diff --git a/services/blob/src/service.rs b/services/blob/src/service.rs
--- a/services/blob/src/service.rs
+++ b/services/blob/src/service.rs
@@ -1,17 +1,18 @@
 use anyhow::{Context, Result};
 use blob::blob_service_server::BlobService;
+use chrono::Utc;
 use std::{pin::Pin, sync::Arc};
 use tokio::sync::mpsc;
-use tokio_stream::{wrappers::ReceiverStream, Stream};
+use tokio_stream::{wrappers::ReceiverStream, Stream, StreamExt};
 use tonic::{Request, Response, Status};
 
 use crate::{
   constants::{
-    GRPC_CHUNK_SIZE_LIMIT, GRPC_METADATA_SIZE_PER_MESSAGE,
+    BLOB_S3_BUCKET_NAME, GRPC_CHUNK_SIZE_LIMIT, GRPC_METADATA_SIZE_PER_MESSAGE,
     MPSC_CHANNEL_BUFFER_CAPACITY,
   },
   database::{BlobItem, DatabaseClient, ReverseIndexItem},
-  s3::S3Path,
+  s3::{MultiPartUploadSession, S3Path},
 };
 
 pub mod blob {
@@ -64,9 +65,44 @@
     Pin<Box<dyn Stream<Item = Result<blob::PutResponse, Status>> + Send>>;
   async fn put(
     &self,
-    _request: Request<tonic::Streaming<blob::PutRequest>>,
+    request: Request<tonic::Streaming<blob::PutRequest>>,
   ) -> Result<Response<Self::PutStream>, Status> {
-    Err(Status::unimplemented("Not implemented yet"))
+    let mut in_stream = request.into_inner();
+    let (tx, rx) = mpsc::channel(MPSC_CHANNEL_BUFFER_CAPACITY);
+    let db = self.db.clone();
+    let s3 = self.s3.clone();
+    tokio::spawn(async move {
+      let mut put_handler = PutHandler::new(&db, &s3);
+
+      while let Some(message) = in_stream.next().await {
+        let response = match message {
+          Ok(blob::PutRequest {
+            data: Some(blob::put_request::Data::Holder(new_holder)),
+          }) => put_handler.handle_holder(new_holder).await,
+          Ok(blob::PutRequest {
+            data: Some(blob::put_request::Data::BlobHash(new_hash)),
+          }) => put_handler.handle_blob_hash(new_hash).await,
+          Ok(blob::PutRequest {
+            data: Some(blob::put_request::Data::DataChunk(new_data)),
+          }) => put_handler.handle_data_chunk(new_data).await,
+          _ => Err(Status::unknown("unknown error")),
+        };
+        if let Err(e) = tx.send(response).await {
+          println!("Response was dropped: {}", e);
+          break;
+        }
+        if put_handler.should_close_stream {
+          break;
+        }
+      }
+
+      if let Err(status) = put_handler.finish().await {
+        let _ = tx.send(Err(status)).await;
+      }
+    });
+
+    let out_stream = ReceiverStream::new(rx);
+    Ok(Response::new(Box::pin(out_stream) as Self::PutStream))
   }
 
   type GetStream =
@@ -191,3 +227,110 @@
     Ok(Response::new(()))
   }
 }
+
+type PutResult = Result<blob::PutResponse, Status>;
+
+enum PutAction {
+  AssignHolder,
+  UploadNewBlob(BlobItem),
+}
+
+/// A helper for handling Put RPC requests
+struct PutHandler {
+  /// Should the stream be closed by server
+  pub should_close_stream: bool,
+  action: Option<PutAction>,
+
+  holder: Option<String>,
+  blob_hash: Option<String>,
+  current_chunk: Vec<u8>,
+
+  uploader: Option<MultiPartUploadSession>,
+  db: DatabaseClient,
+  s3: Arc<aws_sdk_s3::Client>,
+}
+
+impl PutHandler {
+  fn new(db: &DatabaseClient, s3: &Arc<aws_sdk_s3::Client>) -> Self {
+    PutHandler {
+      should_close_stream: false,
+      action: None,
+      holder: None,
+      blob_hash: None,
+      current_chunk: Vec::new(),
+      uploader: None,
+      db: db.clone(),
+      s3: s3.clone(),
+    }
+  }
+
+  pub async fn handle_holder(&mut self, new_holder: String) -> PutResult {
+    if self.holder.is_some() {
+      return Err(Status::invalid_argument("Holder already provided"));
+    }
+    self.holder = Some(new_holder);
+    return self.determine_action().await;
+  }
+
+  pub async fn handle_blob_hash(&mut self, new_hash: String) -> PutResult {
+    if self.blob_hash.is_some() {
+      return Err(Status::invalid_argument("Blob hash already provided"));
+    }
+    self.blob_hash = Some(new_hash);
+    return self.determine_action().await;
+  }
+
+  /// private helper function to determine purpose of this RPC call
+  async fn determine_action(&mut self) -> PutResult {
+    // this should be called only if action isn't determined yet
+    // this error should actually never happen
+    if self.action.is_some() {
+      return Err(Status::failed_precondition("Put action is already started"));
+    }
+
+    // holder and hash need both to be set in order to continue
+    // otherwise we send a standard response
+    if self.holder.is_none() || self.blob_hash.is_none() {
+      return Ok(blob::PutResponse { data_exists: false });
+    }
+
+    let blob_hash = self.blob_hash.as_ref().unwrap();
+    return match self.db.find_blob_item(blob_hash).await {
+      // Hash already exists, so we're only assigning a new holder to it
+      Ok(Some(_)) => {
+        self.action = Some(PutAction::AssignHolder);
+        self.should_close_stream = true;
+        Ok(blob::PutResponse { data_exists: true })
+      }
+      // Hash doesn't exist, so we're starting a new upload session
+      Ok(None) => {
+        self.action = Some(PutAction::UploadNewBlob(BlobItem {
+          blob_hash: blob_hash.to_string(),
+          s3_path: S3Path {
+            bucket_name: BLOB_S3_BUCKET_NAME.to_string(),
+            object_name: blob_hash.to_string(),
+          },
+          created: Utc::now(),
+        }));
+        Ok(blob::PutResponse { data_exists: false })
+      }
+      Err(_db_err) => {
+        self.should_close_stream = true;
+        Err(Status::aborted("Internal error"))
+      }
+    };
+  }
+
+  pub async fn handle_data_chunk(
+    &mut self,
+    mut new_data: Vec<u8>,
+  ) -> PutResult {
+    unimplemented!()
+  }
+
+  /// This consumes `self` so this put handler instance cannot be used after this is called.
+  /// It should be called after the input stream is done
+  pub async fn finish(self) -> Result<(), Status> {
+    unimplemented!()
+  }
+}