diff --git a/doc/store.md b/doc/store.md
index ae15c2de..a4f58676 100644
--- a/doc/store.md
+++ b/doc/store.md
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ Note: Owl's store is inspired by React Redux and VueX.
 
 ## Example
 
-Here is what a simple store look like:
+Here is what a simple store looks like:
 
 ```js
 const actions = {
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ state is changed.  Note that these events are triggered only after a microtask
 tick, so only one event will be triggered for any number of state changes in a
 call stack.
 
-Also, it is important to mention that the state is observed (with a `owl.Observer`),
+Also, it is important to mention that the state is observed (with an `owl.Observer`),
 which is the reason why it is able to know if it was changed.  This implies that
 state changes need to be done carefully in some cases (adding a new key to an
 object, or modifying an array with the `arr[i] = newValue` syntax).  See the
@@ -146,4 +146,58 @@ const post = store.getters.getPost(id);
 
 ### Connecting a component
 
-Todo
\ No newline at end of file
+By default, an Owl `Component` is not connected to any store. The `connect`
+function is there to create sub Components that are connected versions of
+Components.
+
+```javascript
+const actions = {
+    increment({commit}) {
+        commit('increment', 1);
+    }
+};
+const mutations = {
+    increment({state}, val) {
+        state.counter += val;
+    }
+};
+const state = {
+    counter: 0,
+};
+const store = new owl.Store({state, actions, mutations});
+
+class Counter extends owl.Component {
+    increment() {
+        this.env.store.dispatch('increment');
+    }
+}
+function mapStoreToProps(state) {
+    return {
+        value: state.counter
+    };
+}
+const ConnectedCounter = owl.connect(mapStoreToProps)(Counter);
+
+const counter = new ConnectedCounter({ store, qweb });
+```
+```xml
+<button t-name="Counter" t-on-click="increment">
+  Click Me! [<t t-esc="props.value"/>]
+</button>
+```
+
+The arguments of `connect` are:
+  - `Counter`: an owl `Component` to connect
+  - `mapStoreToProps`: a function that extracts the `props` of the Component
+    from the `state` of the `Store` and returns them as a dict
+  - `options`: dictionary of optional parameters that may contain
+    - `getStore`: a function that takes the `env` in arguments and returns an
+      instance of `Store` to connect to (if not given, connects to `env.store`)
+    - `hashFunction`: the function to use to detect changes in the state (if not
+       given, generates a function that uses revision numbers, incremented at
+       each state change)
+    - `deep`: [only useful if no hashFunction is given] if false, only watch
+      for top level state changes (true by default)
+
+The `connect` function returns a function that takes a `Component` as argument
+and returns a sub Class of this `Component` that is connected to the `store`
diff --git a/src/store.ts b/src/store.ts
index 853d0231..57cacbef 100644
--- a/src/store.ts
+++ b/src/store.ts
@@ -155,6 +155,7 @@ let nextID = 1;
 
 export function connect(mapStateToProps, options: any = {}) {
   let hashFunction = options.hashFunction || null;
+  const getStore = options.getStore || (env => env.store);
 
   if (!hashFunction) {
     let deep = "deep" in options ? options.deep : true;
@@ -186,19 +187,21 @@ export function connect(mapStateToProps, options: any = {}) {
     const Result = class extends Comp {
       constructor(parent, props?: any) {
         const env = parent instanceof Component ? parent.env : parent;
+        const store = getStore(env);
         const ownProps = Object.assign({}, props || {});
         const storeProps = mapStateToProps(
-          env.store.state,
+          store.state,
           ownProps,
-          env.store.getters
+          store.getters
         );
         const mergedProps = Object.assign({}, props || {}, storeProps);
         super(parent, mergedProps);
         (<any>this.__owl__).ownProps = ownProps;
         (<any>this.__owl__).currentStoreProps = storeProps;
+        (<any>this.__owl__).store = store;
         (<any>this.__owl__).storeHash = hashFunction(
           {
-            state: env.store.state,
+            state: store.state,
             storeProps: storeProps,
             revNumber,
             deepRevNumber
@@ -214,27 +217,27 @@ export function connect(mapStateToProps, options: any = {}) {
        * if we use the mounted hook, this will be done in the reverse order.
