diff --git a/scwx-qt/scwx-qt.cmake b/scwx-qt/scwx-qt.cmake
index 004e1e3e..14847ec1 100644
--- a/scwx-qt/scwx-qt.cmake
+++ b/scwx-qt/scwx-qt.cmake
@@ -109,10 +109,12 @@ set(HDR_REQUEST source/scwx/qt/request/nexrad_file_request.hpp)
 set(SRC_REQUEST source/scwx/qt/request/nexrad_file_request.cpp)
 set(HDR_SETTINGS source/scwx/qt/settings/general_settings.hpp
                  source/scwx/qt/settings/map_settings.hpp
-                 source/scwx/qt/settings/palette_settings.hpp)
+                 source/scwx/qt/settings/palette_settings.hpp
+                 source/scwx/qt/settings/settings_variable.hpp)
 set(SRC_SETTINGS source/scwx/qt/settings/general_settings.cpp
                  source/scwx/qt/settings/map_settings.cpp
-                 source/scwx/qt/settings/palette_settings.cpp)
+                 source/scwx/qt/settings/palette_settings.cpp
+                 source/scwx/qt/settings/settings_variable.cpp)
 set(HDR_TYPES source/scwx/qt/types/qt_types.hpp
               source/scwx/qt/types/radar_product_record.hpp
               source/scwx/qt/types/text_event_key.hpp)
diff --git a/scwx-qt/source/scwx/qt/settings/settings_variable.cpp b/scwx-qt/source/scwx/qt/settings/settings_variable.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e0aa7d3f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scwx-qt/source/scwx/qt/settings/settings_variable.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,159 @@
+#include <scwx/qt/settings/settings_variable.hpp>
+#include <scwx/util/logger.hpp>
+
+namespace scwx
+{
+namespace qt
+{
+namespace settings
+{
+
+template class SettingsVariable<bool>;
+template class SettingsVariable<int64_t>;
+template class SettingsVariable<std::string>;
+template class SettingsVariable<std::vector<int64_t>>;
+
+static const std::string logPrefix_ = "scwx::qt::settings::settings_variable";
+
+template<class T>
+class SettingsVariable<T>::Impl
+{
+public:
+   explicit Impl(const std::string& name) : name_ {name} {}
+
+   ~Impl() {}
+
+   bool Validate(const T& value);
+
+   const std::string             name_;
+   T                             value_ {};
+   T                             default_ {};
+   std::optional<T>              staged_ {};
+   std::optional<T>              minimum_ {};
+   std::optional<T>              maximum_ {};
+   std::function<bool(const T&)> validator_ {nullptr};
+};
+
+template<class T>
+SettingsVariable<T>::SettingsVariable(const std::string& name) :
+    p(std::make_unique<Impl>(name))
+{
+}
+template<class T>
+SettingsVariable<T>::~SettingsVariable() = default;
+
+template<class T>
+SettingsVariable<T>::SettingsVariable(SettingsVariable&&) noexcept = default;
+template<class T>
+SettingsVariable<T>&
+SettingsVariable<T>::operator=(SettingsVariable&&) noexcept = default;
+
+template<class T>
+std::string SettingsVariable<T>::name() const
+{
+   return p->name_;
+}
+
+template<class T>
+T SettingsVariable<T>::GetValue() const
+{
+   return p->value_;
+}
+
+template<class T>
+bool SettingsVariable<T>::SetValue(const T& value)
+{
+   bool validated = false;
+
+   if (p->Validate(value))
+   {
+      p->value_ = value;
+      validated = true;
+   }
+
+   return validated;
+}
+
+template<class T>
+bool SettingsVariable<T>::SetValueOrDefault(const T& value)
+{
+   bool validated = false;
+
+   if (p->Validate(value))
+   {
+      p->value_ = value;
+      validated = true;
+   }
+   else
+   {
+      p->value_ = p->default_;
+   }
+
+   return validated;
+}
+
+template<class T>
