diff --git a/src/blackmisc/network/ecosystem.cpp b/src/blackmisc/network/ecosystem.cpp
index 711e2e640..98d747ce2 100644
--- a/src/blackmisc/network/ecosystem.cpp
+++ b/src/blackmisc/network/ecosystem.cpp
@@ -22,6 +22,12 @@ namespace BlackMisc
             return this->getSystemString();
         }
 
+        const CEcosystem &CEcosystem::unspecified()
+        {
+            static const CEcosystem e(Unspecified);
+            return e;
+        }
+
         const CEcosystem &CEcosystem::vatsim()
         {
             static const CEcosystem e(VATSIM);
diff --git a/src/blackmisc/network/ecosystem.h b/src/blackmisc/network/ecosystem.h
index 671ea1cef..93252efd4 100644
--- a/src/blackmisc/network/ecosystem.h
+++ b/src/blackmisc/network/ecosystem.h
@@ -82,6 +82,9 @@ namespace BlackMisc
             //! \copydoc BlackMisc::Mixin::String::toQString
             QString convertToQString(bool i18n = false) const;
 
+            //! Unspecified
+            static const CEcosystem &unspecified();
+
             //! VATSIM eco system
             static const CEcosystem &vatsim();
 
diff --git a/src/blackmisc/network/ecosystemprovider.cpp b/src/blackmisc/network/ecosystemprovider.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d9f6aa5c5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/blackmisc/network/ecosystemprovider.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+/* Copyright (C) 2018
+ * swift project Community / Contributors
+ *
+ * This file is part of swift project. It is subject to the license terms in the LICENSE file found in the top-level
+ * directory of this distribution and at http://www.swift-project.org/license.html. No part of swift project,
+ * including this file, may be copied, modified, propagated, or distributed except according to the terms
+ * contained in the LICENSE file.
+ */
+
+#include "ecosystemprovider.h"
+#include <QReadLocker>
+
+namespace BlackMisc
+{
+    namespace Network
+    {
+        CEcosystem IEcosystemProvider::getCurrentEcosystem() const
+        {
+            QReadLocker l(&m_lockSystem);
+            return m_currentEcoSystem;
+        }
+
+        CEcosystem IEcosystemProvider::getLastEcosystem() const
+        {
+            QReadLocker l(&m_lockSystem);
+            return m_lastEcoSystem;
+        }
+
+        bool IEcosystemProvider::isCurrentEcosystem(const CEcosystem &system) const
+        {
+            return this->getCurrentEcosystem() == system;
+        }
+
+        bool IEcosystemProvider::isLastEcosystem(const CEcosystem &system) const
+        {
+            return this->getLastEcosystem() == system;
+        }
+
+        bool IEcosystemProvider::setCurrentEcosystem(const CEcosystem &ecosystem)
+        {
+            if (this->isCurrentEcosystem(ecosystem)) { return false; }
+            QReadLocker l(&m_lockSystem);
+            m_currentEcoSystem = ecosystem;
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        bool IEcosystemProvider::setLastEcosystem(const CEcosystem &ecosystem)
+        {
+            if (this->isLastEcosystem(ecosystem)) { return false; }
+            QReadLocker l(&m_lockSystem);
+            m_lastEcoSystem = ecosystem;
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        CEcosystem CEcosystemAware::getCurrentEcosystem() const
+        {
+            if (!this->hasProvider()) { return CEcosystem::unspecified(); }
+            return this->provider()->getCurrentEcosystem();
+        }
+
+        CEcosystem CEcosystemAware::getLastEcosystem() const
+        {
+            if (!this->hasProvider()) { return CEcosystem::unspecified(); }
+            return this->provider()->getLastEcosystem();
+        }
+
+        bool CEcosystemAware::isCurrentEcosystem(const CEcosystem &system) const
+        {
+            if (!this->hasProvider()) { return this->getCurrentEcosystem() == system; }
