diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/FenixViewModelProvider.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/FenixViewModelProvider.kt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2ce4cb3a0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/FenixViewModelProvider.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+/* This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+   License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+   file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/. */
+
+package org.mozilla.fenix
+
+import androidx.fragment.app.Fragment
+import androidx.lifecycle.ViewModel
+import androidx.lifecycle.ViewModelProvider
+import androidx.lifecycle.ViewModelProviders
+import org.mozilla.fenix.mvi.ViewState
+import org.mozilla.fenix.mvi.Change
+import org.mozilla.fenix.mvi.UIComponentViewModelBase
+import org.mozilla.fenix.mvi.UIComponentViewModelProvider
+
+object FenixViewModelProvider {
+    fun <S : ViewState, C : Change, T : UIComponentViewModelBase<S, C>> create(
+        fragment: Fragment,
+        modelClass: Class<T>,
+        viewModelCreator: () -> T
+    ): UIComponentViewModelProvider<S, C> {
+        val factory = object : ViewModelProvider.Factory {
+            @Suppress("UNCHECKED_CAST")
+            override fun <T : ViewModel?> create(modelClass: Class<T>): T {
+                return viewModelCreator() as T
+            }
+        }
+
+        return object : UIComponentViewModelProvider<S, C> {
+            override fun fetchViewModel(): T {
+                return ViewModelProviders.of(fragment, factory).get(modelClass)
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/browser/BrowserFragment.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/browser/BrowserFragment.kt
index 21ec8306f..2b9aded78 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/browser/BrowserFragment.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/browser/BrowserFragment.kt
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ import mozilla.components.support.ktx.android.view.exitImmersiveModeIfNeeded
 import mozilla.components.support.ktx.kotlin.toUri
 import org.mozilla.fenix.BrowsingModeManager
 import org.mozilla.fenix.DefaultThemeManager
+import org.mozilla.fenix.FenixViewModelProvider
 import org.mozilla.fenix.HomeActivity
 import org.mozilla.fenix.IntentReceiverActivity
 import org.mozilla.fenix.R
@@ -70,6 +71,7 @@ import org.mozilla.fenix.components.toolbar.ToolbarComponent
 import org.mozilla.fenix.components.toolbar.ToolbarIntegration
 import org.mozilla.fenix.components.toolbar.ToolbarMenu
 import org.mozilla.fenix.components.toolbar.ToolbarUIView
+import org.mozilla.fenix.components.toolbar.ToolbarViewModel
 import org.mozilla.fenix.customtabs.CustomTabsIntegration
 import org.mozilla.fenix.ext.components
 import org.mozilla.fenix.ext.requireComponents
@@ -84,6 +86,7 @@ import org.mozilla.fenix.quickactionsheet.QuickActionAction
 import org.mozilla.fenix.quickactionsheet.QuickActionChange
 import org.mozilla.fenix.quickactionsheet.QuickActionComponent
 import org.mozilla.fenix.quickactionsheet.QuickActionState
+import org.mozilla.fenix.quickactionsheet.QuickActionViewModel
 import org.mozilla.fenix.utils.ItsNotBrokenSnack
 import org.mozilla.fenix.utils.Settings
 import kotlin.coroutines.CoroutineContext
@@ -129,11 +132,17 @@ class BrowserFragment : Fragment(), BackHandler, CoroutineScope {
 
         toolbarComponent = ToolbarComponent(
             view.browserLayout,
-            this,
             ActionBusFactory.get(this), customTabSessionId,
             (activity as HomeActivity).browsingModeManager.isPrivate,
-            SearchState("", getSessionById()?.searchTerms ?: "", isEditing = false),
-            search_engine_icon
+            search_engine_icon,
+            FenixViewModelProvider.create(
+                this,
+                ToolbarViewModel::class.java
+            ) {
+                ToolbarViewModel(
+                    SearchState("", getSessionById()?.searchTerms ?: "", isEditing = false)
+                )
+            }
         )
 
         toolbarComponent.uiView.view.apply {
@@ -154,14 +163,20 @@ class BrowserFragment : Fragment(), BackHandler, CoroutineScope {
 
         QuickActionComponent(
             view.nestedScrollQuickAction,
-            this,
             ActionBusFactory.get(this),
-            QuickActionState(
-                readable = getSessionById()?.readerable ?: false,
-                bookmarked = findBookmarkedURL(getSessionById()),
-                readerActive = getSessionById()?.readerMode ?: false,
-                bounceNeeded = false
+            FenixViewModelProvider.create(
+                this,
+                QuickActionViewModel::class.java
+            ) {
+                QuickActionViewModel(
+                QuickActionState(
+                    readable = getSessionById()?.readerable ?: false,
+                    bookmarked = findBookmarkedURL(getSessionById()),
+                    readerActive = getSessionById()?.readerMode ?: false,
+                    bounceNeeded = false
+                )
             )
+            }
         )
 
         val activity = activity as HomeActivity
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/collections/CollectionCreationComponent.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/collections/CollectionCreationComponent.kt
index 7c590dd2a..988b113b5 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/collections/CollectionCreationComponent.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/collections/CollectionCreationComponent.kt
@@ -5,19 +5,18 @@ package org.mozilla.fenix.collections
    file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/. */
 
 import android.view.ViewGroup
-import androidx.fragment.app.Fragment
 import androidx.lifecycle.ViewModel
 import androidx.lifecycle.ViewModelProvider
-import io.reactivex.Observable
 import org.mozilla.fenix.home.sessioncontrol.Tab
 import org.mozilla.fenix.home.sessioncontrol.TabCollection
+import org.mozilla.fenix.mvi.ViewState
+import org.mozilla.fenix.mvi.Change
 import org.mozilla.fenix.mvi.Action
 import org.mozilla.fenix.mvi.ActionBusFactory
-import org.mozilla.fenix.mvi.Change
 import org.mozilla.fenix.mvi.Reducer
 import org.mozilla.fenix.mvi.UIComponent
-import org.mozilla.fenix.mvi.UIComponentViewModel
-import org.mozilla.fenix.mvi.ViewState
+import org.mozilla.fenix.mvi.UIComponentViewModelBase
+import org.mozilla.fenix.mvi.UIComponentViewModelProvider
 
 sealed class SaveCollectionStep {
     object SelectTabs : SaveCollectionStep()
@@ -56,30 +55,24 @@ sealed class CollectionCreationAction : Action {
 
 class CollectionCreationComponent(
     private val container: ViewGroup,
-    owner: Fragment,
     bus: ActionBusFactory,
-    override var initialState: CollectionCreationState = CollectionCreationState()
+    viewModelProvider: UIComponentViewModelProvider<CollectionCreationState, CollectionCreationChange>
 ) : UIComponent<CollectionCreationState, CollectionCreationAction, CollectionCreationChange>(
-    owner,
     bus.getManagedEmitter(CollectionCreationAction::class.java),
-    bus.getSafeManagedObservable(CollectionCreationChange::class.java)
+    bus.getSafeManagedObservable(CollectionCreationChange::class.java),
+    viewModelProvider
 ) {
     override fun initView() = CollectionCreationUIView(container, actionEmitter, changesObservable)
 
