diff --git a/settings/pkg/store/metadata/bundles.go b/settings/pkg/store/metadata/bundles.go
index c9099c843..8a49bfae9 100644
--- a/settings/pkg/store/metadata/bundles.go
+++ b/settings/pkg/store/metadata/bundles.go
@@ -60,10 +60,30 @@ func (s *Store) ReadBundle(bundleID string) (*settingsmsg.Bundle, error) {
 	return bundle, json.Unmarshal(b, bundle)
 }
 
-// ReadSetting tries to find a setting by the given id within the dataPath.
+// ReadSetting tries to find a setting by the given id from the metadata service
 func (s *Store) ReadSetting(settingID string) (*settingsmsg.Setting, error) {
-	fmt.Println("ReadSetting not implemented")
-	return nil, errors.New("not implemented")
+	s.Init()
+
+	ids, err := s.mdc.ReadDir(nil, bundleFolderLocation)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	// TODO: avoid spamming metadata service
+	for _, id := range ids {
+		b, err := s.ReadBundle(id)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+
+		for _, setting := range b.Settings {
+			if setting.Id == settingID {
+				return setting, nil
+			}
+		}
+
+	}
+	return nil, fmt.Errorf("setting '%s' not found", settingID)
 }
 
 // WriteBundle sends the givens record to the metadataclient. returns `record` for legacy reasons
diff --git a/settings/pkg/store/metadata/bundles_test.go b/settings/pkg/store/metadata/bundles_test.go
index c557dfcc6..0aadbd3b7 100644
--- a/settings/pkg/store/metadata/bundles_test.go
+++ b/settings/pkg/store/metadata/bundles_test.go
@@ -138,18 +138,6 @@ var (
 )
 
 func TestBundles(t *testing.T) {
-	//s := &Store{
-	//Logger: olog.NewLogger(
-	//olog.Color(true),
-	//olog.Pretty(true),
-	//olog.Level("info"),
-	//),
-
-	//l: &sync.Mutex{},
-	//}
-	//NewMDC(s)
-
-	// write bundles
 	for i := range bundleScenarios {
 		b := bundleScenarios[i]
 		t.Run(b.name, func(t *testing.T) {
@@ -182,6 +170,11 @@ func TestBundles(t *testing.T) {
 	for i := range roles {
 		require.Equal(t, settingsmsg.Bundle_TYPE_ROLE, roles[i].Type)
 	}
+
+	// check that ReadSetting works
+	setting, err := s.ReadSetting(setting1)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.Equal(t, "test-desc-1", setting.Description) // could be tested better ;)
 }
 
 func TestAppendSetting(t *testing.T) {