diff --git a/umbraco/cms/businesslogic/skinning/CssVariable.cs b/umbraco/cms/businesslogic/skinning/CssVariable.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1044ddc116
--- /dev/null
+++ b/umbraco/cms/businesslogic/skinning/CssVariable.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Text;
+
+namespace umbraco.cms.businesslogic.skinning
+{
+    public class CssVariable
+    {
+        public string Name { get; set; }
+        public List<CssVariableProperty> Properties { get; set; }
+
+        public CssVariable(string Name)
+        {
+            this.Name = Name;
+            Properties = new List<CssVariableProperty>();
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/umbraco/cms/businesslogic/skinning/CssVariableProperty.cs b/umbraco/cms/businesslogic/skinning/CssVariableProperty.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..001d440556
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+++ b/umbraco/cms/businesslogic/skinning/CssVariableProperty.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Text;
+
+namespace umbraco.cms.businesslogic.skinning
+{
+    public class CssVariableProperty
+    {
+        public string Name { get; set; }
+        public List<string> Selectors { get; set; }
+
+        public CssVariableProperty(string Name)
+        {
+            this.Name = Name;
+            Selectors = new List<string>();
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/umbraco/cms/umbraco.cms.csproj b/umbraco/cms/umbraco.cms.csproj
index b0c16f973a..54fd6fbb16 100644
--- a/umbraco/cms/umbraco.cms.csproj
+++ b/umbraco/cms/umbraco.cms.csproj
@@ -217,6 +217,8 @@
     <Compile Include="businesslogic\skinning\controls\ColorPicker.cs" />
     <Compile Include="businesslogic\skinning\controls\ImageUploader.cs" />
     <Compile Include="businesslogic\skinning\controls\SliderControl.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="businesslogic\skinning\CssVariable.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="businesslogic\skinning\CssVariableProperty.cs" />
     <Compile Include="businesslogic\skinning\dependencies\Color.cs" />
     <Compile Include="businesslogic\skinning\dependencies\Image.cs" />
     <Compile Include="businesslogic\skinning\dependencies\Option.cs" />