diff --git a/crates/packet_inspector/src/main.rs b/crates/packet_inspector/src/main.rs
index d13a221..6979001 100644
--- a/crates/packet_inspector/src/main.rs
+++ b/crates/packet_inspector/src/main.rs
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ use valence_protocol::packet::c2s::status::{QueryPingC2s, QueryRequestC2s};
 use valence_protocol::packet::s2c::login::LoginSuccessS2c;
 use valence_protocol::packet::s2c::status::{QueryPongS2c, QueryResponseS2c};
 use valence_protocol::packet::{C2sPlayPacket, S2cLoginPacket, S2cPlayPacket};
-use valence_protocol::{DecodePacket, EncodePacket};
+use valence_protocol::Packet;
 
 #[derive(Parser, Clone, Debug)]
 #[clap(author, version, about)]
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ struct State {
 impl State {
     pub async fn rw_packet<'a, P>(&'a mut self) -> anyhow::Result<P>
     where
-        P: DecodePacket<'a> + EncodePacket,
+        P: Packet<'a>,
     {
         while !self.dec.has_next_packet()? {
             self.dec.reserve(4096);
diff --git a/crates/valence/src/client.rs b/crates/valence/src/client.rs
index c20c5e1..8c1b529 100644
--- a/crates/valence/src/client.rs
+++ b/crates/valence/src/client.rs
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ use valence_protocol::text::Text;
 use valence_protocol::types::{GameMode, GlobalPos, Property, SoundCategory};
 use valence_protocol::username::Username;
 use valence_protocol::var_int::VarInt;
-use valence_protocol::EncodePacket;
+use valence_protocol::Packet;
 
 use crate::dimension::DimensionId;
 use crate::entity::data::Player;
@@ -173,9 +173,9 @@ impl Client {
     ///
     /// If encoding the packet fails, the client is disconnected. Has no
     /// effect if the client is already disconnected.
-    pub fn write_packet<P>(&mut self, pkt: &P)
+    pub fn write_packet<'a, P>(&mut self, pkt: &P)
     where
-        P: EncodePacket + ?Sized,
+        P: Packet<'a>,
     {
         self.enc.write_packet(pkt);
     }
@@ -606,9 +606,9 @@ impl Client {
 }
 
 impl WritePacket for Client {
-    fn write_packet<P>(&mut self, packet: &P)
+    fn write_packet<'a, P>(&mut self, packet: &P)
     where
-        P: EncodePacket + ?Sized,
+        P: Packet<'a>,
     {
         self.enc.write_packet(packet)
     }
diff --git a/crates/valence/src/instance.rs b/crates/valence/src/instance.rs
index 504dba6..b62a76f 100644
--- a/crates/valence/src/instance.rs
+++ b/crates/valence/src/instance.rs
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ use valence_protocol::packet::s2c::play::{OverlayMessageS2c, ParticleS2c, PlaySo
 use valence_protocol::sound::Sound;
 use valence_protocol::text::Text;
 use valence_protocol::types::SoundCategory;
-use valence_protocol::EncodePacket;
+use valence_protocol::Packet;
 
 use crate::dimension::DimensionId;
 use crate::entity::McEntity;
@@ -313,9 +313,9 @@ impl Instance {
     ///
     /// This is more efficient than sending the packet to each client
     /// individually.
-    pub fn write_packet<P>(&mut self, pkt: &P)
+    pub fn write_packet<'a, P>(&mut self, pkt: &P)
     where
-        P: EncodePacket + ?Sized,
+        P: Packet<'a>,
     {
         PacketWriter::new(
             &mut self.packet_buf,
@@ -340,9 +340,9 @@ impl Instance {
     ///
     /// This is more efficient than sending the packet to each client
     /// individually.
-    pub fn write_packet_at<P>(&mut self, pkt: &P, pos: impl Into<ChunkPos>)
+    pub fn write_packet_at<'a, P>(&mut self, pkt: &P, pos: impl Into<ChunkPos>)
     where
-        P: EncodePacket + ?Sized,
+        P: Packet<'a>,
     {
         let pos = pos.into();
         if let Some(cell) = self.partition.get_mut(&pos) {
diff --git a/crates/valence/src/packet.rs b/crates/valence/src/packet.rs
index 744d518..d85833b 100644
--- a/crates/valence/src/packet.rs
+++ b/crates/valence/src/packet.rs
@@ -2,20 +2,20 @@ use std::io::Write;
 
