diff --git a/src/libcalamaresui/Branding.cpp b/src/libcalamaresui/Branding.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..246cb54a6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/libcalamaresui/Branding.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,106 @@
+/* === This file is part of Calamares - <http://github.com/calamares> ===
+ *
+ *   Copyright 2014, Teo Mrnjavac <teo@kde.org>
+ *
+ *   Calamares is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ *   it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ *   the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ *   (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ *   Calamares is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ *   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ *   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+ *   GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ *   You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ *   along with Calamares. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+#include "Branding.h"
+
+#include "utils/CalamaresUtils.h"
+#include "utils/Logger.h"
+#include "utils/YamlUtils.h"
+
+#include <QDir>
+#include <QFile>
+
+#include <yaml-cpp/yaml.h>
+
+
+namespace Calamares
+{
+
+Branding* Branding::s_instance = nullptr;
+
+Branding*
+Branding::instance()
+{
+    return s_instance;
+}
+
+
+Branding::Branding( const QString& brandingFilePath,
+                    QObject* parent )
+    : QObject( parent )
+    , m_descriptorPath( brandingFilePath )
+{
+    cDebug() << "Using Calamares branding file at" << brandingFilePath;
+    QFile file( brandingFilePath );
+    if ( file.exists() && file.open( QFile::ReadOnly | QFile::Text ) )
+    {
+        QByteArray ba = file.readAll();
+
+        try
+        {
+            YAML::Node doc = YAML::Load( ba.constData() );
+            Q_ASSERT( doc.IsMap() );
+
+            m_componentName = QString::fromStdString( doc[ "component-name" ]
+                                                      .as< std::string >() );
+            if ( m_componentName != QFileInfo( m_descriptorPath ).absoluteDir().dirName() )
+            {
+                cLog() << "FATAL ERROR in"
+                       << m_descriptorPath
+                       << "\nThe branding component name should match the name of the "
+                          "component directory.";
+                ::exit( EXIT_FAILURE );
+            }
+        }
+        catch ( YAML::Exception& e )
+        {
+            cDebug() << "WARNING: YAML parser error " << e.what();
+        }
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        cDebug() << "WARNING: Cannot read " << file.fileName();
+    }
+
+    s_instance = this;
+    cDebug() << "Loaded branding component" << m_componentName;
+}
+
+
+QString
+Branding::descriptorPath() const
+{
+    return m_descriptorPath;
+}
+
+
+QString
+Branding::componentName() const
+{
+    return m_componentName;
+}
+
+
+QString
+Branding::componentDirectory() const
+{
+    QFileInfo fi ( m_descriptorPath );
+    return fi.absoluteDir().absolutePath();
+}
+
+}
diff --git a/src/libcalamaresui/Branding.h b/src/libcalamaresui/Branding.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..faad18511
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/libcalamaresui/Branding.h
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+/* === This file is part of Calamares - <http://github.com/calamares> ===
+ *
+ *   Copyright 2014, Teo Mrnjavac <teo@kde.org>
+ *
+ *   Calamares is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ *   it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ *   the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ *   (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ *   Calamares is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ *   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ *   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+ *   GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ *   You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ *   along with Calamares. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+#ifndef BRANDING_H
+#define BRANDING_H
+
+#include "UiDllMacro.h"
+#include "Typedefs.h"
+
+#include <QObject>
+
+
+namespace Calamares
+{
+
+class UIDLLEXPORT Branding : public QObject
+{
+    Q_OBJECT
+public:
+    static Branding* instance();
+
+    explicit Branding( const QString& brandingFilePath,
+                       QObject *parent = nullptr );
+
+    QString descriptorPath() const;
+    QString componentName() const;
+    QString componentDirectory() const;
+
+
+private:
+    static Branding* s_instance;
+
+    QString m_descriptorPath;
+    QString m_componentName;
+};
+
+}
+
+#endif // BRANDING_H
diff --git a/src/libcalamaresui/CMakeLists.txt b/src/libcalamaresui/CMakeLists.txt
index ed143bc49..a78d52bd8 100644
--- a/src/libcalamaresui/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/libcalamaresui/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ list( APPEND ${CALAMARESUI_LIBRARY_TARGET}_SOURCES
     widgets/WaitingWidget.cpp
 
     InstallationViewStep.cpp
+    Branding.cpp
     Settings.cpp
     ViewManager.cpp
 )