diff --git a/dagger/purchasing.nim b/dagger/purchasing.nim
index f24a86cd..2ef6f29a 100644
--- a/dagger/purchasing.nim
+++ b/dagger/purchasing.nim
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import std/times
+import std/tables
 import pkg/stint
 import pkg/chronos
 import pkg/questionable
@@ -11,6 +12,7 @@ export market
 type
   Purchasing* = ref object
     market: Market
+    purchases: Table[array[32, byte], Purchase]
     proofProbability*: UInt256
     requestExpiryInterval*: UInt256
     offerExpiryMargin*: UInt256
@@ -27,6 +29,7 @@ const DefaultRequestExpiryInterval = (10 * 60).u256
 const DefaultOfferExpiryMargin = (8 * 60).u256
 
 proc start(purchase: Purchase) {.gcsafe.}
+func id*(purchase: Purchase): array[32, byte]
 
 proc new*(_: type Purchasing, market: Market): Purchasing =
   Purchasing(
@@ -53,8 +56,15 @@ proc purchase*(purchasing: Purchasing, request: StorageRequest): Purchase =
     offerExpiryMargin: purchasing.offerExpiryMargin
   )
   purchase.start()
+  purchasing.purchases[purchase.id] = purchase
   purchase
 
+func getPurchase*(purchasing: Purchasing, id: array[32, byte]): ?Purchase =
+  if purchasing.purchases.hasKey(id):
+    some purchasing.purchases[id]
+  else:
+    none Purchase
+
 proc selectOffer(purchase: Purchase) {.async.} =
   var cheapest: ?StorageOffer
   for offer in purchase.offers:
diff --git a/tests/dagger/testpurchasing.nim b/tests/dagger/testpurchasing.nim
index 0c87440a..f9716563 100644
--- a/tests/dagger/testpurchasing.nim
+++ b/tests/dagger/testpurchasing.nim
@@ -34,6 +34,12 @@ suite "Purchasing":
     check submitted.ask.size == request.ask.size
     check submitted.ask.maxPrice == request.ask.maxPrice
 
+  test "remembers purchases":
+    let purchase1 = purchasing.purchase(request)
+    let purchase2 = purchasing.purchase(request)
+    check purchasing.getPurchase(purchase1.id) == some purchase1
+    check purchasing.getPurchase(purchase2.id) == some purchase2
+
   test "has a default value for proof probability":
     check purchasing.proofProbability != 0.u256