diff --git a/android/gltfio-android/CMakeLists.txt b/android/gltfio-android/CMakeLists.txt
index 12949c7a03..765581a25d 100644
--- a/android/gltfio-android/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/android/gltfio-android/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -40,30 +40,33 @@ set(CMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS_RELEASE "${CMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS_RELEASE} -Wl,
 set(GLTFIO_SRCS
         ${GLTFIO_DIR}/include/gltfio/Animator.h
         ${GLTFIO_DIR}/include/gltfio/AssetLoader.h
-        ${GLTFIO_DIR}/include/gltfio/MaterialProvider.h
-        ${GLTFIO_DIR}/include/gltfio/ResourceLoader.h
         ${GLTFIO_DIR}/include/gltfio/FilamentAsset.h
         ${GLTFIO_DIR}/include/gltfio/FilamentInstance.h
+        ${GLTFIO_DIR}/include/gltfio/MaterialProvider.h
+        ${GLTFIO_DIR}/include/gltfio/NodeManager.h
+        ${GLTFIO_DIR}/include/gltfio/ResourceLoader.h
         ${GLTFIO_DIR}/include/gltfio/TextureProvider.h
         ${GLTFIO_DIR}/include/gltfio/math.h
 
         ${GLTFIO_DIR}/src/Animator.cpp
         ${GLTFIO_DIR}/src/AssetLoader.cpp
-        ${GLTFIO_DIR}/src/DracoCache.cpp
-        ${GLTFIO_DIR}/src/DracoCache.h
         ${GLTFIO_DIR}/src/DependencyGraph.cpp
         ${GLTFIO_DIR}/src/DependencyGraph.h
+        ${GLTFIO_DIR}/src/DracoCache.cpp
+        ${GLTFIO_DIR}/src/DracoCache.h
         ${GLTFIO_DIR}/src/FFilamentAsset.h
-        ${GLTFIO_DIR}/src/FilamentAsset.cpp
         ${GLTFIO_DIR}/src/FFilamentInstance.h
+        ${GLTFIO_DIR}/src/FilamentAsset.cpp
         ${GLTFIO_DIR}/src/FilamentInstance.cpp
+        ${GLTFIO_DIR}/src/FNodeManager.h
         ${GLTFIO_DIR}/src/GltfEnums.h
         ${GLTFIO_DIR}/src/Ktx2Provider.cpp
         ${GLTFIO_DIR}/src/MaterialProvider.cpp
+        ${GLTFIO_DIR}/src/NodeManager.cpp
         ${GLTFIO_DIR}/src/ResourceLoader.cpp
         ${GLTFIO_DIR}/src/StbProvider.cpp
-        ${GLTFIO_DIR}/src/TangentsJob.h
         ${GLTFIO_DIR}/src/TangentsJob.cpp
+        ${GLTFIO_DIR}/src/TangentsJob.h
         ${GLTFIO_DIR}/src/UbershaderLoader.cpp
         ${GLTFIO_DIR}/src/Wireframe.cpp
         ${GLTFIO_DIR}/src/Wireframe.h
diff --git a/android/gltfio-android/src/main/java/com/google/android/filament/gltfio/FilamentAsset.java b/android/gltfio-android/src/main/java/com/google/android/filament/gltfio/FilamentAsset.java
index 747db67333..ed7af8e0dc 100644
--- a/android/gltfio-android/src/main/java/com/google/android/filament/gltfio/FilamentAsset.java
+++ b/android/gltfio-android/src/main/java/com/google/android/filament/gltfio/FilamentAsset.java
@@ -30,9 +30,9 @@ import com.google.android.filament.MaterialInstance;
  *
  * <p>For usage instructions, see the documentation for {@link AssetLoader}.</p>
  *
- * <p>This class owns a hierarchy of entities that have been loaded from a glTF asset. Every entity has
- * a <code>TransformManager</code> component, and some entities also have
- * <code>NameComponentManager</code> and/or <code>RenderableManager</code> components.</p>
+ * <p>This class owns a hierarchy of entities that have been loaded from a glTF asset. Every entity
+ * has a <code>TransformManager</code> component, and some entities also have compnents managed by
+ * <code>NameComponentManager</code>, <code>RenderableManager</code>, and others.</p>
  *
  * <p>In addition to the aforementioned entities, an asset has strong ownership over a list of
  * <code>VertexBuffer</code>, <code>IndexBuffer</code>, <code>MaterialInstance</code>, and
diff --git a/libs/gltfio/CMakeLists.txt b/libs/gltfio/CMakeLists.txt
index ee0347b916..c55f2d648b 100644
--- a/libs/gltfio/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/libs/gltfio/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -10,10 +10,11 @@ set(PUBLIC_HDR_DIR include)
 set(PUBLIC_HDRS
         include/gltfio/Animator.h
         include/gltfio/AssetLoader.h
-        include/gltfio/MaterialProvider.h
-        include/gltfio/ResourceLoader.h
         include/gltfio/FilamentAsset.h
         include/gltfio/FilamentInstance.h
+        include/gltfio/MaterialProvider.h
+        include/gltfio/NodeManager.h
+        include/gltfio/ResourceLoader.h
         include/gltfio/TextureProvider.h
         include/gltfio/math.h
 )
@@ -23,19 +24,21 @@ set(SRCS
         src/AssetLoader.cpp
         src/DependencyGraph.cpp
         src/DependencyGraph.h
-        src/DracoCache.h
         src/DracoCache.cpp
+        src/DracoCache.h
         src/FFilamentAsset.h
-        src/FilamentAsset.cpp
         src/FFilamentInstance.h
+        src/FilamentAsset.cpp
         src/FilamentInstance.cpp
+        src/FNodeManager.h
         src/GltfEnums.h
         src/Ktx2Provider.cpp
         src/MaterialProvider.cpp
+        src/NodeManager.cpp
         src/ResourceLoader.cpp
         src/StbProvider.cpp
-        src/TangentsJob.h
         src/TangentsJob.cpp
+        src/TangentsJob.h
         src/UbershaderLoader.cpp
         src/Wireframe.cpp
         src/Wireframe.h
diff --git a/libs/gltfio/include/gltfio/AssetLoader.h b/libs/gltfio/include/gltfio/AssetLoader.h
index 90491c9852..91dc557faf 100644
--- a/libs/gltfio/include/gltfio/AssetLoader.h
+++ b/libs/gltfio/include/gltfio/AssetLoader.h
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ namespace utils {
  */
 namespace gltfio {
 