 use tracing::warn;
 use valence_protocol::codec::{encode_packet, encode_packet_compressed, PacketEncoder};
-use valence_protocol::EncodePacket;
+use valence_protocol::Packet;
 
 pub(crate) trait WritePacket {
-    fn write_packet<P>(&mut self, packet: &P)
+    fn write_packet<'a, P>(&mut self, packet: &P)
     where
-        P: EncodePacket + ?Sized;
+        P: Packet<'a>;
 
     fn write_packet_bytes(&mut self, bytes: &[u8]);
 }
 
 impl<W: WritePacket> WritePacket for &mut W {
-    fn write_packet<P>(&mut self, packet: &P)
+    fn write_packet<'a, P>(&mut self, packet: &P)
     where
-        P: EncodePacket + ?Sized,
+        P: Packet<'a>,
     {
         (*self).write_packet(packet)
     }
@@ -42,9 +42,9 @@ impl<'a> PacketWriter<'a> {
 }
 
 impl WritePacket for PacketWriter<'_> {
-    fn write_packet<P>(&mut self, pkt: &P)
+    fn write_packet<'a, P>(&mut self, pkt: &P)
     where
-        P: EncodePacket + ?Sized,
+        P: Packet<'a>,
     {
         let res = if let Some(threshold) = self.threshold {
             encode_packet_compressed(self.buf, pkt, threshold, self.scratch)
@@ -65,9 +65,9 @@ impl WritePacket for PacketWriter<'_> {
 }
 
 impl WritePacket for PacketEncoder {
-    fn write_packet<P>(&mut self, packet: &P)
+    fn write_packet<'a, P>(&mut self, packet: &P)
     where
-        P: EncodePacket + ?Sized,
+        P: Packet<'a>,
     {
         if let Err(e) = self.append_packet(packet) {
             warn!("failed to write packet: {e:#}");
diff --git a/crates/valence/src/server/connection.rs b/crates/valence/src/server/connection.rs
index a77cf28..1578bc2 100644
--- a/crates/valence/src/server/connection.rs
+++ b/crates/valence/src/server/connection.rs
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ use tokio::task::JoinHandle;
 use tokio::time::timeout;
 use tracing::debug;
 use valence_protocol::codec::{PacketDecoder, PacketEncoder};
-use valence_protocol::{DecodePacket, EncodePacket};
+use valence_protocol::Packet;
 
 use crate::client::{Client, ClientConnection};
 use crate::server::byte_channel::{
@@ -52,9 +52,9 @@ where
         }
     }
 
-    pub async fn send_packet<P>(&mut self, pkt: &P) -> anyhow::Result<()>
+    pub async fn send_packet<'a, P>(&mut self, pkt: &P) -> anyhow::Result<()>
     where
-        P: EncodePacket + ?Sized,
+        P: Packet<'a>,
     {
         self.enc.append_packet(pkt)?;
         let bytes = self.enc.take();
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ where
 
     pub async fn recv_packet<'a, P>(&'a mut self) -> anyhow::Result<P>
     where
-        P: DecodePacket<'a>,
+        P: Packet<'a>,
     {
         timeout(self.timeout, async {
             while !self.dec.has_next_packet()? {
diff --git a/crates/valence/src/unit_test/util.rs b/crates/valence/src/unit_test/util.rs
index dfea93f..3cff187 100644
--- a/crates/valence/src/unit_test/util.rs
+++ b/crates/valence/src/unit_test/util.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ use bytes::BytesMut;
 use valence_protocol::codec::{PacketDecoder, PacketEncoder};
 use valence_protocol::packet::S2cPlayPacket;
 use valence_protocol::username::Username;
-use valence_protocol::EncodePacket;
+use valence_protocol::Packet;
 
 use crate::client::{Client, ClientConnection};
 use crate::config::{ConnectionMode, ServerPlugin};
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ impl MockClientHelper {
 
