diff --git a/src/Editor/Ghost.Editor.Core/Controls/Internal/Docking/DockGroupNode.cs b/src/Editor/Ghost.Editor.Core/Controls/Internal/Docking/DockGroupNode.cs
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+using System.Collections.ObjectModel;
+using CommunityToolkit.Mvvm.ComponentModel;
+using Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Controls;
+
+namespace Ghost.Editor.Core.Controls.Internal.Docking;
+
+public partial class DockGroupNode : DockNode
+{
+    [ObservableProperty]
+    private Orientation _orientation = Orientation.Horizontal;
+
+    public ObservableCollection<DockNode> Children { get; } = new();
+
+    public void AddChild(DockNode node)
+    {
+        node.Parent = this;
+        Children.Add(node);
+    }
+
+    public void RemoveChild(DockNode node)
+    {
+        if (Children.Remove(node))
+        {
+            node.Parent = null;
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Editor/Ghost.Editor.Core/Controls/Internal/Docking/DockNode.cs b/src/Editor/Ghost.Editor.Core/Controls/Internal/Docking/DockNode.cs
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+++ b/src/Editor/Ghost.Editor.Core/Controls/Internal/Docking/DockNode.cs
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+using CommunityToolkit.Mvvm.ComponentModel;
+
+namespace Ghost.Editor.Core.Controls.Internal.Docking;
+
+public abstract partial class DockNode : ObservableObject
+{
+    [ObservableProperty]
+    private DockGroupNode? _parent;
+}
diff --git a/src/Editor/Ghost.Editor.Core/Controls/Internal/Docking/DockPanelNode.cs b/src/Editor/Ghost.Editor.Core/Controls/Internal/Docking/DockPanelNode.cs
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+++ b/src/Editor/Ghost.Editor.Core/Controls/Internal/Docking/DockPanelNode.cs
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+using System.Collections.ObjectModel;
+using CommunityToolkit.Mvvm.ComponentModel;
+
+namespace Ghost.Editor.Core.Controls.Internal.Docking;
+
+public partial class DockPanelNode : DockNode
+{
+    public ObservableCollection<object> Items { get; } = new();
+
+    [ObservableProperty]
+    private int _selectedIndex = -1;
+
+    [ObservableProperty]
+    private object? _selectedItem;
+}