diff --git a/contracts/Configuration.sol b/contracts/Configuration.sol
index 861a144..0f9e95d 100644
--- a/contracts/Configuration.sol
+++ b/contracts/Configuration.sol
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import "@openzeppelin/contracts/token/ERC20/IERC20.sol";
 struct MarketplaceConfig {
   CollateralConfig collateral;
   ProofConfig proofs;
+  SlotReservationsConfig reservations;
 }
 
 struct CollateralConfig {
@@ -29,3 +30,8 @@ struct ProofConfig {
   // blocks. Should be a prime number to ensure there are no cycles.
   uint8 downtimeProduct;
 }
+
+struct SlotReservationsConfig {
+  // Number of allowed reservations per slot
+  uint8 maxReservations;
+}
diff --git a/contracts/FuzzMarketplace.sol b/contracts/FuzzMarketplace.sol
index efdd902..d7c20a3 100644
--- a/contracts/FuzzMarketplace.sol
+++ b/contracts/FuzzMarketplace.sol
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@ contract FuzzMarketplace is Marketplace {
     Marketplace(
       MarketplaceConfig(
         CollateralConfig(10, 5, 3, 10),
-        ProofConfig(10, 5, 64, "", 67)
+        ProofConfig(10, 5, 64, "", 67),
+        SlotReservationsConfig(20)
       ),
       new TestToken(),
       new TestVerifier()
diff --git a/contracts/Marketplace.sol b/contracts/Marketplace.sol
index 21aa466..431e364 100644
--- a/contracts/Marketplace.sol
+++ b/contracts/Marketplace.sol
@@ -7,11 +7,12 @@ import "@openzeppelin/contracts/utils/structs/EnumerableSet.sol";
 import "./Configuration.sol";
 import "./Requests.sol";
 import "./Proofs.sol";
+import "./SlotReservations.sol";
 import "./StateRetrieval.sol";
 import "./Endian.sol";
 import "./Groth16.sol";
 
-contract Marketplace is Proofs, StateRetrieval, Endian {
+contract Marketplace is SlotReservations, Proofs, StateRetrieval, Endian {
   using EnumerableSet for EnumerableSet.Bytes32Set;
   using Requests for Request;
 
@@ -58,7 +59,10 @@ contract Marketplace is Proofs, StateRetrieval, Endian {
     MarketplaceConfig memory configuration,
     IERC20 token_,
     IGroth16Verifier verifier
-  ) Proofs(configuration.proofs, verifier) {
+  )
+    SlotReservations(configuration.reservations)
+    Proofs(configuration.proofs, verifier)
+  {
     _token = token_;
 
     require(
diff --git a/contracts/SlotReservations.sol b/contracts/SlotReservations.sol
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0327107
--- /dev/null
+++ b/contracts/SlotReservations.sol
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+pragma solidity 0.8.23;
+
+import "@openzeppelin/contracts/utils/structs/EnumerableSet.sol";
+import "./Requests.sol";
+import "./Configuration.sol";
+
+contract SlotReservations {
+  using EnumerableSet for EnumerableSet.AddressSet;
+
+  mapping(SlotId => EnumerableSet.AddressSet) internal _reservations;
+  SlotReservationsConfig private _config;
+
+  constructor(SlotReservationsConfig memory config) {
+    _config = config;
+  }
+
+  function reserveSlot(RequestId requestId, uint256 slotIndex) public {
+    require(canReserveSlot(requestId, slotIndex), "Reservation not allowed");
+
+    SlotId slotId = Requests.slotId(requestId, slotIndex);
+    _reservations[slotId].add(msg.sender);
+  }
+
+  function canReserveSlot(
+    RequestId requestId,
+    uint256 slotIndex
+  ) public view returns (bool) {
+    address host = msg.sender;
+    SlotId slotId = Requests.slotId(requestId, slotIndex);
+    return
+      // TODO: add in check for address inside of expanding window
+      (_reservations[slotId].length() < _config.maxReservations) &&
+      (!_reservations[slotId].contains(host));
+  }
+}
diff --git a/contracts/TestSlotReservations.sol b/contracts/TestSlotReservations.sol
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..31d19d6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/contracts/TestSlotReservations.sol
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+pragma solidity ^0.8.23;
+
+import "./SlotReservations.sol";
+
+contract TestSlotReservations is SlotReservations {
+  using EnumerableSet for EnumerableSet.AddressSet;
+
+  // solhint-disable-next-line no-empty-blocks
+  constructor(SlotReservationsConfig memory config) SlotReservations(config) {}
+
+  function contains(SlotId slotId, address host) public view returns (bool) {
+    return _reservations[slotId].contains(host);
+  }
+
+  function length(SlotId slotId) public view returns (uint256) {
+    return _reservations[slotId].length();
+  }
+}
diff --git a/deploy/marketplace.js b/deploy/marketplace.js
index e4bc570..c4cc9db 100644
--- a/deploy/marketplace.js
+++ b/deploy/marketplace.js
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@ const CONFIGURATION = {
     downtime: 64,
     downtimeProduct: 67
   },
+  reservations: {
+    maxReservations: 3
+  }
 }
 
