diff --git a/docs/icinga2-config.txt b/docs/icinga2-config.txt
index 70cdd2288..8873a0620 100644
--- a/docs/icinga2-config.txt
+++ b/docs/icinga2-config.txt
@@ -312,6 +312,20 @@ Example:
 
 NOTE: Wildcard includes are not currently implemented.
 
+Library directive
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+The "#library" directive can be used to manually load additional libraries.
+Upon loading these libraries may provide additional classes or methods.
+
+Example:
+
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+#library "snmphelper"
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+NOTE: The "icinga" library is automatically loaded by Icinga.
+
 Configuration Objects
 ---------------------
 
diff --git a/icinga-app/Makefile.am b/icinga-app/Makefile.am
index 813af82a7..9665a9f58 100644
--- a/icinga-app/Makefile.am
+++ b/icinga-app/Makefile.am
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ icinga2_LDADD = \
 	${top_builddir}/lib/base/libbase.la \
 	${top_builddir}/lib/config/libconfig.la \
 	${top_builddir}/lib/remoting/libremoting.la \
-	${top_builddir}/lib/icinga/libicinga.la \
+	-dlopen ${top_builddir}/lib/icinga/libicinga.la \
 	-dlopen ${top_builddir}/components/checker/checker.la \
 	-dlopen ${top_builddir}/components/replication/replication.la \
 	-dlopen ${top_builddir}/components/compat/compat.la \
diff --git a/icinga-app/icinga.cpp b/icinga-app/icinga.cpp
index 8402df55f..74b8500ec 100644
--- a/icinga-app/icinga.cpp
+++ b/icinga-app/icinga.cpp
@@ -140,6 +140,8 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 
 	Component::AddSearchDir(Application::GetPkgLibDir());
 
+	Utility::LoadIcingaLibrary("icinga", false);
+
 	try {
 		DynamicObject::BeginTx();
 
diff --git a/lib/base/application.cpp b/lib/base/application.cpp
index 23dac5ed9..dcf4b2e2d 100644
--- a/lib/base/application.cpp
+++ b/lib/base/application.cpp
@@ -19,10 +19,6 @@
 
 #include "i2-base.h"
 
-#ifndef _WIN32
-#	include <ltdl.h>
-#endif /* _WIN32 */
-
 using namespace icinga;
 
 Application *Application::m_Instance = NULL;
diff --git a/lib/base/component.cpp b/lib/base/component.cpp
index cf8413e7b..928cca446 100644
--- a/lib/base/component.cpp
+++ b/lib/base/component.cpp
@@ -18,9 +18,6 @@
  ******************************************************************************/
 
 #include "i2-base.h"
-#ifndef _WIN32
-#	include <ltdl.h>
-#endif /* _WIN32 */
 
 using namespace icinga;
 
@@ -37,27 +34,16 @@ Component::Component(const Dictionary::Ptr& properties)
 	if (!IsLocal())
 		throw_exception(runtime_error("Component objects must be local."));
 
-	String path;
 #ifdef _WIN32
-	path = GetName() + ".dll";
+	HMODULE
 #else /* _WIN32 */
-	path = GetName() + ".la";
+	lt_dlhandle
 #endif /* _WIN32 */
+	hModule;
 
-	Logger::Write(LogInformation, "base", "Loading component '" + GetName() + "' (using library '" + path + "')");
+	Logger::Write(LogInformation, "base", "Loading component '" + GetName() + "'");
 
-#ifdef _WIN32
-	HMODULE hModule = LoadLibrary(path.CStr());
-
-	if (hModule == NULL)
-		throw_exception(Win32Exception("LoadLibrary('" + path + "') failed", GetLastError()));
-#else /* _WIN32 */
-	lt_dlhandle hModule = lt_dlopen(path.CStr());
-
-	if (hModule == NULL) {
-		throw_exception(runtime_error("Could not load module '" + path + "': " +  lt_dlerror()));
-	}
-#endif /* _WIN32 */
+	hModule = Utility::LoadIcingaLibrary(GetName(), true);
 
 	CreateComponentFunction pCreateComponent;
 
diff --git a/lib/base/unix.h b/lib/base/unix.h
index df0b5e2a9..56ca602a5 100644
--- a/lib/base/unix.h
+++ b/lib/base/unix.h
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
 #include <syslog.h>
 #include <sys/file.h>
 #include <sys/wait.h>
+#include <ltdl.h>
 
 typedef int SOCKET;
 #define INVALID_SOCKET (-1)
diff --git a/lib/base/utility.cpp b/lib/base/utility.cpp
index 1eae0f3a3..83371d161 100644
--- a/lib/base/utility.cpp
+++ b/lib/base/utility.cpp
@@ -334,3 +334,45 @@ void Utility::Sleep(double timeout)
 #endif /* _WIN32 */
 }
 
+/**
+ * Loads the specified library and invokes an Icinga-specific init
+ * function if available.
+ *
+ * @param library The name of the library.
+ * @param module Whether the library is a module (non-module libraries have a
+ *						  "lib" prefix on *NIX).
+ */
+#ifdef _WIN32
+HMODULE
+#else /* _WIN32 */
+lt_dlhandle
+#endif /* _WIN32 */
+Utility::LoadIcingaLibrary(const String& library, bool module)
+{
+	String path;
+#ifdef _WIN32
+	path = library + ".dll";
+#else /* _WIN32 */
+	path = (module ? "" : "lib") + library + ".la";
+#endif /* _WIN32 */
+
+	Logger::Write(LogInformation, "base", "Loading library '" + path + "'");
+
+#ifdef _WIN32
+	HMODULE hModule = LoadLibrary(path.CStr());
+
+	if (hModule == NULL)
+		throw_exception(Win32Exception("LoadLibrary('" + path + "') failed", GetLastError()));
+#else /* _WIN32 */
+	lt_dlhandle hModule = lt_dlopen(path.CStr());
+
+	if (hModule == NULL) {
+		throw_exception(runtime_error("Could not load library '" + path + "': " +  lt_dlerror()));
+	}
+#endif /* _WIN32 */
+
+	// TODO: call InitializeLibrary
+
+	return hModule;
+}
+
diff --git a/lib/base/utility.h b/lib/base/utility.h
index 50c97ce3f..9ac16d023 100644
--- a/lib/base/utility.h
+++ b/lib/base/utility.h
@@ -53,6 +53,14 @@ public:
 
 	static void Sleep(double timeout);
 
+	static
+#ifdef _WIN32
+	HMODULE
+#else /* _WIN32 */
+	lt_dlhandle
+#endif /* _WIN32 */
+	LoadIcingaLibrary(const String& library, bool module);
+
 private:
 	static bool m_SSLInitialized;
 
diff --git a/lib/config/config_lexer.cc b/lib/config/config_lexer.cc
index e8b32b898..46f3d18bf 100644
--- a/lib/config/config_lexer.cc
+++ b/lib/config/config_lexer.cc
@@ -370,8 +370,8 @@ static void yy_fatal_error (yyconst char msg[] ,yyscan_t yyscanner );
 	*yy_cp = '\0'; \
 	yyg->yy_c_buf_p = yy_cp;
 
