diff --git a/packages/core/src/composables/useHandleConnections.ts b/packages/core/src/composables/useHandleConnections.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..704e3e32
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/core/src/composables/useHandleConnections.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+import type { ComputedRef } from 'vue'
+import { computed, ref, watch } from 'vue'
+import type { MaybeRefOrGetter } from '@vueuse/core'
+import { toRef, toValue } from '@vueuse/core'
+import type { Connection, HandleType } from '../types'
+import { areConnectionMapsEqual, handleConnectionChange } from '../utils'
+import { useNodeId } from './useNodeId'
+import { useVueFlow } from './useVueFlow'
+
+interface UseHandleConnectionsParams {
+  type: MaybeRefOrGetter<HandleType>
+  id?: MaybeRefOrGetter<string | null>
+  nodeId?: MaybeRefOrGetter<string>
+  onConnect?: (connections: Connection[]) => void
+  onDisconnect?: (connections: Connection[]) => void
+}
+
+/**
+ * Hook to check if a <Handle /> is connected to another <Handle /> and get the connections.
+ *
+ * @public
+ * @param param.type - handle type 'source' or 'target'
+ * @param param.nodeId - node id - if not provided, the node id from the NodeIdContext is used
+ * @param param.id - the handle id (this is only needed if the node has multiple handles of the same type)
+ * @param param.onConnect - gets called when a connection is established
+ * @param param.onDisconnect - gets called when a connection is removed
+ * @returns an array with connections
+ */
+export function useHandleConnections({
+  type,
+  id = null,
+  nodeId,
+  onConnect,
+  onDisconnect,
+}: UseHandleConnectionsParams): ComputedRef<Connection[]> {
+  const { connectionLookup } = useVueFlow()
+  const _nodeId = useNodeId()
+  const currentNodeId = toRef(() => toValue(nodeId) || _nodeId)
+
+  const connections = ref<Map<string, Connection>>()
+
+  watch(
+    () => connectionLookup.value.get(`${currentNodeId.value}-${toValue(type)}-${toValue(id)}`),
+    (nextConnections) => {
+      if (areConnectionMapsEqual(connections.value, nextConnections)) {
+        return
+      }
+
+      connections.value = nextConnections
+    },
+    { immediate: true },
+  )
+
+  watch(
+    [connections, () => typeof onConnect !== 'undefined', () => typeof onDisconnect !== 'undefined'],
+    ([currentConnections], [prevConnections]) => {
+      if (prevConnections && prevConnections !== currentConnections) {
+        const _connections = currentConnections ?? new Map()
+        handleConnectionChange(prevConnections, _connections, onDisconnect)
+        handleConnectionChange(_connections, prevConnections, onConnect)
+      }
+    },
+    { immediate: true },
+  )
+
+  return computed(() => Array.from(connections.value?.values() ?? []))
+}
diff --git a/packages/core/src/index.ts b/packages/core/src/index.ts
index d05a199e..bafb658a 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/index.ts
@@ -62,15 +62,15 @@ export { defaultEdgeTypes, defaultNodeTypes } from './store/state'
 
 export { VueFlow as VueFlowInjection, NodeId as NodeIdInjection } from './context'
 
-export {
-  useZoomPanHelper,
-  useVueFlow,
-  Storage as GlobalVueFlowStorage,
-  useHandle,
-  useNode,
-  useEdge,
-  useGetPointerPosition,
-} from './composables'
+export { useZoomPanHelper } from './composables/useZoomPanHelper'
+export { useVueFlow } from './composables/useVueFlow'
+export { useHandle } from './composables/useHandle'
+export { useNode } from './composables/useNode'
+export { useEdge } from './composables/useEdge'
+export { useGetPointerPosition } from './composables/useGetPointerPosition'
+export { useNodeId } from './composables/useNodeId'
+export { useConnection } from './composables/useConnection'
+export { useHandleConnections } from './composables/useHandleConnections'
 
 export { VueFlowError, ErrorCode } from './utils/errors'
 
diff --git a/packages/core/src/store/actions.ts b/packages/core/src/store/actions.ts
index b0b4beda..cc2986a1 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/store/actions.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/store/actions.ts
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ import {
   isRect,
   nodeToRect,
   parseEdge,
+  updateConnectionLookup,
   updateEdgeAction,
 } from '../utils'
 import { useState } from './state'
@@ -376,6 +377,8 @@ export function useActions(
         )
       : nextEdges
 
+    updateConnectionLookup(state.connectionLookup, validEdges)
+
     state.edges = validEdges.reduce<GraphEdge[]>((res, edge) => {
       const sourceNode = findNode(edge.source)
       const targetNode = findNode(edge.target)
@@ -587,9 +590,17 @@ export function useActions(
   const updateEdge: Actions['updateEdge'] = (oldEdge, newConnection, shouldReplaceId = true) =>
     updateEdgeAction(oldEdge, newConnection, state.edges, findEdge, shouldReplaceId, state.hooks.error.trigger)
 
