diff --git a/crates/gitbutler-core/src/lib.rs b/crates/gitbutler-core/src/lib.rs
index 4f86606f6..83161034e 100644
--- a/crates/gitbutler-core/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/gitbutler-core/src/lib.rs
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ pub mod project_repository;
 pub mod projects;
 pub mod reader;
 pub mod sessions;
+pub mod snapshots;
 pub mod ssh;
 pub mod storage;
 pub mod types;
diff --git a/crates/gitbutler-core/src/snapshots/mod.rs b/crates/gitbutler-core/src/snapshots/mod.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bea2d953b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/gitbutler-core/src/snapshots/mod.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+pub mod reflog;
+pub mod snapshot;
+mod state;
diff --git a/crates/gitbutler-core/src/snapshots/snapshot.rs b/crates/gitbutler-core/src/snapshots/snapshot.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ba3e20966
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/gitbutler-core/src/snapshots/snapshot.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,145 @@
+use anyhow::Result;
+use serde::Serialize;
+
+use crate::{projects::Project, virtual_branches::VirtualBranchesHandle};
+
+use super::state::OplogHandle;
+
+#[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Clone, Serialize)]
+#[serde(rename_all = "camelCase")]
+pub struct SnapshotEntry {
+    pub sha: String,
+    pub label: String,
+    pub created_at: i64, // milliseconds since epoch
+}
+
+pub fn create(project: Project, label: String) -> Result<String> {
+    let repo_path = project.path.as_path();
+    let repo = git2::Repository::init(repo_path)?;
+
+    let oplog_state = OplogHandle::new(&project.gb_dir());
+    let oplog_head_commit = match oplog_state.get_oplog_head()? {
+        Some(head_sha) => repo.find_commit(git2::Oid::from_str(&head_sha)?)?,
+        // This is the first snapshot - use the default target as starting point
+        None => {
+            let vb_state = VirtualBranchesHandle::new(&project.gb_dir());
+            repo.find_commit(vb_state.get_default_target()?.sha.into())?
+        }
+    };
+
+    // Copy virtual_branches.rs to the project root so that we snapshot it
+    std::fs::copy(
+        repo_path.join(".git/gitbutler/virtual_branches.toml"),
+        repo_path.join("virtual_branches.toml"),
+    )?;
+
+    // Add everything in the workdir to the index
+    let mut index = repo.index()?;
+    index.add_all(["*"].iter(), git2::IndexAddOption::DEFAULT, None)?;
+    index.write()?;
+
+    // Create a tree out of the index
+    let tree_id = index.write_tree()?;
+    let tree = repo.find_tree(tree_id)?;
+
+    // Construct a new commit
+    let signature = repo.signature()?;
+    let new_commit_oid = repo.commit(
+        None,
+        &signature,
+        &signature,
+        &label,
+        &tree,
+        &[&oplog_head_commit],
+    )?;
+
+    // Remove the copied virtual_branches.rs
+    std::fs::remove_file(project.path.join("virtual_branches.toml"))?;
+
+    // Reset the workdir to how it was
+    let integration_branch = repo
+        .find_branch("gitbutler/integration", git2::BranchType::Local)?
+        .get()
+        .peel_to_commit()?;
+
+    repo.reset(
+        &integration_branch.into_object(),
+        git2::ResetType::Mixed,
+        None,
+    )?;
+
+    oplog_state.set_oplog_head(new_commit_oid.to_string())?;
+    // TODO: update .git/logs/gitbutler/target
+
+    Ok(new_commit_oid.to_string())
+}
+
+pub fn list(project: Project, limit: usize) -> Result<Vec<SnapshotEntry>> {
+    let repo_path = project.path.as_path();
+    let repo = git2::Repository::init(repo_path)?;
+
+    let oplog_state = OplogHandle::new(&project.gb_dir());
+    let head_sha = oplog_state.get_oplog_head()?;
+    if head_sha.is_none() {
+        // there are no snapshots to return
+        return Ok(vec![]);
+    }
+    let head_sha = head_sha.unwrap();
+
+    let oplog_head_commit = repo.find_commit(git2::Oid::from_str(&head_sha)?)?;
+
+    let mut revwalk = repo.revwalk()?;
+    revwalk.push(oplog_head_commit.id())?;
+
+    let mut snapshots = Vec::new();
+
+    // TODO: how do we know when to stop?
