diff --git a/services/backup/src/service/handlers/pull_backup.rs b/services/backup/src/service/handlers/pull_backup.rs
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/services/backup/src/service/handlers/pull_backup.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+use tokio_stream::Stream;
+use tonic::Status;
+
+use super::proto::{self, PullBackupResponse};
+use crate::database::{BackupItem, DatabaseClient, LogItem};
+
+pub struct PullBackupHandler {
+  backup_item: BackupItem,
+  logs: Vec<LogItem>,
+}
+
+impl PullBackupHandler {
+  pub async fn new(
+    db: &DatabaseClient,
+    request: proto::PullBackupRequest,
+  ) -> Result<Self, Status> {
+    unimplemented!()
+  }
+
+  /// Consumes the handler and provides a response `Stream`. The stream will
+  /// produce the following in order:
+  /// - Backup compaction data chunks
+  /// - Backup logs
+  ///   - Whole log, if stored in db
+  ///   - Log chunks, if stored in blob
+  pub fn into_response_stream(
+    self,
+  ) -> impl Stream<Item = Result<PullBackupResponse, Status>> {
+    // the unimplemented!() macro doesnt compile here
+    async_stream::stream! {
+      yield Err(Status::unimplemented("not implemented yet"))
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/services/backup/src/service/mod.rs b/services/backup/src/service/mod.rs
--- a/services/backup/src/service/mod.rs
+++ b/services/backup/src/service/mod.rs
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 mod handlers {
   pub(super) mod add_attachments;
   pub(super) mod create_backup;
+  pub(super) mod pull_backup;
   pub(super) mod send_log;
 
   // re-exports for convenient usage in handlers
@@ -27,6 +28,7 @@
   pub(self) use super::proto;
 }
 use self::handlers::create_backup::CreateBackupHandler;
+use self::handlers::pull_backup::PullBackupHandler;
 use self::handlers::send_log::SendLogHandler;
 
 pub struct MyBackupService {
@@ -172,12 +174,18 @@
     Box<dyn Stream<Item = Result<proto::PullBackupResponse, Status>> + Send>,
   >;
 
-  #[instrument(skip(self))]
+  #[instrument(skip_all, fields(backup_id = &request.get_ref().backup_id))]
   async fn pull_backup(
     &self,
-    _request: Request<proto::PullBackupRequest>,
+    request: Request<proto::PullBackupRequest>,
   ) -> Result<Response<Self::PullBackupStream>, Status> {
-    Err(Status::unimplemented("unimplemented"))
+    info!("PullBackup request: {:?}", request);
+
+    let handler =
+      PullBackupHandler::new(&self.db, request.into_inner()).await?;
+
+    let stream = handler.into_response_stream();
+    Ok(Response::new(Box::pin(stream) as Self::PullBackupStream))
   }
 
   #[instrument(skip_all,