-    override fun render(): Observable<CollectionCreationState> =
-        ViewModelProvider(owner, CollectionCreationViewModel.Factory(initialState)).get(
-            CollectionCreationViewModel::class.java
-        ).render(changesObservable, uiView)
-
     init {
-        render()
+        bind()
     }
 }
 
 class CollectionCreationViewModel(
     initialState: CollectionCreationState
 ) :
-    UIComponentViewModel<CollectionCreationState, CollectionCreationAction, CollectionCreationChange>(
+    UIComponentViewModelBase<CollectionCreationState, CollectionCreationChange>(
         initialState,
         reducer
     ) {
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/collections/CreateCollectionFragment.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/collections/CreateCollectionFragment.kt
index 1a2de4f3a..9f4763552 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/collections/CreateCollectionFragment.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/collections/CreateCollectionFragment.kt
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import androidx.fragment.app.DialogFragment
 import androidx.lifecycle.ViewModelProviders
 import com.google.android.material.snackbar.Snackbar
 import kotlinx.android.synthetic.main.fragment_create_collection.view.*
+import org.mozilla.fenix.FenixViewModelProvider
 import org.mozilla.fenix.R
 import org.mozilla.fenix.components.FenixSnackbar
 import org.mozilla.fenix.ext.getRootView
@@ -50,13 +51,13 @@ class CreateCollectionFragment : DialogFragment() {
 
         collectionCreationComponent = CollectionCreationComponent(
             view.create_collection_wrapper,
-            this,
             ActionBusFactory.get(this),
-            CollectionCreationState(
-                tabs = tabs,
-                selectedTabs = selectedTabs,
-                saveCollectionStep = step
-            )
+            FenixViewModelProvider.create(
+                this,
+                CollectionCreationViewModel::class.java
+            ) {
+                CollectionCreationViewModel(CollectionCreationState(tabs, selectedTabs, step))
+            }
         )
         return view
     }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/components/toolbar/ToolbarComponent.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/components/toolbar/ToolbarComponent.kt
index 8b2d376f5..63280a2a0 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/components/toolbar/ToolbarComponent.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/components/toolbar/ToolbarComponent.kt
@@ -7,37 +7,32 @@ package org.mozilla.fenix.components.toolbar
 import android.view.ViewGroup
 import android.widget.ImageView
 import androidx.core.content.ContextCompat
-import androidx.fragment.app.Fragment
-import androidx.lifecycle.ViewModel
-import androidx.lifecycle.ViewModelProvider
-import androidx.lifecycle.ViewModelProviders
-import io.reactivex.Observable
 import kotlinx.android.synthetic.main.component_search.*
 import mozilla.components.browser.search.SearchEngine
 import mozilla.components.browser.toolbar.BrowserToolbar
 import org.mozilla.fenix.DefaultThemeManager
 import org.mozilla.fenix.R
+import org.mozilla.fenix.mvi.ViewState
+import org.mozilla.fenix.mvi.Change
 import org.mozilla.fenix.mvi.Action
 import org.mozilla.fenix.mvi.ActionBusFactory
-import org.mozilla.fenix.mvi.Change
 import org.mozilla.fenix.mvi.Reducer
 import org.mozilla.fenix.mvi.UIComponent
-import org.mozilla.fenix.mvi.UIComponentViewModel
-import org.mozilla.fenix.mvi.ViewState
+import org.mozilla.fenix.mvi.UIComponentViewModelBase
+import org.mozilla.fenix.mvi.UIComponentViewModelProvider
 
 class ToolbarComponent(
     private val container: ViewGroup,
-    owner: Fragment,
     bus: ActionBusFactory,
     private val sessionId: String?,
     private val isPrivate: Boolean,
-    override var initialState: SearchState = SearchState("", "", false),
-    private val engineIconView: ImageView? = null
+    private val engineIconView: ImageView? = null,
+    viewModelProvider: UIComponentViewModelProvider<SearchState, SearchChange>
 ) :
     UIComponent<SearchState, SearchAction, SearchChange>(
-        owner,
         bus.getManagedEmitter(SearchAction::class.java),
-        bus.getSafeManagedObservable(SearchChange::class.java)
+        bus.getSafeManagedObservable(SearchChange::class.java),
+        viewModelProvider
     ) {
 
     fun getView(): BrowserToolbar = uiView.toolbar
@@ -51,12 +46,8 @@ class ToolbarComponent(
         engineIconView
     )
 
-    override fun render(): Observable<SearchState> =
-        ViewModelProviders.of(owner, ToolbarViewModel.Factory(initialState, changesObservable))
-            .get(ToolbarViewModel::class.java).render(changesObservable, uiView)
-
     init {
-        render()
+        bind()
         applyTheme()
     }
 
@@ -100,16 +91,7 @@ sealed class SearchChange : Change {
 }
 
 class ToolbarViewModel(initialState: SearchState) :
-    UIComponentViewModel<SearchState, SearchAction, SearchChange>(initialState, reducer) {
-
-    class Factory(
-        private val initialState: SearchState,
-        val changesObservable: Observable<SearchChange>
-    ) : ViewModelProvider.Factory {
-        @Suppress("UNCHECKED_CAST")
-        override fun <T : ViewModel?> create(modelClass: Class<T>): T =
-            ToolbarViewModel(initialState) as T
-    }
+    UIComponentViewModelBase<SearchState, SearchChange>(initialState, reducer) {
 
     companion object {
         val reducer: Reducer<SearchState, SearchChange> = { state, change ->
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/exceptions/ExceptionsComponent.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/exceptions/ExceptionsComponent.kt
index 52ecd5702..277cbd0e7 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/exceptions/ExceptionsComponent.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/exceptions/ExceptionsComponent.kt
@@ -4,17 +4,13 @@
 package org.mozilla.fenix.exceptions
 
 import android.view.ViewGroup
-import androidx.fragment.app.Fragment
-import androidx.lifecycle.ViewModel
-import androidx.lifecycle.ViewModelProvider
-import androidx.lifecycle.ViewModelProviders
-import io.reactivex.Observable
+import org.mozilla.fenix.mvi.ViewState
+import org.mozilla.fenix.mvi.Change
 import org.mozilla.fenix.mvi.Action
 import org.mozilla.fenix.mvi.ActionBusFactory
-import org.mozilla.fenix.mvi.Change
 import org.mozilla.fenix.mvi.UIComponent
-import org.mozilla.fenix.mvi.UIComponentViewModel
-import org.mozilla.fenix.mvi.ViewState
+import org.mozilla.fenix.mvi.UIComponentViewModelBase
+import org.mozilla.fenix.mvi.UIComponentViewModelProvider
 import org.mozilla.fenix.test.Mockable
 
 data class ExceptionsItem(val url: String)
@@ -22,24 +18,19 @@ data class ExceptionsItem(val url: String)
 @Mockable
 class ExceptionsComponent(
     private val container: ViewGroup,
-    owner: Fragment,
     bus: ActionBusFactory,
-    override var initialState: ExceptionsState = ExceptionsState(emptyList())
+    viewModelProvider: UIComponentViewModelProvider<ExceptionsState, ExceptionsChange>
 ) :
     UIComponent<ExceptionsState, ExceptionsAction, ExceptionsChange>(
-        owner,
         bus.getManagedEmitter(ExceptionsAction::class.java),
-        bus.getSafeManagedObservable(ExceptionsChange::class.java)
+        bus.getSafeManagedObservable(ExceptionsChange::class.java),
+        viewModelProvider
     ) {
 
-    override fun render(): Observable<ExceptionsState> =
-        ViewModelProviders.of(owner, ExceptionsViewModel.Factory(initialState))
-            .get(ExceptionsViewModel::class.java).render(changesObservable, uiView)
-
     override fun initView() = ExceptionsUIView(container, actionEmitter, changesObservable)
 
     init {
-        render()
+        bind()
     }
 }
 
@@ -56,20 +47,9 @@ sealed class ExceptionsChange : Change {
     data class Change(val list: List<ExceptionsItem>) : ExceptionsChange()
 }
 
