diff --git a/docs/general.rst b/docs/general.rst
index add097153..916d5399e 100644
--- a/docs/general.rst
+++ b/docs/general.rst
@@ -265,6 +265,9 @@ The available notification are:
     * link.created
     * link.updated
     * link.deleted
+    * item.created
+    * item.updated
+    * item.deleted
     * log.error
     * log.warning
     * log.info
diff --git a/docs/glossary.rst b/docs/glossary.rst
index 7fc014f41..ec00ed2e6 100644
--- a/docs/glossary.rst
+++ b/docs/glossary.rst
@@ -6,6 +6,12 @@ Node
 
 A Virtual Machine (Dynamips, IOU, Qemu, VPCS...), a cloud, a builtin device (switch, hub...)
 
+Item
+-----
+
+Item are visual element not used by the network emulation. Like
+text, images, rectangle... They are pure SVG elements.
+
 Adapter
 -------
 
diff --git a/gns3server/controller/item.py b/gns3server/controller/item.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4dc50e5cf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gns3server/controller/item.py
@@ -0,0 +1,111 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2016 GNS3 Technologies Inc.
+#
+# This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+import asyncio
+import uuid
+
+
+class Item:
+    """
+    Item are visual element not used by the network emulation. Like
+    text, images, rectangle... They are pure SVG elements.
+    """
+    def __init__(self, project, item_id=None, svg=None, x=0, y=0, z=0):
+        self.svg = "<svg></svg>"
+        self._project = project
+        if item_id is None:
+            self._id = str(uuid.uuid4())
+        else:
+            self._id = item_id
+        self._x = x
+        self._y = y
+        self._z = z
+
+    @property
+    def id(self):
+        return self._id
+
+    @property
+    def svg(self):
+        return self._svg
+
+    @svg.setter
+    def svg(self, value):
+        self._svg = value
+
+    @property
+    def x(self):
+        return self._x
+
+    @x.setter
+    def x(self, val):
+        self._x = val
+
+    @property
+    def y(self):
+        return self._y
+
+    @y.setter
+    def y(self, val):
+        self._y = val
+
+    @property
+    def z(self):
+        return self._z
+
+    @z.setter
+    def z(self, val):
+        self._z = val
+
+    @asyncio.coroutine
+    def update(self, **kwargs):
+        """
+        Update the node on the compute server
+
+        :param kwargs: Node properties
+        """
+
+        # Update node properties with additional elements
+        for prop in kwargs:
+            if getattr(self, prop) != kwargs[prop]:
+                setattr(self, prop, kwargs[prop])
+        self._project.controller.notification.emit("item.updated", self.__json__())
+        self._project.dump()
+
+    def __json__(self, topology_dump=False):
+        """
+        :param topology_dump: Filter to keep only properties require for saving on disk
+        """
+        if topology_dump:
+            return {
+                "item_id": self._id,
+                "x": self._x,
+                "y": self._y,
+                "z": self._z,
+            }
+        return {
+            "project_id": self._project.id,
+            "item_id": self._id,
+            "x": self._x,
+            "y": self._y,
+            "z": self._z,
+        }
+
+    def __repr__(self):
+        return "<gns3server.controller.Item {}>".format(self._id)
+
+
diff --git a/gns3server/controller/project.py b/gns3server/controller/project.py
index 92a50c35f..a9809af03 100644
--- a/gns3server/controller/project.py
+++ b/gns3server/controller/project.py
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import shutil
 from uuid import UUID, uuid4
 
 from .node import Node
+from .item import Item
 from .topology import project_to_topology, load_topology
 from .udp_link import UDPLink
 from ..config import Config
@@ -76,6 +77,7 @@ class Project:
         self._allocated_node_names = set()
         self._nodes = {}
         self._links = {}
+        self._items = {}
 
         # Create the project on demand on the compute node
         self._project_created_on_compute = set()
@@ -263,6 +265,44 @@ class Project:
         """
         return self._nodes
 
