diff --git a/pkg/core/contract_state.go b/pkg/core/contract_state.go
index 157e7dd60..cd3c8aea9 100644
--- a/pkg/core/contract_state.go
+++ b/pkg/core/contract_state.go
@@ -75,6 +75,23 @@ func (a *ContractState) EncodeBinary(bw *io.BinWriter) {
 	bw.WriteString(a.Description)
 }
 
+// putContractStateIntoStore puts given contract state into the given store.
+func putContractStateIntoStore(s storage.Store, cs *ContractState) error {
+	buf := io.NewBufBinWriter()
+	cs.EncodeBinary(buf.BinWriter)
+	if buf.Err != nil {
+		return buf.Err
+	}
+	key := storage.AppendPrefix(storage.STContract, cs.ScriptHash().Bytes())
+	return s.Put(key, buf.Bytes())
+}
+
+// deleteContractStateInStore deletes given contract state in the given store.
+func deleteContractStateInStore(s storage.Store, hash util.Uint160) error {
+	key := storage.AppendPrefix(storage.STContract, hash.Bytes())
+	return s.Delete(key)
+}
+
 // ScriptHash returns a contract script hash.
 func (a *ContractState) ScriptHash() util.Uint160 {
 	if a.scriptHash.Equals(util.Uint160{}) {
diff --git a/pkg/core/contract_state_test.go b/pkg/core/contract_state_test.go
index 276e34e5f..1507ec566 100644
--- a/pkg/core/contract_state_test.go
+++ b/pkg/core/contract_state_test.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package core
 import (
 	"testing"
 
+	"github.com/CityOfZion/neo-go/pkg/core/storage"
 	"github.com/CityOfZion/neo-go/pkg/crypto/hash"
 	"github.com/CityOfZion/neo-go/pkg/io"
 	"github.com/CityOfZion/neo-go/pkg/smartcontract"
@@ -50,3 +51,27 @@ func TestContractStateProperties(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t, false, nonFlaggedContract.HasDynamicInvoke())
 	assert.Equal(t, false, nonFlaggedContract.IsPayable())
 }
+
+func TestPutGetDeleteContractState(t *testing.T) {
+	s := storage.NewMemoryStore()
+	script := []byte("testscript")
+
+	contract := &ContractState{
+		Script:      script,
+		ParamList:   []smartcontract.ParamType{smartcontract.StringType, smartcontract.IntegerType, smartcontract.Hash160Type},
+		ReturnType:  smartcontract.BoolType,
+		Properties:  smartcontract.HasStorage,
+		Name:        "Contracto",
+		CodeVersion: "1.0.0",
+		Author:      "Joe Random",
+		Email:       "joe@example.com",
+		Description: "Test contract",
+	}
+	assert.NoError(t, putContractStateIntoStore(s, contract))
+	csRead := getContractStateFromStore(s, contract.ScriptHash())
+	assert.NotNil(t, csRead)
+	assert.Equal(t, contract, csRead)
+	assert.NoError(t, deleteContractStateInStore(s, contract.ScriptHash()))
+	csRead2 := getContractStateFromStore(s, contract.ScriptHash())
+	assert.Nil(t, csRead2)
+}