diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 76595dc..a078724 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -27,8 +27,13 @@ optional = true
 version = "0.10.4"
 optional = true
 
+[dependencies.rocksdb]
+version = "0.19.0"
+optional = true
+
 [features]
 default = []
 cbor = ["dep:ciborium"]
 blake2 = ["dep:blake2"]
 rusty-leveldb = ["dep:rusty-leveldb", "blake2", "cbor"]
+rocksdb = ["dep:rocksdb", "blake2", "cbor"]
diff --git a/src/dag.rs b/src/dag.rs
index acb5883..4365a9a 100644
--- a/src/dag.rs
+++ b/src/dag.rs
@@ -61,8 +61,12 @@ where
     S: Store<HW>,
 {
     /// Construct a new empty DAG. The empty DAG is also the default for a DAG.
-    pub fn new() -> Self {
-        Self::default()
+    pub fn new(s: S) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            nodes: s,
+            roots: Default::default(),
+            _phantom_node: PhantomData,
+        }
     }
 
     /// Add a new payload with a required set of dependency_ids. This method will construct a new node
@@ -179,7 +183,7 @@ where
 impl<S, HW> Default for Merkle<S, HW>
 where
     HW: HashWriter,
-    S: Store<HW>,
+    S: Store<HW> + Default,
 {
     fn default() -> Self {
         Self {
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 0833a7e..a8a2c76 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ pub mod hash;
 pub mod leveldb;
 pub mod node;
 pub mod prelude;
+#[cfg(feature = "rocksdb")]
+pub mod rocksdb;
 pub mod store;
 
 #[cfg(test)]
diff --git a/src/proptest.rs b/src/proptest.rs
index b389eb2..eb3d2b6 100644
--- a/src/proptest.rs
+++ b/src/proptest.rs
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ fn complex_dag_strategy(
 ) -> impl Strategy<Value = TestDag> {
     prop::collection::vec(".*", depth..nodes_count).prop_flat_map(move |payloads| {
         let nodes_len = payloads.len();
-        let mut dag = TestDag::new();
+        let mut dag = TestDag::new(BTreeMap::new());
         // partition the payloads into depth pieces
         let mut id_stack: Vec<Vec<u8>> = Vec::new();
         for chunk in payloads.chunks(nodes_len / depth) {
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ proptest! {
     #[test]
     fn test_dag_add_node_properties((nodes, parent_idxs) in simple_edge_strategy(100)) {
         // TODO implement the tests now
-        let mut dag = TestDag::new();
+        let mut dag = TestDag::new(BTreeMap::new());
         let parent_count = parent_idxs.len();
         let mut dependents = BTreeMap::new();
         let mut node_set = BTreeSet::new();
diff --git a/src/rocksdb/mod.rs b/src/rocksdb/mod.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..798b27f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/rocksdb/mod.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,95 @@
+// Copyright 2022 Jeremy Wall (Jeremy@marzhilsltudios.com)
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+//! Module implementing a rocksdb store interfaces for a MerkleDag.
+//! Requires the `rocksdb` feature to be enabled.
+
+use std::path::Path;
+
+use crate::blake2::*;
+use crate::{
+    node::Node,
+    store::{Result as StoreResult, Store, StoreError},
+};
+
+use ciborium;
+use rocksdb::{DBWithThreadMode, MultiThreaded, Options, SingleThreaded, ThreadMode};
+
+pub type Result<T> = std::result::Result<T, rocksdb::Error>;
+
+pub struct RocksStore<TM>
+where
+    TM: ThreadMode,
+{
+    store: DBWithThreadMode<TM>,
+}
+
+/// Type alias for a `RocksStore<SingleThreaded>`.
+pub type SingleThreadedRocksStore = RocksStore<SingleThreaded>;
+/// Type alias for a `RocksStore<Multithreaded>`.
+pub type MultiThreadedRocksStore = RocksStore<MultiThreaded>;
+
+/// A Rocksdb `Store` implementation generic over the single and multithreaded
+/// versions.
+impl<TM> RocksStore<TM>
+where
+    TM: ThreadMode,
+{
+    pub fn new<P: AsRef<Path>>(path: P) -> Result<Self> {
+        let opts = Options::default();
+        Ok(Self {
+            store: DBWithThreadMode::<TM>::open(&opts, path)?,
+        })
+    }
+}
+
+impl<TM> Store<Blake2b512> for RocksStore<TM>
+where
+    TM: ThreadMode,
+{
+    fn contains(&self, id: &[u8]) -> StoreResult<bool> {
+        Ok(self
+            .store
+            .get(id)
+            .map_err(|e| StoreError::StoreFailure(format!("{:?}", e)))?
+            .is_some())
+    }
+
+    fn get(&self, id: &[u8]) -> StoreResult<Option<Node<Blake2b512>>> {
+        Ok(
+            match self
+                .store
+                .get(id)
+                .map_err(|e| StoreError::StoreFailure(format!("{:?}", e)))?
+            {
+                Some(bs) => ciborium::de::from_reader(bs.as_slice()).map_err(|e| {
+                    StoreError::StoreFailure(format!("Invalid serialization {:?}", e))
+                })?,
+                None => None,
+            },
+        )
+    }
+
+    fn store(&mut self, node: Node<Blake2b512>) -> StoreResult<()> {
+        let mut buf = Vec::new();
+        ciborium::ser::into_writer(&node, &mut buf).unwrap();
+        self.store.put(node.id(), &buf)?;
+        Ok(())
+    }
+}
+
+impl From<rocksdb::Error> for StoreError {
+    fn from(err: rocksdb::Error) -> Self {
+        StoreError::StoreFailure(format!("{}", err))
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/store.rs b/src/store.rs
index 43a0660..6d85f7c 100644
--- a/src/store.rs
+++ b/src/store.rs
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ pub enum StoreError {
 }
 
