diff --git a/application/controllers/BranchController.php b/application/controllers/BranchController.php
index 4ac526cf..0afd5973 100644
--- a/application/controllers/BranchController.php
+++ b/application/controllers/BranchController.php
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ namespace Icinga\Module\Director\Controllers;
 use gipfl\Diff\HtmlRenderer\SideBySideDiff;
 use gipfl\Diff\PhpDiff;
 use gipfl\IcingaWeb2\Widget\NameValueTable;
+use Icinga\Module\Director\Data\Db\DbObjectStore;
 use Icinga\Module\Director\Data\Db\DbObjectTypeRegistry;
 use Icinga\Module\Director\Db\Branch\BranchActivity;
 use Icinga\Module\Director\IcingaConfig\IcingaConfig;
@@ -19,6 +20,12 @@ class BranchController extends ActionController
 {
     use BranchHelper;
 
+    public function init()
+    {
+        parent::init();
+        IcingaObject::setDbObjectStore(new DbObjectStore($this->db(), $this->getBranch()));
+    }
+
     protected function checkDirectorPermissions()
     {
     }
diff --git a/application/controllers/ServiceController.php b/application/controllers/ServiceController.php
index 83bc2924..72363e7f 100644
--- a/application/controllers/ServiceController.php
+++ b/application/controllers/ServiceController.php
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ use Icinga\Module\Director\Data\Db\DbObjectStore;
 use Icinga\Module\Director\Db\Branch\UuidLookup;
 use Icinga\Module\Director\Forms\IcingaServiceForm;
 use Icinga\Module\Director\Monitoring;
+use Icinga\Module\Director\Objects\IcingaObject;
 use Icinga\Module\Director\Web\Controller\ObjectController;
 use Icinga\Module\Director\Objects\IcingaService;
 use Icinga\Module\Director\Objects\IcingaHost;
@@ -49,11 +50,13 @@ class ServiceController extends ObjectController
     {
         $host = $this->params->get('host', $this->params->get('host_id'));
         if ($host === null && $this->object) {
-            if ($host = $this->object->get('host_id')) {
-                $host = (int) $host;
-            } else {
-                $host = $this->object->get('host');
-                // We reach this when accessing Service Template Fields
+            if (null === $host = $this->object->getUnresolvedRelated('host')) {
+                if ($host = $this->object->get('host_id')) {
+                    $host = (int) $host;
+                } else {
+                    $host = $this->object->get('host');
+                    // We reach this when accessing Service Template Fields
+                }
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/application/forms/IcingaAddServiceForm.php b/application/forms/IcingaAddServiceForm.php
index d8245e52..e5514246 100644
--- a/application/forms/IcingaAddServiceForm.php
+++ b/application/forms/IcingaAddServiceForm.php
@@ -153,7 +153,11 @@ class IcingaAddServiceForm extends DirectorObjectForm
     public function onSuccess()
     {
         if ($this->host !== null) {
-            $this->object->set('host_id', $this->host->get('id'));
+            if ($id = $this->host->get('id')) {
+                $this->object->set('host_id', $this->host->get('id'));
+            } else {
+                $this->object->set('host', $this->host->getObjectName());
+            }
             parent::onSuccess();
             return;
         }
diff --git a/library/Director/Data/Db/DbObject.php b/library/Director/Data/Db/DbObject.php
index fb2402a0..0ed91ebc 100644
--- a/library/Director/Data/Db/DbObject.php
+++ b/library/Director/Data/Db/DbObject.php
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ namespace Icinga\Module\Director\Data\Db;
 use Icinga\Exception\NotFoundError;
 use Icinga\Module\Director\Data\InvalidDataException;
 use Icinga\Module\Director\Db;
+use Icinga\Module\Director\Db\Branch\UuidLookup;
 use Icinga\Module\Director\Exception\DuplicateKeyException;
 use InvalidArgumentException;
 use LogicException;
@@ -91,6 +92,9 @@ abstract class DbObject
 
     protected static $prefetchStats = array();
 
+    /** @var ?DbObjectStore */
+    protected static $dbObjectStore;
+
     /**
      * Constructor is not accessible and should not be overridden
      */
@@ -225,6 +229,11 @@ abstract class DbObject
         return $this;
     }
 
+    public static function setDbObjectStore(DbObjectStore $store)
+    {
+        self::$dbObjectStore = $store;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Getter
      *
@@ -992,6 +1001,12 @@ abstract class DbObject
 
     public function createWhere()
     {
+        if ($this->hasUuidColumn() && $this->properties[$this->uuidColumn] !== null) {
+            return $this->db->quoteInto(
+                sprintf('%s = ?', $this->getUuidColumn()),
+                $this->connection->quoteBinary($this->getUniqueId()->getBytes())
+            );
+        }
         if ($id = $this->getAutoincId()) {
             if ($originalId = $this->getOriginalProperty($this->autoincKeyName)) {
                 return $this->db->quoteInto(
@@ -1220,8 +1235,15 @@ abstract class DbObject
             return $prefetched;
         }
 
