diff --git a/de.johrpan.musicus.json b/de.johrpan.musicus.json
index a6f78f0..ee65873 100644
--- a/de.johrpan.musicus.json
+++ b/de.johrpan.musicus.json
@@ -36,6 +36,17 @@
         "*.a"
     ],
     "modules" : [
+    	{
+	  "name": "blueprint-compiler",
+	  "buildsystem": "meson",
+	  "sources": [
+	    {
+	      "type": "git",
+	      "url": "https://gitlab.gnome.org/jwestman/blueprint-compiler",
+	      "tag": "v0.8.1"
+	    }
+	  ]
+	},
         {
             "name" : "musicus",
             "builddir" : true,
diff --git a/src/gtk/help-overlay.blp b/src/gtk/help-overlay.blp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ede23d8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/gtk/help-overlay.blp
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+using Gtk 4.0;
+
+ShortcutsWindow help_overlay {
+  modal: true;
+
+  ShortcutsSection {
+    section-name: "shortcuts";
+    max-height: 10;
+
+    ShortcutsGroup {
+      title: "General";
+
+      ShortcutsShortcut {
+        title: "Show Shortcuts";
+        action-name: "win.show-help-overlay";
+      }
+
+      ShortcutsShortcut {
+        title: "Quit";
+        action-name: "app.quit";
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/gtk/help-overlay.ui b/src/gtk/help-overlay.ui
deleted file mode 100644
index ef12f02..0000000
--- a/src/gtk/help-overlay.ui
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,29 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<interface>
-  <object class="GtkShortcutsWindow" id="help_overlay">
-    <property name="modal">True</property>
-    <child>
-      <object class="GtkShortcutsSection">
-        <property name="section-name">shortcuts</property>
-        <property name="max-height">10</property>
-        <child>
-          <object class="GtkShortcutsGroup">
-            <property name="title" translatable="yes" context="shortcut window">General</property>
-            <child>
-              <object class="GtkShortcutsShortcut">
-                <property name="title" translatable="yes" context="shortcut window">Show Shortcuts</property>
-                <property name="action-name">win.show-help-overlay</property>
-              </object>
-            </child>
-            <child>
-              <object class="GtkShortcutsShortcut">
-                <property name="title" translatable="yes" context="shortcut window">Quit</property>
-                <property name="action-name">app.quit</property>
-              </object>
-            </child>
-          </object>
-        </child>
-      </object>
-    </child>
-  </object>
-</interface>
diff --git a/src/meson.build b/src/meson.build
index a07fa38..fa55c8e 100644
--- a/src/meson.build
+++ b/src/meson.build
@@ -1,8 +1,18 @@
 pkgdatadir = join_paths(get_option('prefix'), get_option('datadir'), meson.project_name())
 gnome = import('gnome')
 
+blueprints = custom_target('blueprints',
+  input: files(
+    'gtk/help-overlay.blp',
+    'window.blp'
+  ),
+  output: '.',
+  command: [find_program('blueprint-compiler'), 'batch-compile', '@OUTPUT@', '@CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR@', '@INPUT@'],
+)
+
 gnome.compile_resources('musicus',
   'musicus.gresource.xml',
+  dependencies: blueprints,
   gresource_bundle: true,
   install: true,
   install_dir: pkgdatadir,
diff --git a/src/window.blp b/src/window.blp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f1a93f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/window.blp
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+using Gtk 4.0;
+using Adw 1;
+
+template $MusicusWindow : Adw.ApplicationWindow {
+  default-width: 600;
+  default-height: 300;
+
+  Box {
+    orientation: vertical;
+
+    HeaderBar header_bar {
+      [end]
+      MenuButton {
+        icon-name: "open-menu-symbolic";
+        menu-model: primary_menu;
+      }
+    }
+
+    Label label {
+      label: "Hello, World!";
+      vexpand: true;
+      styles ["title-1"]
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+menu primary_menu {
+  item {
+    label: "_Preferences";
+    action: "app.preferences";
+  }
+  item {
+    label: "_Keyboard Shortcuts";
+    action: "app.help-overlay";
+  }
+  item {
+    label: "_About Musicus";
+    action: "app.about";
+  }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/window.ui b/src/window.ui
deleted file mode 100644
index 2a94d08..0000000
--- a/src/window.ui
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,49 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<interface>
-  <requires lib="gtk" version="4.0"/>
-  <requires lib="Adw" version="1.0"/>
-  <template class="MusicusWindow" parent="AdwApplicationWindow">
-    <property name="default-width">600</property>
-    <property name="default-height">300</property>
-    <child>
-      <object class="GtkBox">
-        <property name="orientation">vertical</property>
-        <child>
-          <object class="GtkHeaderBar" id="header_bar">
-            <child type="end">
-              <object class="GtkMenuButton">
-                <property name="icon-name">open-menu-symbolic</property>
-                <property name="menu-model">primary_menu</property>
-              </object>
-            </child>
-          </object>
-        </child>
-        <child>
-          <object class="GtkLabel" id="label">
-            <property name="label">Hello, World!</property>
-            <property name="vexpand">true</property>
-            <style>
-              <class name="title-1"/>
-            </style>
-          </object>
-        </child>
-      </object>
-    </child>
-  </template>
-  <menu id="primary_menu">
-    <section>
-      <item>
-        <attribute name="label" translatable="yes">_Preferences</attribute>
-        <attribute name="action">app.preferences</attribute>
-      </item>
-      <item>
-        <attribute name="label" translatable="yes">_Keyboard Shortcuts</attribute>
-        <attribute name="action">win.show-help-overlay</attribute>
-      </item>
-      <item>
-        <attribute name="label" translatable="yes">_About Musicus</attribute>
-        <attribute name="action">app.about</attribute>
-      </item>
-    </section>
-  </menu>
-</interface>