diff --git a/akka-persistence/akka-persistence-couchdb/src/main/scala/CouchDBStorage.scala b/akka-persistence/akka-persistence-couchdb/src/main/scala/CouchDBStorage.scala
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..80441b562b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/akka-persistence/akka-persistence-couchdb/src/main/scala/CouchDBStorage.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+package se.scalablesolutions.akka.persistence.couchdb
+
+import se.scalablesolutions.akka.actor.{newUuid}
+import se.scalablesolutions.akka.stm._
+import se.scalablesolutions.akka.persistence.common._
+
+object CouchDBStorage extends Storage {
+  type ElementType = Array[Byte]
+
+  def newMap: PersistentMap[ElementType, ElementType] = newMap(newUuid.toString)
+  def newVector: PersistentVector[ElementType] = newVector(newUuid.toString)
+  def newRef: PersistentRef[ElementType] = newRef(newUuid.toString)
+
+  def getMap(id: String): PersistentMap[ElementType, ElementType] = newMap(id)
+  def getVector(id: String): PersistentVector[ElementType] = newVector(id)
+  def getRef(id: String): PersistentRef[ElementType] = newRef(id)
+
+  def newMap(id: String): PersistentMap[ElementType, ElementType] = new CouchDBPersistentMap(id)
+  def newVector(id: String): PersistentVector[ElementType] = new CouchDBPersistentVector(id)
+  def newRef(id: String): PersistentRef[ElementType] = new CouchDBPersistentRef(id)
+}
+
+/**
+ * Implements a persistent transactional map based on the CouchDB storage.
+ *
+ * @author 
+ */
+class CouchDBPersistentMap(id: String) extends PersistentMapBinary {
+  val uuid = id
+  val storage = CouchDBStorageBackend
+}
+
+/**
+ * Implements a persistent transactional vector based on the CouchDB
+ * storage.
+ *
+ * @author 
+ */
+class CouchDBPersistentVector(id: String) extends PersistentVector[Array[Byte]] {
+  val uuid = id
+  val storage = CouchDBStorageBackend
+}
+
+class CouchDBPersistentRef(id: String) extends PersistentRef[Array[Byte]] {
+  val uuid = id
+  val storage = CouchDBStorageBackend
+}
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diff --git a/akka-persistence/akka-persistence-couchdb/src/main/scala/CouchDBStorageBackend.scala b/akka-persistence/akka-persistence-couchdb/src/main/scala/CouchDBStorageBackend.scala
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1d641e5468
--- /dev/null
+++ b/akka-persistence/akka-persistence-couchdb/src/main/scala/CouchDBStorageBackend.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+package se.scalablesolutions.akka.persistence.couchdb
+
+import se.scalablesolutions.akka.stm._
+import se.scalablesolutions.akka.persistence.common._
+import se.scalablesolutions.akka.util.Logging
+import se.scalablesolutions.akka.config.Config.config
+
+private [akka] object CouchDBStorageBackend extends
+  MapStorageBackend[Array[Byte], Array[Byte]] with
+  VectorStorageBackend[Array[Byte]] with
+  RefStorageBackend[Array[Byte]] with
+  Logging {
+// need couch db implementation!
+}
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diff --git a/project/build/AkkaProject.scala b/project/build/AkkaProject.scala
index 3d40fe613b..6e691c4ada 100644
--- a/project/build/AkkaProject.scala
+++ b/project/build/AkkaProject.scala
@@ -499,6 +499,8 @@ class AkkaParentProject(info: ProjectInfo) extends DefaultProject(info) {
       new AkkaHbaseProject(_), akka_persistence_common)
     lazy val akka_persistence_voldemort = project("akka-persistence-voldemort", "akka-persistence-voldemort",
       new AkkaVoldemortProject(_), akka_persistence_common)
+    lazy val akka_persistence_couchdb = project("akka_persistence_couchdb", "akka_persistence_couchdb",
+      new AkkaCouchDBProject(_), akka_persistence_common)
   }
 
   // -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -598,6 +600,9 @@ class AkkaParentProject(info: ProjectInfo) extends DefaultProject(info) {
     override def testOptions = createTestFilter( _.endsWith("Suite"))
   }
 
+  class AkkaCouchDBProject(info: ProjectInfo) extends AkkaDefaultProject(info, distPath) {
+    
+  }
 
   // -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   // akka-kernel subproject