diff --git a/src/blackcore/airspacemonitor.cpp b/src/blackcore/airspacemonitor.cpp
index 8299faab4..7b3f40ee3 100644
--- a/src/blackcore/airspacemonitor.cpp
+++ b/src/blackcore/airspacemonitor.cpp
@@ -1077,8 +1077,8 @@ namespace BlackCore
             model.updateMissingParts(aircraft.getModel());
             // Use anonymous as originator here, since the remote aircraft provider is ourselves and the call to updateAircraftModel() would
             // return without doing anything.
-            this->updateAircraftModel(callsign, model, CIdentifier::anonymous());
-            this->updateAircraftNetworkModel(callsign, model, CIdentifier::anonymous());
+            this->updateAircraftModel(callsign, model, CIdentifier::null());
+            this->updateAircraftNetworkModel(callsign, model, CIdentifier::null());
         }
         else
         {
diff --git a/src/blackcore/context/contextapplicationproxy.cpp b/src/blackcore/context/contextapplicationproxy.cpp
index 4d9b16a3b..63af3c0f2 100644
--- a/src/blackcore/context/contextapplicationproxy.cpp
+++ b/src/blackcore/context/contextapplicationproxy.cpp
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ namespace BlackCore
         void CContextApplicationProxy::synchronizeLocalSettings()
         {
             // note this proxy method does not call synchronizeLocalSettings in core
-            CSettingsCache::instance()->changeValuesFromRemote(this->getAllSettings(), CIdentifier::anonymous());
+            CSettingsCache::instance()->changeValuesFromRemote(this->getAllSettings(), CIdentifier::null());
         }
 
         BlackMisc::CStatusMessage CContextApplicationProxy::saveSettings(const QString &keyPrefix)
diff --git a/src/blackcore/weathermanager.cpp b/src/blackcore/weathermanager.cpp
index e2e3891a2..20ff1c750 100644
--- a/src/blackcore/weathermanager.cpp
+++ b/src/blackcore/weathermanager.cpp
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ namespace BlackCore
         // todo: send weather grid to drivers from here
     }
 
-    void CWeatherManager::requestWeatherGrid(const CWeatherGrid &weatherGrid, const BlackMisc::CIdentifier &identifier)
+    void CWeatherManager::requestWeatherGrid(const CWeatherGrid &weatherGrid, const CIdentifier &identifier)
     {
         WeatherRequest request { identifier, weatherGrid, {} };
         m_pendingRequests.append(request);
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ namespace BlackCore
     }
 
     void CWeatherManager::requestWeatherGrid(const CWeatherGrid &weatherGrid,
-                                             const BlackMisc::CSlot<void(const BlackMisc::Weather::CWeatherGrid &)> &callback)
+            const CSlot<void(const CWeatherGrid &)> &callback)
     {
         if (m_isWeatherClear)
         {
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ namespace BlackCore
             return;
         }
 
-        WeatherRequest weatherRequest { CIdentifier::anonymous(), weatherGrid, callback };
+        WeatherRequest weatherRequest { CIdentifier::null(), weatherGrid, callback };
         m_pendingRequests.append(weatherRequest);
 
         // Serialize the requests, since plugins can handle only one at a time
diff --git a/src/blackgui/components/flightplancomponent.cpp b/src/blackgui/components/flightplancomponent.cpp
index e97b0b4c5..bf8d74760 100644
--- a/src/blackgui/components/flightplancomponent.cpp
+++ b/src/blackgui/components/flightplancomponent.cpp
@@ -778,12 +778,6 @@ namespace BlackGui
             }
         }
 
