diff --git a/src/main/java/dan200/computercraft/api/peripheral/GenericPeripheral.java b/src/main/java/dan200/computercraft/api/peripheral/GenericPeripheral.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..02e13fd7a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/dan200/computercraft/api/peripheral/GenericPeripheral.java
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+/*
+ * This file is part of the public ComputerCraft API - http://www.computercraft.info
+ * Copyright Daniel Ratcliffe, 2011-2021. This API may be redistributed unmodified and in full only.
+ * For help using the API, and posting your mods, visit the forums at computercraft.info.
+ */
+package dan200.computercraft.api.peripheral;
+
+import dan200.computercraft.api.lua.GenericSource;
+import net.minecraft.tileentity.TileEntity;
+import net.minecraftforge.items.IItemHandler;
+
+import javax.annotation.Nonnull;
+
+/**
+ * A {@link GenericSource} which provides methods for a peripheral.
+ *
+ * Unlike a {@link GenericSource}, all methods <strong>should</strong> target the same type, for instance a
+ * {@link TileEntity} subclass or a capability interface. This is not currently enforced.
+ */
+public interface GenericPeripheral extends GenericSource
+{
+    /**
+     * Get the type of the exposed peripheral.
+     *
+     * Unlike normal {@link IPeripheral}s, {@link GenericPeripheral} do not have to have a type. By default, the
+     * resulting peripheral uses the resource name of the wrapped {@link TileEntity} (for instance {@literal minecraft:chest}).
+     *
+     * However, in some cases it may be more appropriate to specify a more readable name. Overriding this method allows
+     * you to do so.
+     *
+     * When multiple {@link GenericPeripheral}s return a non-empty peripheral type for a single tile entity, the
+     * lexicographically smallest will be chosen. In order to avoid this conflict, this method should only be
+     * implemented when your peripheral targets a single tile entity <strong>AND</strong> it's likely that you're the
+     * only mod to do so. Similarly this should <strong>NOT</strong> be implemented when your methods target a
+     * capability or other interface (i.e. {@link IItemHandler}).
+     *
+     * @return The type of this peripheral or {@link PeripheralType#untyped()}.
+     * @see IPeripheral#getType()
+     */
+    @Nonnull
+    default PeripheralType getType()
+    {
+        return PeripheralType.untyped();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/dan200/computercraft/api/peripheral/PeripheralType.java b/src/main/java/dan200/computercraft/api/peripheral/PeripheralType.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2780534c2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/dan200/computercraft/api/peripheral/PeripheralType.java
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+/*
+ * This file is part of the public ComputerCraft API - http://www.computercraft.info
+ * Copyright Daniel Ratcliffe, 2011-2021. This API may be redistributed unmodified and in full only.
+ * For help using the API, and posting your mods, visit the forums at computercraft.info.
+ */
+package dan200.computercraft.api.peripheral;
+
+import com.google.common.base.Strings;
+
+import javax.annotation.Nonnull;
+import javax.annotation.Nullable;
+
+/**
+ * The type of a {@link GenericPeripheral}.
+ *
+ * When determining the final type of the resulting peripheral, the union of all types is taken, with the
+ * lexicographically smallest non-empty name being chosen.
+ */
+public final class PeripheralType
+{
+    private static final PeripheralType UNTYPED = new PeripheralType( null );
+
+    private final String type;
+
+    public PeripheralType( String type )
+    {
+        this.type = type;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * An empty peripheral type, used when a {@link GenericPeripheral} does not have an explicit type.
+     *
+     * @return The empty peripheral type.
+     */
+    public static PeripheralType untyped()
+    {
+        return UNTYPED;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Create a new non-empty peripheral type.
+     *
+     * @param type The name of the type.
+     * @return The constructed peripheral type.
+     */
+    public static PeripheralType ofType( @Nonnull String type )
+    {
+        if( Strings.isNullOrEmpty( type ) ) throw new IllegalArgumentException( "type cannot be null or empty" );
+        return new PeripheralType( type );
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Get the name of this peripheral type. This may be {@literal null}.
+     *
+     * @return The type of this peripheral.
+     */
+    @Nullable
+    public String getPrimaryType()
+    {
+        return type;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/dan200/computercraft/core/asm/Generator.java b/src/main/java/dan200/computercraft/core/asm/Generator.java
index e68732f95..4cd2d66cf 100644
--- a/src/main/java/dan200/computercraft/core/asm/Generator.java
+++ b/src/main/java/dan200/computercraft/core/asm/Generator.java
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import dan200.computercraft.api.lua.IArguments;
 import dan200.computercraft.api.lua.LuaException;
 import dan200.computercraft.api.lua.LuaFunction;
 import dan200.computercraft.api.lua.MethodResult;
+import dan200.computercraft.api.peripheral.PeripheralType;
 import org.objectweb.asm.ClassWriter;
 import org.objectweb.asm.MethodVisitor;
 import org.objectweb.asm.Type;
@@ -108,7 +109,7 @@ public final class Generator<T>
             if( instance == null ) continue;
 
