diff --git a/backend/app/main.py b/backend/app/main.py
index 057adc9..fe3fe4c 100644
--- a/backend/app/main.py
+++ b/backend/app/main.py
@@ -281,6 +281,7 @@ def create_app() -> FastAPI:
     from app.routers.sse import router as sse_router
     from app.routers.config_backups import router as config_router
     from app.routers.config_editor import router as config_editor_router
+    from app.routers.config_history import router as config_history_router
     from app.routers.device_groups import router as device_groups_router
     from app.routers.device_tags import router as device_tags_router
     from app.routers.devices import router as devices_router
@@ -311,6 +312,7 @@ def create_app() -> FastAPI:
     app.include_router(device_tags_router, prefix="/api")
     app.include_router(metrics_router, prefix="/api")
     app.include_router(config_router, prefix="/api")
+    app.include_router(config_history_router, prefix="/api")
     app.include_router(firmware_router, prefix="/api")
     app.include_router(alerts_router, prefix="/api")
     app.include_router(config_editor_router, prefix="/api")
diff --git a/backend/app/routers/config_history.py b/backend/app/routers/config_history.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d7422cb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/app/routers/config_history.py
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+"""Config history timeline API endpoint.
+
+Provides:
+    - GET /tenants/{tenant_id}/devices/{device_id}/config-history
+      Paginated timeline of config changes for a device.
+
+RBAC: viewer+ can read. Scope: config:read.
+"""
+
+import logging
+import uuid
+from typing import Any
+
+from fastapi import APIRouter, Depends, HTTPException, Query, status
+from sqlalchemy.ext.asyncio import AsyncSession
+
+from app.database import get_db
+from app.middleware.rbac import require_min_role, require_scope
+from app.middleware.tenant_context import CurrentUser, get_current_user
+from app.services.config_history_service import get_config_history
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+router = APIRouter(tags=["config-history"])
+
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Helpers
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+async def _check_tenant_access(
+    current_user: CurrentUser, tenant_id: uuid.UUID, db: AsyncSession
+) -> None:
+    """Verify the current user is allowed to access the given tenant.
+
+    - super_admin can access any tenant -- re-sets DB tenant context to target tenant.
+    - All other roles must match their own tenant_id.
+    """
+    if current_user.is_super_admin:
+        from app.database import set_tenant_context
+        await set_tenant_context(db, str(tenant_id))
+        return
+    if current_user.tenant_id != tenant_id:
+        raise HTTPException(
+            status_code=status.HTTP_403_FORBIDDEN,
+            detail="Access denied: you do not belong to this tenant.",
+        )
+
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Endpoints
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+@router.get(
+    "/tenants/{tenant_id}/devices/{device_id}/config-history",
+    summary="Get config change timeline for a device",
+    dependencies=[require_scope("config:read")],
+)
+async def list_config_history(
+    tenant_id: uuid.UUID,
+    device_id: uuid.UUID,
+    limit: int = Query(default=50, ge=1, le=200),
+    offset: int = Query(default=0, ge=0),
+    current_user: CurrentUser = Depends(get_current_user),
+    _role: CurrentUser = Depends(require_min_role("viewer")),
+    db: AsyncSession = Depends(get_db),
+) -> list[dict[str, Any]]:
+    """Return paginated config change timeline for a device, newest first.
+
+    Each entry includes: id, component, summary, created_at,
+    diff_id, lines_added, lines_removed, snapshot_id.
+    """
+    await _check_tenant_access(current_user, tenant_id, db)
+
+    return await get_config_history(
+        device_id=str(device_id),
+        tenant_id=str(tenant_id),
+        session=db,
+        limit=limit,
+        offset=offset,
+    )