diff --git a/src/modules/packagechooser/CMakeLists.txt b/src/modules/packagechooser/CMakeLists.txt
index ad9cc8527..e6c2c5b1d 100644
--- a/src/modules/packagechooser/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/modules/packagechooser/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ calamares_add_plugin( packagechooser
     TYPE viewmodule
     EXPORT_MACRO PLUGINDLLEXPORT_PRO
     SOURCES
+        Config.cpp
         PackageChooserPage.cpp
         PackageChooserViewStep.cpp
         PackageModel.cpp
diff --git a/src/modules/packagechooser/Config.cpp b/src/modules/packagechooser/Config.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..aa383d3c8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/modules/packagechooser/Config.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,170 @@
+/* === This file is part of Calamares - <https://calamares.io> ===
+ *
+ *   SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2021 Adriaan de Groot <groot@kde.org>
+ *   SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
+ *
+ *   Calamares is Free Software: see the License-Identifier above.
+ *
+ */
+
+#include "Config.h"
+
+#ifdef HAVE_XML
+#include "ItemAppData.h"
+#endif
+
+#include "GlobalStorage.h"
+#include "JobQueue.h"
+#include "utils/Logger.h"
+#include "utils/Variant.h"
+
+
+Config::Config( const QString& defaultId, QObject* parent )
+    : Calamares::ModuleSystem::Config( parent )
+    , m_model( new PackageListModel( this ) )
+    , m_mode( PackageChooserMode::Required )
+    , m_defaultId( defaultId )
+{
+}
+
+Config::~Config() {}
+
+const PackageItem&
+Config::introductionPackage() const
+{
+    for ( int i = 0; i < m_model->packageCount(); ++i )
+    {
+        const auto& package = m_model->packageData( i );
+        if ( package.isNonePackage() )
+        {
+            return package;
+        }
+    }
+
+    static PackageItem* defaultIntroduction = nullptr;
+    if ( !defaultIntroduction )
+    {
+        defaultIntroduction = new PackageItem(
+            QString(),
+            QT_TR_NOOP( "Package Selection" ),
+            QT_TR_NOOP( "Please pick a product from the list. The selected product will be installed." ) );
+        defaultIntroduction->screenshot = QPixmap( QStringLiteral( ":/images/no-selection.png" ) );
+        // TODO: enable better translation
+        // defaultIntroduction->name.setContext( metaObject()->className() );
+        // defaultIntroduction->description.setContext( metaObject()->className() );
+    }
+    return *defaultIntroduction;
+}
+
+void
+Config::updateGlobalStorage( const QStringList& selected ) const
+{
+    QString key = QStringLiteral( "packagechooser_%1" ).arg( m_id );
+    QString value = selected.join( ',' );
+    Calamares::JobQueue::instance()->globalStorage()->insert( key, value );
+
+    cDebug() << "PackageChooser" << key << "selected" << value;
+}
+
+
+static void
+fillModel( PackageListModel* model, const QVariantList& items )
+{
+    if ( items.isEmpty() )
+    {
+        cWarning() << "No *items* for PackageChooser module.";
+        return;
+    }
+
+#ifdef HAVE_APPSTREAM
+    std::unique_ptr< AppStream::Pool > pool;
+    bool poolOk = false;
+#endif
+
+    cDebug() << "Loading PackageChooser model items from config";
+    int item_index = 0;
+    for ( const auto& item_it : items )
+    {
+        ++item_index;
+        QVariantMap item_map = item_it.toMap();
+        if ( item_map.isEmpty() )
+        {
+            cWarning() << "PackageChooser entry" << item_index << "is not valid.";
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        if ( item_map.contains( "appdata" ) )
+        {
+#ifdef HAVE_XML
+            model->addPackage( fromAppData( item_map ) );
+#else
+            cWarning() << "Loading AppData XML is not supported.";
+#endif
+        }
+        else if ( item_map.contains( "appstream" ) )
+        {
+#ifdef HAVE_APPSTREAM
+            if ( !pool )
+            {
+                pool = std::make_unique< AppStream::Pool >();
+                pool->setLocale( QStringLiteral( "ALL" ) );
+                poolOk = pool->load();
+            }
