.js
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+const should = require('should');
+const url = require('url');
+const sinon = require('sinon');
+const models = require('../../../server/models');
+const testUtils = require('../../utils');
+const {knex} = require('../../../server/data/db');
+
+describe('Unit: models/integration', function () {
+    before(function () {
+        models.init();
+    });
+
+    afterEach(function () {
+        sinon.restore();
+    });
+
+    describe('permittedOptions', function () {
+        let basePermittedOptionsReturnVal;
+        let basePermittedOptionsStub;
+
+        beforeEach(function () {
+            basePermittedOptionsReturnVal = ['super', 'doopa'];
+            basePermittedOptionsStub = sinon.stub(models.Base.Model, 'permittedOptions')
+                .returns(basePermittedOptionsReturnVal);
+        });
+
+        it('returns the base permittedOptions result', function () {
+            const returnedOptions = models.Integration.permittedOptions();
+            should.deepEqual(returnedOptions, basePermittedOptionsReturnVal);
+        });
+
+        it('returns the base permittedOptions result plus "filter" when methodName is findOne', function () {
+            const returnedOptions = models.Integration.permittedOptions('findOne');
+            should.deepEqual(returnedOptions, basePermittedOptionsReturnVal.concat('filter'));
+        });
+    });
+
+    describe('findOne', function () {
+        const mockDb = require('mock-knex');
+        let tracker;
+
+        before(function () {
+            mockDb.mock(knex);
+            tracker = mockDb.getTracker();
+        });
+
+        after(function () {
+            mockDb.unmock(knex);
+        });
+
+        it('generates correct query (allows use of options.filter)', function () {
+            const queries = [];
+            tracker.install();
+
+            tracker.on('query', (query) => {
+                queries.push(query);
+                query.response([]);
+            });
+
+            return models.Integration.findOne({
+                id: '123'
+            }, {
+                filter: 'type:[custom,builtin]'
+            }).then(() => {
+                queries.length.should.eql(1);
+                queries[0].sql.should.eql('select `integrations`.* from `integrations` where `integrations`.`type` in (?, ?) and `integrations`.`id` = ? limit ?');
+                queries[0].bindings.should.eql(['custom', 'builtin', '123', 1]);
+            });
+        });
+    });
+});
diff --git a/core/test/utils/fixtures/data-generator.js b/core/test/utils/fixtures/data-generator.js
index 525f3fd442..a7776848da 100644
--- a/core/test/utils/fixtures/data-generator.js
+++ b/core/test/utils/fixtures/data-generator.js
@@ -379,6 +379,12 @@ DataGenerator.Content = {
             id: ObjectId.generate(),
             name: 'Test Integration',
             slug: 'test-integration'
+        },
+        {
+            id: ObjectId.generate(),
+            name: 'Test Internal Integration',
+            slug: 'test-internal-integration',
+            type: 'internal'
         }
     ],
 
@@ -885,7 +891,8 @@ DataGenerator.forKnex = (function () {
     ];
 
     const integrations = [
-        createBasic(DataGenerator.Content.integrations[0])
+        createBasic(DataGenerator.Content.integrations[0]),
+        createBasic(DataGenerator.Content.integrations[1])
     ];
 
     const api_keys = [