diff --git a/api/sixtyfps-cpp/include/sixtyfps_interpreter.h b/api/sixtyfps-cpp/include/sixtyfps_interpreter.h
index 8e3adef3a..e69a438c8 100644
--- a/api/sixtyfps-cpp/include/sixtyfps_interpreter.h
+++ b/api/sixtyfps-cpp/include/sixtyfps_interpreter.h
@@ -246,6 +246,9 @@ private:
     using ValueOpaque = sixtyfps::cbindgen_private::ValueOpaque;
     ValueOpaque inner;
     friend struct Struct;
+    friend class ComponentInstance;
+    // Internal constructor that takes ownership of the value
+    explicit Value(ValueOpaque &inner) : inner(inner) {}
 };
 
 inline Value::Value(const sixtyfps::SharedVector<Value> &array)
@@ -346,4 +349,75 @@ inline void Struct::set_field(std::string_view name, const Value &value)
     cbindgen_private::sixtyfps_interpreter_struct_set_field(&inner, name_view, &value.inner);
 }
 
+class ComponentInstance {
+    cbindgen_private::ComponentInstance inner;
+    ComponentInstance() = delete;
+    ComponentInstance(ComponentInstance &) = delete;
+    ComponentInstance &operator=(ComponentInstance &) = delete;
+public:
+    void show() const;
+    void hide() const;
+    void run() const;
+
+    bool set_property(std::string_view name, const Value &value) const {
+        cbindgen_private::Slice<uint8_t> name_view {
+            const_cast<unsigned char *>(reinterpret_cast<const unsigned char *>(name.data())),
+            name.size()
+        };
+        return cbindgen_private::sixtyfps_interpreter_component_instance_set_property(&inner, name_view, &value.inner);
+    }
+    std::optional<Value> get_property(std::string_view name) const {
+        cbindgen_private::Slice<uint8_t> name_view {
+            const_cast<unsigned char *>(reinterpret_cast<const unsigned char *>(name.data())),
+            name.size()
+        };
+        cbindgen_private::ValueOpaque out;
+        if (cbindgen_private::sixtyfps_interpreter_component_instance_get_property(&inner, name_view, &out)) {
+            return Value(out);
+        } else {
+            return {};
+        }
+    }
+    // FIXME! Slice in public API?  Should be std::span (c++20) or we need to improve the Slice API
+    std::optional<Value> invoke_callback(std::string_view name, Slice<Value> args) const {
+        cbindgen_private::Slice<cbindgen_private::ValueOpaque> args_view {
+            reinterpret_cast<cbindgen_private::ValueOpaque *>(args.ptr),
+            args.len
+        };
+        cbindgen_private::Slice<uint8_t> name_view {
+            const_cast<unsigned char *>(reinterpret_cast<const unsigned char *>(name.data())),
+            name.size()
+        };
+        cbindgen_private::ValueOpaque out;
+        if (cbindgen_private::sixtyfps_interpreter_component_instance_invoke_callback(
+                &inner, name_view, args_view, &out)) {
+            return Value(out);
+        } else {
+            return {};
+        }
+    }
+
+    template<typename F>
+    bool set_callback(std::string_view name, F callback) const {
+        using cbindgen_private::ValueOpaque;
+        cbindgen_private::Slice<uint8_t> name_view {
+            const_cast<unsigned char *>(reinterpret_cast<const unsigned char *>(name.data())),
+            name.size()
+        };
+        auto actual_cb = [](void *data, Slice<ValueOpaque> arg, ValueOpaque *ret) {
+            Slice<Value> args_view {
+                reinterpret_cast<Value*>(arg.ptr),
+                arg.len
+            };
+            Value r = (*reinterpret_cast<F*>(data))(arg);
+            new (ret) Value(std::move(r));
+        };
+        return cbindgen_private::sixtyfps_interpreter_component_instance_set_callback(
+            &inner, name_view, actual_cb,
+            new F(std::move(callback)),
+            [](void *data) { delete reinterpret_cast<F*>(data); });
+    }
+};
+
+
 }