diff --git a/Core/Controllers/PresetController.cs b/Core/Controllers/PresetController.cs
index dfe9e26b..4a947a4b 100644
--- a/Core/Controllers/PresetController.cs
+++ b/Core/Controllers/PresetController.cs
@@ -1,15 +1,56 @@
 using Core.Annotations;
+using Core.Helpers;
+using Core.Models.Eft.Common;
+using Core.Services;
+using ILogger = Core.Models.Utils.ILogger;
 
 namespace Core.Controllers;
 
 [Injectable]
 public class PresetController
 {
+    private readonly ILogger _logger;
+    private readonly PresetHelper _presetHelper;
+    private readonly DatabaseService _databaseService;
+
+    public PresetController(
+        ILogger logger,
+        PresetHelper presetHelper,
+        DatabaseService databaseService
+        )
+    {
+        _logger = logger;
+        _presetHelper = presetHelper;
+        _databaseService = databaseService;
+    }
+
     /// <summary>
     /// 
     /// </summary>
     public void Initialize()
     {
-        return; // TODO: actually implement
+        var presets = _databaseService.GetGlobals().ItemPresets;
+        var reverse = new Dictionary<string, List<string>>();
+        foreach (var (id, preset) in presets)
+        {
+            if (id != preset.Id)
+            {
+                this._logger.Error(
+                    $"Preset for template tpl: '{preset.Items[0].Template} {preset.Name}' has invalid key: ({id} != {preset.Id}). Skipping"
+                );
+
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            var tpl = preset.Items.FirstOrDefault()?.Template;
+            if (!reverse.ContainsKey(tpl))
+            {
+                reverse[tpl] = [];
+            }
+            reverse.TryGetValue(tpl, out var listToAddTo);
+            listToAddTo?.Add(preset.Id);
+        }
+
+        this._presetHelper.HydratePresetStore(reverse);
     }
 }