-        const CIdentifier &CFlightPlanComponent::flightPlanIdentifier()
-        {
-            static const CIdentifier i(QStringLiteral("FLIGHTPLANCOMPONENT"));
-            return i;
-        }
-
         void CFlightPlanComponent::initCompleters()
         {
             if (!sGui || !sGui->hasWebDataServices()) { return; }
diff --git a/src/blackgui/components/flightplancomponent.h b/src/blackgui/components/flightplancomponent.h
index cb84b5671..17b053aa6 100644
--- a/src/blackgui/components/flightplancomponent.h
+++ b/src/blackgui/components/flightplancomponent.h
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ namespace BlackGui
             QScopedPointer<Ui::CFlightPlanComponent> ui;
             BlackMisc::Aviation::CFlightPlan m_flightPlan; //!< My flight plan
             BlackMisc::Simulation::CAircraftModel m_model; //!< currently used model
-            BlackMisc::CIdentifier m_identifier; //!< Flightplan identifier
+            BlackMisc::CIdentifier m_identifier { "FlightPlanComponent", this }; //!< Flightplan identifier
             BlackMisc::CDataReadOnly<BlackMisc::Simulation::Data::TLastModel> m_lastAircraftModel { this }; //!< recently used aircraft model
             BlackMisc::CDataReadOnly<BlackMisc::Network::Data::TLastServer> m_lastServer { this }; //!< recently used server (VATSIM, other)
 
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ namespace BlackGui
             static const QString &defaultTime() { static const  QString t("00:00"); return t; }
 
             //! Identifier
-            static const BlackMisc::CIdentifier &flightPlanIdentifier();
+            const BlackMisc::CIdentifier &flightPlanIdentifier() const { return m_identifier; }
 
             //! Prefill with own aircraft data
             void prefillWithOwnAircraftData();
diff --git a/src/blackgui/components/mainkeypadareacomponent.h b/src/blackgui/components/mainkeypadareacomponent.h
index cd55a7623..3db4ec1e3 100644
--- a/src/blackgui/components/mainkeypadareacomponent.h
+++ b/src/blackgui/components/mainkeypadareacomponent.h
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ namespace BlackGui
             void disableButtonBriefly();
 
             QScopedPointer<Ui::CMainKeypadAreaComponent> ui;
-            BlackMisc::CIdentifier m_identifier { QStringLiteral("KEYPADAREACOMPONENT") };
+            BlackMisc::CIdentifier m_identifier { "MainKeypadAreaComponent", this };
         };
     } // namespace
 } // namespace
diff --git a/src/blackgui/components/mappingcomponent.cpp b/src/blackgui/components/mappingcomponent.cpp
index e3a8829b6..93534c118 100644
--- a/src/blackgui/components/mappingcomponent.cpp
+++ b/src/blackgui/components/mappingcomponent.cpp
@@ -374,15 +374,6 @@ namespace BlackGui
             }
         }
 
-        CIdentifier CMappingComponent::mappingIdentifier()
-        {
-            if (m_identifier.getName().isEmpty())
-            {
-                m_identifier = CIdentifier(QStringLiteral("MAPPINGCOMPONENT"));
-            }
-            return m_identifier;
-        }
-
         void CMappingComponent::updateRenderedAircraftView(bool forceUpdate)
         {
             m_updateTimer.start(); // restart
diff --git a/src/blackgui/components/mappingcomponent.h b/src/blackgui/components/mappingcomponent.h
index 068f60856..1f554d1db 100644
--- a/src/blackgui/components/mappingcomponent.h
+++ b/src/blackgui/components/mappingcomponent.h
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ namespace BlackGui
             void connectionStatusChanged(BlackCore::INetwork::ConnectionStatus from, BlackCore::INetwork::ConnectionStatus to);
 
             //! Identifier for data send from this component
-            BlackMisc::CIdentifier mappingIdentifier();
+            const BlackMisc::CIdentifier &mappingIdentifier() const { return m_identifier; }
 
