diff --git a/internal/backend.go b/internal/backend.go
index e4e28a9..1bbd926 100644
--- a/internal/backend.go
+++ b/internal/backend.go
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ type Backend interface {
 	Sync(token string, request sync.SyncRequest) (response *sync.SyncReply, err models.ApiError)
 	PublicRooms(filter string) []Room
 	ValidateUsernameFunc() func(string) error
+	GetEventByID(id string) rooms.Event
+	PutEvent(rooms.Event) error
 	GetRoomByAlias(string) Room
 }
 
@@ -28,7 +30,6 @@ type Room interface {
 	AliasName() string
 	Name() string
 	Topic() string
-	Events() []rooms.Event
 	Visibility() createroom.VisibilityType
 	WorldReadable() bool
 	GuestCanJoin() bool
diff --git a/internal/backends/memory/backend.go b/internal/backends/memory/backend.go
index 373f5f6..28d5c53 100644
--- a/internal/backends/memory/backend.go
+++ b/internal/backends/memory/backend.go
@@ -11,12 +11,14 @@ import (
 	"github.com/signaller-matrix/signaller/internal/models"
 	"github.com/signaller-matrix/signaller/internal/models/common"
 	"github.com/signaller-matrix/signaller/internal/models/createroom"
+	"github.com/signaller-matrix/signaller/internal/models/rooms"
 	mSync "github.com/signaller-matrix/signaller/internal/models/sync"
 )
 
 type Backend struct {
 	data                 map[string]internal.User
 	rooms                map[string]internal.Room
+	events               map[string]rooms.Event
 	roomAliases          map[string]internal.Room
 	hostname             string
 	validateUsernameFunc func(string) error // TODO: create ability to redefine validation func
@@ -180,3 +182,19 @@ func defaultValidationUsernameFunc(userName string) error {
 
 	return nil
 }
+
+func (backend *Backend) GetEventByID(id string) rooms.Event {
+	backend.mutex.RLock()
+	defer backend.mutex.RUnlock()
+
+	return backend.events[id]
+}
+
+func (backend *Backend) PutEvent(event rooms.Event) error {
+	backend.mutex.RLock()
+	defer backend.mutex.RUnlock()
+
+	backend.events[event.EventID] = event
+
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/internal/backends/memory/rooms.go b/internal/backends/memory/rooms.go
index 63c5057..099b286 100644
--- a/internal/backends/memory/rooms.go
+++ b/internal/backends/memory/rooms.go
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/signaller-matrix/signaller/internal"
 	"github.com/signaller-matrix/signaller/internal/models/createroom"
-	"github.com/signaller-matrix/signaller/internal/models/rooms"
 )
 
 type Room struct {
@@ -23,8 +22,6 @@ type Room struct {
 	joined  []internal.User
 	invites []internal.User
 
-	events []RoomEvent
-
 	server *Backend
 
 	mutex sync.RWMutex
@@ -65,18 +62,6 @@ func (room *Room) Users() []internal.User {
 	return room.joined
 }
 
-func (room *Room) Events() []rooms.Event {
-	room.mutex.RLock()
-	defer room.mutex.RUnlock()
-
-	result := make([]rooms.Event, 0)
-	for _, v := range room.events {
-		result = append(result, v.ToEvent())
-	}
-
-	return result
-}
-
 func (room *Room) Visibility() createroom.VisibilityType {
 	room.mutex.RLock()
 	defer room.mutex.RUnlock()
diff --git a/internal/backends/memory/user.go b/internal/backends/memory/user.go
index 3f34ecd..b17b2cd 100644
--- a/internal/backends/memory/user.go
+++ b/internal/backends/memory/user.go
@@ -90,18 +90,21 @@ func (user *User) CreateRoom(request createroom.Request) (internal.Room, models.
 		aliasName:  request.RoomAliasName,
 		name:       request.Name,
 		topic:      request.Topic,
-		events:     events,
 		creator:    user,
 		joined:     []internal.User{user},
 		visibility: request.Visibility,
 		server:     user.backend,
 		state:      request.Preset}
 
-	for i, _ := range room.events {
-		room.events[i].Room = room
+	for i, _ := range events {
+		events[i].Room = room
 		//v.Room = room
 	}
 
+	for i, _ := range events {
+		user.backend.PutEvent(events[i].ToEvent())
+	}
+
 	user.backend.rooms[room.ID()] = room
 
 	return room, nil
@@ -116,11 +119,14 @@ func (user *User) SetTopic(room internal.Room, topic string) models.ApiError {
 	}
 
 	room.(*Room).topic = topic
-	room.(*Room).events = append(room.(*Room).events, RoomEvent{
+
+	rEvent := &RoomEvent{
 		Type:           rooms.Topic,
 		Sender:         user,
 		OriginServerTS: time.Now(),
-		Room:           room})
+		Room:           room}
+
+	user.backend.PutEvent(rEvent.ToEvent())
 
 	return nil
 }
@@ -190,13 +196,15 @@ func (user *User) SendMessage(room internal.Room, text string) models.ApiError {
 		return models.NewError(models.M_FORBIDDEN, "")
 	}
 
-	room.(*Room).events = append(room.(*Room).events, RoomEvent{
+	rEvent := &RoomEvent{
 		Content:        nil,
 		Type:           rooms.Message,
 		EventID:        internal.RandomString(defaultTokenSize),
 		Sender:         user,
 		OriginServerTS: time.Now(),
-		Room:           room})
+		Room:           room}
+
+	user.backend.PutEvent(rEvent.ToEvent())
 
 	return nil
 }