diff --git a/osu.Game/Skinning/LegacySkinDecoder.cs b/osu.Game/Skinning/LegacySkinDecoder.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a867e08495
--- /dev/null
+++ b/osu.Game/Skinning/LegacySkinDecoder.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2007-2018 ppy Pty Ltd <contact@ppy.sh>.
+// Licensed under the MIT Licence - https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ppy/osu/master/LICENCE
+
+using osu.Game.Beatmaps.Formats;
+
+namespace osu.Game.Skinning
+{
+    public class LegacySkinDecoder : LegacyDecoder<SkinConfiguration>
+    {
+        public LegacySkinDecoder(int version)
+            : base(version)
+        {
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/osu.Game/Skinning/SkinConfiguration.cs b/osu.Game/Skinning/SkinConfiguration.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..eac77ae753
--- /dev/null
+++ b/osu.Game/Skinning/SkinConfiguration.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2007-2018 ppy Pty Ltd <contact@ppy.sh>.
+// Licensed under the MIT Licence - https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ppy/osu/master/LICENCE
+
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using osu.Game.Beatmaps.Formats;
+using OpenTK.Graphics;
+
+namespace osu.Game.Skinning
+{
+    public class SkinConfiguration : IHasComboColours, IHasCustomColours
+    {
+        public readonly SkinInfo SkinInfo = new SkinInfo();
+
+        public List<Color4> ComboColours { get; set; } = new List<Color4>();
+
+        public Dictionary<string, Color4> CustomColours { get; set; } = new Dictionary<string, Color4>();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/osu.Game/osu.Game.csproj b/osu.Game/osu.Game.csproj
index 091ec3f7ac..b325e52ed1 100644
--- a/osu.Game/osu.Game.csproj
+++ b/osu.Game/osu.Game.csproj
@@ -873,7 +873,9 @@
     <Compile Include="Screens\Tournament\Teams\StorageBackedTeamList.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Skinning\DefaultSkin.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Skinning\LegacySkin.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Skinning\LegacySkinDecoder.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Skinning\Skin.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Skinning\SkinConfiguration.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Skinning\SkinFileInfo.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Skinning\SkinInfo.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Skinning\SkinManager.cs" />