diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index 93ecd1050..94d538e76 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ import {
   PagedCallback,
   PagedOptionsWithFilter,
   CLOUD_RESOURCE_HEADER,
+  NormalCallback,
 } from './common';
 import {Session} from './session';
 import {SessionPool} from './session-pool';
@@ -75,6 +76,12 @@ export type GetInstanceConfigsCallback = PagedCallback<
   instanceAdmin.spanner.admin.instance.v1.IListInstanceConfigsResponse
 >;
 
+export interface GetInstanceConfigOptions {
+  gaxOptions?: CallOptions;
+}
+export type GetInstanceConfigResponse = [IInstanceConfig];
+export type GetInstanceConfigCallback = NormalCallback<IInstanceConfig>;
+
 export interface SpannerOptions extends GrpcClientOptions {
   apiEndpoint?: string;
   servicePath?: string;
@@ -682,6 +689,9 @@ class Spanner extends GrpcService {
    * @property {string} 0.name The unique identifier for the instance config.
    * @property {string} 0.displayName The name of the instance config as it
    *     appears in UIs.
+   * @property {google.spanner.admin.instance.v1.IReplicaInfo[]} 0.replicas The replicas used by
+   *     this instance config.
+   * @property {string[]} 0.leaderOptions The possible leader options for this instance config.
    * @property {object} 1 A query object to receive more results.
    * @property {object} 2 The full API response.
    */
@@ -693,6 +703,9 @@ class Spanner extends GrpcService {
    *     config.
    * @param {string} instanceConfigs.displayName The name of the instance config
    *     as it appears in UIs.
+   * @param {google.spanner.admin.instance.v1.IReplicaInfo[]} instanceConfigs.replicas The replicas used by
+   *     this instance config.
+   * @param {string[]} instanceConfigs.leaderOptions The possible leader options for this instance config.
    * @param {object} nextQuery A query object to receive more results.
    * @param {object} apiResponse The full API response.
    */
@@ -857,6 +870,103 @@ class Spanner extends GrpcService {
     });
   }
 
+  getInstanceConfig(name: string): Promise<GetInstanceConfigResponse>;
+  getInstanceConfig(
+    name: string,
+    options: GetInstanceConfigOptions
+  ): Promise<GetInstanceConfigResponse>;
+  getInstanceConfig(name: string, callback: GetInstanceConfigCallback): void;
+  getInstanceConfig(
+    name: string,
+    options: GetInstanceConfigOptions,
+    callback: GetInstanceConfigCallback
+  ): void;
+  /**
+   * Gets the instance configuration with the specified name.
+   */
+  /**
+   * @typedef {array} GetInstanceConfigResponse
+   * @property {object[]} 0 The metadata of the instance config.
+   * @property {string} 0.name The unique identifier for the instance config.
+   * @property {string} 0.displayName The name of the instance config as it
+   *     appears in UIs.
+   * @property {google.spanner.admin.instance.v1.IReplicaInfo[]} 0.replicas The replicas used by
+   *     this instance config.
+   * @property {string[]} 0.leaderOptions The possible leader options for this instance config.
+   */
+  /**
+   * @callback GetInstanceConfigCallback
+   * @param {?Error} err Request error, if any.
+   * @param {object} instanceConfig The metadata of the instance config.
+   * @param {string} instanceConfig.name The unique identifier for the instance
+   *     config.
+   * @param {string} instanceConfig.displayName The name of the instance config
+   *     as it appears in UIs.
+   * @param {google.spanner.admin.instance.v1.IReplicaInfo[]} instanceConfig.replicas The replicas used by
+   *     this instance config.
+   * @param {string[]} 0.leaderOptions The possible leader options for this instance config.
+   */
+  /**
+   * Get a specific instance config.
+   *
+   * Wrapper around {@link v1.InstanceAdminClient#getInstanceConfig}.
+   *
+   * @see {@link v1.InstanceAdminClient#getInstanceConfig}
+   * @see [GetInstanceConfig API Documentation](https://cloud.google.com/spanner/docs/reference/rpc/google.spanner.admin.instance.v1#google.spanner.admin.instance.v1.InstanceAdmin.GetInstanceConfig)
+   *
+   * @param {string} [name] The name of the instance config to get.
+   * @param {GetInstanceConfigCallback} [callback] Callback function.
+   * @returns {Promise<GetInstanceConfigResponse>}
+   *
+   * @example
+   * const {Spanner} = require('@google-cloud/spanner');
+   * const spanner = new Spanner();
+   *
+   * spanner.getInstanceConfig('nam6', function(err, instanceConfig) {
+   *   // `instanceConfig` is an instance configuration descriptor.
+   * });
+   *
+   * //-
+   * // If the callback is omitted, we'll return a Promise.
+   * //-
+   * spanner.getInstanceConfig().then(function(data) {
+   *   const instanceConfig = data[0];
+   * });
+   */
+  getInstanceConfig(
+    name: string,
+    optionsOrCallback?: GetInstanceConfigOptions | GetInstanceConfigCallback,
+    cb?: GetInstanceConfigCallback
+  ): Promise<GetInstanceConfigResponse> | void {
+    const callback =
+      typeof optionsOrCallback === 'function' ? optionsOrCallback : cb;
+    const options =
+      typeof optionsOrCallback === 'object'
+        ? optionsOrCallback
+        : ({} as GetInstanceConfigOptions);
+
+    const reqOpts = extend(
+      {},
+      {
+        name: 'projects/' + this.projectId + '/instanceConfigs/' + name,
+      }
+    );
+    const gaxOpts = extend({}, options.gaxOptions);
+
+    return this.request(
+      {
+        client: 'InstanceAdminClient',
+        method: 'getInstanceConfig',
+        reqOpts,
+        gaxOpts,
+        headers: this.resourceHeader_,
+      },
+      (err, instanceConfig) => {
+        callback!(err, instanceConfig);
+      }
+    );
+  }
+
   /**
    * Get a reference to an Instance object.
    *
@@ -1290,5 +1400,6 @@ export {Transaction};
  *   Reference to {@link v1.SpannerClient}
  */
 import * as protos from '../protos/protos';
+import IInstanceConfig = instanceAdmin.spanner.admin.instance.v1.IInstanceConfig;
 export {v1, protos};
 export default {Spanner};
diff --git a/system-test/spanner.ts b/system-test/spanner.ts
index 8bfae4fcb..e95d4765b 100644
--- a/system-test/spanner.ts
+++ b/system-test/spanner.ts
@@ -933,6 +933,31 @@ describe('Spanner', () => {
           })
         );
     });
+
+    it('should get an instanceConfig', function (done) {
+      if (IS_EMULATOR_ENABLED) {
+        this.skip();
+      }
+      spanner.getInstanceConfig('nam6', (err, instanceConfig) => {
+        assert.ifError(err);
+        assert(instanceConfig!.displayName);
+        done();
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('should get an instanceConfig in promise mode', function (done) {
+      if (IS_EMULATOR_ENABLED) {
+        this.skip();
+      }
+      spanner
+        .getInstanceConfig('nam6')
+        .then(data => {
+          const instanceConfig = data[0];
+          assert(instanceConfig.displayName);
+          done();
+        })
+        .catch(done);
+    });
   });
 