     /// Inject a packet to be treated as a packet inbound to the server. Panics
     /// if the packet cannot be sent.
-    pub fn send(&mut self, packet: &(impl EncodePacket + ?Sized)) {
+    pub fn send<'a>(&mut self, packet: &impl Packet<'a>) {
         self.enc
             .append_packet(packet)
             .expect("failed to encode packet");
diff --git a/crates/valence_protocol/src/codec.rs b/crates/valence_protocol/src/codec.rs
index b154bda..45f65c7 100644
--- a/crates/valence_protocol/src/codec.rs
+++ b/crates/valence_protocol/src/codec.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ use bytes::{Buf, BufMut, BytesMut};
 use tracing::debug;
 
 use crate::var_int::{VarInt, VarIntDecodeError};
-use crate::{DecodePacket, Encode, EncodePacket, Result, MAX_PACKET_SIZE};
+use crate::{Encode, Packet, Result, MAX_PACKET_SIZE};
 
 /// The AES block cipher with a 128 bit key, using the CFB-8 mode of
 /// operation.
@@ -33,9 +33,9 @@ impl PacketEncoder {
         self.buf.extend_from_slice(bytes)
     }
 
-    pub fn prepend_packet<P>(&mut self, pkt: &P) -> Result<()>
+    pub fn prepend_packet<'a, P>(&mut self, pkt: &P) -> Result<()>
     where
-        P: EncodePacket + ?Sized,
+        P: Packet<'a>,
     {
         let start_len = self.buf.len();
         self.append_packet(pkt)?;
@@ -54,9 +54,9 @@ impl PacketEncoder {
         Ok(())
     }
 
-    pub fn append_packet<P>(&mut self, pkt: &P) -> Result<()>
+    pub fn append_packet<'a, P>(&mut self, pkt: &P) -> Result<()>
     where
-        P: EncodePacket + ?Sized,
+        P: Packet<'a>,
     {
         let start_len = self.buf.len();
 
@@ -171,9 +171,9 @@ impl PacketEncoder {
     }
 }
 
-pub fn encode_packet<P>(buf: &mut Vec<u8>, pkt: &P) -> Result<()>
+pub fn encode_packet<'a, P>(buf: &mut Vec<u8>, pkt: &P) -> Result<()>
 where
-    P: EncodePacket + ?Sized,
+    P: Packet<'a>,
 {
     let start_len = buf.len();
 
@@ -201,14 +201,14 @@ where
 }
 
 #[cfg(feature = "compression")]
-pub fn encode_packet_compressed<P>(
+pub fn encode_packet_compressed<'a, P>(
     buf: &mut Vec<u8>,
     pkt: &P,
     threshold: u32,
     scratch: &mut Vec<u8>,
 ) -> Result<()>
 where
-    P: EncodePacket + ?Sized,
+    P: Packet<'a>,
 {
     use std::io::Read;
 
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ impl PacketDecoder {
 
     pub fn try_next_packet<'a, P>(&'a mut self) -> Result<Option<P>>
     where
-        P: DecodePacket<'a>,
+        P: Packet<'a>,
     {
         self.buf.advance(self.cursor);
         self.cursor = 0;
@@ -368,7 +368,7 @@ impl PacketDecoder {
     #[track_caller]
     pub fn collect_into_vec<'a, P>(&'a mut self) -> Result<Vec<P>>
     where
-        P: DecodePacket<'a>,
+        P: Packet<'a>,
     {
         #[cfg(feature = "encryption")]
         assert!(
@@ -512,7 +512,7 @@ mod tests {
     #[cfg(feature = "encryption")]
     const CRYPT_KEY: [u8; 16] = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16];
 