+    for commit_id in revwalk {
+        let commit_id = commit_id?;
+        let commit = repo.find_commit(commit_id)?;
+
+        if commit.parent_count() > 1 {
+            break;
+        }
+        snapshots.push(SnapshotEntry {
+            sha: commit_id.to_string(),
+            label: commit.summary().unwrap_or_default().to_string(),
+            created_at: commit.time().seconds() * 1000,
+        });
+
+        if snapshots.len() >= limit {
+            break;
+        }
+    }
+
+    Ok(snapshots)
+}
+
+pub fn restore(project: Project, sha: String) -> Result<String> {
+    let repo_path = project.path.as_path();
+    let repo = git2::Repository::init(repo_path)?;
+
+    let commit = repo.find_commit(git2::Oid::from_str(&sha)?)?;
+    let tree = commit.tree()?;
+
+    // Define the checkout builder
+    let mut checkout_builder = git2::build::CheckoutBuilder::new();
+    checkout_builder.force();
+    // Checkout the tree
+    repo.checkout_tree(tree.as_object(), Some(&mut checkout_builder))?;
+
+    // mv virtual_branches.toml from project root to .git/gitbutler
+    std::fs::rename(
+        repo_path.join("virtual_branches.toml"),
+        repo_path.join(".git/gitbutler/virtual_branches.toml"),
+    )?;
+
+    // create new snapshot
+    let label = format!(
+        "Restored from snapshot {}",
+        commit.message().unwrap_or(&sha)
+    );
+    let new_sha = create(project, label)?;
+
+    Ok(new_sha)
+}
diff --git a/crates/gitbutler-core/src/snapshots/state.rs b/crates/gitbutler-core/src/snapshots/state.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..90b83de51
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/gitbutler-core/src/snapshots/state.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+use crate::storage;
+use anyhow::Result;
+use gix::tempfile::{AutoRemove, ContainingDirectory};
+use std::{
+    fs::File,
+    io::{Read, Write},
+    path::{Path, PathBuf},
+};
+
+use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+
+/// This tracks the head of the oplog, persisted in oplog.toml.  
+#[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Debug, Default)]
+pub struct Oplog {
+    /// This is the sha of the last oplog commit
+    pub head_sha: Option<String>,
+}
+
+pub struct OplogHandle {
+    /// The path to the file containing the oplog head state.
+    file_path: PathBuf,
+}
+
+impl OplogHandle {
+    /// Creates a new concurrency-safe handle to the state of the oplog.
+    pub fn new(base_path: &Path) -> Self {
+        let file_path = base_path.join("oplog.toml");
+        Self { file_path }
+    }
+
+    /// Persists the oplog head for the given repository.
+    ///
+    /// Errors if the file cannot be read or written.
+    pub fn set_oplog_head(&self, sha: String) -> Result<()> {
+        let mut oplog = self.read_file()?;
+        oplog.head_sha = Some(sha);
+        self.write_file(&oplog)?;
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    /// Gets the oplog head sha for the given repository.
+    ///
+    /// Errors if the file cannot be read or written.
+    pub fn get_oplog_head(&self) -> anyhow::Result<Option<String>> {
+        let oplog = self.read_file()?;
+        Ok(oplog.head_sha)
+    }
+
+    /// Reads and parses the state file.
+    ///
+    /// If the file does not exist, it will be created.
+    fn read_file(&self) -> Result<Oplog> {
+        if !self.file_path.exists() {
+            return Ok(Oplog::default());
+        }
+        let mut file: File = File::open(self.file_path.as_path())?;
+        let mut contents = String::new();
+        file.read_to_string(&mut contents)?;
+        let oplog: Oplog =
+            toml::from_str(&contents).map_err(|e| crate::reader::Error::ParseError {
+                path: self.file_path.clone(),
+                source: e,
+            })?;
+        Ok(oplog)
+    }
+
+    fn write_file(&self, oplog: &Oplog) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+        write(self.file_path.as_path(), oplog)
+    }
+}
+
+fn write<P: AsRef<Path>>(file_path: P, oplog: &Oplog) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+    let contents = toml::to_string(&oplog)?;
+    let mut temp_file = gix::tempfile::new(
+        file_path.as_ref().parent().unwrap(),
+        ContainingDirectory::Exists,
+        AutoRemove::Tempfile,
+    )?;
+    temp_file.write_all(contents.as_bytes())?;
+    Ok(storage::persist_tempfile(temp_file, file_path)?)