-        /** @var DbObject $obj */
         $obj = new static;
+        if (self::$dbObjectStore !== null && $obj->hasUuidColumn()) {
+            $table = $obj->getTableName();
+            assert($connection instanceof Db);
+            $uuid = UuidLookup::findUuidForKey($id, $table, $connection, self::$dbObjectStore->getBranch());
+
+            return self::$dbObjectStore->load($table, $uuid);
+        }
+
         $obj->setConnection($connection)
             ->set($obj->autoincKeyName, $id)
             ->loadFromDb();
@@ -1240,9 +1262,17 @@ abstract class DbObject
         if ($prefetched = static::getPrefetched($id)) {
             return $prefetched;
         }
-
         /** @var DbObject $obj */
         $obj = new static;
+
+        if (self::$dbObjectStore !== null) {
+            $table = $obj->getTableName();
+            assert($connection instanceof Db);
+            $uuid = UuidLookup::findUuidForKey($id, $table, $connection, self::$dbObjectStore->getBranch());
+
+            return self::$dbObjectStore->load($table, $uuid);
+        }
+
         $obj->setConnection($connection)->setKey($id)->loadFromDb();
 
         return $obj;
@@ -1341,6 +1371,14 @@ abstract class DbObject
 
         /** @var DbObject $obj */
         $obj = new static;
+        if (self::$dbObjectStore !== null) {
+            $table = $obj->getTableName();
+            assert($connection instanceof Db);
+            $uuid = UuidLookup::findUuidForKey($id, $table, $connection, self::$dbObjectStore->getBranch());
+
+            return self::$dbObjectStore->exists($table, $uuid);
+        }
+
         $obj->setConnection($connection)->setKey($id);
         return $obj->existsInDb();
     }
@@ -1376,6 +1414,13 @@ abstract class DbObject
     {
         $db = $connection->getDbAdapter();
         $obj = new static;
+
+        if (self::$dbObjectStore !== null) {
+            $table = $obj->getTableName();
+            assert($connection instanceof Db);
+            return self::$dbObjectStore->load($table, $uuid);
+        }
+
         $query = $db->select()
             ->from($obj->getTableName())
             ->where($obj->getUuidColumn() . ' = ?', $connection->quoteBinary($uuid->getBytes()));
diff --git a/library/Director/Data/Db/DbObjectStore.php b/library/Director/Data/Db/DbObjectStore.php
index 5aab5ac7..89721108 100644
--- a/library/Director/Data/Db/DbObjectStore.php
+++ b/library/Director/Data/Db/DbObjectStore.php
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ use Icinga\Module\Director\Db;
 use Icinga\Module\Director\Db\Branch\Branch;
 use Icinga\Module\Director\Db\Branch\BranchActivity;
 use Icinga\Module\Director\Db\Branch\BranchedObject;
+use Ramsey\Uuid\UuidInterface;
 
 /**
  * Loader for Icinga/DbObjects
@@ -28,6 +29,30 @@ class DbObjectStore
         $this->branch = $branch;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @param $tableName
+     * @param UuidInterface $uuid
+     * @return DbObject|null
+     * @throws \Icinga\Exception\NotFoundError
+     */
+    public function load($tableName, UuidInterface $uuid)
+    {
+        $branchedObject = BranchedObject::load($this->connection, $tableName, $uuid, $this->branch);
+        $object = $branchedObject->getBranchedDbObject($this->connection);
+        if ($object === null) {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        $object->setBeingLoadedFromDb();
+
+        return $object;
+    }
+
+    public function exists($tableName, UuidInterface $uuid)
+    {
+        return BranchedObject::exists($this->connection, $tableName, $uuid, $this->branch->getUuid());
+    }
+
     public function store(DbObject $object)
     {
         if ($this->branch && $this->branch->isBranch()) {
@@ -61,4 +86,9 @@ class DbObjectStore
 
         return $object->delete();
     }
+
+    public function getBranch()
+    {
+        return $this->branch;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/library/Director/Db/Branch/BranchedObject.php b/library/Director/Db/Branch/BranchedObject.php
index c0e41d41..d4eafcf4 100644
--- a/library/Director/Db/Branch/BranchedObject.php
+++ b/library/Director/Db/Branch/BranchedObject.php
@@ -344,6 +344,23 @@ class BranchedObject
         return $self;
     }
 
