diff --git a/include/openspace/performance/performancehelper.h b/include/openspace/performance/performancehelper.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a97f35b049
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/openspace/performance/performancehelper.h
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+/*****************************************************************************************
+ *                                                                                       *
+ * OpenSpace                                                                             *
+ *                                                                                       *
+ * Copyright (c) 2014-2016                                                               *
+ *                                                                                       *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this  *
+ * software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software *
+ * without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify,    *
+ * merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to    *
+ * permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following   *
+ * conditions:                                                                           *
+ *                                                                                       *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies *
+ * or substantial portions of the Software.                                              *
+ *                                                                                       *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED,   *
+ * INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A         *
+ * PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT    *
+ * HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF  *
+ * CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE  *
+ * OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.                                         *
+ ****************************************************************************************/
+
+#ifndef __PERFORMANCEHELPER_H__
+#define __PERFORMANCEHELPER_H__
+
+
+} // namespace performance
+} // namespace openspace
+
+#endif // __PERFORMANCEHELPER_H__
diff --git a/include/openspace/rendering/renderengine.h b/include/openspace/rendering/renderengine.h
index 5ff6bfadd6..14c666eda7 100644
--- a/include/openspace/rendering/renderengine.h
+++ b/include/openspace/rendering/renderengine.h
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ public:
     // Performance measurements
     void setPerformanceMeasurements(bool performanceMeasurements);
     bool doesPerformanceMeasurements() const;
+    performance::PerformanceManager* performanceManager();
 
     void serialize(SyncBuffer* syncBuffer);
     void deserialize(SyncBuffer* syncBuffer);
diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index b0169dc3c7..a9d1bf1732 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ set(OPENSPACE_SOURCE
     ${OPENSPACE_BASE_DIR}/src/network/networkengine.cpp
     ${OPENSPACE_BASE_DIR}/src/network/parallelconnection.cpp
     ${OPENSPACE_BASE_DIR}/src/network/parallelconnection_lua.inl
+    ${OPENSPACE_BASE_DIR}/src/performance/performancehelper.cpp
     ${OPENSPACE_BASE_DIR}/src/performance/performancelayout.cpp
     ${OPENSPACE_BASE_DIR}/src/performance/performancemanager.cpp
     ${OPENSPACE_BASE_DIR}/src/properties/matrixproperty.cpp
@@ -121,6 +122,7 @@ set(OPENSPACE_HEADER
     ${OPENSPACE_BASE_DIR}/include/openspace/network/networkengine.h
     ${OPENSPACE_BASE_DIR}/include/openspace/network/parallelconnection.h
     ${OPENSPACE_BASE_DIR}/include/openspace/network/messagestructures.h
+    ${OPENSPACE_BASE_DIR}/include/openspace/performance/performancehelper.h
     ${OPENSPACE_BASE_DIR}/include/openspace/performance/performancelayout.h
     ${OPENSPACE_BASE_DIR}/include/openspace/performance/performancemanager.h
     ${OPENSPACE_BASE_DIR}/include/openspace/properties/matrixproperty.h
diff --git a/src/performance/performancehelper.cpp b/src/performance/performancehelper.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..dad5936285
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/performance/performancehelper.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+/*****************************************************************************************
+ *                                                                                       *
+ * OpenSpace                                                                             *
+ *                                                                                       *
+ * Copyright (c) 2014-2016                                                               *
+ *                                                                                       *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this  *
+ * software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software *
+ * without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify,    *
+ * merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to    *
+ * permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following   *
+ * conditions:                                                                           *
+ *                                                                                       *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies *
+ * or substantial portions of the Software.                                              *
+ *                                                                                       *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED,   *
+ * INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A         *
+ * PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT    *
+ * HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF  *
+ * CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE  *
+ * OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.                                         *
+ ****************************************************************************************/
+
+#include <openspace/performance/performancehelper.h>
+
+namespace openspace {
+namespace performance {
+
+
+} // namespace performance
+} // namespace openspace
diff --git a/src/rendering/renderengine.cpp b/src/rendering/renderengine.cpp
index fad8d2131e..6fe69e311e 100644
--- a/src/rendering/renderengine.cpp
+++ b/src/rendering/renderengine.cpp
@@ -720,6 +720,10 @@ bool RenderEngine::doesPerformanceMeasurements() const {
     return _performanceManager != nullptr;
 }
 
+performance::PerformanceManager* RenderEngine::performanceManager() {
+    return _performanceManager.get();
+}
+
 // This method is temporary and will be removed once the scalegraph is in effect ---abock
 void RenderEngine::changeViewPoint(std::string origin) {
     SceneGraphNode* solarSystemBarycenterNode = scene()->sceneGraphNode("SolarSystemBarycenter");