diff --git a/Applications/VisualBuilder/Makefile b/Applications/VisualBuilder/Makefile
index cacbff9524..205ab0e2b3 100644
--- a/Applications/VisualBuilder/Makefile
+++ b/Applications/VisualBuilder/Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 OBJS = \
     VBForm.o \
     VBWidget.o \
+    VBWidgetRegistry.o \
+    VBProperty.o \
     main.o
 
 APP = VisualBuilder 
diff --git a/Applications/VisualBuilder/VBForm.cpp b/Applications/VisualBuilder/VBForm.cpp
index d29b83d201..ebb04f49d8 100644
--- a/Applications/VisualBuilder/VBForm.cpp
+++ b/Applications/VisualBuilder/VBForm.cpp
@@ -17,24 +17,24 @@ VBForm::VBForm(const String& name, GWidget* parent)
     set_background_color(Color::LightGray);
     set_greedy_for_hits(true);
 
-    auto box1 = VBWidget::create(WidgetType::GSpinBox, *this);
+    auto box1 = VBWidget::create(VBWidgetType::GSpinBox, *this);
     box1->set_rect({ 10, 10, 81, 21 });
     m_widgets.append(move(box1));
 
-    auto box2 = VBWidget::create(WidgetType::GTextEditor, *this);
+    auto box2 = VBWidget::create(VBWidgetType::GTextEditor, *this);
     box2->set_rect({ 100, 100, 161, 161 });
     m_widgets.append(move(box2));
 
-    auto button1 = VBWidget::create(WidgetType::GButton, *this);
+    auto button1 = VBWidget::create(VBWidgetType::GButton, *this);
     button1->set_rect({ 200, 50, 81, 21 });
     m_widgets.append(move(button1));
 
-    auto groupbox1 = VBWidget::create(WidgetType::GGroupBox, *this);
+    auto groupbox1 = VBWidget::create(VBWidgetType::GGroupBox, *this);
     groupbox1->set_rect({ 300, 150, 161, 51 });
     m_widgets.append(move(groupbox1));
 }
 
-void VBForm::insert_widget(WidgetType type)
+void VBForm::insert_widget(VBWidgetType type)
 {
     auto widget = VBWidget::create(type, *this);
     widget->set_rect({ m_next_insertion_position, { m_grid_size * 10 + 1, m_grid_size * 5 + 1 } });
diff --git a/Applications/VisualBuilder/VBForm.h b/Applications/VisualBuilder/VBForm.h
index 8e9d357541..0677a62a78 100644
--- a/Applications/VisualBuilder/VBForm.h
+++ b/Applications/VisualBuilder/VBForm.h
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ public:
     void set_should_snap_to_grip(bool snap) { m_should_snap_to_grid = snap; }
     bool should_snap_to_grid() const { return m_should_snap_to_grid; }
 
-    void insert_widget(WidgetType);
+    void insert_widget(VBWidgetType);
 
 protected:
     virtual void paint_event(GPaintEvent&) override;
diff --git a/Applications/VisualBuilder/VBProperty.cpp b/Applications/VisualBuilder/VBProperty.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bb0b3becfd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Applications/VisualBuilder/VBProperty.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#include "VBProperty.h"
+
+VBProperty::VBProperty(const String& name, const GVariant& value)
+    : m_name(name)
+    , m_value(value)
+{
+}
+
+VBProperty::~VBProperty()
+{
+}
diff --git a/Applications/VisualBuilder/VBProperty.h b/Applications/VisualBuilder/VBProperty.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..74470ccf91
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Applications/VisualBuilder/VBProperty.h
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include <AK/AKString.h>
+#include <LibGUI/GVariant.h>
+
+class VBProperty {
+public:
+    VBProperty(const String& name, const GVariant& value);
+    ~VBProperty();
+
+    String name() const { return m_name; }
+
+    bool is_readonly() const { return m_readonly; }
+    void set_readonly(bool b) { m_readonly = b; }
+
+private:
+    String m_name;
+    GVariant m_value;
+    bool m_readonly { false };
+};
diff --git a/Applications/VisualBuilder/VBWidget.cpp b/Applications/VisualBuilder/VBWidget.cpp
index 68e47b6c9f..34864d435a 100644
--- a/Applications/VisualBuilder/VBWidget.cpp
+++ b/Applications/VisualBuilder/VBWidget.cpp
@@ -1,68 +1,14 @@
 #include "VBWidget.h"
 #include "VBForm.h"
+#include "VBProperty.h"
+#include "VBWidgetRegistry.h"
 #include <LibGUI/GPainter.h>
-#include <LibGUI/GLabel.h>
-#include <LibGUI/GButton.h>
-#include <LibGUI/GSpinBox.h>
-#include <LibGUI/GTextEditor.h>
-#include <LibGUI/GProgressBar.h>
-#include <LibGUI/GCheckBox.h>
-#include <LibGUI/GScrollBar.h>
-#include <LibGUI/GGroupBox.h>
 
