diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index a607bf053..2c75087b2 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@
 /**
  * @typedef {Object} HostTrigger Native Jave openHAB Trigger (instance of {@link https://www.openhab.org/javadoc/latest/org/openhab/core/automation/trigger org.openhab.core.automation.Trigger})
  */
+/**
+ * @typedef {Object} HostThing Native Java openHAB Thing (instance of {@link https://www.openhab.org/javadoc/latest/org/openhab/core/thing/thing org.openhab.core.thing.Thing})
+ */
 
 // lazy getters to avoid any reference loading all submodules
 module.exports = {
diff --git a/things/things.js b/things/things.js
index 2154ff80c..5a65242b4 100644
--- a/things/things.js
+++ b/things/things.js
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+const osgi = require('../osgi');
+const utils = require('../utils');
+const log = require('../log')('things'); // eslint-disable-line no-unused-vars
+
+const thingRegistry = osgi.getService('org.openhab.core.thing.ThingRegistry');
+const thingMgr = osgi.getService('org.openhab.core.thing.ThingManager');
+
 const JavaThingBuilder = Java.type('org.openhab.core.thing.binding.builder.ThingBuilder');
 const ThingTypeUID = Java.type('org.openhab.core.thing.ThingTypeUID');
 const JavaChannelBuilder = Java.type('org.openhab.core.thing.binding.builder.ChannelBuilder');
@@ -7,6 +14,12 @@ const ChannelKind = Java.type('org.openhab.core.thing.type.ChannelKind');
 const ChannelTypeUID = Java.type('org.openhab.core.thing.type.ChannelTypeUID');
 const Configuration = Java.type('org.openhab.core.config.core.Configuration');
 
+/**
+ * Things namespace.
+ * This namespace handles querying and editing openHAB Things.
+ * @namespace things
+ */
+
 class OHThing {
   constructor (rawThing) {
     this.rawThing = rawThing;
@@ -95,6 +108,117 @@ class ChannelBuilder {
   }
 }
 
+/**
+ * Class representing an openHAB Thing
+ *
+ * @memberof things
+ */
+class Thing {
+  /**
+     * Create an Thing, wrapping a native Java openHAB Thing. Don't use this constructor, instead call {@link getThing}.
+     * @param {HostThing} rawThing Java Thing from Host
+     * @hideconstructor
+     */
+  constructor (rawThing) {
+    if (typeof rawThing === 'undefined') {
+      throw Error('Supplied Thing is undefined');
+    }
+    this.rawThing = rawThing;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Thing's bridge UID as `String`
+   */
+  get bridgeUID () {
+    try {
+      return this.rawThing.getBridgeUID().getID();
+    } catch (error) {
+      // Thing has no bridge
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * label as `String`
+   */
+  get label () {
+    return this.rawThing.getLabel();
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * physical location as `String`
+   */
+  get location () {
+    return this.rawThing.getLocation();
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * status as `String`
+   */
+  get status () {
+    return this.rawThing.getStatus().toString();
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * status info (more detailed status text) as `String`
+   */
+  get statusInfo () {
+    return this.rawThing.getStatusInfo().toString();
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Thing type UID as `String`
+   */
+  get thingTypeUID () {
+    return this.rawThing.getThingTypeUID().getId();
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Thing UID as `String`
+   */
+  get UID () {
+    return this.rawThing.getUID().getId();
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * whether the Thing is enabled or not (`Boolean`)
+   */
+  get isEnabled () {
+    return this.rawThing.isEnabled();
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Set the label.
+   * @param {String} label Thing label
+   */
+  setLabel (label) {
+    this.rawThing.setLabel(label);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Sets the physical location.
+   * @param {String} location physical location of the Thing
+   */
+  setLocation (location) {
+    this.rawThing.setLocation(location);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Sets the property value for the property identified by the given name.
+   * @param {String} name name of the property
+   * @param {String} value value for the property
+   */
+  setProperty (name, value) {
+    this.rawThing.setProperty(name, value);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Sets the enabled status of the Thing.
+   * @param {Boolean} enabled whether the Thing is enabled or not
+   */
+  setEnabled (enabled) {
+    thingMgr.setEnabled(this.rawThing.getUID(), enabled);
+  }
+}
 module.exports = {
   newThingBuilder: (thingTypeUID, id, bridgeUID) => new ThingBuilder(thingTypeUID, id, bridgeUID),
   newChannelBuilder: (thingUID, channelId, acceptedItemType) => new ChannelBuilder(thingUID, channelId, acceptedItemType)