diff --git a/storage/sqlite3.go b/storage/sqlite3.go
index 0698508..581970a 100644
--- a/storage/sqlite3.go
+++ b/storage/sqlite3.go
@@ -5,8 +5,6 @@ import (
 	"database/sql"
 	"fmt"
 
-	"github.com/golang/protobuf/proto"
-	"github.com/gtank/ctxd/rpc"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 )
 
@@ -36,9 +34,28 @@ func CreateTables(conn *sql.DB) error {
 		);
 	`
 	_, err = conn.Exec(blockTable)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	txTable := `
+		CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS transactions (
+			block_height INTEGER,
+			block_hash TEXT,
+			tx_index INTEGER,
+			tx_hash TEXT,
+			tx_bytes BLOB,
+			FOREIGN KEY (block_height) REFERENCES blocks (height),
+			FOREIGN KEY (block_hash) REFERENCES blocks (hash)
+		);
+	`
+	_, err = conn.Exec(txTable)
+
 	return err
 }
 
+// TODO consider max/count queries instead of state table. bit of a coupling assumption though.
+
 func GetCurrentHeight(ctx context.Context, db *sql.DB) (int, error) {
 	var height int
 	query := "SELECT current_height FROM state WHERE rowid = 1"
@@ -46,6 +63,71 @@ func GetCurrentHeight(ctx context.Context, db *sql.DB) (int, error) {
 	return height, err
 }
 
+func GetBlock(ctx context.Context, db *sql.DB, height int) ([]byte, error) {
+	var blockBytes []byte // avoid a copy with *RawBytes
+	query := "SELECT compact_encoding from blocks WHERE height = ?"
+	err := db.QueryRowContext(ctx, query, height).Scan(&blockBytes)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return blockBytes, err
+}
+
+func GetBlockByHash(ctx context.Context, db *sql.DB, hash string) ([]byte, error) {
+	var blockBytes []byte // avoid a copy with *RawBytes
+	query := "SELECT compact_encoding from blocks WHERE hash = ?"
+	err := db.QueryRowContext(ctx, query, hash).Scan(&blockBytes)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, fmt.Sprintf("getting block with hash %s", hash))
+	}
+	return blockBytes, err
+}
+
+// [start, end]
+func GetBlockRange(conn *sql.DB, start, end int) ([][]byte, error) {
+	// TODO sanity check range bounds
+	query := "SELECT compact_encoding from blocks WHERE (height BETWEEN ? AND ?)"
+	result, err := conn.Query(query, start, end)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	defer result.Close()
+
+	compactBlocks := make([][]byte, 0, (end-start)+1)
+	for result.Next() {
+		var blockBytes []byte // avoid a copy with *RawBytes
+		err = result.Scan(&blockBytes)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		compactBlocks = append(compactBlocks, blockBytes)
+	}
+
+	err = result.Err()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	if len(compactBlocks) == 0 {
+		return nil, ErrBadRange
+	}
+	return compactBlocks, nil
+}
+
+func StoreBlock(conn *sql.DB, height int, hash string, sapling bool, encoded []byte) error {
+	insertBlock := "INSERT INTO blocks (height, hash, has_sapling_tx, compact_encoding) values (?, ?, ?, ?)"
+	_, err := conn.Exec(insertBlock, height, hash, sapling, encoded)
+	if err != nil {
+		return errors.Wrap(err, fmt.Sprintf("storing compact block %d", height))
+	}
+
+	currentHeight, err := GetCurrentHeight(context.Background(), conn)
+	if err != nil || height > currentHeight {
+		err = SetCurrentHeight(conn, height)
+	}
+	return err
+}
+
 func SetCurrentHeight(conn *sql.DB, height int) error {
 	update := "UPDATE state SET current_height=?, timestamp=CURRENT_TIMESTAMP WHERE rowid = 1"
 	result, err := conn.Exec(update, height)
@@ -74,76 +156,44 @@ func SetCurrentHeight(conn *sql.DB, height int) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func GetBlock(ctx context.Context, db *sql.DB, height int) (*rpc.CompactBlock, error) {
-	var blockBytes []byte // avoid a copy with *RawBytes
-	query := "SELECT compact_encoding from blocks WHERE height = ?"
-	err := db.QueryRowContext(ctx, query, height).Scan(&blockBytes)
+func StoreFullTx(db *sql.DB, blockHeight int, blockHash string, txIndex int, txHash string, txBytes []byte) error {
+	insertTx := "INSERT INTO transactions (block_height, block_hash, tx_index, tx_hash, tx_bytes) VALUES (?,?,?,?,?)"
+	_, err := db.Exec(insertTx, blockHeight, blockHash, txIndex, txHash, txBytes)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
+		return errors.Wrap(err, fmt.Sprintf("storing tx %x", txHash))
 	}
-	compactBlock := &rpc.CompactBlock{}
-	err = proto.Unmarshal(blockBytes, compactBlock)
-	return compactBlock, err
+	return nil
 }
 