+class NodeManager;
+
 /**
  * \struct AssetConfiguration AssetLoader.h gltfio/AssetLoader.h
  * \brief Construction parameters for AssetLoader.
@@ -70,7 +72,8 @@ struct AssetConfiguration {
  * object, which is a bundle of Filament entities, material instances, textures, vertex buffers,
  * and index buffers.
  *
- * Clients must use AssetLoader to create and destroy FilamentAsset objects.
+ * Clients must use AssetLoader to create and destroy FilamentAsset objects. This is similar to
+ * how filament::Engine is used to create and destroy core objects like VertexBuffer.
  *
  * AssetLoader does not fetch external buffer data or create textures on its own. Clients can use
  * ResourceLoader for this, which obtains the URI list from the asset. This is demonstrated in the
@@ -226,7 +229,9 @@ public:
 
     utils::NameComponentManager* getNames() const noexcept;
 
-    MaterialProvider* getMaterialProvider() const noexcept;
+    NodeManager& getNodeManager() noexcept;
+
+    MaterialProvider& getMaterialProvider() noexcept;
 
     /*! \cond PRIVATE */
 protected:
diff --git a/libs/gltfio/include/gltfio/FilamentAsset.h b/libs/gltfio/include/gltfio/FilamentAsset.h
index b6f4c2ae7c..c3dd8da477 100644
--- a/libs/gltfio/include/gltfio/FilamentAsset.h
+++ b/libs/gltfio/include/gltfio/FilamentAsset.h
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ class FilamentInstance;
  *
  * This class owns a hierarchy of entities that have been loaded from a glTF asset. Every entity has
  * a filament::TransformManager component, and some entities also have \c Name, \c Renderable,
- * \c Light, or \c Camera components.
+ * \c Light, \c Camera, or \c Node components.
  *
  * In addition to the aforementioned entities, an asset has strong ownership over a list of
  * filament::VertexBuffer, filament::IndexBuffer, filament::MaterialInstance, filament::Texture,
diff --git a/libs/gltfio/include/gltfio/NodeManager.h b/libs/gltfio/include/gltfio/NodeManager.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7d97083511
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libs/gltfio/include/gltfio/NodeManager.h
@@ -0,0 +1,107 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2022 The Android Open Source Project
+ *
+ * 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.
+ */
+
+#ifndef GLTFIO_NODEMANAGER_H
+#define GLTFIO_NODEMANAGER_H
+
+#include <filament/FilamentAPI.h>
+
+#include <utils/bitset.h>
+#include <utils/compiler.h>
+#include <utils/CString.h>
+#include <utils/EntityInstance.h>
+#include <utils/FixedCapacityVector.h>
+
+namespace utils {
+class Entity;
+} // namespace utils
+
+namespace gltfio {
+
+class FNodeManager;
+
+/**
+ * NodeManager is used to add annotate entities with glTF-specific information.
+ *
+ * Node components are created by gltfio and exposed to users to allow inspection.
+ *
+ * Nodes do not store the glTF hierarchy or names; see TransformManager and NameComponentManager.
+ */
+class UTILS_PUBLIC NodeManager {
+public:
+    using Instance = utils::EntityInstance<NodeManager>;
+    using Entity = utils::Entity;
+    using CString = utils::CString;
+
+    /**
+     * Returns whether a particular Entity is associated with a component of this NodeManager
+     * @param e An Entity.
+     * @return true if this Entity has a component associated with this manager.
+     */
+    bool hasComponent(Entity e) const noexcept;
