diff --git a/control/json/Makefile.am b/control/json/Makefile.am
index c986bda..84be4a4 100644
--- a/control/json/Makefile.am
+++ b/control/json/Makefile.am
@@ -4,10 +4,12 @@
 noinst_LTLIBRARIES = libfan-control-json.la
 libfan_control_json_la_LDFLAGS = -static
 libfan_control_json_la_LIBADD = \
-	$(SDBUSPLUS_LIBS)
+	$(SDBUSPLUS_LIBS) \
+	$(PHOSPHOR_LOGGING_LIBS)
 
 libfan_control_json_la_CXXFLAGS = \
-	$(SDBUSPLUS_CFLAGS)
+	$(SDBUSPLUS_CFLAGS) \
+	$(PHOSPHOR_LOGGING_CFLAGS)
 
 libfan_control_json_la_SOURCES = \
 	manager.cpp \
diff --git a/control/json/config_base.hpp b/control/json/config_base.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..36a4b2c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/control/json/config_base.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+/**
+ * Copyright © 2020 IBM Corporation
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+#pragma once
+
+#include <nlohmann/json.hpp>
+#include <phosphor-logging/log.hpp>
+
+namespace phosphor::fan::control::json
+{
+
+using json = nlohmann::json;
+using namespace phosphor::logging;
+
+/**
+ * @class ConfigBase - Base configuration object
+ *
+ * Base class for fan control's JSON configuration objects.
+ */
+class ConfigBase
+{
+  public:
+    ConfigBase() = delete;
+    ConfigBase(const ConfigBase&) = delete;
+    ConfigBase(ConfigBase&&) = delete;
+    ConfigBase& operator=(const ConfigBase&) = delete;
+    ConfigBase& operator=(ConfigBase&&) = delete;
+    virtual ~ConfigBase() = default;
+
+    explicit ConfigBase(const json& jsonObj)
+    {
+        // Set the name of this configuration object
+        setName(jsonObj);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @brief Get the configuration object's name
+     *
+     * @return Name of the configuration object
+     */
+    inline const std::string& getName() const
+    {
+        return _name;
+    }
+
+  private:
+    /* Name of the configuration object */
+    std::string _name;
+
+    /**
+     * @brief Sets the configuration object's name from the given JSON
+     *
+     * @param[in] jsonObj - JSON to get configuration object's name from
+     */
+    inline void setName(const json& jsonObj)
+    {
+        if (!jsonObj.contains("name"))
+        {
+            // Log error on missing configuration object's name
+            log<level::ERR>("Missing required configuration object's name",
+                            entry("JSON=%s", jsonObj.dump().c_str()));
+            throw std::runtime_error(
+                "Missing required configuration object's name");
+        }
+        _name = jsonObj["name"].get<std::string>();
+    }
+};
+
+} // namespace phosphor::fan::control::json