-class ExceptionsViewModel(initialState: ExceptionsState) :
-    UIComponentViewModel<ExceptionsState, ExceptionsAction, ExceptionsChange>(
-        initialState,
-        reducer
-    ) {
-
-    class Factory(
-        private val initialState: ExceptionsState
-    ) : ViewModelProvider.Factory {
-        @Suppress("UNCHECKED_CAST")
-        override fun <T : ViewModel?> create(modelClass: Class<T>): T =
-            ExceptionsViewModel(initialState) as T
-    }
-
+class ExceptionsViewModel(
+    initialState: ExceptionsState
+) : UIComponentViewModelBase<ExceptionsState, ExceptionsChange>(initialState, reducer) {
     companion object {
         val reducer: (ExceptionsState, ExceptionsChange) -> ExceptionsState = { state, change ->
             when (change) {
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/exceptions/ExceptionsFragment.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/exceptions/ExceptionsFragment.kt
index 55dd750ad..5c8e27842 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/exceptions/ExceptionsFragment.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/exceptions/ExceptionsFragment.kt
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import kotlinx.coroutines.Dispatchers
 import kotlinx.coroutines.Job
 import kotlinx.coroutines.coroutineScope
 import kotlinx.coroutines.launch
+import org.mozilla.fenix.FenixViewModelProvider
 import org.mozilla.fenix.R
 import org.mozilla.fenix.mvi.ActionBusFactory
 import org.mozilla.fenix.mvi.getAutoDisposeObservable
@@ -48,9 +49,13 @@ class ExceptionsFragment : Fragment(), CoroutineScope {
         val view = inflater.inflate(R.layout.fragment_exceptions, container, false)
         exceptionsComponent = ExceptionsComponent(
             view.exceptions_layout,
-            this,
             ActionBusFactory.get(this),
-            ExceptionsState(loadAndMapExceptions())
+            FenixViewModelProvider.create(
+                this,
+                ExceptionsViewModel::class.java
+            ) {
+                ExceptionsViewModel(ExceptionsState(loadAndMapExceptions()))
+            }
         )
         return view
     }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/home/HomeFragment.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/home/HomeFragment.kt
index 62a8ffccd..a2dddf3c3 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/home/HomeFragment.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/home/HomeFragment.kt
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ import org.jetbrains.anko.constraint.layout.applyConstraintSet
 import org.mozilla.fenix.BrowserDirection
 import org.mozilla.fenix.BrowsingModeManager
 import org.mozilla.fenix.DefaultThemeManager
+import org.mozilla.fenix.FenixViewModelProvider
 import org.mozilla.fenix.HomeActivity
 import org.mozilla.fenix.R
 import org.mozilla.fenix.collections.CreateCollectionViewModel
@@ -48,6 +49,7 @@ import org.mozilla.fenix.home.sessioncontrol.SessionControlAction
 import org.mozilla.fenix.home.sessioncontrol.SessionControlChange
 import org.mozilla.fenix.home.sessioncontrol.SessionControlComponent
 import org.mozilla.fenix.home.sessioncontrol.SessionControlState
+import org.mozilla.fenix.home.sessioncontrol.SessionControlViewModel
 import org.mozilla.fenix.home.sessioncontrol.Tab
 import org.mozilla.fenix.home.sessioncontrol.TabAction
 import org.mozilla.fenix.home.sessioncontrol.TabCollection
@@ -88,9 +90,13 @@ class HomeFragment : Fragment(), CoroutineScope {
 
         sessionControlComponent = SessionControlComponent(
             view.homeLayout,
-            this,
             bus,
-            SessionControlState(listOf(), listOf(), mode)
+            FenixViewModelProvider.create(
+                this,
+                SessionControlViewModel::class.java
+            ) {
+                SessionControlViewModel(SessionControlState(listOf(), listOf(), mode))
+            }
         )
 
         view.homeLayout.applyConstraintSet {
@@ -450,6 +456,7 @@ class HomeFragment : Fragment(), CoroutineScope {
 
     private fun emitSessionChanges() {
         val sessionManager = requireComponents.core.sessionManager
+
         getManagedEmitter<SessionControlChange>().onNext(
             SessionControlChange.TabsChange(
                 sessionManager.sessions
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/home/sessioncontrol/SessionControlComponent.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/home/sessioncontrol/SessionControlComponent.kt
index 71fadacab..bc90274e1 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/home/sessioncontrol/SessionControlComponent.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/home/sessioncontrol/SessionControlComponent.kt
@@ -7,48 +7,35 @@ package org.mozilla.fenix.home.sessioncontrol
 import android.graphics.Bitmap
 import android.os.Parcelable
 import android.view.ViewGroup
-import androidx.fragment.app.Fragment
-import androidx.lifecycle.ViewModel
-import androidx.lifecycle.ViewModelProvider
-import androidx.lifecycle.ViewModelProviders
 import androidx.recyclerview.widget.RecyclerView
-import io.reactivex.Observable
 import io.reactivex.Observer
 import kotlinx.android.parcel.Parcelize
+import org.mozilla.fenix.mvi.ViewState
+import org.mozilla.fenix.mvi.Change
 import org.mozilla.fenix.mvi.Action
 import org.mozilla.fenix.mvi.ActionBusFactory
-import org.mozilla.fenix.mvi.Change
 import org.mozilla.fenix.mvi.UIComponent
-import org.mozilla.fenix.mvi.UIComponentViewModel
-import org.mozilla.fenix.mvi.ViewState
+import org.mozilla.fenix.mvi.UIComponentViewModelBase
+import org.mozilla.fenix.mvi.UIComponentViewModelProvider
 
 class SessionControlComponent(
     private val container: ViewGroup,
-    owner: Fragment,
     bus: ActionBusFactory,
-    override var initialState: SessionControlState = SessionControlState(emptyList(), emptyList(), Mode.Normal)
+    viewModelProvider: UIComponentViewModelProvider<SessionControlState, SessionControlChange>
 ) :
     UIComponent<SessionControlState, SessionControlAction, SessionControlChange>(
-        owner,
         bus.getManagedEmitter(SessionControlAction::class.java),
-        bus.getSafeManagedObservable(SessionControlChange::class.java)
+        bus.getSafeManagedObservable(SessionControlChange::class.java),
+        viewModelProvider
     ) {
 
-    var stateObservable: Observable<SessionControlState>
-    lateinit var viewModel: SessionControlViewModel
-
     override fun initView() = SessionControlUIView(container, actionEmitter, changesObservable)
+
     val view: RecyclerView
         get() = uiView.view as RecyclerView
 
-    override fun render(): Observable<SessionControlState> {
-        viewModel = ViewModelProviders.of(owner, SessionControlViewModel.Factory(initialState))
-            .get(SessionControlViewModel::class.java)
-        return viewModel.render(changesObservable, uiView)
-    }
-
     init {
-        stateObservable = render()
+        bind()
     }
 }
 
@@ -124,19 +111,11 @@ sealed class SessionControlChange : Change {
 }
 
 class SessionControlViewModel(initialState: SessionControlState) :
-    UIComponentViewModel<SessionControlState, SessionControlAction, SessionControlChange>(
+    UIComponentViewModelBase<SessionControlState, SessionControlChange>(
         initialState,
         reducer
     ) {
 
-    class Factory(
-        private val initialState: SessionControlState
-    ) : ViewModelProvider.Factory {
-        @Suppress("UNCHECKED_CAST")
-        override fun <T : ViewModel?> create(modelClass: Class<T>): T =
-            SessionControlViewModel(initialState) as T
-    }
-
     companion object {
         val reducer: (SessionControlState, SessionControlChange) -> SessionControlState = { state, change ->
             when (change) {
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/library/bookmarks/BookmarkComponent.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/library/bookmarks/BookmarkComponent.kt
index 3a929b71f..4dd0a593e 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/library/bookmarks/BookmarkComponent.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/library/bookmarks/BookmarkComponent.kt
@@ -5,46 +5,34 @@
 package org.mozilla.fenix.library.bookmarks
 
 import android.view.ViewGroup
-import androidx.fragment.app.Fragment
-import androidx.lifecycle.ViewModel
-import androidx.lifecycle.ViewModelProvider
-import io.reactivex.Observable
 import mozilla.components.concept.storage.BookmarkNode
+import org.mozilla.fenix.mvi.ViewState
+import org.mozilla.fenix.mvi.Change
 import org.mozilla.fenix.mvi.Action
 import org.mozilla.fenix.mvi.ActionBusFactory
-import org.mozilla.fenix.mvi.Change
 import org.mozilla.fenix.mvi.Reducer
 import org.mozilla.fenix.mvi.UIComponent
-import org.mozilla.fenix.mvi.UIComponentViewModel
+import org.mozilla.fenix.mvi.UIComponentViewModelBase
+import org.mozilla.fenix.mvi.UIComponentViewModelProvider
 import org.mozilla.fenix.mvi.UIView
-import org.mozilla.fenix.mvi.ViewState
 import org.mozilla.fenix.test.Mockable
 