             if( methods == null ) methods = new ArrayList<>();
-            addMethod( methods, method, annotation, instance );
+            addMethod( methods, method, annotation, null, instance );
         }
 
         for( GenericMethod method : GenericMethod.all() )
@@ -119,7 +120,7 @@ public final class Generator<T>
             if( instance == null ) continue;
 
             if( methods == null ) methods = new ArrayList<>();
-            addMethod( methods, method.method, method.annotation, instance );
+            addMethod( methods, method.method, method.annotation, method.peripheralType, instance );
         }
 
         if( methods == null ) return Collections.emptyList();
@@ -127,7 +128,7 @@ public final class Generator<T>
         return Collections.unmodifiableList( methods );
     }
 
-    private void addMethod( List<NamedMethod<T>> methods, Method method, LuaFunction annotation, T instance )
+    private void addMethod( List<NamedMethod<T>> methods, Method method, LuaFunction annotation, PeripheralType genericType, T instance )
     {
         if( annotation.mainThread() ) instance = wrap.apply( instance );
 
@@ -135,13 +136,13 @@ public final class Generator<T>
         boolean isSimple = method.getReturnType() != MethodResult.class && !annotation.mainThread();
         if( names.length == 0 )
         {
-            methods.add( new NamedMethod<>( method.getName(), instance, isSimple ) );
+            methods.add( new NamedMethod<>( method.getName(), instance, isSimple, genericType ) );
         }
         else
         {
             for( String name : names )
             {
-                methods.add( new NamedMethod<>( name, instance, isSimple ) );
+                methods.add( new NamedMethod<>( name, instance, isSimple, genericType ) );
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/main/java/dan200/computercraft/core/asm/GenericMethod.java b/src/main/java/dan200/computercraft/core/asm/GenericMethod.java
index e0c916c2e..691d9b742 100644
--- a/src/main/java/dan200/computercraft/core/asm/GenericMethod.java
+++ b/src/main/java/dan200/computercraft/core/asm/GenericMethod.java
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ package dan200.computercraft.core.asm;
 import dan200.computercraft.ComputerCraft;
 import dan200.computercraft.api.lua.GenericSource;
 import dan200.computercraft.api.lua.LuaFunction;
+import dan200.computercraft.api.peripheral.GenericPeripheral;
+import dan200.computercraft.api.peripheral.PeripheralType;
 
 import javax.annotation.Nonnull;
 import java.lang.reflect.Method;
@@ -18,6 +20,7 @@ import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Objects;
 import java.util.stream.Collectors;
+import java.util.stream.Stream;
 
 /**
  * A generic method is a method belonging to a {@link GenericSource} with a known target.
@@ -27,15 +30,17 @@ public class GenericMethod
     final Method method;
     final LuaFunction annotation;
     final Class<?> target;
+    final PeripheralType peripheralType;
 
     private static final List<GenericSource> sources = new ArrayList<>();
     private static List<GenericMethod> cache;
 
-    GenericMethod( Method method, LuaFunction annotation, Class<?> target )
+    GenericMethod( Method method, LuaFunction annotation, Class<?> target, PeripheralType peripheralType )
     {
         this.method = method;
         this.annotation = annotation;
         this.target = target;
+        this.peripheralType = peripheralType;
     }
 
