diff --git a/src/api/mod.rs b/src/api/mod.rs
index 5986714e..74886582 100644
--- a/src/api/mod.rs
+++ b/src/api/mod.rs
@@ -42,8 +42,6 @@ use uuid::Uuid;
 
 pub use self::bdaddr::{BDAddr, ParseBDAddrError};
 
-use crate::platform::PeripheralId;
-
 /// The default MTU size for a peripheral.
 pub const DEFAULT_MTU_SIZE: u16 = 23;
 
@@ -254,8 +252,10 @@ pub enum WriteType {
 /// as well as functions for communication.
 #[async_trait]
 pub trait Peripheral: Send + Sync + Clone + Debug {
+    type ID: PeripheralId;
+
     /// Returns the unique identifier of the peripheral.
-    fn id(&self) -> PeripheralId;
+    fn id(&self) -> Self::ID;
 
     /// Returns the MAC address of the peripheral.
     fn address(&self) -> BDAddr;
@@ -380,6 +380,14 @@ pub trait Peripheral: Send + Sync + Clone + Debug {
     }
 }
 
+/// ID for a [`Peripheral`].
+///
+/// Different backends use different ID types.
+pub trait PeripheralId:
+    'static + Send + Sync + Clone + Debug + PartialEq + Eq + std::hash::Hash + std::fmt::Display
+{
+}
+
 #[cfg_attr(
     feature = "serde",
     derive(Serialize, Deserialize),
@@ -399,33 +407,33 @@ pub enum CentralState {
     serde(crate = "serde_cr")
 )]
 #[derive(Debug, Clone)]
-pub enum CentralEvent {
-    DeviceDiscovered(PeripheralId),
-    DeviceUpdated(PeripheralId),
-    DeviceConnected(PeripheralId),
-    DeviceDisconnected(PeripheralId),
+pub enum CentralEvent<ID: PeripheralId> {
+    DeviceDiscovered(ID),
+    DeviceUpdated(ID),
+    DeviceConnected(ID),
+    DeviceDisconnected(ID),
     /// Only emitted on the corebluetooth subsystem
-    DeviceServicesModified(PeripheralId),
+    DeviceServicesModified(ID),
     /// Emitted when a Manufacturer Data advertisement has been received from a device
     ManufacturerDataAdvertisement {
-        id: PeripheralId,
+        id: ID,
         manufacturer_data: HashMap<u16, Vec<u8>>,
     },
     /// Emitted when a Service Data advertisement has been received from a device
     ServiceDataAdvertisement {
-        id: PeripheralId,
+        id: ID,
         service_data: HashMap<Uuid, Vec<u8>>,
     },
     /// Emitted when the advertised services for a device has been updated
     ServicesAdvertisement {
-        id: PeripheralId,
+        id: ID,
         services: Vec<Uuid>,
     },
     /// Emitted when an RSSI (signal strength) update is received for a device.
     /// This may come from advertisements during scanning, or from an active
     /// `read_rssi()` call on connected platforms.
     RssiUpdate {
-        id: PeripheralId,
+        id: ID,
         rssi: i16,
     },
     StateUpdate(CentralState),
@@ -439,7 +447,11 @@ pub trait Central: Send + Sync + Clone {
 
     /// Retrieve a stream of `CentralEvent`s. This stream will receive notifications when events
     /// occur for this Central module. See [`CentralEvent`] for the full set of possible events.
-    async fn events(&self) -> Result<Pin<Box<dyn Stream<Item = CentralEvent> + Send>>>;
+    async fn events(
+        &self,
+    ) -> Result<
+        Pin<Box<dyn Stream<Item = CentralEvent<<Self::Peripheral as Peripheral>::ID>> + Send>>,
+    >;
 
     /// Starts a scan for BLE devices. This scan will generally continue until explicitly stopped,
     /// although this may depend on your Bluetooth adapter. Discovered devices will be announced
@@ -458,10 +470,16 @@ pub trait Central: Send + Sync + Clone {
     async fn peripherals(&self) -> Result<Vec<Self::Peripheral>>;
 
     /// Returns a particular [`Peripheral`] by its address if it has been discovered.
-    async fn peripheral(&self, id: &PeripheralId) -> Result<Self::Peripheral>;
+    async fn peripheral(
+        &self,
+        id: &<Self::Peripheral as Peripheral>::ID,
+    ) -> Result<Self::Peripheral>;
 
     /// Add a [`Peripheral`] from a MAC address without a scan result. Not supported on all Bluetooth systems.
-    async fn add_peripheral(&self, address: &PeripheralId) -> Result<Self::Peripheral>;
+    async fn add_peripheral(
+        &self,
+        address: &<Self::Peripheral as Peripheral>::ID,
+    ) -> Result<Self::Peripheral>;
 