 @Mockable
 class BookmarkComponent(
     private val container: ViewGroup,
-    owner: Fragment,
     bus: ActionBusFactory,
-    override var initialState: BookmarkState =
-        BookmarkState(null, BookmarkState.Mode.Normal)
+    viewModelProvider: UIComponentViewModelProvider<BookmarkState, BookmarkChange>
 ) :
     UIComponent<BookmarkState, BookmarkAction, BookmarkChange>(
-        owner,
         bus.getManagedEmitter(BookmarkAction::class.java),
-        bus.getSafeManagedObservable(BookmarkChange::class.java)
+        bus.getSafeManagedObservable(BookmarkChange::class.java),
+        viewModelProvider
     ) {
     override fun initView(): UIView<BookmarkState, BookmarkAction, BookmarkChange> =
         BookmarkUIView(container, actionEmitter, changesObservable)
 
-    override fun render(): Observable<BookmarkState> {
-        return ViewModelProvider(
-            owner,
-            BookmarkViewModel.Factory(initialState)
-        ).get(BookmarkViewModel::class.java).render(changesObservable, uiView)
-    }
-
     init {
-        render()
+        bind()
     }
 }
 
@@ -82,17 +70,11 @@ operator fun BookmarkNode.contains(item: BookmarkNode): Boolean {
 }
 
 class BookmarkViewModel(initialState: BookmarkState) :
-    UIComponentViewModel<BookmarkState, BookmarkAction, BookmarkChange>(initialState, reducer) {
-
-    class Factory(
-        private val initialState: BookmarkState
-    ) : ViewModelProvider.Factory {
-        @Suppress("UNCHECKED_CAST")
-        override fun <T : ViewModel?> create(modelClass: Class<T>): T =
-            BookmarkViewModel(initialState) as T
-    }
+    UIComponentViewModelBase<BookmarkState, BookmarkChange>(initialState, reducer) {
 
     companion object {
+        fun create() = BookmarkViewModel(BookmarkState(null, BookmarkState.Mode.Normal))
+
         val reducer: Reducer<BookmarkState, BookmarkChange> = { state, change ->
             when (change) {
                 is BookmarkChange.Change -> {
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/library/bookmarks/BookmarkFragment.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/library/bookmarks/BookmarkFragment.kt
index aa7700262..3284267c0 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/library/bookmarks/BookmarkFragment.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/library/bookmarks/BookmarkFragment.kt
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ import mozilla.components.concept.sync.Profile
 import mozilla.components.support.base.feature.BackHandler
 import org.mozilla.fenix.BrowserDirection
 import org.mozilla.fenix.BrowsingModeManager
+import org.mozilla.fenix.FenixViewModelProvider
 import org.mozilla.fenix.HomeActivity
 import org.mozilla.fenix.R
 import org.mozilla.fenix.components.Components
@@ -74,8 +75,25 @@ class BookmarkFragment : Fragment(), CoroutineScope, BackHandler, AccountObserve
 
     override fun onCreateView(inflater: LayoutInflater, container: ViewGroup?, savedInstanceState: Bundle?): View? {
         val view = inflater.inflate(R.layout.fragment_bookmark, container, false)
-        bookmarkComponent = BookmarkComponent(view.bookmark_layout, this, ActionBusFactory.get(this))
-        signInComponent = SignInComponent(view.bookmark_layout, this, ActionBusFactory.get(this))
+        bookmarkComponent = BookmarkComponent(
+            view.bookmark_layout,
+            ActionBusFactory.get(this),
+            FenixViewModelProvider.create(
+                this,
+                BookmarkViewModel::class.java,
+                BookmarkViewModel.Companion::create
+            )
+        )
+        signInComponent = SignInComponent(
+            view.bookmark_layout,
+            ActionBusFactory.get(this),
+            FenixViewModelProvider.create(
+                this,
+                SignInViewModel::class.java
+            ) {
+                SignInViewModel(SignInState(false))
+            }
+        )
         return view
     }
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/library/bookmarks/SignInComponent.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/library/bookmarks/SignInComponent.kt
index 71b9b5aa3..e42ee24d2 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/library/bookmarks/SignInComponent.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/library/bookmarks/SignInComponent.kt
@@ -5,41 +5,30 @@
 package org.mozilla.fenix.library.bookmarks
 
 import android.view.ViewGroup
-import androidx.fragment.app.Fragment
-import androidx.lifecycle.ViewModel
-import androidx.lifecycle.ViewModelProvider
-import io.reactivex.Observable
+import org.mozilla.fenix.mvi.ViewState
+import org.mozilla.fenix.mvi.Change
 import org.mozilla.fenix.mvi.Action
 import org.mozilla.fenix.mvi.ActionBusFactory
-import org.mozilla.fenix.mvi.Change
 import org.mozilla.fenix.mvi.Reducer
 import org.mozilla.fenix.mvi.UIComponent
-import org.mozilla.fenix.mvi.UIComponentViewModel
+import org.mozilla.fenix.mvi.UIComponentViewModelBase
+import org.mozilla.fenix.mvi.UIComponentViewModelProvider
 import org.mozilla.fenix.mvi.UIView
-import org.mozilla.fenix.mvi.ViewState
 
 class SignInComponent(
     private val container: ViewGroup,
-    owner: Fragment,
     bus: ActionBusFactory,
-    override var initialState: SignInState =
-        SignInState(false)
+    viewModelProvider: UIComponentViewModelProvider<SignInState, SignInChange>
 ) : UIComponent<SignInState, SignInAction, SignInChange>(
-    owner,
     bus.getManagedEmitter(SignInAction::class.java),
-    bus.getSafeManagedObservable(SignInChange::class.java)
+    bus.getSafeManagedObservable(SignInChange::class.java),
+    viewModelProvider
 ) {
     override fun initView(): UIView<SignInState, SignInAction, SignInChange> =
         SignInUIView(container, actionEmitter, changesObservable)
 
-    override fun render(): Observable<SignInState> =
-        ViewModelProvider(
-            owner,
-            SignInViewModel.Factory(initialState)
-        ).get(SignInViewModel::class.java).render(changesObservable, uiView)
-
     init {
-        render()
+        bind()
     }
 }
 
@@ -54,19 +43,9 @@ sealed class SignInChange : Change {
     object SignedOut : SignInChange()
 }
 
-class SignInViewModel(initialState: SignInState) :
-    UIComponentViewModel<SignInState, SignInAction, SignInChange>(
-        initialState, reducer
-    ) {
-
-    class Factory(
-        private val initialState: SignInState
-    ) : ViewModelProvider.Factory {
-        @Suppress("UNCHECKED_CAST")
-        override fun <T : ViewModel?> create(modelClass: Class<T>): T =
-            SignInViewModel(initialState) as T
-    }
-
+class SignInViewModel(
+    initialState: SignInState
+) : UIComponentViewModelBase<SignInState, SignInChange>(initialState, reducer) {
     companion object {
         val reducer = object : Reducer<SignInState, SignInChange> {
             override fun invoke(state: SignInState, change: SignInChange): SignInState {
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/library/bookmarks/selectfolder/SelectBookmarkFolderFragment.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/library/bookmarks/selectfolder/SelectBookmarkFolderFragment.kt
index 228522d5f..138c7037c 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/library/bookmarks/selectfolder/SelectBookmarkFolderFragment.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/library/bookmarks/selectfolder/SelectBookmarkFolderFragment.kt
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatActivity
 import androidx.fragment.app.Fragment
 import androidx.lifecycle.ViewModelProviders
 import androidx.navigation.Navigation
+import kotlinx.android.synthetic.main.fragment_bookmark.view.*
 import kotlinx.android.synthetic.main.fragment_select_bookmark_folder.*
 import kotlinx.android.synthetic.main.fragment_select_bookmark_folder.view.*
 import kotlinx.coroutines.CoroutineScope
@@ -31,6 +32,7 @@ import mozilla.components.concept.sync.AccountObserver
 import mozilla.components.concept.sync.OAuthAccount
 import mozilla.components.concept.sync.Profile
 import org.mozilla.fenix.BrowserDirection
+import org.mozilla.fenix.FenixViewModelProvider
 import org.mozilla.fenix.HomeActivity
 import org.mozilla.fenix.R
 import org.mozilla.fenix.ext.getColorFromAttr
@@ -39,6 +41,8 @@ import org.mozilla.fenix.library.bookmarks.BookmarksSharedViewModel
 import org.mozilla.fenix.library.bookmarks.SignInAction
 import org.mozilla.fenix.library.bookmarks.SignInChange
 import org.mozilla.fenix.library.bookmarks.SignInComponent
+import org.mozilla.fenix.library.bookmarks.SignInState
+import org.mozilla.fenix.library.bookmarks.SignInViewModel
 import org.mozilla.fenix.mvi.ActionBusFactory
 import org.mozilla.fenix.mvi.getAutoDisposeObservable
 import org.mozilla.fenix.mvi.getManagedEmitter
@@ -68,7 +72,16 @@ class SelectBookmarkFolderFragment : Fragment(), CoroutineScope, AccountObserver
 
