diff --git a/rhodecode/apps/file_store/backends/local_store.py b/rhodecode/apps/file_store/backends/local_store.py
--- a/rhodecode/apps/file_store/backends/local_store.py
+++ b/rhodecode/apps/file_store/backends/local_store.py
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ class LocalFileStorage(object):
 
         return filename, metadata
 
-    def get_metadata(self, filename):
+    def get_metadata(self, filename, ignore_missing=False):
         """
         Reads JSON stored metadata for a file
 
@@ -264,6 +264,7 @@ class LocalFileStorage(object):
         """
         filename = self.store_path(filename)
         filename_meta = filename + '.meta'
-
+        if ignore_missing and not os.path.isfile(filename_meta):
+            return {}
         with open(filename_meta, "rb") as source_meta:
             return json.loads(source_meta.read())
diff --git a/rhodecode/public/js/rhodecode/routes.js b/rhodecode/public/js/rhodecode/routes.js
--- a/rhodecode/public/js/rhodecode/routes.js
+++ b/rhodecode/public/js/rhodecode/routes.js
@@ -12,6 +12,12 @@
  ******************************************************************************/
 function registerRCRoutes() {
     // routes registration
+    pyroutes.register('admin_artifacts', '/_admin/artifacts', []);
+    pyroutes.register('admin_artifacts_data', '/_admin/artifacts-data', []);
+    pyroutes.register('admin_artifacts_delete', '/_admin/artifacts/%(uid)s/delete', ['uid']);
+    pyroutes.register('admin_artifacts_show_all', '/_admin/artifacts', []);
+    pyroutes.register('admin_artifacts_show_info', '/_admin/artifacts/%(uid)s', ['uid']);
+    pyroutes.register('admin_artifacts_update', '/_admin/artifacts/%(uid)s/update', ['uid']);
     pyroutes.register('admin_audit_log_entry', '/_admin/audit_logs/%(audit_log_id)s', ['audit_log_id']);
     pyroutes.register('admin_audit_logs', '/_admin/audit_logs', []);
     pyroutes.register('admin_defaults_repositories', '/_admin/defaults/repositories', []);
diff --git a/rhodecode/templates/base/base.mako b/rhodecode/templates/base/base.mako
--- a/rhodecode/templates/base/base.mako
+++ b/rhodecode/templates/base/base.mako
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@
           <li class="${h.is_active('repository_groups', active)}"><a href="${h.route_path('repo_groups')}">${_('Repository groups')}</a></li>
           <li class="${h.is_active('users', active)}"><a href="${h.route_path('users')}">${_('Users')}</a></li>
           <li class="${h.is_active('user_groups', active)}"><a href="${h.route_path('user_groups')}">${_('User groups')}</a></li>
+          <li class="${h.is_active('artifacts', active)}"><a href="${h.route_path('admin_artifacts')}">${_('Artifacts')}</a></li>
           <li class="${h.is_active('permissions', active)}"><a href="${h.route_path('admin_permissions_application')}">${_('Permissions')}</a></li>
           <li class="${h.is_active('authentication', active)}"><a href="${h.route_path('auth_home', traverse='')}">${_('Authentication')}</a></li>
           <li class="${h.is_active('integrations', active)}"><a href="${h.route_path('global_integrations_home')}">${_('Integrations')}</a></li>
diff --git a/rhodecode/templates/data_table/_dt_elements.mako b/rhodecode/templates/data_table/_dt_elements.mako
--- a/rhodecode/templates/data_table/_dt_elements.mako
+++ b/rhodecode/templates/data_table/_dt_elements.mako
@@ -416,6 +416,12 @@
     </a>
 </%def>
 
+<%def name="repo_artifact_admin_name(file_uid, artifact_display_name)">
+    <a href="${h.route_path('admin_artifacts_show_info', uid=file_uid)}">
+        ${(artifact_display_name or '_EMPTY_NAME_')}
+    </a>
+</%def>
+
 <%def name="repo_artifact_uid(repo_name, file_uid)">
     <code>${h.shorter(file_uid, size=24, prefix=True)}</code>
 </%def>
@@ -443,6 +449,7 @@
 % endif
 </%def>
 
+
 <%def name="markup_form(form_id, form_text='', help_text=None)">
 
   <div class="markup-form">