-    #[derive(PartialEq, Debug, Encode, EncodePacket, Decode, DecodePacket)]
+    #[derive(PartialEq, Debug, Encode, Decode, Packet)]
     #[packet_id = 42]
     struct TestPacket<'a> {
         a: bool,
diff --git a/crates/valence_protocol/src/lib.rs b/crates/valence_protocol/src/lib.rs
index 4b2b6f9..6f02f34 100644
--- a/crates/valence_protocol/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/valence_protocol/src/lib.rs
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ use std::io::Write;
 use std::{fmt, io};
 
 pub use anyhow::{Error, Result};
-pub use valence_protocol_macros::{ident_str, Decode, DecodePacket, Encode, EncodePacket};
+pub use valence_protocol_macros::{ident_str, Decode, Encode, Packet};
 pub use {uuid, valence_nbt as nbt};
 
 /// The Minecraft protocol version this library currently targets.
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ pub mod __private {
     pub use anyhow::{anyhow, bail, ensure, Context, Result};
 
     pub use crate::var_int::VarInt;
-    pub use crate::{Decode, DecodePacket, Encode, EncodePacket};
+    pub use crate::{Decode, Encode, Packet};
 }
 
 /// The maximum number of bytes in a single Minecraft packet.
@@ -249,20 +249,21 @@ pub trait Decode<'a>: Sized {
     fn decode(r: &mut &'a [u8]) -> Result<Self>;
 }
 
-/// Like [`Encode`], but implementations must write a leading [`VarInt`] packet
-/// ID before any other data.
+/// Like [`Encode`] + [`Decode`], but implementations must read and write a
+/// leading [`VarInt`] packet ID before any other data.
 ///
 /// # Deriving
 ///
 /// This trait can be implemented automatically by using the
-/// [`EncodePacket`][macro] derive macro. The trait is implemented by writing
-/// the packet ID provided in the `#[packet_id = ...]` helper attribute followed
-/// by a call to [`Encode::encode`].
+/// [`Packet`][macro] derive macro. The trait is implemented by reading or
+/// writing the packet ID provided in the `#[packet_id = ...]` helper attribute
+/// followed by a call to [`Encode::encode`] or [`Decode::decode`]. The target
+/// type must implement [`Encode`], [`Decode`], and [`fmt::Debug`].
 ///
 /// ```
-/// use valence_protocol::{Encode, EncodePacket};
+/// use valence_protocol::{Encode, Packet};
 ///
-/// #[derive(Encode, EncodePacket, Debug)]
+/// #[derive(Encode, Packet, Debug)]
 /// #[packet_id = 42]
 /// struct MyStruct {
 ///     first: i32,
@@ -275,60 +276,24 @@ pub trait Decode<'a>: Sized {
 /// println!("{buf:?}");
 /// ```
 ///
-/// [macro]: valence_protocol_macros::DecodePacket
+/// [macro]: valence_protocol_macros::Packet
 /// [`VarInt`]: var_int::VarInt
-pub trait EncodePacket: fmt::Debug {
-    /// The packet ID that is written when [`Self::encode_packet`] is called. A
-    /// negative value indicates that the packet ID is not statically known.
+pub trait Packet<'a>: Sized + fmt::Debug {
+    /// The packet returned by [`Self::packet_id`]. If the packet ID is not
+    /// statically known, then a negative value is used instead.
     const PACKET_ID: i32 = -1;
-
     /// Like [`Encode::encode`], but a leading [`VarInt`] packet ID must be
     /// written first.
     ///
     /// [`VarInt`]: var_int::VarInt
     fn encode_packet(&self, w: impl Write) -> Result<()>;
-}
-
-/// Like [`Decode`], but implementations must read a leading [`VarInt`] packet
-/// ID before any other data.
-///
-/// # Deriving
-///
-/// This trait can be implemented automatically by using the
-/// [`DecodePacket`][macro] derive macro. The trait is implemented by reading
-/// the packet ID provided in the `#[packet_id = ...]` helper attribute followed
-/// by a call to [`Decode::decode`].
-///
-/// ```
-/// use valence_protocol::{Decode, DecodePacket};
-///
-/// #[derive(Decode, DecodePacket, Debug)]
-/// #[packet_id = 42]
-/// struct MyStruct {
-///     first: i32,
-/// }
-///
-/// let buf = [42, 0, 0, 0, 0];
-/// let mut r = buf.as_slice();
-///
-/// let value = MyStruct::decode_packet(&mut r).unwrap();
-///
-/// assert_eq!(value.first, 0);
-/// assert!(r.is_empty());
-/// ```
-///
-/// [macro]: valence_protocol::DecodePacket
-/// [`VarInt`]: var_int::VarInt
-pub trait DecodePacket<'a>: Sized + fmt::Debug {
-    /// The packet ID that is read when [`Self::decode_packet`] is called. A
-    /// negative value indicates that the packet ID is not statically known.
-    const PACKET_ID: i32 = -1;
-
     /// Like [`Decode::decode`], but a leading [`VarInt`] packet ID must be read
     /// first.
     ///
     /// [`VarInt`]: var_int::VarInt
     fn decode_packet(r: &mut &'a [u8]) -> Result<Self>;
+    /// Returns the ID of this packet.
+    fn packet_id(&self) -> i32;
 }
 