-#define YY_NUM_RULES 25
-#define YY_END_OF_BUFFER 26
+#define YY_NUM_RULES 26
+#define YY_END_OF_BUFFER 27
 /* This struct is not used in this scanner,
    but its presence is necessary. */
 struct yy_trans_info
@@ -379,16 +379,17 @@ struct yy_trans_info
 	flex_int32_t yy_verify;
 	flex_int32_t yy_nxt;
 	};
-static yyconst flex_int16_t yy_accept[78] =
+static yyconst flex_int16_t yy_accept[85] =
     {   0,
-        0,    0,    0,    0,   26,   24,   23,   23,   24,   24,
-       24,   24,   24,   24,   12,   13,    7,    7,    7,    7,
-        7,    7,   20,   21,   23,    0,    8,    0,   16,   14,
-       12,   15,   18,    0,   17,    0,    9,   10,   11,    7,
-        7,    7,    7,    7,    7,   20,   19,    0,   22,   12,
-        7,    7,    7,    7,    7,    0,    7,    7,    7,    6,
-        7,    0,    7,    7,    2,    7,    0,    7,    7,    3,
-        0,    7,    7,    4,    1,    5,    0
+        0,    0,    0,    0,   27,   25,   24,   24,   25,   25,
+       25,   25,   25,   25,   13,   14,    8,    8,    8,    8,
+        8,    8,   21,   22,   24,    0,    9,    0,    0,   17,
+       15,   13,   16,   19,    0,   18,    0,   10,   11,   12,
+        8,    8,    8,    8,    8,    8,   21,   20,    0,    0,
+       23,   13,    8,    8,    8,    8,    8,    0,    0,    8,
+        8,    8,    7,    8,    0,    0,    8,    8,    2,    8,
+        0,    0,    8,    8,    3,    0,    0,    8,    8,    4,
+        5,    1,    6,    0
     } ;
 
 static yyconst flex_int32_t yy_ec[256] =
@@ -406,7 +407,7 @@ static yyconst flex_int32_t yy_ec[256] =
 
        18,   13,   13,   19,   20,   21,   13,   22,   23,   24,
        25,   13,   13,   26,   27,   28,   29,   13,   13,   13,
-       13,   13,    1,    1,    1,    1,    1,    1,    1,    1,
+       30,   13,    1,    1,    1,    1,    1,    1,    1,    1,
         1,    1,    1,    1,    1,    1,    1,    1,    1,    1,
         1,    1,    1,    1,    1,    1,    1,    1,    1,    1,
         1,    1,    1,    1,    1,    1,    1,    1,    1,    1,
@@ -423,82 +424,84 @@ static yyconst flex_int32_t yy_ec[256] =
         1,    1,    1,    1,    1
     } ;
 
-static yyconst flex_int32_t yy_meta[30] =
+static yyconst flex_int32_t yy_meta[31] =
     {   0,
         1,    1,    2,    1,    1,    3,    1,    4,    1,    1,
         4,    1,    4,    4,    4,    4,    4,    4,    4,    4,
-        4,    4,    4,    4,    4,    4,    4,    4,    4
+        4,    4,    4,    4,    4,    4,    4,    4,    4,    4
     } ;
 
-static yyconst flex_int16_t yy_base[83] =
+static yyconst flex_int16_t yy_base[90] =
     {   0,
-        0,    0,  100,   99,  104,  107,   28,   30,   99,   82,
-       89,   88,   23,   30,   34,  107,    0,   84,   74,   72,
-       67,   80,    0,   84,   35,   89,  107,   68,  107,  107,
-        0,  107,  107,    0,  107,   80,  107,  107,  107,    0,
-       63,   70,   72,   65,   65,    0,  107,   69,    0,   28,
-       56,   65,   68,   59,   62,   57,   52,   49,   50,    0,
-       44,   30,   44,   36,    0,   26,   35,   34,   21,    0,
-       30,   18,   17,  107,    0,    0,  107,   61,   65,   37,
-       69,   73
+        0,    0,  108,  107,  112,  115,   29,   31,  107,   15,
+       98,   97,   27,   30,   34,  115,    0,   93,   83,   81,
+       76,   89,    0,   93,   44,   98,  115,   77,   80,  115,
+      115,    0,  115,  115,    0,  115,   88,  115,  115,  115,
+        0,   71,   78,   80,   73,   73,    0,  115,   77,   77,
+        0,   33,   63,   72,   75,   66,   69,   64,   59,   58,
+       57,   60,    0,   65,   51,   65,   64,   55,    0,   44,
+       42,   32,   39,   26,    0,   33,   20,   21,   21,  115,
+      115,    0,    0,  115,   61,   65,   37,   69,   73
     } ;
 
-static yyconst flex_int16_t yy_def[83] =
+static yyconst flex_int16_t yy_def[90] =
     {   0,
-       77,    1,   78,   78,   77,   77,   77,   77,   79,   77,
-       77,   77,   77,   77,   77,   77,   80,   80,   80,   80,
-       80,   80,   81,   77,   77,   79,   77,   77,   77,   77,
-       15,   77,   77,   82,   77,   77,   77,   77,   77,   80,
-       80,   80,   80,   80,   80,   81,   77,   77,   82,   77,
-       80,   80,   80,   80,   80,   77,   80,   80,   80,   80,
-       80,   77,   80,   80,   80,   80,   77,   80,   80,   80,
-       77,   80,   80,   77,   80,   80,    0,   77,   77,   77,
-       77,   77
+       84,    1,   85,   85,   84,   84,   84,   84,   86,   84,
+       84,   84,   84,   84,   84,   84,   87,   87,   87,   87,
+       87,   87,   88,   84,   84,   86,   84,   84,   84,   84,
+       84,   15,   84,   84,   89,   84,   84,   84,   84,   84,
+       87,   87,   87,   87,   87,   87,   88,   84,   84,   84,
+       89,   84,   87,   87,   87,   87,   87,   84,   84,   87,
+       87,   87,   87,   87,   84,   84,   87,   87,   87,   87,
+       84,   84,   87,   87,   87,   84,   84,   87,   87,   84,
+       84,   87,   87,    0,   84,   84,   84,   84,   84
     } ;
 
