diff --git a/packages/jsdoc-core/index.js b/packages/jsdoc-core/index.js
index da297df1..3d014ce5 100644
--- a/packages/jsdoc-core/index.js
+++ b/packages/jsdoc-core/index.js
@@ -5,9 +5,11 @@
  */
 
 const config = require('./lib/config');
+const dependencies = require('./lib/dependencies');
 const name = require('./lib/name');
 
 module.exports = {
   config,
+  dependencies,
   name,
 };
diff --git a/packages/jsdoc-core/lib/dependencies.js b/packages/jsdoc-core/lib/dependencies.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6696f38d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/jsdoc-core/lib/dependencies.js
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+const yaioc = require('yaioc');
+
+let dependencies;
+
+/**
+ * Container for JSDoc classes, objects, and values that can be injected into other modules.
+ *
+ * @alias module:@jsdoc/core.deps
+ */
+class Dependencies {
+  constructor() {
+    // This class provides a lightweight facade for the `yaioc` package.
+    this._container = yaioc.container();
+  }
+
+  get(name) {
+    const dep = this._container.get(name);
+
+    if (dep === undefined) {
+      throw new Error(`No dependency registered for the name "${name}"`);
+    }
+
+    return dep;
+  }
+
+  registerClass(klass, opts = {}) {
+    if (opts.singleton) {
+      this._container.cache().register(klass);
+    } else {
+      this._container.register(klass);
+    }
+  }
+
+  registerValue(name, value) {
+    this._container.register(name, value);
+  }
+}
+
+dependencies = new Dependencies();
+dependencies.Dependencies = Dependencies;
+
+module.exports = dependencies;
diff --git a/packages/jsdoc-core/package-lock.json b/packages/jsdoc-core/package-lock.json
index 1c7b6261..b50d6e67 100644
--- a/packages/jsdoc-core/package-lock.json
+++ b/packages/jsdoc-core/package-lock.json
@@ -1,466 +1,649 @@
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diff --git a/packages/jsdoc-core/package.json b/packages/jsdoc-core/package.json
index d69bd59b..5d963e51 100644
--- a/packages/jsdoc-core/package.json
+++ b/packages/jsdoc-core/package.json
@@ -26,7 +26,8 @@
     "escape-string-regexp": "^4.0.0",
     "lodash": "^4.17.21",
     "strip-bom": "^4.0.0",
-    "strip-json-comments": "^3.1.1"
+    "strip-json-comments": "^3.1.1",
+    "yaioc": "^1.10.0"
   },
   "engines": {
     "node": ">=v14.17.6"
diff --git a/packages/jsdoc-core/test/specs/index.js b/packages/jsdoc-core/test/specs/index.js
index 2dafb8fb..e6aa5b98 100644
--- a/packages/jsdoc-core/test/specs/index.js
+++ b/packages/jsdoc-core/test/specs/index.js
@@ -13,6 +13,14 @@ describe('@jsdoc/core', () => {
     });
   });
 
+  describe('dependencies', () => {
+    it('is lib/dependencies', () => {
+      const dependencies = require('../../lib/dependencies');
+
+      expect(core.dependencies).toBe(dependencies);
+    });
+  });
+
   describe('name', () => {
     it('is lib/name', () => {
       const name = require('../../lib/name');
diff --git a/packages/jsdoc-core/test/specs/lib/dependencies.js b/packages/jsdoc-core/test/specs/lib/dependencies.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e0d7f166
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/jsdoc-core/test/specs/lib/dependencies.js
@@ -0,0 +1,100 @@
+const dependencies = require('../../../lib/dependencies');
+
+describe('@jsdoc/core/lib/dependencies', () => {
+  let container;
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    container = new dependencies.Dependencies();
+  });
+
+  it('is an object', () => {
+    expect(dependencies).toBeObject();
+  });
+
+  describe('Dependencies', () => {
+    it('is the constructor of the dependencies object', () => {
+      expect(dependencies.Dependencies).toBe(dependencies.constructor);
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('get', () => {
+    it('throws an error if the name is missing', () => {
+      expect(() => container.get()).toThrowError();
+    });
+
+    it('throws an error if the name is unrecognized', () => {
+      expect(() => container.get('foo')).toThrowError();
+    });
+
+    it('returns an instance of classes', () => {
+      class Foo {}
+
+      let instance;
+
+      container.registerClass(Foo);
+      instance = container.get('foo');
+
+      expect(instance).toBeInstanceOf(Foo);
+    });
+
+    it('passes dependencies to instance constructors', () => {
+      class Foo {
+        constructor(bar) {
+          this.bar = bar;
+        }
+      }
+
+      class Bar {}
+
+      let instance;
+
+      container.registerClass(Foo);
+      container.registerClass(Bar);
+      instance = container.get('foo');
+
+      expect(instance.bar).toBeInstanceOf(Bar);
+    });
+
+    it('returns the same instance every time for singletons', () => {
+      class Foo {}
+
+      let instance1;
+      let instance2;
+
+      container.registerClass(Foo, { singleton: true });
+      instance1 = container.get('foo');
+      instance2 = container.get('foo');
+
+      expect(instance2).toBe(instance1);
+    });
+
+    it('returns static values', () => {
+      const value = new Set();
+
+      container.registerValue('foo', value);
+
+      expect(container.get('foo')).toBe(value);
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('registerClass', () => {
+    // The tests for `get()` also test the behavior of these methods more extensively.
+    it('accepts a constructor', () => {
+      class Foo {}
+
+      expect(() => container.registerClass(Foo)).not.toThrow();
+    });
+
+    it('accepts a `singleton` option', () => {
+      class Foo {}
+
+      expect(() => container.registerClass(Foo, { singleton: true })).not.toThrow();
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('registerValue', () => {
+    it('accepts a name and value', () => {
+      expect(() => container.registerValue('name', new Set())).not.toThrow();
+    });
+  });
+});