+    @property
+    def items(self):
+        """
+        :returns: Dictionary of the items
+        """
+        return self._items
+
+    @asyncio.coroutine
+    def add_item(self, item_id=None, **kwargs):
+        """
+        Create an item or return an existing item
+
+        :param kwargs: See the documentation of item
+        """
+        if item_id not in self._items:
+            item = Item(self, item_id=item_id, **kwargs)
+            self._items[item.id] = item
+            self.controller.notification.emit("item.created", item.__json__())
+            self.dump()
+            return item
+        return self._items[item_id]
+
+    def get_item(self, item_id):
+        """
+        Return the Item or raise a 404 if the item is unknown
+        """
+        try:
+            return self._items[item_id]
+        except KeyError:
+            raise aiohttp.web.HTTPNotFound(text="Item ID {} doesn't exist".format(item_id))
+
+    @asyncio.coroutine
+    def delete_item(self, item_id):
+        item = self.get_item(item_id)
+        del self._items[item.id]
+        self.dump()
+        self.controller.notification.emit("item.deleted", item.__json__())
+
     @asyncio.coroutine
     def add_link(self, link_id=None):
         """
@@ -344,18 +384,21 @@ class Project:
         path = self._topology_file()
         if os.path.exists(path):
             topology = load_topology(path)["topology"]
-            for compute in topology["computes"]:
+            for compute in topology.get("computes", []):
                 yield from self.controller.add_compute(**compute)
-            for node in topology["nodes"]:
+            for node in topology.get("nodes", []):
                 compute = self.controller.get_compute(node.pop("compute_id"))
                 name = node.pop("name")
                 node_id = node.pop("node_id")
                 yield from self.add_node(compute, name, node_id, **node)
-            for link_data in topology["links"]:
+            for link_data in topology.get("links", []):
                 link = yield from self.add_link(link_id=link_data["link_id"])
                 for node_link in link_data["nodes"]:
                     node = self.get_node(node_link["node_id"])
                     yield from link.add_node(node, node_link["adapter_number"], node_link["port_number"])
+
+            for item_data in topology.get("items", []):
+                item = yield from self.add_item(**item_data)
         self._status = "opened"
 
