diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 08d39c1d2b3de..fbdf0297d4531 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -535,6 +535,7 @@ dependencies = [
 name = "beefy-primitives"
 version = "4.0.0-dev"
 dependencies = [
+ "hex",
  "hex-literal",
  "parity-scale-codec",
  "scale-info",
diff --git a/client/beefy/src/gossip.rs b/client/beefy/src/gossip.rs
index 8a43b5a039478..dc59f664caa91 100644
--- a/client/beefy/src/gossip.rs
+++ b/client/beefy/src/gossip.rs
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ use wasm_timer::Instant;
 
 use beefy_primitives::{
 	crypto::{Public, Signature},
-	MmrRootHash, VoteMessage,
+	VoteMessage,
 };
 
 use crate::keystore::BeefyKeystore;
@@ -142,9 +142,7 @@ where
 		sender: &PeerId,
 		mut data: &[u8],
 	) -> ValidationResult<B::Hash> {
-		if let Ok(msg) =
-			VoteMessage::<MmrRootHash, NumberFor<B>, Public, Signature>::decode(&mut data)
-		{
+		if let Ok(msg) = VoteMessage::<NumberFor<B>, Public, Signature>::decode(&mut data) {
 			let msg_hash = twox_64(data);
 			let round = msg.commitment.block_number;
 
@@ -178,9 +176,7 @@ where
 	fn message_expired<'a>(&'a self) -> Box<dyn FnMut(B::Hash, &[u8]) -> bool + 'a> {
 		let known_votes = self.known_votes.read();
 		Box::new(move |_topic, mut data| {
-			let msg = match VoteMessage::<MmrRootHash, NumberFor<B>, Public, Signature>::decode(
-				&mut data,
-			) {
+			let msg = match VoteMessage::<NumberFor<B>, Public, Signature>::decode(&mut data) {
 				Ok(vote) => vote,
 				Err(_) => return true,
 			};
@@ -214,9 +210,7 @@ where
 				return do_rebroadcast
 			}
 
-			let msg = match VoteMessage::<MmrRootHash, NumberFor<B>, Public, Signature>::decode(
-				&mut data,
-			) {
+			let msg = match VoteMessage::<NumberFor<B>, Public, Signature>::decode(&mut data) {
 				Ok(vote) => vote,
 				Err(_) => return true,
 			};
@@ -237,9 +231,11 @@ mod tests {
 	use sc_network_test::Block;
 	use sp_keystore::{SyncCryptoStore, SyncCryptoStorePtr};
 
-	use beefy_primitives::{crypto::Signature, Commitment, MmrRootHash, VoteMessage, KEY_TYPE};
-
 	use crate::keystore::{tests::Keyring, BeefyKeystore};
+	use beefy_primitives::{
+		crypto::Signature, known_payload_ids, Commitment, MmrRootHash, Payload, VoteMessage,
+		KEY_TYPE,
+	};
 
 	use super::*;
 
@@ -345,10 +341,7 @@ mod tests {
 		}
 	}
 
-	fn sign_commitment<BN: Encode, P: Encode>(
-		who: &Keyring,
-		commitment: &Commitment<BN, P>,
-	) -> Signature {
+	fn sign_commitment<BN: Encode>(who: &Keyring, commitment: &Commitment<BN>) -> Signature {
 		let store: SyncCryptoStorePtr = std::sync::Arc::new(LocalKeystore::in_memory());
 		SyncCryptoStore::ecdsa_generate_new(&*store, KEY_TYPE, Some(&who.to_seed())).unwrap();
 		let beefy_keystore: BeefyKeystore = Some(store).into();
@@ -362,11 +355,8 @@ mod tests {
 		let sender = sc_network::PeerId::random();
 		let mut context = TestContext;
 
