diff --git a/client.go b/client.go
index 196f67a5..b96f67d0 100644
--- a/client.go
+++ b/client.go
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ func (cl *Client) queuePieceCheck(t *torrent, pieceIndex pp.Integer) {
 // been checked before.
 func (cl *Client) queueFirstHash(t *torrent, piece int) {
 	p := t.Pieces[piece]
-	if p.EverHashed || p.Hashing || p.QueuedForHash {
+	if p.EverHashed || p.Hashing || p.QueuedForHash || p.Complete() {
 		return
 	}
 	cl.queuePieceCheck(t, pp.Integer(piece))
@@ -409,7 +409,7 @@ func NewClient(cfg *Config) (cl *Client, err error) {
 		disableTCP:       cfg.DisableTCP,
 		_configDir:       cfg.ConfigDir,
 		config:           *cfg,
-		torrentDataOpener: func(md *metainfo.Info) (Data, error) {
+		torrentDataOpener: func(md *metainfo.Info) (StatelessData, error) {
 			return filePkg.TorrentData(md, cfg.DataDir), nil
 		},
 
@@ -1553,7 +1553,16 @@ func (cl *Client) setStorage(t *torrent, td Data) (err error) {
 	return
 }
 
-type TorrentDataOpener func(*metainfo.Info) (Data, error)
+type TorrentDataOpener func(*metainfo.Info) (StatelessData, error)
+
+type statelessDataWrapper struct {
+	StatelessData
+}
+
+func (statelessDataWrapper) PieceComplete(int) bool   { return false }
+func (statelessDataWrapper) PieceCompleted(int) error { return nil }
+
+var _ Data = statelessDataWrapper{}
 
 func (cl *Client) setMetaData(t *torrent, md metainfo.Info, bytes []byte) (err error) {
 	err = t.setMetadata(md, bytes, &cl.mu)
@@ -1571,10 +1580,14 @@ func (cl *Client) setMetaData(t *torrent, md metainfo.Info, bytes []byte) (err e
 		return
 	}
 	close(t.gotMetainfo)
-	td, err := cl.torrentDataOpener(&md)
+	stateless, err := cl.torrentDataOpener(&md)
 	if err != nil {
 		return
 	}
+	td, ok := stateless.(Data)
+	if !ok {
+		td = statelessDataWrapper{stateless}
+	}
 	err = cl.setStorage(t, td)
 	return
 }
@@ -2205,9 +2218,17 @@ func (me *Client) pieceHashed(t *torrent, piece pp.Integer, correct bool) {
 		failedPieceHashes.Add(1)
 	}
 	p.EverHashed = true
+	if correct {
+		err := t.data.PieceCompleted(int(piece))
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Printf("error completing piece: %s", err)
+			correct = false
+		}
+	}
 	if correct {
 		p.Priority = piecePriorityNone
 		p.PendingChunkSpecs = nil
+		p.complete = true
 		p.Event.Broadcast()
 		me.downloadStrategy.TorrentGotPiece(t, int(piece))
 	} else {
@@ -2250,11 +2271,11 @@ func (cl *Client) verifyPiece(t *torrent, index pp.Integer) {
 	for p.Hashing || t.data == nil {
 		cl.event.Wait()
 	}
-	if t.isClosed() {
+	p.QueuedForHash = false
+	if t.isClosed() || p.complete {
 		return
 	}
 	p.Hashing = true
-	p.QueuedForHash = false
 	cl.mu.Unlock()
 	sum := t.hashPiece(index)
 	cl.mu.Lock()
diff --git a/client_test.go b/client_test.go
index d873fbe1..5dc8a4d3 100644
--- a/client_test.go
+++ b/client_test.go
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ func TestClientTransfer(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 	defer os.RemoveAll(leecherDataDir)
-	cfg.TorrentDataOpener = func(info *metainfo.Info) (Data, error) {
+	cfg.TorrentDataOpener = func(info *metainfo.Info) (StatelessData, error) {
 		return blob.TorrentData(info, leecherDataDir), nil
 	}
 	leecher, _ := NewClient(&cfg)
diff --git a/data/blob/blob.go b/data/blob/blob.go
index 43657f2a..f8ece667 100644
--- a/data/blob/blob.go
+++ b/data/blob/blob.go
@@ -1,14 +1,22 @@
 package blob
 
 import (
+	"bytes"
+	"crypto/sha1"
 	"encoding/hex"
 	"errors"
 	"io"
 	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
 
 	"github.com/anacrolix/libtorgo/metainfo"
 )
 
