diff --git a/cfm-main.cc b/cfm-main.cc
index 5275348..72bfabb 100644
--- a/cfm-main.cc
+++ b/cfm-main.cc
@@ -6,12 +6,14 @@
  */
 
 #include "cfm-controller.h"
+#include "qml-file.h"
 #include <QLocale>
 #include <QTextCodec>
 #include <QTranslator>
 #include <QApplication>
 #include <QDeclarativeView>
 #include <MDeclarativeCache>
+#include <QtDeclarative>
 #include <gst/gst.h>
 
 
@@ -21,6 +23,8 @@ static const QUrl INITIAL_VIEW("qrc:/qml/main.qml");
 Q_DECL_EXPORT int
 main (int argc, char *argv[])
 {
+    qmlRegisterType<QmlFile, 1>("com.igalia.people.aperez", 1, 0, "File");
+
     gst_init(&argc, &argv);
 
     QApplication *application(MDeclarativeCache::qApplication(argc, argv));
diff --git a/cuacfmeego.pro b/cuacfmeego.pro
index e0ef236..096a487 100644
--- a/cuacfmeego.pro
+++ b/cuacfmeego.pro
@@ -27,8 +27,10 @@ QMAKE_LFLAGS   += -pie -rdynamic -Wl,--as-needed
 # Application sources
 #
 SOURCES    += cfm-main.cc \
-              cfm-controller.cc
-HEADERS    += cfm-controller.h
+              cfm-controller.cc \
+              qml-file.cc
+HEADERS    += cfm-controller.h \
+              qml-file.h
 RESOURCES  += cuacfmeego.qrc
 
 # l10n stuff
diff --git a/qml-file.cc b/qml-file.cc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..791621c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/qml-file.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+/*
+ * qml-file.cc
+ * Copyright (C) 2012 Adrian Perez <aperez@igalia.com>
+ *
+ * Distributed under terms of the GPLv3 license.
+ */
+
+#include "qml-file.h"
+#include <QTextStream>
+#include <QFile>
+
+static const QString noPathErrorString("No 'path' was set before attempting to read");
+static const QString notExistsErrorString("File '%1' does not exist");
+static const QString openForReadErrorString("File '%1' could not be opened for reading");
+static const QString openForWriteErrorString("File '%1' could not be opened for writing");
+
+
+QmlFile::QmlFile(QObject* parent)
+    : QObject(parent)
+    , _file()
+{
+}
+
+QmlFile::~QmlFile()
+{
+}
+
+QString QmlFile::read()
+{
+    const QString path(_file.fileName());
+
+    if (path.isEmpty()) {
+        emit error(noPathErrorString);
+        return QString();
+    }
+    if (!_file.exists()) {
+        emit error(notExistsErrorString.arg(path));
+        return QString();
+    }
+    if (!_file.open(QFile::ReadOnly)) {
+        emit error(openForReadErrorString.arg(path));
+        return QString();
+    }
+
+    QTextStream stream(&_file);
+    QString data = stream.readAll();
+    _file.close();
+    return data;
+}
+
+bool QmlFile::write(const QString& data)
+{
+    const QString path(_file.fileName());
+
+    if (path.isEmpty()) {
+        emit error(noPathErrorString);
+        return false;
+    }
+    if (!_file.open(QFile::WriteOnly | QFile::Truncate)) {
+        emit error(openForWriteErrorString.arg(path));
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    QTextStream stream(&_file);
+    stream << data;
+    _file.close();
+    emit contentChanged(data);
+    return true;
+}
diff --git a/qml-file.h b/qml-file.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9ee60bc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/qml-file.h
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+
+/*
+ * qml-file.h
+ * Copyright (C) 2012 Adrian Perez <aperez@igalia.com>
+ *
+ * Distributed under terms of the GPLv3 license.
+ */
+
+#ifndef __qml_file_h__
+#define __qml_file_h__
+
+#include <QObject>
+#include <QFile>
+
+class QmlFile: public QObject
+{
+    Q_OBJECT
+
+public:
+    explicit QmlFile(QObject *parent = 0);
+    virtual ~QmlFile();
+
+    Q_PROPERTY(QString path
+               READ    path
+               WRITE   setPath
+               NOTIFY  pathChanged)
+
+    Q_PROPERTY(QString content
+               READ    read
+               WRITE   write
+               NOTIFY  contentChanged)
+
+    Q_INVOKABLE bool exists() const {
+        return _file.exists();
+    }
+
+    Q_INVOKABLE QString read();
+    Q_INVOKABLE bool write(const QString& data);
+
+    const QString path() const {
+        return _file.fileName();
+    }
+
+public slots:
+    void setPath(const QString& path) {
+        _file.setFileName(path);
+        emit pathChanged(path);
+    }
+
+signals:
+    void contentChanged(const QString& newContent) const;
+    void pathChanged(const QString& newPath) const;
+    void error(const QString& message) const;
+
+private:
+    QFile _file;
+};
+
+#endif /* !__qml_file_h__ */
+