diff --git a/elasticsearch/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/ml/MlPlugin.java b/elasticsearch/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/ml/MlPlugin.java
index c0e62c147ea..24e413eb05f 100644
--- a/elasticsearch/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/ml/MlPlugin.java
+++ b/elasticsearch/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/ml/MlPlugin.java
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ import org.elasticsearch.xpack.ml.rest.results.RestGetInfluencersAction;
 import org.elasticsearch.xpack.ml.rest.results.RestGetRecordsAction;
 import org.elasticsearch.xpack.ml.rest.datafeeds.RestDeleteDatafeedAction;
 import org.elasticsearch.xpack.ml.rest.datafeeds.RestGetDatafeedsAction;
-import org.elasticsearch.xpack.ml.rest.datafeeds.RestGetDatafeedsStatsAction;
+import org.elasticsearch.xpack.ml.rest.datafeeds.RestGetDatafeedStatsAction;
 import org.elasticsearch.xpack.ml.rest.datafeeds.RestPutDatafeedAction;
 import org.elasticsearch.xpack.ml.rest.datafeeds.RestStartDatafeedAction;
 import org.elasticsearch.xpack.ml.rest.datafeeds.RestStopDatafeedAction;
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ public class MlPlugin extends Plugin implements ActionPlugin {
                 RestRevertModelSnapshotAction.class,
                 RestUpdateModelSnapshotAction.class,
                 RestGetDatafeedsAction.class,
-                RestGetDatafeedsStatsAction.class,
+                RestGetDatafeedStatsAction.class,
                 RestPutDatafeedAction.class,
                 RestDeleteDatafeedAction.class,
                 RestStartDatafeedAction.class,
diff --git a/elasticsearch/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/ml/action/GetDatafeedsAction.java b/elasticsearch/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/ml/action/GetDatafeedsAction.java
index 7279535ea5e..c53aefa814c 100644
--- a/elasticsearch/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/ml/action/GetDatafeedsAction.java
+++ b/elasticsearch/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/ml/action/GetDatafeedsAction.java
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ public class GetDatafeedsAction extends Action<GetDatafeedsAction.Request, GetDa
     public static final GetDatafeedsAction INSTANCE = new GetDatafeedsAction();
     public static final String NAME = "cluster:admin/ml/datafeeds/get";
 
-    private static final String ALL = "_all";
+    public static final String ALL = "_all";
 
     private GetDatafeedsAction() {
         super(NAME);
diff --git a/elasticsearch/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/ml/action/GetDatafeedsStatsAction.java b/elasticsearch/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/ml/action/GetDatafeedsStatsAction.java
index 075c8913e51..db7f9873c53 100644
--- a/elasticsearch/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/ml/action/GetDatafeedsStatsAction.java
+++ b/elasticsearch/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/ml/action/GetDatafeedsStatsAction.java
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ public class GetDatafeedsStatsAction extends Action<GetDatafeedsStatsAction.Requ
     public static final GetDatafeedsStatsAction INSTANCE = new GetDatafeedsStatsAction();
     public static final String NAME = "cluster:admin/ml/datafeeds/stats/get";
 
-    private static final String ALL = "_all";
+    public static final String ALL = "_all";
     private static final String STATUS = "status";
 
     private GetDatafeedsStatsAction() {
diff --git a/elasticsearch/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/ml/rest/datafeeds/RestGetDatafeedsStatsAction.java b/elasticsearch/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/ml/rest/datafeeds/RestGetDatafeedStatsAction.java
similarity index 71%
rename from elasticsearch/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/ml/rest/datafeeds/RestGetDatafeedsStatsAction.java
rename to elasticsearch/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/ml/rest/datafeeds/RestGetDatafeedStatsAction.java
index 2193d21a780..90cef8f4b7d 100644
--- a/elasticsearch/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/ml/rest/datafeeds/RestGetDatafeedsStatsAction.java
+++ b/elasticsearch/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/ml/rest/datafeeds/RestGetDatafeedStatsAction.java
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 package org.elasticsearch.xpack.ml.rest.datafeeds;
 
 import org.elasticsearch.client.node.NodeClient;
+import org.elasticsearch.common.Strings;
 import org.elasticsearch.common.inject.Inject;
 import org.elasticsearch.common.settings.Settings;
 import org.elasticsearch.rest.BaseRestHandler;
@@ -18,19 +19,24 @@ import org.elasticsearch.xpack.ml.datafeed.DatafeedConfig;
 
 import java.io.IOException;
 
