diff --git a/src/libcalamares/Settings.cpp b/src/libcalamares/Settings.cpp
index 4dc165679..7e1c15e30 100644
--- a/src/libcalamares/Settings.cpp
+++ b/src/libcalamares/Settings.cpp
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ InstanceDescription::InstanceDescription( const QVariantMap& m )
     : module( m.value( "module" ).toString() )
     , id( m.value( "id" ).toString() )
     , config( m.value( "config" ).toString() )
+    , weight( m.value( "weight" ).toInt() )
 {
     if ( id.isEmpty() )
     {
@@ -84,6 +85,8 @@ InstanceDescription::InstanceDescription( const QVariantMap& m )
     {
         config = module + QStringLiteral( ".conf" );
     }
+
+    weight = qBound( 1, weight, 100 );
 }
 
 Settings* Settings::s_instance = nullptr;
diff --git a/src/libcalamares/Settings.h b/src/libcalamares/Settings.h
index ce9d158e3..94474c09c 100644
--- a/src/libcalamares/Settings.h
+++ b/src/libcalamares/Settings.h
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ struct DLLEXPORT InstanceDescription
     QString module;  ///< Module name (e.g. "welcome")
     QString id;  ///< Id, to distinguish multiple instances (e.g. "one", for "welcome@one")
     QString config;  ///< Config-file name (for multiple instances)
+    int weight;
 };
 
 class DLLEXPORT Settings : public QObject