diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 5e1d639..6248adc 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ add_executable(foobar
 
   particles/string.c particles/string.h
   particles/list.c particles/list.h
+  particles/map.c particles/map.h
 
   modules/label/label.c modules/label/label.h
   modules/clock/clock.c modules/clock/clock.h
diff --git a/config.c b/config.c
index 11a6879..2c5a5d0 100644
--- a/config.c
+++ b/config.c
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 #include "particle.h"
 #include "particles/string.h"
 #include "particles/list.h"
+#include "particles/map.h"
 
 #include "module.h"
 #include "modules/label/label.h"
@@ -155,7 +156,7 @@ particle_list_from_config(const struct yml_node *node,
         right_spacing = yml_value_as_int(right_spacing_node);
 
     size_t count = yml_list_length(items_node);
-    struct particle **parts = calloc(count, sizeof(*parts));
+    struct particle *parts[count];
 
     size_t idx = 0;
     for (struct yml_list_iter it = yml_list_iter(items_node);
@@ -168,10 +169,37 @@ particle_list_from_config(const struct yml_node *node,
     struct particle *list = particle_list_new(
         parts, count, left_spacing, right_spacing, left_margin, right_margin);
 
-    free(parts);
     return list;
 }
 
+static struct particle *
+particle_map_from_config(const struct yml_node *node, const struct font *parent_font)
+{
+    const struct yml_node *tag = yml_get_value(node, "tag");
+    const struct yml_node *values = yml_get_value(node, "values");
+
+    assert(yml_is_scalar(tag));
+    assert(yml_is_dict(values));
+
+    printf("MAP tag: %s\n", yml_value_as_string(tag));
+
+    struct particle_map particle_map[yml_dict_length(values)];
+
+    size_t idx = 0;
+    for (struct yml_dict_iter it = yml_dict_iter(values);
+         it.key != NULL;
+         yml_dict_next(&it), idx++)
+    {
+        particle_map[idx].tag_value = yml_value_as_string(it.key);
+        particle_map[idx].particle = particle_from_config(it.value, parent_font);
+        assert(particle_map[idx].particle != NULL);
+    }
+
+    return particle_map_new(
+        yml_value_as_string(tag), particle_map, yml_dict_length(values),
+        NULL, 0, 0);
+}
+
 static struct particle *
 particle_from_config(const struct yml_node *node, const struct font *parent_font)
 {
@@ -185,6 +213,8 @@ particle_from_config(const struct yml_node *node, const struct font *parent_font
         return particle_string_from_config(pair.value, parent_font);
     else if (strcmp(type, "list") == 0)
         return particle_list_from_config(pair.value, parent_font);
+    else if (strcmp(type, "map") == 0)
+        return particle_map_from_config(pair.value, parent_font);
     else
         assert(false);
 }
diff --git a/particles/map.c b/particles/map.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3dbaf90
--- /dev/null
+++ b/particles/map.c
@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+#include "map.h"
+
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <assert.h>
+
+struct map {
+    char *tag;
+    struct particle *default_particle;
+    struct particle_map *map;
+    size_t count;
+};
+
+static struct exposable *
+instantiate(const struct particle *particle, const struct tag_set *tags)
+{
+    const struct map *map = particle->private;
+    const struct tag *tag = tag_for_name(tags, map->tag);
+    assert(tag != NULL || map->default_particle != NULL);
+
+    if (tag == NULL)
+        return map->default_particle->instantiate(map->default_particle, tags);
+
+
+    const char *tag_value = tag->as_string(tag);
+    for (size_t i = 0; i < map->count; i++) {
+        const struct particle_map *e = &map->map[i];
+
+        if (strcmp(e->tag_value, tag_value) != 0)
+            continue;
+
+        return e->particle->instantiate(e->particle, tags);
+    }
+
+    assert(map->default_particle != NULL);
+    return map->default_particle->instantiate(map->default_particle, tags);
+}
+
+static void
+particle_destroy(struct particle *particle)
+{
+    struct map *map = particle->private;
+
+    if (map->default_particle != NULL)
+        map->default_particle->destroy(map->default_particle);
+
+    for (size_t i = 0; i < map->count; i++) {
+        struct particle *p = map->map[i].particle;
+        p->destroy(p);
+        free((char *)map->map[i].tag_value);
+    }
+
+    free(map->map);
+    free(map->tag);
+    free(map);
+    free(particle);
+}
+
+struct particle *
+particle_map_new(const char *tag, const struct particle_map *particle_map,
+                 size_t count, struct particle *default_particle,
+                 int left_margin, int right_margin)
+{
+    struct particle *particle = particle_common_new(left_margin, right_margin);
+    particle->destroy = &particle_destroy;
+    particle->instantiate = &instantiate;
+
+    struct map *map = malloc(sizeof(*map));
+    map->tag = strdup(tag);
+    map->default_particle = default_particle;
+    map->count = count;
+    map->map = malloc(count * sizeof(map->map[0]));
+
+    for (size_t i = 0; i < count; i++) {
+        map->map[i].tag_value = strdup(particle_map[i].tag_value);
+        map->map[i].particle = particle_map[i].particle;
+        map->map[i].particle->parent = particle;
+    }
+
+    if (map->default_particle != NULL)
+        map->default_particle->parent = particle;
+
+    particle->private = map;
+    return particle;
+}
diff --git a/particles/map.h b/particles/map.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..55f72e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/particles/map.h
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#pragma once
+#include "../particle.h"
+
+struct particle_map {
+    const char *tag_value;
+    struct particle *particle;
+};
+
+struct particle *particle_map_new(
+    const char *tag, const struct particle_map *particle_map, size_t count,
+    struct particle *default_particle, int left_margin, int right_margin);