diff --git a/web/web.go b/web/web.go
index e965c1099..5e43cd357 100644
--- a/web/web.go
+++ b/web/web.go
@@ -352,6 +352,11 @@ func (h *Handler) testReady(f http.HandlerFunc) http.HandlerFunc {
 	}
 }
 
+// Checks if server is ready, calls f if it is, returns 503 if it is not.
+func (h *Handler) testReadyHandler(f http.Handler) http.HandlerFunc {
+	return h.testReady(f.ServeHTTP)
+}
+
 // Quit returns the receive-only quit channel.
 func (h *Handler) Quit() <-chan struct{} {
 	return h.quitCh
@@ -398,6 +403,8 @@ func (h *Handler) Run(ctx context.Context) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
+	hhFunc := h.testReadyHandler(hh)
+
 	operationName := nethttp.OperationNameFunc(func(r *http.Request) string {
 		return fmt.Sprintf("%s %s", r.Method, r.URL.Path)
 	})
@@ -417,7 +424,7 @@ func (h *Handler) Run(ctx context.Context) error {
 	mux.Handle(apiPath+"/", http.StripPrefix(apiPath,
 		http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 			setCORS(w)
-			hh.ServeHTTP(w, r)
+			hhFunc(w, r)
 		}),
 	))
 
diff --git a/web/web_test.go b/web/web_test.go
index eb71c73a0..22bb5a906 100644
--- a/web/web_test.go
+++ b/web/web_test.go
@@ -15,12 +15,16 @@ package web
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"io/ioutil"
 	"net/http"
 	"net/url"
+	"os"
+	"strings"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/prometheus/prometheus/storage/tsdb"
+	libtsdb "github.com/prometheus/tsdb"
 )
 
 func TestGlobalURL(t *testing.T) {
@@ -75,6 +79,16 @@ func TestGlobalURL(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestReadyAndHealthy(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
+	dbDir, err := ioutil.TempDir("", "tsdb-ready")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Unexpected error creating a tmpDir: %s", err)
+	}
+	defer os.RemoveAll(dbDir)
+	db, err := libtsdb.Open(dbDir, nil, nil, nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Unexpected error opening empty dir: %s", err)
+	}
+
 	opts := &Options{
 		ListenAddress:  ":9090",
 		ReadTimeout:    30 * time.Second,
@@ -87,6 +101,8 @@ func TestReadyAndHealthy(t *testing.T) {
 		Notifier:       nil,
 		RoutePrefix:    "/",
 		MetricsPath:    "/metrics/",
+		EnableAdminAPI: true,
+		TSDB:           func() *libtsdb.DB { return db },
 	}
 
 	opts.Flags = map[string]string{}
@@ -122,6 +138,22 @@ func TestReadyAndHealthy(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("Path /version with server unready test, Expected status 503 got: %s", resp.Status)
 	}
 
+	resp, err = http.Post("http://localhost:9090/api/v2/admin/tsdb/snapshot", "", strings.NewReader(""))
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Unexpected HTTP error %s", err)
+	}
+	if resp.StatusCode != http.StatusServiceUnavailable {
+		t.Fatalf("Path /api/v2/admin/tsdb/snapshot with server unready test, Expected status 503 got: %s", resp.Status)
+	}
+
+	resp, err = http.Post("http://localhost:9090/api/v2/admin/tsdb/delete_series", "", strings.NewReader("{}"))
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Unexpected HTTP error %s", err)
+	}
+	if resp.StatusCode != http.StatusServiceUnavailable {
+		t.Fatalf("Path /api/v2/admin/tsdb/delete_series with server unready test, Expected status 503 got: %s", resp.Status)
+	}
+
 	// Set to ready.
 	webHandler.Ready()
 
@@ -148,10 +180,36 @@ func TestReadyAndHealthy(t *testing.T) {
 	if resp.StatusCode != http.StatusOK {
 		t.Fatalf("Path /version with server ready test, Expected status 200 got: %s", resp.Status)
 	}
+
+	resp, err = http.Post("http://localhost:9090/api/v2/admin/tsdb/snapshot", "", strings.NewReader(""))
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Unexpected HTTP error %s", err)
+	}
+	if resp.StatusCode != http.StatusOK {
+		t.Fatalf("Path /api/v2/admin/tsdb/snapshot with server unready test, Expected status 503 got: %s", resp.Status)
+	}
+
+	resp, err = http.Post("http://localhost:9090/api/v2/admin/tsdb/delete_series", "", strings.NewReader("{}"))
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Unexpected HTTP error %s", err)
+	}
+	if resp.StatusCode != http.StatusOK {
+		t.Fatalf("Path /api/v2/admin/tsdb/delete_series with server unready test, Expected status 503 got: %s", resp.Status)
+	}
 }
 