     override fun onCreateView(inflater: LayoutInflater, container: ViewGroup?, savedInstanceState: Bundle?): View? {
         val view = inflater.inflate(R.layout.fragment_select_bookmark_folder, container, false)
-        signInComponent = SignInComponent(view.select_bookmark_layout, this, ActionBusFactory.get(this))
+        signInComponent = SignInComponent(
+            view.bookmark_layout,
+            ActionBusFactory.get(this),
+            FenixViewModelProvider.create(
+                this,
+                SignInViewModel::class.java
+            ) {
+                SignInViewModel(SignInState(false))
+            }
+        )
         return view
     }
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/library/history/HistoryComponent.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/library/history/HistoryComponent.kt
index 18680f8e3..f6de63d3d 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/library/history/HistoryComponent.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/library/history/HistoryComponent.kt
@@ -4,16 +4,13 @@
 package org.mozilla.fenix.library.history
 
 import android.view.ViewGroup
-import androidx.fragment.app.Fragment
-import androidx.lifecycle.ViewModel
-import androidx.lifecycle.ViewModelProvider
-import io.reactivex.Observable
+import org.mozilla.fenix.mvi.ViewState
+import org.mozilla.fenix.mvi.Change
 import org.mozilla.fenix.mvi.Action
 import org.mozilla.fenix.mvi.ActionBusFactory
-import org.mozilla.fenix.mvi.Change
 import org.mozilla.fenix.mvi.UIComponent
-import org.mozilla.fenix.mvi.UIComponentViewModel
-import org.mozilla.fenix.mvi.ViewState
+import org.mozilla.fenix.mvi.UIComponentViewModelBase
+import org.mozilla.fenix.mvi.UIComponentViewModelProvider
 import org.mozilla.fenix.test.Mockable
 
 data class HistoryItem(val id: Int, val title: String, val url: String, val visitedAt: Long)
@@ -21,26 +18,19 @@ data class HistoryItem(val id: Int, val title: String, val url: String, val visi
 @Mockable
 class HistoryComponent(
     private val container: ViewGroup,
-    owner: Fragment,
     bus: ActionBusFactory,
-    override var initialState: HistoryState = HistoryState(emptyList(), HistoryState.Mode.Normal)
+    viewModelProvider: UIComponentViewModelProvider<HistoryState, HistoryChange>
 ) :
     UIComponent<HistoryState, HistoryAction, HistoryChange>(
-        owner,
         bus.getManagedEmitter(HistoryAction::class.java),
-        bus.getSafeManagedObservable(HistoryChange::class.java)
+        bus.getSafeManagedObservable(HistoryChange::class.java),
+        viewModelProvider
     ) {
 
     override fun initView() = HistoryUIView(container, actionEmitter, changesObservable)
 
-    override fun render(): Observable<HistoryState> =
-        ViewModelProvider(
-            owner,
-            HistoryViewModel.Factory(initialState)
-        ).get(HistoryViewModel::class.java).render(changesObservable, uiView)
-
     init {
-        render()
+        bind()
     }
 }
 
@@ -74,18 +64,11 @@ sealed class HistoryChange : Change {
     data class RemoveItemForRemoval(val item: HistoryItem) : HistoryChange()
 }
 
-class HistoryViewModel(initialState: HistoryState) :
-    UIComponentViewModel<HistoryState, HistoryAction, HistoryChange>(initialState, reducer) {
-
-    class Factory(
-        private val initialState: HistoryState
-    ) : ViewModelProvider.Factory {
-        @Suppress("UNCHECKED_CAST")
-        override fun <T : ViewModel?> create(modelClass: Class<T>): T =
-            HistoryViewModel(initialState) as T
-    }
-
+class HistoryViewModel(
+    initialState: HistoryState
+) : UIComponentViewModelBase<HistoryState, HistoryChange>(initialState, reducer) {
     companion object {
+        fun create() = HistoryViewModel(HistoryState(emptyList(), HistoryState.Mode.Normal))
         val reducer: (HistoryState, HistoryChange) -> HistoryState = { state, change ->
             when (change) {
                 is HistoryChange.Change -> state.copy(mode = HistoryState.Mode.Normal, items = change.list)
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/library/history/HistoryFragment.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/library/history/HistoryFragment.kt
index 4d9fb1a02..6c97d3ee9 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/library/history/HistoryFragment.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/library/history/HistoryFragment.kt
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import mozilla.components.concept.storage.VisitType
 import mozilla.components.support.base.feature.BackHandler
 import org.mozilla.fenix.BrowserDirection
 import org.mozilla.fenix.BrowsingModeManager
+import org.mozilla.fenix.FenixViewModelProvider
 import org.mozilla.fenix.HomeActivity
 import org.mozilla.fenix.R
 import org.mozilla.fenix.components.Components
@@ -59,7 +60,15 @@ class HistoryFragment : Fragment(), CoroutineScope, BackHandler {
         savedInstanceState: Bundle?
     ): View? {
         val view = inflater.inflate(R.layout.fragment_history, container, false)
-        historyComponent = HistoryComponent(view.history_layout, this, ActionBusFactory.get(this))
+        historyComponent = HistoryComponent(
+            view.history_layout,
+            ActionBusFactory.get(this),
+            FenixViewModelProvider.create(
+                this,
+                HistoryViewModel::class.java,
+                HistoryViewModel.Companion::create
+            )
+        )
         return view
     }
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/quickactionsheet/QuickActionComponent.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/quickactionsheet/QuickActionComponent.kt
index 3ec185fb3..3e5d8064a 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/quickactionsheet/QuickActionComponent.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/quickactionsheet/QuickActionComponent.kt
@@ -5,45 +5,30 @@
 package org.mozilla.fenix.quickactionsheet
 
 import android.view.ViewGroup
-import androidx.fragment.app.Fragment
-import androidx.lifecycle.ViewModel
-import androidx.lifecycle.ViewModelProvider
-import io.reactivex.Observable
 import org.mozilla.fenix.mvi.Action
 import org.mozilla.fenix.mvi.ActionBusFactory
+import org.mozilla.fenix.mvi.UIComponentViewModelProvider
+import org.mozilla.fenix.mvi.ViewState
 import org.mozilla.fenix.mvi.Change
 import org.mozilla.fenix.mvi.Reducer
 import org.mozilla.fenix.mvi.UIComponent
-import org.mozilla.fenix.mvi.UIComponentViewModel
+import org.mozilla.fenix.mvi.UIComponentViewModelBase
 import org.mozilla.fenix.mvi.UIView
-import org.mozilla.fenix.mvi.ViewState
 
 class QuickActionComponent(
     private val container: ViewGroup,
-    owner: Fragment,
     bus: ActionBusFactory,
-    override var initialState: QuickActionState = QuickActionState(
-        readable = false,
-        bookmarked = false,
-        readerActive = false,
-        bounceNeeded = false
-    )
+    viewModelProvider: UIComponentViewModelProvider<QuickActionState, QuickActionChange>
 ) : UIComponent<QuickActionState, QuickActionAction, QuickActionChange>(
-    owner,
     bus.getManagedEmitter(QuickActionAction::class.java),
-    bus.getSafeManagedObservable(QuickActionChange::class.java)
+    bus.getSafeManagedObservable(QuickActionChange::class.java),
+    viewModelProvider
 ) {
     override fun initView(): UIView<QuickActionState, QuickActionAction, QuickActionChange> =
         QuickActionUIView(container, actionEmitter, changesObservable)
 