-static GWidget* build_gwidget(WidgetType type, GWidget* parent)
-{
-    switch (type) {
-    case WidgetType::GWidget:
-        return new GWidget(parent);
-    case WidgetType::GScrollBar:
-        return new GScrollBar(Orientation::Vertical, parent);
-    case WidgetType::GGroupBox:
-        return new GGroupBox("groupbox_1", parent);
-    case WidgetType::GLabel: {
-        auto* label = new GLabel(parent);
-        label->set_text("label_1");
-        return label;
-    }
-    case WidgetType::GButton: {
-        auto* button = new GButton(parent);
-        button->set_caption("button_1");
-        return button;
-    }
-    case WidgetType::GSpinBox: {
-        auto* box = new GSpinBox(parent);
-        box->set_range(0, 100);
-        box->set_value(0);
-        return box;
-    }
-    case WidgetType::GTextEditor: {
-        auto* editor = new GTextEditor(GTextEditor::Type::MultiLine, parent);
-        editor->set_ruler_visible(false);
-        return editor;
-    }
-    case WidgetType::GProgressBar: {
-        auto* bar = new GProgressBar(parent);
-        bar->set_format(GProgressBar::Format::NoText);
-        bar->set_range(0, 100);
-        bar->set_value(50);
-        return bar;
-    }
-    case WidgetType::GCheckBox: {
-        auto* box = new GCheckBox(parent);
-        box->set_caption("checkbox_1");
-        return box;
-    }
-    default:
-        ASSERT_NOT_REACHED();
-        return nullptr;
-    }
-}
-
-VBWidget::VBWidget(WidgetType type, VBForm& form)
+VBWidget::VBWidget(VBWidgetType type, VBForm& form)
     : m_type(type)
     , m_form(form)
 {
-    m_gwidget = build_gwidget(type, &form);
+    m_gwidget = VBWidgetRegistry::build_gwidget(type, &form, m_properties);
 }
 
 VBWidget::~VBWidget()
@@ -119,3 +65,10 @@ Direction VBWidget::grabber_at(const Point& position) const
     });
     return found_grabber;
 }
+
+void VBWidget::for_each_property(Function<void(VBProperty&)> callback)
+{
+    for (auto& it : m_properties) {
+        callback(*it.value);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/Applications/VisualBuilder/VBWidget.h b/Applications/VisualBuilder/VBWidget.h
index 4fcc894f5e..179c87352e 100644
--- a/Applications/VisualBuilder/VBWidget.h
+++ b/Applications/VisualBuilder/VBWidget.h
@@ -4,10 +4,14 @@
 #include <AK/Retainable.h>
 #include <AK/Retained.h>
 #include <AK/Weakable.h>
+#include <AK/HashMap.h>
+#include <AK/Function.h>
+#include "VBWidgetType.h"
 
 class GPainter;
 class GWidget;
 class VBForm;
+class VBProperty;
 
 enum class Direction { None, Left, UpLeft, Up, UpRight, Right, DownRight, Down, DownLeft };
 template<typename Callback>
@@ -23,22 +27,9 @@ inline void for_each_direction(Callback callback)
     callback(Direction::DownLeft);
 }
 
-enum class WidgetType {
-    None,
-    GWidget,
-    GButton,
-    GLabel,
-    GSpinBox,
-    GTextEditor,
-    GProgressBar,
-    GCheckBox,
-    GScrollBar,
-    GGroupBox,
-};
-
 class VBWidget : public Retainable<VBWidget>, public Weakable<VBWidget> {
 public:
-    static Retained<VBWidget> create(WidgetType type, VBForm& form) { return adopt(*new VBWidget(type, form)); }
+    static Retained<VBWidget> create(VBWidgetType type, VBForm& form) { return adopt(*new VBWidget(type, form)); }
     ~VBWidget();
 
     bool is_selected() const;
@@ -51,11 +42,17 @@ public:
 
