diff --git a/gui/settings.c b/gui/settings.c
index b916b040..64e66bad 100644
--- a/gui/settings.c
+++ b/gui/settings.c
@@ -18,6 +18,22 @@ void gui_settings_deinit()
 	gui_settings = NULL;
 }
 
+void gui_settings_set(const gchar *key, unsigned int value)
+{
+	if (gui_settings)
+		g_hash_table_replace(gui_settings, g_strdup(key),
+				     GUINT_TO_POINTER(value));
+}
+
+unsigned int gui_settings_get(const gchar *key)
+{
+	unsigned int ret = 0;
+	if (gui_settings)
+		ret = GPOINTER_TO_UINT(g_hash_table_lookup(gui_settings, key));
+	return ret;
+}
+
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_TESTING
 GHashTable *test_get_gui_settings()
 {
diff --git a/include/gui/settings.h b/include/gui/settings.h
index 02bc6a10..3698bc40 100644
--- a/include/gui/settings.h
+++ b/include/gui/settings.h
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 /*
  * Copyright 2015 (c) Anna Schumaker.
+ *
+ * The settings layer is used to store values configured by the user.
  */
 #ifndef OCARINA_GUI_SETTINGS_H
 #define OCARINA_GUI_SETTINGS_H
@@ -12,6 +14,12 @@ void gui_settings_init();
 /* Called to deinitialize GUI settings. */
 void gui_settings_deinit();
 
+/* Called to configure a specific setting by key. */
+void gui_settings_set(const gchar *, unsigned int);
+
+/* Called to access a specific setting by key. */
+unsigned int gui_settings_get(const gchar *);
+
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_TESTING
 GHashTable *test_get_gui_settings();
diff --git a/tests/gui/settings.c b/tests/gui/settings.c
index 4a3d099d..19d0a826 100644
--- a/tests/gui/settings.c
+++ b/tests/gui/settings.c
@@ -7,12 +7,24 @@
 static void test_settings()
 {
 	test_equal((void *)test_get_gui_settings(), NULL);
+	gui_settings_set("test.value1", 42);
+	gui_settings_set("test.value2", 84);
+	test_equal(gui_settings_get("test.value1"), 0);
+	test_equal(gui_settings_get("test.value2"), 0);
 
 	gui_settings_init();
 	test_not_equal((void *)test_get_gui_settings(), NULL);
+	gui_settings_set("test.value1", 42);
+	gui_settings_set("test.value2", 84);
+	test_equal(gui_settings_get("test.value1"), 42);
+	test_equal(gui_settings_get("test.value2"), 84);
 
 	gui_settings_deinit();
 	test_equal((void *)test_get_gui_settings(), NULL);
+	gui_settings_set("test.value1", 42);
+	gui_settings_set("test.value2", 84);
+	test_equal(gui_settings_get("test.value1"), 0);
+	test_equal(gui_settings_get("test.value2"), 0);
 }
 
 DECLARE_UNIT_TESTS(