diff --git a/src/Moryx.Runtime.Kernel/HeartOfGold.cs b/src/Moryx.Runtime.Kernel/HeartOfGold.cs
index 9d317fcb0..2ef2af780 100644
--- a/src/Moryx.Runtime.Kernel/HeartOfGold.cs
+++ b/src/Moryx.Runtime.Kernel/HeartOfGold.cs
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ namespace Moryx.Runtime.Kernel
     /// <summary>
     /// Base kernel loader for the runtime
     /// </summary>
-    public class HeartOfGold
+    public class HeartOfGold : IApplicationRuntime
     {
         private string[] _args;
 
@@ -27,19 +27,17 @@ public class HeartOfGold
         /// Current global container
         /// </summary>
         private IContainer _container;
+
+        /// <inheritdoc />
+        public IContainer GlobalContainer => _container;
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Creates an instance of the <see cref="HeartOfGold"/>
         /// </summary>
         public HeartOfGold(string[] args)
         {
             PrepareArguments(args);
-        }
 
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Starts the runtime
-        /// </summary>
-        public RuntimeErrorCode Run()
-        {
             // Set working directory to location of this exe
             // ReSharper disable once AssignNullToNotNullAttribute
             Directory.SetCurrentDirectory(Path.GetDirectoryName(Assembly.GetEntryAssembly().Location));
@@ -55,7 +53,13 @@ public RuntimeErrorCode Run()
 
             // Prepare container
             _container = CreateContainer();
+        }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Starts the runtime
+        /// </summary>
+        public RuntimeErrorCode Run()
+        {
             // Load and run environment
             var loadResult = LoadEnvironment(out var env);
             var returnCode = RuntimeErrorCode.NoError;
diff --git a/src/Moryx/IApplicationRuntime.cs b/src/Moryx/IApplicationRuntime.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..63781b9a9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Moryx/IApplicationRuntime.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2021, Phoenix Contact GmbH & Co. KG
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0
+
+using Moryx.Container;
+
+namespace Moryx
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Interface for application executables like HeartOfGold or HeartOfLead
+    /// </summary>
+    public interface IApplicationRuntime
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Top Level container
+        /// </summary>
+        IContainer GlobalContainer { get; }
+    }
+}
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