diff --git a/administrator/components/com_content/ContentDispatcher.php b/administrator/components/com_content/ContentDispatcher.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..f2e55da18d113
--- /dev/null
+++ b/administrator/components/com_content/ContentDispatcher.php
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+<?php
+/**
+ * @package     Joomla.Administrator
+ * @subpackage  com_content
+ *
+ * @copyright   Copyright (C) 2005 - 2015 Open Source Matters, Inc. All rights reserved.
+ * @license     GNU General Public License version 2 or later; see LICENSE.txt
+ */
+
+defined('_JEXEC') or die;
+
+use JoomlaCMS\Component\AbstractDispatcher;
+
+/**
+ * Component dispatcher for frontend com_content component
+ */
+class ContentDispatcher extends AbstractDispatcher
+{
+	/**
+	 * {@inheritdoc}
+	 */
+	public function boot()
+	{
+		if (!JFactory::getUser()->authorise('core.manage', 'com_content'))
+		{
+			throw new RuntimeException(JText::_('JERROR_ALERTNOAUTHOR'), 404);
+		}
+
+		JHtml::_('behavior.tabstate');
+
+		JLoader::register('ContentHelper', __DIR__ . '/helpers/content.php');
+	}
+}
diff --git a/administrator/components/com_content/content.php b/administrator/components/com_content/content.php
deleted file mode 100644
index 38d2aa111f93a..0000000000000
--- a/administrator/components/com_content/content.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-/**
- * @package     Joomla.Administrator
- * @subpackage  com_content
- *
- * @copyright   Copyright (C) 2005 - 2015 Open Source Matters, Inc. All rights reserved.
- * @license     GNU General Public License version 2 or later; see LICENSE.txt
- */
-
-defined('_JEXEC') or die;
-JHtml::_('behavior.tabstate');
-
-if (!JFactory::getUser()->authorise('core.manage', 'com_content'))
-{
-	return JError::raiseWarning(404, JText::_('JERROR_ALERTNOAUTHOR'));
-}
-
-JLoader::register('ContentHelper', __DIR__ . '/helpers/content.php');
-
-$controller = JControllerLegacy::getInstance('Content');
-$controller->execute(JFactory::getApplication()->input->get('task'));
-$controller->redirect();
diff --git a/components/com_content/ContentDispatcher.php b/components/com_content/ContentDispatcher.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..7973c23928032
--- /dev/null
+++ b/components/com_content/ContentDispatcher.php
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+<?php
+/**
+ * @package     Joomla.Site
+ * @subpackage  com_content
+ *
+ * @copyright   Copyright (C) 2005 - 2015 Open Source Matters, Inc. All rights reserved.
+ * @license     GNU General Public License version 2 or later; see LICENSE.txt
+ */
+
+defined('_JEXEC') or die;
+
+use JoomlaCMS\Component\AbstractDispatcher;
+
+/**
+ * Component dispatcher for frontend com_content component
+ */
+class ContentDispatcher extends AbstractDispatcher
+{
+	/**
+	 * {@inheritdoc}
+	 */
+	public function boot()
+	{
+		require_once JPATH_COMPONENT . '/helpers/route.php';
+		require_once JPATH_COMPONENT . '/helpers/query.php';
+	}
+}
diff --git a/components/com_content/content.php b/components/com_content/content.php
deleted file mode 100644
index 75026dd8ab12d..0000000000000
--- a/components/com_content/content.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-/**
- * @package     Joomla.Site
- * @subpackage  com_content
- *
- * @copyright   Copyright (C) 2005 - 2015 Open Source Matters, Inc. All rights reserved.
- * @license     GNU General Public License version 2 or later; see LICENSE.txt
- */
-
-defined('_JEXEC') or die;
-
-require_once JPATH_COMPONENT . '/helpers/route.php';
-require_once JPATH_COMPONENT . '/helpers/query.php';
-
-$controller = JControllerLegacy::getInstance('Content');
-$controller->execute(JFactory::getApplication()->input->get('task'));
-$controller->redirect();
diff --git a/libraries/cms.php b/libraries/cms.php
index 88525f6d4a511..42089814cc4d6 100644
--- a/libraries/cms.php
+++ b/libraries/cms.php
@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@
 // Register the library base path for CMS libraries.
 JLoader::registerPrefix('J', JPATH_PLATFORM . '/cms', false, true);
 
+// Register the namespaced CMS core.
+JLoader::registerNamespace('JoomlaCMS', JPATH_PLATFORM . '/core');
+
 // Add the Composer autoloader
 require_once JPATH_LIBRARIES . '/composer_autoload.php';
 
diff --git a/libraries/cms/component/helper.php b/libraries/cms/component/helper.php
index 1b87717919e54..c97312e82ce04 100644
--- a/libraries/cms/component/helper.php
+++ b/libraries/cms/component/helper.php
@@ -345,7 +345,7 @@ public static function renderComponent($option, $params = array())
 		$path = JPATH_COMPONENT . '/' . $file . '.php';
 
