diff --git a/api/src/main/java/com/bartlomiejpluta/base/api/game/gui/base/GUI.java b/api/src/main/java/com/bartlomiejpluta/base/api/game/gui/base/GUI.java
index 877dc29c..62f22e8e 100644
--- a/api/src/main/java/com/bartlomiejpluta/base/api/game/gui/base/GUI.java
+++ b/api/src/main/java/com/bartlomiejpluta/base/api/game/gui/base/GUI.java
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package com.bartlomiejpluta.base.api.game.gui.base;
 
+import com.bartlomiejpluta.base.api.game.gui.component.Component;
 import com.bartlomiejpluta.base.api.game.input.KeyEventHandler;
 import com.bartlomiejpluta.base.api.internal.gc.Disposable;
 import com.bartlomiejpluta.base.api.internal.render.Renderable;
@@ -20,6 +21,8 @@ public interface GUI extends Renderable, Disposable, KeyEventHandler {
    int IMAGE_PREMULTIPLIED = 1 << 4;
    int IMAGE_NEAREST = 1 << 5;
 
+   Component inflateComponent(String widgetUid);
+
    Widget getRoot();
 
    void setRoot(Widget root);
diff --git a/editor/src/main/kotlin/com/bartlomiejpluta/base/editor/code/build/project/DefaultProjectAssembler.kt b/editor/src/main/kotlin/com/bartlomiejpluta/base/editor/code/build/project/DefaultProjectAssembler.kt
index 2c466730..45646bf8 100644
--- a/editor/src/main/kotlin/com/bartlomiejpluta/base/editor/code/build/project/DefaultProjectAssembler.kt
+++ b/editor/src/main/kotlin/com/bartlomiejpluta/base/editor/code/build/project/DefaultProjectAssembler.kt
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ class DefaultProjectAssembler : ProjectAssembler {
       packager.pack(project.imagesDirectory, targetJar, "BOOT-INF/classes/project/images")
       packager.pack(project.entitySetsDirectory, targetJar, "BOOT-INF/classes/project/entsets")
       packager.pack(project.fontsDirectory, targetJar, "BOOT-INF/classes/project/fonts")
+      packager.pack(project.widgetsDirectory, targetJar, "BOOT-INF/classes/project/widgets")
       packager.copy(project.projectFile, targetJar, "BOOT-INF/classes/project")
    }
 
diff --git a/engine/src/main/java/com/bartlomiejpluta/base/engine/context/manager/DefaultContextManager.java b/engine/src/main/java/com/bartlomiejpluta/base/engine/context/manager/DefaultContextManager.java
index b34f054c..a6c43287 100644
--- a/engine/src/main/java/com/bartlomiejpluta/base/engine/context/manager/DefaultContextManager.java
+++ b/engine/src/main/java/com/bartlomiejpluta/base/engine/context/manager/DefaultContextManager.java
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import com.bartlomiejpluta.base.api.game.runner.GameRunner;
 import com.bartlomiejpluta.base.engine.context.model.DefaultContext;
 import com.bartlomiejpluta.base.engine.core.engine.GameEngine;
 import com.bartlomiejpluta.base.engine.gui.manager.FontManager;
+import com.bartlomiejpluta.base.engine.gui.manager.WidgetDefinitionManager;
 import com.bartlomiejpluta.base.engine.gui.xml.inflater.ComponentInflater;
 import com.bartlomiejpluta.base.engine.project.config.ProjectConfiguration;
 import com.bartlomiejpluta.base.engine.project.serial.ProjectDeserializer;
@@ -35,6 +36,7 @@ public class DefaultContextManager implements ContextManager {
    private final EntityManager entityManager;
    private final ClassLoader classLoader;
    private final ComponentInflater inflater;
+   private final WidgetDefinitionManager widgetDefinitionManager;
 