     GWidget* gwidget() { return m_gwidget; }
 
+    const VBProperty* property_by_name(const String&) const;
+    VBProperty* property_by_name(const String&);
+
+    void for_each_property(Function<void(VBProperty&)>);
+
 protected:
-    VBWidget(WidgetType, VBForm&);
+    VBWidget(VBWidgetType, VBForm&);
 
 private:
-    WidgetType m_type { WidgetType::None };
+    VBWidgetType m_type { VBWidgetType::None };
     VBForm& m_form;
     GWidget* m_gwidget { nullptr };
+    HashMap<String, OwnPtr<VBProperty>> m_properties;
 };
diff --git a/Applications/VisualBuilder/VBWidgetRegistry.cpp b/Applications/VisualBuilder/VBWidgetRegistry.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..673dfa357c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Applications/VisualBuilder/VBWidgetRegistry.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+#include "VBWidgetRegistry.h"
+#include "VBProperty.h"
+#include <LibGUI/GLabel.h>
+#include <LibGUI/GButton.h>
+#include <LibGUI/GSpinBox.h>
+#include <LibGUI/GTextEditor.h>
+#include <LibGUI/GProgressBar.h>
+#include <LibGUI/GCheckBox.h>
+#include <LibGUI/GScrollBar.h>
+#include <LibGUI/GGroupBox.h>
+
+static String to_class_name(VBWidgetType type)
+{
+    switch (type) {
+    case VBWidgetType::GWidget: return "GWidget";
+    case VBWidgetType::GButton: return "GButton";
+    case VBWidgetType::GLabel: return "GLabel";
+    case VBWidgetType::GSpinBox: return "GSpinBox";
+    case VBWidgetType::GTextEditor: return "GTextEditor";
+    case VBWidgetType::GProgressBar: return "GProgressBar";
+    case VBWidgetType::GCheckBox: return "GCheckBox";
+    case VBWidgetType::GScrollBar: return "GScrollBar";
+    case VBWidgetType::GGroupBox: return "GGroupBox";
+    default: ASSERT_NOT_REACHED();
+    }
+}
+
+static GWidget* build_gwidget(VBWidgetType type, GWidget* parent)
+{
+    switch (type) {
+    case VBWidgetType::GWidget:
+        return new GWidget(parent);
+    case VBWidgetType::GScrollBar:
+        return new GScrollBar(Orientation::Vertical, parent);
+    case VBWidgetType::GGroupBox:
+        return new GGroupBox("groupbox_1", parent);
+    case VBWidgetType::GLabel: {
+        auto* label = new GLabel(parent);
+        label->set_text("label_1");
+        return label;
+    }
+    case VBWidgetType::GButton: {
+        auto* button = new GButton(parent);
+        button->set_caption("button_1");
+        return button;
+    }
+    case VBWidgetType::GSpinBox: {
+        auto* box = new GSpinBox(parent);
+        box->set_range(0, 100);
+        box->set_value(0);
+        return box;
+    }
+    case VBWidgetType::GTextEditor: {
+        auto* editor = new GTextEditor(GTextEditor::Type::MultiLine, parent);
+        editor->set_ruler_visible(false);
+        return editor;
+    }
+    case VBWidgetType::GProgressBar: {
+        auto* bar = new GProgressBar(parent);
+        bar->set_format(GProgressBar::Format::NoText);
+        bar->set_range(0, 100);
+        bar->set_value(50);
+        return bar;
+    }
+    case VBWidgetType::GCheckBox: {
+        auto* box = new GCheckBox(parent);
+        box->set_caption("checkbox_1");
+        return box;
+    }
+    default:
+        ASSERT_NOT_REACHED();
+        return nullptr;
+    }
+}
+
+
+GWidget* VBWidgetRegistry::build_gwidget(VBWidgetType type, GWidget* parent, HashMap<String, OwnPtr<VBProperty>>& properties)
+{
+    auto* gwidget = ::build_gwidget(type, parent);
+    auto add_property = [&properties] (const String& name, const GVariant& value, bool is_readonly) {
+        auto property = make<VBProperty>(name, value);
+        property->set_readonly(is_readonly);
+        properties.set(name, move(property));
+    };
+    add_property("ClassName", to_class_name(type), true);
+    return gwidget;
+}
diff --git a/Applications/VisualBuilder/VBWidgetRegistry.h b/Applications/VisualBuilder/VBWidgetRegistry.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..523e195647
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Applications/VisualBuilder/VBWidgetRegistry.h
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include "VBWidgetType.h"
+#include <AK/HashMap.h>
+#include <AK/OwnPtr.h>
+#include <AK/AKString.h>
+
+class GWidget;
+class VBProperty;
+
+class VBWidgetRegistry {
+public:
+    template<typename Callback> static void for_each_widget_type(Callback callback)
+    {
+        for (unsigned i = 1; i < (unsigned)VBWidgetType::__Count; ++i)
+            callback((VBWidgetType)i);
+    }
+
+    static GWidget* build_gwidget(VBWidgetType, GWidget* parent, HashMap<String, OwnPtr<VBProperty>>&);
+};
diff --git a/Applications/VisualBuilder/VBWidgetType.h b/Applications/VisualBuilder/VBWidgetType.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6ca8a6f4b2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Applications/VisualBuilder/VBWidgetType.h
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+#pragma once
+
+enum class VBWidgetType {
+    None = 0,
+    GWidget,
+    GButton,
+    GLabel,
+    GSpinBox,
+    GTextEditor,
+    GProgressBar,
+    GCheckBox,
+    GScrollBar,
+    GGroupBox,
+    __Count
+};
diff --git a/Applications/VisualBuilder/main.cpp b/Applications/VisualBuilder/main.cpp
index e2f819f8fe..ef0a36e494 100644
--- a/Applications/VisualBuilder/main.cpp
+++ b/Applications/VisualBuilder/main.cpp
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ GWindow* make_toolbox_window()
     label_button->set_icon(GraphicsBitmap::load_from_file("/res/icons/vbwidgets/label.png"));
     label_button->on_click = [] (GButton&) {
         if (auto* form = VBForm::current())
-            form->insert_widget(WidgetType::GLabel);
+            form->insert_widget(VBWidgetType::GLabel);
     };
 
