diff --git a/api/sixtyfps-node/lib/index.js b/api/sixtyfps-node/lib/index.js
index d0408ff74..1263703c5 100644
--- a/api/sixtyfps-node/lib/index.js
+++ b/api/sixtyfps-node/lib/index.js
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ native = require('../native/index.node');
 
 require.extensions['.60'] = function (module, filename) {
     var c = native.load(filename);
-    module.exports.show = function () {
-        c.show();
+    module.exports["show"] = function () {
+        c.create().show();
     }
 
 }
diff --git a/api/sixtyfps-node/native/Cargo.toml b/api/sixtyfps-node/native/Cargo.toml
index b50670423..dab4df080 100644
--- a/api/sixtyfps-node/native/Cargo.toml
+++ b/api/sixtyfps-node/native/Cargo.toml
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ name = "sixtyfps_node_native"
 [dependencies]
 once_cell = "1.4"
 interpreter = { path="../../../sixtyfps_runtime/interpreter" }
+corelib = { path="../../../sixtyfps_runtime/corelib" }
 gl = { path="../../../sixtyfps_runtime/rendering_backends/gl" }
 neon = "0.4"
 
diff --git a/api/sixtyfps-node/native/lib.rs b/api/sixtyfps-node/native/lib.rs
index 595331724..25e97b9db 100644
--- a/api/sixtyfps-node/native/lib.rs
+++ b/api/sixtyfps-node/native/lib.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 use neon::prelude::*;
 
 struct WrappedComponentType(Option<std::rc::Rc<interpreter::ComponentDescription>>);
+struct WrappedComponentBox(Option<corelib::abi::datastructures::ComponentBox>);
 
 fn load(mut cx: FunctionContext) -> JsResult<JsValue> {
     let path = cx.argument::<JsString>(0)?.value();
@@ -19,10 +20,17 @@ fn load(mut cx: FunctionContext) -> JsResult<JsValue> {
     Ok(obj.as_value(&mut cx))
 }
 
-fn show(ct: std::rc::Rc<interpreter::ComponentDescription>) {
-    let component = interpreter::instentiate(ct);
-    // FIXME: leak (that's because we somehow need a static life time)
-    gl::sixtyfps_runtime_run_component_with_gl_renderer(component.leak())
+fn create<'cx>(
+    cx: &mut CallContext<'cx, impl neon::object::This>,
+    component_type: std::rc::Rc<interpreter::ComponentDescription>,
+) -> JsResult<'cx, JsValue> {
+    let component = component_type.create();
+
+    //component_type.set_property(component, name, value);
+
+    let mut obj = SixtyFpsComponent::new::<_, JsValue, _>(cx, std::iter::empty())?;
+    cx.borrow_mut(&mut obj, |mut obj| obj.0 = Some(component));
+    Ok(obj.as_value(cx))
 }
 
 declare_types! {
@@ -30,13 +38,26 @@ declare_types! {
         init(_) {
             Ok(WrappedComponentType(None))
         }
-        method show(mut cx) {
+        method create(mut cx) {
             let this = cx.this();
             let ct = cx.borrow(&this, |x| x.0.clone());
             let ct = ct.ok_or(()).or_else(|()| cx.throw_error("Invalid type"))?;
-            show(ct);
-            Ok(cx.undefined().as_value(&mut cx))
+            create(&mut cx, ct)
+        }
+    }
 
+    class SixtyFpsComponent for WrappedComponentBox {
+        init(_) {
+            Ok(WrappedComponentBox(None))
+        }
+        method show(mut cx) {
+            let mut this = cx.this();
+            // FIXME: is take() here the right choice?
+            let component = cx.borrow_mut(&mut this, |mut x| x.0.take());
+            let component = component.ok_or(()).or_else(|()| cx.throw_error("Invalid type"))?;
+            gl::sixtyfps_runtime_run_component_with_gl_renderer(component.leak());
+            // FIXME: leak (that's because we somehow need a static life time)
+            Ok(JsUndefined::new().as_value(&mut cx))
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/sixtyfps_runtime/interpreter/dynamic_component.rs b/sixtyfps_runtime/interpreter/dynamic_component.rs
index 6cc03982e..6f474f4ae 100644
--- a/sixtyfps_runtime/interpreter/dynamic_component.rs
+++ b/sixtyfps_runtime/interpreter/dynamic_component.rs
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ pub struct ComponentImpl {
 
