diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 8641d526..ccd9463a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ pip install singer-target-postgres
    ```bash
    ~/.virtualenvs/tap-something/bin/tap-something \
      | ~/.virtualenvs/target-postgres/bin/target-postgres \
-       --config ~/singer.io/target_postgres_config.json
+       --config ~/singer.io/target_postgres_config.json >> state.json
    ```
 
 ### Config.json
@@ -93,7 +93,6 @@ _The above is copied from the [current list of versions](https://www.postgresql.
 
 ## Known Limitations
 
-- Ignores `STATE` Singer messages.
 - Requires a [JSON Schema](https://json-schema.org/) for every stream.
 - Only string, string with date-time format, integer, number, boolean,
   object, and array types with or without null are supported. Arrays can
diff --git a/target_postgres/target_tools.py b/target_postgres/target_tools.py
index de3eedf0..9f644246 100644
--- a/target_postgres/target_tools.py
+++ b/target_postgres/target_tools.py
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ def stream_to_target(stream, target, config={}):
     :return: None
     """
 
+    state_writer = sys.stdout
     streams = {}
     try:
         if not config.get('disable_collection', False):
@@ -55,7 +56,8 @@ def stream_to_target(stream, target, config={}):
                           invalid_records_threshold,
                           max_batch_rows,
                           max_batch_size,
-                          line)
+                          line,
+                          state_writer)
             if line_count > 0 and line_count % batch_detection_threshold == 0:
                 _flush_streams(streams, target)
             line_count += 1
@@ -98,7 +100,7 @@ def _report_invalid_records(streams):
 
 
 def _line_handler(streams, target, invalid_records_detect, invalid_records_threshold, max_batch_rows, max_batch_size,
-                  line):
+                  line, state_writer):
     try:
         line_data = json.loads(line)
     except json.decoder.JSONDecodeError:
@@ -163,7 +165,9 @@ def _line_handler(streams, target, invalid_records_detect, invalid_records_thres
         target.write_batch(stream_buffer)
         target.activate_version(stream_buffer, line_data['version'])
     elif line_data['type'] == 'STATE':
-        LOGGER.warning('`STATE` Singer message type not supported')
+        line = json.dumps(line_data['value'])
+        state_writer.write("{}\n".format(line))
+        state_writer.flush()
     else:
         raise TargetError('Unknown message type {} in message {}'.format(
             line_data['type'],
diff --git a/tests/test_target_tools.py b/tests/test_target_tools.py
index a3ea61ea..3fdc4041 100644
--- a/tests/test_target_tools.py
+++ b/tests/test_target_tools.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 from copy import deepcopy
+import json
 
 from unittest.mock import patch
 import pytest
@@ -70,3 +71,19 @@ def test_loading__invalid__records__threshold():
         target_tools.stream_to_target(InvalidCatStream(20), target, config=config)
 
     assert len(target.calls['write_batch']) == 0
+
+
+def test_state__capture(capsys):
+    stream = [
+        json.dumps({'type': 'STATE', 'value': { 'test': 'state-1' }}),
+        json.dumps({'type': 'STATE', 'value': { 'test': 'state-2' }})]
+
+    target_tools.stream_to_target(stream, Target())
+
+    out, _ = capsys.readouterr()
+
+    filtered_output = list(filter(None, out.split('\n')))
+
+    assert len(filtered_output) == 2
+    assert json.loads(filtered_output[0])['test'] == 'state-1'
+    assert json.loads(filtered_output[1])['test'] == 'state-2'