     def dump(self):
@@ -381,3 +424,6 @@ class Project:
             "filename": self._filename,
             "status": self._status
         }
+
+    def __repr__(self):
+        return "<gns3server.controller.Project {} {}>".format(self._name, self._id)
diff --git a/gns3server/controller/topology.py b/gns3server/controller/topology.py
index bff056ba9..74525a743 100644
--- a/gns3server/controller/topology.py
+++ b/gns3server/controller/topology.py
@@ -33,7 +33,8 @@ def project_to_topology(project):
         "topology": {
             "nodes": [],
             "links": [],
-            "computes": []
+            "computes": [],
+            "items": []
         },
         "type": "topology",
         "revision": GNS3_FILE_FORMAT_REVISION,
@@ -46,6 +47,8 @@ def project_to_topology(project):
         data["topology"]["nodes"].append(node.__json__(topology_dump=True))
     for link in project.links.values():
         data["topology"]["links"].append(link.__json__(topology_dump=True))
+    for item in project.items.values():
+        data["topology"]["items"].append(item.__json__(topology_dump=True))
     for compute in computes:
         if hasattr(compute, "__json__"):
             data["topology"]["computes"].append(compute.__json__(topology_dump=True))
diff --git a/gns3server/handlers/api/controller/__init__.py b/gns3server/handlers/api/controller/__init__.py
index 9fd0827f1..768e75831 100644
--- a/gns3server/handlers/api/controller/__init__.py
+++ b/gns3server/handlers/api/controller/__init__.py
@@ -20,3 +20,4 @@ from .project_handler import ProjectHandler
 from .node_handler import NodeHandler
 from .link_handler import LinkHandler
 from .server_handler import ServerHandler
+from .item_handler import ItemHandler
diff --git a/gns3server/handlers/api/controller/item_handler.py b/gns3server/handlers/api/controller/item_handler.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..815ea8a06
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gns3server/handlers/api/controller/item_handler.py
@@ -0,0 +1,107 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2016 GNS3 Technologies Inc.
+#
+# This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+import aiohttp
+
+from gns3server.web.route import Route
+from gns3server.controller import Controller
+
+from gns3server.schemas.item import (
+    ITEM_OBJECT_SCHEMA,
+)
+
+
+class ItemHandler:
+    """
+    API entry point for Item
+    """
+
+    @Route.get(
+        r"/projects/{project_id}/items",
+        parameters={
+            "project_id": "Project UUID"
+        },
+        status_codes={
+            200: "List of items returned",
+        },
+        description="List items of a project")
+    def list_items(request, response):
+
+        controller = Controller.instance()
+        project = controller.get_project(request.match_info["project_id"])
+        response.json([v for v in project.items.values()])
+
+    @Route.post(
+        r"/projects/{project_id}/items",
+        parameters={
+            "project_id": "Project UUID"
+        },
+        status_codes={
+            201: "Item created",
+            400: "Invalid request"
+        },
+        description="Create a new item instance",
+        input=ITEM_OBJECT_SCHEMA,
+        output=ITEM_OBJECT_SCHEMA)
+    def create(request, response):
+
+        controller = Controller.instance()
+        project = controller.get_project(request.match_info["project_id"])
+        item = yield from project.add_item(**request.json)
+        response.set_status(201)
+        response.json(item)
+
+    @Route.put(
+        r"/projects/{project_id}/items/{item_id}",
+        parameters={
+            "project_id": "Project UUID",
+            "item_id": "Item UUID"
+        },
+        status_codes={
+            201: "Item updated",
+            400: "Invalid request"
+        },
+        description="Create a new item instance",
+        input=ITEM_OBJECT_SCHEMA,
+        output=ITEM_OBJECT_SCHEMA)
+    def update(request, response):
+
+        controller = Controller.instance()
+        project = controller.get_project(request.match_info["project_id"])
+        item = project.get_item(request.match_info["item_id"])
+        yield from item.update(**request.json)
+        response.set_status(201)
+        response.json(item)
+
+    @Route.delete(
+        r"/projects/{project_id}/items/{item_id}",
+        parameters={
+            "project_id": "Project UUID",
+            "item_id": "Item UUID"
+        },
+        status_codes={
+            204: "Item deleted",
+            400: "Invalid request"
+        },
+        description="Delete a item instance")
+    def delete(request, response):
+
+        controller = Controller.instance()
+        project = controller.get_project(request.match_info["project_id"])
+        yield from project.delete_item(request.match_info["item_id"])
+        response.set_status(204)
+
diff --git a/gns3server/schemas/item.py b/gns3server/schemas/item.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5e22b2d4d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gns3server/schemas/item.py
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2015 GNS3 Technologies Inc.
+#
+# This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+
+ITEM_OBJECT_SCHEMA = {
+    "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-04/schema#",
+    "description": "An item object",
+    "type": "object",
+    "properties": {
+        "item_id": {
+            "description": "Link UUID",
+            "type": "string",
+            "minLength": 36,
+            "maxLength": 36,
+            "pattern": "^[a-fA-F0-9]{8}-[a-fA-F0-9]{4}-[a-fA-F0-9]{4}-[a-fA-F0-9]{4}-[a-fA-F0-9]{12}$"
+        },
+        "project_id": {
+            "description": "Project UUID",
+            "type": "string",
+            "minLength": 36,
+            "maxLength": 36,
+            "pattern": "^[a-fA-F0-9]{8}-[a-fA-F0-9]{4}-[a-fA-F0-9]{4}-[a-fA-F0-9]{4}-[a-fA-F0-9]{12}$"
+        },
+        "x": {
+            "description": "X property",
+            "type": "integer"
+        },
+        "y": {
+            "description": "Y property",
+            "type": "integer"
+        },
+        "z": {
+            "description": "Z property",
+            "type": "integer"
+        },
+        "svg": {
+            "description": "SVG content of the item",
+            "type": "string",
+            "pattern": "^<.+>$"
+        }
+    },
+    "additionalProperties": False
+}
+
+
diff --git a/tests/controller/test_item.py b/tests/controller/test_item.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6202da240
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/controller/test_item.py
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2016 GNS3 Technologies Inc.
+#
+# This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+from unittest.mock import MagicMock
+import pytest
+import uuid
+
+from tests.utils import AsyncioMagicMock
+
+
+from gns3server.controller.item import Item
+from gns3server.controller.project import Project
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def project(controller, async_run):
+    return async_run(controller.add_project())
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def item(project):
+    return Item(project, None, svg="<svg></svg>")
+
+
+def test_init_without_uuid(project):
+    item = Item(project, None, svg="<svg></svg>")
+    assert item.id is not None
+
+
+def test_init_with_uuid(project):
+    id = str(uuid.uuid4())
+    item = Item(project, id, svg="<svg></svg>")
+    assert item.id == id
+
+
+def test_json(project):
+    i = Item(project, None, svg="<svg></svg>")
+    assert i.__json__() == {
+        "item_id": i.id,
+        "project_id": project.id,
+        "x": i.x,
+        "y": i.y,
+        "z": i.z
+    }
+    assert i.__json__(topology_dump=True) == {
+        "item_id": i.id,
+        "x": i.x,
+        "y": i.y,
+        "z": i.z
+    }
+
+
+def test_update(item, project, async_run, controller):
+    controller._notification = AsyncioMagicMock()
+    project.dump = MagicMock()
+
+    async_run(item.update(x=42))
+    assert item.x == 42
+    controller._notification.emit.assert_called_with("item.updated", item.__json__())
+    assert project.dump.called
diff --git a/tests/controller/test_project.py b/tests/controller/test_project.py
index 9d29050e2..cc0942912 100644
--- a/tests/controller/test_project.py
+++ b/tests/controller/test_project.py
@@ -213,6 +213,32 @@ def test_deleteLink(async_run, project, controller):
     assert len(project._links) == 0
 