-func GetBlockByHash(ctx context.Context, db *sql.DB, hash string) (*rpc.CompactBlock, error) {
-	var blockBytes []byte // avoid a copy with *RawBytes
-	query := "SELECT compact_encoding from blocks WHERE hash = ?"
-	err := db.QueryRowContext(ctx, query, hash).Scan(&blockBytes)
+// GetFulTxByHash retrieves a full transaction by its little-endian hash.
+func GetFullTxByHash(ctx context.Context, db *sql.DB, txHash string) ([]byte, error) {
+	var txBytes []byte // avoid a copy with *RawBytes
+	query := "SELECT bytes from transactions WHERE tx_hash = ?"
+	err := db.QueryRowContext(ctx, query, txHash).Scan(&txBytes)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, fmt.Sprintf("getting block with hash %s", hash))
+		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, fmt.Sprintf("getting tx with hash %s", txHash))
 	}
-	compactBlock := &rpc.CompactBlock{}
-	err = proto.Unmarshal(blockBytes, compactBlock)
-	return compactBlock, err
+	return txBytes, nil
 }
 
-// [start, end]
-func GetBlockRange(conn *sql.DB, start, end int) ([]*rpc.CompactBlock, error) {
-	// TODO sanity check range bounds
-	query := "SELECT compact_encoding from blocks WHERE (height BETWEEN ? AND ?)"
-	result, err := conn.Query(query, start, end)
+// GetFullTxByHeightAndIndex retrieves a full transaction by its parent block height and index
+func GetFullTxByHeightAndIndex(ctx context.Context, db *sql.DB, blockHeight, txIndex int) ([]byte, error) {
+	var txBytes []byte // avoid a copy with *RawBytes
+	query := "SELECT bytes from transactions WHERE (block_height = ? AND tx_index = ?)"
+	err := db.QueryRowContext(ctx, query, blockHeight, txIndex).Scan(&txBytes)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
+		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, fmt.Sprintf("getting tx (%d, %d)", blockHeight, txIndex))
 	}
-	defer result.Close()
-
-	compactBlocks := make([]*rpc.CompactBlock, 0, (end-start)+1)
-	for result.Next() {
-		var blockBytes []byte // avoid a copy with *RawBytes
-		err = result.Scan(&blockBytes)
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, err
-		}
-		newBlock := &rpc.CompactBlock{}
-		err = proto.Unmarshal(blockBytes, newBlock)
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, err
-		}
-		compactBlocks = append(compactBlocks, newBlock)
-	}
-
-	err = result.Err()
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	if len(compactBlocks) == 0 {
-		return nil, ErrBadRange
-	}
-	return compactBlocks, nil
+	return txBytes, nil
 }
 
-func StoreBlock(conn *sql.DB, height int, hash string, sapling bool, encoded []byte) error {
-	insertBlock := "INSERT INTO blocks (height, hash, has_sapling_tx, compact_encoding) values (?, ?, ?, ?)"
-	_, err := conn.Exec(insertBlock, height, hash, sapling, encoded)
+// GetFullTxByHashAndIndex retrieves a full transaction by its parent block hash and index
+func GetFullTxByHashAndIndex(ctx context.Context, db *sql.DB, blockHash string, txIndex int) ([]byte, error) {
+	var txBytes []byte // avoid a copy with *RawBytes
+	query := "SELECT bytes from transactions WHERE (block_hash = ? AND tx_index = ?)"
+	err := db.QueryRowContext(ctx, query, blockHash, txIndex).Scan(&txBytes)
 	if err != nil {
-		return errors.Wrap(err, fmt.Sprintf("storing compact block %d", height))
+		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, fmt.Sprintf("getting tx (%x, %d)", blockHash, txIndex))
 	}
-
-	currentHeight, err := GetCurrentHeight(context.Background(), conn)
-	if err != nil || height > currentHeight {
-		err = SetCurrentHeight(conn, height)
-	}
-	return err
+	return txBytes, nil
 }
diff --git a/storage/sqlite3_test.go b/storage/sqlite3_test.go
index a7fc8d7..363dd22 100644
--- a/storage/sqlite3_test.go
+++ b/storage/sqlite3_test.go
@@ -9,10 +9,12 @@ import (
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"testing"
 
-	protobuf "github.com/golang/protobuf/proto"
-	"github.com/gtank/ctxd/parser"
+	"github.com/golang/protobuf/proto"
 	_ "github.com/mattn/go-sqlite3"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
+
+	"github.com/gtank/ctxd/parser"
+	"github.com/gtank/ctxd/rpc"
 )
 
 func TestSqliteStorage(t *testing.T) {
@@ -58,7 +60,7 @@ func TestSqliteStorage(t *testing.T) {
 		hash := hex.EncodeToString(block.GetEncodableHash())
 		hasSapling := block.HasSaplingTransactions()
 		protoBlock := block.ToCompact()
-		marshaled, _ := protobuf.Marshal(protoBlock)
+		marshaled, _ := proto.Marshal(protoBlock)
 
 		err = StoreBlock(conn, height, hash, hasSapling, marshaled)
 		if err != nil {
@@ -92,8 +94,13 @@ func TestSqliteStorage(t *testing.T) {
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Error(errors.Wrap(err, "retrieving stored block"))
 	}
+	cblock := &rpc.CompactBlock{}
+	err = proto.Unmarshal(retBlock, cblock)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
 
-	if int(retBlock.Height) != lastBlockTest.BlockHeight {
+	if int(cblock.Height) != lastBlockTest.BlockHeight {
 		t.Error("incorrect retrieval")
 	}