 #[allow(dead_code)]
@@ -336,7 +301,7 @@ pub trait DecodePacket<'a>: Sized + fmt::Debug {
 mod derive_tests {
     use super::*;
 
-    #[derive(Encode, EncodePacket, Decode, DecodePacket, Debug)]
+    #[derive(Encode, Decode, Packet, Debug)]
     #[packet_id = 1]
     struct RegularStruct {
         foo: i32,
@@ -344,30 +309,30 @@ mod derive_tests {
         baz: f64,
     }
 
-    #[derive(Encode, EncodePacket, Decode, DecodePacket, Debug)]
+    #[derive(Encode, Decode, Packet, Debug)]
     #[packet_id = 2]
     struct UnitStruct;
 
-    #[derive(Encode, EncodePacket, Decode, DecodePacket, Debug)]
+    #[derive(Encode, Decode, Packet, Debug)]
     #[packet_id = 3]
     struct EmptyStruct {}
 
-    #[derive(Encode, EncodePacket, Decode, DecodePacket, Debug)]
+    #[derive(Encode, Decode, Packet, Debug)]
     #[packet_id = 4]
     struct TupleStruct(i32, bool, f64);
 
-    #[derive(Encode, EncodePacket, Decode, DecodePacket, Debug)]
+    #[derive(Encode, Decode, Packet, Debug)]
     #[packet_id = 5]
-    struct StructWithGenerics<'z, T: fmt::Debug = ()> {
+    struct StructWithGenerics<'z, T = ()> {
         foo: &'z str,
         bar: T,
     }
 
-    #[derive(Encode, EncodePacket, Decode, DecodePacket, Debug)]
+    #[derive(Encode, Decode, Packet, Debug)]
     #[packet_id = 6]
-    struct TupleStructWithGenerics<'z, T: fmt::Debug = ()>(&'z str, i32, T);
+    struct TupleStructWithGenerics<'z, T = ()>(&'z str, i32, T);
 
-    #[derive(Encode, EncodePacket, Decode, DecodePacket, Debug)]
+    #[derive(Encode, Decode, Packet, Debug)]
     #[packet_id = 7]
     enum RegularEnum {
         Empty,
@@ -375,13 +340,13 @@ mod derive_tests {
         Fields { foo: i32, bar: bool, baz: f64 },
     }
 
