diff --git a/core/include/DataSource/DataSourceController.h b/core/include/DataSource/DataSourceController.h
index 6d3df61..13c2192 100644
--- a/core/include/DataSource/DataSourceController.h
+++ b/core/include/DataSource/DataSourceController.h
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 Q_DECLARE_LOGGING_CATEGORY(LOG_DataSourceController)
 
 class DataSourceItem;
+class IDataProvider;
 
 /**
  * @brief The DataSourceController class aims to make the link between SciQlop and its plugins. This
@@ -42,6 +43,17 @@ public:
     void setDataSourceItem(const QUuid &dataSourceUid,
                            std::unique_ptr<DataSourceItem> dataSourceItem) noexcept;
 
+    /**
+     * Sets the data provider used to retrieve data from of a data source. The controller takes
+     * ownership of the provider.
+     * @param dataSourceUid the unique id with which the data source has been registered into the
+     * controller. If it is invalid, the method has no effect.
+     * @param dataProvider the provider of the data source
+     * @sa registerDataSource()
+     */
+    void setDataProvider(const QUuid &dataSourceUid,
+                         std::unique_ptr<IDataProvider> dataProvider) noexcept;
+
 public slots:
     /// Manage init/end of the controller
     void initialize();
diff --git a/core/src/DataSource/DataSourceController.cpp b/core/src/DataSource/DataSourceController.cpp
index c8066c1..aeed99e 100644
--- a/core/src/DataSource/DataSourceController.cpp
+++ b/core/src/DataSource/DataSourceController.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 #include <DataSource/DataSourceController.h>
 #include <DataSource/DataSourceItem.h>
 
+#include <Data/IDataProvider.h>
+
 #include <QMutex>
 #include <QThread>
 
@@ -16,6 +18,8 @@ public:
     QHash<QUuid, QString> m_DataSources;
     /// Data sources structures
     std::map<QUuid, std::unique_ptr<DataSourceItem> > m_DataSourceItems;
+    /// Data providers registered
+    std::map<QUuid, std::unique_ptr<IDataProvider> > m_DataProviders;
 };
 
 DataSourceController::DataSourceController(QObject *parent)
@@ -59,6 +63,19 @@ void DataSourceController::setDataSourceItem(
     }
 }
 
+void DataSourceController::setDataProvider(const QUuid &dataSourceUid,
+                                           std::unique_ptr<IDataProvider> dataProvider) noexcept
+{
+    if (impl->m_DataSources.contains(dataSourceUid)) {
+        impl->m_DataProviders.insert(std::make_pair(dataSourceUid, std::move(dataProvider)));
+    }
+    else {
+        qCWarning(LOG_DataSourceController()) << tr("Can't set data provider for uid %1 : no data "
+                                                    "source has been registered with the uid")
+                                                     .arg(dataSourceUid.toString());
+    }
+}
+
 void DataSourceController::initialize()
 {
     qCDebug(LOG_DataSourceController()) << tr("DataSourceController init")