diff --git a/InAppUtils/InAppUtils.m b/InAppUtils/InAppUtils.m
index 3b545cb..135a90b 100644
--- a/InAppUtils/InAppUtils.m
+++ b/InAppUtils/InAppUtils.m
@@ -57,7 +57,6 @@ - (void)paymentQueue:(SKPaymentQueue *)queue
                 } else {
                     RCTLogWarn(@"No callback registered for transaction with state purchased.");
                 }
-                [[SKPaymentQueue defaultQueue] finishTransaction:transaction];
                 break;
             }
             case SKPaymentTransactionStateRestored:
@@ -75,6 +74,37 @@ - (void)paymentQueue:(SKPaymentQueue *)queue
     }
 }
 
+RCT_EXPORT_METHOD(getPendingPurchases:(RCTResponseSenderBlock)callback)
+{
+    NSMutableArray *transactionsArrayForJS = [NSMutableArray array];
+    for (SKPaymentTransaction *transaction in [SKPaymentQueue defaultQueue].transactions) {
+        
+        NSMutableDictionary *purchase = [NSMutableDictionary new];
+        purchase[@"transactionDate"] = @(transaction.transactionDate.timeIntervalSince1970 * 1000);
+        purchase[@"productIdentifier"] = transaction.payment.productIdentifier;
+        purchase[@"transactionState"] = StringForTransactionState(transaction.transactionState);
+        
+        if (transaction.transactionIdentifier != nil) {
+                purchase[@"transactionIdentifier"] = transaction.transactionIdentifier;
+        }
+        
+        NSString *receipt = [[transaction transactionReceipt] base64EncodedStringWithOptions:0];
+
+        if (receipt != nil) {
+            purchase[@"transactionReceipt"] = receipt;
+        }
+
+        SKPaymentTransaction *originalTransaction = transaction.originalTransaction;
+        if (originalTransaction) {
+            purchase[@"originalTransactionDate"] = @(originalTransaction.transactionDate.timeIntervalSince1970 * 1000);
+            purchase[@"originalTransactionIdentifier"] = originalTransaction.transactionIdentifier;
+        }
+
+        [transactionsArrayForJS addObject:purchase];
+    }
+    callback(@[[NSNull null], transactionsArrayForJS]);
+}
+
 RCT_EXPORT_METHOD(purchaseProductForUser:(NSString *)productIdentifier
                   username:(NSString *)username
                   callback:(RCTResponseSenderBlock)callback)
@@ -113,6 +143,24 @@ - (void) doPurchaseProduct:(NSString *)productIdentifier
     }
 }
 
+RCT_EXPORT_METHOD(finishPurchase:(NSString *)transactionIdentifier
+                  callback:(RCTResponseSenderBlock)callback)
+{
+    for (SKPaymentTransaction *transaction in [SKPaymentQueue defaultQueue].transactions) {
+        if ([transaction.transactionIdentifier isEqualToString:transactionIdentifier]) {
+            if (transaction.transactionState == SKPaymentTransactionStatePurchased) {
+                [[SKPaymentQueue defaultQueue] finishTransaction:transaction];
+                callback(@[[NSNull null]]);
+            } else {
+                callback(@[@"invalid_purchase"]);
+            }
+            return;
+        }
+    }
+    callback(@[@"invalid_purchase"]);
+}
+
+
 - (void)paymentQueue:(SKPaymentQueue *)queue
 restoreCompletedTransactionsFailedWithError:(NSError *)error
 {
@@ -282,5 +330,18 @@ - (void)dealloc
 {
     return [NSString stringWithFormat:@"%p", instance];
 }
+    
+static NSString *StringForTransactionState(SKPaymentTransactionState state)
+{
+    switch(state) {
+        case SKPaymentTransactionStatePurchasing: return @"purchasing";
+        case SKPaymentTransactionStatePurchased: return @"purchased";
+        case SKPaymentTransactionStateFailed: return @"failed";
+        case SKPaymentTransactionStateRestored: return @"restored";
+        case SKPaymentTransactionStateDeferred: return @"deferred";
+    }
+    
+    [NSException raise:NSGenericException format:@"Unexpected SKPaymentTransactionState."];
+}
 
 @end
diff --git a/Readme.md b/Readme.md
index 79ba175..d597767 100644
--- a/Readme.md
+++ b/Readme.md
@@ -79,7 +79,15 @@ InAppUtils.purchaseProduct(productIdentifier, (error, response) => {
    // NOTE for v3.0: User can cancel the payment which will be available as error object here.
    if(response && response.productIdentifier) {
       Alert.alert('Purchase Successful', 'Your Transaction ID is ' + response.transactionIdentifier);
+
       //unlock store here.
+
+      // After providing the item, we call finishPurchase to finalize the transaction.
+      InAppUtils.finishPurchase(response.transactionIdentifier, (error) => {
+        if (!error) {
+          // Transaction Complete
+        }
+      });
    }
 });
 ```
@@ -104,6 +112,40 @@ https://stackoverflow.com/questions/29255568/is-there-any-way-to-know-purchase-m
 
 **NOTE:**  `originalTransactionDate` and `originalTransactionIdentifier` are only available for subscriptions that were previously cancelled or expired.
 
+## Check for any pending transactions
+
+Sometimes transactions aren't instantaneous, and can update while the user is not in the app. It is a good idea to check for any pending purchases on app start:
+
+```javascript
+
+// During app startup:
+
+InAppUtils.getPendingPurchases((error, response) => {
+
+  if(error) {
+    Alert.alert('itunes Error', 'Could not connect to itunes store.');
+  } else {
+
+    response.forEach((purchase) => {
+      if (purchase.transactionState === 'purchased') {
+
+        // Logic here to deliver purchased product...
+
+        // Call finishPurchase to finalize the transaction.
+        InAppUtils.finishPurchase(purchase.transactionIdentifier, error => {
+          if (!error) {
+            // Transaction Complete
+          }
+        });
+
+      }
+    });
+
+  }
+
+}
+```
+
 ### Restore payments
 
 ```javascript
@@ -112,7 +154,7 @@ InAppUtils.restorePurchases((error, response) => {
       Alert.alert('itunes Error', 'Could not connect to itunes store.');
    } else {
       Alert.alert('Restore Successful', 'Successfully restores all your purchases.');
-      
+
       if (response.length === 0) {
         Alert.alert('No Purchases', "We didn't find any purchases to restore.");
         return;