diff --git a/src/citra_qt/debugger/wait_tree.h b/src/citra_qt/debugger/wait_tree.h
index 24a235a76..47a373b38 100644
--- a/src/citra_qt/debugger/wait_tree.h
+++ b/src/citra_qt/debugger/wait_tree.h
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 #include <QTreeView>
 #include <boost/container/flat_set.hpp>
 #include "core/core.h"
-#include "core/hle/kernel/kernel.h"
+#include "core/hle/kernel/object.h"
 
 class EmuThread;
 
diff --git a/src/core/CMakeLists.txt b/src/core/CMakeLists.txt
index 914ef61d9..e291302dc 100644
--- a/src/core/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/core/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -123,6 +123,8 @@ add_library(core STATIC
     hle/kernel/memory.h
     hle/kernel/mutex.cpp
     hle/kernel/mutex.h
+    hle/kernel/object.cpp
+    hle/kernel/object.h
     hle/kernel/process.cpp
     hle/kernel/process.h
     hle/kernel/resource_limit.cpp
diff --git a/src/core/hle/kernel/address_arbiter.h b/src/core/hle/kernel/address_arbiter.h
index 9b9bdd311..cf2761819 100644
--- a/src/core/hle/kernel/address_arbiter.h
+++ b/src/core/hle/kernel/address_arbiter.h
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 #include <vector>
 #include "common/common_types.h"
-#include "core/hle/kernel/kernel.h"
+#include "core/hle/kernel/object.h"
 #include "core/hle/result.h"
 
 // Address arbiters are an underlying kernel synchronization object that can be created/used via
diff --git a/src/core/hle/kernel/client_port.cpp b/src/core/hle/kernel/client_port.cpp
index f3aa4c57b..e45494db2 100644
--- a/src/core/hle/kernel/client_port.cpp
+++ b/src/core/hle/kernel/client_port.cpp
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 #include "core/hle/kernel/client_session.h"
 #include "core/hle/kernel/errors.h"
 #include "core/hle/kernel/hle_ipc.h"
-#include "core/hle/kernel/kernel.h"
+#include "core/hle/kernel/object.h"
 #include "core/hle/kernel/server_port.h"
 #include "core/hle/kernel/server_session.h"
 
diff --git a/src/core/hle/kernel/client_port.h b/src/core/hle/kernel/client_port.h
index f0729616d..b1269ea5c 100644
--- a/src/core/hle/kernel/client_port.h
+++ b/src/core/hle/kernel/client_port.h
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 #include <string>
 #include "common/common_types.h"
-#include "core/hle/kernel/kernel.h"
+#include "core/hle/kernel/object.h"
 #include "core/hle/result.h"
 
 namespace Kernel {
diff --git a/src/core/hle/kernel/client_session.h b/src/core/hle/kernel/client_session.h
index f098c4c3a..9c6b47927 100644
--- a/src/core/hle/kernel/client_session.h
+++ b/src/core/hle/kernel/client_session.h
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 #include <memory>
 #include <string>
 #include "common/common_types.h"
-#include "core/hle/kernel/kernel.h"
+#include "core/hle/kernel/object.h"
 #include "core/hle/result.h"
 
 namespace Kernel {
diff --git a/src/core/hle/kernel/event.cpp b/src/core/hle/kernel/event.cpp
index 9cae2369f..6c93719e3 100644
--- a/src/core/hle/kernel/event.cpp
+++ b/src/core/hle/kernel/event.cpp
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 #include <vector>
 #include "common/assert.h"
 #include "core/hle/kernel/event.h"
-#include "core/hle/kernel/kernel.h"
+#include "core/hle/kernel/object.h"
 #include "core/hle/kernel/thread.h"
 
 namespace Kernel {
diff --git a/src/core/hle/kernel/event.h b/src/core/hle/kernel/event.h
index 414dcf560..53679810e 100644
--- a/src/core/hle/kernel/event.h
+++ b/src/core/hle/kernel/event.h
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include "common/common_types.h"
-#include "core/hle/kernel/kernel.h"
+#include "core/hle/kernel/object.h"
 #include "core/hle/kernel/wait_object.h"
 