    @SneakyThrows
    @Override
@@ -49,6 +51,7 @@ public class DefaultContextManager implements ContextManager {
       project.getImageAssets().forEach(imageManager::registerAsset);
       project.getEntitySetAssets().forEach(entitySetManager::registerAsset);
       project.getFontAssets().forEach(fontManager::registerAsset);
+      project.getWidgetDefinitionAssets().forEach(widgetDefinitionManager::registerAsset);
 
       log.info("Creating game runner instance");
       var runnerClass = classLoader.<GameRunner>loadClass(project.getRunner());
@@ -62,6 +65,7 @@ public class DefaultContextManager implements ContextManager {
             .mapManager(mapManager)
             .fontManager(fontManager)
             .inflater(inflater)
+            .widgetDefinitionManager(widgetDefinitionManager)
             .gameRunner(gameRunner)
             .projectName(project.getName())
             .build();
diff --git a/engine/src/main/java/com/bartlomiejpluta/base/engine/context/model/DefaultContext.java b/engine/src/main/java/com/bartlomiejpluta/base/engine/context/model/DefaultContext.java
index c50b4c64..5bddf781 100644
--- a/engine/src/main/java/com/bartlomiejpluta/base/engine/context/model/DefaultContext.java
+++ b/engine/src/main/java/com/bartlomiejpluta/base/engine/context/model/DefaultContext.java
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import com.bartlomiejpluta.base.api.game.screen.Screen;
 import com.bartlomiejpluta.base.api.internal.render.ShaderManager;
 import com.bartlomiejpluta.base.engine.core.engine.GameEngine;
 import com.bartlomiejpluta.base.engine.gui.manager.FontManager;
+import com.bartlomiejpluta.base.engine.gui.manager.WidgetDefinitionManager;
 import com.bartlomiejpluta.base.engine.gui.render.NanoVGGUI;
 import com.bartlomiejpluta.base.engine.gui.xml.inflater.ComponentInflater;
 import com.bartlomiejpluta.base.engine.world.entity.manager.EntityManager;
@@ -49,6 +50,9 @@ public class DefaultContext implements Context {
    @NonNull
    private final ComponentInflater inflater;
 
+   @NonNull
+   private final WidgetDefinitionManager widgetDefinitionManager;
+
    @Getter
    @NonNull
    private final GameRunner gameRunner;
@@ -104,7 +108,7 @@ public class DefaultContext implements Context {
    @Override
    public GUI newGUI() {
       log.info("Creating new GUI");
-      var gui = new NanoVGGUI(this, fontManager, imageManager, inflater);
+      var gui = new NanoVGGUI(this, fontManager, imageManager, inflater, widgetDefinitionManager);
 