-		let commitment = Commitment {
-			payload: MmrRootHash::default(),
-			block_number: 3_u64,
-			validator_set_id: 0,
-		};
+		let payload = Payload::new(known_payload_ids::MMR_ROOT_ID, MmrRootHash::default().encode());
+		let commitment = Commitment { payload, block_number: 3_u64, validator_set_id: 0 };
 
 		let signature = sign_commitment(&Keyring::Alice, &commitment);
 
diff --git a/client/beefy/src/notification.rs b/client/beefy/src/notification.rs
index 6099c9681447b..f394ae6c840a2 100644
--- a/client/beefy/src/notification.rs
+++ b/client/beefy/src/notification.rs
@@ -24,8 +24,7 @@ use sp_runtime::traits::{Block, NumberFor};
 use parking_lot::Mutex;
 
 /// Stream of signed commitments returned when subscribing.
-pub type SignedCommitment<Block> =
-	beefy_primitives::SignedCommitment<NumberFor<Block>, beefy_primitives::MmrRootHash>;
+pub type SignedCommitment<Block> = beefy_primitives::SignedCommitment<NumberFor<Block>>;
 
 /// Stream of signed commitments returned when subscribing.
 type SignedCommitmentStream<Block> = TracingUnboundedReceiver<SignedCommitment<Block>>;
diff --git a/client/beefy/src/round.rs b/client/beefy/src/round.rs
index e9f5ad2062433..db41f0f465db6 100644
--- a/client/beefy/src/round.rs
+++ b/client/beefy/src/round.rs
@@ -53,14 +53,14 @@ fn threshold(authorities: usize) -> usize {
 	authorities - faulty
 }
 
-pub(crate) struct Rounds<Hash, Number> {
-	rounds: BTreeMap<(Hash, Number), RoundTracker>,
+pub(crate) struct Rounds<Payload, Number> {
+	rounds: BTreeMap<(Payload, Number), RoundTracker>,
 	validator_set: ValidatorSet<Public>,
 }
 
-impl<H, N> Rounds<H, N>
+impl<P, N> Rounds<P, N>
 where
-	H: Ord + Hash,
+	P: Ord + Hash,
 	N: Ord + AtLeast32BitUnsigned + MaybeDisplay,
 {
 	pub(crate) fn new(validator_set: ValidatorSet<Public>) -> Self {
@@ -70,8 +70,8 @@ where
 
 impl<H, N> Rounds<H, N>
 where
-	H: Ord + Hash,
-	N: Ord + AtLeast32BitUnsigned + MaybeDisplay,
+	H: Ord + Hash + Clone,
+	N: Ord + AtLeast32BitUnsigned + MaybeDisplay + Clone,
 {
 	pub(crate) fn validator_set_id(&self) -> ValidatorSetId {
 		self.validator_set.id
@@ -81,9 +81,9 @@ where
 		self.validator_set.validators.clone()
 	}
 
-	pub(crate) fn add_vote(&mut self, round: (H, N), vote: (Public, Signature)) -> bool {
+	pub(crate) fn add_vote(&mut self, round: &(H, N), vote: (Public, Signature)) -> bool {
 		if self.validator_set.validators.iter().any(|id| vote.0 == *id) {
-			self.rounds.entry(round).or_default().add_vote(vote)
+			self.rounds.entry(round.clone()).or_default().add_vote(vote)
 		} else {
 			false
 		}
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ mod tests {
 		let mut rounds = Rounds::<H256, NumberFor<Block>>::new(validators);
 
 		assert!(rounds.add_vote(
-			(H256::from_low_u64_le(1), 1),
+			&(H256::from_low_u64_le(1), 1),
 			(Keyring::Alice.public(), Keyring::Alice.sign(b"I am committed"))
 		));
 
