diff --git a/addons/api/addon/services/storage.js b/addons/api/addon/services/storage.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2be7034d2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/addons/api/addon/services/storage.js
@@ -0,0 +1,129 @@
+import Service from '@ember/service';
+import { getOwner } from '@ember/application';
+import { get } from '@ember/object';
+
+/**
+ * A dead simple memory storage class used by `StorageService` when it
+ * is configued for memory-only.
+ */
+class MemoryStorage {
+  /**
+   * Internal storage object.
+   * @type {object}
+   * @private
+   */
+  #storage = {};
+
+  /**
+   * Gets a value from storage.
+   * @param {string} key
+   * @return {any}
+   */
+  getItem(key) {
+    return this.#storage[key];
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Sets a value to storage.
+   * @param {string} key
+   */
+  setItem(key, value) {
+    this.#storage[key] = value;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Removes a value from storage.
+   * @param {string} key
+   */
+  removeItem(key) {
+    delete this.#storage[key];
+  }
+}
+
+/**
+ * The storage service provides a simple way to persist data in the browser.
+ * Most of the time localStorage is used.  Appplications may specify in-memory
+ * storage via the config, for example:
+ *
+ *     ENV.storage = {
+ *       memory: true
+ *     };
+ *
+ * @example
+ *   import Route from '@ember/routing/route';
+ *   import { inject as service } from '@ember/service';
+ *   export default class ApplicationRoute extends Route {
+ *     @service storage;
+ *     afterModel() {
+ *       this.storage.setItem('key', 'value');
+ *     }
+ *   }
+ */
+export default class StorageService extends Service {
+  /**
+   * @type {MemoryStorage}
+   * @private
+   */
+  #memoryStorage = new MemoryStorage();
+
+  /**
+   * Gets the underlying storage mechanism.
+   * @return {Storage}
+   */
+  get storage() {
+    // Get the application config to determine if memory storage is enabled
+    const config = getOwner(this).resolveRegistration('config:environment');
+    const inMemory = get(config, 'storage.memory');
+    // Get the global context object (window) via service lookup,
+    // because just reaching for a global is icky
+    const globalContext = getOwner(this).lookup('service:-document')
+      .documentElement.parentNode.defaultView;
+    // If memory storage enabled, return the memory storage instance,
+    // otherwise return localStorage.
+    return inMemory ? this.#memoryStorage : globalContext.localStorage;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Returns the storage namespace, which is the applications `modulePrefix`.
+   * @return {string}
+   */
+  get namespace() {
+    const config = getOwner(this).resolveRegistration('config:environment');
+    return config.modulePrefix;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Returns a fully qualified key from the passed string.  A fully qualified
+   * key includes the namespace.
+   * @param {string} key
+   * @return {string} fully qualified key
+   */
+  qualifiedKey(key) {
+    return `${this.namespace}:${key}`;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Gets a value from storage.
+   * @param {string} key
+   * @return {any}
+   */
+  getItem(key) {
+    return this.storage.getItem(this.qualifiedKey(key));
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Sets a value to storage.
+   * @param {string} key
+   */
+  setItem(key, value) {
+    this.storage.setItem(this.qualifiedKey(key), value);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Removes a value from storage.
+   * @param {string} key
+   */
+  removeItem(key) {
+    this.storage.removeItem(this.qualifiedKey(key));
+  }
+}
diff --git a/addons/api/app/services/storage.js b/addons/api/app/services/storage.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..51cbec2c0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/addons/api/app/services/storage.js
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+export { default } from 'api/services/storage';
diff --git a/addons/api/tests/dummy/app/routes/application.js b/addons/api/tests/dummy/app/routes/application.js
index 62946d66d..a9e919f63 100644
--- a/addons/api/tests/dummy/app/routes/application.js
+++ b/addons/api/tests/dummy/app/routes/application.js
@@ -3,8 +3,9 @@ import { inject as service } from '@ember/service';
 
 export default class ApplicationRoute extends Route {
   @service scope;
+  @service storage;
 
   afterModel() {
-    //console.log(this.scope);
+    //console.log(this.storage);
   }
 }
diff --git a/addons/api/tests/dummy/config/environment.js b/addons/api/tests/dummy/config/environment.js
index ba4e8cb76..1b05a0196 100644
--- a/addons/api/tests/dummy/config/environment.js
+++ b/addons/api/tests/dummy/config/environment.js
@@ -41,6 +41,10 @@ module.exports = function (environment) {
 
     ENV.APP.rootElement = '#ember-testing';
     ENV.APP.autoboot = false;
+
+    ENV.storage = {
+      memory: true,
+    };
   }
 
   if (environment === 'production') {
diff --git a/addons/api/tests/unit/services/storage-test.js b/addons/api/tests/unit/services/storage-test.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..61702c765
--- /dev/null
+++ b/addons/api/tests/unit/services/storage-test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+import { module, test } from 'qunit';
+import { setupTest } from 'ember-qunit';
+
+module('Unit | Service | storage', function (hooks) {
+  setupTest(hooks);
+
+  test('it can persist values', function (assert) {
+    assert.expect(1);
+    const service = this.owner.lookup('service:storage');
+    service.setItem('foo', 'bar');
+    assert.equal(service.getItem('foo'), 'bar');
+  });
+
+  test('it can remove persisted values', function (assert) {
+    assert.expect(2);
+    const service = this.owner.lookup('service:storage');
+    service.setItem('foo', 'bar');
+    assert.equal(service.getItem('foo'), 'bar');
+    service.removeItem('foo');
+    assert.notOk(service.getItem('foo'));
+  });
+
+  // NOTE:  the following tests are order-dependent, so may be invalidated
+  // if we switch to random test ordering
+
+  test("it's in-memory storage is implicitly refreshed for every test case", function (assert) {
+    assert.expect(1);
+    const service = this.owner.lookup('service:storage');
+    service.setItem('foo', 'bar');
+    assert.equal(service.getItem('foo'), 'bar');
+  });
+
+  test("it's in-memory storage is implicitly refreshed for every test case", function (assert) {
+    assert.expect(1);
+    const service = this.owner.lookup('service:storage');
+    assert.notOk(service.getItem('foo'));
+  });
+});