diff --git a/src/nimqml.nim b/src/nimqml.nim
index 033fe9b..013e606 100644
--- a/src/nimqml.nim
+++ b/src/nimqml.nim
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ include "nimqml/private/qabstracttablemodel.nim"
 include "nimqml/private/qresource.nim"
 include "nimqml/private/qdeclarative.nim"
 include "nimqml/private/nimqmlmacros.nim"
+include "nimqml/private/singleinstance.nim"
 
 
 proc signal_handler*(receiver: pointer, signal: cstring, slot: cstring) =
diff --git a/src/nimqml/private/dotherside.nim b/src/nimqml/private/dotherside.nim
index 2beb56a..1098380 100644
--- a/src/nimqml/private/dotherside.nim
+++ b/src/nimqml/private/dotherside.nim
@@ -332,3 +332,8 @@ proc dos_escape_html(input: cstring): cstring {.cdecl, dynlib: dynLibName, impor
 proc dos_qurl_fromUserInput(input: cstring): cstring {.cdecl, dynlib: dynLibName, importc.}
 proc dos_qurl_host(host: cstring): cstring {.cdecl, dynlib: dynLibName, importc.}
 proc dos_qurl_replaceHostAndAddPath(url: cstring, newScheme: cstring, newHost: cstring, pathPrefix: cstring): cstring {.cdecl, dynlib: dynLibName, importc.}
+
+# SingleInstance
+proc dos_singleinstance_create(uniqueName: cstring): DosQObject {.cdecl, dynlib: dynLibName, importc.}
+proc dos_singleinstance_isfirst(vptr: DosQObject): bool {.cdecl, dynlib: dynLibName, importc.}
+proc dos_singleinstance_delete(vptr: DosQObject) {.cdecl, dynlib: dynLibName, importc.}
diff --git a/src/nimqml/private/nimqmltypes.nim b/src/nimqml/private/nimqmltypes.nim
index 5950a7c..142d3c5 100644
--- a/src/nimqml/private/nimqmltypes.nim
+++ b/src/nimqml/private/nimqmltypes.nim
@@ -130,5 +130,7 @@ type
     Take,                   # The ownership is passed to the wrapper
     Clone                   # The node should be cloned
 
+  SingleInstance* = ref object of QObject
+
 const
   UserRole* = 0x100
diff --git a/src/nimqml/private/singleinstance.nim b/src/nimqml/private/singleinstance.nim
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9c75059
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/nimqml/private/singleinstance.nim
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+proc setup*(self: SingleInstance, uniqueName: string) =
+  ## Setup a new SingleInstance
+  self.vptr = dos_singleinstance_create(uniqueName)
+
+proc delete*(self: SingleInstance) =
+  ## Delete the given SingleInstance
+  if self.vptr.isNil:
+    return
+  dos_singleinstance_delete(self.vptr)
+  self.vptr.resetToNil
+
+proc newSingleInstance*(uniqueName: string): SingleInstance =
+  new(result, delete)
+  result.setup(uniqueName)
+
+proc secondInstance*(self: SingleInstance): bool =
+  return not dos_singleinstance_isfirst(self.vptr)