diff --git a/include/openspace/engine/openspaceengine.h b/include/openspace/engine/openspaceengine.h
index a2160a7194..1da8cbc773 100644
--- a/include/openspace/engine/openspaceengine.h
+++ b/include/openspace/engine/openspaceengine.h
@@ -57,10 +57,14 @@ namespace scripting {
 	class ScriptEngine;
 }
     
-namespace network{
+namespace network {
     class ParallelConnection;
 }
-
+    
+namespace properties {
+    class PropertyOwner;
+}
+    
 class OpenSpaceEngine {
 public:
     static bool create(int argc, char** argv, std::vector<std::string>& sgctArguments);
@@ -84,6 +88,7 @@ public:
 	LuaConsole* console();
     ModuleEngine* moduleEngine();
     network::ParallelConnection* parallelConnection();
+    properties::PropertyOwner* globalPropertyOwner();
 
 	gui::GUI* gui();
 
@@ -132,6 +137,9 @@ private:
     ModuleEngine* _moduleEngine;
     gui::GUI* _gui;
     network::ParallelConnection* _parallelConnection;
+    
+    properties::PropertyOwner* _globalPropertyNamespace;
+    
 	bool _isMaster;
     double _runTime;
 
diff --git a/include/openspace/interaction/interactionhandler.h b/include/openspace/interaction/interactionhandler.h
index c0c0ecc12e..52948cfe87 100644
--- a/include/openspace/interaction/interactionhandler.h
+++ b/include/openspace/interaction/interactionhandler.h
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ class SceneGraphNode;
 
 namespace interaction {
 
-    class InteractionHandler : public properties::PropertyOwner{
+class InteractionHandler : public properties::PropertyOwner {
 public:
     InteractionHandler();
 
diff --git a/src/engine/openspaceengine.cpp b/src/engine/openspaceengine.cpp
index 2c2abf44c1..38a1b2a15d 100644
--- a/src/engine/openspaceengine.cpp
+++ b/src/engine/openspaceengine.cpp
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
 #include <openspace/interaction/luaconsole.h>
 #include <openspace/interaction/mousecontroller.h>
 #include <openspace/network/networkengine.h>
+#include <openspace/properties/propertyowner.h>
 #include <openspace/rendering/renderengine.h>
 #include <openspace/scripting/scriptengine.h>
 #include <openspace/scene/scene.h>
@@ -110,11 +111,14 @@ OpenSpaceEngine::OpenSpaceEngine(std::string programName)
     , _console(new LuaConsole)
     , _moduleEngine(new ModuleEngine)
     , _gui(new gui::GUI)
+    , _parallelConnection(new network::ParallelConnection)
+    , _globalPropertyNamespace(new properties::PropertyOwner)
 	, _isMaster(false)
     , _runTime(0.0)
     , _syncBuffer(nullptr)
-    , _parallelConnection(new network::ParallelConnection)
 {
+    _globalPropertyNamespace->setName("Global");
+    _interactionHandler->setPropertyOwner(_globalPropertyNamespace);
     FactoryManager::initialize();
     SpiceManager::initialize();
     Time::initialize();
@@ -818,5 +822,10 @@ network::ParallelConnection* OpenSpaceEngine::parallelConnection() {
     ghoul_assert(_parallelConnection != nullptr, "ParallelConnection is nullptr");
     return _parallelConnection;
 }
+    
+properties::PropertyOwner* OpenSpaceEngine::globalPropertyOwner() {
+    ghoul_assert(_globalPropertyNamespace, "Global Property Namespace");
+    return _globalPropertyNamespace;
+}
 
 }  // namespace openspace
diff --git a/src/interaction/interactionhandler.cpp b/src/interaction/interactionhandler.cpp
index 8b8745d55b..d72e95c7e7 100644
--- a/src/interaction/interactionhandler.cpp
+++ b/src/interaction/interactionhandler.cpp
@@ -245,7 +245,8 @@ namespace openspace {
 namespace interaction {
 
 InteractionHandler::InteractionHandler()
-	: _camera(nullptr)
+    : properties::PropertyOwner()
+	, _camera(nullptr)
 	, _focusNode(nullptr)
     , _deltaTime(0.0)
     , _validKeyLua(false)
@@ -257,6 +258,7 @@ InteractionHandler::InteractionHandler()
 	, _currentKeyframeTime(-1.0)
     , _origin("origin", "Origin", "")
 {
+    setName("Interaction");
     
     addProperty(_origin);
     _origin.onChange([this](){
diff --git a/src/query/query.cpp b/src/query/query.cpp
index a2443091f7..f0fa4a087e 100644
--- a/src/query/query.cpp
+++ b/src/query/query.cpp
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/*****************************************************************************************
+ /*****************************************************************************************
  *                                                                                       *
  * OpenSpace                                                                             *
  *                                                                                       *
@@ -52,37 +52,32 @@ Renderable* renderable(const std::string& name) {
 }
 
 properties::Property* property(const std::string& uri) {
-    // The URI consists of the following form at this stage:
-    // <node name>.{<property owner>.}^(0..n)<property id>
-    
-    const size_t nodeNameSeparator = uri.find(properties::PropertyOwner::URISeparator);
-    if (nodeNameSeparator == std::string::npos) {
-        LERROR("Malformed URI '" << uri << "': At least one '" << nodeNameSeparator
-               << "' separator must be present.");
-        return nullptr;
+    properties::Property* globalProp = OsEng.globalPropertyOwner()->property(uri);
+    if (globalProp) {
+        return globalProp;
     }
-    const std::string nodeName = uri.substr(0, nodeNameSeparator);
-    const std::string remainingUri = uri.substr(nodeNameSeparator + 1);
-
-    if (nodeName == "Interaction") {
-        properties::Property* p = OsEng.interactionHandler()->property(remainingUri);
+    else {
+        // The URI consists of the following form at this stage:
+        // <node name>.{<property owner>.}^(0..n)<property id>
         
-        if (!p) {
+        const size_t nodeNameSeparator = uri.find(properties::PropertyOwner::URISeparator);
+        if (nodeNameSeparator == std::string::npos) {
+            LERROR("Malformed URI '" << uri << "': At least one '" << nodeNameSeparator
+                   << "' separator must be present.");
+            return nullptr;
+        }
+        const std::string nodeName = uri.substr(0, nodeNameSeparator);
+        const std::string remainingUri = uri.substr(nodeNameSeparator + 1);
+
+        SceneGraphNode* node = sceneGraphNode(nodeName);
+        if (!node) {
             LERROR("Node '" << nodeName << "' did not exist");
             return nullptr;
         }
-        else
-            return p;
+        
+        properties::Property* property = node->property(remainingUri);
+        return property;
     }
-    
-    SceneGraphNode* node = sceneGraphNode(nodeName);
-    if (!node) {
-        LERROR("Node '" << nodeName << "' did not exist");
-        return nullptr;
-    }
-    
-    properties::Property* property = node->property(remainingUri);
-    return property;
 }
 
 }  // namespace