diff --git a/module.c b/module.c
index 7f0a8e6..af66538 100644
--- a/module.c
+++ b/module.c
@@ -1,6 +1,29 @@
 #include "module.h"
 #include <stdlib.h>
 
+struct module *
+module_common_new(void)
+{
+    struct module *mod = malloc(sizeof(*mod));
+    mod->bar = NULL;
+    mtx_init(&mod->lock, mtx_plain);
+    mod->private = NULL;
+    mod->run = NULL;
+    mod->destroy = &module_default_destroy;
+    mod->content = NULL;
+    mod->begin_expose = &module_default_begin_expose;
+    mod->expose = &module_default_expose;
+    mod->end_expose = &module_default_end_expose;
+    return mod;
+}
+
+void
+module_default_destroy(struct module *mod)
+{
+    mtx_destroy(&mod->lock);
+    free(mod);
+}
+
 struct module_expose_context
 module_default_begin_expose(const struct module *mod, cairo_t *cr)
 {
diff --git a/module.h b/module.h
index 55e4db4..b7a9620 100644
--- a/module.h
+++ b/module.h
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #pragma once
 
+#include <threads.h>
 #include <cairo.h>
 
 #include "particle.h"
@@ -21,6 +22,7 @@ struct module_expose_context {
 
 struct module {
     const struct bar *bar;
+    mtx_t lock;
 
     void *private;
 
@@ -35,6 +37,10 @@ struct module {
     void (*end_expose)(const struct module *mod, struct module_expose_context *ctx);
 };
 
+struct module *module_common_new(void);
+
+void module_default_destroy(struct module *mod);
+
 struct module_expose_context module_default_begin_expose(
     const struct module *mod, cairo_t *cr);