+            return this->provider()->isCurrentEcosystem(system);
+        }
+
+        bool CEcosystemAware::isLastEcosystem(const CEcosystem &system) const
+        {
+            if (!this->hasProvider()) { return this->getLastEcosystem() == system; }
+            return this->provider()->isLastEcosystem(system);
+        }
+    } // namespace
+} // namespace
diff --git a/src/blackmisc/network/ecosystemprovider.h b/src/blackmisc/network/ecosystemprovider.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5c0a1dd31
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/blackmisc/network/ecosystemprovider.h
@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+/* Copyright (C) 2018
+ * swift project Community / Contributors
+ *
+ * This file is part of swift project. It is subject to the license terms in the LICENSE file found in the top-level
+ * directory of this distribution and at http://www.swift-project.org/license.html. No part of swift project,
+ * including this file, may be copied, modified, propagated, or distributed except according to the terms
+ * contained in the LICENSE file.
+ */
+
+//! \file
+
+#ifndef BLACKMISC_NETWORK_ECOSYSTEMPROVIDER_H
+#define BLACKMISC_NETWORK_ECOSYSTEMPROVIDER_H
+
+#include "ecosystem.h"
+#include "blackmisc/provider.h"
+#include <QReadWriteLock>
+
+namespace BlackMisc
+{
+    namespace Network
+    {
+        //! Direct threadsafe in memory access to current ecosystem
+        class BLACKMISC_EXPORT IEcosystemProvider : public IProvider
+        {
+        public:
+            //! Current ecosystem
+            //! \remark CEcosystem::Unspecified if not connected with any network
+            //! \threadsafe
+            CEcosystem getCurrentEcosystem() const;
+
+            //! Last known ecosystem
+            //! \threadsafe
+            CEcosystem getLastEcosystem() const;
+
+            //! Current ecosystem?
+            //! \threadsafe
+            bool isCurrentEcosystem(const CEcosystem &system) const;
+
+            //! Last known ecosystem?
+            //! \threadsafe
+            bool isLastEcosystem(const CEcosystem &system) const;
+
+        protected:
+            //! Set the current system
+            //! \threadsafe
+            bool setCurrentEcosystem(const CEcosystem &ecosystem);
+
+            //! Set the last known system
+            //! \threadsafe
+            bool setLastEcosystem(const CEcosystem &ecosystem);
+
+        private:
+            CEcosystem m_currentEcoSystem;
+            CEcosystem m_lastEcoSystem;
+            mutable QReadWriteLock m_lockSystem; //!< lock
+        };
+
+        //! Delegating class which can be directly used to access an \sa IEcosystemProvider instance
+        class BLACKMISC_EXPORT CEcosystemAware : public IProviderAware<IEcosystemProvider>
+        {
+        public:
+            //! Set the provider
+            void setEcosystemProvider(IEcosystemProvider *provider) { this->setProvider(provider); }
+
+            //! \copydoc IEcosystemProvider::getCurrentEcosystem
+            CEcosystem getCurrentEcosystem() const;
+
+            //! \copydoc IEcosystemProvider::getLastEcosystem
+            CEcosystem getLastEcosystem() const;
+
+            //! \copydoc IEcosystemProvider::isCurrentEcosystem
+            bool isCurrentEcosystem(const CEcosystem &system) const;
+
+            //! \copydoc IEcosystemProvider::isLastEcosystem
+            bool isLastEcosystem(const CEcosystem &system) const;
+
+        protected:
+            //! Constructor
+            CEcosystemAware(IEcosystemProvider *EcosystemProvider) : IProviderAware(EcosystemProvider) { Q_ASSERT(EcosystemProvider); }
+        };
+    } // namespace
+} // namespace
+
+Q_DECLARE_INTERFACE(BlackMisc::Network::IEcosystemProvider, "BlackMisc::Network::IEcosystemProvider")
+
+#endif // guard