diff --git a/bigchaindb/backend/localmongodb/query.py b/bigchaindb/backend/localmongodb/query.py
index 825e23f5..619da384 100644
--- a/bigchaindb/backend/localmongodb/query.py
+++ b/bigchaindb/backend/localmongodb/query.py
@@ -29,6 +29,26 @@ def get_transaction(conn, transaction_id):
         pass
 
 
+@register_query(LocalMongoDBConnection)
+def store_asset(conn, asset):
+    try:
+        return conn.run(
+            conn.collection('assets')
+            .insert_one(asset))
+    except DuplicateKeyError:
+        pass
+
+
+@register_query(LocalMongoDBConnection)
+def get_asset(conn, asset_id):
+    try:
+        return conn.run(
+            conn.collection('assets')
+            .find_one({'id': asset_id}, {'_id': 0, 'id': 0}))
+    except IndexError:
+        pass
+
+
 @register_query(LocalMongoDBConnection)
 def get_spent(conn, transaction_id, output):
     try:
diff --git a/bigchaindb/backend/query.py b/bigchaindb/backend/query.py
index 7dcb2de6..7d9a9e68 100644
--- a/bigchaindb/backend/query.py
+++ b/bigchaindb/backend/query.py
@@ -19,6 +19,20 @@ def write_transaction(connection, signed_transaction):
     raise NotImplementedError
 
 
+@singledispatch
+def store_asset(connection, asset):
+    """Write an asset to the asset table.
+
+    Args:
+        asset (dict): the asset.
+
+    Returns:
+        The result of the operation.
+    """
+
+    raise NotImplementedError
+
+
 @singledispatch
 def store_transaction(connection, signed_transaction):
     """Same as write_transaction."""
@@ -27,11 +41,25 @@ def store_transaction(connection, signed_transaction):
 
 
 @singledispatch
-def get_transaction(connection, signed_transaction):
+def get_transaction(connection, transaction_id):
     """Get a transaction from the transactions table.
 
     Args:
-        signed_transaction (dict): a signed transaction.
+        transaction_id (str): the id of the transaction.
+
+    Returns:
+        The result of the operation.
+    """
+
+    raise NotImplementedError
+
+
+@singledispatch
+def get_asset(connection, asset_id):
+    """Get a transaction from the transactions table.
+
+    Args:
+        asset_id (str): the id of the asset
 
     Returns:
         The result of the operation.
diff --git a/bigchaindb/tendermint/lib.py b/bigchaindb/tendermint/lib.py
index e92877bb..6adb5486 100644
--- a/bigchaindb/tendermint/lib.py
+++ b/bigchaindb/tendermint/lib.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
-import logging
+from copy import deepcopy
 from uuid import uuid4
+import logging
 
 import requests
 
@@ -38,18 +39,31 @@ class BigchainDB(Bigchain):
     def store_transaction(self, transaction):
         """Store a valid transaction to the transactions collection."""
 
-        return backend.query.store_transaction(self.connection, transaction.to_dict())
+        transaction = deepcopy(transaction.to_dict())
+        if transaction['operation'] == 'CREATE':
+            asset = transaction.pop('asset')
+            asset['id'] = transaction['id']
+            if asset['data']:
+                backend.query.store_asset(self.connection, asset)
 
-    def get_transaction(self, transaction, include_status=False):
-        result = backend.query.get_transaction(self.connection, transaction)
+        return backend.query.store_transaction(self.connection, transaction)
 
-        if result:
-            result = Transaction.from_dict(result)
+    def get_transaction(self, transaction_id, include_status=False):
+        transaction = backend.query.get_transaction(self.connection, transaction_id)
+        asset = backend.query.get_asset(self.connection, transaction_id)
+
+        if transaction:
+            if asset:
+                transaction['asset'] = asset
+            else:
+                transaction['asset'] = {'data': None}
+
+            transaction = Transaction.from_dict(transaction)
 
         if include_status:
-            return result, self.TX_VALID if result else None
+            return transaction, self.TX_VALID if transaction else None
         else:
-            return result
+            return transaction
 
     def get_spent(self, txid, output):
         transaction = backend.query.get_spent(self.connection, txid,
diff --git a/tests/tendermint/test_lib.py b/tests/tendermint/test_lib.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8e41aa19
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/tendermint/test_lib.py
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+from bigchaindb import backend
+
+
+def test_asset_is_separated_from_transaciton(b):
+    from bigchaindb.models import Transaction
+    from bigchaindb.common.crypto import generate_key_pair
+
+    alice = generate_key_pair()
+    bob = generate_key_pair()
+
+    asset = {'Never gonna': ['give you up',
+                             'let you down',
+                             'run around'
+                             'desert you',
+                             'make you cry',
+                             'say goodbye',
+                             'tell a lie',
+                             'hurt you']}
+
+    tx = Transaction.create([alice.public_key],
+                            [([bob.public_key], 1)],
+                            metadata=None,
+                            asset=asset)\
+                    .sign([alice.private_key])
+
+    b.store_transaction(tx)
+    assert 'asset' not in backend.query.get_transaction(b.connection, tx.id)
+    assert backend.query.get_asset(b.connection, tx.id)['data'] == asset
+    assert b.get_transaction(tx.id) == tx