diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 2f78fb4..316e1aa 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ add_executable(Lexesis
     main.cpp
     automata.cpp
     backend.cpp
+    backendmanager.cpp
     re.cpp
     inputparser.cpp
     template.cpp
diff --git a/src/backendmanager.cpp b/src/backendmanager.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5b99e88
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/backendmanager.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+#include "Lexesis/backendmanager.h"
+#include "Lexesis/backend.h"
+
+namespace lxs {
+    void BackendManager::registerBackend(std::unique_ptr<Backend> backend) {
+        m_backends.push_back(std::move(backend));
+    }
+    
+    Backend* BackendManager::findBackendForLang(std::string lang) {
+        for(std::unique_ptr<Backend> &backend: m_backends) {
+            if(backend->canProcessLang(lang)) return backend.get();
+        }
+        return nullptr;
+    }
+}