+            if ( pool && poolOk )
+            {
+                model->addPackage( fromAppStream( *pool, item_map ) );
+            }
+#else
+            cWarning() << "Loading AppStream data is not supported.";
+#endif
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            model->addPackage( PackageItem( item_map ) );
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+void
+Config::setConfigurationMap( const QVariantMap& configurationMap )
+{
+    QString mode = CalamaresUtils::getString( configurationMap, "mode" );
+    bool mode_ok = false;
+    if ( !mode.isEmpty() )
+    {
+        m_mode = packageChooserModeNames().find( mode, mode_ok );
+    }
+    if ( !mode_ok )
+    {
+        m_mode = PackageChooserMode::Required;
+    }
+
+    m_id = CalamaresUtils::getString( configurationMap, "id" );
+    if ( m_id.isEmpty() )
+    {
+        m_id = m_defaultId;
+    }
+
+    m_defaultModelIndex = QModelIndex();
+    if ( configurationMap.contains( "items" ) )
+    {
+        fillModel( m_model, configurationMap.value( "items" ).toList() );
+    }
+
+    QString default_item_id = CalamaresUtils::getString( configurationMap, "default" );
+    // find default item
+    if ( !default_item_id.isEmpty() )
+    {
+        for ( int item_n = 0; item_n < m_model->packageCount(); ++item_n )
+        {
+            QModelIndex item_idx = m_model->index( item_n, 0 );
+            QVariant item_id = m_model->data( item_idx, PackageListModel::IdRole );
+
+            if ( item_id.toString() == default_item_id )
+            {
+                m_defaultModelIndex = item_idx;
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/modules/packagechooser/Config.h b/src/modules/packagechooser/Config.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6a65c8788
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/modules/packagechooser/Config.h
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+/* === This file is part of Calamares - <https://calamares.io> ===
+ *
+ *   SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2021 Adriaan de Groot <groot@kde.org>
+ *   SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
+ *
+ *   Calamares is Free Software: see the License-Identifier above.
+ *
+ */
+
+#ifndef PACKAGECHOOSER_CONFIG_H
+#define PACKAGECHOOSER_CONFIG_H
+
+#include "PackageModel.h"
+
+#include "modulesystem/Config.h"
+
+#include <memory>
+
+class Config : public Calamares::ModuleSystem::Config
+{
+    Q_OBJECT
+
+public:
+    Config( const QString& defaultId, QObject* parent = nullptr );
+    ~Config() override;
+
+    void setConfigurationMap( const QVariantMap& ) override;
+
+    PackageChooserMode mode() const { return m_mode; }
+    PackageListModel* model() const { return m_model; }
+    QModelIndex defaultSelectionIndex() const { return m_defaultModelIndex; }
+
+    /** @brief Returns an "introductory package" which describes packagechooser
+     *
+     * If the model contains a "none" package, returns that one on
+     * the assumption that it is one to describe the whole; otherwise
+     * returns a totally generic description.
+     */
+    const PackageItem& introductionPackage() const;
+
+    /** @brief Write selection to global storage
+     *
+     * Updates the GS keys for this packagechooser, marking all
+     * (and only) the packages in @p selected as selected.
+     */
+    void updateGlobalStorage( const QStringList& selected ) const;
+    /// As updateGlobalStorage() with an empty selection list
+    void updateGlobalStorage() const { updateGlobalStorage( QStringList() ); }
+
+private:
+    PackageListModel* m_model = nullptr;
+    QModelIndex m_defaultModelIndex;
+
+    // Configuration
+    PackageChooserMode m_mode = PackageChooserMode::Optional;
+    QString m_id;
+    QString m_defaultId;
+};
+
+
+#endif
diff --git a/src/modules/packagechooser/PackageChooserViewStep.cpp b/src/modules/packagechooser/PackageChooserViewStep.cpp
index d576f2753..05d0d3cfd 100644
--- a/src/modules/packagechooser/PackageChooserViewStep.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/packagechooser/PackageChooserViewStep.cpp
@@ -9,20 +9,22 @@
 
