diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 4c2e5f3..38a8eaa 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+2009-06-09  Thomas Vander Stichele  <thomas at apestaart dot org>
+
+	* morituri/common/program.py:
+	* morituri/rip/cd.py:
+	  Serialize the rip result after every rip, so we can pick up
+	  where we left off with all result data.
+
 2009-06-07  Thomas Vander Stichele  <thomas at apestaart dot org>
 
 	* morituri/common/program.py:
diff --git a/morituri/common/program.py b/morituri/common/program.py
index e4b98e6..48df85b 100644
--- a/morituri/common/program.py
+++ b/morituri/common/program.py
@@ -127,21 +127,26 @@ class Program(object):
 
     @ivar metadata:
     @type metadata: L{DiscMetadata}
+    @ivar result:   the rip's result
+    @type result:   L{result.RipResult}
     """
 
     cuePath = None
     logPath = None
     metadata = None
     outdir = None
-
-    def __init__(self):
-        self.result = result.RipResult()
+    result = None
 
     def _getTableCachePath(self):
         path = os.path.join(os.path.expanduser('~'), '.morituri', 'cache',
             'table')
         return path
 
+    def _getResultCachePath(self):
+        path = os.path.join(os.path.expanduser('~'), '.morituri', 'cache',
+            'result')
+        return path
+
     def unmountDevice(self, device):
         """
         Unmount the given device if it is mounted, as happens with automounted
@@ -174,6 +179,32 @@ class Program(object):
 
         return itable
 
+    def getRipResult(self, cddbdiscid):
+        """
+        Retrieve the persistable RipResult either from our cache (from a
+        previous, possibly aborted rip), or return a new one.
+
+        @rtype: L{result.RipResult}
+        """
+        assert self.result is None
+
+        path = self._getResultCachePath()
+
+        pcache = common.PersistedCache(path)
+        presult = pcache.get(cddbdiscid)
+
+        if not presult.object:
+            presult.object = result.RipResult()
+            presult.persist(self.result)
+
+        self.result = presult.object
+        self._presult = presult
+
+        return self.result
+
+    def saveRipResult(self):
+        self._presult.persist()
+
     def getPath(self, outdir, template, mbdiscid, i):
         """
         Based on the template, get a complete path for the given track,
diff --git a/morituri/rip/cd.py b/morituri/rip/cd.py
index 23cbb21..de2666c 100644
--- a/morituri/rip/cd.py
+++ b/morituri/rip/cd.py
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ class Rip(logcommand.LogCommand):
         assert ittoc.hasTOC()
 
         # already show us some info based on this
+        prog.getRipResult(ittoc.getCDDBDiscId())
         print "CDDB disc id", ittoc.getCDDBDiscId()
         mbdiscid = ittoc.getMusicBrainzDiscId()
         print "MusicBrainz disc id", mbdiscid
@@ -135,6 +136,7 @@ class Rip(logcommand.LogCommand):
         profile = encode.PROFILES[self.options.profile]()
 
         # result
+
         prog.result.offset = int(self.options.offset)
         prog.result.artist = prog.metadata and prog.metadata.artist or 'Unknown Artist'
         prog.result.title = prog.metadata and prog.metadata.title or 'Unknown Title'
@@ -149,8 +151,11 @@ class Rip(logcommand.LogCommand):
 
         # FIXME: turn this into a method
         def ripIfNotRipped(number):
-            trackResult = result.TrackResult()
-            prog.result.tracks.append(trackResult)
+            # we can have a previous result
+            trackResult = prog.result.getTrackResult(number)
+            if not trackResult:
+                trackResult = result.TrackResult()
+                prog.result.tracks.append(trackResult)
 
             path = prog.getPath(prog.outdir, self.options.track_template, 
                 mbdiscid, number) + '.' + profile.extension
@@ -186,6 +191,8 @@ class Rip(logcommand.LogCommand):
                 itable.setFile(number, 1, path, ittoc.getTrackLength(number),
                     number)
 
+            prog.saveRipResult()
+
 
         # check for hidden track one audio
         htoa = prog.getHTOA()