 		// If component is disabled throw error
-		if (!static::isEnabled($option) || !file_exists($path))
+		if (!static::isEnabled($option))
 		{
 			throw new Exception(JText::_('JLIB_APPLICATION_ERROR_COMPONENT_NOT_FOUND'), 404);
 		}
@@ -356,8 +356,34 @@ public static function renderComponent($option, $params = array())
 		// Handle template preview outlining.
 		$contents = null;
 
-		// Execute the component.
-		$contents = static::executeComponent($path);
+		// Determine if the component uses the component DispatcherInterface or uses the legacy structure
+		$legacyComponent = file_exists($path);
+
+		if ($legacyComponent)
+		{
+			// Legacy execute component
+			$contents = static::executeComponent($path);
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			// This may be a new component, check for the dispatcher
+			$className = ucfirst($file) . 'Dispatcher';
+
+			$path = JPATH_COMPONENT . '/' . $className . '.php';
+
+			if (!file_exists($path))
+			{
+				throw new Exception(JText::_('JLIB_APPLICATION_ERROR_COMPONENT_NOT_FOUND'), 404);
+			}
+
+			require_once $path;
+
+			// Boot the dispatcher
+			$dispatcher = new $className(JFactory::getApplication());
+
+			// And execute it
+			$contents = $dispatcher->execute();
+		}
 
 		// Revert the scope
 		$app->scope = $scope;
diff --git a/libraries/core/JoomlaCms/Component/AbstractDispatcher.php b/libraries/core/JoomlaCms/Component/AbstractDispatcher.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..3d75ac626deba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libraries/core/JoomlaCms/Component/AbstractDispatcher.php
@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+<?php
+/**
+ * Joomla! CMS Component package
+ *
+ * @copyright   Copyright (C) 2005 - 2015 Open Source Matters, Inc. All rights reserved.
+ * @license     GNU General Public License version 2 or later; see LICENSE
+ */
+
+namespace JoomlaCMS\Component;
+
+/**
+ * Abstract base component dispatcher
+ */
+abstract class AbstractDispatcher implements  DispatcherInterface
+{
+	/**
+	 * Application object
+	 *
+	 * @var  \JApplicationBase
+	 */
+	protected $application;
+
+	/**
+	 * Name of the component being dispatched
+	 *
+	 * @var  string
+	 */
+	protected $name;
+
+	/**
+	 * Constructor
+	 *
+	 * @param  \JApplicationBase  $application  Application object
+	 */
+	public function __construct(\JApplicationBase $application)
+	{
+		$this->application = $application;
+
+		if (!$this->name)
+		{
+			$this->name = str_replace('Dispatcher', '', get_called_class());
+		}
+
+		$this->boot();
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * {@inheritdoc}
+	 */
+	public function boot()
+	{
+		// In the simplest implementation, we just return
+		return;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * {@inheritdoc}
+	 */
+	public function execute()
+	{
+		ob_start();
+		$controller = \JControllerLegacy::getInstance($this->getName());
+		$controller->execute($this->application->input->get('task'));
+		$controller->redirect();
+
+		$contents = ob_get_clean();
+
+		return $contents;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Get the name of the component
+	 *
+	 * @return  string
+	 */
+	public function getName()
+	{
+		if (!$this->name)
+		{
+			throw new \InvalidArgumentException('The component\'s name has not been set.');
+		}
+
+		return $this->name;
+	}
+}
diff --git a/libraries/core/JoomlaCms/Component/DispatcherInterface.php b/libraries/core/JoomlaCms/Component/DispatcherInterface.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..11fd9cc674fcf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libraries/core/JoomlaCms/Component/DispatcherInterface.php
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+<?php
+/**
+ * Joomla! CMS Component package
+ *
+ * @copyright   Copyright (C) 2005 - 2015 Open Source Matters, Inc. All rights reserved.
+ * @license     GNU General Public License version 2 or later; see LICENSE
+ */
+
+namespace JoomlaCMS\Component;
+
+/**
+ * Interface to define a component dispatcher
+ */
+interface DispatcherInterface
+{
+	/**
+	 * Bootup sequence for the component
+	 *
+	 * This method could be used to check component dependencies or register services, for example.
+	 *
+	 * @return  void
+	 *
+	 * @throws  RuntimeException if the component cannot be booted
+	 */
+	public function boot();
+
+	/**
+	 * Execute the component.
+	 *
+	 * @return  string  The component output
+	 */
+	public function execute();
+}