+
+    /**
+     * Gets an Instance representing the node component associated with the given Entity.
+     * @param e An Entity.
+     * @return An Instance object, which represents the node component associated with the Entity e.
+     * @note Use Instance::isValid() to make sure the component exists.
+     * @see hasComponent()
+     */
+    Instance getInstance(Entity e) const noexcept;
+
+    /**
+     * Creates a node component and associates it with the given entity.
+     * @param entity            An Entity to associate a node component with.
+     *
+     * If this component already exists on the given entity, it is first destroyed as if
+     * destroy(Entity e) was called.
+     *
+     * @see destroy()
+     */
+    void create(Entity entity);
+
+    /**
+     * Destroys this component from the given entity.
+     * @param e An entity.
+     *
+     * @see create()
+     */
+    void destroy(Entity e) noexcept;
+
+    void setMorphTargetNames(Instance ci, utils::FixedCapacityVector<CString> names) noexcept;
+    const utils::FixedCapacityVector<CString>& getMorphTargetNames(Instance ci) const noexcept;
+
+    void setExtras(Instance ci, CString extras) noexcept;
+    const CString& getExtras(Instance ci) const noexcept;
+
+    void setSceneMembership(Instance ci, utils::bitset32 scenes) noexcept;
+    utils::bitset32 getSceneMembership(Instance ci) const noexcept;
+
+protected:
+    NodeManager() noexcept = default;
+    ~NodeManager() = default;
+
+public:
+    NodeManager(NodeManager const&) = delete;
+    NodeManager(NodeManager&&) = delete;
+    NodeManager& operator=(NodeManager const&) = delete;
+    NodeManager& operator=(NodeManager&&) = delete;
+};
+
+} // namespace gltfio
+
+
+#endif // GLTFIO_NODEMANAGER_H
diff --git a/libs/gltfio/src/AssetLoader.cpp b/libs/gltfio/src/AssetLoader.cpp
index 6ac421428b..2bc8447b6c 100644
--- a/libs/gltfio/src/AssetLoader.cpp
+++ b/libs/gltfio/src/AssetLoader.cpp
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 #include <gltfio/math.h>
 
 #include "FFilamentAsset.h"
+#include "FNodeManager.h"
 #include "GltfEnums.h"
 
 #include <filament/Box.h>
@@ -93,8 +94,8 @@ struct FAssetLoader : public AssetLoader {
             mRenderableManager(config.engine->getRenderableManager()),
             mNameManager(config.names),
             mTransformManager(config.engine->getTransformManager()),
-            mMaterials(config.materials),
-            mEngine(config.engine),
+            mMaterials(*config.materials),
+            mEngine(*config.engine),
             mDefaultNodeName(config.defaultNodeName) {}
 
     FFilamentAsset* createAssetFromJson(const uint8_t* bytes, uint32_t nbytes);
@@ -113,15 +114,19 @@ struct FAssetLoader : public AssetLoader {
     }
 
     size_t getMaterialsCount() const noexcept {
-        return mMaterials->getMaterialsCount();
+        return mMaterials.getMaterialsCount();
     }
 
     NameComponentManager* getNames() const noexcept {
         return mNameManager;
     }
 
+    NodeManager& getNodeManager() noexcept {
+        return mNodeManager;
+    }
+
     const Material* const* getMaterials() const noexcept {
-        return mMaterials->getMaterials();
+        return mMaterials.getMaterials();
     }
 
     void createAsset(const cgltf_data* srcAsset, size_t numInstances);
@@ -147,10 +152,11 @@ struct FAssetLoader : public AssetLoader {
 
