diff --git a/library/Director/DataType/DataTypeDirectorObject.php b/library/Director/DataType/DataTypeDirectorObject.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..faea8f95
--- /dev/null
+++ b/library/Director/DataType/DataTypeDirectorObject.php
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Icinga\Module\Director\DataType;
+
+use Icinga\Module\Director\Hook\DataTypeHook;
+use Icinga\Module\Director\Objects\IcingaObject;
+use Icinga\Module\Director\Web\Form\QuickForm;
+
+class DataTypeDirectorObject extends DataTypeHook
+{
+    public function getFormElement($name, QuickForm $form)
+    {
+        $db = $form->getDb()->getDbAdapter();
+
+        $dummy = IcingaObject::createByType(
+            $this->getSetting('icinga_object_type')
+        );
+
+        $query = $db->select()->from($dummy->getTableName(), array(
+            'object_name'  => 'object_name',
+            'display_name' => 'COALESCE(display_name, object_name)'
+        ))->where(
+            'object_type = ?',
+            'object'
+        );
+
+        $enum = $db->fetchPairs($query);
+
+        $params = array(
+            'required'     => true,
+            'multiOptions' => array(
+                null => $form->translate('- please choose -'),
+            ) + $enum,
+        );
+
+        if ($this->getSetting('data_type') === 'array') {
+            $type = 'extensibleSet';
+            $params['sorted'] = true;
+        } else {
+            $type = 'select';
+        }
+
+        return $form->createElement($type, $name, $params);
+    }
+
+    public static function addSettingsFormFields(QuickForm $form)
+    {
+        $enum = array(
+            'host'         => $form->translate('Hosts'),
+            'hostgroup'    => $form->translate('Host groups'),
+            'service'      => $form->translate('Services'),
+            'servicegroup' => $form->translate('Service groups'),
+            'user'         => $form->translate('Users'),
+            'usergroup'    => $form->translate('User groups'),
+        );
+
+        $form->addElement('select', 'icinga_object_type', array(
+            'label'        => $form->translate('Object'),
+            'description'  => $form->translate(
+                'Please choose a specific Icinga object type'
+            ),
+            'required'     => true,
+            'multiOptions' => $form->optionalEnum($enum),
+            'sorted'       => true,
+        ));
+
+        $form->addElement('select', 'data_type', array(
+            'label' => $form->translate('Target data type'),
+            'multiOptions' => $form->optionalEnum(array(
+                'string' => $form->translate('String'),
+                'array' => $form->translate('Array'),
+            )),
+            'required' => true,
+        ));
+
+        return $form;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/run.php b/run.php
index 8534d05e..8eea8693 100644
--- a/run.php
+++ b/run.php
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ $this->provideHook('director/DataType', $prefix . 'DataType\\DataTypeArray');
 $this->provideHook('director/DataType', $prefix . 'DataType\\DataTypeBoolean');
 $this->provideHook('director/DataType', $prefix . 'DataType\\DataTypeDatalist');
 $this->provideHook('director/DataType', $prefix . 'DataType\\DataTypeNumber');
+$this->provideHook('director/DataType', $prefix . 'DataType\\DataTypeDirectorObject');
 $this->provideHook('director/DataType', $prefix . 'DataType\\DataTypeSqlQuery');
 $this->provideHook('director/DataType', $prefix . 'DataType\\DataTypeString');