@@ -187,21 +187,21 @@ mod tests {
 
 		// invalid vote
 		assert!(!rounds.add_vote(
-			(H256::from_low_u64_le(1), 1),
+			&(H256::from_low_u64_le(1), 1),
 			(Keyring::Dave.public(), Keyring::Dave.sign(b"I am committed"))
 		));
 
 		assert!(!rounds.is_done(&(H256::from_low_u64_le(1), 1)));
 
 		assert!(rounds.add_vote(
-			(H256::from_low_u64_le(1), 1),
+			&(H256::from_low_u64_le(1), 1),
 			(Keyring::Bob.public(), Keyring::Bob.sign(b"I am committed"))
 		));
 
 		assert!(!rounds.is_done(&(H256::from_low_u64_le(1), 1)));
 
 		assert!(rounds.add_vote(
-			(H256::from_low_u64_le(1), 1),
+			&(H256::from_low_u64_le(1), 1),
 			(Keyring::Charlie.public(), Keyring::Charlie.sign(b"I am committed"))
 		));
 
@@ -225,31 +225,31 @@ mod tests {
 
 		// round 1
 		rounds.add_vote(
-			(H256::from_low_u64_le(1), 1),
+			&(H256::from_low_u64_le(1), 1),
 			(Keyring::Alice.public(), Keyring::Alice.sign(b"I am committed")),
 		);
 		rounds.add_vote(
-			(H256::from_low_u64_le(1), 1),
+			&(H256::from_low_u64_le(1), 1),
 			(Keyring::Bob.public(), Keyring::Bob.sign(b"I am committed")),
 		);
 
 		// round 2
 		rounds.add_vote(
-			(H256::from_low_u64_le(2), 2),
+			&(H256::from_low_u64_le(2), 2),
 			(Keyring::Alice.public(), Keyring::Alice.sign(b"I am again committed")),
 		);
 		rounds.add_vote(
-			(H256::from_low_u64_le(2), 2),
+			&(H256::from_low_u64_le(2), 2),
 			(Keyring::Bob.public(), Keyring::Bob.sign(b"I am again committed")),
 		);
 
 		// round 3
 		rounds.add_vote(
-			(H256::from_low_u64_le(3), 3),
+			&(H256::from_low_u64_le(3), 3),
 			(Keyring::Alice.public(), Keyring::Alice.sign(b"I am still committed")),
 		);
 		rounds.add_vote(
-			(H256::from_low_u64_le(3), 3),
+			&(H256::from_low_u64_le(3), 3),
 			(Keyring::Bob.public(), Keyring::Bob.sign(b"I am still committed")),
 		);
 
diff --git a/client/beefy/src/worker.rs b/client/beefy/src/worker.rs
index 3f52686930332..fa48e64c12b4e 100644
--- a/client/beefy/src/worker.rs
+++ b/client/beefy/src/worker.rs
@@ -36,8 +36,8 @@ use sp_runtime::{
 
 use beefy_primitives::{
 	crypto::{AuthorityId, Public, Signature},
-	BeefyApi, Commitment, ConsensusLog, MmrRootHash, SignedCommitment, ValidatorSet,
-	VersionedCommitment, VoteMessage, BEEFY_ENGINE_ID, GENESIS_AUTHORITY_SET_ID,
+	known_payload_ids, BeefyApi, Commitment, ConsensusLog, MmrRootHash, Payload, SignedCommitment,
+	ValidatorSet, VersionedCommitment, VoteMessage, BEEFY_ENGINE_ID, GENESIS_AUTHORITY_SET_ID,
 };
 
 use crate::{
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ where
 	/// Min delta in block numbers between two blocks, BEEFY should vote on
 	min_block_delta: u32,
 	metrics: Option<Metrics>,
-	rounds: round::Rounds<MmrRootHash, NumberFor<B>>,
+	rounds: round::Rounds<Payload, NumberFor<B>>,
 	finality_notifications: FinalityNotifications<B>,
 	/// Best block we received a GRANDPA notification for
 	best_grandpa_block: NumberFor<B>,
@@ -262,8 +262,9 @@ where
 					return
 				};
 
+			let payload = Payload::new(known_payload_ids::MMR_ROOT_ID, mmr_root.encode());
 			let commitment = Commitment {
-				payload: mmr_root,
+				payload,
 				block_number: notification.header.number(),
 				validator_set_id: self.rounds.validator_set_id(),
 			};
@@ -301,10 +302,10 @@ where
 		}
 	}
 