     EntityManager& mEntityManager;
     RenderableManager& mRenderableManager;
-    NameComponentManager* mNameManager;
+    NameComponentManager* const mNameManager;
     TransformManager& mTransformManager;
-    MaterialProvider* mMaterials;
-    Engine* mEngine;
+    MaterialProvider& mMaterials;
+    Engine& mEngine;
+    FNodeManager mNodeManager;
 
     // Transient state used only for the asset currently being loaded:
     FFilamentAsset* mResult;
@@ -270,7 +276,7 @@ void FAssetLoader::createAsset(const cgltf_data* srcAsset, size_t numInstances)
     }
     #endif
 
-    mResult = new FFilamentAsset(mEngine, mNameManager, &mEntityManager, srcAsset);
+    mResult = new FFilamentAsset(&mEngine, mNameManager, &mEntityManager, &mNodeManager, srcAsset);
     mDummyBufferObject = nullptr;
 
     // If there is no default scene specified, then the default is the first one.
@@ -321,7 +327,7 @@ void FAssetLoader::createAsset(const cgltf_data* srcAsset, size_t numInstances)
 
     // Sort the entities so that the renderable ones come first. This allows us to expose
     // a "renderables only" pointer without storing a separate list.
-    const auto& rm = mEngine->getRenderableManager();
+    const auto& rm = mEngine.getRenderableManager();
     std::partition(mResult->mEntities.begin(), mResult->mEntities.end(), [&rm](Entity a) {
         return rm.hasComponent(a);
     });
@@ -383,6 +389,7 @@ FFilamentInstance* FAssetLoader::createInstance(FFilamentAsset* primary,
 void FAssetLoader::createEntity(const cgltf_data* srcAsset, const cgltf_node* node, Entity parent,
         bool enableLight, FFilamentInstance* instance) {
     Entity entity = mEntityManager.create();
+    mNodeManager.create(entity);
 
     // Always create a transform component to reflect the original hierarchy.
     mat4f localTransform;
@@ -402,8 +409,8 @@ void FAssetLoader::createEntity(const cgltf_data* srcAsset, const cgltf_node* no
     const cgltf_size extras_size = node->extras.end_offset - node->extras.start_offset;
     if (extras_size > 0) {
         const cgltf_data* srcAsset = mResult->mSourceAsset->hierarchy;
-        mResult->mNodeExtras[entity] = CString(
-                srcAsset->json + node->extras.start_offset, extras_size);
+        mNodeManager.setExtras(mNodeManager.getInstance(entity),
+                {srcAsset->json + node->extras.start_offset, extras_size});
     }
 
     // Update the asset's entity list and private node mapping.
@@ -525,12 +532,12 @@ void FAssetLoader::createRenderable(const cgltf_data* srcAsset, const cgltf_node
         }
     }
 
-    auto& morphTargetNames = mResult->mMorphTargetNames[entity];
-    assert_invariant(morphTargetNames.empty());
-    morphTargetNames = FixedCapacityVector<CString>(numMorphTargets);
+    FixedCapacityVector<CString> morphTargetNames(numMorphTargets);
     for (cgltf_size i = 0, c = mesh->target_names_count; i < c; ++i) {
-        morphTargetNames[i] = StaticString::make(mesh->target_names[i]);
+        morphTargetNames[i] = CString(mesh->target_names[i]);
     }
+    mNodeManager.setMorphTargetNames(mNodeManager.getInstance(entity),
+            std::move(morphTargetNames));
 
     const Aabb transformed = aabb.transform(worldTransform);
 
@@ -556,7 +563,7 @@ void FAssetLoader::createRenderable(const cgltf_data* srcAsset, const cgltf_node
         .culling(true)
         .castShadows(true)
         .receiveShadows(true)
-        .build(*mEngine, entity);
+        .build(mEngine, entity);
 
     // According to the spec, the mesh may or may not specify default weights, regardless of whether
     // it actually has morph targets. If it has morphing enabled then the default weights are 0. If
@@ -630,7 +637,7 @@ bool FAssetLoader::createPrimitive(const cgltf_primitive* inPrim, Primitive* out
         indices = IndexBuffer::Builder()
             .indexCount(accessor->count)
             .bufferType(indexType)
-            .build(*mEngine);
+            .build(mEngine);
 