-    override fun render(): Observable<QuickActionState> =
-        ViewModelProvider(
-            owner,
-            QuickActionViewModel.Factory(initialState)
-        ).get(QuickActionViewModel::class.java).render(changesObservable, uiView)
-
     init {
-        render()
+        bind()
     }
 }
 
@@ -71,20 +56,9 @@ sealed class QuickActionChange : Change {
     object BounceNeededChange : QuickActionChange()
 }
 
-class QuickActionViewModel(initialState: QuickActionState) :
-    UIComponentViewModel<QuickActionState, QuickActionAction, QuickActionChange>(
-        initialState,
-        reducer
-    ) {
-
-    class Factory(
-        private val initialState: QuickActionState
-    ) : ViewModelProvider.Factory {
-        @Suppress("UNCHECKED_CAST")
-        override fun <T : ViewModel?> create(modelClass: Class<T>): T =
-            QuickActionViewModel(initialState) as T
-    }
-
+class QuickActionViewModel(
+    initialState: QuickActionState
+) : UIComponentViewModelBase<QuickActionState, QuickActionChange>(initialState, reducer) {
     companion object {
         val reducer: Reducer<QuickActionState, QuickActionChange> = { state, change ->
             when (change) {
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/search/SearchFragment.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/search/SearchFragment.kt
index dbce0088e..9f1899f35 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/search/SearchFragment.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/search/SearchFragment.kt
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import mozilla.components.support.base.feature.ViewBoundFeatureWrapper
 import mozilla.components.support.ktx.android.content.isPermissionGranted
 import mozilla.components.support.ktx.kotlin.isUrl
 import org.mozilla.fenix.BrowserDirection
+import org.mozilla.fenix.FenixViewModelProvider
 import org.mozilla.fenix.HomeActivity
 import org.mozilla.fenix.R
 import org.mozilla.fenix.components.metrics.Event
@@ -34,6 +35,7 @@ import org.mozilla.fenix.components.toolbar.SearchChange
 import org.mozilla.fenix.components.toolbar.SearchState
 import org.mozilla.fenix.components.toolbar.ToolbarComponent
 import org.mozilla.fenix.components.toolbar.ToolbarUIView
+import org.mozilla.fenix.components.toolbar.ToolbarViewModel
 import org.mozilla.fenix.ext.getSpannable
 import org.mozilla.fenix.ext.requireComponents
 import org.mozilla.fenix.mvi.ActionBusFactory
@@ -42,7 +44,9 @@ import org.mozilla.fenix.mvi.getManagedEmitter
 import org.mozilla.fenix.search.awesomebar.AwesomeBarAction
 import org.mozilla.fenix.search.awesomebar.AwesomeBarChange
 import org.mozilla.fenix.search.awesomebar.AwesomeBarComponent
+import org.mozilla.fenix.search.awesomebar.AwesomeBarState
 import org.mozilla.fenix.search.awesomebar.AwesomeBarUIView
+import org.mozilla.fenix.search.awesomebar.AwesomeBarViewModel
 
 @Suppress("TooManyFunctions")
 class SearchFragment : Fragment(), BackHandler {
@@ -67,15 +71,28 @@ class SearchFragment : Fragment(), BackHandler {
 
         toolbarComponent = ToolbarComponent(
             view.toolbar_component_wrapper,
-            this,
             ActionBusFactory.get(this),
             sessionId,
             isPrivate,
-            SearchState(url, session?.searchTerms ?: "", isEditing = true),
-            view.search_engine_icon
+            view.search_engine_icon,
+            FenixViewModelProvider.create(
+                this,
+                ToolbarViewModel::class.java
+            ) {
+                ToolbarViewModel(SearchState(url, session?.searchTerms ?: "", isEditing = true))
+            }
         )
 
-        awesomeBarComponent = AwesomeBarComponent(view.search_layout, this, ActionBusFactory.get(this))
+        awesomeBarComponent = AwesomeBarComponent(
+            view.search_layout,
+            ActionBusFactory.get(this),
+            FenixViewModelProvider.create(
+                this,
+                AwesomeBarViewModel::class.java
+            ) {
+                AwesomeBarViewModel(AwesomeBarState("", false))
+            }
+        )
         ActionBusFactory.get(this).logMergedObservables()
         return view
     }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/search/awesomebar/AwesomeBarComponent.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/search/awesomebar/AwesomeBarComponent.kt
index 4c8d2bbcb..ddf4ba99d 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/search/awesomebar/AwesomeBarComponent.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/search/awesomebar/AwesomeBarComponent.kt
@@ -5,20 +5,15 @@ package org.mozilla.fenix.search.awesomebar
    file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/. */
 
 import android.view.ViewGroup
-import androidx.fragment.app.Fragment
-import androidx.lifecycle.ViewModel
-import androidx.lifecycle.ViewModelProvider
-import androidx.lifecycle.ViewModelProviders
-import io.reactivex.Observable
 import mozilla.components.browser.search.SearchEngine
-import org.mozilla.fenix.ext.logDebug
+import org.mozilla.fenix.mvi.ViewState
+import org.mozilla.fenix.mvi.Change
 import org.mozilla.fenix.mvi.Action
 import org.mozilla.fenix.mvi.ActionBusFactory
-import org.mozilla.fenix.mvi.Change
 import org.mozilla.fenix.mvi.Reducer
 import org.mozilla.fenix.mvi.UIComponent
-import org.mozilla.fenix.mvi.UIComponentViewModel
-import org.mozilla.fenix.mvi.ViewState
+import org.mozilla.fenix.mvi.UIComponentViewModelBase
+import org.mozilla.fenix.mvi.UIComponentViewModelProvider
 
 data class AwesomeBarState(
     val query: String,
@@ -40,42 +35,25 @@ sealed class AwesomeBarChange : Change {
 
 class AwesomeBarComponent(
     private val container: ViewGroup,
-    owner: Fragment,
     bus: ActionBusFactory,
-    override var initialState: AwesomeBarState = AwesomeBarState("", false)
+    viewModelProvider: UIComponentViewModelProvider<AwesomeBarState, AwesomeBarChange>
 ) : UIComponent<AwesomeBarState, AwesomeBarAction, AwesomeBarChange>(
-    owner,
     bus.getManagedEmitter(AwesomeBarAction::class.java),
-    bus.getSafeManagedObservable(AwesomeBarChange::class.java)
+    bus.getSafeManagedObservable(AwesomeBarChange::class.java),
+    viewModelProvider
 ) {
     override fun initView() = AwesomeBarUIView(container, actionEmitter, changesObservable)
 
-    override fun render(): Observable<AwesomeBarState> =
-        ViewModelProviders.of(owner, AwesomeBarViewModel.Factory(initialState))
-            .get(AwesomeBarViewModel::class.java).render(changesObservable, uiView)
-
     init {
-        render()
+        bind()
     }
 }
 