+}
diff --git a/crates/gitbutler-tauri/src/lib.rs b/crates/gitbutler-tauri/src/lib.rs
index f00172b11..5436cc6a4 100644
--- a/crates/gitbutler-tauri/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/gitbutler-tauri/src/lib.rs
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ pub mod keys;
 pub mod projects;
 pub mod sentry;
 pub mod sessions;
+pub mod snapshots;
 pub mod users;
 pub mod virtual_branches;
 pub mod zip;
diff --git a/crates/gitbutler-tauri/src/main.rs b/crates/gitbutler-tauri/src/main.rs
index bffb0f094..df82705f4 100644
--- a/crates/gitbutler-tauri/src/main.rs
+++ b/crates/gitbutler-tauri/src/main.rs
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ use std::path::PathBuf;
 use anyhow::Context;
 use gitbutler_core::{assets, database, git, storage};
 use gitbutler_tauri::{
-    app, askpass, commands, deltas, github, keys, logs, menu, projects, sentry, sessions, users,
-    virtual_branches, watcher, zip,
+    app, askpass, commands, deltas, github, keys, logs, menu, projects, sentry, sessions,
+    snapshots, users, virtual_branches, watcher, zip,
 };
 use tauri::{generate_context, Manager, Wry};
 use tauri_plugin_log::LogTarget;
@@ -260,6 +260,9 @@ fn main() {
                     virtual_branches::commands::squash_branch_commit,
                     virtual_branches::commands::fetch_from_target,
                     virtual_branches::commands::move_commit,
+                    snapshots::create_snapshot,
+                    snapshots::list_snapshots,
+                    snapshots::restore_snapshot,
                     menu::menu_item_set_enabled,
                     keys::commands::get_public_key,
                     github::commands::init_device_oauth,
diff --git a/crates/gitbutler-tauri/src/snapshots.rs b/crates/gitbutler-tauri/src/snapshots.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b900d7339
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/gitbutler-tauri/src/snapshots.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+use crate::error::Error;
+use anyhow::Context;
+use gitbutler_core::{
+    projects, projects::ProjectId, snapshots::snapshot, snapshots::snapshot::SnapshotEntry,
+};
+use tauri::Manager;
+use tracing::instrument;
+
+#[tauri::command(async)]
+#[instrument(skip(handle), err(Debug))]
+pub async fn create_snapshot(
+    handle: tauri::AppHandle,
+    project_id: ProjectId,
+    label: String,
+) -> Result<String, Error> {
+    let project = handle
+        .state::<projects::Controller>()
+        .get(&project_id)
+        .context("failed to get project")?;
+    let snapshot_id = snapshot::create(project, label)?;
+    Ok(snapshot_id)
+}
+
+#[tauri::command(async)]
+#[instrument(skip(handle), err(Debug))]
+pub async fn list_snapshots(
+    handle: tauri::AppHandle,
+    project_id: ProjectId,
+    limit: usize,
+) -> Result<Vec<SnapshotEntry>, Error> {
+    let project = handle
+        .state::<projects::Controller>()
+        .get(&project_id)
+        .context("failed to get project")?;
+    let snapshots = snapshot::list(project, limit)?;
+    Ok(snapshots)
+}
+
+#[tauri::command(async)]
+#[instrument(skip(handle), err(Debug))]
+pub async fn restore_snapshot(
+    handle: tauri::AppHandle,
+    project_id: ProjectId,
+    sha: String,
+) -> Result<String, Error> {
+    let project = handle
+        .state::<projects::Controller>()
+        .get(&project_id)
+        .context("failed to get project")?;
+    let snapshot_id = snapshot::restore(project, sha)?;
+    Ok(snapshot_id)
+}