        */
       _callMounted() {
-        this.env.store.on("update", this, this._checkUpdate);
+        (<any>this.__owl__).store.on("update", this, this._checkUpdate);
         super._callMounted();
       }
       willUnmount() {
-        this.env.store.off("update", this);
+        (<any>this.__owl__).store.off("update", this);
         super.willUnmount();
       }
 
       _checkUpdate() {
         const ownProps = (<any>this.__owl__).ownProps;
         const storeProps = mapStateToProps(
-          this.env.store.state,
+          (<any>this.__owl__).store.state,
           ownProps,
-          this.env.store.getters
+          (<any>this.__owl__).store.getters
         );
         const options: any = {
           currentStoreProps: (<any>this.__owl__).currentStoreProps
         };
         const storeHash = hashFunction(
           {
-            state: this.env.store.state,
+            state: (<any>this.__owl__).store.state,
             storeProps: storeProps,
             revNumber,
             deepRevNumber
@@ -254,9 +257,9 @@ export function connect(mapStateToProps, options: any = {}) {
       _updateProps(nextProps, forceUpdate, patchQueue?: any[]) {
         if ((<any>this.__owl__).ownProps !== nextProps) {
           (<any>this.__owl__).currentStoreProps = mapStateToProps(
-            this.env.store.state,
+            (<any>this.__owl__).store.state,
             nextProps,
-            this.env.store.getters
+            (<any>this.__owl__).store.getters
           );
         }
         (<any>this.__owl__).ownProps = nextProps;
diff --git a/tests/__snapshots__/store.test.ts.snap b/tests/__snapshots__/store.test.ts.snap
index dc440c2d..1754f5d5 100644
--- a/tests/__snapshots__/store.test.ts.snap
+++ b/tests/__snapshots__/store.test.ts.snap
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 // Jest Snapshot v1, https://goo.gl/fbAQLP
 
+exports[`connecting a component to store connecting a component to a local store 1`] = `"<div></div>"`;
+
+exports[`connecting a component to store connecting a component to a local store 2`] = `"<div><span>hello</span></div>"`;
+
 exports[`connecting a component to store connecting a component works 1`] = `"<div></div>"`;
 
 exports[`connecting a component to store connecting a component works 2`] = `"<div><span>hello</span></div>"`;
diff --git a/tests/store.test.ts b/tests/store.test.ts
index 88f12f82..05cecf02 100644
--- a/tests/store.test.ts
+++ b/tests/store.test.ts
@@ -476,6 +476,50 @@ describe("connecting a component to store", () => {
     expect(shallowFix.innerHTML).toMatchSnapshot();
   });
 
+  test("connecting a component to a local store", async () => {
+    env.qweb.addTemplates(`
+      <templates>
+        <div t-name="App">
+          <t t-foreach="props.todos" t-as="todo" t-key="todo">
+            <t t-widget="Todo" msg="todo.msg"/>
+          </t>
+        </div>
+        <span t-name="Todo"><t t-esc="props.msg"/></span>
+      </templates>
+      `);
+    class App extends Component<any, any, any> {
+      widgets = { Todo };
+    }
+    class Todo extends Component<any, any, any> {}
+
+    (<any>env).store = new Store({});
+    const store = new Store({
+      state: { todos: [] },
+      mutations: {
+        addTodo({ state }, msg) {
+          state.todos.push({ msg });
+        }
+      }
+    });
+    function mapStateToProps(s) {
+      return { todos: s.todos };
+    }
+    const TodoApp = connect(
+      mapStateToProps,
+      {
+        getStore: () => store
+      }
+    )(App);
+    const app = new TodoApp(env);
+
+    await app.mount(fixture);
+    expect(fixture.innerHTML).toMatchSnapshot();
+
+    (<any>app.__owl__).store.commit("addTodo", "hello");
+    await nextTick();
+    expect(fixture.innerHTML).toMatchSnapshot();
+  });
+
   test("connected child components with custom hooks", async () => {
     let steps: any = [];
     env.qweb.addTemplate("Child", `<div/>`);
diff --git a/tools/playground/samples.js b/tools/playground/samples.js
index 8134210a..649b2e03 100644
--- a/tools/playground/samples.js
+++ b/tools/playground/samples.js
@@ -384,11 +384,11 @@ class TodoItem extends owl.Component {
     state = { isEditing: false };
 
     removeTodo() {
-        this.env.store.dispatch("removeTodo", this.props.id);
+        this.env.dispatch("removeTodo", this.props.id);
     }
 
     toggleTodo() {
-        this.env.store.dispatch("toggleTodo", this.props.id);
+        this.env.dispatch("toggleTodo", this.props.id);
     }
 
     async editTodo() {
@@ -420,7 +420,7 @@ class TodoItem extends owl.Component {
         if (!value) {
             this.removeTodo(this.props.id);
         } else {
-            this.env.store.dispatch("editTodo", {
+            this.env.dispatch("editTodo", {
                 id: this.props.id,
                 title: value
             });
@@ -470,18 +470,18 @@ class TodoApp extends owl.Component {
         if (ev.keyCode === ENTER_KEY) {
             const title = ev.target.value;
             if (title.trim()) {
-                this.env.store.dispatch("addTodo", title);
+                this.env.dispatch("addTodo", title);
             }
             ev.target.value = "";
         }
     }
 
     clearCompleted() {
-        this.env.store.dispatch("clearCompleted");
+        this.env.dispatch("clearCompleted");
     }
 
     toggleAll() {
-        this.env.store.dispatch("toggleAll", !this.allChecked);
+        this.env.dispatch("toggleAll", !this.allChecked);
     }
 
     setFilter(filter) {
@@ -498,7 +498,8 @@ const store = makeStore();
 const qweb = new owl.QWeb(TEMPLATES);
 const env = {
     qweb,
-    store
+    store,
+    dispatch: store.dispatch.bind(store),
 };
 const app = new ConnectedTodoApp(env);
 app.mount(document.body);