-class AwesomeBarViewModel(initialState: AwesomeBarState) :
-    UIComponentViewModel<AwesomeBarState, AwesomeBarAction, AwesomeBarChange>(
-        initialState,
-        reducer
-    ) {
-
-    class Factory(
-        private val initialState: AwesomeBarState
-    ) : ViewModelProvider.Factory {
-        @Suppress("UNCHECKED_CAST")
-        override fun <T : ViewModel?> create(modelClass: Class<T>): T =
-            AwesomeBarViewModel(initialState) as T
-    }
-
+class AwesomeBarViewModel(
+    initialState: AwesomeBarState
+) : UIComponentViewModelBase<AwesomeBarState, AwesomeBarChange>(initialState, reducer) {
     companion object {
         val reducer: Reducer<AwesomeBarState, AwesomeBarChange> = { state, change ->
-            logDebug("IN_REDUCER", change.toString())
             when (change) {
                 is AwesomeBarChange.SearchShortcutEngineSelected ->
                     state.copy(suggestionEngine = change.engine, showShortcutEnginePicker = false)
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/settings/quicksettings/QuickSettingsComponent.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/settings/quicksettings/QuickSettingsComponent.kt
index c16a7c517..27aef5308 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/settings/quicksettings/QuickSettingsComponent.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/settings/quicksettings/QuickSettingsComponent.kt
@@ -6,20 +6,17 @@ package org.mozilla.fenix.settings.quicksettings
 
 import android.content.Context
 import android.view.ViewGroup
-import androidx.fragment.app.Fragment
-import androidx.lifecycle.ViewModel
-import androidx.lifecycle.ViewModelProvider
-import io.reactivex.Observable
 import mozilla.components.feature.sitepermissions.SitePermissions
 import mozilla.components.support.ktx.kotlin.toUri
 import org.mozilla.fenix.ext.components
+import org.mozilla.fenix.mvi.ViewState
+import org.mozilla.fenix.mvi.Change
 import org.mozilla.fenix.mvi.Action
 import org.mozilla.fenix.mvi.ActionBusFactory
-import org.mozilla.fenix.mvi.Change
 import org.mozilla.fenix.mvi.UIComponent
-import org.mozilla.fenix.mvi.UIComponentViewModel
+import org.mozilla.fenix.mvi.UIComponentViewModelBase
+import org.mozilla.fenix.mvi.UIComponentViewModelProvider
 import org.mozilla.fenix.mvi.UIView
-import org.mozilla.fenix.mvi.ViewState
 import org.mozilla.fenix.settings.PhoneFeature
 import org.mozilla.fenix.settings.toStatus
 import org.mozilla.fenix.settings.toggle
@@ -27,25 +24,19 @@ import org.mozilla.fenix.utils.Settings
 
 class QuickSettingsComponent(
     private val container: ViewGroup,
-    owner: Fragment,
     bus: ActionBusFactory,
-    override var initialState: QuickSettingsState
+    viewModelProvider: UIComponentViewModelProvider<QuickSettingsState, QuickSettingsChange>
 ) : UIComponent<QuickSettingsState, QuickSettingsAction, QuickSettingsChange>(
-    owner,
     bus.getManagedEmitter(QuickSettingsAction::class.java),
-    bus.getSafeManagedObservable(QuickSettingsChange::class.java)
+    bus.getSafeManagedObservable(QuickSettingsChange::class.java),
+    viewModelProvider
 ) {
     override fun initView(): UIView<QuickSettingsState, QuickSettingsAction, QuickSettingsChange> {
         return QuickSettingsUIView(container, actionEmitter, changesObservable, container)
     }
 
-    override fun render(): Observable<QuickSettingsState> =
-        ViewModelProvider(owner, QuickSettingsViewModel.Factory(initialState)).get(
-            QuickSettingsViewModel::class.java
-        ).render(changesObservable, uiView)
-
     init {
-        render()
+        bind()
     }
 
     fun toggleSitePermission(
@@ -121,20 +112,9 @@ sealed class QuickSettingsChange : Change {
     data class Stored(val phoneFeature: PhoneFeature, val sitePermissions: SitePermissions?) : QuickSettingsChange()
 }
 
-class QuickSettingsViewModel(initialState: QuickSettingsState) :
-    UIComponentViewModel<QuickSettingsState, QuickSettingsAction, QuickSettingsChange>(
-        initialState,
-        reducer
-    ) {
-
-    class Factory(
-        private val initialState: QuickSettingsState
-    ) : ViewModelProvider.Factory {
-        @Suppress("UNCHECKED_CAST")
-        override fun <T : ViewModel?> create(modelClass: Class<T>): T =
-            QuickSettingsViewModel(initialState) as T
-    }
-
+class QuickSettingsViewModel(
+    initialState: QuickSettingsState
+) : UIComponentViewModelBase<QuickSettingsState, QuickSettingsChange>(initialState, reducer) {
     companion object {
         val reducer: (QuickSettingsState, QuickSettingsChange) -> QuickSettingsState = { state, change ->
             when (change) {
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/settings/quicksettings/QuickSettingsSheetDialogFragment.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/settings/quicksettings/QuickSettingsSheetDialogFragment.kt
index 7ef65584a..cba214dd0 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/settings/quicksettings/QuickSettingsSheetDialogFragment.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/settings/quicksettings/QuickSettingsSheetDialogFragment.kt
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import kotlinx.coroutines.launch
 import mozilla.components.browser.session.Session
 import mozilla.components.feature.sitepermissions.SitePermissions
 import mozilla.components.support.ktx.kotlin.toUri
+import org.mozilla.fenix.FenixViewModelProvider
 import org.mozilla.fenix.HomeActivity
 import org.mozilla.fenix.R
 import org.mozilla.fenix.browser.BrowserFragment
@@ -74,15 +75,23 @@ class QuickSettingsSheetDialogFragment : AppCompatDialogFragment(), CoroutineSco
         val rootView = inflateRootView(container)
         requireComponents.core.sessionManager.findSessionById(sessionId)?.register(sessionObserver, view = rootView)
         quickSettingsComponent = QuickSettingsComponent(
-            rootView as NestedScrollView, this, ActionBusFactory.get(this),
-            QuickSettingsState(
-                QuickSettingsState.Mode.Normal(
-                    url,
-                    isSecured,
-                    isTrackingProtectionOn,
-                    sitePermissions
+            rootView as NestedScrollView,
+            ActionBusFactory.get(this),
+            FenixViewModelProvider.create(
+                this,
+                QuickSettingsViewModel::class.java
+            ) {
+                QuickSettingsViewModel(
+                    QuickSettingsState(
+                        QuickSettingsState.Mode.Normal(
+                            url,
+                            isSecured,
+                            isTrackingProtectionOn,
+                            sitePermissions
+                        )
+                    )
                 )
-            )
+            }
         )
         return rootView
     }
diff --git a/app/src/test/java/org/mozilla/fenix/library/bookmarks/BookmarkComponentTest.kt b/app/src/test/java/org/mozilla/fenix/library/bookmarks/BookmarkViewModelTest.kt
similarity index 80%
rename from app/src/test/java/org/mozilla/fenix/library/bookmarks/BookmarkComponentTest.kt
rename to app/src/test/java/org/mozilla/fenix/library/bookmarks/BookmarkViewModelTest.kt
index 199c10266..a9bb22356 100644
--- a/app/src/test/java/org/mozilla/fenix/library/bookmarks/BookmarkComponentTest.kt
+++ b/app/src/test/java/org/mozilla/fenix/library/bookmarks/BookmarkViewModelTest.kt
@@ -4,10 +4,7 @@
 
 package org.mozilla.fenix.library.bookmarks
 
-import android.view.ViewGroup
 import io.mockk.MockKAnnotations
-import io.mockk.mockk
-import io.mockk.spyk
 import io.reactivex.Observer
 import io.reactivex.observers.TestObserver
 import mozilla.appservices.places.BookmarkRoot
@@ -16,13 +13,12 @@ import mozilla.components.concept.storage.BookmarkNodeType
 import org.junit.Before
 import org.junit.Test
 import org.mozilla.fenix.TestUtils
-import org.mozilla.fenix.mvi.ActionBusFactory
-import org.mozilla.fenix.mvi.UIView
+import org.mozilla.fenix.TestUtils.bus
 import org.mozilla.fenix.mvi.getManagedEmitter
 
-class BookmarkComponentTest {
+class BookmarkViewModelTest {
 
-    private lateinit var bookmarkComponent: TestBookmarkComponent
+    private lateinit var bookmarkViewModel: BookmarkViewModel
     private lateinit var bookmarkObserver: TestObserver<BookmarkState>
     private lateinit var emitter: Observer<BookmarkChange>
 
