diff --git a/contact.go b/contact.go
index 6bccded..164fd86 100644
--- a/contact.go
+++ b/contact.go
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/CyCoreSystems/cycore-web/db"
 	"github.com/CyCoreSystems/sendinblue"
 	"github.com/labstack/echo"
 )
@@ -37,6 +38,9 @@ func contactRequest(c echo.Context) (err error) {
 	}
 
 	cc.Log.Debugf(`received contact request from "%s" <%s> (%s)`, req.Name, req.Email, c.RealIP())
+	if err = db.LogContact(req.Name, req.Email); err != nil {
+		cc.Log.Warn("failed to write contact record to database")
+	}
 
 	if req.Name == "" {
 		cc.Log.Warn("empty name")
diff --git a/db/db.go b/db/db.go
index 09af4b2..d21d80e 100644
--- a/db/db.go
+++ b/db/db.go
@@ -32,14 +32,29 @@ func Connect() error {
 	}
 
 	db, err = sqlx.Open("postgres", dsn)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
 
-	return err
+	return db.Ping()
+}
+
+func ensureDatabase() {
+	if err := Connect(); err != nil {
+		panic("no database connection: " + err.Error())
+	}
 }
 
 // Get returns a database connection handle for the database
 func Get() *sqlx.DB {
-	if err := Connect(); err != nil {
-		panic("no database connection: " + err.Error())
-	}
+	ensureDatabase()
 	return db
 }
+
+// LogContact adds a log entry to the database recording a contact request
+func LogContact(name, email string) error {
+	ensureDatabase()
+
+	_, err := db.Exec(`INSERT INTO contact_requests (name,email) VALUES ($1, $2)`, name, email)
+	return err
+}
diff --git a/schema.sql b/schema.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..46935f5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/schema.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+CREATE TABLE contact_requests (
+   id UUID PRIMARY KEY NOT NULL DEFAULT uuid_v4()::UUID,
+   name STRING(128) NOT NULL,
+   email STRING(128) NOT NULL,
+   received TIMESTAMPTZ DEFAULT now() NOT NULL
+);
+