diff --git a/packages/rocketchat-api/server/v1/settings.js b/packages/rocketchat-api/server/v1/settings.js
index 3662ba1485303..25975fd998d14 100644
--- a/packages/rocketchat-api/server/v1/settings.js
+++ b/packages/rocketchat-api/server/v1/settings.js
@@ -73,10 +73,23 @@ RocketChat.API.v1.addRoute('settings/:_id', { authRequired: true }, {
 			return RocketChat.API.v1.unauthorized();
 		}
 
+		// allow special handling of particular setting types
+		const setting = RocketChat.models.Settings.findOneNotHiddenById(this.urlParams._id);
+		if (setting.type === 'action' && this.bodyParams && this.bodyParams.execute) {
+			//execute the configured method
+			Meteor.call(setting.value);
+			return RocketChat.API.v1.success();
+		}
+
+		if (setting.type === 'color' && this.bodyParams && this.bodyParams.editor && this.bodyParams.value) {
+			RocketChat.models.Settings.updateOptionsById(this.urlParams._id, { editor: this.bodyParams.editor });
+			RocketChat.models.Settings.updateValueNotHiddenById(this.urlParams._id, this.bodyParams.value);
+			return RocketChat.API.v1.success();
+		}
+
 		check(this.bodyParams, {
 			value: Match.Any
 		});
-
 		if (RocketChat.models.Settings.updateValueNotHiddenById(this.urlParams._id, this.bodyParams.value)) {
 			return RocketChat.API.v1.success();
 		}
@@ -90,7 +103,7 @@ RocketChat.API.v1.addRoute('service.configurations', { authRequired: false }, {
 		const ServiceConfiguration = Package['service-configuration'].ServiceConfiguration;
 
 		return RocketChat.API.v1.success({
-			configurations: ServiceConfiguration.configurations.find({}, {fields: {secret: 0}}).fetch()
+			configurations: ServiceConfiguration.configurations.find({}, { fields: { secret: 0 } }).fetch()
 		});
 	}
 });