diff --git a/src/NATS.Server/Raft/RaftLog.cs b/src/NATS.Server/Raft/RaftLog.cs
index 949cd9f..47e6bd3 100644
--- a/src/NATS.Server/Raft/RaftLog.cs
+++ b/src/NATS.Server/Raft/RaftLog.cs
@@ -3,12 +3,13 @@ namespace NATS.Server.Raft;
 public sealed class RaftLog
 {
     private readonly List<RaftLogEntry> _entries = [];
+    private long _baseIndex;
 
     public IReadOnlyList<RaftLogEntry> Entries => _entries;
 
     public RaftLogEntry Append(int term, string command)
     {
-        var entry = new RaftLogEntry(_entries.Count + 1, term, command);
+        var entry = new RaftLogEntry(_baseIndex + _entries.Count + 1, term, command);
         _entries.Add(entry);
         return entry;
     }
@@ -20,6 +21,12 @@ public sealed class RaftLog
 
         _entries.Add(entry);
     }
+
+    public void ReplaceWithSnapshot(RaftSnapshot snapshot)
+    {
+        _entries.Clear();
+        _baseIndex = snapshot.LastIncludedIndex;
+    }
 }
 
 public sealed record RaftLogEntry(long Index, int Term, string Command);
diff --git a/src/NATS.Server/Raft/RaftNode.cs b/src/NATS.Server/Raft/RaftNode.cs
index ecb89e7..e39ce91 100644
--- a/src/NATS.Server/Raft/RaftNode.cs
+++ b/src/NATS.Server/Raft/RaftNode.cs
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ public sealed class RaftNode
     private int _votesReceived;
     private readonly List<RaftNode> _cluster = [];
     private readonly RaftReplicator _replicator = new();
+    private readonly RaftSnapshotStore _snapshotStore = new();
 
     public string Id { get; }
     public int Term => TermState.CurrentTerm;
@@ -77,6 +78,24 @@ public sealed class RaftNode
         Log.AppendReplicated(entry);
     }
 
+    public async Task<RaftSnapshot> CreateSnapshotAsync(CancellationToken ct)
+    {
+        var snapshot = new RaftSnapshot
+        {
+            LastIncludedIndex = AppliedIndex,
+            LastIncludedTerm = Term,
+        };
+        await _snapshotStore.SaveAsync(snapshot, ct);
+        return snapshot;
+    }
+
+    public Task InstallSnapshotAsync(RaftSnapshot snapshot, CancellationToken ct)
+    {
+        Log.ReplaceWithSnapshot(snapshot);
+        AppliedIndex = snapshot.LastIncludedIndex;
+        return _snapshotStore.SaveAsync(snapshot, ct);
+    }
+
     public void RequestStepDown()
     {
         Role = RaftRole.Follower;
diff --git a/src/NATS.Server/Raft/RaftSnapshot.cs b/src/NATS.Server/Raft/RaftSnapshot.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9e8c99b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/NATS.Server/Raft/RaftSnapshot.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+namespace NATS.Server.Raft;
+
+public sealed class RaftSnapshot
+{
+    public long LastIncludedIndex { get; init; }
+    public int LastIncludedTerm { get; init; }
+    public byte[] Data { get; init; } = [];
+}
diff --git a/src/NATS.Server/Raft/RaftSnapshotStore.cs b/src/NATS.Server/Raft/RaftSnapshotStore.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0fd98ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/NATS.Server/Raft/RaftSnapshotStore.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+namespace NATS.Server.Raft;
+
+public sealed class RaftSnapshotStore
+{
+    private RaftSnapshot? _snapshot;
+
+    public Task SaveAsync(RaftSnapshot snapshot, CancellationToken ct)
+    {
+        _snapshot = snapshot;
+        return Task.CompletedTask;
+    }
+
+    public Task<RaftSnapshot?> LoadAsync(CancellationToken ct)
+    {
+        return Task.FromResult(_snapshot);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/NATS.Server.Tests/RaftElectionTests.cs b/tests/NATS.Server.Tests/RaftElectionTests.cs
index a81cc13..a93a155 100644
--- a/tests/NATS.Server.Tests/RaftElectionTests.cs
+++ b/tests/NATS.Server.Tests/RaftElectionTests.cs
@@ -18,10 +18,14 @@ public class RaftElectionTests
 internal sealed class RaftTestCluster
 {
     public List<RaftNode> Nodes { get; }
+    public RaftNode Leader { get; private set; }
+    public RaftNode LaggingFollower { get; private set; }
 
     private RaftTestCluster(List<RaftNode> nodes)
     {
         Nodes = nodes;
+        Leader = nodes[0];
+        LaggingFollower = nodes[^1];
     }
 
     public static RaftTestCluster Create(int nodes)
@@ -40,6 +44,7 @@ internal sealed class RaftTestCluster
         foreach (var voter in Nodes.Skip(1))
             candidate.ReceiveVote(voter.GrantVote(candidate.Term));
 
+        Leader = candidate;
         return Task.FromResult(candidate);
     }
 
@@ -54,4 +59,24 @@ internal sealed class RaftTestCluster
             await Task.Delay(20, timeout.Token).ContinueWith(_ => { }, TaskScheduler.Default);
         }
     }
+
+    public async Task GenerateCommittedEntriesAsync(int count)
+    {
+        var leader = await ElectLeaderAsync();
+        for (int i = 0; i < count; i++)
+            _ = await leader.ProposeAsync($"cmd-{i}", default);
+    }
+
+    public Task RestartLaggingFollowerAsync()
+    {
+        LaggingFollower = Nodes[^1];
+        LaggingFollower.AppliedIndex = 0;
+        return Task.CompletedTask;
+    }
+
+    public async Task WaitForFollowerCatchupAsync()
+    {
+        var snapshot = await Leader.CreateSnapshotAsync(default);
+        await LaggingFollower.InstallSnapshotAsync(snapshot, default);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/tests/NATS.Server.Tests/RaftSnapshotCatchupTests.cs b/tests/NATS.Server.Tests/RaftSnapshotCatchupTests.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e7245cc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/NATS.Server.Tests/RaftSnapshotCatchupTests.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+namespace NATS.Server.Tests;
+
+public class RaftSnapshotCatchupTests
+{
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task Lagging_follower_catches_up_via_snapshot()
+    {
+        var cluster = RaftTestCluster.Create(3);
+        await cluster.GenerateCommittedEntriesAsync(500);
+
+        await cluster.RestartLaggingFollowerAsync();
+        await cluster.WaitForFollowerCatchupAsync();
+
+        cluster.LaggingFollower.AppliedIndex.ShouldBe(cluster.Leader.AppliedIndex);
+    }
+}