diff --git a/openscreen-application/src/messages.rs b/openscreen-application/src/messages.rs
index be3f6fa..0d68da2 100644
--- a/openscreen-application/src/messages.rs
+++ b/openscreen-application/src/messages.rs
@@ -21,11 +21,11 @@
 //!
 //! Reference: ref/w3c_ref/messages_appendix.cddl
 
-use bytes::Buf;
 use heapless::Vec;
 use minicbor::{Decoder, Encoder};
-use openscreen_common::quinn_varint::{Codec, VarInt};
-use openscreen_common::{MessageError, MAX_STRING_LENGTH, MAX_URLS};
+use openscreen_common::{
+    decode_type_key, encode_type_key, MessageError, MAX_STRING_LENGTH, MAX_URLS,
+};
 
 /// A wrapper around heapless::Vec that implements minicbor's Write trait
 struct VecWriter<'a, const N: usize> {
@@ -48,38 +48,6 @@ impl<'a, const N: usize> minicbor::encode::Write for VecWriter<'a, N> {
     }
 }
 
-/// Encode a type key as RFC 9000 variable-length integer into a heapless::Vec
-fn encode_type_key<const N: usize>(
-    type_key: u16,
-    buf: &mut Vec<u8, N>,
-) -> Result<(), MessageError> {
-    let varint = VarInt::from(type_key);
-    let size = varint.size();
-
-    // Ensure we have space
-    if buf.len() + size > N {
-        return Err(MessageError::BufferFull);
-    }
-
-    // Encode varint to a small stack buffer, then copy
-    let mut temp = [0u8; 8];
-    let mut slice = &mut temp[..];
-    varint.encode(&mut slice);
-    buf.extend_from_slice(&temp[..size])
-        .map_err(|_| MessageError::BufferFull)
-}
-
-/// Decode a type key as RFC 9000 variable-length integer from a byte slice.
-/// Returns the type key and the number of bytes consumed.
-fn decode_type_key(data: &[u8]) -> Result<(u16, usize), MessageError> {
-    let mut cursor = data;
-    let varint = VarInt::decode(&mut cursor).map_err(|_| MessageError::DecodeFailed)?;
-    let consumed = data.len() - cursor.remaining();
-    let value = varint.into_inner();
-    let type_key = u16::try_from(value).map_err(|_| MessageError::InvalidMessageType)?;
-    Ok((type_key, consumed))
-}
-
 /// Maximum size for a single CBOR message
 pub const MAX_MESSAGE_SIZE: usize = 1024;
 
diff --git a/openscreen-common/src/lib.rs b/openscreen-common/src/lib.rs
index 0ed5e36..f10a82d 100644
--- a/openscreen-common/src/lib.rs
+++ b/openscreen-common/src/lib.rs
@@ -21,7 +21,9 @@
 
 mod error;
 pub mod quinn_varint;
+mod type_key;
 mod types;
 
 pub use error::*;
+pub use type_key::*;
 pub use types::*;
diff --git a/openscreen-common/src/type_key.rs b/openscreen-common/src/type_key.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..014c790
--- /dev/null
+++ b/openscreen-common/src/type_key.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+// Copyright 2025 Google LLC
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+//! Type key encoding/decoding using RFC 9000 variable-length integers.
+
+use bytes::Buf;
+use heapless::Vec;
+
+use crate::error::MessageError;
+use crate::quinn_varint::{Codec, VarInt};
+
+/// Encode a type key as RFC 9000 variable-length integer into a heapless::Vec
+pub fn encode_type_key<const N: usize>(
+    type_key: u16,
+    buf: &mut Vec<u8, N>,
+) -> Result<(), MessageError> {
+    let varint = VarInt::from(type_key);
+    let size = varint.size();
+
+    // Ensure we have space
+    if buf.len() + size > N {
+        return Err(MessageError::BufferFull);
+    }
+
+    // Encode varint to a small stack buffer, then copy
+    let mut temp = [0u8; 4];
+    let mut slice = &mut temp[..];
+    varint.encode(&mut slice);
+    buf.extend_from_slice(&temp[..size])
+        .map_err(|_| MessageError::BufferFull)
+}
+
+/// Decode a type key as RFC 9000 variable-length integer from a byte slice.
+/// Returns the type key and the number of bytes consumed.
+pub fn decode_type_key(data: &[u8]) -> Result<(u16, usize), MessageError> {
+    let mut cursor = data;
+    let varint = VarInt::decode(&mut cursor).map_err(|_| MessageError::DecodeFailed)?;
+    let consumed = data.len() - cursor.remaining();
+    let value = varint.into_inner();
+    let type_key = u16::try_from(value).map_err(|_| MessageError::InvalidMessageType)?;
+    Ok((type_key, consumed))
+}
diff --git a/openscreen-network/src/messages.rs b/openscreen-network/src/messages.rs
index d3f8809..dd37715 100644
--- a/openscreen-network/src/messages.rs
+++ b/openscreen-network/src/messages.rs
@@ -23,11 +23,9 @@
 //!
 //! Reference: ref/w3c_ref/messages_appendix.cddl
 
-use bytes::Buf;
 use heapless::Vec;
 use minicbor::{Decoder, Encoder};
-use openscreen_common::quinn_varint::{Codec, VarInt};
-use openscreen_common::MessageError;
+use openscreen_common::{decode_type_key, encode_type_key, MessageError};
 
 /// A wrapper around heapless::Vec that implements minicbor's Write trait
 /// This allows us to encode directly into the Vec without stack allocations
@@ -51,38 +49,6 @@ impl<'a, const N: usize> minicbor::encode::Write for VecWriter<'a, N> {
     }
 }
 
-/// Encode a type key as RFC 9000 variable-length integer into a heapless::Vec
-fn encode_type_key<const N: usize>(
-    type_key: u16,
-    buf: &mut Vec<u8, N>,
-) -> Result<(), MessageError> {
-    let varint = VarInt::from(type_key);
-    let size = varint.size();
-
-    // Ensure we have space
-    if buf.len() + size > N {
-        return Err(MessageError::BufferFull);
-    }
-
-    // Encode varint to a small stack buffer, then copy
-    let mut temp = [0u8; 8];
-    let mut slice = &mut temp[..];
-    varint.encode(&mut slice);
-    buf.extend_from_slice(&temp[..size])
-        .map_err(|_| MessageError::BufferFull)
-}
-
-/// Decode a type key as RFC 9000 variable-length integer from a byte slice.
-/// Returns the type key and the number of bytes consumed.
-fn decode_type_key(data: &[u8]) -> Result<(u16, usize), MessageError> {
-    let mut cursor = data;
-    let varint = VarInt::decode(&mut cursor).map_err(|_| MessageError::DecodeFailed)?;
-    let consumed = data.len() - cursor.remaining();
-    let value = varint.into_inner();
-    let type_key = u16::try_from(value).map_err(|_| MessageError::InvalidMessageType)?;
-    Ok((type_key, consumed))
-}
-
 /// Maximum size for a single CBOR message
 pub const MAX_MESSAGE_SIZE: usize = 1024;