diff --git a/src/morethantext/mod.rs b/src/morethantext/mod.rs
index eca7685..cb335a4 100644
--- a/src/morethantext/mod.rs
+++ b/src/morethantext/mod.rs
@@ -25,13 +25,23 @@ impl MoreThanText {
         match tables.get(&name) {
             Some(_) => Err(MTTError::new(format!("table {} already exists", name))),
             None => {
-                tables.insert(name, Table::new().await);
-                Ok(Table::new().await)
+                let table = Table::new().await;
+                tables.insert(name, table.clone());
+                Ok(table)
             }
         }
     }
+
+    pub async fn get_table(&self, name: &str) -> Option<Table> {
+        let tables = self.tables.read().await;
+        match tables.get(name) {
+            Some(tbl) => Some(tbl.clone()),
+            None => None,
+        }
+    }
 }
 
+#[derive(Clone)]
 pub struct Table;
 
 impl Table {
@@ -77,6 +87,22 @@ mod database {
             }
         }
     }
+
+    #[async_std::test]
+    async fn get_non_existant_table() {
+        let db = MoreThanText::new().await;
+        let table = db.get_table("missing").await;
+        assert!(table.is_none(), "There should be no table.");
+    }
+
+    #[async_std::test]
+    async fn get_a_table() {
+        let db = MoreThanText::new().await;
+        let name = "here";
+        db.new_table(name).await.unwrap();
+        let table = db.get_table(name).await;
+        assert!(table.is_some(), "Table should be found.");
+    }
 }
 
 #[cfg(test)]