             //! Update simulated aircraft view
             void updateRenderedAircraftView(bool forceUpdate = false);
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ namespace BlackGui
             QTimer m_updateTimer { this };
             BlackMisc::CTokenBucket m_bucket { 3, BlackMisc::PhysicalQuantities::CTime(5.0, BlackMisc::PhysicalQuantities::CTimeUnit::s()), 1};
             Views::CCheckBoxDelegate *m_currentMappingsViewDelegate = nullptr; //! checkbox in view
-            BlackMisc::CIdentifier m_identifier;
+            BlackMisc::CIdentifier m_identifier { "MappingComponent", this };
         };
     } // namespace
 } // namespace
diff --git a/src/blackgui/components/textmessagecomponent.cpp b/src/blackgui/components/textmessagecomponent.cpp
index 7b9787cf8..83887ea1f 100644
--- a/src/blackgui/components/textmessagecomponent.cpp
+++ b/src/blackgui/components/textmessagecomponent.cpp
@@ -92,14 +92,10 @@ namespace BlackGui
         {
             switch (tab)
             {
-            case TextMessagesAll:
-                return ui->tb_TextMessagesAll;
-            case TextMessagesCom1:
-                return ui->tb_TextMessagesCOM1;
-            case TextMessagesCom2:
-                return ui->tb_TextMessagesCOM2;
-            case TextMessagesUnicom:
-                return ui->tb_TextMessagesUnicom;
+            case TextMessagesAll: return ui->tb_TextMessagesAll;
+            case TextMessagesCom1: return ui->tb_TextMessagesCOM1;
+            case TextMessagesCom2: return ui->tb_TextMessagesCOM2;
+            case TextMessagesUnicom: return ui->tb_TextMessagesUnicom;
             default:
                 Q_ASSERT_X(false, Q_FUNC_INFO, "Wrong index");
                 break;
@@ -120,7 +116,7 @@ namespace BlackGui
         {
             if (messages.isEmpty()) return;
             const CSimulatedAircraft ownAircraft(this->getOwnAircraft());
-            const CTextMessageSettings msgSettings(this->m_messageSettings.getThreadLocal());
+            const CTextMessageSettings msgSettings(m_messageSettings.getThreadLocal());
 
             for (const CTextMessage &message : messages)
             {
@@ -193,14 +189,6 @@ namespace BlackGui
             }
         }
 
-        CIdentifier CTextMessageComponent::componentIdentifier()
-        {
-            if (m_identifier.getName().isEmpty())
-                m_identifier = CIdentifier(QStringLiteral("TEXTMESSAGECOMPONENT"));
-
-            return m_identifier;
-        }
-
         void CTextMessageComponent::onChangedAircraftCockpit()
         {
             this->showCurrentFrequenciesFromCockpit();
@@ -214,7 +202,7 @@ namespace BlackGui
             if (textMessage.isPrivateMessage())
             {
                 // private message
-                CCallsign cs = textMessage.getSenderCallsign();
+                const CCallsign cs = textMessage.getSenderCallsign();
                 if (cs.isEmpty()) return false;
                 QWidget *tab = this->findTextMessageTabByName(cs.getStringAsSet());
                 if (!tab) { return false; }
@@ -292,12 +280,12 @@ namespace BlackGui
             if (!textMessage.isPrivateMessage()) { return; }
             const CCallsign cs = textMessage.wasSent() ? textMessage.getRecipientCallsign() : textMessage.getSenderCallsign();
             if (cs.isEmpty()) { return; }
-            QWidget *tab = this->findTextMessageTabByCallsign(cs);
+            const QWidget *tab = this->findTextMessageTabByCallsign(cs);
             if (!tab) { tab = this->addNewTextMessageTab(cs); }
             Q_ASSERT_X(tab, Q_FUNC_INFO, "Missing tab");
             CTextMessageTextEdit *textEdit = tab->findChild<CTextMessageTextEdit *>();
             BLACK_VERIFY_X(textEdit, Q_FUNC_INFO, "Missing text edit");
-            if (!textEdit) { return; } // do not crash, though this situation could not happen
+            if (!textEdit) { return; } // do not crash, though this situation should not happen
             textEdit->insertTextMessage(textMessage);
 
             // sound
diff --git a/src/blackgui/components/textmessagecomponent.h b/src/blackgui/components/textmessagecomponent.h
index d61563977..27a7be995 100644
--- a/src/blackgui/components/textmessagecomponent.h
+++ b/src/blackgui/components/textmessagecomponent.h
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ namespace BlackGui
             virtual ~CTextMessageComponent();
 