 func TestRoutePrefix(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
+	dbDir, err := ioutil.TempDir("", "tsdb-ready")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Unexpected error creating a tmpDir: %s", err)
+	}
+	defer os.RemoveAll(dbDir)
+	db, err := libtsdb.Open(dbDir, nil, nil, nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Unexpected error opening empty dir: %s", err)
+	}
+
 	opts := &Options{
 		ListenAddress:  ":9091",
 		ReadTimeout:    30 * time.Second,
@@ -164,6 +222,8 @@ func TestRoutePrefix(t *testing.T) {
 		Notifier:       nil,
 		RoutePrefix:    "/prometheus",
 		MetricsPath:    "/prometheus/metrics",
+		EnableAdminAPI: true,
+		TSDB:           func() *libtsdb.DB { return db },
 	}
 
 	opts.Flags = map[string]string{}
@@ -185,7 +245,7 @@ func TestRoutePrefix(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("Unexpected HTTP error %s", err)
 	}
 	if resp.StatusCode != http.StatusOK {
-		t.Fatalf("Path "+opts.RoutePrefix+"/-/healthy with server unready test, Expected status 200 got: %s", resp.Status)
+		t.Fatalf("Path %s/-/healthy with server unready test, Expected status 200 got: %s", opts.RoutePrefix, resp.Status)
 	}
 
 	resp, err = http.Get("http://localhost:9091" + opts.RoutePrefix + "/-/ready")
@@ -193,7 +253,7 @@ func TestRoutePrefix(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("Unexpected HTTP error %s", err)
 	}
 	if resp.StatusCode != http.StatusServiceUnavailable {
-		t.Fatalf("Path "+opts.RoutePrefix+"/-/ready with server unready test, Expected status 503 got: %s", resp.Status)
+		t.Fatalf("Path %s/-/ready with server unready test, Expected status 503 got: %s", opts.RoutePrefix, resp.Status)
 	}
 
 	resp, err = http.Get("http://localhost:9091" + opts.RoutePrefix + "/version")
@@ -201,7 +261,23 @@ func TestRoutePrefix(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("Unexpected HTTP error %s", err)
 	}
 	if resp.StatusCode != http.StatusServiceUnavailable {
-		t.Fatalf("Path "+opts.RoutePrefix+"/version with server unready test, Expected status 503 got: %s", resp.Status)
+		t.Fatalf("Path %s/version with server unready test, Expected status 503 got: %s", opts.RoutePrefix, resp.Status)
+	}
+
+	resp, err = http.Post("http://localhost:9091"+opts.RoutePrefix+"/api/v2/admin/tsdb/snapshot", "", strings.NewReader(""))
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Unexpected HTTP error %s", err)
+	}
+	if resp.StatusCode != http.StatusServiceUnavailable {
+		t.Fatalf("Path %s/api/v2/admin/tsdb/snapshot with server unready test, Expected status 503 got: %s", opts.RoutePrefix, resp.Status)
+	}
+
+	resp, err = http.Post("http://localhost:9091"+opts.RoutePrefix+"/api/v2/admin/tsdb/delete_series", "", strings.NewReader("{}"))
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Unexpected HTTP error %s", err)
+	}
+	if resp.StatusCode != http.StatusServiceUnavailable {
+		t.Fatalf("Path %s/api/v2/admin/tsdb/delete_series with server unready test, Expected status 503 got: %s", opts.RoutePrefix, resp.Status)
 	}
 
 	// Set to ready.
@@ -230,4 +306,20 @@ func TestRoutePrefix(t *testing.T) {
 	if resp.StatusCode != http.StatusOK {
 		t.Fatalf("Path "+opts.RoutePrefix+"/version with server ready test, Expected status 200 got: %s", resp.Status)
 	}
+
+	resp, err = http.Post("http://localhost:9091"+opts.RoutePrefix+"/api/v2/admin/tsdb/snapshot", "", strings.NewReader(""))
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Unexpected HTTP error %s", err)
+	}
+	if resp.StatusCode != http.StatusOK {
+		t.Fatalf("Path %s/api/v2/admin/tsdb/snapshot with server unready test, Expected status 503 got: %s", opts.RoutePrefix, resp.Status)
+	}
+
+	resp, err = http.Post("http://localhost:9091"+opts.RoutePrefix+"/api/v2/admin/tsdb/delete_series", "", strings.NewReader("{}"))
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Unexpected HTTP error %s", err)
+	}
+	if resp.StatusCode != http.StatusOK {
+		t.Fatalf("Path %s/api/v2/admin/tsdb/delete_series with server unready test, Expected status 503 got: %s", opts.RoutePrefix, resp.Status)
+	}
 }