-	fn handle_vote(&mut self, round: (MmrRootHash, NumberFor<B>), vote: (Public, Signature)) {
+	fn handle_vote(&mut self, round: (Payload, NumberFor<B>), vote: (Public, Signature)) {
 		self.gossip_validator.note_round(round.1);
 
-		let vote_added = self.rounds.add_vote(round, vote);
+		let vote_added = self.rounds.add_vote(&round, vote);
 
 		if vote_added && self.rounds.is_done(&round) {
 			if let Some(signatures) = self.rounds.drop(&round) {
@@ -352,7 +353,7 @@ where
 			|notification| async move {
 				debug!(target: "beefy", "🥩 Got vote message: {:?}", notification);
 
-				VoteMessage::<MmrRootHash, NumberFor<B>, Public, Signature>::decode(
+				VoteMessage::<NumberFor<B>, Public, Signature>::decode(
 					&mut &notification.message[..],
 				)
 				.ok()
diff --git a/primitives/beefy/Cargo.toml b/primitives/beefy/Cargo.toml
index 23e98012027c7..e38af745cd714 100644
--- a/primitives/beefy/Cargo.toml
+++ b/primitives/beefy/Cargo.toml
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ sp-runtime = { version = "4.0.0-dev", path = "../runtime", default-features = fa
 sp-std = { version = "4.0.0-dev", path = "../std", default-features = false }
 
 [dev-dependencies]
+hex = "0.4.3"
 hex-literal = "0.3"
-
 sp-keystore = { version = "0.10.0-dev", path = "../keystore" }
 
 [features]
diff --git a/primitives/beefy/src/commitment.rs b/primitives/beefy/src/commitment.rs
index d9e4de6e19bb7..667c03cc2284c 100644
--- a/primitives/beefy/src/commitment.rs
+++ b/primitives/beefy/src/commitment.rs
@@ -15,10 +15,65 @@
 // See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 // limitations under the License.
 
+use codec::{Decode, Encode};
 use sp_std::{cmp, prelude::*};
 
 use crate::{crypto::Signature, ValidatorSetId};
 
