diff --git a/src/avalanche/proofpool.h b/src/avalanche/proofpool.h
--- a/src/avalanche/proofpool.h
+++ b/src/avalanche/proofpool.h
@@ -69,6 +69,8 @@
 
     AddProofStatus addProof(const ProofRef &proof);
     bool removeProof(ProofRef proof);
+
+    ProofRef getProof(const ProofId &proofid) const;
 };
 
 } // namespace avalanche
diff --git a/src/avalanche/proofpool.cpp b/src/avalanche/proofpool.cpp
--- a/src/avalanche/proofpool.cpp
+++ b/src/avalanche/proofpool.cpp
@@ -53,4 +53,10 @@
     return poolView.erase(proof->getId());
 }
 
+ProofRef ProofPool::getProof(const ProofId &proofid) const {
+    auto &poolView = pool.get<by_proofid>();
+    auto it = poolView.find(proofid);
+    return it == poolView.end() ? nullptr : it->proof;
+}
+
 } // namespace avalanche
diff --git a/src/avalanche/test/proofpool_tests.cpp b/src/avalanche/test/proofpool_tests.cpp
--- a/src/avalanche/test/proofpool_tests.cpp
+++ b/src/avalanche/test/proofpool_tests.cpp
@@ -67,4 +67,22 @@
     BOOST_CHECK(testPool.pool.empty());
 }
 
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(get_proof) {
+    ProofPool testPool;
+
+    for (size_t i = 0; i < 10; i++) {
+        BOOST_CHECK(!testPool.getProof(ProofId(GetRandHash())));
+    }
+
+    for (size_t i = 0; i < 10; i++) {
+        auto proof = buildRandomProof(MIN_VALID_PROOF_SCORE);
+        BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(testPool.addProof(proof),
+                          ProofPool::AddProofStatus::SUCCEED);
+
+        auto retrievedProof = testPool.getProof(proof->getId());
+        BOOST_CHECK_NE(retrievedProof, nullptr);
+        BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(retrievedProof->getId(), proof->getId());
+    }
+}
+
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE_END()