diff --git a/public/js/components/Dashboard/Item.js b/public/js/components/Dashboard/Item.js
index 10c436047..67b814946 100755
--- a/public/js/components/Dashboard/Item.js
+++ b/public/js/components/Dashboard/Item.js
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@ export default {
 		widget: null,
 		tmpConfig: {},
 		isLoading: false,
-		hasConfig: true
+		hasConfig: true,
+		sharedData: null
 	}),
 	emits: [
 		"change",
@@ -120,7 +121,7 @@ export default {
 			</div>
 		</div>
 		<div v-if="ready" class="card-body overflow-hidden">
-			<component :is="component" :config="arguments" :width="width" :height="height" @setConfig="setConfig" @change="changeConfigManually"></component>
+			<component :is="component" v-model:shared-data="sharedData" :config="arguments" :width="width" :height="height" @setConfig="setConfig" @change="changeConfigManually"></component>
 		</div>
 		<div v-else class="card-body overflow-hidden text-center d-flex flex-column justify-content-center"><i class="fa-solid fa-spinner fa-pulse fa-3x"></i></div>
 		<bs-modal ref="config">
@@ -128,7 +129,7 @@ export default {
 				{{ widget ? 'Config for ' + widget.setup.name : '' }}
 			</template>
 			<template v-slot:default>
-				<component v-if="ready && !isLoading" :is="component" :config="tmpConfig" @change="changeConfig" :configMode="true"></component>
+				<component v-if="ready && !isLoading" :is="component" v-model:shared-data="sharedData" :config="tmpConfig" @change="changeConfig" :configMode="true"></component>
 				<div v-else class="text-center"><i class="fa-solid fa-spinner fa-pulse fa-3x"></i></div>
 			</template>
 			<template v-if="widgetHasFooter" v-slot:footer>
diff --git a/public/js/components/DashboardWidget/Abstract.js b/public/js/components/DashboardWidget/Abstract.js
index a21c9834f..25c5cfb9c 100755
--- a/public/js/components/DashboardWidget/Abstract.js
+++ b/public/js/components/DashboardWidget/Abstract.js
@@ -3,17 +3,27 @@ export default {
 		"config",
 		"width",
 		"height",
-		"configMode"
+		"configMode",
+		"sharedData"
 	],
 	emits: [
 		"setConfig",
-		"change" // TODO(chris): do we need this?
+		"change", // TODO(chris): do we need this?
+		"update:sharedData"
 	],
 	computed: {
 		apiurl() {
 			const app_root = FHC_JS_DATA_STORAGE_OBJECT.app_root;
 			const ci_router = FHC_JS_DATA_STORAGE_OBJECT.ci_router;
 			return app_root + ci_router;
+		},
+		shared: {
+			get() {
+				return this.sharedData;
+			},
+			set(value) {
+				this.$emit('update:sharedData', value);
+			}
 		}
 	},
 	methods: {