diff --git a/src/libcalamaresui/modulesystem/ModuleManager.cpp b/src/libcalamaresui/modulesystem/ModuleManager.cpp
index b20a1b3ad..57ba12db8 100644
--- a/src/libcalamaresui/modulesystem/ModuleManager.cpp
+++ b/src/libcalamaresui/modulesystem/ModuleManager.cpp
@@ -32,11 +32,24 @@
 namespace Calamares
 {
 
+
+ModuleManager* ModuleManager::s_instance = nullptr;
+
+
+ModuleManager*
+ModuleManager::instance()
+{
+    return s_instance;
+}
+
+
 ModuleManager::ModuleManager( const QStringList& paths, QObject* parent )
     : QObject( parent )
     , m_paths( paths )
     , m_lastPhaseLoaded( Phase_NULL )
 {
+    Q_ASSERT( !s_instance );
+    s_instance = this;
 }
 
 ModuleManager::~ModuleManager()
diff --git a/src/libcalamaresui/modulesystem/ModuleManager.h b/src/libcalamaresui/modulesystem/ModuleManager.h
index 2701c9c08..d2e36faea 100644
--- a/src/libcalamaresui/modulesystem/ModuleManager.h
+++ b/src/libcalamaresui/modulesystem/ModuleManager.h
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ public:
     explicit ModuleManager( const QStringList& paths, QObject* parent = nullptr );
     virtual ~ModuleManager();
 
+    static ModuleManager* instance();
+
     /**
      * @brief init goes through the module search directories and gets a list of
      * modules available for loading, along with their metadata.
@@ -64,10 +66,10 @@ private:
     void checkDependencies();
 
     QMap< QString, Module* > m_availableModules;
-
     QStringList m_paths;
-
     Phase m_lastPhaseLoaded;
+
+    static ModuleManager* s_instance;
 };
 
 }