     /**
@@ -46,10 +51,28 @@ public class GenericMethod
     static List<GenericMethod> all()
     {
         if( cache != null ) return cache;
-        return cache = sources.stream()
-            .flatMap( x -> Arrays.stream( x.getClass().getDeclaredMethods() ) )
-            .map( method ->
-            {
+        return cache = sources.stream().flatMap( GenericMethod::getMethods ).collect( Collectors.toList() );
+    }
+
+    public static synchronized void register( @Nonnull GenericSource source )
+    {
+        Objects.requireNonNull( source, "Source cannot be null" );
+
+        if( cache != null )
+        {
+            ComputerCraft.log.warn( "Registering a generic source {} after cache has been built. This source will be ignored.", cache );
+        }
+
+        sources.add( source );
+    }
+
+    private static Stream<GenericMethod> getMethods( GenericSource source )
+    {
+        Class<?> klass = source.getClass();
+        PeripheralType type = source instanceof GenericPeripheral ? ((GenericPeripheral) source).getType() : null;
+
+        return Arrays.stream( klass.getDeclaredMethods() )
+            .map( method -> {
                 LuaFunction annotation = method.getAnnotation( LuaFunction.class );
                 if( annotation == null ) return null;
 
@@ -69,22 +92,8 @@ public class GenericMethod
                 Class<?> target = Reflect.getRawType( method, types[0], false );
                 if( target == null ) return null;
 
-                return new GenericMethod( method, annotation, target );
+                return new GenericMethod( method, annotation, target, type );
             } )
-            .filter( Objects::nonNull )
-            .collect( Collectors.toList() );
-    }
-
-
-    public static synchronized void register( @Nonnull GenericSource source )
-    {
-        Objects.requireNonNull( source, "Source cannot be null" );
-
-        if( cache != null )
-        {
-            ComputerCraft.log.warn( "Registering a generic source {} after cache has been built. This source will be ignored.", cache );
-        }
-
-        sources.add( source );
+            .filter( Objects::nonNull );
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/dan200/computercraft/core/asm/NamedMethod.java b/src/main/java/dan200/computercraft/core/asm/NamedMethod.java
index ea72bb7a4..35d9c0a77 100644
--- a/src/main/java/dan200/computercraft/core/asm/NamedMethod.java
+++ b/src/main/java/dan200/computercraft/core/asm/NamedMethod.java
@@ -5,7 +5,10 @@
  */
 package dan200.computercraft.core.asm;
 
+import dan200.computercraft.api.peripheral.PeripheralType;
+
 import javax.annotation.Nonnull;
+import javax.annotation.Nullable;
 
 public final class NamedMethod<T>
 {
@@ -13,11 +16,14 @@ public final class NamedMethod<T>
     private final T method;
     private final boolean nonYielding;
 
-    NamedMethod( String name, T method, boolean nonYielding )
+    private final PeripheralType genericType;
+
+    NamedMethod( String name, T method, boolean nonYielding, PeripheralType genericType )
     {
         this.name = name;
         this.method = method;
         this.nonYielding = nonYielding;
+        this.genericType = genericType;
     }
 
     @Nonnull
@@ -36,4 +42,10 @@ public final class NamedMethod<T>
     {
         return nonYielding;
     }
+
+    @Nullable
+    public PeripheralType getGenericType()
+    {
+        return genericType;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/dan200/computercraft/shared/peripheral/generic/GenericPeripheral.java b/src/main/java/dan200/computercraft/shared/peripheral/generic/GenericPeripheral.java
index ebfa94a6f..8703f687e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/dan200/computercraft/shared/peripheral/generic/GenericPeripheral.java
+++ b/src/main/java/dan200/computercraft/shared/peripheral/generic/GenericPeripheral.java
@@ -25,11 +25,11 @@ class GenericPeripheral implements IDynamicPeripheral
     private final TileEntity tile;
     private final List<SaturatedMethod> methods;
 