+/// Id of different payloads in the [`Commitment`] data
+pub type BeefyPayloadId = [u8; 2];
+
+/// Registry of all known [`BeefyPayloadId`].
+pub mod known_payload_ids {
+	use crate::BeefyPayloadId;
+
+	/// A [`Payload`] identifier for Merkle Mountain Range root hash.
+	///
+	/// Encoded value should contain a [`beefy_primitives::MmrRootHash`] type (i.e. 32-bytes hash).
+	pub const MMR_ROOT_ID: BeefyPayloadId = *b"mh";
+}
+
+/// A BEEFY payload type allowing for future extensibility of adding additional kinds of payloads.
+///
+/// The idea is to store a vector of SCALE-encoded values with an extra identifier.
+/// Identifiers MUST be sorted by the [`BeefyPayloadId`] to allow efficient lookup of expected
+/// value. Duplicated identifiers are disallowed. It's okay for different implementations to only
+/// support a subset of possible values.
+#[derive(Decode, Encode, Debug, PartialEq, Eq, Clone, Ord, PartialOrd, Hash)]
+pub struct Payload(Vec<(BeefyPayloadId, Vec<u8>)>);
+
+impl Payload {
+	/// Construct a new payload given an initial vallue
+	pub fn new(id: BeefyPayloadId, value: Vec<u8>) -> Self {
+		Self(vec![(id, value)])
+	}
+
+	/// Returns a raw payload under given `id`.
+	///
+	/// If the [`BeefyPayloadId`] is not found in the payload `None` is returned.
+	pub fn get_raw(&self, id: &BeefyPayloadId) -> Option<&Vec<u8>> {
+		let index = self.0.binary_search_by(|probe| probe.0.cmp(id)).ok()?;
+		Some(&self.0[index].1)
+	}
+
+	/// Returns a decoded payload value under given `id`.
+	///
+	/// In case the value is not there or it cannot be decoded does not match `None` is returned.
+	pub fn get_decoded<T: Decode>(&self, id: &BeefyPayloadId) -> Option<T> {
+		self.get_raw(id).and_then(|raw| T::decode(&mut &raw[..]).ok())
+	}
+
+	/// Push a `Vec<u8>` with a given id into the payload vec.
+	/// This method will internally sort the payload vec after every push.
+	///
+	/// Returns self to allow for daisy chaining.
+	pub fn push_raw(mut self, id: BeefyPayloadId, value: Vec<u8>) -> Self {
+		self.0.push((id, value));
+		self.0.sort_by_key(|(id, _)| *id);
+		self
+	}
+}
+
 /// A commitment signed by GRANDPA validators as part of BEEFY protocol.
 ///
 /// The commitment contains a [payload](Commitment::payload) extracted from the finalized block at
@@ -26,16 +81,17 @@ use crate::{crypto::Signature, ValidatorSetId};
 /// GRANDPA validators collect signatures on commitments and a stream of such signed commitments
 /// (see [SignedCommitment]) forms the BEEFY protocol.
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, PartialEq, Eq, codec::Encode, codec::Decode)]
-pub struct Commitment<TBlockNumber, TPayload> {
-	/// The payload being signed.
+pub struct Commitment<TBlockNumber> {
+	///  A collection of payloads to be signed, see [`Payload`] for details.
 	///
-	/// This should be some form of cumulative representation of the chain (think MMR root hash).
-	/// The payload should also contain some details that allow the light client to verify next
-	/// validator set. The protocol does not enforce any particular format of this data,
-	/// nor how often it should be present in commitments, however the light client has to be
-	/// provided with full validator set whenever it performs the transition (i.e. importing first
-	/// block with [validator_set_id](Commitment::validator_set_id) incremented).
-	pub payload: TPayload,
+	/// One of the payloads should be some form of cumulative representation of the chain (think
+	/// MMR root hash). Additionally one of the payloads should also contain some details that
+	/// allow the light client to verify next validator set. The protocol does not enforce any
+	/// particular format of this data, nor how often it should be present in commitments, however
+	/// the light client has to be provided with full validator set whenever it performs the
+	/// transition (i.e. importing first block with
+	/// [validator_set_id](Commitment::validator_set_id) incremented).
+	pub payload: Payload,
 
 	/// Finalized block number this commitment is for.
 	///
@@ -57,20 +113,18 @@ pub struct Commitment<TBlockNumber, TPayload> {
 	pub validator_set_id: ValidatorSetId,
 }
 
-impl<TBlockNumber, TPayload> cmp::PartialOrd for Commitment<TBlockNumber, TPayload>
+impl<TBlockNumber> cmp::PartialOrd for Commitment<TBlockNumber>
 where
 	TBlockNumber: cmp::Ord,
-	TPayload: cmp::Eq,
 {
 	fn partial_cmp(&self, other: &Self) -> Option<cmp::Ordering> {
 		Some(self.cmp(other))
 	}
 }
 
-impl<TBlockNumber, TPayload> cmp::Ord for Commitment<TBlockNumber, TPayload>
+impl<TBlockNumber> cmp::Ord for Commitment<TBlockNumber>
 where
 	TBlockNumber: cmp::Ord,
-	TPayload: cmp::Eq,
 {
 	fn cmp(&self, other: &Self) -> cmp::Ordering {
 		self.validator_set_id
@@ -81,9 +135,9 @@ where
 
 /// A commitment with matching GRANDPA validators' signatures.
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, PartialEq, Eq, codec::Encode, codec::Decode)]
-pub struct SignedCommitment<TBlockNumber, TPayload> {
+pub struct SignedCommitment<TBlockNumber> {
 	/// The commitment signatures are collected for.
-	pub commitment: Commitment<TBlockNumber, TPayload>,
+	pub commitment: Commitment<TBlockNumber>,
 	/// GRANDPA validators' signatures for the commitment.
 	///
 	/// The length of this `Vec` must match number of validators in the current set (see
@@ -91,7 +145,7 @@ pub struct SignedCommitment<TBlockNumber, TPayload> {
 	pub signatures: Vec<Option<Signature>>,
 }
 
