diff --git a/cura/ContainerManager.py b/cura/ContainerManager.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9639dd1064
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cura/ContainerManager.py
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2016 Ultimaker B.V.
+# Cura is released under the terms of the AGPLv3 or higher.
+
+from PyQt5.QtCore import QObject, pyqtSlot, pyqtProperty, pyqtSignal
+
+import UM.Settings
+
+from UM.i18n import i18nCatalog
+catalog = i18nCatalog("cura")
+
+class ContainerManager(QObject):
+    def __init__(self, parent = None):
+        super().__init__(parent)
+
+    @pyqtSlot(str)
+    def duplicateContainer(self, container_id):
+        containers = UM.Settings.ContainerRegistry.getInstance().findInstanceContainers(id = container_id)
+        if not containers:
+            return
+
+        new_name = UM.Settings.ContainerRegistry.getInstance().uniqueName(containers[0].getName())
+        new_material = containers[0].duplicate(new_name)
+        UM.Settings.ContainerRegistry.getInstance().addContainer(new_material)
+
+    @pyqtSlot(str, str)
+    def renameContainer(self, container_id, new_name):
+        pass
+
+    @pyqtSlot(str)
+    def removeContainer(self, container_id):
+        pass
+
+def createContainerManager(engine, js_engine):
+    return ContainerManager()
diff --git a/cura/CuraApplication.py b/cura/CuraApplication.py
index 9970f0efce..420ae276e9 100644
--- a/cura/CuraApplication.py
+++ b/cura/CuraApplication.py
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ from . import CuraSplashScreen
 from . import MachineManagerModel
 from . import ContainerSettingsModel
 from . import MachineActionManager
+from . import ContainerManager
 
 import cura.Settings
 
@@ -428,6 +429,8 @@ class CuraApplication(QtApplication):
         qmlRegisterType(ContainerSettingsModel.ContainerSettingsModel, "Cura", 1, 0, "ContainerSettingsModel")
         qmlRegisterType(cura.Settings.MaterialSettingsVisibilityHandler, "Cura", 1, 0, "MaterialSettingsVisibilityHandler")
 
+        qmlRegisterSingletonType(ContainerManager.ContainerManager, "Cura", 1, 0, "ContainerManager", ContainerManager.createContainerManager)
+
         qmlRegisterSingletonType(QUrl.fromLocalFile(Resources.getPath(CuraApplication.ResourceTypes.QmlFiles, "Actions.qml")), "Cura", 1, 0, "Actions")
 
         engine.rootContext().setContextProperty("ExtruderManager", ExtruderManager.ExtruderManager.getInstance())