 async function mine256blocks({ network, ethers }) {
diff --git a/test/SlotReservations.test.js b/test/SlotReservations.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..055c294
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/SlotReservations.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,101 @@
+const { expect } = require("chai")
+const { ethers } = require("hardhat")
+const { exampleRequest, exampleConfiguration } = require("./examples")
+const { requestId, slotId } = require("./ids")
+
+describe("SlotReservations", function () {
+  let reservations
+  let provider, address1, address2, address3
+  let request
+  let reqId
+  let slot
+  let slotIndex
+  let id // can't use slotId because it'll shadow the function slotId
+  const config = exampleConfiguration()
+
+  beforeEach(async function () {
+    let SlotReservations = await ethers.getContractFactory(
+      "TestSlotReservations"
+    )
+    reservations = await SlotReservations.deploy(config.reservations)
+    ;[provider, address1, address2, address3] = await ethers.getSigners()
+
+    request = await exampleRequest()
+    reqId = requestId(request)
+    slotIndex = request.ask.slots / 2
+    slot = {
+      request: reqId,
+      index: slotIndex,
+    }
+    id = slotId(slot)
+  })
+
+  function switchAccount(account) {
+    reservations = reservations.connect(account)
+  }
+
+  it("allows a slot to be reserved", async function () {
+    expect(reservations.reserveSlot(reqId, slotIndex)).to.not.be.reverted
+  })
+
+  it("contains the correct addresses after reservation", async function () {
+    await reservations.reserveSlot(reqId, slotIndex)
+    expect(await reservations.contains(id, provider.address)).to.be.true
+
+    switchAccount(address1)
+    await reservations.reserveSlot(reqId, slotIndex)
+    expect(await reservations.contains(id, address1.address)).to.be.true
+  })
+
+  it("has the correct number of addresses after reservation", async function () {
+    await reservations.reserveSlot(reqId, slotIndex)
+    expect(await reservations.length(id)).to.equal(1)
+
+    switchAccount(address1)
+    await reservations.reserveSlot(reqId, slotIndex)
+    expect(await reservations.length(id)).to.equal(2)
+  })
+
+  it("reports a slot can be reserved", async function () {
+    expect(await reservations.canReserveSlot(reqId, slotIndex)).to.be.true
+  })
+
+  it("cannot reserve a slot more than once", async function () {
+    await reservations.reserveSlot(reqId, slotIndex)
+    await expect(reservations.reserveSlot(reqId, slotIndex)).to.be.revertedWith(
+      "Reservation not allowed"
+    )
+    expect(await reservations.length(id)).to.equal(1)
+  })
+
+  it("reports a slot cannot be reserved if already reserved", async function () {
+    await reservations.reserveSlot(reqId, slotIndex)
+    expect(await reservations.canReserveSlot(reqId, slotIndex)).to.be.false
+  })
+
+  it("cannot reserve a slot if reservations are at capacity", async function () {
+    switchAccount(address1)
+    await reservations.reserveSlot(reqId, slotIndex)
+    switchAccount(address2)
+    await reservations.reserveSlot(reqId, slotIndex)
+    switchAccount(address3)
+    await reservations.reserveSlot(reqId, slotIndex)
+    switchAccount(provider)
+    await expect(reservations.reserveSlot(reqId, slotIndex)).to.be.revertedWith(
+      "Reservation not allowed"
+    )
+    expect(await reservations.length(id)).to.equal(3)
+    expect(await reservations.contains(id, provider.address)).to.be.false
+  })
+
+  it("reports a slot cannot be reserved if reservations are at capacity", async function () {
+    switchAccount(address1)
+    await reservations.reserveSlot(reqId, slotIndex)
+    switchAccount(address2)
+    await reservations.reserveSlot(reqId, slotIndex)
+    switchAccount(address3)
+    await reservations.reserveSlot(reqId, slotIndex)
+    switchAccount(provider)
+    expect(await reservations.canReserveSlot(reqId, slotIndex)).to.be.false
+  })
+})
diff --git a/test/examples.js b/test/examples.js
index 06d8428..ac88a71 100644
--- a/test/examples.js
+++ b/test/examples.js
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@ const exampleConfiguration = () => ({
     zkeyHash: "",
     downtimeProduct: 67,
   },
+  reservations: {
+    maxReservations: 3,
+  },
 })
 
 const exampleRequest = async () => {