diff --git a/ui/server.py b/ui/server.py
index 85063cb..15a1ab5 100644
--- a/ui/server.py
+++ b/ui/server.py
@@ -21,11 +21,13 @@ import mock
 import os.path
 import shutil
 import tempfile
+import uuid
 
 defaultfile = 'mediaserver.store.pasn1'
 class MEDAServer:
 	def __init__(self, fname):
 		self._trustedkeys = {}
+		self._objstore = {}
 
 	app = Klein()
 
@@ -37,9 +39,15 @@ class MEDAServer:
 	def store(self):
 		pass
 
-	@app.route('/')
-	def home(request):
-		return 'hello'
+	@app.route('/obj/<id>')
+	def obj_lookup(self, request, id):
+		try:
+			id = uuid.UUID(id)
+			return self._objstore[id][-1].encode()
+		except ValueError:
+			request.setResponseCode(400)
+		except KeyError:
+			request.setResponseCode(404)
 
 	@app.route('/store')
 	def storeobj(self, request):
@@ -54,6 +62,8 @@ class MEDAServer:
 			persona = self._trustedkeys[keyuuid]
 			persona.verify(obj)
 
+			self._objstore.setdefault(obj.uuid, []).append(obj)
+
 			request.setResponseCode(201)
 
 		except Exception:
@@ -104,6 +114,19 @@ class _TestCases(unittest.TestCase):
 		r = self.requests.get('/chash/%s' % h)
 		self.assertEqual(r.status_code, 404)
 
+	def test_objlookup(self):
+		# that when fetching an non-existant object
+		r = self.requests.get('/obj/%s' % str(uuid.uuid4()))
+
+		# it is 404, not found
+		self.assertEqual(r.status_code, 404)
+
+		# that passing an invalid uuid
+		r = self.requests.get('/obj/bogusuuid')
+
+		# it is 400, bad request
+		self.assertEqual(r.status_code, 400)
+
 	def test_pubkeystorage(self):
 		import cli
 
@@ -133,6 +156,18 @@ class _TestCases(unittest.TestCase):
 		# is rejected
 		self.assertEqual(r.status_code, 401)
 
+		# that when fetching the object back
+		r = self.requests.get('/obj/%s' % str(persona.uuid))
+
+		# it is successful
+		self.assertEqual(r.status_code, 200)
+
+		# that the returned data
+		fetchobj = MDBase.decode(r.text)
+
+		# matches what was stored
+		self.assertEqual(fetchobj, persona.get_identity())
+
 		# that when stored
 		self.medaserver.store()