diff --git a/freqtrade/rpc/api_server/api_v1.py b/freqtrade/rpc/api_server/api_v1.py
index 841acca96..18c37799b 100644
--- a/freqtrade/rpc/api_server/api_v1.py
+++ b/freqtrade/rpc/api_server/api_v1.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ from fastapi.exceptions import HTTPException
 
 from freqtrade import __version__
 from freqtrade.enums import RunMode, State
+from freqtrade.exceptions import OperationalException
 from freqtrade.rpc import RPC
 from freqtrade.rpc.api_server.api_pairlists import handleExchangePayload
 from freqtrade.rpc.api_server.api_schemas import (
@@ -17,6 +18,7 @@ from freqtrade.rpc.api_server.api_schemas import (
     Ping,
     PlotConfig,
     ShowConfig,
+    StrategyResponse,
     SysInfo,
     Version,
 )
@@ -139,6 +141,43 @@ def markets(
     }
 
 
+@router.get("/strategy/{strategy}", response_model=StrategyResponse, tags=["Strategy"])
+def get_strategy(
+    strategy: str, config=Depends(get_config), rpc: RPC | None = Depends(get_rpc_optional)
+):
+    if ":" in strategy:
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=500, detail="base64 encoded strategies are not allowed.")
+
+    if not rpc or config["runmode"] == RunMode.WEBSERVER:
+        # webserver mode
+        config_ = deepcopy(config)
+        from freqtrade.resolvers.strategy_resolver import StrategyResolver
+
+        try:
+            strategy_obj = StrategyResolver._load_strategy(
+                strategy, config_, extra_dir=config_.get("strategy_path")
+            )
+            strategy_obj.ft_load_hyper_params()
+        except OperationalException:
+            raise HTTPException(status_code=404, detail="Strategy not found")
+        except Exception as e:
+            raise HTTPException(status_code=502, detail=str(e))
+    else:
+        # trade mode
+        strategy_obj = rpc._freqtrade.strategy
+        if strategy_obj.get_strategy_name() != strategy:
+            raise HTTPException(
+                status_code=404,
+                detail="Only the currently active strategy is available in trade mode",
+            )
+    return {
+        "strategy": strategy_obj.get_strategy_name(),
+        "timeframe": getattr(strategy_obj, "timeframe", None),
+        "code": strategy_obj.__source__,
+        "params": [p for _, p in strategy_obj.enumerate_parameters()],
+    }
+
+
 @router.get("/sysinfo", response_model=SysInfo, tags=["Info"])
 def sysinfo():
     return RPC._rpc_sysinfo()
diff --git a/freqtrade/rpc/api_server/api_webserver.py b/freqtrade/rpc/api_server/api_webserver.py
index e19ae94a8..24c409b02 100644
--- a/freqtrade/rpc/api_server/api_webserver.py
+++ b/freqtrade/rpc/api_server/api_webserver.py
@@ -36,31 +36,6 @@ def list_strategies(config=Depends(get_config)):
     return {"strategies": [x["name"] for x in strategies]}
 
 
-@router.get("/strategy/{strategy}", response_model=StrategyResponse, tags=["Strategy"])
-def get_strategy(strategy: str, config=Depends(get_config)):
-    if ":" in strategy:
-        raise HTTPException(status_code=500, detail="base64 encoded strategies are not allowed.")
-
-    config_ = deepcopy(config)
-    from freqtrade.resolvers.strategy_resolver import StrategyResolver
-
-    try:
-        strategy_obj = StrategyResolver._load_strategy(
-            strategy, config_, extra_dir=config_.get("strategy_path")
-        )
-        strategy_obj.ft_load_hyper_params()
-    except OperationalException:
-        raise HTTPException(status_code=404, detail="Strategy not found")
-    except Exception as e:
-        raise HTTPException(status_code=502, detail=str(e))
-    return {
-        "strategy": strategy_obj.get_strategy_name(),
-        "timeframe": getattr(strategy_obj, "timeframe", None),
-        "code": strategy_obj.__source__,
-        "params": [p for _, p in strategy_obj.enumerate_parameters()],
-    }
-
-
 @router.get("/exchanges", response_model=ExchangeListResponse, tags=[])
 def list_exchanges(config=Depends(get_config)):
     from freqtrade.exchange import list_available_exchanges