diff --git a/src/js/game/game_system_manager.js b/src/js/game/game_system_manager.js
index 08609f89..05085b70 100644
--- a/src/js/game/game_system_manager.js
+++ b/src/js/game/game_system_manager.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 /* typehints:start */
+import { GameSystem } from "./game_system";
 import { GameRoot } from "./root";
 /* typehints:end */
 
@@ -30,6 +31,11 @@ import { ZoneSystem } from "./systems/zone";
 
 const logger = createLogger("game_system_manager");
 
+/**
+ * @type {Object<string, Array<{ id: string; systemClass: new (any) => GameSystem}>>}
+ */
+export const MODS_ADDITIONAL_SYSTEMS = {};
+
 export class GameSystemManager {
     /**
      *
@@ -123,7 +129,15 @@ export class GameSystemManager {
      * Initializes all systems
      */
     internalInitSystems() {
+        const addBefore = id => {
+            const systems = MODS_ADDITIONAL_SYSTEMS[id];
+            if (systems) {
+                systems.forEach(({ id, systemClass }) => add(id, systemClass));
+            }
+        };
+
         const add = (id, systemClass) => {
+            addBefore(id);
             this.systems[id] = new systemClass(this.root);
             this.systemUpdateOrder.push(id);
         };
@@ -187,6 +201,14 @@ export class GameSystemManager {
             add("zone", ZoneSystem);
         }
 
+        addBefore("end");
+
+        for (const key in MODS_ADDITIONAL_SYSTEMS) {
+            if (!this.systems[key]) {
+                logger.error("Mod system not attached due to invalid 'before': ", key);
+            }
+        }
+
         logger.log("📦 There are", this.systemUpdateOrder.length, "game systems");
     }
 
diff --git a/src/js/game/map_chunk_view.js b/src/js/game/map_chunk_view.js
index 947b7a9f..86c14fb8 100644
--- a/src/js/game/map_chunk_view.js
+++ b/src/js/game/map_chunk_view.js
@@ -5,10 +5,20 @@ import { Entity } from "./entity";
 import { MapChunk } from "./map_chunk";
 import { GameRoot } from "./root";
 import { THEME } from "./theme";
-import { drawSpriteClipped } from "../core/draw_utils";
 
 export const CHUNK_OVERLAY_RES = 3;
 
+export const MOD_CHUNK_DRAW_HOOKS = {
+    backgroundLayerBefore: [],
+    backgroundLayerAfter: [],
+
+    foregroundDynamicBefore: [],
+    foregroundDynamicAfter: [],
+
+    staticBefore: [],
+    staticAfter: [],
+};
+
 export class MapChunkView extends MapChunk {
     /**
      *
@@ -42,6 +52,11 @@ export class MapChunkView extends MapChunk {
      */
     drawBackgroundLayer(parameters) {
         const systems = this.root.systemMgr.systems;
+
+        MOD_CHUNK_DRAW_HOOKS.backgroundLayerBefore.forEach(systemId =>
+            systems[systemId].drawChunk(parameters, this)
+        );
+
         if (systems.zone) {
             systems.zone.drawChunk(parameters, this);
         }
@@ -52,6 +67,10 @@ export class MapChunkView extends MapChunk {
 
         systems.beltUnderlays.drawChunk(parameters, this);
         systems.belt.drawChunk(parameters, this);
+
+        MOD_CHUNK_DRAW_HOOKS.backgroundLayerAfter.forEach(systemId =>
+            systems[systemId].drawChunk(parameters, this)
+        );
     }
 
     /**
@@ -61,9 +80,17 @@ export class MapChunkView extends MapChunk {
     drawForegroundDynamicLayer(parameters) {
         const systems = this.root.systemMgr.systems;
 
+        MOD_CHUNK_DRAW_HOOKS.foregroundDynamicBefore.forEach(systemId =>
+            systems[systemId].drawChunk(parameters, this)
+        );
+
         systems.itemEjector.drawChunk(parameters, this);
         systems.itemAcceptor.drawChunk(parameters, this);
         systems.miner.drawChunk(parameters, this);
+
+        MOD_CHUNK_DRAW_HOOKS.foregroundDynamicAfter.forEach(systemId =>
+            systems[systemId].drawChunk(parameters, this)
+        );
     }
 
     /**
@@ -73,6 +100,8 @@ export class MapChunkView extends MapChunk {
     drawForegroundStaticLayer(parameters) {
         const systems = this.root.systemMgr.systems;
 
+        MOD_CHUNK_DRAW_HOOKS.staticBefore.forEach(systemId => systems[systemId].drawChunk(parameters, this));
+
         systems.staticMapEntities.drawChunk(parameters, this);
         systems.lever.drawChunk(parameters, this);
         systems.display.drawChunk(parameters, this);
@@ -80,6 +109,8 @@ export class MapChunkView extends MapChunk {
         systems.constantProducer.drawChunk(parameters, this);
         systems.goalAcceptor.drawChunk(parameters, this);
         systems.itemProcessorOverlays.drawChunk(parameters, this);
+
+        MOD_CHUNK_DRAW_HOOKS.staticAfter.forEach(systemId => systems[systemId].drawChunk(parameters, this));
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/js/mods/demo_mod.nobuild/index.js b/src/js/mods/demo_mod.nobuild/index.js
index 2188defc..99ea39b7 100644
--- a/src/js/mods/demo_mod.nobuild/index.js
+++ b/src/js/mods/demo_mod.nobuild/index.js
@@ -1,4 +1,22 @@
 registerMod(shapez => {
+    class DemoModComponent extends shapez.Component {
+        static getId() {
+            return "DemoMod";
+        }
+
+        static getSchema() {
+            return {
+                magicNumber: shapez.types.uint,
+            };
+        }
+
+        constructor(magicNumber) {
+            super();
+
+            this.magicNumber = magicNumber;
+        }
+    }
+
     class MetaDemoModBuilding extends shapez.MetaBuilding {
         constructor() {
             super("demoModBuilding");
@@ -8,7 +26,58 @@ registerMod(shapez => {
             return "red";
         }
 