-static yyconst flex_int16_t yy_nxt[137] =
+static yyconst flex_int16_t yy_nxt[146] =
     {   0,
         6,    7,    8,    9,   10,   11,   12,   13,    6,   14,
        15,   16,   17,   18,   17,   17,   17,   17,   17,   19,
-       17,   20,   17,   21,   22,   17,   17,   17,   17,   25,
-       25,   25,   25,   31,   32,   33,   25,   25,   50,   34,
-       40,   35,   36,   76,   31,   75,   37,   74,   73,   72,
-       38,   71,   37,   70,   39,   69,   38,   68,   67,   66,
-       39,   23,   23,   23,   23,   26,   26,   26,   26,   46,
-       46,   65,   46,   49,   64,   49,   49,   63,   62,   61,
-       60,   59,   58,   57,   56,   55,   54,   53,   52,   51,
-       50,   48,   27,   47,   45,   44,   43,   42,   41,   30,
+       17,   20,   17,   21,   22,   17,   17,   17,   17,   17,
+       25,   25,   25,   25,   28,   34,   29,   32,   33,   35,
+       41,   36,   37,   52,   32,   25,   25,   83,   82,   81,
+       80,   38,   38,   79,   78,   39,   39,   77,   76,   40,
+       40,   23,   23,   23,   23,   26,   26,   26,   26,   47,
+       47,   75,   47,   51,   74,   51,   51,   73,   72,   71,
+       70,   69,   68,   67,   66,   65,   64,   63,   62,   61,
+       60,   59,   58,   57,   56,   55,   54,   53,   52,   50,
 
-       29,   28,   27,   77,   24,   24,    5,   77,   77,   77,
-       77,   77,   77,   77,   77,   77,   77,   77,   77,   77,
-       77,   77,   77,   77,   77,   77,   77,   77,   77,   77,
-       77,   77,   77,   77,   77,   77
+       49,   27,   48,   46,   45,   44,   43,   42,   31,   30,
+       27,   84,   24,   24,    5,   84,   84,   84,   84,   84,
+       84,   84,   84,   84,   84,   84,   84,   84,   84,   84,
+       84,   84,   84,   84,   84,   84,   84,   84,   84,   84,
+       84,   84,   84,   84,   84
     } ;
 
-static yyconst flex_int16_t yy_chk[137] =
+static yyconst flex_int16_t yy_chk[146] =
     {   0,
         1,    1,    1,    1,    1,    1,    1,    1,    1,    1,
         1,    1,    1,    1,    1,    1,    1,    1,    1,    1,
-        1,    1,    1,    1,    1,    1,    1,    1,    1,    7,
-        7,    8,    8,   13,   13,   14,   25,   25,   50,   14,
-       80,   14,   15,   73,   15,   72,   50,   71,   69,   68,
-       50,   67,   15,   66,   50,   64,   15,   63,   62,   61,
-       15,   78,   78,   78,   78,   79,   79,   79,   79,   81,
-       81,   59,   81,   82,   58,   82,   82,   57,   56,   55,
-       54,   53,   52,   51,   48,   45,   44,   43,   42,   41,
-       36,   28,   26,   24,   22,   21,   20,   19,   18,   12,
+        1,    1,    1,    1,    1,    1,    1,    1,    1,    1,
+        7,    7,    8,    8,   10,   14,   10,   13,   13,   14,
+       87,   14,   15,   52,   15,   25,   25,   79,   78,   77,
+       76,   52,   15,   74,   73,   52,   15,   72,   71,   52,
+       15,   85,   85,   85,   85,   86,   86,   86,   86,   88,
+       88,   70,   88,   89,   68,   89,   89,   67,   66,   65,
+       64,   62,   61,   60,   59,   58,   57,   56,   55,   54,
+       53,   50,   49,   46,   45,   44,   43,   42,   37,   29,
 
-       11,   10,    9,    5,    4,    3,   77,   77,   77,   77,
-       77,   77,   77,   77,   77,   77,   77,   77,   77,   77,
-       77,   77,   77,   77,   77,   77,   77,   77,   77,   77,
-       77,   77,   77,   77,   77,   77
+       28,   26,   24,   22,   21,   20,   19,   18,   12,   11,
+        9,    5,    4,    3,   84,   84,   84,   84,   84,   84,
+       84,   84,   84,   84,   84,   84,   84,   84,   84,   84,
+       84,   84,   84,   84,   84,   84,   84,   84,   84,   84,
+       84,   84,   84,   84,   84
     } ;
 
 /* Table of booleans, true if rule could match eol. */
-static yyconst flex_int32_t yy_rule_can_match_eol[26] =
+static yyconst flex_int32_t yy_rule_can_match_eol[27] =
     {   0,
-0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 
-    1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0,     };
+0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 
+    0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0,     };
 
 /* The intent behind this definition is that it'll catch
  * any uses of REJECT which flex missed.
@@ -550,7 +553,7 @@ do {							\
 } while (0)
 #define YY_NO_UNISTD_H 1
 
-#line 554 "config_lexer.cc"
+#line 557 "config_lexer.cc"
 
 #define INITIAL 0
 #define IN_C_COMMENT 1
@@ -799,7 +802,7 @@ YY_DECL
 
 #line 49 "config_lexer.ll"
 
-#line 803 "config_lexer.cc"
+#line 806 "config_lexer.cc"
 
     yylval = yylval_param;
 
@@ -856,13 +859,13 @@ yy_match:
 			while ( yy_chk[yy_base[yy_current_state] + yy_c] != yy_current_state )
 				{
 				yy_current_state = (int) yy_def[yy_current_state];
-				if ( yy_current_state >= 78 )
+				if ( yy_current_state >= 85 )
 					yy_c = yy_meta[(unsigned int) yy_c];
 				}
 			yy_current_state = yy_nxt[yy_base[yy_current_state] + (unsigned int) yy_c];
 			++yy_cp;
 			}
-		while ( yy_current_state != 77 );
+		while ( yy_current_state != 84 );
 		yy_cp = yyg->yy_last_accepting_cpos;
 		yy_current_state = yyg->yy_last_accepting_state;
 