 #[repr(C)]
 pub struct MyComponentType {
-    ct: ComponentVTable,
+    pub(crate) ct: ComponentVTable,
     dynamic_type: Rc<dynamic_type::TypeInfo>,
     it: Vec<corelib::abi::datastructures::ItemTreeNode>,
     pub(crate) items: HashMap<String, ItemWithinComponent>,
diff --git a/sixtyfps_runtime/interpreter/lib.rs b/sixtyfps_runtime/interpreter/lib.rs
index e23450cf1..6c8e2983f 100644
--- a/sixtyfps_runtime/interpreter/lib.rs
+++ b/sixtyfps_runtime/interpreter/lib.rs
@@ -2,9 +2,13 @@ mod dynamic_component;
 mod dynamic_type;
 mod eval;
 
-pub(crate) use dynamic_component::ComponentImpl;
+pub use dynamic_component::load;
 pub use dynamic_component::MyComponentType as ComponentDescription;
-pub use dynamic_component::{instentiate, load};
+pub use eval::Value;
+
+use corelib::abi::datastructures::{ComponentBox, ComponentRef, ComponentRefMut};
+pub(crate) use dynamic_component::ComponentImpl;
+use std::rc::Rc;
 
 impl ComponentDescription {
     /// The name of this Component as written in the .60 file
@@ -23,4 +27,50 @@ impl ComponentDescription {
             .map(|(s, v)| (s.clone(), v.property_type.clone()))
             .collect()
     }
+
+    pub fn create(self: Rc<Self>) -> ComponentBox {
+        dynamic_component::instentiate(self)
+    }
+
+    pub fn set_property(
+        &self,
+        component: ComponentRef,
+        name: &str,
+        value: Value,
+    ) -> Result<(), ()> {
+        if !core::ptr::eq((&self.ct) as *const _, component.get_vtable() as *const _) {
+            return Err(());
+        }
+        let x = self.custom_properties.get(name).ok_or(())?;
+        unsafe { x.prop.set(&*component.as_ptr().add(x.offset), value) }
+    }
+
+    pub fn set_binding(
+        &self,
+        component: ComponentRef,
+        name: &str,
+        binding: Box<dyn Fn(&corelib::EvaluationContext) -> Value>,
+    ) -> Result<(), ()> {
+        if !core::ptr::eq((&self.ct) as *const _, component.get_vtable() as *const _) {
+            return Err(());
+        }
+        let x = self.custom_properties.get(name).ok_or(())?;
+        unsafe { x.prop.set_binding(&*component.as_ptr().add(x.offset), binding) };
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    pub fn set_signal(
+        &self,
+        component: ComponentRefMut,
+        name: &str,
+        handler: Box<dyn Fn(&corelib::EvaluationContext, ())>,
+    ) -> Result<(), ()> {
+        if !core::ptr::eq((&self.ct) as *const _, component.get_vtable() as *const _) {
+            return Err(());
+        }
+        let x = self.custom_signals.get(name).ok_or(())?;
+        let sig = unsafe { &mut *(component.as_ptr().add(*x) as *mut corelib::Signal<()>) };
+        sig.set_handler(handler);
+        Ok(())
+    }
 }
diff --git a/tools/viewer/main.rs b/tools/viewer/main.rs
index 2d78569b5..562240654 100644
--- a/tools/viewer/main.rs
+++ b/tools/viewer/main.rs
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ fn main() -> std::io::Result<()> {
         }
     };
 
-    let component = interpreter::instentiate(c);
+    let component = c.create();
     gl::sixtyfps_runtime_run_component_with_gl_renderer(component.leak());
     Ok(())
 }