   describe('Databases', () => {
diff --git a/test/index.ts b/test/index.ts
index 2a3aad6a0..92a4a9e7d 100644
--- a/test/index.ts
+++ b/test/index.ts
@@ -31,7 +31,11 @@ import * as sinon from 'sinon';
 import * as spnr from '../src';
 import {Duplex} from 'stream';
 import {CreateInstanceRequest} from '../src/index';
-import {GetInstanceConfigsOptions, GetInstancesOptions} from '../src';
+import {
+  GetInstanceConfigOptions,
+  GetInstanceConfigsOptions,
+  GetInstancesOptions,
+} from '../src';
 import {CLOUD_RESOURCE_HEADER} from '../src/common';
 
 // Verify that CLOUD_RESOURCE_HEADER is set to a correct value.
@@ -1286,6 +1290,61 @@ describe('Spanner', () => {
     });
   });
 
+  describe('getInstanceConfig', () => {
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      spanner.request = util.noop;
+    });
+
+    it('should make and return the correct request', () => {
+      const options: GetInstanceConfigOptions = {
+        gaxOptions: {timeout: 5},
+      };
+      const expectedReqOpts = {
+        name: `projects/${spanner.projectId}/instanceConfigs/nam1`,
+      };
+
+      function callback() {}
+
+      const returnValue = {};
+
+      spanner.request = config => {
+        assert.strictEqual(config.client, 'InstanceAdminClient');
+        assert.strictEqual(config.method, 'getInstanceConfig');
+
+        const reqOpts = config.reqOpts;
+        assert.deepStrictEqual(reqOpts, expectedReqOpts);
+        assert.notStrictEqual(reqOpts, options);
+
+        const gaxOpts = config.gaxOpts;
+        assert.deepStrictEqual(gaxOpts, options.gaxOptions);
+        assert.deepStrictEqual(config.headers, spanner.resourceHeader_);
+
+        return returnValue;
+      };
+
+      const returnedValue = spanner.getInstanceConfig(
+        'nam1',
+        options,
+        callback
+      );
+      assert.strictEqual(returnedValue, returnValue);
+    });
+
+    it('should not require options', done => {
+      spanner.request = config => {
+        const reqOpts = config.reqOpts;
+        assert.deepStrictEqual(reqOpts, {
+          name: `projects/${spanner.projectId}/instanceConfigs/nam1`,
+        });
+        assert.deepStrictEqual(config.gaxOpts, {});
+
+        done();
+      };
+
+      spanner.getInstanceConfig('nam1', assert.ifError);
+    });
+  });
+
   describe('instance', () => {
     const NAME = 'instance-name';