             //! \copydoc CEnableForDockWidgetInfoArea::setParentDockWidgetInfoArea
-            virtual bool setParentDockWidgetInfoArea(BlackGui::CDockWidgetInfoArea *parentDockableWidget) override;
+            virtual bool setParentDockWidgetInfoArea(CDockWidgetInfoArea *parentDockableWidget) override;
 
         signals:
             //! Message to be displayed in info window
@@ -80,8 +80,8 @@ namespace BlackGui
 
         private:
             QScopedPointer<Ui::CTextMessageComponent> ui;
-            BlackMisc::CIdentifier m_identifier;
-            BlackMisc::CSettingReadOnly<BlackGui::Settings::TextMessageSettings> m_messageSettings { this };
+            BlackMisc::CIdentifier m_identifier { "TextMessageComponent", this };
+            BlackMisc::CSettingReadOnly<Settings::TextMessageSettings> m_messageSettings { this };
 
             //! Enum to widget
             QWidget *getTabWidget(Tab tab) const;
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ namespace BlackGui
             QString textMessageToCommand(const QString &enteredLine);
 
             //! Identifier
-            BlackMisc::CIdentifier componentIdentifier();
+            const BlackMisc::CIdentifier &componentIdentifier() const { return m_identifier; }
 
             //! Handle a text message entered
             void handleEnteredTextMessage(const QString &textMessage);
diff --git a/src/blackmisc/datacache.cpp b/src/blackmisc/datacache.cpp
index 48ba0c669..237747cae 100644
--- a/src/blackmisc/datacache.cpp
+++ b/src/blackmisc/datacache.cpp
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ namespace BlackMisc
         if (! m_deferredChanges.isEmpty())
         {
             m_deferredChanges.setSaved();
-            emit valuesLoadedFromStore(m_deferredChanges, CIdentifier::anonymous());
+            emit valuesLoadedFromStore(m_deferredChanges, CIdentifier::null());
             deliverPromises(m_cache->m_revision.loadedValuePromises());
             m_deferredChanges.clear();
         }
diff --git a/src/blackmisc/identifier.cpp b/src/blackmisc/identifier.cpp
index 28cc0d36e..9d277cae9 100644
--- a/src/blackmisc/identifier.cpp
+++ b/src/blackmisc/identifier.cpp
@@ -32,6 +32,16 @@ namespace BlackMisc
           m_processId(QCoreApplication::applicationPid())
     { }
 
+    CIdentifier::CIdentifier(const QString &name, QObject *object) : CIdentifier(name)
+    {
+        if (object)
+        {
+            // append object name
+            this->linkWithQObjectName(object);
+            this->appendName(object->objectName());
+        }
+    }
+
     CIdentifier::CIdentifier(const QString &name, const QString &machineId, const QString &machineName,
                              const QString &processName, qint64 processId) :
         ITimestampBased(QDateTime::currentMSecsSinceEpoch()),
@@ -41,7 +51,13 @@ namespace BlackMisc
 
     const CIdentifier &CIdentifier::anonymous()
     {
-        static const CIdentifier id("anonymous", "", "", "", 0);
+        static const CIdentifier id("");
+        return id;
+    }
+
+    const CIdentifier &CIdentifier::null()
+    {
+        static const CIdentifier id("", "", "", "", 0);
         return id;
     }
 
@@ -67,6 +83,18 @@ namespace BlackMisc
         return toUuid().toString();
     }
 
+    void CIdentifier::appendName(const QString &name)
+    {
+        if (m_name.endsWith(name)) { return; }
+        m_name += QStringLiteral(":") + name;
+    }
+
+    void CIdentifier::linkWithQObjectName(QObject *object)
+    {
+        if (!object) { return; }
+        QObject::connect(object, &QObject::objectNameChanged, object, [ = ](const QString & name) { this->appendName(name); });
+    }
+
     QByteArray CIdentifier::getMachineId() const
     {
         return QByteArray::fromBase64(m_machineIdBase64.toLocal8Bit());
@@ -97,6 +125,11 @@ namespace BlackMisc
         return &anonymous() == this || anonymous() == *this;
     }
 