@@ -917,38 +920,38 @@ return T_INCLUDE;
 case 5:
 YY_RULE_SETUP
 #line 54 "config_lexer.ll"
-return T_INHERITS;
+return T_LIBRARY;
 	YY_BREAK
 case 6:
 YY_RULE_SETUP
 #line 55 "config_lexer.ll"
-return T_NULL;
+return T_INHERITS;
 	YY_BREAK
 case 7:
 YY_RULE_SETUP
 #line 56 "config_lexer.ll"
-{ yylval->text = strdup(yytext); return T_IDENTIFIER; }
+return T_NULL;
 	YY_BREAK
 case 8:
-/* rule 8 can match eol */
 YY_RULE_SETUP
 #line 57 "config_lexer.ll"
-{ yytext[yyleng-1] = '\0'; yylval->text = strdup(yytext + 1); return T_STRING; }
+{ yylval->text = strdup(yytext); return T_IDENTIFIER; }
 	YY_BREAK
 case 9:
+/* rule 9 can match eol */
 YY_RULE_SETUP
 #line 58 "config_lexer.ll"
-{ yylval->num = strtod(yytext, NULL) * 60 * 60; return T_NUMBER; }
+{ yytext[yyleng-1] = '\0'; yylval->text = strdup(yytext + 1); return T_STRING; }
 	YY_BREAK
 case 10:
 YY_RULE_SETUP
 #line 59 "config_lexer.ll"
-{ yylval->num = strtod(yytext, NULL) * 60; return T_NUMBER; }
+{ yylval->num = strtod(yytext, NULL) * 60 * 60; return T_NUMBER; }
 	YY_BREAK
 case 11:
 YY_RULE_SETUP
 #line 60 "config_lexer.ll"
-{ yylval->num = strtod(yytext, NULL); return T_NUMBER; }
+{ yylval->num = strtod(yytext, NULL) * 60; return T_NUMBER; }
 	YY_BREAK
 case 12:
 YY_RULE_SETUP
@@ -958,75 +961,80 @@ YY_RULE_SETUP
 case 13:
 YY_RULE_SETUP
 #line 62 "config_lexer.ll"
-{ yylval->op = OperatorSet; return T_EQUAL; }
+{ yylval->num = strtod(yytext, NULL); return T_NUMBER; }
 	YY_BREAK
 case 14:
 YY_RULE_SETUP
 #line 63 "config_lexer.ll"
-{ yylval->op = OperatorPlus; return T_PLUS_EQUAL; }
+{ yylval->op = OperatorSet; return T_EQUAL; }
 	YY_BREAK
 case 15:
 YY_RULE_SETUP
 #line 64 "config_lexer.ll"
-{ yylval->op = OperatorMinus; return T_MINUS_EQUAL; }
+{ yylval->op = OperatorPlus; return T_PLUS_EQUAL; }
 	YY_BREAK
 case 16:
 YY_RULE_SETUP
 #line 65 "config_lexer.ll"
-{ yylval->op = OperatorMultiply; return T_MULTIPLY_EQUAL; }
+{ yylval->op = OperatorMinus; return T_MINUS_EQUAL; }
 	YY_BREAK
 case 17:
 YY_RULE_SETUP
 #line 66 "config_lexer.ll"
+{ yylval->op = OperatorMultiply; return T_MULTIPLY_EQUAL; }
+	YY_BREAK
+case 18:
+YY_RULE_SETUP
+#line 67 "config_lexer.ll"
 { yylval->op = OperatorDivide; return T_DIVIDE_EQUAL; }
 	YY_BREAK
 
-case 18:
+case 19:
 YY_RULE_SETUP
-#line 69 "config_lexer.ll"
+#line 70 "config_lexer.ll"
 BEGIN(IN_C_COMMENT);
 	YY_BREAK
 
 
-case 19:
-YY_RULE_SETUP
-#line 73 "config_lexer.ll"
-BEGIN(INITIAL);
-	YY_BREAK
 case 20:
-/* rule 20 can match eol */
 YY_RULE_SETUP
 #line 74 "config_lexer.ll"
-/* ignore comment */
+BEGIN(INITIAL);
 	YY_BREAK
 case 21:
+/* rule 21 can match eol */
 YY_RULE_SETUP
 #line 75 "config_lexer.ll"
+/* ignore comment */
+	YY_BREAK
+case 22:
+YY_RULE_SETUP
+#line 76 "config_lexer.ll"
 /* ignore star */
 	YY_BREAK
 
-case 22:
-YY_RULE_SETUP
-#line 78 "config_lexer.ll"
-/* ignore C++-style comments */
-	YY_BREAK
 case 23:
-/* rule 23 can match eol */
 YY_RULE_SETUP
 #line 79 "config_lexer.ll"
-/* ignore whitespace */
+/* ignore C++-style comments */
 	YY_BREAK
 case 24:
+/* rule 24 can match eol */
 YY_RULE_SETUP
-#line 81 "config_lexer.ll"
-return yytext[0];
+#line 80 "config_lexer.ll"
+/* ignore whitespace */
 	YY_BREAK
 case 25:
 YY_RULE_SETUP
 #line 82 "config_lexer.ll"
+return yytext[0];
+	YY_BREAK
+case 26:
+YY_RULE_SETUP
+#line 83 "config_lexer.ll"
 ECHO;
 	YY_BREAK
-#line 1030 "config_lexer.cc"
+#line 1038 "config_lexer.cc"
 case YY_STATE_EOF(INITIAL):
 case YY_STATE_EOF(IN_C_COMMENT):
 	yyterminate();
@@ -1322,7 +1330,7 @@ static int yy_get_next_buffer (yyscan_t yyscanner)
 		while ( yy_chk[yy_base[yy_current_state] + yy_c] != yy_current_state )
 			{
 			yy_current_state = (int) yy_def[yy_current_state];
-			if ( yy_current_state >= 78 )
+			if ( yy_current_state >= 85 )
 				yy_c = yy_meta[(unsigned int) yy_c];
 			}
 		yy_current_state = yy_nxt[yy_base[yy_current_state] + (unsigned int) yy_c];
@@ -1351,11 +1359,11 @@ static int yy_get_next_buffer (yyscan_t yyscanner)
 	while ( yy_chk[yy_base[yy_current_state] + yy_c] != yy_current_state )
 		{
 		yy_current_state = (int) yy_def[yy_current_state];
-		if ( yy_current_state >= 78 )
+		if ( yy_current_state >= 85 )
 			yy_c = yy_meta[(unsigned int) yy_c];
 		}
 	yy_current_state = yy_nxt[yy_base[yy_current_state] + (unsigned int) yy_c];
-	yy_is_jam = (yy_current_state == 77);
+	yy_is_jam = (yy_current_state == 84);
 
 	return yy_is_jam ? 0 : yy_current_state;
 }
@@ -2214,7 +2222,7 @@ void yyfree (void * ptr , yyscan_t yyscanner)
 
 #define YYTABLES_NAME "yytables"
 
-#line 82 "config_lexer.ll"
+#line 83 "config_lexer.ll"
 
 
 
diff --git a/lib/config/config_lexer.ll b/lib/config/config_lexer.ll
index b0931bba0..468da1994 100644
--- a/lib/config/config_lexer.ll
+++ b/lib/config/config_lexer.ll
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ abstract			return T_ABSTRACT;
 local				return T_LOCAL;
 object				return T_OBJECT;
 #include			return T_INCLUDE;
+#library			return T_LIBRARY;
 inherits			return T_INHERITS;
 null				return T_NULL;
 [a-zA-Z_][a-zA-Z0-9\-_]*	{ yylval->text = strdup(yytext); return T_IDENTIFIER; }
diff --git a/lib/config/config_parser.cc b/lib/config/config_parser.cc
index 508c8052b..e1168e699 100644
--- a/lib/config/config_parser.cc
+++ b/lib/config/config_parser.cc
@@ -142,7 +142,8 @@ using namespace icinga;
      T_LOCAL = 268,
      T_OBJECT = 269,
      T_INCLUDE = 270,
-     T_INHERITS = 271
+     T_LIBRARY = 271,
+     T_INHERITS = 272
    };
 #endif
 /* Tokens.  */
@@ -159,7 +160,8 @@ using namespace icinga;
 #define T_LOCAL 268
 #define T_OBJECT 269
 #define T_INCLUDE 270
-#define T_INHERITS 271
+#define T_LIBRARY 271
+#define T_INHERITS 272
 