-    GenericPeripheral( TileEntity tile, List<SaturatedMethod> methods )
+    GenericPeripheral( TileEntity tile, String name, List<SaturatedMethod> methods )
     {
         ResourceLocation type = tile.getType().getRegistryName();
         this.tile = tile;
-        this.type = type == null ? "unknown" : type.toString();
+        this.type = name != null ? name : (type != null ? type.toString() : "unknown");
         this.methods = methods;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/dan200/computercraft/shared/peripheral/generic/GenericPeripheralProvider.java b/src/main/java/dan200/computercraft/shared/peripheral/generic/GenericPeripheralProvider.java
index 8eab46f11..d6918a1fd 100644
--- a/src/main/java/dan200/computercraft/shared/peripheral/generic/GenericPeripheralProvider.java
+++ b/src/main/java/dan200/computercraft/shared/peripheral/generic/GenericPeripheralProvider.java
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 package dan200.computercraft.shared.peripheral.generic;
 
 import dan200.computercraft.api.peripheral.IPeripheral;
+import dan200.computercraft.api.peripheral.PeripheralType;
 import dan200.computercraft.core.asm.NamedMethod;
 import dan200.computercraft.core.asm.PeripheralMethod;
 import net.minecraft.tileentity.TileEntity;
@@ -38,10 +39,10 @@ public class GenericPeripheralProvider
         TileEntity tile = world.getBlockEntity( pos );
         if( tile == null ) return null;
 
-        ArrayList<SaturatedMethod> saturated = new ArrayList<>( 0 );
+        GenericPeripheralBuilder saturated = new GenericPeripheralBuilder();
 
         List<NamedMethod<PeripheralMethod>> tileMethods = PeripheralMethod.GENERATOR.getMethods( tile.getClass() );
-        if( !tileMethods.isEmpty() ) addSaturated( saturated, tile, tileMethods );
+        if( !tileMethods.isEmpty() ) saturated.addMethods( tile, tileMethods );
 
         for( Capability<?> capability : capabilities )
         {
@@ -50,20 +51,44 @@ public class GenericPeripheralProvider
                 List<NamedMethod<PeripheralMethod>> capabilityMethods = PeripheralMethod.GENERATOR.getMethods( contents.getClass() );
                 if( capabilityMethods.isEmpty() ) return;
 
-                addSaturated( saturated, contents, capabilityMethods );
+                saturated.addMethods( contents, capabilityMethods );
                 wrapper.addListener( cast( invalidate ) );
             } );
         }
 
-        return saturated.isEmpty() ? null : new GenericPeripheral( tile, saturated );
+        return saturated.toPeripheral( tile );
     }
 
-    private static void addSaturated( ArrayList<SaturatedMethod> saturated, Object target, List<NamedMethod<PeripheralMethod>> methods )
+    private static class GenericPeripheralBuilder
     {
-        saturated.ensureCapacity( saturated.size() + methods.size() );
-        for( NamedMethod<PeripheralMethod> method : methods )
+        String name;
+        final ArrayList<SaturatedMethod> methods = new ArrayList<>( 0 );
+
+        IPeripheral toPeripheral( TileEntity tile )
         {
-            saturated.add( new SaturatedMethod( target, method ) );
+            if( methods.isEmpty() ) return null;
+
+            methods.trimToSize();
+            return new GenericPeripheral( tile, name, methods );
+        }
+
+        void addMethods( Object target, List<NamedMethod<PeripheralMethod>> methods )
+        {
+            ArrayList<SaturatedMethod> saturatedMethods = this.methods;
+            saturatedMethods.ensureCapacity( saturatedMethods.size() + methods.size() );
+            for( NamedMethod<PeripheralMethod> method : methods )
+            {
+                saturatedMethods.add( new SaturatedMethod( target, method ) );
+
+                // If we have a peripheral type, use it. Always pick the smallest one, so it's consistent (assuming mods
+                // don't change).
+                PeripheralType type = method.getGenericType();
+                if( type != null && type.getPrimaryType() != null )
+                {
+                    String name = type.getPrimaryType();
+                    if( this.name == null || this.name.compareTo( name ) > 0 ) this.name = name;
+                }
+            }
         }
     }