diff --git a/shardtree/CHANGELOG.md b/shardtree/CHANGELOG.md
index 34af1d0e..fd6d6d59 100644
--- a/shardtree/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/shardtree/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@ and this project adheres to Rust's notion of
 
 ## Unreleased
 
+## Added
+* `Shardtree::store`
+
 ## [0.2.0] - 2023-11-07
 
 ## Added
diff --git a/shardtree/src/lib.rs b/shardtree/src/lib.rs
index f2f78893..be196ea5 100644
--- a/shardtree/src/lib.rs
+++ b/shardtree/src/lib.rs
@@ -91,6 +91,11 @@ impl<
         self.store
     }
 
+    /// Returns a reference to the underlying [`ShardStore`].
+    pub fn store(&self) -> &S {
+        &self.store
+    }
+
     /// Returns the root address of the tree.
     pub fn root_addr() -> Address {
         Address::from_parts(Level::from(DEPTH), 0)