       guis.add(gui);
       gui.init(screen);
diff --git a/engine/src/main/java/com/bartlomiejpluta/base/engine/gui/asset/WidgetDefinitionAsset.java b/engine/src/main/java/com/bartlomiejpluta/base/engine/gui/asset/WidgetDefinitionAsset.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2a392d2b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/engine/src/main/java/com/bartlomiejpluta/base/engine/gui/asset/WidgetDefinitionAsset.java
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+package com.bartlomiejpluta.base.engine.gui.asset;
+
+import com.bartlomiejpluta.base.engine.common.asset.Asset;
+import lombok.NonNull;
+
+public class WidgetDefinitionAsset extends Asset {
+
+   public WidgetDefinitionAsset(@NonNull String uid, @NonNull String source) {
+      super(uid, source);
+   }
+}
diff --git a/engine/src/main/java/com/bartlomiejpluta/base/engine/gui/manager/DefaultWidgetDefinitionManager.java b/engine/src/main/java/com/bartlomiejpluta/base/engine/gui/manager/DefaultWidgetDefinitionManager.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4a6ec197
--- /dev/null
+++ b/engine/src/main/java/com/bartlomiejpluta/base/engine/gui/manager/DefaultWidgetDefinitionManager.java
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+package com.bartlomiejpluta.base.engine.gui.manager;
+
+import com.bartlomiejpluta.base.engine.error.AppException;
+import com.bartlomiejpluta.base.engine.gui.asset.WidgetDefinitionAsset;
+import com.bartlomiejpluta.base.engine.project.config.ProjectConfiguration;
+import com.bartlomiejpluta.base.engine.util.res.ResourcesManager;
+import lombok.RequiredArgsConstructor;
+import lombok.extern.slf4j.Slf4j;
+import org.springframework.stereotype.Component;
+
+import java.io.InputStream;
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.Map;
+
+@Slf4j
+@Component
+@RequiredArgsConstructor
+public class DefaultWidgetDefinitionManager implements WidgetDefinitionManager {
+   private final Map<String, WidgetDefinitionAsset> assets = new HashMap<>();
+   private final ProjectConfiguration projectConfiguration;
+   private final ResourcesManager resourcesManager;
+
+   @Override
+   public void registerAsset(WidgetDefinitionAsset asset) {
+      log.info("Registering [{}] widget definition asset under UID: [{}]", asset.getSource(), asset.getUid());
+      assets.put(asset.getUid(), asset);
+   }
+
+   @Override
+   public InputStream loadObject(String uid) {
+      var asset = assets.get(uid);
+
+      if (asset == null) {
+         throw new AppException("The widget definition asset with UID: [%s] does not exist", uid);
+      }
+
+      var source = projectConfiguration.projectFile("widgets", asset.getSource());
+
+      return resourcesManager.loadResourceAsStream(source);
+   }
+}
diff --git a/engine/src/main/java/com/bartlomiejpluta/base/engine/gui/manager/WidgetDefinitionManager.java b/engine/src/main/java/com/bartlomiejpluta/base/engine/gui/manager/WidgetDefinitionManager.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e01e8968
--- /dev/null
+++ b/engine/src/main/java/com/bartlomiejpluta/base/engine/gui/manager/WidgetDefinitionManager.java
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+package com.bartlomiejpluta.base.engine.gui.manager;
+
+import com.bartlomiejpluta.base.engine.common.manager.AssetManager;
+import com.bartlomiejpluta.base.engine.gui.asset.WidgetDefinitionAsset;
+
+import java.io.InputStream;
+
+public interface WidgetDefinitionManager extends AssetManager<WidgetDefinitionAsset, InputStream> {
+}
diff --git a/engine/src/main/java/com/bartlomiejpluta/base/engine/gui/render/NanoVGGUI.java b/engine/src/main/java/com/bartlomiejpluta/base/engine/gui/render/NanoVGGUI.java
index cf688149..f3cb85d1 100644
--- a/engine/src/main/java/com/bartlomiejpluta/base/engine/gui/render/NanoVGGUI.java
+++ b/engine/src/main/java/com/bartlomiejpluta/base/engine/gui/render/NanoVGGUI.java
@@ -3,11 +3,13 @@ package com.bartlomiejpluta.base.engine.gui.render;
 import com.bartlomiejpluta.base.api.game.camera.Camera;
 import com.bartlomiejpluta.base.api.game.context.Context;
 import com.bartlomiejpluta.base.api.game.gui.base.*;
+import com.bartlomiejpluta.base.api.game.gui.component.Component;
 import com.bartlomiejpluta.base.api.game.input.KeyEvent;
 import com.bartlomiejpluta.base.api.game.screen.Screen;
 import com.bartlomiejpluta.base.api.internal.render.ShaderManager;
 import com.bartlomiejpluta.base.engine.error.AppException;
 import com.bartlomiejpluta.base.engine.gui.manager.FontManager;
+import com.bartlomiejpluta.base.engine.gui.manager.WidgetDefinitionManager;
 import com.bartlomiejpluta.base.engine.gui.widget.ScreenWidget;
 import com.bartlomiejpluta.base.engine.gui.xml.inflater.ComponentInflater;
 import com.bartlomiejpluta.base.engine.world.image.manager.ImageManager;
@@ -33,7 +35,8 @@ public class NanoVGGUI implements GUI {
    private final Context context;
    private final FontManager fontManager;
    private final ImageManager imageManager;
-   private final ComponentInflater componentInflater;
+   private final ComponentInflater inflater;
+   private final WidgetDefinitionManager widgetDefinitionManager;
 
    private long nvg;
    private ScreenWidget screenWidget;
@@ -62,6 +65,13 @@ public class NanoVGGUI implements GUI {
       nvgEndFrame(nvg);
    }
 
+   @Override
+   public Component inflateComponent(String widgetUid) {
+      log.info("Inflating component by widget definition with UID: [{}]", widgetUid);
+      var is = widgetDefinitionManager.loadObject(widgetUid);
+      return inflater.inflate(is, context, this);
+   }
+
    @Override
    public Widget getRoot() {
       return screenWidget.getRoot();
diff --git a/engine/src/main/java/com/bartlomiejpluta/base/engine/project/model/Project.java b/engine/src/main/java/com/bartlomiejpluta/base/engine/project/model/Project.java
index 28f3d989..531560db 100644
--- a/engine/src/main/java/com/bartlomiejpluta/base/engine/project/model/Project.java
+++ b/engine/src/main/java/com/bartlomiejpluta/base/engine/project/model/Project.java
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package com.bartlomiejpluta.base.engine.project.model;
 
 import com.bartlomiejpluta.base.engine.gui.asset.FontAsset;
+import com.bartlomiejpluta.base.engine.gui.asset.WidgetDefinitionAsset;
 import com.bartlomiejpluta.base.engine.world.entity.asset.EntitySetAsset;
 import com.bartlomiejpluta.base.engine.world.image.asset.ImageAsset;
 import com.bartlomiejpluta.base.engine.world.map.asset.GameMapAsset;
@@ -35,4 +36,7 @@ public class Project {
 