-impl<TBlockNumber, TPayload> SignedCommitment<TBlockNumber, TPayload> {
+impl<TBlockNumber> SignedCommitment<TBlockNumber> {
 	/// Return the number of collected signatures.
 	pub fn no_of_signatures(&self) -> usize {
 		self.signatures.iter().filter(|x| x.is_some()).count()
@@ -102,10 +156,10 @@ impl<TBlockNumber, TPayload> SignedCommitment<TBlockNumber, TPayload> {
 /// to the block justifications for the block for which the signed commitment
 /// has been generated.
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, PartialEq, codec::Encode, codec::Decode)]
-pub enum VersionedCommitment<N, P> {
+pub enum VersionedCommitment<N> {
 	#[codec(index = 1)]
 	/// Current active version
-	V1(SignedCommitment<N, P>),
+	V1(SignedCommitment<N>),
 }
 
 #[cfg(test)]
@@ -119,9 +173,9 @@ mod tests {
 
 	use crate::{crypto, KEY_TYPE};
 
-	type TestCommitment = Commitment<u128, String>;
-	type TestSignedCommitment = SignedCommitment<u128, String>;
-	type TestVersionedCommitment = VersionedCommitment<u128, String>;
+	type TestCommitment = Commitment<u128>;
+	type TestSignedCommitment = SignedCommitment<u128>;
+	type TestVersionedCommitment = VersionedCommitment<u128>;
 
 	// The mock signatures are equivalent to the ones produced by the BEEFY keystore
 	fn mock_signatures() -> (crypto::Signature, crypto::Signature) {
@@ -148,8 +202,9 @@ mod tests {
 	#[test]
 	fn commitment_encode_decode() {
 		// given
+		let payload = Payload::new(known_payload_ids::MMR_ROOT_ID, "Hello World!".encode());
 		let commitment: TestCommitment =
-			Commitment { payload: "Hello World!".into(), block_number: 5, validator_set_id: 0 };
+			Commitment { payload, block_number: 5, validator_set_id: 0 };
 
 		// when
 		let encoded = codec::Encode::encode(&commitment);
@@ -160,7 +215,7 @@ mod tests {
 		assert_eq!(
 			encoded,
 			hex_literal::hex!(
-				"3048656c6c6f20576f726c6421050000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000"
+				"046d68343048656c6c6f20576f726c6421050000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000"
 			)
 		);
 	}
@@ -168,8 +223,9 @@ mod tests {
 	#[test]
 	fn signed_commitment_encode_decode() {
 		// given
+		let payload = Payload::new(known_payload_ids::MMR_ROOT_ID, "Hello World!".encode());
 		let commitment: TestCommitment =
-			Commitment { payload: "Hello World!".into(), block_number: 5, validator_set_id: 0 };
+			Commitment { payload, block_number: 5, validator_set_id: 0 };
 
 		let sigs = mock_signatures();
 
@@ -187,10 +243,11 @@ mod tests {
 		assert_eq!(
 			encoded,
 			hex_literal::hex!(
-				"3048656c6c6f20576f726c64210500000000000000000000000000000000000000000000001000
-			0001558455ad81279df0795cc985580e4fb75d72d948d1107b2ac80a09abed4da8480c746cc321f2319a5e99a830e314d
-			10dd3cd68ce3dc0c33c86e99bcb7816f9ba01012d6e1f8105c337a86cdd9aaacdc496577f3db8c55ef9e6fd48f2c5c05a
-			2274707491635d8ba3df64f324575b7b2a34487bca2324b6a0046395a71681be3d0c2a00"
+				"046d68343048656c6c6f20576f726c6421050000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
+				10000001558455ad81279df0795cc985580e4fb75d72d948d1107b2ac80a09abed4da8480c746cc321
+				f2319a5e99a830e314d10dd3cd68ce3dc0c33c86e99bcb7816f9ba01012d6e1f8105c337a86cdd9aaa
+				cdc496577f3db8c55ef9e6fd48f2c5c05a2274707491635d8ba3df64f324575b7b2a34487bca2324b6a
+				0046395a71681be3d0c2a00"
 			)
 		);
 	}
@@ -198,8 +255,9 @@ mod tests {
 	#[test]
 	fn signed_commitment_count_signatures() {
 		// given
+		let payload = Payload::new(known_payload_ids::MMR_ROOT_ID, "Hello World!".encode());
 		let commitment: TestCommitment =
-			Commitment { payload: "Hello World!".into(), block_number: 5, validator_set_id: 0 };
+			Commitment { payload, block_number: 5, validator_set_id: 0 };
 