 
 
@@ -179,7 +181,7 @@ typedef union YYSTYPE
 
 
 /* Line 293 of yacc.c  */
-#line 183 "config_parser.cc"
+#line 185 "config_parser.cc"
 } YYSTYPE;
 # define YYSTYPE_IS_TRIVIAL 1
 # define yystype YYSTYPE /* obsolescent; will be withdrawn */
@@ -203,7 +205,7 @@ typedef struct YYLTYPE
 /* Copy the second part of user declarations.  */
 
 /* Line 343 of yacc.c  */
-#line 65 "config_parser.yy"
+#line 66 "config_parser.yy"
 
 
 int yylex(YYSTYPE *lvalp, YYLTYPE *llocp, void *scanner);
@@ -233,7 +235,7 @@ void ConfigCompiler::Compile(void)
 
 
 /* Line 343 of yacc.c  */
-#line 237 "config_parser.cc"
+#line 239 "config_parser.cc"
 
 #ifdef short
 # undef short
@@ -454,20 +456,20 @@ union yyalloc
 /* YYFINAL -- State number of the termination state.  */
 #define YYFINAL  2
 /* YYLAST -- Last index in YYTABLE.  */
-#define YYLAST   40
+#define YYLAST   45
 
 /* YYNTOKENS -- Number of terminals.  */
-#define YYNTOKENS  26
+#define YYNTOKENS  27
 /* YYNNTS -- Number of nonterminals.  */
-#define YYNNTS  20
+#define YYNNTS  21
 /* YYNRULES -- Number of rules.  */
-#define YYNRULES  38
+#define YYNRULES  40
 /* YYNRULES -- Number of states.  */
-#define YYNSTATES  52
+#define YYNSTATES  55
 
 /* YYTRANSLATE(YYLEX) -- Bison symbol number corresponding to YYLEX.  */
 #define YYUNDEFTOK  2
-#define YYMAXUTOK   271
+#define YYMAXUTOK   272
 
 #define YYTRANSLATE(YYX)						\
   ((unsigned int) (YYX) <= YYMAXUTOK ? yytranslate[YYX] : YYUNDEFTOK)
@@ -479,15 +481,15 @@ static const yytype_uint8 yytranslate[] =
        2,     2,     2,     2,     2,     2,     2,     2,     2,     2,
        2,     2,     2,     2,     2,     2,     2,     2,     2,     2,
        2,     2,     2,     2,     2,     2,     2,     2,     2,     2,
-       2,     2,    19,    17,    21,    18,     2,    20,     2,     2,
+       2,     2,    20,    18,    22,    19,     2,    21,     2,     2,
        2,     2,     2,     2,     2,     2,     2,     2,     2,     2,
        2,     2,     2,     2,     2,     2,     2,     2,     2,     2,
        2,     2,     2,     2,     2,     2,     2,     2,     2,     2,
        2,     2,     2,     2,     2,     2,     2,     2,     2,     2,
-       2,    24,     2,    25,     2,     2,     2,     2,     2,     2,
+       2,    25,     2,    26,     2,     2,     2,     2,     2,     2,
        2,     2,     2,     2,     2,     2,     2,     2,     2,     2,
        2,     2,     2,     2,     2,     2,     2,     2,     2,     2,
-       2,     2,     2,    22,     2,    23,     2,     2,     2,     2,
+       2,     2,     2,    23,     2,    24,     2,     2,     2,     2,
        2,     2,     2,     2,     2,     2,     2,     2,     2,     2,
        2,     2,     2,     2,     2,     2,     2,     2,     2,     2,
        2,     2,     2,     2,     2,     2,     2,     2,     2,     2,
@@ -502,7 +504,7 @@ static const yytype_uint8 yytranslate[] =
        2,     2,     2,     2,     2,     2,     2,     2,     2,     2,
        2,     2,     2,     2,     2,     2,     1,     2,     3,     4,
        5,     6,     7,     8,     9,    10,    11,    12,    13,    14,
-      15,    16
+      15,    16,    17
 };
 
 #if YYDEBUG
@@ -510,34 +512,37 @@ static const yytype_uint8 yytranslate[] =
    YYRHS.  */
 static const yytype_uint8 yyprhs[] =
 {
-       0,     0,     3,     4,     7,     9,    11,    14,    15,    16,
-      25,    26,    29,    31,    33,    35,    39,    41,    42,    45,
-      46,    51,    53,    56,    57,    59,    63,    67,    74,    76,
-      78,    80,    82,    84,    86,    88,    90,    92,    94
+       0,     0,     3,     4,     7,     9,    11,    13,    16,    19,
+      20,    21,    30,    31,    34,    36,    38,    40,    44,    46,
+      47,    50,    51,    56,    58,    61,    62,    64,    68,    72,
+      79,    81,    83,    85,    87,    89,    91,    93,    95,    97,
+      99
 };
 
 /* YYRHS -- A `-1'-separated list of the rules' RHS.  */
 static const yytype_int8 yyrhs[] =
 {
-      27,     0,    -1,    -1,    27,    28,    -1,    30,    -1,    29,
-      -1,    15,     3,    -1,    -1,    -1,    31,    33,    14,     6,
-       3,    32,    37,    38,    -1,    -1,    33,    34,    -1,    12,
-      -1,    13,    -1,    36,    -1,    35,    21,    36,    -1,     3,
-      -1,    -1,    16,    35,    -1,    -1,    22,    39,    40,    23,
-      -1,    41,    -1,    41,    21,    -1,    -1,    42,    -1,    41,
-      21,    42,    -1,     6,    43,    45,    -1,     6,    24,     3,
-      25,    43,    45,    -1,     3,    -1,     7,    -1,     8,    -1,
-       9,    -1,    10,    -1,    11,    -1,     3,    -1,     4,    -1,
-       5,    -1,    44,    -1,    38,    -1
+      28,     0,    -1,    -1,    28,    29,    -1,    32,    -1,    30,
+      -1,    31,    -1,    15,     3,    -1,    16,     3,    -1,    -1,
+      -1,    33,    35,    14,     6,     3,    34,    39,    40,    -1,
+      -1,    35,    36,    -1,    12,    -1,    13,    -1,    38,    -1,
+      37,    22,    38,    -1,     3,    -1,    -1,    17,    37,    -1,
+      -1,    23,    41,    42,    24,    -1,    43,    -1,    43,    22,
+      -1,    -1,    44,    -1,    43,    22,    44,    -1,     6,    45,
+      47,    -1,     6,    25,     3,    26,    45,    47,    -1,     3,
+      -1,     7,    -1,     8,    -1,     9,    -1,    10,    -1,    11,
+      -1,     3,    -1,     4,    -1,     5,    -1,    46,    -1,    40,
+      -1
 };
 
