diff --git a/dhcpd/db.go b/dhcpd/db.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1caa7d81
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dhcpd/db.go
@@ -0,0 +1,98 @@
+// On-disk database for lease table
+
+package dhcpd
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"io/ioutil"
+	"net"
+	"os"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/AdguardTeam/golibs/file"
+	"github.com/AdguardTeam/golibs/log"
+	"github.com/krolaw/dhcp4"
+)
+
+const dbFilename = "leases.db"
+
+type leaseJSON struct {
+	HWAddr   []byte `json:"mac"`
+	IP       []byte `json:"ip"`
+	Hostname string `json:"host"`
+	Expiry   int64  `json:"exp"`
+}
+
+// Load lease table from DB
+func (s *Server) dbLoad() {
+	data, err := ioutil.ReadFile(dbFilename)
+	if err != nil {
+		if !os.IsNotExist(err) {
+			log.Error("DHCP: can't read file %s: %v", dbFilename, err)
+		}
+		return
+	}
+
+	obj := []leaseJSON{}
+	err = json.Unmarshal(data, &obj)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Error("DHCP: invalid DB: %v", err)
+		return
+	}
+
+	s.leases = nil
+	s.IPpool = make(map[[4]byte]net.HardwareAddr)
+
+	numLeases := len(obj)
+	for i := range obj {
+
+		if !dhcp4.IPInRange(s.leaseStart, s.leaseStop, obj[i].IP) {
+			log.Tracef("Skipping a lease with IP %s: not within current IP range", obj[i].IP)
+			continue
+		}
+
+		lease := Lease{
+			HWAddr:   obj[i].HWAddr,
+			IP:       obj[i].IP,
+			Hostname: obj[i].Hostname,
+			Expiry:   time.Unix(obj[i].Expiry, 0),
+		}
+
+		s.leases = append(s.leases, &lease)
+
+		s.reserveIP(lease.IP, lease.HWAddr)
+	}
+	log.Info("DHCP: loaded %d leases from DB", numLeases)
+}
+
+// Store lease table in DB
+func (s *Server) dbStore() {
+	var leases []leaseJSON
+
+	for i := range s.leases {
+		if s.leases[i].Expiry.Unix() == 0 {
+			continue
+		}
+		lease := leaseJSON{
+			HWAddr:   s.leases[i].HWAddr,
+			IP:       s.leases[i].IP,
+			Hostname: s.leases[i].Hostname,
+			Expiry:   s.leases[i].Expiry.Unix(),
+		}
+		leases = append(leases, lease)
+	}
+
+	data, err := json.Marshal(leases)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Error("json.Marshal: %v", err)
+		return
+	}
+
+	err = file.SafeWrite(dbFilename, data)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Error("DHCP: can't store lease table on disk: %v  filename: %s",
+			err, dbFilename)
+		return
+	}
+	log.Info("DHCP: stored %d leases in DB", len(leases))
+}
diff --git a/dhcpd/dhcpd.go b/dhcpd/dhcpd.go
index b9affb5a..3920bcef 100644
--- a/dhcpd/dhcpd.go
+++ b/dhcpd/dhcpd.go
@@ -122,6 +122,8 @@ func (s *Server) Start(config *ServerConfig) error {
 		s.closeConn()
 	}
 
+	s.dbLoad()
+
 	c, err := newFilterConn(*iface, ":67") // it has to be bound to 0.0.0.0:67, otherwise it won't see DHCP discover/request packets
 	if err != nil {
 		return wrapErrPrint(err, "Couldn't start listening socket on 0.0.0.0:67")
@@ -153,6 +155,7 @@ func (s *Server) Stop() error {
 		return wrapErrPrint(err, "Couldn't close UDP listening socket")
 	}
 
+	s.dbStore()
 	return nil
 }
 
diff --git a/dhcpd/dhcpd_test.go b/dhcpd/dhcpd_test.go
index 10ca1b59..2d675ed9 100644
--- a/dhcpd/dhcpd_test.go
+++ b/dhcpd/dhcpd_test.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package dhcpd
 import (
 	"bytes"
 	"net"
+	"os"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
@@ -113,3 +114,47 @@ func misc(t *testing.T, s *Server) {
 	check(t, bytes.Equal(opt[dhcp4.OptionIPAddressLeaseTime], dhcp4.OptionsLeaseTime(5*time.Second)), "OptionIPAddressLeaseTime")
 	check(t, bytes.Equal(opt[dhcp4.OptionServerIdentifier], s.ipnet.IP), "OptionServerIdentifier")
 }
+
+// Leases database store/load
+func TestDB(t *testing.T) {
+	var s = Server{}
+	var p dhcp4.Packet
+	var hw1, hw2 net.HardwareAddr
+	var lease *Lease
+
+	s.leaseStart = []byte{1, 1, 1, 1}
+	s.leaseStop = []byte{1, 1, 1, 2}
+	s.leaseTime = 5 * time.Second
+	s.leaseOptions = dhcp4.Options{}
+	s.ipnet = &net.IPNet{
+		IP:   []byte{1, 2, 3, 4},
+		Mask: []byte{0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff},
+	}
+
+	p = make(dhcp4.Packet, 241)
+
+	hw1 = []byte{1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6}
+	p.SetCHAddr(hw1)
+	lease, _ = s.reserveLease(p)
+	lease.Expiry = time.Unix(4000000001, 0)
+
+	hw2 = []byte{2, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6}
+	p.SetCHAddr(hw2)
+	lease, _ = s.reserveLease(p)
+	lease.Expiry = time.Unix(4000000002, 0)
+
+	os.Remove("leases.db")
+	s.dbStore()
+	s.reset()
+
+	s.dbLoad()
+	check(t, bytes.Equal(s.leases[0].HWAddr, hw1), "leases[0].HWAddr")
+	check(t, bytes.Equal(s.leases[0].IP, []byte{1, 1, 1, 1}), "leases[0].IP")
+	check(t, s.leases[0].Expiry.Unix() == 4000000001, "leases[0].Expiry")
+
+	check(t, bytes.Equal(s.leases[1].HWAddr, hw2), "leases[1].HWAddr")
+	check(t, bytes.Equal(s.leases[1].IP, []byte{1, 1, 1, 2}), "leases[1].IP")
+	check(t, s.leases[1].Expiry.Unix() == 4000000002, "leases[1].Expiry")
+
+	os.Remove("leases.db")
+}