diff --git a/parity/cli/usage.txt b/parity/cli/usage.txt
index 1e5f3c0fb..7ee2860b1 100644
--- a/parity/cli/usage.txt
+++ b/parity/cli/usage.txt
@@ -147,8 +147,9 @@ API and Console Options:
                                  (default: {flag_jsonrpc_cors:?})
   --jsonrpc-apis APIS            Specify the APIs available through the JSONRPC
                                  interface. APIS is a comma-delimited list of API
-                                 name. Possible name are web3, eth, net, personal,
+                                 name. Possible name are all, safe, web3, eth, net, personal,
                                  parity, parity_set, traces, rpc, parity_accounts.
+                                 You can also disable a specific API by putting '-' in the front: all,-personal
                                  (default: {flag_jsonrpc_apis}).
   --jsonrpc-hosts HOSTS          List of allowed Host header values. This option will
                                  validate the Host header sent by the browser, it
diff --git a/parity/configuration.rs b/parity/configuration.rs
index f585dc22e..7061610bb 100644
--- a/parity/configuration.rs
+++ b/parity/configuration.rs
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ use ethcore::miner::{MinerOptions, Banning, StratumOptions};
 use ethcore::verification::queue::VerifierSettings;
 
 use rpc::{IpcConfiguration, HttpConfiguration};
+use rpc_apis::ApiSet;
 use ethcore_rpc::NetworkSettings;
 use cache::CacheConfig;
 use helpers::{to_duration, to_mode, to_block_id, to_u256, to_pending_set, to_price, replace_home, replace_home_for_db,
@@ -718,16 +719,7 @@ impl Configuration {
 			.collect();
 
 		if self.args.flag_geth {
-			apis.push("personal");
-		}
-
-		if self.args.flag_public_node {
-			apis.retain(|api| {
-				match *api {
-					"eth" | "net" | "parity" | "rpc" | "web3" => true,
-					_ => false
-				}
-			});
+			apis.insert(0, "personal");
 		}
 
 		apis.join(",")
@@ -788,7 +780,10 @@ impl Configuration {
 			enabled: self.rpc_enabled(),
 			interface: self.rpc_interface(),
 			port: self.args.flag_rpcport.unwrap_or(self.args.flag_jsonrpc_port),
-			apis: self.rpc_apis().parse()?,
+			apis: match self.args.flag_public_node {
+				false => self.rpc_apis().parse()?,
+				true => self.rpc_apis().parse::<ApiSet>()?.retain(ApiSet::PublicContext),
+			},
 			hosts: self.rpc_hosts(),
 			cors: self.rpc_cors(),
 			threads: match self.args.flag_jsonrpc_threads {
diff --git a/parity/rpc_apis.rs b/parity/rpc_apis.rs
index ea1eabc61..cf3c0b7c9 100644
--- a/parity/rpc_apis.rs
+++ b/parity/rpc_apis.rs
@@ -85,9 +85,17 @@ impl FromStr for Api {
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone)]
 pub enum ApiSet {
+	// Safe context (like token-protected WS interface)
 	SafeContext,
+	// Unsafe context (like jsonrpc over http)
 	UnsafeContext,
+	// Public context (like public jsonrpc over http)
+	PublicContext,
+	// All possible APIs
+	All,
+	// Local "unsafe" context and accounts access
 	IpcContext,
+	// Fixed list of APis
 	List(HashSet<Api>),
 }
 
@@ -107,10 +115,30 @@ impl FromStr for ApiSet {
 	type Err = String;
 
 	fn from_str(s: &str) -> Result<Self, Self::Err> {
-		s.split(',')
-			.map(Api::from_str)
-			.collect::<Result<_, _>>()
-			.map(ApiSet::List)
+		let mut apis = HashSet::new();
+
+		for api in s.split(',') {
+			match api {
+				"all" => {
+					apis.extend(ApiSet::All.list_apis());
+				},
+				"safe" => {
+					// Safe APIs are those that are safe even in UnsafeContext.
+					apis.extend(ApiSet::UnsafeContext.list_apis());
+				},
+				// Remove the API
+				api if api.starts_with("-") => {
+					let api = api[1..].parse()?;
+					apis.remove(&api);
+				},
+				api => {
+					let api = api.parse()?;
+					apis.insert(api);
+				},
+			}
+		}
+
+		Ok(ApiSet::List(apis))
 	}
 }
 
@@ -403,21 +431,41 @@ impl Dependencies for LightDependencies {
 }
 
 impl ApiSet {
+	/// Retains only APIs in given set.
+	pub fn retain(self, set: Self) -> Self {
+		ApiSet::List(&self.list_apis() & &set.list_apis())
+	}
+
 	pub fn list_apis(&self) -> HashSet<Api> {
-		let mut safe_list = vec![Api::Web3, Api::Net, Api::Eth, Api::Parity, Api::Traces, Api::Rpc]
-			.into_iter().collect();
+		let mut public_list = vec![
+			Api::Web3, Api::Net, Api::Eth, Api::Parity, Api::Rpc,
+		].into_iter().collect();
 		match *self {
 			ApiSet::List(ref apis) => apis.clone(),
-			ApiSet::UnsafeContext => safe_list,
+			ApiSet::PublicContext => public_list,
+			ApiSet::UnsafeContext => {
+				public_list.insert(Api::Traces);
+				public_list
+			},
 			ApiSet::IpcContext => {
-				safe_list.insert(Api::ParityAccounts);
-				safe_list
+				public_list.insert(Api::Traces);
+				public_list.insert(Api::ParityAccounts);
+				public_list
 			},
 			ApiSet::SafeContext => {
-				safe_list.insert(Api::ParityAccounts);
-				safe_list.insert(Api::ParitySet);
-				safe_list.insert(Api::Signer);
-				safe_list
+				public_list.insert(Api::Traces);
+				public_list.insert(Api::ParityAccounts);
+				public_list.insert(Api::ParitySet);
+				public_list.insert(Api::Signer);
+				public_list
+			},
+			ApiSet::All => {
+				public_list.insert(Api::Traces);
+				public_list.insert(Api::ParityAccounts);
+				public_list.insert(Api::ParitySet);
+				public_list.insert(Api::Signer);
+				public_list.insert(Api::Personal);
+				public_list
 			},
 		}
 	}
@@ -493,4 +541,30 @@ mod test {
 		].into_iter().collect();
 		assert_eq!(ApiSet::SafeContext.list_apis(), expected);
 	}
+
+	#[test]
+	fn test_all_apis() {
+		assert_eq!("all".parse::<ApiSet>().unwrap(), ApiSet::List(vec![
+			Api::Web3, Api::Net, Api::Eth, Api::Parity, Api::Traces, Api::Rpc,
+			Api::ParityAccounts,
+			Api::ParitySet, Api::Signer,
+			Api::Personal
+		].into_iter().collect()));
+	}
+
+	#[test]
+	fn test_all_without_personal_apis() {
+		assert_eq!("personal,all,-personal".parse::<ApiSet>().unwrap(), ApiSet::List(vec![
+			Api::Web3, Api::Net, Api::Eth, Api::Parity, Api::Traces, Api::Rpc,
+			Api::ParityAccounts,
+			Api::ParitySet, Api::Signer,
+		].into_iter().collect()));
+	}
+
+	#[test]
+	fn test_safe_parsing() {
+		assert_eq!("safe".parse::<ApiSet>().unwrap(), ApiSet::List(vec![
+			Api::Web3, Api::Net, Api::Eth, Api::Parity, Api::Traces, Api::Rpc,
+		].into_iter().collect()));
+	}
 }