+    public static function exists(
+        Db $connection,
+           $table,
+        UuidInterface $uuid,
+        UuidInterface $branchUuid = null
+    ) {
+        if (static::optionalTableRowByUuid($connection, $table, $uuid)) {
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        if ($branchUuid && static::optionalBranchedTableRowByUuid($connection, $table, $uuid, $branchUuid)) {
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        return false;
+    }
+
     /**
      * @param Db $connection
      * @param string $table
diff --git a/library/Director/Db/Branch/UuidLookup.php b/library/Director/Db/Branch/UuidLookup.php
index 5ec5b830..67678b52 100644
--- a/library/Director/Db/Branch/UuidLookup.php
+++ b/library/Director/Db/Branch/UuidLookup.php
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ class UuidLookup
     ) {
         $db = $connection->getDbAdapter();
         $query = $db->select()->from('icinga_service', 'uuid')->where('object_type = ?', $objectType);
-        $query = self::addKeyToQuery($query, $key);
+        $query = self::addKeyToQuery($connection, $query, $key);
         if ($host) {
             $query->add('host_id = ?', $host->get('id'));
         }
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ class UuidLookup
         if ($uuid === null && $branch->isBranch()) {
             // TODO: use different tables?
             $query = $db->select()->from('branched_icinga_service', 'uuid')->where('object_type = ?', $objectType);
-            $query = self::addKeyToQuery($query, $key);
+            $query = self::addKeyToQuery($connection, $query, $key);
             if ($host) {
                 // TODO: uuid?
                 $query->add('host = ?', $host->getObjectName());
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ class UuidLookup
     public static function findUuidForKey($key, $table, Db $connection, Branch $branch)
     {
         $db = $connection->getDbAdapter();
-        $query = self::addKeyToQuery($db->select()->from($table, 'uuid'), $key);
+        $query = self::addKeyToQuery($connection, $db->select()->from($table, 'uuid'), $key);
         $uuid = self::fetchOptionalUuid($connection, $query);
         if ($uuid === null && $branch->isBranch()) {
             $query = $db->select()->from("branched_$table", 'uuid')->where('object_name = ?', $key);
@@ -70,14 +70,16 @@ class UuidLookup
         return $uuid;
     }
 
-    protected static function addKeyToQuery($query, $key)
+    protected static function addKeyToQuery(Db $connection, $query, $key)
     {
         if (is_int($key)) {
             $query->where('id = ?', $key);
         } elseif (is_string($key)) {
             $query->where('object_name = ?', $key);
         } else {
-            throw new RuntimeException('Cannot deal with non-int/string keys for UUID fallback');
+            foreach ($key as $k => $v) {
+                $query->where($connection->getDbAdapter()->quoteIdentifier($k) . ' = ?', $v);
+            }
         }
 
         return $query;
diff --git a/library/Director/Objects/IcingaObject.php b/library/Director/Objects/IcingaObject.php
index f06c5516..3f45df8b 100644
--- a/library/Director/Objects/IcingaObject.php
+++ b/library/Director/Objects/IcingaObject.php
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ use Icinga\Data\Filter\FilterExpression;
 use Icinga\Exception\NotFoundError;
 use Icinga\Module\Director\CustomVariable\CustomVariables;
 use Icinga\Module\Director\Data\Db\DbDataFormatter;
+use Icinga\Module\Director\Data\Db\DbObjectStore;
 use Icinga\Module\Director\Data\Db\DbObjectTypeRegistry;
 use Icinga\Module\Director\IcingaConfig\AssignRenderer;
 use Icinga\Module\Director\Data\Db\DbObject;
@@ -530,6 +531,25 @@ abstract class IcingaObject extends DbObject implements IcingaConfigRenderer
         return $this;
     }
 
+    public function getUnresolvedRelated($property)
+    {
+        if ($this->hasRelation($property)) {
+            $property .= '_id';
+            if (isset($this->unresolvedRelatedProperties[$property])) {
+                return $this->unresolvedRelatedProperties[$property];
+            }
+
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        throw new RuntimeException(sprintf(
+            '%s "%s" has no %s reference',
+            $this->getShortTableName(),
+            $this->getObjectName(),
+            $property
+        ));
+    }
+
     /**
      * @param $name
      */
@@ -1695,11 +1715,16 @@ abstract class IcingaObject extends DbObject implements IcingaConfigRenderer
         try {
             $object->renderToConfig($config);
         } catch (Exception $e) {
+            $message = $e->getMessage();
+            $showTrace = false;
+            if ($showTrace) {
+                $message .= "\n" . $e->getTraceAsString();
+            }
             $config->configFile(
                 'failed-to-render'
             )->prepend(
                 "/** Failed to render this object **/\n"
-                . '/*  ' . $e->getMessage() . ' */'
+                . '/*  ' . $message . ' */'
             );
         }
         if ($wasExternal) {
diff --git a/library/Director/Objects/IcingaService.php b/library/Director/Objects/IcingaService.php
index 8f813bca..5dddc703 100644
--- a/library/Director/Objects/IcingaService.php
+++ b/library/Director/Objects/IcingaService.php
@@ -473,6 +473,10 @@ class IcingaService extends IcingaObject implements ExportInterface
      */
     public function hasBeenAssignedToHostTemplate()
     {
+        // Branches would fail
+        if ($this->properties['host_id'] === null) {
+            return null;
+        }
         $hostId = $this->get('host_id');
 