 		let sigs = mock_signatures();
 
@@ -222,7 +280,8 @@ mod tests {
 			block_number: u128,
 			validator_set_id: crate::ValidatorSetId,
 		) -> TestCommitment {
-			Commitment { payload: "Hello World!".into(), block_number, validator_set_id }
+			let payload = Payload::new(known_payload_ids::MMR_ROOT_ID, "Hello World!".encode());
+			Commitment { payload, block_number, validator_set_id }
 		}
 
 		// given
@@ -241,8 +300,9 @@ mod tests {
 
 	#[test]
 	fn versioned_commitment_encode_decode() {
+		let payload = Payload::new(known_payload_ids::MMR_ROOT_ID, "Hello World!".encode());
 		let commitment: TestCommitment =
-			Commitment { payload: "Hello World!".into(), block_number: 5, validator_set_id: 0 };
+			Commitment { payload, block_number: 5, validator_set_id: 0 };
 
 		let sigs = mock_signatures();
 
diff --git a/primitives/beefy/src/lib.rs b/primitives/beefy/src/lib.rs
index 790b915ab98db..cb3cf601a76bc 100644
--- a/primitives/beefy/src/lib.rs
+++ b/primitives/beefy/src/lib.rs
@@ -35,7 +35,9 @@ mod commitment;
 pub mod mmr;
 pub mod witness;
 
-pub use commitment::{Commitment, SignedCommitment, VersionedCommitment};
+pub use commitment::{
+	known_payload_ids, BeefyPayloadId, Commitment, Payload, SignedCommitment, VersionedCommitment,
+};
 
 use codec::{Codec, Decode, Encode};
 use scale_info::TypeInfo;
@@ -118,9 +120,9 @@ pub enum ConsensusLog<AuthorityId: Codec> {
 /// A vote message is a direct vote created by a BEEFY node on every voting round
 /// and is gossiped to its peers.
 #[derive(Debug, Decode, Encode, TypeInfo)]
-pub struct VoteMessage<Hash, Number, Id, Signature> {
+pub struct VoteMessage<Number, Id, Signature> {
 	/// Commit to information extracted from a finalized block
-	pub commitment: Commitment<Number, Hash>,
+	pub commitment: Commitment<Number>,
 	/// Node authority id
 	pub id: Id,
 	/// Node signature
diff --git a/primitives/beefy/src/witness.rs b/primitives/beefy/src/witness.rs
index c28a464e72df5..3ead08bdd7cb3 100644
--- a/primitives/beefy/src/witness.rs
+++ b/primitives/beefy/src/witness.rs
@@ -40,9 +40,9 @@ use crate::{
 /// Ethereum Mainnet), in a commit-reveal like scheme, where first we submit only the signed
 /// commitment witness and later on, the client picks only some signatures to verify at random.
 #[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Eq, codec::Encode, codec::Decode)]
-pub struct SignedCommitmentWitness<TBlockNumber, TPayload, TMerkleRoot> {
+pub struct SignedCommitmentWitness<TBlockNumber, TMerkleRoot> {
 	/// The full content of the commitment.
-	pub commitment: Commitment<TBlockNumber, TPayload>,
+	pub commitment: Commitment<TBlockNumber>,
 