         BufferSlot slot = { accessor };
         slot.indexBuffer = indices;
@@ -642,7 +649,7 @@ bool FAssetLoader::createPrimitive(const cgltf_primitive* inPrim, Primitive* out
         indices = IndexBuffer::Builder()
             .indexCount(vertexCount)
             .bufferType(IndexBuffer::IndexType::UINT)
-            .build(*mEngine);
+            .build(mEngine);
 
         const size_t indexDataSize = vertexCount * sizeof(uint32_t);
         uint32_t* indexData = (uint32_t*) malloc(indexDataSize);
@@ -650,7 +657,7 @@ bool FAssetLoader::createPrimitive(const cgltf_primitive* inPrim, Primitive* out
             indexData[i] = i;
         }
         IndexBuffer::BufferDescriptor bd(indexData, indexDataSize, FREE_CALLBACK);
-        indices->setBuffer(*mEngine, std::move(bd));
+        indices->setBuffer(mEngine, std::move(bd));
     }
     mResult->mIndexBuffers.push_back(indices);
 
@@ -822,21 +829,21 @@ bool FAssetLoader::createPrimitive(const cgltf_primitive* inPrim, Primitive* out
     // the sizes match.
     bool needsDummyData = false;
 
-    if (mMaterials->needsDummyData(VertexAttribute::UV0) && !hasUv0) {
+    if (mMaterials.needsDummyData(VertexAttribute::UV0) && !hasUv0) {
         needsDummyData = true;
         hasUv0 = true;
         vbb.attribute(VertexAttribute::UV0, slot, VertexBuffer::AttributeType::USHORT2);
         vbb.normalized(VertexAttribute::UV0);
     }
 
-    if (mMaterials->needsDummyData(VertexAttribute::UV1) && !hasUv1) {
+    if (mMaterials.needsDummyData(VertexAttribute::UV1) && !hasUv1) {
         hasUv1 = true;
         needsDummyData = true;
         vbb.attribute(VertexAttribute::UV1, slot, VertexBuffer::AttributeType::USHORT2);
         vbb.normalized(VertexAttribute::UV1);
     }
 
-    if (mMaterials->needsDummyData(VertexAttribute::COLOR) && !hasVertexColor) {
+    if (mMaterials.needsDummyData(VertexAttribute::COLOR) && !hasVertexColor) {
         needsDummyData = true;
         vbb.attribute(VertexAttribute::COLOR, slot, VertexBuffer::AttributeType::UBYTE4);
         vbb.normalized(VertexAttribute::COLOR);
@@ -859,7 +866,7 @@ bool FAssetLoader::createPrimitive(const cgltf_primitive* inPrim, Primitive* out
 
     vbb.bufferCount(needsDummyData ? slot + 1 : slot);
 
-    VertexBuffer* vertices = vbb.build(*mEngine);
+    VertexBuffer* vertices = vbb.build(mEngine);
 
     outPrim->indices = indices;
     outPrim->vertices = vertices;
@@ -874,7 +881,7 @@ bool FAssetLoader::createPrimitive(const cgltf_primitive* inPrim, Primitive* out
         MorphTargetBuffer* targets = MorphTargetBuffer::Builder()
                 .vertexCount(vertexCount)
                 .count(targetsCount)
-                .build(*mEngine);
+                .build(mEngine);
         outPrim->targets = targets;
         mResult->mMorphTargetBuffers.push_back(targets);
         const cgltf_accessor* previous = nullptr;
@@ -902,14 +909,14 @@ bool FAssetLoader::createPrimitive(const cgltf_primitive* inPrim, Primitive* out
     if (needsDummyData) {
         const uint32_t requiredSize = sizeof(ubyte4) * vertexCount;
         if (mDummyBufferObject == nullptr || requiredSize > mDummyBufferObject->getByteCount()) {
-            mDummyBufferObject = BufferObject::Builder().size(requiredSize).build(*mEngine);
+            mDummyBufferObject = BufferObject::Builder().size(requiredSize).build(mEngine);
             mResult->mBufferObjects.push_back(mDummyBufferObject);
             uint32_t* dummyData = (uint32_t*) malloc(requiredSize);
             memset(dummyData, 0xff, requiredSize);
             VertexBuffer::BufferDescriptor bd(dummyData, requiredSize, FREE_CALLBACK);
-            mDummyBufferObject->setBuffer(*mEngine, std::move(bd));
+            mDummyBufferObject->setBuffer(mEngine, std::move(bd));
         }
-        vertices->setBufferObjectAt(*mEngine, slot, mDummyBufferObject);
+        vertices->setBufferObjectAt(mEngine, slot, mDummyBufferObject);
     }
 
     return true;
@@ -947,12 +954,12 @@ void FAssetLoader::createLight(const cgltf_light* light, Entity entity) {
         builder.falloff(light->range);
     }
 
