diff --git a/core/include/Variable/VariableModel.h b/core/include/Variable/VariableModel.h
index ad2e627..074da18 100644
--- a/core/include/Variable/VariableModel.h
+++ b/core/include/Variable/VariableModel.h
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 #include <Common/spimpl.h>
 
+#include <QAbstractTableModel>
 #include <QLoggingCategory>
 
 Q_DECLARE_LOGGING_CATEGORY(LOG_VariableModel)
@@ -12,9 +13,9 @@ class Variable;
 /**
  * @brief The VariableModel class aims to hold the variables that have been created in SciQlop
  */
-class VariableModel {
+class VariableModel : public QAbstractTableModel {
 public:
-    explicit VariableModel();
+    explicit VariableModel(QObject *parent = nullptr);
 
     /**
      * Creates a new variable in the model
@@ -23,6 +24,15 @@ public:
      */
     Variable *createVariable(const QString &name) noexcept;
 
+    // /////////////////////////// //
+    // QAbstractTableModel methods //
+    // /////////////////////////// //
+    virtual int columnCount(const QModelIndex &parent = QModelIndex{}) const override;
+    virtual int rowCount(const QModelIndex &parent = QModelIndex{}) const override;
+    virtual QVariant data(const QModelIndex &index, int role = Qt::DisplayRole) const override;
+    virtual QVariant headerData(int section, Qt::Orientation orientation,
+                                int role = Qt::DisplayRole) const override;
+
 private:
     class VariableModelPrivate;
     spimpl::unique_impl_ptr<VariableModelPrivate> impl;
diff --git a/core/src/Variable/VariableModel.cpp b/core/src/Variable/VariableModel.cpp
index 7758670..75c2585 100644
--- a/core/src/Variable/VariableModel.cpp
+++ b/core/src/Variable/VariableModel.cpp
@@ -4,12 +4,19 @@
 
 Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(LOG_VariableModel, "VariableModel")
 
+namespace {
+
+const auto NB_COLUMNS = 3;
+
+} // namespace
+
 struct VariableModel::VariableModelPrivate {
     /// Variables created in SciQlop
     std::vector<std::unique_ptr<Variable> > m_Variables;
 };
 
-VariableModel::VariableModel() : impl{spimpl::make_unique_impl<VariableModelPrivate>()}
+VariableModel::VariableModel(QObject *parent)
+        : QAbstractTableModel{parent}, impl{spimpl::make_unique_impl<VariableModelPrivate>()}
 {
 }
 
@@ -22,3 +29,28 @@ Variable *VariableModel::createVariable(const QString &name) noexcept
 
     return impl->m_Variables.back().get();
 }
+
+int VariableModel::columnCount(const QModelIndex &parent) const
+{
+    Q_UNUSED(parent);
+
+    return NB_COLUMNS;
+}
+
+int VariableModel::rowCount(const QModelIndex &parent) const
+{
+    Q_UNUSED(parent);
+
+    return impl->m_Variables.size();
+}
+
+QVariant VariableModel::data(const QModelIndex &index, int role) const
+{
+    return QVariant{};
+}
+
+QVariant VariableModel::headerData(int section, Qt::Orientation orientation, int role) const
+{
+
+    return QVariant{};
+}