 	/// The bit vector of validators who signed the commitment.
 	pub signed_by: Vec<bool>, // TODO [ToDr] Consider replacing with bitvec crate
@@ -51,9 +51,7 @@ pub struct SignedCommitmentWitness<TBlockNumber, TPayload, TMerkleRoot> {
 	pub signatures_merkle_root: TMerkleRoot,
 }
 
-impl<TBlockNumber, TPayload, TMerkleRoot>
-	SignedCommitmentWitness<TBlockNumber, TPayload, TMerkleRoot>
-{
+impl<TBlockNumber, TMerkleRoot> SignedCommitmentWitness<TBlockNumber, TMerkleRoot> {
 	/// Convert [SignedCommitment] into [SignedCommitmentWitness].
 	///
 	/// This takes a [SignedCommitment], which contains full signatures
@@ -63,7 +61,7 @@ impl<TBlockNumber, TPayload, TMerkleRoot>
 	///
 	/// Returns the full list of signatures along with the witness.
 	pub fn from_signed<TMerkelize>(
-		signed: SignedCommitment<TBlockNumber, TPayload>,
+		signed: SignedCommitment<TBlockNumber>,
 		merkelize: TMerkelize,
 	) -> (Self, Vec<Option<Signature>>)
 	where
@@ -86,12 +84,11 @@ mod tests {
 	use super::*;
 	use codec::Decode;
 
-	use crate::{crypto, KEY_TYPE};
+	use crate::{crypto, known_payload_ids, Payload, KEY_TYPE};
 
-	type TestCommitment = Commitment<u128, String>;
-	type TestSignedCommitment = SignedCommitment<u128, String>;
-	type TestSignedCommitmentWitness =
-		SignedCommitmentWitness<u128, String, Vec<Option<Signature>>>;
+	type TestCommitment = Commitment<u128>;
+	type TestSignedCommitment = SignedCommitment<u128>;
+	type TestSignedCommitmentWitness = SignedCommitmentWitness<u128, Vec<Option<Signature>>>;
 
 	// The mock signatures are equivalent to the ones produced by the BEEFY keystore
 	fn mock_signatures() -> (crypto::Signature, crypto::Signature) {
@@ -116,8 +113,10 @@ mod tests {
 	}
 
 	fn signed_commitment() -> TestSignedCommitment {
+		let payload =
+			Payload::new(known_payload_ids::MMR_ROOT_ID, "Hello World!".as_bytes().to_vec());
 		let commitment: TestCommitment =
-			Commitment { payload: "Hello World!".into(), block_number: 5, validator_set_id: 0 };
+			Commitment { payload, block_number: 5, validator_set_id: 0 };
 
 		let sigs = mock_signatures();
 
@@ -152,10 +151,11 @@ mod tests {
 		assert_eq!(
 			encoded,
 			hex_literal::hex!(
-				"3048656c6c6f20576f726c64210500000000000000000000000000000000000000000000001000 
-			00010110000001558455ad81279df0795cc985580e4fb75d72d948d1107b2ac80a09abed4da8480c746cc321f2319a5e9
-			9a830e314d10dd3cd68ce3dc0c33c86e99bcb7816f9ba01012d6e1f8105c337a86cdd9aaacdc496577f3db8c55ef9e6fd
-			48f2c5c05a2274707491635d8ba3df64f324575b7b2a34487bca2324b6a0046395a71681be3d0c2a00"
+				"046d683048656c6c6f20576f726c642105000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000010
+				0000010110000001558455ad81279df0795cc985580e4fb75d72d948d1107b2ac80a09abed4da8480c
+				746cc321f2319a5e99a830e314d10dd3cd68ce3dc0c33c86e99bcb7816f9ba01012d6e1f8105c337a86
+				cdd9aaacdc496577f3db8c55ef9e6fd48f2c5c05a2274707491635d8ba3df64f324575b7b2a34487bc
+				a2324b6a0046395a71681be3d0c2a00"
 			)
 		);
 	}