-public class RestGetDatafeedsStatsAction extends BaseRestHandler {
+public class RestGetDatafeedStatsAction extends BaseRestHandler {
 
     @Inject
-    public RestGetDatafeedsStatsAction(Settings settings, RestController controller) {
+    public RestGetDatafeedStatsAction(Settings settings, RestController controller) {
         super(settings);
         controller.registerHandler(RestRequest.Method.GET, MlPlugin.BASE_PATH
                 + "datafeeds/{" + DatafeedConfig.ID.getPreferredName() + "}/_stats", this);
+        controller.registerHandler(RestRequest.Method.GET, MlPlugin.BASE_PATH
+                + "datafeeds/_stats", this);
     }
 
     @Override
     protected RestChannelConsumer prepareRequest(RestRequest restRequest, NodeClient client) throws IOException {
-        GetDatafeedsStatsAction.Request request = new GetDatafeedsStatsAction.Request(
-                restRequest.param(DatafeedConfig.ID.getPreferredName()));
+        String datafeedId = restRequest.param(DatafeedConfig.ID.getPreferredName());
+        if (Strings.isNullOrEmpty(datafeedId)) {
+            datafeedId = GetDatafeedsStatsAction.ALL;
+        }
+        GetDatafeedsStatsAction.Request request = new GetDatafeedsStatsAction.Request(datafeedId);
         return channel -> client.execute(GetDatafeedsStatsAction.INSTANCE, request, new RestToXContentListener<>(channel));
     }
 }
diff --git a/elasticsearch/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/ml/rest/datafeeds/RestGetDatafeedsAction.java b/elasticsearch/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/ml/rest/datafeeds/RestGetDatafeedsAction.java
index 57b7618878b..d961e05ebfe 100644
--- a/elasticsearch/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/ml/rest/datafeeds/RestGetDatafeedsAction.java
+++ b/elasticsearch/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/ml/rest/datafeeds/RestGetDatafeedsAction.java
@@ -25,11 +25,17 @@ public class RestGetDatafeedsAction extends BaseRestHandler {
         super(settings);
         controller.registerHandler(RestRequest.Method.GET, MlPlugin.BASE_PATH
                 + "datafeeds/{" + DatafeedConfig.ID.getPreferredName() + "}", this);
+        controller.registerHandler(RestRequest.Method.GET, MlPlugin.BASE_PATH
+                + "datafeeds", this);
     }
 
     @Override
     protected RestChannelConsumer prepareRequest(RestRequest restRequest, NodeClient client) throws IOException {
-        GetDatafeedsAction.Request request = new GetDatafeedsAction.Request(restRequest.param(DatafeedConfig.ID.getPreferredName()));
+        String datafeedId = restRequest.param(DatafeedConfig.ID.getPreferredName());
+        if (datafeedId == null) {
+            datafeedId = GetDatafeedsAction.ALL;
+        }
+        GetDatafeedsAction.Request request = new GetDatafeedsAction.Request(datafeedId);
         return channel -> client.execute(GetDatafeedsAction.INSTANCE, request, new RestToXContentListener<>(channel));
     }
 }
diff --git a/elasticsearch/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/ml/action/GetDatafeedsStatsActionRequestTests.java b/elasticsearch/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/ml/action/GetDatafeedStatsActionRequestTests.java
similarity index 88%
rename from elasticsearch/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/ml/action/GetDatafeedsStatsActionRequestTests.java
rename to elasticsearch/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/ml/action/GetDatafeedStatsActionRequestTests.java
index a26cc78ea0d..4539665d768 100644
--- a/elasticsearch/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/ml/action/GetDatafeedsStatsActionRequestTests.java
+++ b/elasticsearch/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/ml/action/GetDatafeedStatsActionRequestTests.java
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import org.elasticsearch.xpack.ml.action.GetDatafeedsStatsAction.Request;
 import org.elasticsearch.xpack.ml.job.Job;
 import org.elasticsearch.xpack.ml.support.AbstractStreamableTestCase;
 
-public class GetDatafeedsStatsActionRequestTests extends AbstractStreamableTestCase<Request> {
+public class GetDatafeedStatsActionRequestTests extends AbstractStreamableTestCase<Request> {
 