 
+def test_addItem(async_run, project, controller):
+    controller.notification.emit = MagicMock()
+
+    item = async_run(project.add_item(None, svg="<svg></svg>"))
+    assert len(project._items) == 1
+    controller.notification.emit.assert_any_call("item.created", item.__json__())
+
+
+def test_getItem(async_run, project):
+    item = async_run(project.add_item(None))
+    assert project.get_item(item.id) == item
+
+    with pytest.raises(aiohttp.web_exceptions.HTTPNotFound):
+        project.get_item("test")
+
+
+def test_deleteItem(async_run, project, controller):
+    assert len(project._items) == 0
+    item = async_run(project.add_item())
+    assert len(project._items) == 1
+    controller._notification = MagicMock()
+    async_run(project.delete_item(item.id))
+    controller.notification.emit.assert_any_call("item.deleted", item.__json__())
+    assert len(project._items) == 0
+
+
 def test_delete(async_run, project, controller):
     assert os.path.exists(project.path)
     async_run(project.delete())
diff --git a/tests/controller/test_topology.py b/tests/controller/test_topology.py
index d7b27e696..886cdfdca 100644
--- a/tests/controller/test_topology.py
+++ b/tests/controller/test_topology.py
@@ -37,7 +37,8 @@ def test_project_to_topology_empty(tmpdir):
         "topology": {
             "nodes": [],
             "links": [],
-            "computes": []
+            "computes": [],
+            "items": []
         },
         "type": "topology",
         "version": __version__
@@ -57,11 +58,14 @@ def test_basic_topology(tmpdir, async_run, controller):
     async_run(link.add_node(node1, 0, 0))
     async_run(link.add_node(node2, 0, 0))
 
+    item = async_run(project.add_item(svg="<svg></svg>"))
+
     topo = project_to_topology(project)
     assert len(topo["topology"]["nodes"]) == 2
     assert node1.__json__(topology_dump=True) in topo["topology"]["nodes"]
     assert topo["topology"]["links"][0] == link.__json__(topology_dump=True)
     assert topo["topology"]["computes"][0] == compute.__json__(topology_dump=True)
+    assert topo["topology"]["items"][0] == item.__json__(topology_dump=True)
 
 
 def test_load_topology(tmpdir):
@@ -72,7 +76,8 @@ def test_load_topology(tmpdir):
         "topology": {
             "nodes": [],
             "links": [],
-            "computes": []
+            "computes": [],
+            "items": []
         },
         "type": "topology",
         "version": __version__}
diff --git a/tests/handlers/api/controller/test_item.py b/tests/handlers/api/controller/test_item.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8b728cf87
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/handlers/api/controller/test_item.py
@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2015 GNS3 Technologies Inc.
+#
+# This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+"""
+This test suite check /project endpoint
+"""
+
+import uuid
+import os
+import asyncio
+import aiohttp
+import pytest
+
+
+from tests.utils import asyncio_patch
+
+from gns3server.handlers.api.controller.project_handler import ProjectHandler
+from gns3server.controller import Controller
+from gns3server.controller.item import Item
+
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def project(http_controller, async_run):
+    return async_run(Controller.instance().add_project())
+
+
+def test_create_item(http_controller, tmpdir, project, async_run):
+
+    response = http_controller.post("/projects/{}/items".format(project.id), {
+        "svg": '<svg height="210" width="500"><line x1="0" y1="0" x2="200" y2="200" style="stroke:rgb(255,0,0);stroke-width:2" /></svg>',
+        "x": 10,
+        "y": 20,
+        "z": 0
+    }, example=True)
+    assert response.status == 201
+    assert response.json["item_id"] is not None
+
+
+def test_update_item(http_controller, tmpdir, project, async_run):
+
+    response = http_controller.post("/projects/{}/items".format(project.id), {
+        "svg": '<svg height="210" width="500"><line x1="0" y1="0" x2="200" y2="200" style="stroke:rgb(255,0,0);stroke-width:2" /></svg>',
+        "x": 10,
+        "y": 20,
+        "z": 0
+    },)
+    response = http_controller.put("/projects/{}/items/{}".format(project.id, response.json["item_id"]), {
+        "x": 42,
+    }, example=True)
+    assert response.status == 201
+    assert response.json["x"] == 42
+
+
+def test_list_item(http_controller, tmpdir, project, async_run):
+    response = http_controller.post("/projects/{}/items".format(project.id), {
+        "svg": '<svg height="210" width="500"><line x1="0" y1="0" x2="200" y2="200" style="stroke:rgb(255,0,0);stroke-width:2" /></svg>',
+        "x": 10,
+        "y": 20,
+        "z": 0
+    }, example=False)
+    response = http_controller.get("/projects/{}/items".format(project.id), example=True)
+    assert response.status == 200
+    assert len(response.json) == 1
+
+
+def test_delete_item(http_controller, tmpdir, project, async_run):
+
+    item = Item(project)
+    project._items = {item.id: item}
+    response = http_controller.delete("/projects/{}/items/{}".format(project.id, item.id), example=True)
+    assert response.status == 204
+    assert item.id not in project._items