         return $hostId && $this->getRelatedObject(
diff --git a/library/Director/Web/Controller/BranchHelper.php b/library/Director/Web/Controller/BranchHelper.php
index 6402fbf3..1b75a256 100644
--- a/library/Director/Web/Controller/BranchHelper.php
+++ b/library/Director/Web/Controller/BranchHelper.php
@@ -2,8 +2,11 @@
 
 namespace Icinga\Module\Director\Web\Controller;
 
+use Icinga\Module\Director\Data\Db\DbObjectStore;
+use Icinga\Module\Director\Data\Db\DbObjectTypeRegistry;
 use Icinga\Module\Director\Db\Branch\Branch;
 use Icinga\Module\Director\Db\Branch\BranchStore;
+use Icinga\Module\Director\Objects\IcingaObject;
 use Icinga\Module\Director\Web\Widget\NotInBranchedHint;
 
 trait BranchHelper
@@ -14,6 +17,23 @@ trait BranchHelper
     /** @var BranchStore */
     protected $branchStore;
 
+    protected static $banchedTables = [
+        'icinga_apiuser',
+        'icinga_command',
+        'icinga_dependency',
+        'icinga_endpoint',
+        'icinga_host',
+        'icinga_hostgroup',
+        'icinga_notification',
+        'icinga_scheduled_downtime',
+        'icinga_service',
+        'icinga_servicegroup',
+        'icinga_timeperiod',
+        'icinga_user',
+        'icinga_usergroup',
+        'icinga_zone',
+    ];
+
     /**
      * @return false|\Ramsey\Uuid\UuidInterface
      */
@@ -49,6 +69,18 @@ trait BranchHelper
         return $this->getBranchUuid() !== null;
     }
 
+    protected function tableHasBranchSupport($table)
+    {
+        return in_array($table, self::$banchedTables, true);
+    }
+
+    protected function enableStaticObjectLoader($table)
+    {
+        if ($this->tableHasBranchSupport($table)) {
+            IcingaObject::setDbObjectStore(new DbObjectStore($this->db(), $this->getBranch()));
+        }
+    }
+
     /**
      * @param string $subject
      * @return bool
diff --git a/library/Director/Web/Controller/ObjectController.php b/library/Director/Web/Controller/ObjectController.php
index 28a1d418..e7482efe 100644
--- a/library/Director/Web/Controller/ObjectController.php
+++ b/library/Director/Web/Controller/ObjectController.php
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ abstract class ObjectController extends ActionController
     public function init()
     {
         parent::init();
+        $this->enableStaticObjectLoader($this->getTableName());
 
         if ($this->getRequest()->isApiRequest()) {
             $handler = new IcingaObjectHandler($this->getRequest(), $this->getResponse(), $this->db());
diff --git a/library/Director/Web/Table/ObjectsTable.php b/library/Director/Web/Table/ObjectsTable.php
index c96c1797..ca81bfaa 100644
--- a/library/Director/Web/Table/ObjectsTable.php
+++ b/library/Director/Web/Table/ObjectsTable.php
@@ -343,4 +343,38 @@ class ObjectsTable extends ZfQueryBasedTable
 
         return $query;
     }
+
+    protected static function branchifyQuery(Db $connection, $query, $table, UuidInterface $branchUuid)
+    {
+        $right = clone($query);
+        /** @var Db $conn */
+        $conn = $connection;
+        $db = $connection->getDbAdapter();
+        $query->joinLeft(
+            ['bo' => "branched_$table"],
+            // TODO: PgHexFunc
+            $db->quoteInto(
+                'bo.uuid = o.uuid AND bo.branch_uuid = ?',
+                $conn->quoteBinary($branchUuid->getBytes())
+            ),
+            []
+        )->where("(bo.branch_deleted IS NULL OR bo.branch_deleted = 'n')");
+        $this->applyObjectTypeFilter($query, $right);
+        $right->joinRight(
+            ['bo' => "branched_$table"],
+            'bo.uuid = o.uuid',
+            []
+        )
+            ->where('o.uuid IS NULL')
+            ->where('bo.branch_uuid = ?', $conn->quoteBinary($branchUuid->getBytes()));
+        $this->leftSubQuery = $query;
+        $this->rightSubQuery = $right;
+        $query = $db->select()->union([
+            'l' => new DbSelectParenthesis($query),
+            'r' => new DbSelectParenthesis($right),
+        ]);
+        $query = $db->select()->from(['u' => $query]);
+        $query->order('object_name')->limit(100);
+
+    }
 }