diff --git a/src/framework/graphics/declarations.h b/src/framework/graphics/declarations.h
index 132d6343..9b0c3391 100644
--- a/src/framework/graphics/declarations.h
+++ b/src/framework/graphics/declarations.h
@@ -35,8 +35,12 @@ class FrameBuffer;
 class Shader;
 class ShaderProgram;
 class PainterShaderProgram;
+class Particle;
+class ParticleEmitter;
+class ParticleSystem;
 
 typedef std::weak_ptr<Texture> TextureWeakPtr;
+typedef std::weak_ptr<ParticleSystem> ParticleSystemWeakPtr;
 
 typedef std::shared_ptr<Texture> TexturePtr;
 typedef std::shared_ptr<AnimatedTexture> AnimatedTexturePtr;
@@ -47,6 +51,9 @@ typedef std::shared_ptr<FrameBuffer> FrameBufferPtr;
 typedef std::shared_ptr<Shader> ShaderPtr;
 typedef std::shared_ptr<ShaderProgram> ShaderProgramPtr;
 typedef std::shared_ptr<PainterShaderProgram> PainterShaderProgramPtr;
+typedef std::shared_ptr<Particle> ParticlePtr;
+typedef std::shared_ptr<ParticleEmitter> ParticleEmitterPtr;
+typedef std::shared_ptr<ParticleSystem> ParticleSystemPtr;
 typedef std::vector<ShaderPtr> ShaderList;
 
 #endif
diff --git a/src/framework/graphics/particleemitter.cpp b/src/framework/graphics/particleemitter.cpp
index 7c637ed5..d35d5f06 100644
--- a/src/framework/graphics/particleemitter.cpp
+++ b/src/framework/graphics/particleemitter.cpp
@@ -78,8 +78,10 @@ void Particle::update()
     m_rect.moveTo((int)m_pos.x, (int)m_pos.y);
 }
 
-ParticleEmitter::ParticleEmitter()
+ParticleEmitter::ParticleEmitter(const ParticleSystemPtr& parent)
 {
+    m_parent = parent;
+
     m_position = Point(0, 0);
     m_duration = -1;
     m_burstRate = 1; m_burstCount = 32;
@@ -228,6 +230,7 @@ void ParticleEmitter::update()
         // every burst created at same position.
         float pRadius = Fw::randomRange(m_pMinPositionRadius, m_pMaxPositionRadius);
         float pAngle = Fw::randomRange(m_pMinPositionAngle, m_pMaxPositionAngle);
+
         Point pPosition = m_position + Point(pRadius * cos(pAngle), pRadius * sin(pAngle));
 
         for(int p = 0; p < m_burstCount; ++p) {
diff --git a/src/framework/graphics/particleemitter.h b/src/framework/graphics/particleemitter.h
index 6eb4f084..822eb298 100644
--- a/src/framework/graphics/particleemitter.h
+++ b/src/framework/graphics/particleemitter.h
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 #ifndef PARTICLEEMITTER_H
 #define PARTICLEEMITTER_H
 
+#include "declarations.h"
 #include <framework/global.h>
 #include <framework/graphics/texture.h>
 #include <framework/otml/otml.h>
@@ -49,12 +50,11 @@ private:
     double m_lastUpdateTime;
     bool m_finished;
 };
-typedef std::shared_ptr<Particle> ParticlePtr;
 
 class ParticleEmitter {
 public:
 
-    ParticleEmitter();
+    ParticleEmitter(const ParticleSystemPtr& parent);
 
     bool load(const OTMLNodePtr& node);
 
@@ -64,6 +64,8 @@ public:
     bool hasFinished() { return m_finished; }
 
 private:
+    ParticleSystemWeakPtr m_parent;
+
     // self related
     Point m_position;
     int m_duration;
@@ -95,6 +97,5 @@ private:
     Color m_pColor;
     TexturePtr m_pTexture;
 };
-typedef std::shared_ptr<ParticleEmitter> ParticleEmitterPtr;
 
 #endif
diff --git a/src/framework/graphics/particlemanager.h b/src/framework/graphics/particlemanager.h
index 6b22a03b..4b93ba74 100644
--- a/src/framework/graphics/particlemanager.h
+++ b/src/framework/graphics/particlemanager.h
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 #ifndef PARTICLEMANAGER_H
 #define PARTICLEMANAGER_H
 
+#include "declarations.h"
 #include "particlesystem.h"
 
 class ParticleManager {
diff --git a/src/framework/graphics/particlesystem.cpp b/src/framework/graphics/particlesystem.cpp
index 6b0f5a5a..fc4a83f5 100644
--- a/src/framework/graphics/particlesystem.cpp
+++ b/src/framework/graphics/particlesystem.cpp
@@ -21,12 +21,14 @@
  */
 
 #include "particlesystem.h"
+#include <framework/core/declarations.h>
+#include <framework/ui/declarations.h>
 
 bool ParticleSystem::load(const OTMLNodePtr& node)
 {
     for(const OTMLNodePtr& childNode : node->children()) {
         if(childNode->tag() == "Emitter") {
-            ParticleEmitterPtr emitter = ParticleEmitterPtr(new ParticleEmitter);
+            ParticleEmitterPtr emitter = ParticleEmitterPtr(new ParticleEmitter(shared_from_this()));
             emitter->load(childNode);
             m_emitters.push_back(emitter);
         }
diff --git a/src/framework/graphics/particlesystem.h b/src/framework/graphics/particlesystem.h
index e4add03e..a0000211 100644
--- a/src/framework/graphics/particlesystem.h
+++ b/src/framework/graphics/particlesystem.h
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 #ifndef PARTICLESYSTEM_H
 #define PARTICLESYSTEM_H
 
+#include "declarations.h"
 #include "particleemitter.h"
 
 class Affector {
@@ -37,7 +38,7 @@ public:
     }
 };
 
-class ParticleSystem {
+class ParticleSystem : public std::enable_shared_from_this<ParticleSystem> {
 public:
     bool load(const OTMLNodePtr& node);
 
@@ -48,6 +49,5 @@ private:
     std::list<ParticleEmitterPtr> m_emitters;
     std::list<Affector> m_affectors;
 };
-typedef std::shared_ptr<ParticleSystem> ParticleSystemPtr;
 
 #endif