-    builder.build(*mEngine, entity);
+    builder.build(mEngine, entity);
     mResult->mLightEntities.push_back(entity);
 }
 
 void FAssetLoader::createCamera(const cgltf_camera* camera, Entity entity) {
-    Camera* filamentCamera = mEngine->createCamera(entity);
+    Camera* filamentCamera = mEngine.createCamera(entity);
 
     if (camera->type == cgltf_camera_type_perspective) {
         auto& projection = camera->data.perspective;
@@ -1115,7 +1122,7 @@ MaterialInstance* FAssetLoader::createMaterialInstance(const cgltf_data* srcAsse
 
     // This not only creates a material instance, it modifies the material key according to our
     // rendering constraints. For example, Filament only supports 2 sets of texture coordinates.
-    MaterialInstance* mi = mMaterials->createMaterialInstance(&matkey, uvmap, inputMat->name,
+    MaterialInstance* mi = mMaterials.createMaterialInstance(&matkey, uvmap, inputMat->name,
             extras.c_str());
     if (!mi) {
         slog.e << "No material with the specified requirements exists." << io::endl;
@@ -1420,7 +1427,7 @@ const Material* const* AssetLoader::getMaterials() const noexcept {
     return upcast(this)->getMaterials();
 }
 
-MaterialProvider* AssetLoader::getMaterialProvider() const noexcept {
+MaterialProvider& AssetLoader::getMaterialProvider() noexcept {
     return upcast(this)->mMaterials;
 }
 
diff --git a/libs/gltfio/src/FFilamentAsset.h b/libs/gltfio/src/FFilamentAsset.h
index 0c78e5688a..986971a716 100644
--- a/libs/gltfio/src/FFilamentAsset.h
+++ b/libs/gltfio/src/FFilamentAsset.h
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 #define GLTFIO_FFILAMENTASSET_H
 
 #include <gltfio/FilamentAsset.h>
+#include <gltfio/NodeManager.h>
 
 #include <filament/Engine.h>
 #include <filament/IndexBuffer.h>
@@ -116,8 +117,10 @@ using MatInstanceCache = tsl::robin_map<intptr_t, MaterialEntry>;
 
 struct FFilamentAsset : public FilamentAsset {
     FFilamentAsset(filament::Engine* engine, utils::NameComponentManager* names,
-            utils::EntityManager* entityManager, const cgltf_data* srcAsset) :
-            mEngine(engine), mNameManager(names), mEntityManager(entityManager) {
+            utils::EntityManager* entityManager, NodeManager* nodeManager,
+            const cgltf_data* srcAsset) :
+            mEngine(engine), mNameManager(names), mEntityManager(entityManager),
+            mNodeManager(nodeManager) {
         mSourceAsset.reset(new SourceAsset {(cgltf_data*)srcAsset});
     }
 
@@ -255,9 +258,10 @@ struct FFilamentAsset : public FilamentAsset {
 
     void createAnimators();
 
-    filament::Engine* mEngine;
-    utils::NameComponentManager* mNameManager;
-    utils::EntityManager* mEntityManager;
+    filament::Engine* const mEngine;
+    utils::NameComponentManager* const mNameManager;
+    utils::EntityManager* const mEntityManager;
+    NodeManager* const mNodeManager;
     std::vector<utils::Entity> mEntities; // sorted such that renderables come first
     std::vector<utils::Entity> mLightEntities;
     std::vector<utils::Entity> mCameraEntities;
@@ -278,8 +282,6 @@ struct FFilamentAsset : public FilamentAsset {
     bool mResourcesLoaded = false;
     DependencyGraph mDependencyGraph;
     tsl::htrie_map<char, std::vector<utils::Entity>> mNameToEntity;
-    tsl::robin_map<utils::Entity, utils::CString> mNodeExtras;
-    tsl::robin_map<utils::Entity, utils::FixedCapacityVector<utils::CString>> mMorphTargetNames;
     utils::CString mAssetExtras;
 
