diff --git a/lib/galaxy/webapps/reports/app.py b/lib/galaxy/webapps/reports/app.py
index 59c7425d1a4..71fcfcbbf88 100644
--- a/lib/galaxy/webapps/reports/app.py
+++ b/lib/galaxy/webapps/reports/app.py
@@ -4,17 +4,21 @@ import time
 
 import galaxy.model
 from galaxy.config import configure_logging
+from galaxy.model.base import SharedModelMapping
 from galaxy.security import idencoding
+from galaxy.structured_app import BasicApp
 from galaxy.web_stack import application_stack_instance
 from . import config
 
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
-class UniverseApplication:
+class UniverseApplication(BasicApp):
     """Encapsulates the state of a Universe application"""
 
     def __init__(self, **kwargs):
+        super().__init__()
+        self[BasicApp] = self
         log.debug("python path is: %s", ", ".join(sys.path))
         self.name = "reports"
         # Read config file and check for errors
@@ -38,6 +42,10 @@ class UniverseApplication:
             self.targets_mysql = 'mysql' in self.config.database_connection
         # Security helper
         self.security = idencoding.IdEncodingHelper(id_secret=self.config.id_secret)
+
+        self._register_singleton(idencoding.IdEncodingHelper, self.security)
+        self._register_singleton(SharedModelMapping, self.model)
+
         # used for cachebusting -- refactor this into a *SINGLE* UniverseApplication base.
         self.server_starttime = int(time.time())
 
diff --git a/lib/galaxy/webapps/reports/fast_app.py b/lib/galaxy/webapps/reports/fast_app.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..04137b0a326
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/galaxy/webapps/reports/fast_app.py
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+from fastapi import FastAPI
+from fastapi.middleware.wsgi import WSGIMiddleware
+
+
+def initialize_fast_app(gx_webapp):
+    app = FastAPI()
+    wsgi_handler = WSGIMiddleware(gx_webapp)
+    app.mount('/', wsgi_handler)
+    return app
diff --git a/lib/galaxy/webapps/reports/fast_factory.py b/lib/galaxy/webapps/reports/fast_factory.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..639a4140439
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/galaxy/webapps/reports/fast_factory.py
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+import os
+
+from galaxy.util.properties import find_config_file
+from galaxy.web_stack import get_app_kwds
+from galaxy.webapps.reports.buildapp import app_factory
+from .fast_app import initialize_fast_app
+
+APP_NAME = "reports"
+
+
+def factory():
+    kwds = get_app_kwds(APP_NAME, APP_NAME)
+    config_file = kwds.get("config_file")
+    if not config_file and os.environ.get('GALAXY_REPORTS_CONFIG'):
+        config_file = os.path.abspath(os.environ["GALAXY_REPORTS_CONFIG"])
+    else:
+        config_file = find_config_file([APP_NAME])
+
+    config_section = APP_NAME
+
+    if 'config_file' not in kwds:
+        kwds['config_file'] = config_file
+    if 'config_section' not in kwds:
+        kwds['config_section'] = config_section
+    global_conf = {}
+    gx_webapp = app_factory(global_conf=global_conf, load_app_kwds=kwds, wsgi_preflight=False)
+    return initialize_fast_app(gx_webapp)