     @Override
     protected Request createTestInstance() {
diff --git a/elasticsearch/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/ml/action/GetDatafeedsStatsActionResponseTests.java b/elasticsearch/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/ml/action/GetDatafeedStatsActionResponseTests.java
similarity index 93%
rename from elasticsearch/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/ml/action/GetDatafeedsStatsActionResponseTests.java
rename to elasticsearch/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/ml/action/GetDatafeedStatsActionResponseTests.java
index 4206374f66e..7711f45c086 100644
--- a/elasticsearch/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/ml/action/GetDatafeedsStatsActionResponseTests.java
+++ b/elasticsearch/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/ml/action/GetDatafeedStatsActionResponseTests.java
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import org.elasticsearch.xpack.ml.support.AbstractStreamableTestCase;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
 
-public class GetDatafeedsStatsActionResponseTests extends AbstractStreamableTestCase<Response> {
+public class GetDatafeedStatsActionResponseTests extends AbstractStreamableTestCase<Response> {
 
     @Override
     protected Response createTestInstance() {
diff --git a/elasticsearch/src/test/resources/rest-api-spec/api/xpack.ml.get_datafeeds_stats.json b/elasticsearch/src/test/resources/rest-api-spec/api/xpack.ml.get_datafeed_stats.json
similarity index 71%
rename from elasticsearch/src/test/resources/rest-api-spec/api/xpack.ml.get_datafeeds_stats.json
rename to elasticsearch/src/test/resources/rest-api-spec/api/xpack.ml.get_datafeed_stats.json
index f3d89a86ec2..2bb23b7eabe 100644
--- a/elasticsearch/src/test/resources/rest-api-spec/api/xpack.ml.get_datafeeds_stats.json
+++ b/elasticsearch/src/test/resources/rest-api-spec/api/xpack.ml.get_datafeed_stats.json
@@ -1,15 +1,15 @@
 {
-  "xpack.ml.get_datafeeds_stats": {
+  "xpack.ml.get_datafeed_stats": {
     "methods": [ "GET"],
     "url": {
       "path": "/_xpack/ml/datafeeds/{datafeed_id}/_stats",
       "paths": [
-        "/_xpack/ml/datafeeds/{datafeed_id}/_stats"
+        "/_xpack/ml/datafeeds/{datafeed_id}/_stats",
+        "/_xpack/ml/datafeeds/_stats"
       ],
       "parts": {
         "datafeed_id": {
           "type": "string",
-          "required": true,
           "description": "The ID of the datafeeds stats to fetch"
         }
       }
diff --git a/elasticsearch/src/test/resources/rest-api-spec/api/xpack.ml.get_datafeeds.json b/elasticsearch/src/test/resources/rest-api-spec/api/xpack.ml.get_datafeeds.json
index 0335b25d6c8..6773f984385 100644
--- a/elasticsearch/src/test/resources/rest-api-spec/api/xpack.ml.get_datafeeds.json
+++ b/elasticsearch/src/test/resources/rest-api-spec/api/xpack.ml.get_datafeeds.json
@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@
     "url": {
       "path": "/_xpack/ml/datafeeds/{datafeed_id}",
       "paths": [
-        "/_xpack/ml/datafeeds/{datafeed_id}"
+        "/_xpack/ml/datafeeds/{datafeed_id}",
+        "/_xpack/ml/datafeeds"
       ],
       "parts": {
         "datafeed_id": {
           "type": "string",
-          "required": true,
           "description": "The ID of the datafeeds to fetch"
         }
       }
diff --git a/elasticsearch/src/test/resources/rest-api-spec/test/datafeeds_crud.yaml b/elasticsearch/src/test/resources/rest-api-spec/test/datafeeds_crud.yaml
index 11ecf3990de..6cc6ad059a9 100644
--- a/elasticsearch/src/test/resources/rest-api-spec/test/datafeeds_crud.yaml
+++ b/elasticsearch/src/test/resources/rest-api-spec/test/datafeeds_crud.yaml
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ setup:
   - match: { datafeeds: [] }
 
   - do:
-      xpack.ml.get_datafeeds_stats:
+      xpack.ml.get_datafeed_stats:
         datafeed_id: "_all"
   - match: { count: 0 }
   - match: { datafeeds: [] }
diff --git a/elasticsearch/src/test/resources/rest-api-spec/test/get_datafeeds_stats.yaml b/elasticsearch/src/test/resources/rest-api-spec/test/get_datafeed_stats.yaml
similarity index 79%
rename from elasticsearch/src/test/resources/rest-api-spec/test/get_datafeeds_stats.yaml
rename to elasticsearch/src/test/resources/rest-api-spec/test/get_datafeed_stats.yaml
index 29b7e46f930..c053a1a8829 100644
--- a/elasticsearch/src/test/resources/rest-api-spec/test/get_datafeeds_stats.yaml
+++ b/elasticsearch/src/test/resources/rest-api-spec/test/get_datafeed_stats.yaml
@@ -56,32 +56,43 @@ setup:
 