    @NonNull
    private final List<FontAsset> fontAssets;
+
+   @NonNull
+   private final List<WidgetDefinitionAsset> widgetDefinitionAssets;
 }
diff --git a/engine/src/main/java/com/bartlomiejpluta/base/engine/project/serial/ProtobufProjectDeserializer.java b/engine/src/main/java/com/bartlomiejpluta/base/engine/project/serial/ProtobufProjectDeserializer.java
index 84293a70..a0c9719b 100644
--- a/engine/src/main/java/com/bartlomiejpluta/base/engine/project/serial/ProtobufProjectDeserializer.java
+++ b/engine/src/main/java/com/bartlomiejpluta/base/engine/project/serial/ProtobufProjectDeserializer.java
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package com.bartlomiejpluta.base.engine.project.serial;
 
 import com.bartlomiejpluta.base.engine.gui.asset.FontAsset;
+import com.bartlomiejpluta.base.engine.gui.asset.WidgetDefinitionAsset;
 import com.bartlomiejpluta.base.engine.project.model.Project;
 import com.bartlomiejpluta.base.engine.world.entity.asset.EntitySetAsset;
 import com.bartlomiejpluta.base.engine.world.image.asset.ImageAsset;
@@ -26,8 +27,9 @@ public class ProtobufProjectDeserializer extends ProjectDeserializer {
       var imageAssets = proto.getImagesList().stream().map(this::parseImageAsset).collect(toList());
       var entitySetAssets = proto.getEntitySetsList().stream().map(this::parseEntitySetAsset).collect(toList());
       var fontAssets = proto.getFontsList().stream().map(this::parseFontAsset).collect(toList());
+      var widgetAssets = proto.getWidgetsList().stream().map(this::parseWidgetAsset).collect(toList());
 
-      return new Project(name, runner, tileSetAssets, mapAssets, imageAssets, entitySetAssets, fontAssets);
+      return new Project(name, runner, tileSetAssets, mapAssets, imageAssets, entitySetAssets, fontAssets, widgetAssets);
    }
 
    private TileSetAsset parseTileSetAsset(ProjectProto.TileSetAsset proto) {
@@ -49,4 +51,8 @@ public class ProtobufProjectDeserializer extends ProjectDeserializer {
    private FontAsset parseFontAsset(ProjectProto.FontAsset proto) {
       return new FontAsset(proto.getUid(), proto.getSource());
    }
+
+   private WidgetDefinitionAsset parseWidgetAsset(ProjectProto.WidgetAsset proto) {
+      return new WidgetDefinitionAsset(proto.getUid(), proto.getSource());
+   }
 }
diff --git a/engine/src/main/java/com/bartlomiejpluta/base/engine/util/res/ResourcesManager.java b/engine/src/main/java/com/bartlomiejpluta/base/engine/util/res/ResourcesManager.java
index c5868193..0dc8c267 100644
--- a/engine/src/main/java/com/bartlomiejpluta/base/engine/util/res/ResourcesManager.java
+++ b/engine/src/main/java/com/bartlomiejpluta/base/engine/util/res/ResourcesManager.java
@@ -11,8 +11,12 @@ import java.util.Scanner;
 
 @Component
 public class ResourcesManager {
+   public InputStream loadResourceAsStream(String fileName) {
+      return ResourcesManager.class.getResourceAsStream(fileName);
+   }
+
    public String loadResourceAsString(String fileName) {
-      try (InputStream in = ResourcesManager.class.getResourceAsStream(fileName);
+      try (InputStream in = loadResourceAsStream(fileName);
            Scanner scanner = new Scanner(in, java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets.UTF_8.name())) {
          return scanner.useDelimiter("\\A").next();
       } catch (Exception e) {
@@ -22,7 +26,7 @@ public class ResourcesManager {
 
    public ByteBuffer loadResourceAsByteBuffer(String fileName) {
       try {
-         var bytes = ResourcesManager.class.getResourceAsStream(fileName).readAllBytes();
+         var bytes = loadResourceAsStream(fileName).readAllBytes();
          return ByteBuffer
                  .allocateDirect(bytes.length)
                  .order(ByteOrder.nativeOrder())