diff --git a/blockstore/blockstore.go b/blockstore/blockstore.go
index 2414dbad0..7e8ff454b 100644
--- a/blockstore/blockstore.go
+++ b/blockstore/blockstore.go
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 package blockstore
 
 import (
-	"github.com/ipfs/go-cid"
+	cid "github.com/ipfs/go-cid"
 	ds "github.com/ipfs/go-datastore"
 	logging "github.com/ipfs/go-log/v2"
 
@@ -36,12 +36,22 @@ type BatchDeleter interface {
 // hash function and returns them on get/has, ignoring the contents of the
 // blockstore.
 func WrapIDStore(bstore blockstore.Blockstore) Blockstore {
-	return blockstore.NewIdStore(bstore).(Blockstore)
+	if is, ok := bstore.(*idstore); ok {
+		// already wrapped
+		return is
+	}
+
+	if bs, ok := bstore.(Blockstore); ok {
+		// we need to wrap our own becase we don't want to neuter the DeleteMany method
+		return NewIDStore(bs)
+	}
+
+	return NewIDStore(Adapt(bstore))
 }
 
 // FromDatastore creates a new blockstore backed by the given datastore.
 func FromDatastore(dstore ds.Batching) Blockstore {
-	return WrapIDStore(blockstore.NewBlockstore(dstore))
+	return WrapIDStore(Adapt(blockstore.NewBlockstore(dstore)))
 }
 
 type adaptedBlockstore struct {
diff --git a/blockstore/idstore.go b/blockstore/idstore.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ab6d8e105
--- /dev/null
+++ b/blockstore/idstore.go
@@ -0,0 +1,170 @@
+package blockstore
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"io"
+
+	"golang.org/x/xerrors"
+
+	blocks "github.com/ipfs/go-block-format"
+	cid "github.com/ipfs/go-cid"
+	mh "github.com/multiformats/go-multihash"
+)
+
+var _ Blockstore = (*idstore)(nil)
+
+type idstore struct {
+	bs Blockstore
+}
+
+func NewIDStore(bs Blockstore) Blockstore {
+	return &idstore{bs: bs}
+}
+
+func decodeCid(cid cid.Cid) (inline bool, data []byte, err error) {
+	dmh, err := mh.Decode(cid.Hash())
+	if err != nil {
+		return false, nil, err
+	}
+
+	if dmh.Code == mh.ID {
+		return true, dmh.Digest, nil
+	}
+
+	return false, nil, err
+}
+
+func (b *idstore) Has(cid cid.Cid) (bool, error) {
+	inline, _, err := decodeCid(cid)
+	if err != nil {
+		return false, xerrors.Errorf("error decoding Cid: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	if inline {
+		return true, nil
+	}
+
+	return b.bs.Has(cid)
+}
+
+func (b *idstore) Get(cid cid.Cid) (blocks.Block, error) {
+	inline, data, err := decodeCid(cid)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, xerrors.Errorf("error decoding Cid: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	if inline {
+		return blocks.NewBlockWithCid(data, cid)
+	}
+
+	return b.bs.Get(cid)
+}
+
+func (b *idstore) GetSize(cid cid.Cid) (int, error) {
+	inline, data, err := decodeCid(cid)
+	if err != nil {
+		return 0, xerrors.Errorf("error decoding Cid: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	if inline {
+		return len(data), err
+	}
+
+	return b.bs.GetSize(cid)
+}
+
+func (b *idstore) View(cid cid.Cid, cb func([]byte) error) error {
+	inline, data, err := decodeCid(cid)
+	if err != nil {
+		return xerrors.Errorf("error decoding Cid: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	if inline {
+		return cb(data)
+	}
+
+	return b.bs.View(cid, cb)
+}
+
+func (b *idstore) Put(blk blocks.Block) error {
+	inline, _, err := decodeCid(blk.Cid())
+	if err != nil {
+		return xerrors.Errorf("error decoding Cid: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	if inline {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	return b.bs.Put(blk)
+}
+
+func (b *idstore) PutMany(blks []blocks.Block) error {
+	toPut := make([]blocks.Block, 0, len(blks))
+	for _, blk := range blks {
+		inline, _, err := decodeCid(blk.Cid())
+		if err != nil {
+			return xerrors.Errorf("error decoding Cid: %w", err)
+		}
+
+		if inline {
+			continue
+		}
+		toPut = append(toPut, blk)
+	}
+
+	if len(toPut) > 0 {
+		return b.bs.PutMany(toPut)
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (b *idstore) DeleteBlock(cid cid.Cid) error {
+	inline, _, err := decodeCid(cid)
+	if err != nil {
+		return xerrors.Errorf("error decoding Cid: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	if inline {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	return b.bs.DeleteBlock(cid)
+}
+
+func (b *idstore) DeleteMany(cids []cid.Cid) error {
+	toDelete := make([]cid.Cid, 0, len(cids))
+	for _, cid := range cids {
+		inline, _, err := decodeCid(cid)
+		if err != nil {
+			return xerrors.Errorf("error decoding Cid: %w", err)
+		}
+
+		if inline {
+			continue
+		}
+		toDelete = append(toDelete, cid)
+	}
+
+	if len(toDelete) > 0 {
+		return b.bs.DeleteMany(toDelete)
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (b *idstore) AllKeysChan(ctx context.Context) (<-chan cid.Cid, error) {
+	return b.bs.AllKeysChan(ctx)
+}
+
+func (b *idstore) HashOnRead(enabled bool) {
+	b.bs.HashOnRead(enabled)
+}
+
+func (b *idstore) Close() error {
+	if c, ok := b.bs.(io.Closer); ok {
+		return c.Close()
+	}
+	return nil
+}