     auto* button_button = new GButton(widget);
@@ -83,49 +83,49 @@ GWindow* make_toolbox_window()
     button_button->set_icon(GraphicsBitmap::load_from_file("/res/icons/vbwidgets/button.png"));
     button_button->on_click = [] (GButton&) {
         if (auto* form = VBForm::current())
-            form->insert_widget(WidgetType::GButton);
+            form->insert_widget(VBWidgetType::GButton);
     };
     auto* spinbox_button = new GButton(widget);
     spinbox_button->set_tooltip("GSpinBox");
     spinbox_button->set_icon(GraphicsBitmap::load_from_file("/res/icons/vbwidgets/spinbox.png"));
     spinbox_button->on_click = [] (GButton&) {
         if (auto* form = VBForm::current())
-            form->insert_widget(WidgetType::GSpinBox);
+            form->insert_widget(VBWidgetType::GSpinBox);
     };
     auto* editor_button = new GButton(widget);
     editor_button->set_tooltip("GTextEditor");
     editor_button->set_icon(GraphicsBitmap::load_from_file("/res/icons/vbwidgets/textbox.png"));
     editor_button->on_click = [] (GButton&) {
         if (auto* form = VBForm::current())
-            form->insert_widget(WidgetType::GTextEditor);
+            form->insert_widget(VBWidgetType::GTextEditor);
     };
     auto* progress_bar_button = new GButton(widget);
     progress_bar_button->set_tooltip("GProgressBar");
     progress_bar_button->set_icon(GraphicsBitmap::load_from_file("/res/icons/vbwidgets/progressbar.png"));
     progress_bar_button->on_click = [] (GButton&) {
         if (auto* form = VBForm::current())
-            form->insert_widget(WidgetType::GProgressBar);
+            form->insert_widget(VBWidgetType::GProgressBar);
     };
     auto* checkbox_button = new GButton(widget);
     checkbox_button->set_tooltip("GCheckBox");
     checkbox_button->set_icon(GraphicsBitmap::load_from_file("/res/icons/vbwidgets/checkbox.png"));
     checkbox_button->on_click = [] (GButton&) {
         if (auto* form = VBForm::current())
-            form->insert_widget(WidgetType::GCheckBox);
+            form->insert_widget(VBWidgetType::GCheckBox);
     };
     auto* scrollbar_button = new GButton(widget);
     scrollbar_button->set_tooltip("GScrollBar");
     scrollbar_button->set_icon(GraphicsBitmap::load_from_file("/res/icons/vbwidgets/scrollbar.png"));
     scrollbar_button->on_click = [] (GButton&) {
         if (auto* form = VBForm::current())
-            form->insert_widget(WidgetType::GScrollBar);
+            form->insert_widget(VBWidgetType::GScrollBar);
     };
     auto* groupbox_button = new GButton(widget);
     groupbox_button->set_tooltip("GGroupBox");
     groupbox_button->set_icon(GraphicsBitmap::load_from_file("/res/icons/vbwidgets/groupbox.png"));
     groupbox_button->on_click = [] (GButton&) {
         if (auto* form = VBForm::current())
-            form->insert_widget(WidgetType::GGroupBox);
+            form->insert_widget(VBWidgetType::GGroupBox);
     };
     return window;
 }