 /* YYRLINE[YYN] -- source line where rule number YYN was defined.  */
 static const yytype_uint8 yyrline[] =
 {
-       0,    94,    94,    95,    98,    98,   101,   107,   112,   107,
-     131,   132,   135,   139,   145,   146,   149,   156,   157,   161,
-     160,   172,   173,   175,   176,   177,   180,   188,   202,   211,
-     212,   213,   214,   215,   221,   226,   230,   236,   237
+       0,    95,    95,    96,    99,    99,    99,   102,   107,   113,
+     118,   113,   137,   138,   141,   145,   151,   152,   155,   162,
+     163,   167,   166,   178,   179,   181,   182,   183,   186,   194,
+     208,   217,   218,   219,   220,   221,   227,   232,   236,   242,
+     243
 };
 #endif
 
@@ -549,12 +554,12 @@ static const char *const yytname[] =
   "$end", "error", "$undefined", "T_STRING", "T_NUMBER", "T_NULL",
   "T_IDENTIFIER", "T_EQUAL", "T_PLUS_EQUAL", "T_MINUS_EQUAL",
   "T_MULTIPLY_EQUAL", "T_DIVIDE_EQUAL", "T_ABSTRACT", "T_LOCAL",
-  "T_OBJECT", "T_INCLUDE", "T_INHERITS", "'+'", "'-'", "'*'", "'/'", "','",
-  "'{'", "'}'", "'['", "']'", "$accept", "statements", "statement",
-  "include", "object", "$@1", "$@2", "attributes", "attribute",
-  "inherits_list", "inherits_item", "inherits_specifier", "expressionlist",
-  "$@3", "expressions", "expressions_inner", "expression", "operator",
-  "simplevalue", "value", 0
+  "T_OBJECT", "T_INCLUDE", "T_LIBRARY", "T_INHERITS", "'+'", "'-'", "'*'",
+  "'/'", "','", "'{'", "'}'", "'['", "']'", "$accept", "statements",
+  "statement", "include", "library", "object", "$@1", "$@2", "attributes",
+  "attribute", "inherits_list", "inherits_item", "inherits_specifier",
+  "expressionlist", "$@3", "expressions", "expressions_inner",
+  "expression", "operator", "simplevalue", "value", 0
 };
 #endif
 
@@ -564,27 +569,29 @@ static const char *const yytname[] =
 static const yytype_uint16 yytoknum[] =
 {
        0,   256,   257,   258,   259,   260,   261,   262,   263,   264,
-     265,   266,   267,   268,   269,   270,   271,    43,    45,    42,
-      47,    44,   123,   125,    91,    93
+     265,   266,   267,   268,   269,   270,   271,   272,    43,    45,
+      42,    47,    44,   123,   125,    91,    93
 };
 # endif
 
 /* YYR1[YYN] -- Symbol number of symbol that rule YYN derives.  */
 static const yytype_uint8 yyr1[] =
 {
-       0,    26,    27,    27,    28,    28,    29,    31,    32,    30,
-      33,    33,    34,    34,    35,    35,    36,    37,    37,    39,
-      38,    40,    40,    41,    41,    41,    42,    42,    42,    43,
-      43,    43,    43,    43,    44,    44,    44,    45,    45
+       0,    27,    28,    28,    29,    29,    29,    30,    31,    33,
+      34,    32,    35,    35,    36,    36,    37,    37,    38,    39,
+      39,    41,    40,    42,    42,    43,    43,    43,    44,    44,
+      44,    45,    45,    45,    45,    45,    46,    46,    46,    47,
+      47
 };
 
 /* YYR2[YYN] -- Number of symbols composing right hand side of rule YYN.  */
 static const yytype_uint8 yyr2[] =
 {
-       0,     2,     0,     2,     1,     1,     2,     0,     0,     8,
-       0,     2,     1,     1,     1,     3,     1,     0,     2,     0,
-       4,     1,     2,     0,     1,     3,     3,     6,     1,     1,
-       1,     1,     1,     1,     1,     1,     1,     1,     1
+       0,     2,     0,     2,     1,     1,     1,     2,     2,     0,
+       0,     8,     0,     2,     1,     1,     1,     3,     1,     0,
+       2,     0,     4,     1,     2,     0,     1,     3,     3,     6,
+       1,     1,     1,     1,     1,     1,     1,     1,     1,     1,
+       1
 };
 
 /* YYDEFACT[STATE-NAME] -- Default reduction number in state STATE-NUM.
@@ -592,39 +599,41 @@ static const yytype_uint8 yyr2[] =
    means the default is an error.  */
 static const yytype_uint8 yydefact[] =
 {
-       2,     7,     1,     0,     3,     5,     4,    10,     6,     0,
-      12,    13,     0,    11,     0,     8,    17,     0,     0,    16,
-      18,    14,    19,     9,     0,    23,    15,    28,     0,     0,
-      21,    24,    29,    30,    31,    32,    33,     0,     0,    20,
-      22,     0,    34,    35,    36,    38,    37,    26,    25,     0,
-       0,    27
+       2,     9,     1,     0,     0,     3,     5,     6,     4,    12,
+       7,     8,     0,    14,    15,     0,    13,     0,    10,    19,
+       0,     0,    18,    20,    16,    21,    11,     0,    25,    17,
+      30,     0,     0,    23,    26,    31,    32,    33,    34,    35,
+       0,     0,    22,    24,     0,    36,    37,    38,    40,    39,
+      28,    27,     0,     0,    29
 };
 
 /* YYDEFGOTO[NTERM-NUM].  */
 static const yytype_int8 yydefgoto[] =
 {
-      -1,     1,     4,     5,     6,     7,    16,     9,    13,    20,
-      21,    18,    45,    25,    29,    30,    31,    38,    46,    47
+      -1,     1,     5,     6,     7,     8,     9,    19,    12,    16,
+      23,    24,    21,    48,    28,    32,    33,    34,    41,    49,
+      50
 };
 
 /* YYPACT[STATE-NUM] -- Index in YYTABLE of the portion describing
    STATE-NUM.  */
-#define YYPACT_NINF -17
+#define YYPACT_NINF -19
 static const yytype_int8 yypact[] =
 {
-     -17,     8,   -17,    13,   -17,   -17,   -17,   -17,   -17,    12,
-     -17,   -17,     9,   -17,    15,   -17,     5,    19,     6,   -17,
-      10,   -17,   -17,   -17,    19,    11,   -17,   -17,    -4,     4,
-      14,   -17,   -17,   -17,   -17,   -17,   -17,    26,    -3,   -17,
-      11,     7,   -17,   -17,   -17,   -17,   -17,   -17,   -17,     2,
-      -3,   -17
+     -19,     8,   -19,    12,    15,   -19,   -19,   -19,   -19,   -19,
+     -19,   -19,    13,   -19,   -19,    10,   -19,    16,   -19,     5,
+      25,     6,   -19,     9,   -19,   -19,   -19,    25,    11,   -19,
+     -19,    -4,    14,    17,   -19,   -19,   -19,   -19,   -19,   -19,
+      27,    -3,   -19,    11,     7,   -19,   -19,   -19,   -19,   -19,
+     -19,   -19,     2,    -3,   -19
 };
 