 namespace Kernel {
diff --git a/src/core/hle/kernel/handle_table.cpp b/src/core/hle/kernel/handle_table.cpp
index 3aec18bb3..8b24b7806 100644
--- a/src/core/hle/kernel/handle_table.cpp
+++ b/src/core/hle/kernel/handle_table.cpp
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
 #include "common/logging/log.h"
 #include "core/hle/kernel/errors.h"
 #include "core/hle/kernel/handle_table.h"
-#include "core/hle/kernel/kernel.h"
 #include "core/hle/kernel/process.h"
 #include "core/hle/kernel/thread.h"
 
diff --git a/src/core/hle/kernel/handle_table.h b/src/core/hle/kernel/handle_table.h
index ba968c666..22ddda630 100644
--- a/src/core/hle/kernel/handle_table.h
+++ b/src/core/hle/kernel/handle_table.h
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 #include <array>
 #include <cstddef>
 #include "common/common_types.h"
-#include "core/hle/kernel/kernel.h"
+#include "core/hle/kernel/object.h"
 #include "core/hle/result.h"
 
 namespace Kernel {
diff --git a/src/core/hle/kernel/hle_ipc.h b/src/core/hle/kernel/hle_ipc.h
index 22a96f8fc..5622be96f 100644
--- a/src/core/hle/kernel/hle_ipc.h
+++ b/src/core/hle/kernel/hle_ipc.h
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 #include "common/common_types.h"
 #include "common/swap.h"
 #include "core/hle/ipc.h"
-#include "core/hle/kernel/kernel.h"
+#include "core/hle/kernel/object.h"
 #include "core/hle/kernel/server_session.h"
 
 namespace Service {
diff --git a/src/core/hle/kernel/kernel.h b/src/core/hle/kernel/kernel.h
index 73fab3981..2bc45d7db 100644
--- a/src/core/hle/kernel/kernel.h
+++ b/src/core/hle/kernel/kernel.h
@@ -4,128 +4,10 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
-#include <cstddef>
-#include <string>
-#include <utility>
-#include <boost/smart_ptr/intrusive_ptr.hpp>
-#include "common/assert.h"
 #include "common/common_types.h"
 
 namespace Kernel {
 
-using Handle = u32;
-
-enum class HandleType : u32 {
-    Unknown,
-    Event,
-    Mutex,
-    SharedMemory,
-    Thread,
-    Process,
-    AddressArbiter,
-    Semaphore,
-    Timer,
-    ResourceLimit,
-    CodeSet,
-    ClientPort,
-    ServerPort,
-    ClientSession,
-    ServerSession,
-};
-
-enum {
-    DEFAULT_STACK_SIZE = 0x4000,
-};
-
-enum class ResetType {
-    OneShot,
-    Sticky,
-    Pulse,
-};
-
-class Object : NonCopyable {
-public:
-    virtual ~Object() {}
-
-    /// Returns a unique identifier for the object. For debugging purposes only.
-    unsigned int GetObjectId() const {
-        return object_id;
-    }
-
-    virtual std::string GetTypeName() const {
-        return "[BAD KERNEL OBJECT TYPE]";
-    }
-    virtual std::string GetName() const {
-        return "[UNKNOWN KERNEL OBJECT]";
-    }
-    virtual Kernel::HandleType GetHandleType() const = 0;
-
-    /**
-     * Check if a thread can wait on the object
-     * @return True if a thread can wait on the object, otherwise false
-     */
-    bool IsWaitable() const {
-        switch (GetHandleType()) {
-        case HandleType::Event:
-        case HandleType::Mutex:
-        case HandleType::Thread:
-        case HandleType::Semaphore:
-        case HandleType::Timer:
-        case HandleType::ServerPort:
-        case HandleType::ServerSession:
-            return true;
-
-        case HandleType::Unknown:
-        case HandleType::SharedMemory:
-        case HandleType::Process:
-        case HandleType::AddressArbiter:
-        case HandleType::ResourceLimit:
-        case HandleType::CodeSet:
-        case HandleType::ClientPort:
-        case HandleType::ClientSession:
-            return false;
-        }
-
-        UNREACHABLE();
-    }
-
-public:
-    static unsigned int next_object_id;
-
-private:
-    friend void intrusive_ptr_add_ref(Object*);
-    friend void intrusive_ptr_release(Object*);
-
-    unsigned int ref_count = 0;
-    unsigned int object_id = next_object_id++;
-};
-
-// Special functions used by boost::instrusive_ptr to do automatic ref-counting
-inline void intrusive_ptr_add_ref(Object* object) {
-    ++object->ref_count;
-}
-
-inline void intrusive_ptr_release(Object* object) {
-    if (--object->ref_count == 0) {
-        delete object;
-    }
-}
-
-template <typename T>
-using SharedPtr = boost::intrusive_ptr<T>;
-
-/**
- * Attempts to downcast the given Object pointer to a pointer to T.
- * @return Derived pointer to the object, or `nullptr` if `object` isn't of type T.
- */
-template <typename T>
-inline SharedPtr<T> DynamicObjectCast(SharedPtr<Object> object) {
-    if (object != nullptr && object->GetHandleType() == T::HANDLE_TYPE) {
-        return boost::static_pointer_cast<T>(std::move(object));
-    }
-    return nullptr;
-}
-
 /// Initialize the kernel with the specified system mode.
 void Init(u32 system_mode);
 
