diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Frontend/DashboardController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Frontend/DashboardController.php
index d2d854ce..3ab59e27 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Frontend/DashboardController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Frontend/DashboardController.php
@@ -26,9 +26,6 @@ class DashboardController extends AppBaseController
      */
     public function index()
     {
-        $users = $this->userRepo->recent();
-        $pireps = $this->pirepRepo->recent();
-
         $last_pirep = null;
         $user = Auth::user();
 
@@ -38,8 +35,6 @@ class DashboardController extends AppBaseController
 
         return $this->view('dashboard.index', [
             'user'       => $user,
-            'pireps'     => $pireps,
-            'users'      => $users,
             'last_pirep' => $last_pirep,
         ]);
     }
diff --git a/app/Widgets/BaseWidget.php b/app/Widgets/BaseWidget.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f039f748
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/Widgets/BaseWidget.php
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+<?php
+/**
+ * Created by IntelliJ IDEA.
+ * User: nshahzad
+ * Date: 1/8/18
+ * Time: 7:46 PM
+ */
+
+namespace App\Widgets;
+
+use Arrilot\Widgets\AbstractWidget;
+
+class BaseWidget extends AbstractWidget
+{
+    public function view(string $template, array $vars = [])
+    {
+        $tpl = 'layouts/' . config('phpvms.skin') . '/' . $template;
+        return view($tpl, $vars);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/app/Widgets/RecentPilots.php b/app/Widgets/RecentPilots.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4c4ef109
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/Widgets/RecentPilots.php
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Widgets;
+
+use App\Repositories\UserRepository;
+
+class RecentPilots extends BaseWidget
+{
+    protected $config = [
+        'count' => 5,
+    ];
+
+    /**
+     * @return \Illuminate\Contracts\View\Factory|\Illuminate\View\View
+     */
+    public function run()
+    {
+        $userRepo = app(UserRepository::class);
+
+        return $this->view('widgets.recent_pilots', [
+            'config' => $this->config,
+            'users' => $userRepo->recent($this->config['count']),
+        ]);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/app/Widgets/RecentPireps.php b/app/Widgets/RecentPireps.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..601480c2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/Widgets/RecentPireps.php
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Widgets;
+
+use App\Repositories\PirepRepository;
+
+class RecentPireps extends BaseWidget
+{
+    protected $config = [
+        'count' => 5,
+    ];
+
+    /**
+     * @return \Illuminate\Contracts\View\Factory|\Illuminate\View\View
+     */
+    public function run()
+    {
+        $pirepRepo = app(PirepRepository::class);
+
+        return $this->view('widgets.recent_pireps', [
+            'config' => $this->config,
+            'pireps' => $pirepRepo->recent($this->config['count']),
+        ]);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/config/laravel-widgets.php b/config/laravel-widgets.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..38d0f2ea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/laravel-widgets.php
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+<?php
+
+return [
+    //'default_namespace' => 'App\Widgets',
+
+    'use_jquery_for_ajax_calls' => false,
+
+    /*
+    * Set Ajax widget middleware
+    */
+    'route_middleware' => [],
+
+    /*
+    * Relative path from the base directory to a regular widget stub.
+    */
+    'widget_stub'  => 'vendor/arrilot/laravel-widgets/src/Console/stubs/widget.stub',
+
+    /*
+    * Relative path from the base directory to a plain widget stub.
+    */
+    'widget_plain_stub'  => 'vendor/arrilot/laravel-widgets/src/Console/stubs/widget_plain.stub',
+];
diff --git a/resources/views/layouts/default/dashboard/index.blade.php b/resources/views/layouts/default/dashboard/index.blade.php
index e83efc28..9a98ca6f 100644
--- a/resources/views/layouts/default/dashboard/index.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/layouts/default/dashboard/index.blade.php
@@ -72,51 +72,10 @@
     </div>
     <div class="col-sm-4">
 
-        <div class="card">
-            <div class="nav nav-tabs" role="tablist" style="background: #067ec1; color: #FFF;">
-                Recent Reports
-            </div>
-            <div class="card-block">
-                <!-- Tab panes -->
-                <div class="tab-content">
-                    <table>
-                    @foreach($pireps as $p)
-                    <tr>
-                        <td style="padding-right: 10px;">
-                            <span class="title">{!! $p->airline->code !!}</span>
-                        </td>
-                        <td>
-                            {!! $p->dpt_airport_id !!}-
-                            {!! $p->arr_airport_id !!}&nbsp;
-                            {!! $p->aircraft->name !!}
-                        </td>
-                    </tr>
-                    @endforeach
-                    </table>
-                </div>
-            </div>
-        </div>
+        {{ Widget::recentPireps() }}
+
+        {{ Widget::recentPilots() }}
 
-        <div class="card">
-            <div class="nav nav-tabs" role="tablist" style="background: #067ec1; color: #FFF;">
-                Newest Pilots
-            </div>
-            <div class="card-block">
-                <!-- Tab panes -->
-                <div class="tab-content">
-                    <table>
-                        @foreach($users as $u)
-                        <tr>
-                            <td style="padding-right: 10px;">
-                                <span class="title">{!! $u->pilot_id !!}</span>
-                            </td>
-                            <td>{!! $u->name !!}</td>
-                        </tr>
-                        @endforeach
-                    </table>
-                </div>
-            </div>
-        </div>
     </div>
 </div>
 @endsection
diff --git a/resources/views/layouts/default/widgets/recent_pilots.blade.php b/resources/views/layouts/default/widgets/recent_pilots.blade.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6922b2c7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/resources/views/layouts/default/widgets/recent_pilots.blade.php
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+<div class="card">
+    <div class="nav nav-tabs" role="tablist" style="background: #067ec1; color: #FFF;">
+        Newest Pilots
+    </div>
+    <div class="card-block">
+        <!-- Tab panes -->
+        <div class="tab-content">
+            <table>
+                @foreach($users as $u)
+                    <tr>
+                        <td style="padding-right: 10px;">
+                            <span class="title">{!! $u->pilot_id !!}</span>
+                        </td>
+                        <td>{!! $u->name !!}</td>
+                    </tr>
+                @endforeach
+            </table>
+        </div>
+    </div>
+</div>
diff --git a/resources/views/layouts/default/widgets/recent_pireps.blade.php b/resources/views/layouts/default/widgets/recent_pireps.blade.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5d1db9aa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/resources/views/layouts/default/widgets/recent_pireps.blade.php
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+<div class="card">
+    <div class="nav nav-tabs" role="tablist" style="background: #067ec1; color: #FFF;">
+        Recent Reports
+    </div>
+    <div class="card-block">
+        <!-- Tab panes -->
+        <div class="tab-content">
+            <table>
+                @foreach($pireps as $p)
+                    <tr>
+                        <td style="padding-right: 10px;">
+                            <span class="title">{!! $p->airline->code !!}</span>
+                        </td>
+                        <td>
+                            {!! $p->dpt_airport_id !!}-
+                            {!! $p->arr_airport_id !!}&nbsp;
+                            {!! $p->aircraft->name !!}
+                        </td>
+                    </tr>
+                @endforeach
+            </table>
+        </div>
+    </div>
+</div>