 #include "PackageChooserViewStep.h"
 
+#include "Config.h"
+#include "PackageChooserPage.h"
+#include "PackageModel.h"
+
 #ifdef HAVE_XML
 #include "ItemAppData.h"
 #endif
+
 #ifdef HAVE_APPSTREAM
 #include "ItemAppStream.h"
 #include <AppStreamQt/pool.h>
 #include <memory>
 #endif
-#include "PackageChooserPage.h"
-#include "PackageModel.h"
 
 #include "GlobalStorage.h"
 #include "JobQueue.h"
-
 #include "locale/TranslatableConfiguration.h"
 #include "utils/CalamaresUtilsSystem.h"
 #include "utils/Logger.h"
@@ -35,9 +37,8 @@ CALAMARES_PLUGIN_FACTORY_DEFINITION( PackageChooserViewStepFactory, registerPlug
 
 PackageChooserViewStep::PackageChooserViewStep( QObject* parent )
     : Calamares::ViewStep( parent )
+    , m_config( new Config( moduleInstanceKey().id(), this ) )
     , m_widget( nullptr )
-    , m_model( nullptr )
-    , m_mode( PackageChooserMode::Required )
     , m_stepName( nullptr )
 {
     emit nextStatusChanged( false );
@@ -50,7 +51,6 @@ PackageChooserViewStep::~PackageChooserViewStep()
     {
         m_widget->deleteLater();
     }
-    delete m_model;
     delete m_stepName;
 }
 
@@ -67,19 +67,10 @@ PackageChooserViewStep::widget()
 {
     if ( !m_widget )
     {
-        m_widget = new PackageChooserPage( m_mode, nullptr );
+        m_widget = new PackageChooserPage( m_config->mode(), nullptr );
         connect( m_widget, &PackageChooserPage::selectionChanged, [=]() {
             emit nextStatusChanged( this->isNextEnabled() );
         } );
-
-        if ( m_model )
-        {
-            hookupModel();
-        }
-        else
-        {
-            cWarning() << "PackageChooser Widget created before model.";
-        }
     }
     return m_widget;
 }
@@ -88,18 +79,13 @@ PackageChooserViewStep::widget()
 bool
 PackageChooserViewStep::isNextEnabled() const
 {
-    if ( !m_model )
-    {
-        return false;
-    }
-
     if ( !m_widget )
     {
         // No way to have changed anything
         return true;
     }
 
-    switch ( m_mode )
+    switch ( m_config->mode() )
     {
     case PackageChooserMode::Optional:
     case PackageChooserMode::OptionalMultiple:
@@ -139,22 +125,14 @@ PackageChooserViewStep::onActivate()
 {
     if ( !m_widget->hasSelection() )
     {
-        m_widget->setSelection( m_defaultIdx );
+        m_widget->setSelection( m_config->defaultSelectionIndex() );
     }
 }
 
 void
 PackageChooserViewStep::onLeave()
 {
-    QString key = QStringLiteral( "packagechooser_%1" ).arg( m_id );
-    QString value;
-    if ( m_widget->hasSelection() )
-    {
-        value = m_widget->selectedPackageIds().join( ',' );
-    }
-    Calamares::JobQueue::instance()->globalStorage()->insert( key, value );
-
-    cDebug() << "PackageChooser" << key << "selected" << value;
+    m_config->updateGlobalStorage( m_widget->selectedPackageIds() );
 }
 
 Calamares::JobList
@@ -167,23 +145,7 @@ PackageChooserViewStep::jobs() const
 void
 PackageChooserViewStep::setConfigurationMap( const QVariantMap& configurationMap )
 {
-    QString mode = CalamaresUtils::getString( configurationMap, "mode" );
-    bool mode_ok = false;
-    if ( !mode.isEmpty() )
-    {
-        m_mode = roleNames().find( mode, mode_ok );
-    }
-    if ( !mode_ok )
-    {
-        m_mode = PackageChooserMode::Required;
-    }
-
-    m_id = CalamaresUtils::getString( configurationMap, "id" );
-    if ( m_id.isEmpty() )
-    {
-        // Not set, so use the instance id
-        m_id = moduleInstanceKey().id();
-    }
+    m_config->setConfigurationMap( configurationMap );
 
     bool labels_ok = false;
     auto labels = CalamaresUtils::getSubMap( configurationMap, "labels", labels_ok );
@@ -195,117 +157,22 @@ PackageChooserViewStep::setConfigurationMap( const QVariantMap& configurationMap
         }
     }
 
-    QString default_item_id = CalamaresUtils::getString( configurationMap, "default" );
-    m_defaultIdx = QModelIndex();
-
-    bool first_time = !m_model;
-    if ( configurationMap.contains( "items" ) )
-    {
-        fillModel( configurationMap.value( "items" ).toList() );
-    }
-
-    if ( first_time && m_widget && m_model )
+    if ( m_widget )
     {
         hookupModel();
     }
-
-    // find default item
-    if ( first_time && m_model && !default_item_id.isEmpty() )
-    {
-        for ( int item_n = 0; item_n < m_model->packageCount(); ++item_n )
-        {
-            QModelIndex item_idx = m_model->index( item_n, 0 );
-            QVariant item_id = m_model->data( item_idx, PackageListModel::IdRole );
-
-            if ( item_id.toString() == default_item_id )
-            {
-                m_defaultIdx = item_idx;
-                break;
-            }
-        }
-    }
 }
 