diff --git a/src/core/hle/kernel/mutex.cpp b/src/core/hle/kernel/mutex.cpp
index 4f35aa5ef..3593ab2f8 100644
--- a/src/core/hle/kernel/mutex.cpp
+++ b/src/core/hle/kernel/mutex.cpp
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 #include "core/hle/kernel/errors.h"
 #include "core/hle/kernel/kernel.h"
 #include "core/hle/kernel/mutex.h"
+#include "core/hle/kernel/object.h"
 #include "core/hle/kernel/thread.h"
 
 namespace Kernel {
diff --git a/src/core/hle/kernel/object.cpp b/src/core/hle/kernel/object.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..48bc80fb2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/core/hle/kernel/object.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+// Copyright 2018 Citra Emulator Project
+// Licensed under GPLv2 or any later version
+// Refer to the license.txt file included.
+
+#include "common/assert.h"
+#include "core/hle/kernel/object.h"
+
+namespace Kernel {
+
+Object::~Object() = default;
+
+bool Object::IsWaitable() const {
+    switch (GetHandleType()) {
+    case HandleType::Event:
+    case HandleType::Mutex:
+    case HandleType::Thread:
+    case HandleType::Semaphore:
+    case HandleType::Timer:
+    case HandleType::ServerPort:
+    case HandleType::ServerSession:
+        return true;
+
+    case HandleType::Unknown:
+    case HandleType::SharedMemory:
+    case HandleType::Process:
+    case HandleType::AddressArbiter:
+    case HandleType::ResourceLimit:
+    case HandleType::CodeSet:
+    case HandleType::ClientPort:
+    case HandleType::ClientSession:
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    UNREACHABLE();
+}
+
+} // namespace Kernel
diff --git a/src/core/hle/kernel/object.h b/src/core/hle/kernel/object.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9467a2584
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/core/hle/kernel/object.h
@@ -0,0 +1,106 @@
+// Copyright 2018 Citra Emulator Project
+// Licensed under GPLv2 or any later version
+// Refer to the license.txt file included.
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include <string>
+#include <utility>
+
+#include <boost/smart_ptr/intrusive_ptr.hpp>
+
+#include "common/common_types.h"
+
+namespace Kernel {
+
+using Handle = u32;
+
+enum class HandleType : u32 {
+    Unknown,
+    Event,
+    Mutex,
+    SharedMemory,
+    Thread,
+    Process,
+    AddressArbiter,
+    Semaphore,
+    Timer,
+    ResourceLimit,
+    CodeSet,
+    ClientPort,
+    ServerPort,
+    ClientSession,
+    ServerSession,
+};
+
+enum {
+    DEFAULT_STACK_SIZE = 0x4000,
+};
+
+enum class ResetType {
+    OneShot,
+    Sticky,
+    Pulse,
+};
+
+class Object : NonCopyable {
+public:
+    virtual ~Object();
+
+    /// Returns a unique identifier for the object. For debugging purposes only.
+    unsigned int GetObjectId() const {
+        return object_id;
+    }
+
+    virtual std::string GetTypeName() const {
+        return "[BAD KERNEL OBJECT TYPE]";
+    }
+    virtual std::string GetName() const {
+        return "[UNKNOWN KERNEL OBJECT]";
+    }
+    virtual HandleType GetHandleType() const = 0;
+
+    /**
+     * Check if a thread can wait on the object
+     * @return True if a thread can wait on the object, otherwise false
+     */
+    bool IsWaitable() const;
+
+public:
+    static unsigned int next_object_id;
+
+private:
+    friend void intrusive_ptr_add_ref(Object*);
+    friend void intrusive_ptr_release(Object*);
+
+    unsigned int ref_count = 0;
+    unsigned int object_id = next_object_id++;
+};
+
+// Special functions used by boost::instrusive_ptr to do automatic ref-counting
+inline void intrusive_ptr_add_ref(Object* object) {
+    ++object->ref_count;
+}
+
+inline void intrusive_ptr_release(Object* object) {
+    if (--object->ref_count == 0) {
+        delete object;
+    }
+}
+
+template <typename T>
+using SharedPtr = boost::intrusive_ptr<T>;
+
+/**
+ * Attempts to downcast the given Object pointer to a pointer to T.
+ * @return Derived pointer to the object, or `nullptr` if `object` isn't of type T.
+ */
+template <typename T>
+inline SharedPtr<T> DynamicObjectCast(SharedPtr<Object> object) {
+    if (object != nullptr && object->GetHandleType() == T::HANDLE_TYPE) {
+        return boost::static_pointer_cast<T>(std::move(object));
+    }
+    return nullptr;
+}
+
+} // namespace Kernel
diff --git a/src/core/hle/kernel/process.h b/src/core/hle/kernel/process.h
index 360d16cf8..4bb7202f9 100644
--- a/src/core/hle/kernel/process.h
+++ b/src/core/hle/kernel/process.h
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 #include <boost/container/static_vector.hpp>
 #include "common/bit_field.h"
 #include "common/common_types.h"
-#include "core/hle/kernel/kernel.h"
+#include "core/hle/kernel/object.h"
 #include "core/hle/kernel/vm_manager.h"
 