 /// Trait representing the backing storage interface for a `DAG`.
-pub trait Store<HW>: Default
+pub trait Store<HW>
 where
     HW: HashWriter,
 {
diff --git a/src/test.rs b/src/test.rs
index 0721918..a4dfcd2 100644
--- a/src/test.rs
+++ b/src/test.rs
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ type TestDag<'a> = Merkle<
 
 #[test]
 fn test_root_pointer_hygiene() {
-    let mut dag = TestDag::new();
+    let mut dag = TestDag::new(BTreeMap::new());
     let quax_node_id = dag.add_node("quax", BTreeSet::new()).unwrap();
     assert_eq!(
         quax_node_id,
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ fn test_root_pointer_hygiene() {
 fn test_insert_no_such_dependents_error() {
     let missing_dependent =
         Node::<DefaultHasher>::new("missing".as_bytes().to_vec(), BTreeSet::new());
-    let mut dag = TestDag::new();
+    let mut dag = TestDag::new(BTreeMap::new());
     let mut dep_set = BTreeSet::new();
     dep_set.insert(missing_dependent.id().to_vec());
     assert!(dag.add_node("foo", dep_set).is_err());
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ fn test_insert_no_such_dependents_error() {
 
 #[test]
 fn test_adding_nodes_is_idempotent() {
-    let mut dag = TestDag::new();
+    let mut dag = TestDag::new(BTreeMap::new());
     let quax_node_id = dag.add_node("quax", BTreeSet::new()).unwrap();
     assert_eq!(
         quax_node_id,
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ fn test_adding_nodes_is_idempotent() {
 
 #[test]
 fn test_adding_nodes_is_idempotent_regardless_of_dep_order() {
-    let mut dag = TestDag::new();
+    let mut dag = TestDag::new(BTreeMap::new());
     let quake_node_id = dag.add_node("quake", BTreeSet::new()).unwrap();
     let qualm_node_id = dag.add_node("qualm", BTreeSet::new()).unwrap();
     let quell_node_id = dag.add_node("quell", BTreeSet::new()).unwrap();
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ fn test_adding_nodes_is_idempotent_regardless_of_dep_order() {
 
 #[test]
 fn test_node_comparison_equivalent() {
-    let mut dag = TestDag::new();
+    let mut dag = TestDag::new(BTreeMap::new());
     let quake_node_id = dag.add_node("quake", BTreeSet::new()).unwrap();
     assert_eq!(
         dag.compare(&quake_node_id, &quake_node_id).unwrap(),
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ fn test_node_comparison_equivalent() {
 
 #[test]
 fn test_node_comparison_before() {
-    let mut dag = TestDag::new();
+    let mut dag = TestDag::new(BTreeMap::new());
     let quake_node_id = dag.add_node("quake", BTreeSet::new()).unwrap();
     let qualm_node_id = dag
         .add_node("qualm", BTreeSet::from([quake_node_id.clone()]))
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ fn test_node_comparison_before() {
 
 #[test]
 fn test_node_comparison_after() {
-    let mut dag = TestDag::new();
+    let mut dag = TestDag::new(BTreeMap::new());
     let quake_node_id = dag.add_node("quake", BTreeSet::new()).unwrap();
     let qualm_node_id = dag
         .add_node("qualm", BTreeSet::from([quake_node_id.clone()]))
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ fn test_node_comparison_after() {
 
 #[test]
 fn test_node_comparison_no_shared_graph() {
-    let mut dag = TestDag::new();
+    let mut dag = TestDag::new(BTreeMap::new());
     let quake_node_id = dag.add_node("quake", BTreeSet::new()).unwrap();
     let qualm_node_id = dag.add_node("qualm", BTreeSet::new()).unwrap();
     let quell_node_id = dag.add_node("quell", BTreeSet::new()).unwrap();
@@ -178,11 +178,12 @@ mod cbor_serialization_tests {
     use super::TestDag;
     use crate::prelude::*;
     use ciborium::{de::from_reader, ser::into_writer};
+    use std::collections::BTreeMap;
     use std::collections::{hash_map::DefaultHasher, BTreeSet};
 
     #[test]
     fn test_node_deserializaton() {
-        let mut dag = TestDag::new();
+        let mut dag = TestDag::new(BTreeMap::new());
         let simple_node_id = dag.add_node("simple", BTreeSet::new()).unwrap();
         let mut dep_set = BTreeSet::new();
         dep_set.insert(simple_node_id.clone());