diff --git a/cura/Sidebar/SidebarController.py b/cura/Sidebar/SidebarController.py
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+# Copyright (c) 2017 Ultimaker B.V.
+from UM.Logger import Logger
+from UM.PluginRegistry import PluginRegistry
+from UM.Signal import Signal
+from .SidebarView import SidebarView
+from typing import Optional
+
+# The sidebar controller manages available sidebar components and decides which one to display.
+# The cura.qml file uses this controller to repeat over the sidebars and show the active index.
+class SidebarController:
+
+    def __init__(self, application):
+        self._application = application
+        self._sidebar_views = {}
+        self._active_sidebar_view = None
+
+        PluginRegistry.addType("sidebar_view", self.addSidebarView)
+
+    ##  Emitted when the list of views changes.
+    sidebarViewsChanged = Signal()
+
+    ##  Emitted when the active view changes.
+    activeSidebarViewChanged = Signal()
+
+    ##  Get the active application instance.
+    def getApplication(self):
+        return self._application
+
+    ##  Add a sidebar view to the registry.
+    #   It get's a unique name based on the plugin ID.
+    def addSidebarView(self, sidebar_view: SidebarView):
+        name = sidebar_view.getPluginId()
+        if name not in self._sidebar_views:
+            self._sidebar_views[name] = sidebar_view
+            self.sidebarViewsChanged.emit()
+
+    ##  Get a registered sidebar view by name.
+    #   The name is the ID of the plugin that registered the view.
+    def getSidebarView(self, name: str) -> Optional[SidebarView]:
+        try:
+            return self._sidebar_views[name]
+        except KeyError:
+            Logger.log("e", "Unable to find %s in sidebar view list", name)
+            return None
+
+    ##  Change the active sidebar view to one of the registered views.
+    def setActiveSidebarView(self, name: str):
+        print("setting active sidebar view")
diff --git a/cura/SidebarView.py b/cura/Sidebar/SidebarView.py
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rename from cura/SidebarView.py
rename to cura/Sidebar/SidebarView.py
diff --git a/cura/Sidebar/__init__.py b/cura/Sidebar/__init__.py
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