 namespace Kernel {
diff --git a/src/core/hle/kernel/resource_limit.h b/src/core/hle/kernel/resource_limit.h
index 1a0ca11f1..7d6e8611d 100644
--- a/src/core/hle/kernel/resource_limit.h
+++ b/src/core/hle/kernel/resource_limit.h
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include "common/common_types.h"
-#include "core/hle/kernel/kernel.h"
+#include "core/hle/kernel/object.h"
 
 namespace Kernel {
 
diff --git a/src/core/hle/kernel/semaphore.h b/src/core/hle/kernel/semaphore.h
index ce5690225..6019b09a2 100644
--- a/src/core/hle/kernel/semaphore.h
+++ b/src/core/hle/kernel/semaphore.h
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 #include <string>
 #include <queue>
 #include "common/common_types.h"
-#include "core/hle/kernel/kernel.h"
+#include "core/hle/kernel/object.h"
 #include "core/hle/kernel/wait_object.h"
 #include "core/hle/result.h"
 
diff --git a/src/core/hle/kernel/server_port.cpp b/src/core/hle/kernel/server_port.cpp
index 0b7061403..7b6211fd8 100644
--- a/src/core/hle/kernel/server_port.cpp
+++ b/src/core/hle/kernel/server_port.cpp
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 #include "common/assert.h"
 #include "core/hle/kernel/client_port.h"
 #include "core/hle/kernel/errors.h"
-#include "core/hle/kernel/kernel.h"
+#include "core/hle/kernel/object.h"
 #include "core/hle/kernel/server_port.h"
 #include "core/hle/kernel/server_session.h"
 #include "core/hle/kernel/thread.h"
diff --git a/src/core/hle/kernel/server_port.h b/src/core/hle/kernel/server_port.h
index 9ef4ecc35..9413d8ab7 100644
--- a/src/core/hle/kernel/server_port.h
+++ b/src/core/hle/kernel/server_port.h
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 #include <string>
 #include <tuple>
 #include "common/common_types.h"
-#include "core/hle/kernel/kernel.h"
+#include "core/hle/kernel/object.h"
 #include "core/hle/kernel/wait_object.h"
 
 namespace Kernel {
diff --git a/src/core/hle/kernel/server_session.h b/src/core/hle/kernel/server_session.h
index 477474a25..c739bae5e 100644
--- a/src/core/hle/kernel/server_session.h
+++ b/src/core/hle/kernel/server_session.h
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 #include <string>
 #include "common/assert.h"
 #include "common/common_types.h"
-#include "core/hle/kernel/kernel.h"
+#include "core/hle/kernel/object.h"
 #include "core/hle/kernel/wait_object.h"
 #include "core/hle/result.h"
 #include "core/memory.h"
diff --git a/src/core/hle/kernel/session.h b/src/core/hle/kernel/session.h
index 9c38c2fd0..8df6c3e4c 100644
--- a/src/core/hle/kernel/session.h
+++ b/src/core/hle/kernel/session.h
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
-#include "core/hle/kernel/kernel.h"
+#include "core/hle/kernel/object.h"
 