-  const applyNodeChanges: Actions['applyNodeChanges'] = (changes) => applyChanges(changes, state.nodes)
+  const applyNodeChanges: Actions['applyNodeChanges'] = (changes) => {
+    return applyChanges(changes, state.nodes)
+  }
 
-  const applyEdgeChanges: Actions['applyEdgeChanges'] = (changes) => applyChanges(changes, state.edges)
+  const applyEdgeChanges: Actions['applyEdgeChanges'] = (changes) => {
+    const changedEdges = applyChanges(changes, state.edges)
+
+    updateConnectionLookup(state.connectionLookup, changedEdges)
+
+    return changedEdges
+  }
 
   const startConnection: Actions['startConnection'] = (startHandle, position, event, isClick = false) => {
     if (isClick) {
diff --git a/packages/core/src/store/state.ts b/packages/core/src/store/state.ts
index 39e20bd5..d0a40e74 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/store/state.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/store/state.ts
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ function defaultState(): State {
     nodes: [],
     // todo: change this to a Set
     edges: [],
+    connectionLookup: new Map(),
     nodeTypes: {},
     edgeTypes: {},
 
diff --git a/packages/core/src/types/store.ts b/packages/core/src/types/store.ts
index c703299c..2646171a 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/types/store.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/types/store.ts
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ import type { CustomEvent, FlowHooks, FlowHooksEmit, FlowHooksOn } from './hooks
 import type { EdgeChange, NodeChange, NodeDragItem } from './changes'
 import type { ConnectingHandle, ValidConnectionFunc } from './handle'
 
+export type ConnectionLookup = Map<string, Map<string, Connection>>
+
 export interface UpdateNodeDimensionsParams {
   id: string
   nodeElement: HTMLDivElement
@@ -49,6 +51,8 @@ export interface State extends Omit<FlowOptions, 'id' | 'modelValue'> {
   /** all stored edges */
   edges: GraphEdge[]
 
+  connectionLookup: ConnectionLookup
+
   readonly d3Zoom: D3Zoom | null
   readonly d3Selection: D3Selection | null
   readonly d3ZoomHandler: D3ZoomHandler | null
diff --git a/packages/core/src/utils/store.ts b/packages/core/src/utils/store.ts
index 24c84f75..4fb0c09a 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/utils/store.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/utils/store.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-import { unref } from 'vue'
-import type { Actions, Connection, Edge, GraphEdge, GraphNode, Node, State } from '../types'
+import { markRaw, unref } from 'vue'
+import type { Actions, Connection, ConnectionLookup, Edge, GraphEdge, GraphNode, Node, State } from '../types'
 import { ErrorCode, VueFlowError, connectionExists, getEdgeId, isEdge, isNode, parseEdge, parseNode } from '.'
 
 type NonUndefined<T> = T extends undefined ? never : T
@@ -120,3 +120,73 @@ export function createGraphNodes(
 
   return graphNodes
 }
+
+export function updateConnectionLookup(connectionLookup: ConnectionLookup, edges: Edge[]) {
+  connectionLookup.clear()
+
+  for (const edge of edges) {
+    const { source, target, sourceHandle = null, targetHandle = null } = edge
+
+    const sourceKey = `${source}-source-${sourceHandle}`
+    const targetKey = `${target}-target-${targetHandle}`
+
+    const prevSource = connectionLookup.get(sourceKey) || new Map()
+    const prevTarget = connectionLookup.get(targetKey) || new Map()
+    const connection = markRaw({ source, target, sourceHandle, targetHandle })
+
+    connectionLookup.set(sourceKey, prevSource.set(`${target}-${targetHandle}`, connection))
+    connectionLookup.set(targetKey, prevTarget.set(`${source}-${sourceHandle}`, connection))
+  }
+}
+
+/**
+ * We call the callback for all connections in a that are not in b
+ *
+ * @internal
+ */
+export function handleConnectionChange(
+  a: Map<string, Connection>,
+  b: Map<string, Connection>,
+  cb?: (diff: Connection[]) => void,
+) {
+  if (!cb) {
+    return
+  }
+
+  const diff: Connection[] = []
+
+  for (const key of a.keys()) {
+    if (!b.has(key)) {
+      diff.push(a.get(key)!)
+    }
+  }
+
+  if (diff.length) {
+    cb(diff)
+  }
+}
+
+/**
+ * @internal
+ */
+export function areConnectionMapsEqual(a?: Map<string, Connection>, b?: Map<string, Connection>) {
+  if (!a && !b) {
+    return true
+  }
+
+  if (!a || !b || a.size !== b.size) {
+    return false
+  }
+
+  if (!a.size && !b.size) {
+    return true
+  }
+
+  for (const key of a.keys()) {
+    if (!b.has(key)) {
+      return false
+    }
+  }
+
+  return true
+}