diff --git a/bffhd/capnp/machine.rs b/bffhd/capnp/machine.rs
index d05d4f2..8f60dee 100644
--- a/bffhd/capnp/machine.rs
+++ b/bffhd/capnp/machine.rs
@@ -173,12 +173,16 @@ impl InUseServer for Machine {
 
     fn send_raw_data(
         &mut self,
-        _: inuse::SendRawDataParams,
+        mut params: inuse::SendRawDataParams,
         _: inuse::SendRawDataResults,
     ) -> Promise<(), ::capnp::Error> {
-        Promise::err(::capnp::Error::unimplemented(
-            "method not implemented".to_string(),
-        ))
+        let data: Vec<u8> = pry!(pry!(params.get()).get_data()).to_vec();
+        let resource = self.resource.clone();
+        let session = self.session.clone();
+        Promise::from_future(async move {
+            resource.send_raw(data).await;
+            Ok(())
+        })
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/bffhd/resources/mod.rs b/bffhd/resources/mod.rs
index 369efe3..3621e1f 100644
--- a/bffhd/resources/mod.rs
+++ b/bffhd/resources/mod.rs
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ use crate::config::MachineDescription;
 use crate::db::ArchivedValue;
 use crate::resources::modules::fabaccess::{ArchivedStatus, MachineState, Status};
 use crate::resources::state::db::StateDB;
-use crate::resources::state::State;
+use crate::resources::state::{ArchivedState, State};
 use crate::session::SessionHandle;
 use crate::users::UserRef;
 use rkyv::option::ArchivedOption;
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ impl Resource {
 
     fn set_state(&self, state: MachineState) {
         let mut serializer = AllocSerializer::<1024>::default();
-        serializer.serialize_value(&state);
+        let _ = serializer.serialize_value(&State::new(state));
         let archived = ArchivedValue::new(serializer.into_serializer().into_inner());
         self.inner.set_state(archived)
     }
@@ -177,6 +177,24 @@ impl Resource {
         self.set_state(new);
     }
 
+    pub async fn send_raw(&self, data: Vec<u8>) {
+        let mut serializer = AllocSerializer::<1024>::default();
+        let old_state_ref = self.inner.get_state_ref();
+        let old_state: &ArchivedState = old_state_ref.as_ref();
+        let m_state: MachineState =
+            match Deserialize::<MachineState, _>::deserialize(&old_state.inner, &mut serializer) {
+                Ok(s) => s,
+                Err(error) => {
+                    tracing::error!(?error, "failed to deserialize stored state!");
+                    return;
+                }
+            };
+
+        let _ = serializer.serialize_value(&State::with_raw(m_state, data));
+        let archived = ArchivedValue::new(serializer.into_serializer().into_inner());
+        self.inner.set_state(archived);
+    }
+
     pub async fn try_update(&self, session: SessionHandle, new: Status) {
         let old = self.get_state();
         let old: &Archived<State> = old.as_ref();
diff --git a/bffhd/resources/modules/fabaccess.rs b/bffhd/resources/modules/fabaccess.rs
index b50e9b6..5682cc8 100644
--- a/bffhd/resources/modules/fabaccess.rs
+++ b/bffhd/resources/modules/fabaccess.rs
@@ -88,9 +88,7 @@ impl MachineState {
         Deserialize::deserialize(state, &mut Infallible).unwrap()
     }
     pub fn to_state(&self) -> State {
-        State {
-            inner: self.clone(),
-        }
+        State::new(self.clone())
     }
 
     pub fn free(previous: Option<UserRef>) -> Self {
diff --git a/bffhd/resources/state/mod.rs b/bffhd/resources/state/mod.rs
index 84e3587..1c0c4aa 100644
--- a/bffhd/resources/state/mod.rs
+++ b/bffhd/resources/state/mod.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-use std::fmt::{Debug, Display, Formatter};
-use std::{fmt, hash::Hasher};
+use std::fmt;
 
 use std::ops::Deref;
 
@@ -20,6 +19,16 @@ pub mod value;
 #[archive_attr(derive(Debug))]
 pub struct State {
     pub inner: MachineState,
+    pub raw: Vec<u8>,
+}
+impl State {
+    pub fn new(inner: MachineState) -> Self {
+        Self::with_raw(inner, Vec::new())
+    }
+
+    pub fn with_raw(inner: MachineState, raw: Vec<u8>) -> Self {
+        Self { inner, raw }
+    }
 }
 
 impl fmt::Debug for State {
@@ -34,8 +43,8 @@ impl fmt::Debug for State {
 }
 
 impl fmt::Display for ArchivedState {
-    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
-        Display::fmt(&self.inner, f)
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
+        fmt::Display::fmt(&self.inner, f)
     }
 }
 
@@ -62,7 +71,7 @@ struct StateVisitor;
 impl<'de> serde::de::Visitor<'de> for StateVisitor {
     type Value = State;
 
-    fn expecting(&self, formatter: &mut Formatter) -> fmt::Result {
+    fn expecting(&self, formatter: &mut fmt::Formatter) -> fmt::Result {
         write!(formatter, "a map from OIDs to value objects")
     }
 
@@ -75,7 +84,7 @@ impl<'de> serde::de::Visitor<'de> for StateVisitor {
             ));
         }
         let val: MachineState = map.next_value()?;
-        Ok(State { inner: val })
+        Ok(State { inner: val, raw: Vec::new() })
     }
 }