diff --git a/src/backup/delta.rs b/src/backup/delta.rs
index b90ddfb..61ceb1c 100644
--- a/src/backup/delta.rs
+++ b/src/backup/delta.rs
@@ -63,24 +63,6 @@ impl Delta {
         out
     }
 
-    /// Modify the given state by applying this delta's changes to it
-    pub fn apply(&self, state: &mut HashMap<PathBuf, HashSet<PathBuf>>) {
-        // First we add new files, then we remove the old ones
-        for (dir, added) in self.added.iter() {
-            if let Some(current) = state.get_mut(dir) {
-                current.extend(added.iter().cloned());
-            } else {
-                state.insert(dir.clone(), added.clone());
-            }
-        }
-
-        for (dir, removed) in self.removed.iter() {
-            if let Some(current) = state.get_mut(dir) {
-                current.retain(|k| !removed.contains(k));
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
     // Calculate the difference between this delta and the other delta.
     //
     // The difference simply means removing all adds and removes that are also performed in the
diff --git a/src/backup/manager/mod.rs b/src/backup/manager/mod.rs
index 72743b7..0c25aad 100644
--- a/src/backup/manager/mod.rs
+++ b/src/backup/manager/mod.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ mod meta;
 pub use config::ManagerConfig;
 pub use meta::MetaManager;
 
-use super::Backup;
+use super::{Backup, State};
 use crate::other;
 use chrono::SubsecRound;
 use chrono::Utc;
@@ -72,10 +72,10 @@ where
 
         let mut backup = if !current_chain.is_empty() {
             let previous_backup = current_chain.last().unwrap();
-            let state = Backup::state(current_chain);
+            let previous_state = State::from(current_chain.iter().map(|b| &b.delta));
 
             Backup::create_from(
-                state,
+                previous_state,
                 previous_backup.start_time,
                 &self.backup_dir,
                 &self.dirs,
diff --git a/src/backup/mod.rs b/src/backup/mod.rs
index 4515ba1..0b5e322 100644
--- a/src/backup/mod.rs
+++ b/src/backup/mod.rs
@@ -2,11 +2,13 @@ mod delta;
 mod io_ext;
 pub mod manager;
 mod path;
+mod state;
 
 use delta::Delta;
 pub use manager::Manager;
 pub use manager::ManagerConfig;
 pub use manager::MetaManager;
+pub use state::State;
 
 use chrono::Utc;
 use flate2::read::GzDecoder;
@@ -14,7 +16,7 @@ use flate2::write::GzEncoder;
 use flate2::Compression;
 use path::PathExt;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
-use std::collections::{HashMap, HashSet};
+use std::collections::HashSet;
 use std::fmt;
 use std::fs::File;
 use std::io;
@@ -61,18 +63,6 @@ impl<T: Clone> Backup<T> {
         self.metadata = Some(metadata);
     }
 
-    /// Resolve the state of the list of backups by applying their deltas in-order to an initially
-    /// empty state.
-    pub fn state(backups: &Vec<Self>) -> HashMap<PathBuf, HashSet<PathBuf>> {
-        let mut state: HashMap<PathBuf, HashSet<PathBuf>> = HashMap::new();
-
-        for backup in backups {
-            backup.delta.apply(&mut state);
-        }
-
-        state
-    }
-
     /// Create a new Full backup, populated with the given directories.
     ///
     /// # Arguments
@@ -141,7 +131,7 @@ impl<T: Clone> Backup<T> {
     ///
     /// The `Backup` instance describing this new backup.
     pub fn create_from<P: AsRef<Path>>(
-        previous_state: HashMap<PathBuf, HashSet<PathBuf>>,
+        previous_state: State,
         previous_start_time: chrono::DateTime<Utc>,
         backup_dir: P,
         dirs: &Vec<(PathBuf, PathBuf)>,
diff --git a/src/backup/state.rs b/src/backup/state.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fa60738
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/backup/state.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+use crate::backup::Delta;
+use std::borrow::Borrow;
+use std::collections::{HashMap, HashSet};
+use std::ops::Deref;
+use std::path::PathBuf;
+
+/// Struct that represents a current state for a backup. This struct acts as a smart pointer around
+/// a HashMap.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq)]
+pub struct State(HashMap<PathBuf, HashSet<PathBuf>>);
+
+impl State {
+    pub fn new() -> Self {
+        State(HashMap::new())
+    }
+
+    /// Apply the delta to the current state.
+    pub fn apply(&mut self, delta: &Delta) {
+        // First we add new files, then we remove the old ones
+        for (dir, added) in delta.added.iter() {
+            if let Some(current) = self.0.get_mut(dir) {
+                current.extend(added.iter().cloned());
+            } else {
+                self.0.insert(dir.clone(), added.clone());
+            }
+        }
+
+        for (dir, removed) in delta.removed.iter() {
+            if let Some(current) = self.0.get_mut(dir) {
+                current.retain(|k| !removed.contains(k));
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl<T> From<T> for State
+where
+    T: IntoIterator,
+    T::Item: Borrow<Delta>,
+{
+    fn from(deltas: T) -> Self {
+        let mut state = State::new();
+
+        for delta in deltas {
+            state.apply(delta.borrow());
+        }
+
+        state
+    }
+}
+
+impl AsRef<HashMap<PathBuf, HashSet<PathBuf>>> for State {
+    fn as_ref(&self) -> &HashMap<PathBuf, HashSet<PathBuf>> {
+        &self.0
+    }
+}
+
+impl Deref for State {
+    type Target = HashMap<PathBuf, HashSet<PathBuf>>;
+
+    fn deref(&self) -> &Self::Target {
+        &self.0
+    }
+}
+
+impl Default for State {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        Self::new()
+    }
+}