@@ -31,11 +27,10 @@ class BookmarkComponentTest {
         MockKAnnotations.init(this)
         TestUtils.setRxSchedulers()
 
-        bookmarkComponent = spyk(
-            TestBookmarkComponent(mockk(), TestUtils.bus),
-            recordPrivateCalls = true
-        )
-        bookmarkObserver = bookmarkComponent.render().test()
+        bookmarkViewModel = BookmarkViewModel.create()
+        bookmarkObserver = bookmarkViewModel.state.test()
+        bus.getSafeManagedObservable(BookmarkChange::class.java)
+            .subscribe(bookmarkViewModel.changes::onNext)
         emitter = TestUtils.owner.getManagedEmitter()
     }
 
@@ -84,12 +79,4 @@ class BookmarkComponentTest {
                 BookmarkState(tree - itemToSelect.guid, BookmarkState.Mode.Normal)
             )
     }
-
-    @Suppress("MemberVisibilityCanBePrivate")
-    class TestBookmarkComponent(container: ViewGroup, bus: ActionBusFactory) :
-        BookmarkComponent(container, mockk(relaxed = true), bus) {
-
-        override val uiView: UIView<BookmarkState, BookmarkAction, BookmarkChange>
-            get() = mockk(relaxed = true)
-    }
 }
diff --git a/app/src/test/java/org/mozilla/fenix/library/history/HistoryComponentTest.kt b/app/src/test/java/org/mozilla/fenix/library/history/HistoryViewModelTest.kt
similarity index 84%
rename from app/src/test/java/org/mozilla/fenix/library/history/HistoryComponentTest.kt
rename to app/src/test/java/org/mozilla/fenix/library/history/HistoryViewModelTest.kt
index f82647583..30eeb521c 100644
--- a/app/src/test/java/org/mozilla/fenix/library/history/HistoryComponentTest.kt
+++ b/app/src/test/java/org/mozilla/fenix/library/history/HistoryViewModelTest.kt
@@ -4,10 +4,7 @@
 
 package org.mozilla.fenix.library.history
 
-import android.view.ViewGroup
 import io.mockk.MockKAnnotations
-import io.mockk.mockk
-import io.mockk.spyk
 import io.reactivex.Observer
 import io.reactivex.observers.TestObserver
 import org.junit.Before
@@ -15,13 +12,11 @@ import org.junit.Test
 import org.mozilla.fenix.TestUtils.bus
 import org.mozilla.fenix.TestUtils.owner
 import org.mozilla.fenix.TestUtils.setRxSchedulers
-import org.mozilla.fenix.mvi.ActionBusFactory
-import org.mozilla.fenix.mvi.UIView
 import org.mozilla.fenix.mvi.getManagedEmitter
 
-class HistoryComponentTest {
+class HistoryViewModelTest {
 
-    private lateinit var historyComponent: TestHistoryComponent
+    private lateinit var historyViewModel: HistoryViewModel
     private lateinit var historyObserver: TestObserver<HistoryState>
     private lateinit var emitter: Observer<HistoryChange>
 
@@ -30,11 +25,11 @@ class HistoryComponentTest {
         MockKAnnotations.init(this)
         setRxSchedulers()
 
-        historyComponent = spyk(
-            TestHistoryComponent(mockk(), bus),
-            recordPrivateCalls = true
-        )
-        historyObserver = historyComponent.render().test()
+        historyViewModel = HistoryViewModel.create()
+        historyObserver = historyViewModel.state.test()
+        bus.getSafeManagedObservable(HistoryChange::class.java)
+            .subscribe(historyViewModel.changes::onNext)
+
         emitter = owner.getManagedEmitter()
     }
 
@@ -97,12 +92,4 @@ class HistoryComponentTest {
                 HistoryState(historyItems, HistoryState.Mode.Normal)
             )
     }
-
-    @Suppress("MemberVisibilityCanBePrivate")
-    class TestHistoryComponent(container: ViewGroup, bus: ActionBusFactory) :
-        HistoryComponent(container, mockk(relaxed = true), bus) {
-
-        override val uiView: UIView<HistoryState, HistoryAction, HistoryChange>
-            get() = mockk(relaxed = true)
-    }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/architecture/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/mvi/UIComponent.kt b/architecture/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/mvi/UIComponent.kt
index 60506b51c..56fdac31f 100644
--- a/architecture/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/mvi/UIComponent.kt
+++ b/architecture/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/mvi/UIComponent.kt
@@ -4,60 +4,65 @@
 
 package org.mozilla.fenix.mvi
 
-import androidx.fragment.app.Fragment
 import androidx.lifecycle.ViewModel
 import io.reactivex.Observable
 import io.reactivex.Observer
 import io.reactivex.android.schedulers.AndroidSchedulers
-import io.reactivex.disposables.Disposable
+import io.reactivex.disposables.CompositeDisposable
+import io.reactivex.rxkotlin.withLatestFrom
 import io.reactivex.schedulers.Schedulers
+import io.reactivex.subjects.BehaviorSubject
+import io.reactivex.subjects.PublishSubject
+
+interface UIComponentViewModel<S : ViewState, C : Change> {
+    val changes: Observer<C>
+    val state: Observable<S>
+}
+
+interface UIComponentViewModelProvider<S : ViewState, C : Change> {
+    fun fetchViewModel(): UIComponentViewModel<S, C>
+}
 
 abstract class UIComponent<S : ViewState, A : Action, C : Change>(
-    protected val owner: Fragment,
     protected val actionEmitter: Observer<A>,
-    protected val changesObservable: Observable<C>
+    protected val changesObservable: Observable<C>,
+    private val viewModelProvider: UIComponentViewModelProvider<S, C>
 ) {
-
-    abstract var initialState: S
-
     open val uiView: UIView<S, A, C> by lazy { initView() }
 
     abstract fun initView(): UIView<S, A, C>
     open fun getContainerId() = uiView.containerId
-    abstract fun render(): Observable<S>
+
+    fun bind(): CompositeDisposable {
+        val compositeDisposable = CompositeDisposable()
+        val viewModel = viewModelProvider.fetchViewModel()
+
+        compositeDisposable.add(changesObservable.subscribe(viewModel.changes::onNext))
+        compositeDisposable.add(viewModel.state.subscribe(uiView.updateView()))
+
+        return compositeDisposable
+    }
 }
 
-open class UIComponentViewModel<S : ViewState, A : Action, C : Change>(
+abstract class UIComponentViewModelBase<S : ViewState, C : Change>(
     initialState: S,
-    private val reducer: Reducer<S, C>
-) : ViewModel() {
+    reducer: Reducer<S, C>
+) : ViewModel(), UIComponentViewModel<S, C> {
 
-    private var currentState: S = initialState
-    private var statesDisposable: Disposable? = null
+    final override val changes: Observer<C>
+    private var _state: BehaviorSubject<S> = BehaviorSubject.createDefault(initialState)
+    override val state: Observable<S>
+        get() = _state
 
-    /**
-     * Render the ViewState to the View through the Reducer
-     */
-    fun render(changesObservable: Observable<C>, uiView: UIView<S, A, C>): Observable<S> {
-        val statesObservable = internalRender(changesObservable, reducer)
-        statesDisposable = statesObservable
-            .subscribe(uiView.updateView())
-        return statesObservable
-    }
+    init {
+        changes = PublishSubject.create<C>()
 
-    @Suppress("MemberVisibilityCanBePrivate")
-    protected fun internalRender(changesObservable: Observable<C>, reducer: Reducer<S, C>): Observable<S> =
-        changesObservable
-            .scan(currentState, reducer)
+        changes
+            .withLatestFrom(_state)
+            .map { reducer(it.second, it.first) }
             .distinctUntilChanged()
             .subscribeOn(Schedulers.io())
             .observeOn(AndroidSchedulers.mainThread())
-            .replay(1)
-            .autoConnect(0)
-            .doOnNext { currentState = it }
-
-    override fun onCleared() {
-        super.onCleared()
-        statesDisposable?.dispose()
+            .subscribe(_state)
     }
 }