     /// Clears the list of [`Peripheral`]s that have been discovered so far. Connected peripherals
     /// should be disconnected before calling this method. On platforms that do not cache peripherals
diff --git a/src/bluez/adapter.rs b/src/bluez/adapter.rs
index e8d495b7..b732f5af 100644
--- a/src/bluez/adapter.rs
+++ b/src/bluez/adapter.rs
@@ -33,7 +33,9 @@ fn get_central_state(powered: bool) -> CentralState {
 impl Central for Adapter {
     type Peripheral = Peripheral;
 
-    async fn events(&self) -> Result<Pin<Box<dyn Stream<Item = CentralEvent> + Send>>> {
+    async fn events(
+        &self,
+    ) -> Result<Pin<Box<dyn Stream<Item = CentralEvent<PeripheralId>> + Send>>> {
         // There's a race between getting this event stream and getting the current set of devices.
         // Get the stream first, on the basis that it's better to have a duplicate DeviceDiscovered
         // event than to miss one. It's unlikely to happen in any case.
@@ -145,7 +147,7 @@ async fn central_events(
     event: BluetoothEvent,
     session: BluetoothSession,
     adapter_id: AdapterId,
-) -> Option<Vec<CentralEvent>> {
+) -> Option<Vec<CentralEvent<PeripheralId>>> {
     match event {
         BluetoothEvent::Device {
             id,
diff --git a/src/bluez/peripheral.rs b/src/bluez/peripheral.rs
index 2310aa1b..1a3b2adb 100644
--- a/src/bluez/peripheral.rs
+++ b/src/bluez/peripheral.rs
@@ -54,6 +54,8 @@ impl Display for PeripheralId {
     }
 }
 
+impl crate::api::PeripheralId for PeripheralId {}
+
 /// Implementation of [api::Peripheral](crate::api::Peripheral).
 #[derive(Clone, Debug)]
 pub struct Peripheral {
@@ -130,6 +132,8 @@ impl Peripheral {
 
 #[async_trait]
 impl api::Peripheral for Peripheral {
+    type ID = PeripheralId;
+
     fn id(&self) -> PeripheralId {
         PeripheralId(self.device.to_owned())
     }
diff --git a/src/common/adapter_manager.rs b/src/common/adapter_manager.rs
index 7da91d66..c70f60c4 100644
--- a/src/common/adapter_manager.rs
+++ b/src/common/adapter_manager.rs
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
 //
 // Copyright (c) 2014 The Rust Project Developers
 use crate::api::{CentralEvent, Peripheral};
-use crate::platform::PeripheralId;
 use dashmap::{DashMap, mapref::one::RefMut};
 use futures::stream::{Stream, StreamExt};
 use log::trace;
@@ -25,8 +24,8 @@ pub struct AdapterManager<PeripheralType>
 where
     PeripheralType: Peripheral,
 {
-    peripherals: DashMap<PeripheralId, PeripheralType>,
-    events_channel: broadcast::Sender<CentralEvent>,
+    peripherals: DashMap<PeripheralType::ID, PeripheralType>,
+    events_channel: broadcast::Sender<CentralEvent<PeripheralType::ID>>,
 }
 
 impl<PeripheralType: Peripheral + 'static> Default for AdapterManager<PeripheralType> {
@@ -43,7 +42,7 @@ impl<PeripheralType> AdapterManager<PeripheralType>
 where
     PeripheralType: Peripheral + 'static,
 {
-    pub fn emit(&self, event: CentralEvent) {
+    pub fn emit(&self, event: CentralEvent<PeripheralType::ID>) {
         if let CentralEvent::DeviceDisconnected(ref id) = event {
             self.peripherals.remove(id);
         }
@@ -53,7 +52,9 @@ where
         }
     }
 
-    pub fn event_stream(&self) -> Pin<Box<dyn Stream<Item = CentralEvent> + Send>> {
+    pub fn event_stream(
+        &self,
+    ) -> Pin<Box<dyn Stream<Item = CentralEvent<PeripheralType::ID>> + Send>> {
         let receiver = self.events_channel.subscribe();
         Box::pin(BroadcastStream::new(receiver).filter_map(|x| async move { x.ok() }))
     }
@@ -81,12 +82,12 @@ where
     #[allow(dead_code)]
     pub fn peripheral_mut(
         &self,
-        id: &PeripheralId,
-    ) -> Option<RefMut<'_, PeripheralId, PeripheralType>> {
+        id: &PeripheralType::ID,
+    ) -> Option<RefMut<'_, PeripheralType::ID, PeripheralType>> {
         self.peripherals.get_mut(id)
     }
 
-    pub fn peripheral(&self, id: &PeripheralId) -> Option<PeripheralType> {
+    pub fn peripheral(&self, id: &PeripheralType::ID) -> Option<PeripheralType> {
         self.peripherals.get(id).map(|val| val.value().clone())
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/corebluetooth/adapter.rs b/src/corebluetooth/adapter.rs
index 0c489a28..37b14286 100644
--- a/src/corebluetooth/adapter.rs
+++ b/src/corebluetooth/adapter.rs
@@ -104,7 +104,9 @@ impl Adapter {
 impl Central for Adapter {
     type Peripheral = Peripheral;
 
