diff --git a/pulse-ui/src/lib.rs b/pulse-ui/src/lib.rs
index 5725779..b448b45 100644
--- a/pulse-ui/src/lib.rs
+++ b/pulse-ui/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-use std::any::Any;
+use std::{any::Any, sync::Arc};
 
-use tokio::sync::mpsc;
+use tokio::sync::{Mutex, MutexGuard, mpsc};
 
 pub mod layout;
 pub mod render;
@@ -44,3 +44,57 @@ impl<A: App> AppHandler<A> {
         }
     }
 }
+
+impl Context {
+    pub fn use_state<T>(&self, v: T) -> State<T> {
+        State {
+            value: Arc::new(Mutex::new(v)),
+            tx: self.tx.clone(),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+pub struct State<T> {
+    pub value: Arc<Mutex<T>>,
+    tx: mpsc::Sender<Box<dyn Any>>,
+}
+
+pub struct StateGuard<'a, T> {
+    is_mutated: bool,
+    value: MutexGuard<'a, T>,
+    tx: &'a mpsc::Sender<Box<dyn Any>>,
+}
+
+impl<T> State<T> {
+    pub async fn lock<'a>(&'a self) -> StateGuard<'a, T> {
+        StateGuard {
+            value: self.value.lock().await,
+            is_mutated: false,
+            tx: &self.tx,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl<'a, T> std::ops::Deref for StateGuard<'a, T> {
+    type Target = T;
+
+    fn deref(&self) -> &Self::Target {
+        &self.value
+    }
+}
+
+impl<'a, T> std::ops::DerefMut for StateGuard<'a, T> {
+    fn deref_mut(&mut self) -> &mut Self::Target {
+        self.is_mutated = true;
+
+        &mut self.value
+    }
+}
+
+impl<'a, T> Drop for StateGuard<'a, T> {
+    fn drop(&mut self) {
+        if self.is_mutated {
+            self.tx.blocking_send(Box::new(Refresh)).unwrap()
+        }
+    }
+}