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diff --git a/Plugins/MonoGame.Extended/source/MonoGame.Extended.Content.Pipeline/ContentItem.cs b/Plugins/MonoGame.Extended/source/MonoGame.Extended.Content.Pipeline/ContentItem.cs
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+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Content.Pipeline;
+
+namespace MonoGame.Extended.Content.Pipeline
+{
+    public interface IExternalReferenceRepository
+    {
+        ExternalReference<TInput> GetExternalReference<TInput>(string source);
+    }
+
+    public class ContentItem<T> : ContentItem, IExternalReferenceRepository
+    {
+        public ContentItem(T data)
+        {
+            Data = data;
+        }
+
+        public T Data { get; }
+
+        private readonly Dictionary<string, ContentItem> _externalReferences = new Dictionary<string, ContentItem>();
+
+        public void BuildExternalReference<TInput>(ContentProcessorContext context, string source, OpaqueDataDictionary parameters = null)
+        {
+            var sourceAsset = new ExternalReference<TInput>(source);
+            var externalReference = context.BuildAsset<TInput, TInput>(sourceAsset, "", parameters, "", "");
+            _externalReferences.Add(source, externalReference);
+        }
+
+        public ExternalReference<TInput> GetExternalReference<TInput>(string source)
+        {
+            if (source is not null && _externalReferences.TryGetValue(source, out var contentItem))
+                return contentItem as ExternalReference<TInput>;
+
+            return null;
+        }
+    }
+}