   - do:
       catch: missing
-      xpack.ml.get_datafeeds_stats:
+      xpack.ml.get_datafeed_stats:
         datafeed_id: missing-datafeed
 
 ---
 "Test get single datafeed stats":
 
   - do:
-      xpack.ml.get_datafeeds_stats:
+      xpack.ml.get_datafeed_stats:
         datafeed_id: datafeed-1
   - match: { datafeeds.0.datafeed_id: "datafeed-1"}
   - match: { datafeeds.0.status: "STOPPED"}
 
   - do:
-      xpack.ml.get_datafeeds_stats:
+      xpack.ml.get_datafeed_stats:
         datafeed_id: datafeed-2
   - match: { datafeeds.0.datafeed_id: "datafeed-2"}
   - match: { datafeeds.0.status: "STOPPED"}
 
 ---
-"Test get all datafeeds stats":
+"Test explicit get all datafeed stats":
 
   - do:
-      xpack.ml.get_datafeeds_stats:
+      xpack.ml.get_datafeed_stats:
         datafeed_id: _all
   - match: { count: 2 }
   - match: { datafeeds.0.datafeed_id: "datafeed-1"}
   - match: { datafeeds.0.status: "STOPPED"}
   - match: { datafeeds.1.datafeed_id: "datafeed-2"}
   - match: { datafeeds.1.status: "STOPPED"}
+
+---
+"Test implicit get all datafeed stats":
+
+  - do:
+      xpack.ml.get_datafeed_stats: {}
+  - match: { count: 2 }
+  - match: { datafeeds.0.datafeed_id: "datafeed-1"}
+  - match: { datafeeds.0.status: "STOPPED"}
+  - match: { datafeeds.1.datafeed_id: "datafeed-2"}
+  - match: { datafeeds.1.status: "STOPPED"}
diff --git a/elasticsearch/src/test/resources/rest-api-spec/test/get_datafeeds.yaml b/elasticsearch/src/test/resources/rest-api-spec/test/get_datafeeds.yaml
index 85a9f92de21..30feb209caf 100644
--- a/elasticsearch/src/test/resources/rest-api-spec/test/get_datafeeds.yaml
+++ b/elasticsearch/src/test/resources/rest-api-spec/test/get_datafeeds.yaml
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ setup:
   - match: { datafeeds.0.job_id: "job-2"}
 
 ---
-"Test get all datafeeds":
+"Test explicit get all datafeeds":
 
   - do:
       xpack.ml.get_datafeeds:
@@ -85,3 +85,14 @@ setup:
   - match: { datafeeds.0.job_id: "job-1"}
   - match: { datafeeds.1.datafeed_id: "datafeed-2"}
   - match: { datafeeds.1.job_id: "job-2"}
+
+---
+"Test implicit get all datafeeds":
+
+  - do:
+      xpack.ml.get_datafeeds: {}
+  - match: { count: 2 }
+  - match: { datafeeds.0.datafeed_id: "datafeed-1"}
+  - match: { datafeeds.0.job_id: "job-1"}
+  - match: { datafeeds.1.datafeed_id: "datafeed-2"}
+  - match: { datafeeds.1.job_id: "job-2"}
diff --git a/elasticsearch/src/test/resources/rest-api-spec/test/start_stop_datafeed.yaml b/elasticsearch/src/test/resources/rest-api-spec/test/start_stop_datafeed.yaml
index a1b1127ed21..dbc868cb956 100644
--- a/elasticsearch/src/test/resources/rest-api-spec/test/start_stop_datafeed.yaml
+++ b/elasticsearch/src/test/resources/rest-api-spec/test/start_stop_datafeed.yaml
@@ -45,14 +45,14 @@ setup:
         "datafeed_id": "datafeed-1"
         "start": 0
   - do:
-      xpack.ml.get_datafeeds_stats:
+      xpack.ml.get_datafeed_stats:
         datafeed_id: "datafeed-1"
   - match: { datafeeds.0.status: STARTED }
   - do:
       xpack.ml.stop_datafeed:
         "datafeed_id": "datafeed-1"
   - do:
-      xpack.ml.get_datafeeds_stats:
+      xpack.ml.get_datafeed_stats:
         datafeed_id: "datafeed-1"
   - match: { datafeeds.0.status: STOPPED }
 ---