diff --git a/src/rime/core_module.cc b/src/rime/core_module.cc
index ea897bf20e..f9545734b9 100644
--- a/src/rime/core_module.cc
+++ b/src/rime/core_module.cc
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 
 // built-in components
 #include <rime/config.h>
+#include <rime/schema.h>
 
 using namespace rime;
 
@@ -18,7 +19,9 @@ static void rime_core_initialize() {
   LOG(INFO) << "registering core components.";
   Registry& r = Registry::instance();
 
-  r.Register("config", new ConfigComponent);
+  auto config = new ConfigComponent;
+  r.Register("config", config);
+  r.Register("schema", new SchemaComponent(config));
 }
 
 static void rime_core_finalize() {
diff --git a/src/rime/schema.cc b/src/rime/schema.cc
index 33df9e8c54..348467cf96 100644
--- a/src/rime/schema.cc
+++ b/src/rime/schema.cc
@@ -17,9 +17,9 @@ Schema::Schema()
 
 Schema::Schema(const string& schema_id)
     : schema_id_(schema_id) {
-  config_.reset(Config::Require("config")->Create(
-      boost::starts_with(schema_id_, L".") ?
-      schema_id.substr(1) : schema_id + ".schema"));
+  config_.reset(boost::starts_with(schema_id_, L".") ?
+                Config::Require("config")->Create(schema_id.substr(1)) :
+                Config::Require("schema")->Create(schema_id));
   FetchUsefulConfigItems();
 }
 
@@ -43,4 +43,8 @@ void Schema::FetchUsefulConfigItems() {
   config_->GetString("menu/alternative_select_keys", &select_keys_);
 }
 
+Config* SchemaComponent::Create(const string& schema_id) {
+  return config_component_->Create(schema_id + ".schema");
+}
+
 }  // namespace rime
diff --git a/src/rime/schema.h b/src/rime/schema.h
index 033f8cad90..ed2e0b92ab 100644
--- a/src/rime/schema.h
+++ b/src/rime/schema.h
@@ -40,6 +40,19 @@ class Schema {
   string select_keys_;
 };
 
+class SchemaComponent : public Config::Component {
+ public:
+  SchemaComponent(ConfigComponent* config_component)
+      : config_component_(config_component) {
+  }
+  // NOTE: creates `Config` for the schema
+  Config* Create(const string& schema_id) override;
+ private:
+  // we do not own the ConfigComponent, do not try to deallocate it
+  // also be careful that there is no guarantee it will outlive us
+  ConfigComponent* config_component_;
+};
+
 }  // namespace rime
 
 #endif  // RIME_SCHEMA_H_
diff --git a/src/rime_api.cc b/src/rime_api.cc
index 0998421287..8322040f60 100644
--- a/src/rime_api.cc
+++ b/src/rime_api.cc
@@ -543,7 +543,7 @@ RIME_API Bool RimeSelectSchema(RimeSessionId session_id, const char* schema_id)
 
 RIME_API Bool RimeSchemaOpen(const char *schema_id, RimeConfig* config) {
   if (!schema_id || !config) return False;
-  Config::Component* cc = Config::Require("schema_config");
+  Config::Component* cc = Config::Require("schema");
   if (!cc) return False;
   Config* c = cc->Create(schema_id);
   if (!c) return False;