 /* YYPGOTO[NTERM-NUM].  */
 static const yytype_int8 yypgoto[] =
 {
-     -17,   -17,   -17,   -17,   -17,   -17,   -17,   -17,   -17,   -17,
-      16,   -17,    18,   -17,   -17,   -17,   -10,   -16,   -17,   -13
+     -19,   -19,   -19,   -19,   -19,   -19,   -19,   -19,   -19,   -19,
+     -19,    18,   -19,    19,   -19,   -19,   -19,   -11,   -18,   -19,
+     -17
 };
 
 /* YYTABLE[YYPACT[STATE-NUM]].  What to do in state STATE-NUM.  If
@@ -633,15 +642,15 @@ static const yytype_int8 yypgoto[] =
 #define YYTABLE_NINF -1
 static const yytype_uint8 yytable[] =
 {
-      42,    43,    44,    32,    33,    34,    35,    36,     2,    32,
-      33,    34,    35,    36,    27,    14,     8,    28,    15,    22,
-      37,    17,    19,     3,    10,    11,    12,    39,    22,    41,
-      48,    24,    49,    50,     0,    40,    23,    51,     0,     0,
-      26
+      45,    46,    47,    35,    36,    37,    38,    39,     2,    35,
+      36,    37,    38,    39,    30,    10,    17,    31,    11,    18,
+      25,    40,    20,     3,     4,    13,    14,    15,    22,    25,
+      44,    27,    51,    52,    53,     0,    54,     0,    42,    43,
+      26,     0,     0,     0,     0,    29
 };
 
 #define yypact_value_is_default(yystate) \
-  ((yystate) == (-17))
+  ((yystate) == (-19))
 
 #define yytable_value_is_error(yytable_value) \
   YYID (0)
@@ -649,22 +658,22 @@ static const yytype_uint8 yytable[] =
 static const yytype_int8 yycheck[] =
 {
        3,     4,     5,     7,     8,     9,    10,    11,     0,     7,
-       8,     9,    10,    11,     3,     6,     3,     6,     3,    22,
-      24,    16,     3,    15,    12,    13,    14,    23,    22,     3,
-      40,    21,    25,    49,    -1,    21,    18,    50,    -1,    -1,
-      24
+       8,     9,    10,    11,     3,     3,     6,     6,     3,     3,
+      23,    25,    17,    15,    16,    12,    13,    14,     3,    23,
+       3,    22,    43,    26,    52,    -1,    53,    -1,    24,    22,
+      21,    -1,    -1,    -1,    -1,    27
 };
 
 /* YYSTOS[STATE-NUM] -- The (internal number of the) accessing
    symbol of state STATE-NUM.  */
 static const yytype_uint8 yystos[] =
 {
-       0,    27,     0,    15,    28,    29,    30,    31,     3,    33,
-      12,    13,    14,    34,     6,     3,    32,    16,    37,     3,
-      35,    36,    22,    38,    21,    39,    36,     3,     6,    40,
-      41,    42,     7,     8,     9,    10,    11,    24,    43,    23,
-      21,     3,     3,     4,     5,    38,    44,    45,    42,    25,
-      43,    45
+       0,    28,     0,    15,    16,    29,    30,    31,    32,    33,
+       3,     3,    35,    12,    13,    14,    36,     6,     3,    34,
+      17,    39,     3,    37,    38,    23,    40,    22,    41,    38,
+       3,     6,    42,    43,    44,     7,     8,     9,    10,    11,
+      25,    45,    24,    22,     3,     3,     4,     5,    40,    46,
+      47,    44,    26,    45,    47
 };
 
 #define yyerrok		(yyerrstatus = 0)
@@ -1547,29 +1556,38 @@ yyreduce:
   YY_REDUCE_PRINT (yyn);
   switch (yyn)
     {
-        case 6:
+        case 7:
 
 /* Line 1806 of yacc.c  */
-#line 102 "config_parser.yy"
+#line 103 "config_parser.yy"
     {
 		context->HandleInclude((yyvsp[(2) - (2)].text));
 	}
     break;
 
-  case 7:
-
-/* Line 1806 of yacc.c  */
-#line 107 "config_parser.yy"
-    {
-		m_Abstract = false;
-		m_Local = false;
-	}
-    break;
-
   case 8:
 
 /* Line 1806 of yacc.c  */
-#line 112 "config_parser.yy"
+#line 108 "config_parser.yy"
+    {
+		context->HandleLibrary((yyvsp[(2) - (2)].text));
+	}
+    break;
+
+  case 9:
+
+/* Line 1806 of yacc.c  */
+#line 113 "config_parser.yy"
+    {
+		m_Abstract = false;
+		m_Local = false;
+	}
+    break;
+
+  case 10:
+
+/* Line 1806 of yacc.c  */
+#line 118 "config_parser.yy"
     {
 		m_Item = boost::make_shared<ConfigItemBuilder>(yylloc);
 		m_Item->SetType((yyvsp[(4) - (5)].text));
@@ -1577,10 +1595,10 @@ yyreduce:
 	}
     break;
 
-  case 9:
+  case 11:
 
 /* Line 1806 of yacc.c  */
-#line 118 "config_parser.yy"
+#line 124 "config_parser.yy"
     {
 		ExpressionList::Ptr exprl = *(yyvsp[(8) - (8)].variant);
 		delete (yyvsp[(8) - (8)].variant);
@@ -1594,57 +1612,57 @@ yyreduce:
 	}
     break;
 
-  case 12:
+  case 14:
 
 /* Line 1806 of yacc.c  */
-#line 136 "config_parser.yy"
+#line 142 "config_parser.yy"
     {
 		m_Abstract = true;
 	}
     break;
 
-  case 13:
+  case 15:
 
 /* Line 1806 of yacc.c  */
-#line 140 "config_parser.yy"
+#line 146 "config_parser.yy"
     {
 		m_Local = true;
 	}
     break;
 
-  case 16:
+  case 18:
 
 /* Line 1806 of yacc.c  */
-#line 150 "config_parser.yy"
+#line 156 "config_parser.yy"
     {
 		m_Item->AddParent((yyvsp[(1) - (1)].text));
 		free((yyvsp[(1) - (1)].text));
 	}
     break;
 
-  case 19:
+  case 21:
 
 /* Line 1806 of yacc.c  */
-#line 161 "config_parser.yy"
+#line 167 "config_parser.yy"
     {
 		m_ExpressionLists.push(boost::make_shared<ExpressionList>());
 	}
     break;
 
-  case 20:
+  case 22:
 
 /* Line 1806 of yacc.c  */
-#line 166 "config_parser.yy"
+#line 172 "config_parser.yy"
     {
 		(yyval.variant) = new Value(m_ExpressionLists.top());
 		m_ExpressionLists.pop();
 	}
     break;
 
-  case 26:
+  case 28:
 