     // Sentinels for situations where ResourceLoader needs to generate data.
diff --git a/libs/gltfio/src/FNodeManager.h b/libs/gltfio/src/FNodeManager.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..98a402e3ac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libs/gltfio/src/FNodeManager.h
@@ -0,0 +1,139 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2022 The Android Open Source Project
+ *
+ * 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.
+ */
+
+#ifndef GLTFIO_FNODEMANAGER_H
+#define GLTFIO_FNODEMANAGER_H
+
+#include "upcast.h"
+
+#include <gltfio/NodeManager.h>
+
+#include <utils/compiler.h>
+#include <utils/SingleInstanceComponentManager.h>
+#include <utils/Entity.h>
+#include <utils/Slice.h>
+
+namespace gltfio {
+
+class UTILS_PRIVATE FNodeManager : public NodeManager {
+public:
+    using Instance = NodeManager::Instance;
+
+    FNodeManager() noexcept {}
+
+    ~FNodeManager() noexcept {
+        assert_invariant(mManager.getComponentCount() == 0);
+    }
+
+    void terminate() noexcept;
+
+    bool hasComponent(utils::Entity e) const noexcept {
+        return mManager.hasComponent(e);
+    }
+
+    Instance getInstance(utils::Entity e) const noexcept {
+        return Instance(mManager.getInstance(e));
+    }
+
+    void create(utils::Entity entity) {
+        if (UTILS_UNLIKELY(mManager.hasComponent(entity))) {
+            destroy(entity);
+        }
+        Instance ci = mManager.addComponent(entity);
+        assert_invariant(ci);
+    }
+
+    void destroy(utils::Entity e) noexcept {
+        if (Instance ci = mManager.getInstance(e); ci) {
+            mManager.removeComponent(e);
+        }
+    }
+
+    void gc(utils::EntityManager& em) noexcept {
+        mManager.gc(em);
+    }
+
+    void setMorphTargetNames(Instance ci, utils::FixedCapacityVector<CString> names) noexcept {
+        assert_invariant(ci.isValid());
+        mManager[ci].morphTargetNames = std::move(names);
+    }
+
+    const utils::FixedCapacityVector<CString>& getMorphTargetNames(Instance ci) const noexcept {
+        return mManager[ci].morphTargetNames;
+    }
+
+    void setExtras(Instance ci, CString extras) noexcept {
+        mManager[ci].extras = std::move(extras);
+    }
+
+    const CString& getExtras(Instance ci) const noexcept {
+        return mManager[ci].extras;
+    }
+
+    void setSceneMembership(Instance ci, utils::bitset32 scenes) noexcept {
+        mManager[ci].scenes = scenes;
+    }
+
+    utils::bitset32 getSceneMembership(Instance ci) const noexcept {
+        return mManager[ci].scenes;
+    }
+
+private:
+    enum {
+        MORPH_TARGET_NAMES,
+        EXTRAS_STRING,
+        SCENE_MEMBERSHIP,
+    };
+
+    using Base = utils::SingleInstanceComponentManager<  // 24 bytes
+            utils::FixedCapacityVector<CString>,  // 16
+            CString,                              // 8
+            utils::bitset32>;                     // 4
+
+    struct Sim : public Base {
+        using Base::gc;
+        using Base::swap;
+
+        typename Base::SoA& getSoA() { return mData; }
+
+        struct Proxy {
+            UTILS_ALWAYS_INLINE
+            Proxy(Base& sim, utils::EntityInstanceBase::Type i) noexcept :
+                    morphTargetNames{ sim, i } { }
+
+            union {
+                Field<MORPH_TARGET_NAMES>   morphTargetNames;
+                Field<EXTRAS_STRING>        extras;
+                Field<SCENE_MEMBERSHIP>     scenes;
+            };
+        };
+
+        UTILS_ALWAYS_INLINE Proxy operator[](Instance i) noexcept {
+            return { *this, i };
+        }
+        UTILS_ALWAYS_INLINE const Proxy operator[](Instance i) const noexcept {
+            return { const_cast<Sim&>(*this), i };
+        }
+    };
+
+    Sim mManager;
+};
+
+FILAMENT_UPCAST(NodeManager)
+
+} // namespace gltfio
+
+#endif // GLTFIO_FNODEMANAGER_H
diff --git a/libs/gltfio/src/FilamentAsset.cpp b/libs/gltfio/src/FilamentAsset.cpp
index 4c97aa77c1..e2bbb9dedf 100644
--- a/libs/gltfio/src/FilamentAsset.cpp
+++ b/libs/gltfio/src/FilamentAsset.cpp
@@ -54,6 +54,8 @@ FFilamentAsset::~FFilamentAsset() {
         if (mNameManager) {
             mNameManager->removeComponent(entity);
         }
+        // Destroy the node component.
+        mNodeManager->destroy(entity);
         // Destroy the actual entity.
         mEntityManager->destroy(entity);
     }
@@ -81,8 +83,7 @@ const char* FFilamentAsset::getExtras(utils::Entity entity) const noexcept {
     if (entity.isNull()) {
         return mAssetExtras.c_str();
     }
-    const auto iter = mNodeExtras.find(entity);
-    return iter == mNodeExtras.cend() ? nullptr : iter->second.c_str();
+    return mNodeManager->getExtras(mNodeManager->getInstance(entity)).c_str();
 }
 
