diff --git a/declarative/declarative.pro b/declarative/declarative.pro
index acf1368..dd7c01a 100644
--- a/declarative/declarative.pro
+++ b/declarative/declarative.pro
@@ -15,9 +15,11 @@ CONFIG += plugin
 
 target.path = $$TARGETPATH
 
-HEADERS =  declarativessufeaturemodel.h
+HEADERS =  declarativessufeaturemodel.h \
+           declarativessudeviceinfo.h
 SOURCES += plugin.cpp \
-           declarativessufeaturemodel.cpp
+           declarativessufeaturemodel.cpp \
+           declarativessudeviceinfo.cpp
 
 qmldir.files = qmldir *.qml *.js
 qmldir.path = $$target.path
diff --git a/declarative/declarativessudeviceinfo.cpp b/declarative/declarativessudeviceinfo.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..23c49f5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/declarative/declarativessudeviceinfo.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+/**
+ * @file declarativessufeaturemodel.cpp
+ * @copyright 2016 Jolla Ltd.
+ * @author Martin Jones <martin.jones@jolla.com>
+ * @date 2016
+ */
+
+#include "declarativessudeviceinfo.h"
+
+DeclarativeSsuDeviceInfo::DeclarativeSsuDeviceInfo()
+{
+}
+
+QString DeclarativeSsuDeviceInfo::deviceFamily()
+{
+    return info.deviceFamily();
+}
+
+QString DeclarativeSsuDeviceInfo::deviceVariant(bool fallback)
+{
+    return info.deviceVariant(fallback);
+}
+
+QString DeclarativeSsuDeviceInfo::deviceModel()
+{
+    return info.deviceModel();
+}
+
+QString DeclarativeSsuDeviceInfo::displayName(const int type)
+{
+    return info.displayName(type);
+}
+
diff --git a/declarative/declarativessudeviceinfo.h b/declarative/declarativessudeviceinfo.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8ed6cab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/declarative/declarativessudeviceinfo.h
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+/**
+ * @file declarativessufeaturemodel.h
+ * @copyright 2016 Jolla Ltd.
+ * @author Martin Jones <martin.jones@jolla.com>
+ * @date 2016
+ */
+
+#ifndef _DECLARATIVESSUDEVICEINFO_H
+#define _DECLARATIVESSUDEVICEINFO_H
+
+#include "../libssu/ssudeviceinfo.h"
+
+class DeclarativeSsuDeviceInfo : public QObject
+{
+    Q_OBJECT
+    Q_ENUMS(DisplayType)
+public:
+    /**
+     * A list of types ssu provides shiny values suitable for displaying
+     */
+    enum DisplayType {
+      DeviceManufacturer = Ssu::DeviceManufacturer,  ///< Manufacturer, like ACME Corp. Board mappings key "deviceManufacturer"
+      DeviceModel = Ssu::DeviceModel,                ///< Marketed device name, like Pogoblaster 3000. Board mappings key "prettyModel"
+      DeviceDesignation = Ssu::DeviceDesignation,    ///< Type designation, like NCC-1701. Beard mappings key "deviceDesignation"
+    };
+
+    DeclarativeSsuDeviceInfo();
+
+    /**
+     * Try to find the device family for the system this is running on. This function
+     * temporarily changes the detected model, and therefore should not be used in a
+     * multithreaded environment, unless you like funny results.
+     */
+    Q_INVOKABLE QString deviceFamily();
+    /**
+     * Try to find the device variant for the system this is running on.
+     * If the device is not a variant it will return an empty string. If
+     * fallback is set to true it return the device model in this case.
+     */
+    Q_INVOKABLE QString deviceVariant(bool fallback=false);
+    /**
+     * Try to find out ond what kind of system this is running
+     */
+    Q_INVOKABLE QString deviceModel();
+    /**
+     * Return a string suitable for display in dialogs, ...
+     *
+     * See DeviceTypes for supported types.
+     *
+     * If not configured the model name used by ssu will be returned instead
+     * for product and type.
+     * If no manufacturer is found UNKNOWN is returned.
+     * For an invalid type an empty string is returned.
+     */
+    Q_INVOKABLE QString displayName(const int type);
+
+private:
+    SsuDeviceInfo info;
+};
+
+#endif
+
+
diff --git a/declarative/plugin.cpp b/declarative/plugin.cpp
index 392ec63..e1fa649 100644
--- a/declarative/plugin.cpp
+++ b/declarative/plugin.cpp
@@ -10,6 +10,12 @@
 
 #include <qqml.h>
 #include "declarativessufeaturemodel.h"
+#include "declarativessudeviceinfo.h"
+
+static QObject *device_info_factory(QQmlEngine *, QJSEngine *)
+{
+    return new DeclarativeSsuDeviceInfo;
+}
 
 class NemoSsuPlugin : public QQmlExtensionPlugin
 {
@@ -20,6 +26,7 @@ class NemoSsuPlugin : public QQmlExtensionPlugin
     virtual void registerTypes(const char *)
     {
         qmlRegisterType<DeclarativeSsuFeatureModel>("Nemo.Ssu", 1, 0, "FeatureModel");
+        qmlRegisterSingletonType<DeclarativeSsuDeviceInfo>("Nemo.Ssu", 1, 1, "DeviceInfo", device_info_factory);
     }
 };