-        setupEntityComponents(entity) {}
+        setupEntityComponents(entity) {
+            entity.addComponent(new DemoModComponent(Math.floor(Math.random() * 100.0)));
+        }
+    }
+
+    class DemoModSystem extends shapez.GameSystemWithFilter {
+        constructor(root) {
+            super(root, [DemoModComponent]);
+        }
+
+        update() {
+            // nothing to do here
+        }
+
+        drawChunk(parameters, chunk) {
+            const contents = chunk.containedEntitiesByLayer.regular;
+            for (let i = 0; i < contents.length; ++i) {
+                const entity = contents[i];
+                const demoComp = entity.components.DemoMod;
+                if (!demoComp) {
+                    continue;
+                }
+
+                const staticComp = entity.components.StaticMapEntity;
+
+                const context = parameters.context;
+                const center = staticComp.getTileSpaceBounds().getCenter().toWorldSpace();
+
+                // Culling for better performance
+                if (parameters.visibleRect.containsCircle(center.x, center.y, 40)) {
+                    // Circle
+                    context.fillStyle = "#53cf47";
+                    context.strokeStyle = "#000";
+                    context.lineWidth = 2;
+
+                    const timeFactor = 5.23 * this.root.time.now();
+                    context.beginCircle(
+                        center.x + Math.cos(timeFactor) * 10,
+                        center.y + Math.sin(timeFactor) * 10,
+                        7
+                    );
+                    context.fill();
+                    context.stroke();
+
+                    // Text
+                    context.fillStyle = "#fff";
+                    context.textAlign = "center";
+                    context.font = "12px GameFont";
+                    context.fillText(demoComp.magicNumber, center.x, center.y + 4);
+                }
+            }
+        }
     }
 
     return class ModImpl extends shapez.Mod {
@@ -87,6 +156,17 @@ registerMod(shapez => {
                 },
             });
 
+            // Register a new component
+            this.modInterface.registerComponent(DemoModComponent);
+
+            // Register a new game system which can update and draw stuff
+            this.modInterface.registerGameSystem({
+                id: "demo_mod",
+                systemClass: DemoModSystem,
+                before: "belt",
+                drawHooks: ["staticAfter"],
+            });
+
             // Register the new building
             this.modInterface.registerNewBuilding({
                 metaClass: MetaDemoModBuilding,
diff --git a/src/js/mods/mod_interface.js b/src/js/mods/mod_interface.js
index 89330d3d..40f1cb13 100644
--- a/src/js/mods/mod_interface.js
+++ b/src/js/mods/mod_interface.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 /* typehints:start */
 import { ModLoader } from "./modloader";
+import { GameSystem } from "../game/game_system";
 import { Component } from "../game/component";
 import { MetaBuilding } from "../game/meta_building";
 /* typehints:end */
@@ -19,6 +20,8 @@ import { matchDataRecursive, T } from "../translations";
 import { gBuildingVariants, registerBuildingVariant } from "../game/building_codes";
 import { gComponentRegistry, gMetaBuildingRegistry } from "../core/global_registries";
 import { MODS_ADDITIONAL_SHAPE_MAP_WEIGHTS } from "../game/map_chunk";
+import { MODS_ADDITIONAL_SYSTEMS } from "../game/game_system_manager";
+import { MOD_CHUNK_DRAW_HOOKS } from "../game/map_chunk_view";
 
 const LOG = createLogger("mod-interface");
 
@@ -115,6 +118,40 @@ export class ModInterface {
         gComponentRegistry.register(component);
     }
 
+    /**
+     *
+     * @param {Object} param0
+     * @param {string} param0.id
+     * @param {new (any) => GameSystem} param0.systemClass
+     * @param {string=} param0.before
+     * @param {string[]=} param0.drawHooks
+     */
+    registerGameSystem({ id, systemClass, before, drawHooks }) {
+        const key = before || "key";
+        const payload = { id, systemClass };
+
+        if (MODS_ADDITIONAL_SYSTEMS[key]) {
+            MODS_ADDITIONAL_SYSTEMS[key].push(payload);
+        } else {
+            MODS_ADDITIONAL_SYSTEMS[key] = [payload];
+        }
+        if (drawHooks) {
+            drawHooks.forEach(hookId => this.registerGameSystemDrawHook(hookId, id));
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     *
+     * @param {string} hookId
+     * @param {string} systemId
+     */
+    registerGameSystemDrawHook(hookId, systemId) {
+        if (!MOD_CHUNK_DRAW_HOOKS[hookId]) {
+            throw new Error("bad game system draw hook: " + hookId);
+        }
+        MOD_CHUNK_DRAW_HOOKS[hookId].push(systemId);
+    }
+
     /**
      *
      * @param {object} param0