+bool SettingsVariable<T>::StageValue(const T& value)
+{
+   bool validated = false;
+
+   if (p->Validate(value))
+   {
+      p->staged_ = value;
+      validated  = true;
+   }
+
+   return validated;
+}
+
+template<class T>
+void SettingsVariable<T>::Commit()
+{
+   if (p->staged_.has_value())
+   {
+      p->value_ = std::move(p->staged_.value());
+      p->staged_.reset();
+   }
+}
+
+template<class T>
+T SettingsVariable<T>::GetDefault() const
+{
+   return p->default_;
+}
+
+template<class T>
+void SettingsVariable<T>::SetDefault(const T& value)
+{
+   p->default_ = value;
+}
+
+template<class T>
+void SettingsVariable<T>::SetMinimum(const T& value)
+{
+   p->minimum_ = value;
+}
+
+template<class T>
+void SettingsVariable<T>::SetMaximum(const T& value)
+{
+   p->maximum_ = value;
+}
+
+template<class T>
+void SettingsVariable<T>::SetValidator(std::function<bool(const T&)> validator)
+{
+   p->validator_ = validator;
+}
+
+template<class T>
+bool SettingsVariable<T>::Impl::Validate(const T& value)
+{
+   return ((!minimum_.has_value() || value >= minimum_) && // Validate minimum
+           (!maximum_.has_value() || value <= maximum_) && // Validate maximum
+           (validator_ == nullptr || validator_(value)));  // User-validation
+}
+
+} // namespace settings
+} // namespace qt
+} // namespace scwx
diff --git a/scwx-qt/source/scwx/qt/settings/settings_variable.hpp b/scwx-qt/source/scwx/qt/settings/settings_variable.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ffe4aa0a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scwx-qt/source/scwx/qt/settings/settings_variable.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include <functional>
+#include <memory>
+#include <string>
+
+namespace scwx
+{
+namespace qt
+{
+namespace settings
+{
+
+template<class T>
+class SettingsVariable
+{
+public:
+   explicit SettingsVariable(const std::string& name);
+   ~SettingsVariable();
+
+   SettingsVariable(const SettingsVariable&)            = delete;
+   SettingsVariable& operator=(const SettingsVariable&) = delete;
+
+   SettingsVariable(SettingsVariable&&) noexcept;
+   SettingsVariable& operator=(SettingsVariable&&) noexcept;
+
+   std::string name() const;
+
+   T    GetValue() const;
+   bool SetValue(const T& value);
+   bool SetValueOrDefault(const T& value);
+
+   bool StageValue(const T& value);
+   void Commit();
+
+   T GetDefault() const;
+
+   void SetDefault(const T& value);
+   void SetMinimum(const T& value);
+   void SetMaximum(const T& value);
+   void SetValidator(std::function<bool(const T&)> validator);
+
+private:
+   class Impl;
+   std::unique_ptr<Impl> p;
+};
+
+// Instantiated templates:
+//    template class SettingsVariable<bool>;
+//    template class SettingsVariable<int64_t>;
+//    template class SettingsVariable<std::string>;
+//    template class SettingsVariable<std::vector<int64_t>>;
+
+} // namespace settings
+} // namespace qt
+} // namespace scwx
diff --git a/test/source/scwx/qt/settings/settings_variable.test.cpp b/test/source/scwx/qt/settings/settings_variable.test.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3c3cf3ec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/source/scwx/qt/settings/settings_variable.test.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+#include <scwx/qt/settings/settings_variable.hpp>
+
+#include <gtest/gtest.h>
+
+namespace scwx
+{
+namespace qt
+{
+namespace settings
+{
+
+TEST(SettingsVariableTest, String)
+{
