diff --git a/src/node/db/API.js b/src/node/db/API.js
index 4a9123682..07d3703c9 100644
--- a/src/node/db/API.js
+++ b/src/node/db/API.js
@@ -575,6 +575,117 @@ exports.deletePad = function(padID, callback)
     pad.remove(callback);
   });
 }
+/**
+ restoreRevision(padID, [rev]) Restores revision from past as new changeset
+
+ Example returns:
+
+ {code:0, message:"ok", data:null}
+ {code: 1, message:"padID does not exist", data: null}
+ */
+exports.restoreRevision = function (padID, rev, callback)
+{
+  var Changeset = require("ep_etherpad-lite/static/js/Changeset");
+  var padMessage = require("ep_etherpad-lite/node/handler/PadMessageHandler.js");
+
+  //check if rev is a number
+  if (rev !== undefined && typeof rev != "number")
+  {
+    //try to parse the number
+    if (!isNaN(parseInt(rev)))
+    {
+      rev = parseInt(rev);
+    }
+    else
+    {
+      callback(new customError("rev is not a number", "apierror"));
+      return;
+    }
+  }
+
+  //ensure this is not a negativ number
+  if (rev !== undefined && rev < 0)
+  {
+    callback(new customError("rev is a negativ number", "apierror"));
+    return;
+  }
+
+  //ensure this is not a float value
+  if (rev !== undefined && !is_int(rev))
+  {
+    callback(new customError("rev is a float value", "apierror"));
+    return;
+  }
+
+  //get the pad
+  getPadSafe(padID, true, function (err, pad)
+  {
+    if (ERR(err, callback)) return;
+
+
+    //check if this is a valid revision
+    if (rev > pad.getHeadRevisionNumber())
+    {
+      callback(new customError("rev is higher than the head revision of the pad", "apierror"));
+      return;
+    }
+
+    pad.getInternalRevisionAText(rev, function (err, atext)
+    {
+      if (ERR(err, callback)) return;
+
+      var oldText = pad.text();
+      atext.text += "\n";
+      function eachAttribRun(attribs, func)
+      {
+        var attribsIter = Changeset.opIterator(attribs);
+        var textIndex = 0;
+        var newTextStart = 0;
+        var newTextEnd = atext.text.length;
+        while (attribsIter.hasNext())
+        {
+          var op = attribsIter.next();
+          var nextIndex = textIndex + op.chars;
+          if (!(nextIndex <= newTextStart || textIndex >= newTextEnd))
+          {
+            func(Math.max(newTextStart, textIndex), Math.min(newTextEnd, nextIndex), op.attribs);
+          }
+          textIndex = nextIndex;
+        }
+      }
+
+      // create a new changeset with a helper builder object
+      var builder = Changeset.builder(oldText.length);
+
+      // assemble each line into the builder
+      eachAttribRun(atext.attribs, function (start, end, attribs)
+      {
+        builder.insert(atext.text.substring(start, end), attribs);
+      });
+
+      var lastNewlinePos = oldText.lastIndexOf('\n');
+      if (lastNewlinePos < 0)
+      {
+        builder.remove(oldText.length - 1, 0);
+      } else
+      {
+        builder.remove(lastNewlinePos, oldText.match(/\n/g).length - 1);
+        builder.remove(oldText.length - lastNewlinePos - 1, 0);
+      }
+
+      var changeset = builder.toString();
+
+      //append the changeset
+      pad.appendRevision(changeset);
+      //
+      padMessage.updatePadClients(pad, function ()
+      {
+      });
+      callback(null, null);
+    });
+
+  });
+};
 
 /**
 copyPad(sourceID, destinationID[, force=false]) copies a pad. If force is true, 
diff --git a/src/node/handler/APIHandler.js b/src/node/handler/APIHandler.js
index 273a58a6a..9adc24180 100644
--- a/src/node/handler/APIHandler.js
+++ b/src/node/handler/APIHandler.js
@@ -345,10 +345,56 @@ var version =
   , "getChatHistory"            : ["padID", "start", "end"]
   , "getChatHead"               : ["padID"]
   }
+, "1.2.11":
+  { "createGroup"               : []
+  , "createGroupIfNotExistsFor" : ["groupMapper"]
+  , "deleteGroup"               : ["groupID"]
+  , "listPads"                  : ["groupID"]
+  , "listAllPads"               : []
+  , "createDiffHTML"            : ["padID", "startRev", "endRev"]
+  , "createPad"                 : ["padID", "text"]
+  , "createGroupPad"            : ["groupID", "padName", "text"]
+  , "createAuthor"              : ["name"]
+  , "createAuthorIfNotExistsFor": ["authorMapper" , "name"]
+  , "listPadsOfAuthor"          : ["authorID"]
+  , "createSession"             : ["groupID", "authorID", "validUntil"]
+  , "deleteSession"             : ["sessionID"]
+  , "getSessionInfo"            : ["sessionID"]
+  , "listSessionsOfGroup"       : ["groupID"]
+  , "listSessionsOfAuthor"      : ["authorID"]
+  , "getText"                   : ["padID", "rev"]
+  , "setText"                   : ["padID", "text"]
+  , "getHTML"                   : ["padID", "rev"]
+  , "setHTML"                   : ["padID", "html"]
+  , "getAttributePool"          : ["padID"]
+  , "getRevisionsCount"         : ["padID"]
+  , "getRevisionChangeset"      : ["padID", "rev"]
+  , "getLastEdited"             : ["padID"]
+  , "deletePad"                 : ["padID"]
+  , "copyPad"                   : ["sourceID", "destinationID", "force"]
+  , "movePad"                   : ["sourceID", "destinationID", "force"]
+  , "getReadOnlyID"             : ["padID"]
+  , "getPadID"                  : ["roID"]
+  , "setPublicStatus"           : ["padID", "publicStatus"]
+  , "getPublicStatus"           : ["padID"]
+  , "setPassword"               : ["padID", "password"]
+  , "isPasswordProtected"       : ["padID"]
+  , "listAuthorsOfPad"          : ["padID"]
+  , "padUsersCount"             : ["padID"]
+  , "getAuthorName"             : ["authorID"]
+  , "padUsers"                  : ["padID"]
+  , "sendClientsMessage"        : ["padID", "msg"]
+  , "listAllGroups"             : []
+  , "checkToken"                : []
+  , "getChatHistory"            : ["padID"]
+  , "getChatHistory"            : ["padID", "start", "end"]
+  , "getChatHead"               : ["padID"]
+  , "restoreRevision"           : ["padID", "rev"]
+  }
 };
 
 // set the latest available API version here
-exports.latestApiVersion = '1.2.10';
+exports.latestApiVersion = '1.2.11';
 
 // exports the versions so it can be used by the new Swagger endpoint
 exports.version = version;