 namespace Kernel {
 
diff --git a/src/core/hle/kernel/shared_memory.h b/src/core/hle/kernel/shared_memory.h
index e948819c0..2f9ced2d9 100644
--- a/src/core/hle/kernel/shared_memory.h
+++ b/src/core/hle/kernel/shared_memory.h
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 #include <string>
 #include "common/common_types.h"
-#include "core/hle/kernel/kernel.h"
+#include "core/hle/kernel/object.h"
 #include "core/hle/kernel/process.h"
 #include "core/hle/result.h"
 
diff --git a/src/core/hle/kernel/thread.h b/src/core/hle/kernel/thread.h
index 2acd8f331..f1d80a1d5 100644
--- a/src/core/hle/kernel/thread.h
+++ b/src/core/hle/kernel/thread.h
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 #include <boost/container/flat_set.hpp>
 #include "common/common_types.h"
 #include "core/arm/arm_interface.h"
-#include "core/hle/kernel/kernel.h"
+#include "core/hle/kernel/object.h"
 #include "core/hle/kernel/wait_object.h"
 #include "core/hle/result.h"
 
diff --git a/src/core/hle/kernel/timer.cpp b/src/core/hle/kernel/timer.cpp
index 1c9b0b6fc..f1965365c 100644
--- a/src/core/hle/kernel/timer.cpp
+++ b/src/core/hle/kernel/timer.cpp
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 #include "common/logging/log.h"
 #include "core/core_timing.h"
 #include "core/hle/kernel/handle_table.h"
-#include "core/hle/kernel/kernel.h"
+#include "core/hle/kernel/object.h"
 #include "core/hle/kernel/thread.h"
 #include "core/hle/kernel/timer.h"
 
diff --git a/src/core/hle/kernel/timer.h b/src/core/hle/kernel/timer.h
index 3999c500e..6607f6058 100644
--- a/src/core/hle/kernel/timer.h
+++ b/src/core/hle/kernel/timer.h
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include "common/common_types.h"
-#include "core/hle/kernel/kernel.h"
+#include "core/hle/kernel/object.h"
 #include "core/hle/kernel/wait_object.h"
 
 namespace Kernel {
diff --git a/src/core/hle/kernel/wait_object.h b/src/core/hle/kernel/wait_object.h
index 861578186..5af04c6a8 100644
--- a/src/core/hle/kernel/wait_object.h
+++ b/src/core/hle/kernel/wait_object.h
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 #include <vector>
 #include <boost/smart_ptr/intrusive_ptr.hpp>
 #include "common/common_types.h"
-#include "core/hle/kernel/kernel.h"
+#include "core/hle/kernel/object.h"
 
 namespace Kernel {
 
diff --git a/src/core/hle/service/service.h b/src/core/hle/service/service.h
index e99fb3474..a67c3499a 100644
--- a/src/core/hle/service/service.h
+++ b/src/core/hle/service/service.h
@@ -10,10 +10,9 @@
 #include <string>
 #include <unordered_map>
 #include <boost/container/flat_map.hpp>
-#include "common/bit_field.h"
 #include "common/common_types.h"
 #include "core/hle/kernel/hle_ipc.h"
-#include "core/hle/kernel/kernel.h"
+#include "core/hle/kernel/object.h"
 #include "core/hle/service/sm/sm.h"
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
diff --git a/src/core/hle/service/sm/sm.h b/src/core/hle/service/sm/sm.h
index bfd0ef553..ae3de6eff 100644
--- a/src/core/hle/service/sm/sm.h
+++ b/src/core/hle/service/sm/sm.h
@@ -4,9 +4,11 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
+#include <memory>
 #include <string>
 #include <unordered_map>
-#include "core/hle/kernel/kernel.h"
+
+#include "core/hle/kernel/object.h"
 #include "core/hle/result.h"
 #include "core/hle/service/service.h"
 
diff --git a/src/core/loader/loader.h b/src/core/loader/loader.h
index 95d0e73ee..f6b4fcccd 100644
--- a/src/core/loader/loader.h
+++ b/src/core/loader/loader.h
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 #include "common/common_types.h"
 #include "common/file_util.h"
 #include "core/file_sys/romfs_reader.h"
-#include "core/hle/kernel/kernel.h"
+#include "core/hle/kernel/object.h"
 
 namespace Kernel {
 struct AddressMapping;