+    bool CIdentifier::isNull() const
+    {
+        return &null() == this || null() == *this;
+    }
+
     QString CIdentifier::convertToQString(bool i18n) const
     {
         Q_UNUSED(i18n);
diff --git a/src/blackmisc/identifier.h b/src/blackmisc/identifier.h
index 96e0bda5a..ec15e9118 100644
--- a/src/blackmisc/identifier.h
+++ b/src/blackmisc/identifier.h
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 #include <QByteArray>
 #include <QMetaType>
 #include <QString>
+#include <QObject>
 #include <QUuid>
 #include <QtGlobal>
 
@@ -50,11 +51,22 @@ namespace BlackMisc
         };
 
         //! Constructor.
-        CIdentifier(const QString &name = QString());
+        //! \private use CIdentifier::anonymous() if you need an identifier without name and CIdentifier::null() for an empty identifier
+        CIdentifier() : CIdentifier("") {}
 
-        //! Returns an anonymous identifier.
+        //! Constructor.
+        CIdentifier(const QString &name);
+
+        //! Constructor using object's name
+        CIdentifier(const QString &name, QObject *object);
+
+        //! Returns an anonymous identifier, which is a valid identifier without name
+        //! \remark same as CIdentifier()
         static const CIdentifier &anonymous();
 
+        //! Null (empty) identifier
+        static const CIdentifier &null();
+
         //! Returns a fake identifier.
         static const CIdentifier &fake();
 
@@ -70,6 +82,16 @@ namespace BlackMisc
         //! Has name
         bool hasName() const { return !m_name.isEmpty(); }
 
+        //! Set the name
+        void setName(const QString &name) { m_name = name; }
+
+        //! Set name or append name
+        //! \remark append makes sense if an object name changes after some time (like for UI components when the whole UI is setup)
+        void appendName(const QString &name);
+
+        //! Reflect changes of QObject::
+        void linkWithQObjectName(QObject *object);
+
         //! Get machine id
         QByteArray getMachineId() const;
 
@@ -100,6 +122,9 @@ namespace BlackMisc
         //! Check if it is anonymous identifier
         bool isAnonymous() const;
 
+        //! Null identifier (no name, ids etc)
+        bool isNull() const;
+
         //! \copydoc BlackMisc::Mixin::String::toQString
         QString convertToQString(bool i18n = false) const;
 
diff --git a/tests/blackmisc/testinput.cpp b/tests/blackmisc/testinput.cpp
index fa0ceb73a..a2827bb7d 100644
--- a/tests/blackmisc/testinput.cpp
+++ b/tests/blackmisc/testinput.cpp
@@ -80,12 +80,12 @@ namespace BlackMiscTest
         CHotkeyCombination comb1;
         comb1.addKeyboardKey(Key_ControlLeft);
         comb1.addKeyboardKey(Key_D);
-        CActionHotkey actionHotkey1 (CIdentifier(), comb1, "action");
+        CActionHotkey actionHotkey1 (CIdentifier::anonymous(), comb1, "action");
 
         CHotkeyCombination comb2;
         comb2.addKeyboardKey(Key_ControlLeft);
         comb2.addKeyboardKey(Key_D);
-        CActionHotkey actionHotkey2 (CIdentifier(), comb2, "action");
+        CActionHotkey actionHotkey2 (CIdentifier::anonymous(), comb2, "action");
         QVERIFY2(actionHotkey1 == actionHotkey2, "Objects should equal");
     }
 
@@ -94,24 +94,24 @@ namespace BlackMiscTest
         CHotkeyCombination comb;
         comb.addKeyboardKey(Key_ControlLeft);
         comb.addKeyboardKey(Key_D);
-        CActionHotkey actionHotkey1 (CIdentifier(), comb, "action");
+        CActionHotkey actionHotkey1 (CIdentifier::anonymous(), comb, "action");
 
         CHotkeyCombination comb2;
         comb2.addKeyboardKey(Key_ControlLeft);
         comb2.addKeyboardKey(Key_C);
-        CActionHotkey actionHotkey2 (CIdentifier(), comb2, "action");
+        CActionHotkey actionHotkey2 (CIdentifier::anonymous(), comb2, "action");
         QVERIFY2(actionHotkey1 != actionHotkey2, "Objects should not be equal");
 
