diff --git a/library/ui-styles/.gitignore b/library/ui-styles/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..42afabfd2a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/library/ui-styles/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+/build
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/library/ui-styles/build.gradle b/library/ui-styles/build.gradle
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f1e2972b95
--- /dev/null
+++ b/library/ui-styles/build.gradle
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2021 New Vector Ltd
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+plugins {
+    id 'com.android.library'
+    id 'kotlin-android'
+}
+
+android {
+    compileSdkVersion 30
+    buildToolsVersion "30.0.3"
+
+    defaultConfig {
+        minSdkVersion 21
+        targetSdkVersion 30
+        versionCode 1
+        versionName "1.0"
+
+        testInstrumentationRunner "androidx.test.runner.AndroidJUnitRunner"
+        consumerProguardFiles "consumer-rules.pro"
+    }
+
+    buildTypes {
+        release {
+            minifyEnabled false
+            proguardFiles getDefaultProguardFile('proguard-android-optimize.txt'), 'proguard-rules.pro'
+        }
+    }
+    compileOptions {
+        sourceCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
+        targetCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
+    }
+    kotlinOptions {
+        jvmTarget = '1.8'
+    }
+}
+
+dependencies {
+    implementation 'androidx.appcompat:appcompat:1.3.0'
+    implementation 'com.google.android.material:material:1.3.0'
+}
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diff --git a/library/ui-styles/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/library/ui-styles/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a144066b26
--- /dev/null
+++ b/library/ui-styles/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<manifest package="im.vector.app.ui.styles"/>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/settings.gradle b/settings.gradle
index 76a15a206d..b88ea99b05 100644
--- a/settings.gradle
+++ b/settings.gradle
@@ -4,3 +4,4 @@ include ':matrix-sdk-android-rx'
 include ':diff-match-patch'
 include ':attachment-viewer'
 include ':multipicker'
+include ':library:ui-styles'
diff --git a/vector/build.gradle b/vector/build.gradle
index 427e2e18af..356364e239 100644
--- a/vector/build.gradle
+++ b/vector/build.gradle
@@ -324,6 +324,7 @@ dependencies {
     implementation project(":diff-match-patch")
     implementation project(":multipicker")
     implementation project(":attachment-viewer")
+    implementation project(":library:ui-styles")
     implementation 'androidx.multidex:multidex:2.0.1'
 
     implementation "org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-stdlib-jdk7:$kotlin_version"