-    async fn events(&self) -> Result<Pin<Box<dyn Stream<Item = CentralEvent> + Send>>> {
+    async fn events(
+        &self,
+    ) -> Result<Pin<Box<dyn Stream<Item = CentralEvent<PeripheralId>> + Send>>> {
         Ok(self.manager.event_stream())
     }
 
diff --git a/src/corebluetooth/peripheral.rs b/src/corebluetooth/peripheral.rs
index 229daaa6..01f5eac3 100644
--- a/src/corebluetooth/peripheral.rs
+++ b/src/corebluetooth/peripheral.rs
@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@ use uuid::Uuid;
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, Eq, Hash, Ord, PartialEq, PartialOrd)]
 pub struct PeripheralId(Uuid);
 
+impl crate::api::PeripheralId for PeripheralId {}
+
 impl Display for PeripheralId {
     fn fmt(&self, f: &mut Formatter) -> fmt::Result {
         Display::fmt(&self.0, f)
@@ -71,7 +73,7 @@ struct Shared {
 }
 
 impl Shared {
-    fn emit_event(&self, event: CentralEvent) {
+    fn emit_event(&self, event: CentralEvent<PeripheralId>) {
         match self.manager.upgrade() {
             Some(manager) => {
                 manager.emit(event);
@@ -231,6 +233,8 @@ impl Debug for Peripheral {
 
 #[async_trait]
 impl api::Peripheral for Peripheral {
+    type ID = PeripheralId;
+
     fn id(&self) -> PeripheralId {
         PeripheralId(self.shared.uuid)
     }
diff --git a/src/droidplug/adapter.rs b/src/droidplug/adapter.rs
index 5e0a4f2b..dbe7ca08 100644
--- a/src/droidplug/adapter.rs
+++ b/src/droidplug/adapter.rs
@@ -134,7 +134,9 @@ impl Central for Adapter {
         Ok("Android".to_string())
     }
 
-    async fn events(&self) -> Result<Pin<Box<dyn Stream<Item = CentralEvent> + Send>>> {
+    async fn events(
+        &self,
+    ) -> Result<Pin<Box<dyn Stream<Item = CentralEvent<PeripheralId>> + Send>>> {
         Ok(self.manager.event_stream())
     }
 
diff --git a/src/droidplug/peripheral.rs b/src/droidplug/peripheral.rs
index 8554376e..5f6dfbd8 100644
--- a/src/droidplug/peripheral.rs
+++ b/src/droidplug/peripheral.rs
@@ -51,6 +51,8 @@ impl Display for PeripheralId {
     }
 }
 
+impl crate::api::PeripheralId for PeripheralId {}
+
 fn get_poll_result<'a: 'b, 'b>(
     env: &'b JNIEnv<'a>,
     result: JPollResult<'a, 'b>,
@@ -229,7 +231,8 @@ impl Debug for Peripheral {
 
 #[async_trait]
 impl api::Peripheral for Peripheral {
-    /// Returns the unique identifier of the peripheral.
+    type ID = PeripheralId;
+
     fn id(&self) -> PeripheralId {
         PeripheralId(self.addr)
     }
diff --git a/src/winrtble/adapter.rs b/src/winrtble/adapter.rs
index c4cba39d..a28e56b8 100644
--- a/src/winrtble/adapter.rs
+++ b/src/winrtble/adapter.rs
@@ -82,7 +82,9 @@ impl Debug for Adapter {
 impl Central for Adapter {
     type Peripheral = Peripheral;
 
-    async fn events(&self) -> Result<Pin<Box<dyn Stream<Item = CentralEvent> + Send>>> {
+    async fn events(
+        &self,
+    ) -> Result<Pin<Box<dyn Stream<Item = CentralEvent<PeripheralId>> + Send>>> {
         Ok(self.manager.event_stream())
     }
 
diff --git a/src/winrtble/peripheral.rs b/src/winrtble/peripheral.rs
index 7924d678..48740d94 100644
--- a/src/winrtble/peripheral.rs
+++ b/src/winrtble/peripheral.rs
@@ -63,6 +63,8 @@ impl Display for PeripheralId {
     }
 }
 
+impl crate::api::PeripheralId for PeripheralId {}
+
 /// Implementation of [api::Peripheral](crate::api::Peripheral).
 #[derive(Clone)]
 pub struct Peripheral {
@@ -305,7 +307,7 @@ impl Peripheral {
         }
     }
 
-    fn emit_event(&self, event: CentralEvent) {
+    fn emit_event(&self, event: CentralEvent<PeripheralId>) {
         if let Some(manager) = self.shared.adapter.upgrade() {
             manager.emit(event);
         } else {
@@ -354,6 +356,8 @@ impl Debug for Peripheral {
 
 #[async_trait]
 impl ApiPeripheral for Peripheral {
+    type ID = PeripheralId;
+
     fn id(&self) -> PeripheralId {
         PeripheralId(self.shared.address)
     }