 void FFilamentAsset::createAnimators() {
@@ -124,17 +125,12 @@ const char* FFilamentAsset::getMorphTargetNameAt(utils::Entity entity,
         return nullptr;
     }
 
-    const auto iter = mMorphTargetNames.find(entity);
-    if (iter == mMorphTargetNames.end()) {
+    const auto& names =  mNodeManager->getMorphTargetNames(mNodeManager->getInstance(entity));
+    if (targetIndex >= names.size()) {
         return nullptr;
     }
 
-    const auto& morphTargetNames = iter->second;
-    if (targetIndex >= morphTargetNames.size()) {
-        return nullptr;
-    }
-
-    return morphTargetNames[targetIndex].c_str();
+    return names[targetIndex].c_str();
 }
 
 size_t FFilamentAsset::getMorphTargetCountAt(utils::Entity entity) const noexcept {
@@ -142,12 +138,8 @@ size_t FFilamentAsset::getMorphTargetCountAt(utils::Entity entity) const noexcep
         return 0;
     }
 
-    const auto iter = mMorphTargetNames.find(entity);
-    if (iter == mMorphTargetNames.end()) {
-        return 0;
-    }
-
-    return iter->second.size();
+    const auto& names = mNodeManager->getMorphTargetNames(mNodeManager->getInstance(entity));
+    return names.size();
 }
 
 size_t FFilamentAsset::getMaterialVariantCount() const noexcept {
diff --git a/libs/gltfio/src/NodeManager.cpp b/libs/gltfio/src/NodeManager.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d6a337479e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libs/gltfio/src/NodeManager.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2017 The Android Open Source Project
+ *
+ * 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.
+ */
+
+#include "FNodeManager.h"
+
+#include <utils/Log.h>
+
+#include "upcast.h"
+
+using namespace utils;
+
+namespace gltfio {
+
+using Instance = NodeManager::Instance;
+
+void FNodeManager::terminate() noexcept {
+    auto& manager = mManager;
+    if (!manager.empty()) {
+#ifndef NDEBUG
+        utils::slog.d << "cleaning up " << manager.getComponentCount()
+            << " leaked node components" << utils::io::endl;
+#endif
+        while (!manager.empty()) {
+            Instance ci = manager.end() - 1;
+            manager.removeComponent(manager.getEntity(ci));
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+bool NodeManager::hasComponent(Entity e) const noexcept {
+    return upcast(this)->hasComponent(e);
+}
+
+Instance NodeManager::getInstance(Entity e) const noexcept {
+    return upcast(this)->getInstance(e);
+}
+
+void NodeManager::create(Entity entity) {
+    upcast(this)->create(entity);
+}
+
+void NodeManager::destroy(Entity e) noexcept {
+    upcast(this)->destroy(e);
+}
+
+void NodeManager::setMorphTargetNames(Instance ci, FixedCapacityVector<CString> names) noexcept {
+    upcast(this)->setMorphTargetNames(ci, std::move(names));
+}
+
+const FixedCapacityVector<CString>& NodeManager::getMorphTargetNames(Instance ci) const noexcept {
+    return upcast(this)->getMorphTargetNames(ci);
+}
+
+void NodeManager::setExtras(Instance ci, CString extras) noexcept {
+    return upcast(this)->setExtras(ci, std::move(extras));
+}
+
+const CString& NodeManager::getExtras(Instance ci) const noexcept {
+    return upcast(this)->getExtras(ci);
+}
+
+void NodeManager::setSceneMembership(Instance ci, bitset32 scenes) noexcept {
+    upcast(this)->setSceneMembership(ci, scenes);
+}
+
+bitset32 NodeManager::getSceneMembership(Instance ci) const noexcept {
+    return upcast(this)->getSceneMembership(ci);
+}
+
+} // namespace gltfio