diff --git a/db/rocksdb.go b/db/rocksdb.go
index 6de7a713..f8af9aab 100644
--- a/db/rocksdb.go
+++ b/db/rocksdb.go
@@ -21,11 +21,21 @@ func RepairRocksDB(name string) error {
 }
 
 type RocksDB struct {
-	db *gorocksdb.DB
-	wo *gorocksdb.WriteOptions
-	ro *gorocksdb.ReadOptions
+	db  *gorocksdb.DB
+	wo  *gorocksdb.WriteOptions
+	ro  *gorocksdb.ReadOptions
+	cfh []*gorocksdb.ColumnFamilyHandle
 }
 
+const (
+	cfDefault = iota
+	cfHeight
+	cfOutputs
+	cfInputs
+)
+
+var cfNames = []string{"default", "height", "outputs", "inputs"}
+
 // NewRocksDB opens an internal handle to RocksDB environment.  Close
 // needs to be called to release it.
 func NewRocksDB(path string) (d *RocksDB, err error) {
@@ -40,13 +50,16 @@ func NewRocksDB(path string) (d *RocksDB, err error) {
 	opts := gorocksdb.NewDefaultOptions()
 	opts.SetBlockBasedTableFactory(bbto)
 	opts.SetCreateIfMissing(true)
+	opts.SetCreateIfMissingColumnFamilies(true)
 	opts.SetMaxBackgroundCompactions(4)
 	opts.SetMaxBackgroundFlushes(2)
 	opts.SetBytesPerSync(1 << 20)    // 1mb
 	opts.SetWriteBufferSize(2 << 30) // 2 gb
 	opts.SetMaxOpenFiles(25000)
 
-	db, err := gorocksdb.OpenDb(opts, path)
+	fcOptions := []*gorocksdb.Options{opts, opts, opts, opts}
+
+	db, cfh, err := gorocksdb.OpenDbColumnFamilies(opts, path, cfNames, fcOptions)
 	if err != nil {
 		return
 	}
@@ -55,12 +68,15 @@ func NewRocksDB(path string) (d *RocksDB, err error) {
 	ro := gorocksdb.NewDefaultReadOptions()
 	ro.SetFillCache(false)
 
-	return &RocksDB{db, wo, ro}, nil
+	return &RocksDB{db, wo, ro, cfh}, nil
 }
 
 // Close releases the RocksDB environment opened in NewRocksDB.
 func (d *RocksDB) Close() error {
 	log.Printf("rocksdb: close")
+	for _, h := range d.cfh {
+		h.Destroy()
+	}
 	d.wo.Destroy()
 	d.ro.Destroy()
 	d.db.Close()
@@ -79,7 +95,7 @@ func (d *RocksDB) GetTransactions(address string, lower uint32, higher uint32, f
 		return err
 	}
 
-	it := d.db.NewIterator(d.ro)
+	it := d.db.NewIteratorCF(d.ro, d.cfh[cfOutputs])
 	defer it.Close()
 
 	for it.Seek(kstart); it.Valid(); it.Next() {
@@ -178,9 +194,9 @@ func (d *RocksDB) writeOutputs(
 
 		switch op {
 		case opInsert:
-			wb.Put(key, val)
+			wb.PutCF(d.cfh[cfOutputs], key, val)
 		case opDelete:
-			wb.Delete(key)
+			wb.DeleteCF(d.cfh[cfOutputs], key)
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -253,9 +269,9 @@ func (d *RocksDB) writeInputs(
 			}
 			switch op {
 			case opInsert:
-				wb.Put(key, val)
+				wb.PutCF(d.cfh[cfInputs], key, val)
 			case opDelete:
-				wb.Delete(key)
+				wb.DeleteCF(d.cfh[cfInputs], key)
 			}
 		}
 	}
@@ -282,7 +298,7 @@ func (d *RocksDB) GetBestBlockHash() (string, error) {
 
 func (d *RocksDB) GetBlockHash(height uint32) (string, error) {
 	key := packUint(height)
-	val, err := d.db.Get(d.ro, key)
+	val, err := d.db.GetCF(d.ro, d.cfh[cfHeight], key)
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", err
 	}
@@ -303,9 +319,9 @@ func (d *RocksDB) writeHeight(
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
-		wb.Put(key, val)
+		wb.PutCF(d.cfh[cfHeight], key, val)
 	case opDelete:
-		wb.Delete(key)
+		wb.DeleteCF(d.cfh[cfHeight], key)
 	}
 
 	return nil