diff --git a/changelog.d/17996.misc b/changelog.d/17996.misc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8664ee45ae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/17996.misc
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Add `RoomID` & `EventID` rust types.
diff --git a/rust/src/identifier.rs b/rust/src/identifier.rs
index b199c5838e..b70f6a30c7 100644
--- a/rust/src/identifier.rs
+++ b/rust/src/identifier.rs
@@ -71,6 +71,34 @@ impl TryFrom<&str> for UserID {
     }
 }
 
+impl TryFrom<String> for UserID {
+    type Error = IdentifierError;
+
+    /// Will try creating a `UserID` from the provided `&str`.
+    /// Can fail if the user_id is incorrectly formatted.
+    fn try_from(s: String) -> Result<Self, Self::Error> {
+        if !s.starts_with('@') {
+            return Err(IdentifierError::IncorrectSigil);
+        }
+
+        if s.find(':').is_none() {
+            return Err(IdentifierError::MissingColon);
+        }
+
+        Ok(UserID(s))
+    }
+}
+
+impl<'de> serde::Deserialize<'de> for UserID {
+    fn deserialize<D>(deserializer: D) -> Result<Self, D::Error>
+    where
+        D: serde::Deserializer<'de>,
+    {
+        let s: String = serde::Deserialize::deserialize(deserializer)?;
+        UserID::try_from(s).map_err(serde::de::Error::custom)
+    }
+}
+
 impl Deref for UserID {
     type Target = str;
 
@@ -84,3 +112,141 @@ impl fmt::Display for UserID {
         write!(f, "{}", self.0)
     }
 }
+
+/// A Matrix room_id.
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, PartialEq)]
+pub struct RoomID(String);
+
+impl RoomID {
+    /// Returns the `localpart` of the room_id.
+    pub fn localpart(&self) -> &str {
+        &self[1..self.colon_pos()]
+    }
+
+    /// Returns the `server_name` / `domain` of the room_id.
+    pub fn server_name(&self) -> &str {
+        &self[self.colon_pos() + 1..]
+    }
+
+    /// Returns the position of the ':' inside of the room_id.
+    /// Used when splitting the room_id into it's respective parts.
+    fn colon_pos(&self) -> usize {
+        self.find(':').unwrap()
+    }
+}
+
+impl TryFrom<&str> for RoomID {
+    type Error = IdentifierError;
+
+    /// Will try creating a `RoomID` from the provided `&str`.
+    /// Can fail if the room_id is incorrectly formatted.
+    fn try_from(s: &str) -> Result<Self, Self::Error> {
+        if !s.starts_with('!') {
+            return Err(IdentifierError::IncorrectSigil);
+        }
+
+        if s.find(':').is_none() {
+            return Err(IdentifierError::MissingColon);
+        }
+
+        Ok(RoomID(s.to_string()))
+    }
+}
+
+impl TryFrom<String> for RoomID {
+    type Error = IdentifierError;
+
+    /// Will try creating a `RoomID` from the provided `String`.
+    /// Can fail if the room_id is incorrectly formatted.
+    fn try_from(s: String) -> Result<Self, Self::Error> {
+        if !s.starts_with('!') {
+            return Err(IdentifierError::IncorrectSigil);
+        }
+
+        if s.find(':').is_none() {
+            return Err(IdentifierError::MissingColon);
+        }
+
+        Ok(RoomID(s))
+    }
+}
+
+impl<'de> serde::Deserialize<'de> for RoomID {
+    fn deserialize<D>(deserializer: D) -> Result<Self, D::Error>
+    where
+        D: serde::Deserializer<'de>,
+    {
+        let s: String = serde::Deserialize::deserialize(deserializer)?;
+        RoomID::try_from(s).map_err(serde::de::Error::custom)
+    }
+}
+
+impl Deref for RoomID {
+    type Target = str;
+
+    fn deref(&self) -> &Self::Target {
+        &self.0
+    }
+}
+
+impl fmt::Display for RoomID {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
+        write!(f, "{}", self.0)
+    }
+}
+
+/// A Matrix event_id.
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, PartialEq)]
+pub struct EventID(String);
+
+impl TryFrom<&str> for EventID {
+    type Error = IdentifierError;
+
+    /// Will try creating a `EventID` from the provided `&str`.
+    /// Can fail if the event_id is incorrectly formatted.
+    fn try_from(s: &str) -> Result<Self, Self::Error> {
+        if !s.starts_with('$') {
+            return Err(IdentifierError::IncorrectSigil);
+        }
+
+        Ok(EventID(s.to_string()))
+    }
+}
+
+impl TryFrom<String> for EventID {
+    type Error = IdentifierError;
+
+    /// Will try creating a `EventID` from the provided `String`.
+    /// Can fail if the event_id is incorrectly formatted.
+    fn try_from(s: String) -> Result<Self, Self::Error> {
+        if !s.starts_with('$') {
+            return Err(IdentifierError::IncorrectSigil);
+        }
+
+        Ok(EventID(s))
+    }
+}
+
+impl<'de> serde::Deserialize<'de> for EventID {
+    fn deserialize<D>(deserializer: D) -> Result<Self, D::Error>
+    where
+        D: serde::Deserializer<'de>,
+    {
+        let s: String = serde::Deserialize::deserialize(deserializer)?;
+        EventID::try_from(s).map_err(serde::de::Error::custom)
+    }
+}
+
+impl Deref for EventID {
+    type Target = str;
+
+    fn deref(&self) -> &Self::Target {
+        &self.0
+    }
+}
+
+impl fmt::Display for EventID {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
+        write!(f, "{}", self.0)
+    }
+}