diff --git a/crates/ruma-client-api/CHANGELOG.md b/crates/ruma-client-api/CHANGELOG.md
index 1339021e..f085934e 100644
--- a/crates/ruma-client-api/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/crates/ruma-client-api/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ Breaking changes:
   }
   ```
 * Change `r0::session::get_login_types::LoginType` to a non-exhaustive enum of structs.
+* Move `r0::receipt::ReceiptType` to the `ruma-common` crate
 
 Improvements:
 
diff --git a/crates/ruma-client-api/src/r0/receipt/create_receipt.rs b/crates/ruma-client-api/src/r0/receipt/create_receipt.rs
index b7492fd8..f9bdbfab 100644
--- a/crates/ruma-client-api/src/r0/receipt/create_receipt.rs
+++ b/crates/ruma-client-api/src/r0/receipt/create_receipt.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 //! [POST /_matrix/client/r0/rooms/{roomId}/receipt/{receiptType}/{eventId}](https://matrix.org/docs/spec/client_server/r0.6.0#post-matrix-client-r0-rooms-roomid-receipt-receipttype-eventid)
 
 use ruma_api::ruma_api;
+use ruma_common::receipt::ReceiptType;
 use ruma_identifiers::{EventId, RoomId};
-use ruma_serde::{AsRefStr, DisplayAsRefStr, FromString};
 
 ruma_api! {
     metadata: {
@@ -47,14 +47,3 @@ impl Response {
         Self
     }
 }
-
-/// The type of receipt.
-#[derive(Clone, Debug, AsRefStr, DisplayAsRefStr, FromString)]
-pub enum ReceiptType {
-    /// m.read
-    #[ruma_enum(rename = "m.read")]
-    Read,
-
-    #[doc(hidden)]
-    _Custom(String),
-}
diff --git a/crates/ruma-common/CHANGELOG.md b/crates/ruma-common/CHANGELOG.md
index a106dfe7..df707a64 100644
--- a/crates/ruma-common/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/crates/ruma-common/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 # [unreleased]
 
+Improvements:
+
+* Add `receipt::ReceiptType`
+
 # 0.5.0
 
 Breaking changes:
diff --git a/crates/ruma-common/src/lib.rs b/crates/ruma-common/src/lib.rs
index 2d27eefa..873c9039 100644
--- a/crates/ruma-common/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/ruma-common/src/lib.rs
@@ -11,4 +11,5 @@ pub mod encryption;
 pub mod power_levels;
 pub mod presence;
 pub mod push;
+pub mod receipt;
 pub mod thirdparty;
diff --git a/crates/ruma-common/src/receipt.rs b/crates/ruma-common/src/receipt.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..519a985a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/ruma-common/src/receipt.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+//! Common types for receipts.
+
+use ruma_serde::StringEnum;
+
+/// The type of receipt.
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, PartialOrd, Ord, PartialEq, Eq, StringEnum)]
+pub enum ReceiptType {
+    /// m.read
+    #[ruma_enum(rename = "m.read")]
+    Read,
+
+    #[doc(hidden)]
+    _Custom(String),
+}
diff --git a/crates/ruma-events/CHANGELOG.md b/crates/ruma-events/CHANGELOG.md
index 3e300bdb..079931aa 100644
--- a/crates/ruma-events/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/crates/ruma-events/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ Breaking changes:
   ```
 * Add `tag::TagName` type and use it for `tag::Tags`
 * Move `FullyRead` from `EphemeralRoom` enum to `Basic` enum
+* Change `receipt::Receipts` struct to a `BTreeMap<ReceiptType, UserReceipts>`
 
 Improvements:
 
diff --git a/crates/ruma-events/src/receipt.rs b/crates/ruma-events/src/receipt.rs
index 651f1e4a..82faf80d 100644
--- a/crates/ruma-events/src/receipt.rs
+++ b/crates/ruma-events/src/receipt.rs
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ use std::{
     time::SystemTime,
 };
 
+use ruma_common::receipt::ReceiptType;
 use ruma_events_macros::EphemeralRoomEventContent;
 use ruma_identifiers::{EventId, UserId};
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
@@ -38,12 +39,7 @@ impl DerefMut for ReceiptEventContent {
 }
 
 /// A collection of receipts.
-#[derive(Clone, Debug, Deserialize, Serialize)]
-pub struct Receipts {
-    /// A collection of users who have sent *m.read* receipts for this event.
-    #[serde(default, rename = "m.read")]
-    pub read: Option<UserReceipts>,
-}
+pub type Receipts = BTreeMap<ReceiptType, UserReceipts>;
 
 /// A mapping of user ID to receipt.
 ///
diff --git a/crates/ruma-events/tests/ephemeral_event.rs b/crates/ruma-events/tests/ephemeral_event.rs
index 4a8a66cd..ff2e9235 100644
--- a/crates/ruma-events/tests/ephemeral_event.rs
+++ b/crates/ruma-events/tests/ephemeral_event.rs
@@ -2,12 +2,13 @@ use std::time::{Duration, UNIX_EPOCH};
 
 use maplit::btreemap;
 use matches::assert_matches;
+use ruma_common::receipt::ReceiptType;
 use ruma_identifiers::{event_id, room_id, user_id};
 use ruma_serde::Raw;
 use serde_json::{from_value as from_json_value, json, to_value as to_json_value};
 
 use ruma_events::{
-    receipt::{Receipt, ReceiptEventContent, Receipts},
+    receipt::{Receipt, ReceiptEventContent},
     typing::TypingEventContent,
     AnyEphemeralRoomEventContent, EphemeralRoomEvent,
 };
@@ -63,10 +64,10 @@ fn ephemeral_serialize_receipt() {
 
     let aliases_event = EphemeralRoomEvent {
         content: AnyEphemeralRoomEventContent::Receipt(ReceiptEventContent(btreemap! {
-            event_id => Receipts {
-                read: Some(btreemap! {
+            event_id => btreemap! {
+                ReceiptType::Read => btreemap! {
                     user_id => Receipt { ts: Some(UNIX_EPOCH + Duration::from_millis(1)) },
-                }),
+                },
             },
         })),
         room_id: room_id!("!roomid:room.com"),
@@ -117,7 +118,7 @@ fn deserialize_ephemeral_receipt() {
             && room_id == room_id!("!roomid:room.com")
             && receipts
                 .get(&event_id)
-                .map(|r| r.read.as_ref().unwrap().get(&user_id).unwrap())
+                .map(|r| r.get(&ReceiptType::Read).unwrap().get(&user_id).unwrap())
                 .map(|r| r.ts)
                 .unwrap()
                 == Some(UNIX_EPOCH + Duration::from_millis(1))