-void
-PackageChooserViewStep::fillModel( const QVariantList& items )
-{
-    if ( !m_model )
-    {
-        m_model = new PackageListModel( nullptr );
-    }
-
-    if ( items.isEmpty() )
-    {
-        cWarning() << "No *items* for PackageChooser module.";
-        return;
-    }
-
-#ifdef HAVE_APPSTREAM
-    std::unique_ptr< AppStream::Pool > pool;
-    bool poolOk = false;
-#endif
-
-    cDebug() << "Loading PackageChooser model items from config";
-    int item_index = 0;
-    for ( const auto& item_it : items )
-    {
-        ++item_index;
-        QVariantMap item_map = item_it.toMap();
-        if ( item_map.isEmpty() )
-        {
-            cWarning() << "PackageChooser entry" << item_index << "is not valid.";
-            continue;
-        }
-
-        if ( item_map.contains( "appdata" ) )
-        {
-#ifdef HAVE_XML
-            m_model->addPackage( fromAppData( item_map ) );
-#else
-            cWarning() << "Loading AppData XML is not supported.";
-#endif
-        }
-        else if ( item_map.contains( "appstream" ) )
-        {
-#ifdef HAVE_APPSTREAM
-            if ( !pool )
-            {
-                pool = std::make_unique< AppStream::Pool >();
-                pool->setLocale( QStringLiteral( "ALL" ) );
-                poolOk = pool->load();
-            }
-            if ( pool && poolOk )
-            {
-                m_model->addPackage( fromAppStream( *pool, item_map ) );
-            }
-#else
-            cWarning() << "Loading AppStream data is not supported.";
-#endif
-        }
-        else
-        {
-            m_model->addPackage( PackageItem( item_map ) );
-        }
-    }
-}
 
 void
 PackageChooserViewStep::hookupModel()
 {
-    if ( !m_model || !m_widget )
+    if ( !m_config->model() || !m_widget )
     {
         cError() << "Can't hook up model until widget and model both exist.";
         return;
     }
 
-    m_widget->setModel( m_model );
-    for ( int i = 0; i < m_model->packageCount(); ++i )
-    {
-        const auto& package = m_model->packageData( i );
-        if ( package.id.isEmpty() )
-        {
-            m_widget->setIntroduction( package );
-            break;
-        }
-    }
+    m_widget->setModel( m_config->model() );
+    m_widget->setIntroduction( m_config->introductionPackage() );
 }
diff --git a/src/modules/packagechooser/PackageChooserViewStep.h b/src/modules/packagechooser/PackageChooserViewStep.h
index 9dfd2bdee..7561f2bd7 100644
--- a/src/modules/packagechooser/PackageChooserViewStep.h
+++ b/src/modules/packagechooser/PackageChooserViewStep.h
@@ -15,12 +15,9 @@
 #include "utils/PluginFactory.h"
 #include "viewpages/ViewStep.h"
 
-#include "PackageModel.h"
-
-#include <QObject>
-#include <QUrl>
 #include <QVariantMap>
 
+class Config;
 class PackageChooserPage;
 
 class PLUGINDLLEXPORT PackageChooserViewStep : public Calamares::ViewStep
@@ -49,17 +46,11 @@ public:
     void setConfigurationMap( const QVariantMap& configurationMap ) override;
 
 private:
-    void fillModel( const QVariantList& items );
     void hookupModel();
 
+    Config* m_config;
     PackageChooserPage* m_widget;
-    PackageListModel* m_model;
-
-    // Configuration
-    PackageChooserMode m_mode;
-    QString m_id;
     CalamaresUtils::Locale::TranslatedString* m_stepName;  // As it appears in the sidebar
-    QModelIndex m_defaultIdx;
 };
 
 CALAMARES_PLUGIN_FACTORY_DECLARATION( PackageChooserViewStepFactory )
diff --git a/src/modules/packagechooser/PackageModel.cpp b/src/modules/packagechooser/PackageModel.cpp
index bb48ab888..f1c8b3056 100644
--- a/src/modules/packagechooser/PackageModel.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/packagechooser/PackageModel.cpp
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 #include "utils/Variant.h"
 
 const NamedEnumTable< PackageChooserMode >&
-roleNames()
+packageChooserModeNames()
 {
     static const NamedEnumTable< PackageChooserMode > names {
         { "optional", PackageChooserMode::Optional },
diff --git a/src/modules/packagechooser/PackageModel.h b/src/modules/packagechooser/PackageModel.h
index fc1d787f1..0ced3ffb3 100644
--- a/src/modules/packagechooser/PackageModel.h
+++ b/src/modules/packagechooser/PackageModel.h
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ enum class PackageChooserMode
     RequiredMultiple  // one or more
 };
 
-const NamedEnumTable< PackageChooserMode >& roleNames();
+const NamedEnumTable< PackageChooserMode >& packageChooserModeNames();
 
 struct PackageItem
 {