         CHotkeyCombination comb3;
         comb3.addKeyboardKey(Key_ShiftLeft);
         comb3.addKeyboardKey(Key_D);
-        CActionHotkey actionHotkey3 (CIdentifier(), comb2, "action");
+        CActionHotkey actionHotkey3 (CIdentifier::anonymous(), comb2, "action");
         QVERIFY2(actionHotkey1 != actionHotkey3, "Objects should not be equal");
 
         CHotkeyCombination comb4;
         comb4.addKeyboardKey(Key_ControlLeft);
         comb4.addKeyboardKey(Key_D);
-        CActionHotkey actionHotkey4 (CIdentifier(), comb2, "other_action");
+        CActionHotkey actionHotkey4 (CIdentifier::anonymous(), comb2, "other_action");
         QVERIFY2(actionHotkey1 != actionHotkey4, "Objects should not be equal");
     }
 
@@ -120,14 +120,14 @@ namespace BlackMiscTest
         CHotkeyCombination comb1;
         comb1.addKeyboardKey(Key_ControlLeft);
         comb1.addKeyboardKey(Key_C);
-        CActionHotkey actionHotkey1 (CIdentifier(), comb1, "action");
+        CActionHotkey actionHotkey1 (CIdentifier::anonymous(), comb1, "action");
         CActionHotkeyList list1;
         list1.push_back(actionHotkey1);
 
         CHotkeyCombination comb2;
         comb2.addKeyboardKey(Key_ControlLeft);
         comb2.addKeyboardKey(Key_D);
-        CActionHotkey actionHotkey2 (CIdentifier(), comb2, "action");
+        CActionHotkey actionHotkey2 (CIdentifier::anonymous(), comb2, "action");
         CActionHotkeyList list2;
         list2.push_back(actionHotkey2);
         QVERIFY2(CVariant::fromValue(list1) != CVariant::fromValue(list2), "List should not be equal");
@@ -138,16 +138,16 @@ namespace BlackMiscTest
         CHotkeyCombination comb1;
         comb1.addKeyboardKey(Key_ControlLeft);
         comb1.addKeyboardKey(Key_D);
-        CActionHotkey actionHotkey1 (CIdentifier(), comb1, "action");
+        CActionHotkey actionHotkey1 (CIdentifier::anonymous(), comb1, "action");
 
         CHotkeyCombination comb2;
         comb2.addKeyboardKey(Key_ControlLeft);
-        CActionHotkey actionHotkey2 (CIdentifier(), comb2, "action");
+        CActionHotkey actionHotkey2 (CIdentifier::anonymous(), comb2, "action");
 
         CHotkeyCombination comb3;
         comb3.addKeyboardKey(Key_ShiftLeft);
         comb3.addKeyboardKey(Key_D);
-        CActionHotkey actionHotkey3 (CIdentifier(), comb3, "action");
+        CActionHotkey actionHotkey3 (CIdentifier::anonymous(), comb3, "action");
 
         CActionHotkeyList list1;
         list1.push_back(actionHotkey1);
@@ -160,17 +160,17 @@ namespace BlackMiscTest
     {
         CHotkeyCombination comb1;
         comb1.addKeyboardKey(Key_ControlLeft);
-        CActionHotkey actionHotkey1 (CIdentifier(), comb1, "action");
+        CActionHotkey actionHotkey1 (CIdentifier::anonymous(), comb1, "action");
 
         CHotkeyCombination comb2;
         comb2.addKeyboardKey(Key_ControlLeft);
         comb2.addKeyboardKey(Key_D);
-        CActionHotkey actionHotkey2 (CIdentifier(), comb2, "action");
+        CActionHotkey actionHotkey2 (CIdentifier::anonymous(), comb2, "action");
 
         CHotkeyCombination comb3;
         comb3.addKeyboardKey(Key_ShiftLeft);
         comb3.addKeyboardKey(Key_D);
-        CActionHotkey actionHotkey3 (CIdentifier(), comb3, "action");
+        CActionHotkey actionHotkey3 (CIdentifier::anonymous(), comb3, "action");
 
         CActionHotkeyList list1;
         list1.push_back(actionHotkey1);