+   SettingsVariable<std::string> stringVariable {"string"};
+   stringVariable.SetDefault("Default");
+   stringVariable.SetValidator([](const std::string& value)
+                               { return !value.empty(); });
+   stringVariable.SetValue("Hello World");
+
+   EXPECT_EQ(stringVariable.name(), "string");
+   EXPECT_EQ(stringVariable.GetValue(), "Hello World");
+   EXPECT_EQ(stringVariable.SetValue(""), false);
+   EXPECT_EQ(stringVariable.GetValue(), "Hello World");
+   EXPECT_EQ(stringVariable.SetValueOrDefault(""), false);
+   EXPECT_EQ(stringVariable.GetValue(), "Default");
+   EXPECT_EQ(stringVariable.SetValue("Value 1"), true);
+   EXPECT_EQ(stringVariable.GetValue(), "Value 1");
+   EXPECT_EQ(stringVariable.SetValueOrDefault("Value 2"), true);
+   EXPECT_EQ(stringVariable.GetValue(), "Value 2");
+}
+
+} // namespace settings
+} // namespace qt
+} // namespace scwx
diff --git a/test/test.cmake b/test/test.cmake
index dcd547ca..9843c2f0 100644
--- a/test/test.cmake
+++ b/test/test.cmake
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ set(SRC_QT_CONFIG_TESTS source/scwx/qt/config/county_database.test.cpp
                         source/scwx/qt/config/radar_site.test.cpp)
 set(SRC_QT_MANAGER_TESTS source/scwx/qt/manager/settings_manager.test.cpp)
 set(SRC_QT_MODEL_TESTS source/scwx/qt/model/imgui_context_model.test.cpp)
+set(SRC_QT_SETTINGS_TESTS source/scwx/qt/settings/settings_variable.test.cpp)
 set(SRC_UTIL_TESTS source/scwx/util/float.test.cpp
                    source/scwx/util/rangebuf.test.cpp
                    source/scwx/util/streams.test.cpp
@@ -41,20 +42,22 @@ add_executable(wxtest ${SRC_MAIN}
                       ${SRC_QT_CONFIG_TESTS}
                       ${SRC_QT_MANAGER_TESTS}
                       ${SRC_QT_MODEL_TESTS}
+                      ${SRC_QT_SETTINGS_TESTS}
                       ${SRC_UTIL_TESTS}
                       ${SRC_WSR88D_TESTS}
                       ${CMAKE_FILES})
 
-source_group("Source Files\\main"        FILES ${SRC_MAIN})
-source_group("Source Files\\awips"       FILES ${SRC_AWIPS_TESTS})
-source_group("Source Files\\common"      FILES ${SRC_COMMON_TESTS})
-source_group("Source Files\\network"     FILES ${SRC_NETWORK_TESTS})
-source_group("Source Files\\provider"    FILES ${SRC_PROVIDER_TESTS})
-source_group("Source Files\\qt\\config"  FILES ${SRC_QT_CONFIG_TESTS})
-source_group("Source Files\\qt\\manager" FILES ${SRC_QT_MANAGER_TESTS})
-source_group("Source Files\\qt\\model"   FILES ${SRC_QT_MODEL_TESTS})
-source_group("Source Files\\util"        FILES ${SRC_UTIL_TESTS})
-source_group("Source Files\\wsr88d"      FILES ${SRC_WSR88D_TESTS})
+source_group("Source Files\\main"         FILES ${SRC_MAIN})
+source_group("Source Files\\awips"        FILES ${SRC_AWIPS_TESTS})
+source_group("Source Files\\common"       FILES ${SRC_COMMON_TESTS})
+source_group("Source Files\\network"      FILES ${SRC_NETWORK_TESTS})
+source_group("Source Files\\provider"     FILES ${SRC_PROVIDER_TESTS})
+source_group("Source Files\\qt\\config"   FILES ${SRC_QT_CONFIG_TESTS})
+source_group("Source Files\\qt\\manager"  FILES ${SRC_QT_MANAGER_TESTS})
+source_group("Source Files\\qt\\model"    FILES ${SRC_QT_MODEL_TESTS})
+source_group("Source Files\\qt\\settings" FILES ${SRC_QT_SETTINGS_TESTS})
+source_group("Source Files\\util"         FILES ${SRC_UTIL_TESTS})
+source_group("Source Files\\wsr88d"       FILES ${SRC_WSR88D_TESTS})
 
 target_include_directories(wxtest PRIVATE ${GTest_INCLUDE_DIRS})