 /* Line 1806 of yacc.c  */
-#line 181 "config_parser.yy"
+#line 187 "config_parser.yy"
     {
 		Expression expr((yyvsp[(1) - (3)].text), (yyvsp[(2) - (3)].op), *(yyvsp[(3) - (3)].variant), yylloc);
 		free((yyvsp[(1) - (3)].text));
@@ -1654,10 +1672,10 @@ yyreduce:
 	}
     break;
 
-  case 27:
+  case 29:
 
 /* Line 1806 of yacc.c  */
-#line 189 "config_parser.yy"
+#line 195 "config_parser.yy"
     {
 		Expression subexpr((yyvsp[(3) - (6)].text), (yyvsp[(5) - (6)].op), *(yyvsp[(6) - (6)].variant), yylloc);
 		free((yyvsp[(3) - (6)].text));
@@ -1673,10 +1691,10 @@ yyreduce:
 	}
     break;
 
-  case 28:
+  case 30:
 
 /* Line 1806 of yacc.c  */
-#line 203 "config_parser.yy"
+#line 209 "config_parser.yy"
     {
 		Expression expr((yyvsp[(1) - (1)].text), OperatorSet, (yyvsp[(1) - (1)].text), yylloc);
 		free((yyvsp[(1) - (1)].text));
@@ -1685,47 +1703,47 @@ yyreduce:
 	}
     break;
 
-  case 33:
-
-/* Line 1806 of yacc.c  */
-#line 216 "config_parser.yy"
-    {
-		(yyval.op) = (yyvsp[(1) - (1)].op);
-	}
-    break;
-
-  case 34:
+  case 35:
 
 /* Line 1806 of yacc.c  */
 #line 222 "config_parser.yy"
     {
-		(yyval.variant) = new Value((yyvsp[(1) - (1)].text));
-		free((yyvsp[(1) - (1)].text));
-	}
-    break;
-
-  case 35:
-
-/* Line 1806 of yacc.c  */
-#line 227 "config_parser.yy"
-    {
-		(yyval.variant) = new Value((yyvsp[(1) - (1)].num));
+		(yyval.op) = (yyvsp[(1) - (1)].op);
 	}
     break;
 
   case 36:
 
 /* Line 1806 of yacc.c  */
-#line 231 "config_parser.yy"
+#line 228 "config_parser.yy"
     {
-		(yyval.variant) = new Value();
+		(yyval.variant) = new Value((yyvsp[(1) - (1)].text));
+		free((yyvsp[(1) - (1)].text));
+	}
+    break;
+
+  case 37:
+
+/* Line 1806 of yacc.c  */
+#line 233 "config_parser.yy"
+    {
+		(yyval.variant) = new Value((yyvsp[(1) - (1)].num));
 	}
     break;
 
   case 38:
 
 /* Line 1806 of yacc.c  */
-#line 238 "config_parser.yy"
+#line 237 "config_parser.yy"
+    {
+		(yyval.variant) = new Value();
+	}
+    break;
+
+  case 40:
+
+/* Line 1806 of yacc.c  */
+#line 244 "config_parser.yy"
     {
 		(yyval.variant) = (yyvsp[(1) - (1)].variant);
 	}
@@ -1734,7 +1752,7 @@ yyreduce:
 
 
 /* Line 1806 of yacc.c  */
-#line 1738 "config_parser.cc"
+#line 1756 "config_parser.cc"
       default: break;
     }
   /* User semantic actions sometimes alter yychar, and that requires
@@ -1972,6 +1990,6 @@ yyreturn:
 
 
 /* Line 2067 of yacc.c  */
-#line 242 "config_parser.yy"
+#line 248 "config_parser.yy"
 
 
diff --git a/lib/config/config_parser.h b/lib/config/config_parser.h
index b9bacc4be..13d1f43b2 100644
--- a/lib/config/config_parser.h
+++ b/lib/config/config_parser.h
@@ -85,7 +85,8 @@ using namespace icinga;
      T_LOCAL = 268,
      T_OBJECT = 269,
      T_INCLUDE = 270,
-     T_INHERITS = 271
+     T_LIBRARY = 271,
+     T_INHERITS = 272
    };
 #endif
 /* Tokens.  */
@@ -102,7 +103,8 @@ using namespace icinga;
 #define T_LOCAL 268
 #define T_OBJECT 269
 #define T_INCLUDE 270
-#define T_INHERITS 271
+#define T_LIBRARY 271
+#define T_INHERITS 272
 
 
 
@@ -122,7 +124,7 @@ typedef union YYSTYPE
 
 
 /* Line 2068 of yacc.c  */
-#line 126 "config_parser.h"
+#line 128 "config_parser.h"
 } YYSTYPE;
 # define YYSTYPE_IS_TRIVIAL 1
 # define yystype YYSTYPE /* obsolescent; will be withdrawn */
diff --git a/lib/config/config_parser.yy b/lib/config/config_parser.yy
index 8c4b49548..7962e88e1 100644
--- a/lib/config/config_parser.yy
+++ b/lib/config/config_parser.yy
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ using namespace icinga;
 %token T_LOCAL
 %token T_OBJECT
 %token T_INCLUDE
+%token T_LIBRARY
 %token T_INHERITS
 %type <variant> simplevalue
 %type <variant> value
@@ -95,7 +96,7 @@ statements: /* empty */
 	| statements statement
 	;
 
-statement: object | include
+statement: object | include | library
 	;
 
 include: T_INCLUDE T_STRING
@@ -103,6 +104,11 @@ include: T_INCLUDE T_STRING
 		context->HandleInclude($2);
 	}
 
+library: T_LIBRARY T_STRING
+	{
+		context->HandleLibrary($2);
+	}
+
 object: 
 	{
 		m_Abstract = false;
diff --git a/lib/config/configcompiler.cpp b/lib/config/configcompiler.cpp
index 3e6be26f9..dfd06e987 100644
--- a/lib/config/configcompiler.cpp
+++ b/lib/config/configcompiler.cpp
@@ -102,6 +102,16 @@ void ConfigCompiler::HandleInclude(const String& include)
 	std::copy(items.begin(), items.end(), back_inserter(m_Result));
 }
 
+/**
+ * Handles the library directive.
+ *
+ * @param library The name of the library.
+ */
+void ConfigCompiler::HandleLibrary(const String& library)
+{
+	Utility::LoadIcingaLibrary(library, false);
+}
+
 /**
  * Compiles a stream.
  *
diff --git a/lib/config/configcompiler.h b/lib/config/configcompiler.h
index d214e446e..94cb2d0b5 100644
--- a/lib/config/configcompiler.h
+++ b/lib/config/configcompiler.h
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ public:
 
 	/* internally used methods */
 	void HandleInclude(const String& include);
+	void HandleLibrary(const String& library);
 	void AddObject(const ConfigItem::Ptr& object);
 	size_t ReadInput(char *buffer, size_t max_bytes);
 	void *GetScanner(void) const;