+const (
+	filePerm = 0640
+	dirPerm  = 0750
+)
+
 type data struct {
 	info    *metainfo.Info
 	baseDir string
@@ -125,3 +133,47 @@ func (me *data) WriteSectionTo(w io.Writer, off, n int64) (written int64, err er
 	}
 	return
 }
+
+func (me *data) incompletePiecePath(piece int) string {
+	return filepath.Join(me.baseDir, "incomplete", me.pieceHashHex(piece))
+}
+
+func (me *data) completedPiecePath(piece int) string {
+	return filepath.Join(me.baseDir, "complete", me.pieceHashHex(piece))
+}
+
+func (me *data) PieceCompleted(index int) (err error) {
+	var (
+		incompletePiecePath = me.incompletePiecePath(index)
+		completedPiecePath  = me.completedPiecePath(index)
+	)
+	fSrc, err := os.Open(incompletePiecePath)
+	if err != nil {
+		return
+	}
+	defer fSrc.Close()
+	os.MkdirAll(filepath.Dir(completedPiecePath), dirPerm)
+	fDst, err := os.OpenFile(completedPiecePath, os.O_EXCL|os.O_CREATE|os.O_WRONLY, filePerm)
+	if err != nil {
+		return
+	}
+	defer fDst.Close()
+	hasher := sha1.New()
+	r := io.TeeReader(io.LimitReader(fSrc, me.info.Piece(index).Length()), hasher)
+	_, err = io.Copy(fDst, r)
+	if err != nil {
+		return
+	}
+	if !bytes.Equal(hasher.Sum(nil), me.info.Piece(index).Hash()) {
+		err = errors.New("piece incomplete")
+		os.Remove(completedPiecePath)
+		return
+	}
+	os.Remove(incompletePiecePath)
+	return
+}
+
+func (me *data) PieceComplete(piece int) bool {
+	_, err := os.Stat(me.completedPiecePath(piece))
+	return err == nil
+}
diff --git a/fs/torrentfs_test.go b/fs/torrentfs_test.go
index 69df66b0..4c865ba4 100644
--- a/fs/torrentfs_test.go
+++ b/fs/torrentfs_test.go
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ func TestDownloadOnDemand(t *testing.T) {
 
 		NoDefaultBlocklist: true,
 
-		TorrentDataOpener: func(info *metainfo.Info) (torrent.Data, error) {
+		TorrentDataOpener: func(info *metainfo.Info) (torrent.StatelessData, error) {
 			return mmap.TorrentData(info, filepath.Join(layout.BaseDir, "download"))
 		},
 
diff --git a/misc.go b/misc.go
index f14c8f74..c3da1048 100644
--- a/misc.go
+++ b/misc.go
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ const (
 
 type piece struct {
 	Hash              pieceSum
+	complete          bool
 	PendingChunkSpecs map[chunkSpec]struct{}
 	Hashing           bool
 	QueuedForHash     bool
@@ -72,7 +73,7 @@ func (p *piece) shuffledPendingChunkSpecs() (css []chunkSpec) {
 }
 
 func (p *piece) Complete() bool {
-	return len(p.PendingChunkSpecs) == 0 && p.EverHashed
+	return p.complete
 }
 
 func lastChunkSpec(pieceLength peer_protocol.Integer) (cs chunkSpec) {
diff --git a/torrent.go b/torrent.go
index 3804e067..5217db56 100644
--- a/torrent.go
+++ b/torrent.go
@@ -38,13 +38,21 @@ type peersKey struct {
 	Port    int
 }
 
-type Data interface {
+type StatelessData interface {
 	ReadAt(p []byte, off int64) (n int, err error)
 	Close()
 	WriteAt(p []byte, off int64) (n int, err error)
 	WriteSectionTo(w io.Writer, off, n int64) (written int64, err error)
 }
 
+type Data interface {
+	StatelessData
+	// We believe the piece data will pass a hash check.
+	PieceCompleted(index int) error
+	// Returns true if the piece is complete.
+	PieceComplete(index int) bool
+}
+
 // Is not aware of Client. Maintains state of torrent for with-in a Client.
 type torrent struct {
 	stateMu sync.Mutex
@@ -211,6 +219,9 @@ func (t *torrent) setStorage(td Data) (err error) {
 		t.data.Close()
 	}
 	t.data = td
+	for i, p := range t.Pieces {
+		p.complete = t.data.PieceComplete(i)
+	}
 	return
 }
 
@@ -586,6 +597,7 @@ func (t *torrent) hashPiece(piece pp.Integer) (ps pieceSum) {
 	util.CopyExact(ps[:], hash.Sum(nil))
 	return
 }
+
 func (t *torrent) haveAllPieces() bool {
 	if !t.haveInfo() {
 		return false