-    #[derive(Encode, EncodePacket, Decode, DecodePacket, Debug)]
+    #[derive(Encode, Decode, Packet, Debug)]
     #[packet_id = 8]
     enum EmptyEnum {}
 
-    #[derive(Encode, EncodePacket, Decode, DecodePacket, Debug)]
+    #[derive(Encode, Decode, Packet, Debug)]
     #[packet_id = 0xbeef]
-    enum EnumWithGenericsAndTags<'z, T: fmt::Debug = ()> {
+    enum EnumWithGenericsAndTags<'z, T = ()> {
         #[tag = 5]
         First {
             foo: &'z str,
@@ -396,7 +361,7 @@ mod derive_tests {
     #[allow(unconditional_recursion)]
     fn has_impls<'a, T>()
     where
-        T: Encode + EncodePacket + Decode<'a> + DecodePacket<'a>,
+        T: Encode + Decode<'a> + Packet<'a>,
     {
         has_impls::<RegularStruct>();
         has_impls::<UnitStruct>();
diff --git a/crates/valence_protocol/src/packet.rs b/crates/valence_protocol/src/packet.rs
index 45b3787..bdb3772 100644
--- a/crates/valence_protocol/src/packet.rs
+++ b/crates/valence_protocol/src/packet.rs
@@ -12,8 +12,7 @@ pub use s2c::login::S2cLoginPacket;
 pub use s2c::play::S2cPlayPacket;
 pub use s2c::status::S2cStatusPacket;
 
-/// Defines an enum of packets and implements `EncodePacket` and `DecodePacket`
-/// for each.
+/// Defines an enum of packets and implements `Packet` for each.
 macro_rules! packet_group {
     (
         $(#[$attrs:meta])*
@@ -35,9 +34,13 @@ macro_rules! packet_group {
                 }
             }
 
-            impl$(<$life>)? crate::EncodePacket for $packet$(<$life>)? {
+            impl<$enum_life> crate::Packet<$enum_life> for $packet$(<$life>)? {
                 const PACKET_ID: i32 = $packet_id;
 
+                fn packet_id(&self) -> i32 {
+                    $packet_id
+                }
+
                 #[allow(unused_imports)]
                 fn encode_packet(&self, mut w: impl std::io::Write) -> crate::Result<()> {
                     use ::valence_protocol::__private::{Encode, Context, VarInt};
@@ -48,10 +51,6 @@ macro_rules! packet_group {
 
                     self.encode(w)
                 }
-            }
-
-            impl<$enum_life> crate::DecodePacket<$enum_life> for $packet$(<$life>)? {
-                const PACKET_ID: i32 = $packet_id;
 
                 #[allow(unused_imports)]
                 fn decode_packet(r: &mut &$enum_life [u8]) -> ::valence_protocol::__private::Result<Self> {
@@ -65,7 +64,15 @@ macro_rules! packet_group {
             }
         )*
 
-        impl<$enum_life> crate::EncodePacket for $enum_name<$enum_life> {
+        impl<$enum_life> crate::Packet<$enum_life> for $enum_name<$enum_life> {
+            fn packet_id(&self) -> i32 {
+                match self {
+                    $(
+                        Self::$packet(_) => <$packet as crate::Packet>::PACKET_ID,
+                    )*
+                }
+            }
+
             fn encode_packet(&self, mut w: impl std::io::Write) -> crate::Result<()> {
                 use crate::Encode;
                 use crate::var_int::VarInt;
@@ -73,7 +80,7 @@ macro_rules! packet_group {
                 match self {
                     $(
                         Self::$packet(pkt) => {
-                            VarInt(<$packet as crate::EncodePacket>::PACKET_ID).encode(&mut w)?;
+                            VarInt(<$packet as crate::Packet>::PACKET_ID).encode(&mut w)?;
                             pkt.encode(w)?;
                         }
                     )*
@@ -81,9 +88,7 @@ macro_rules! packet_group {
 
                 Ok(())
             }
-        }
 
-        impl<$enum_life> crate::DecodePacket<$enum_life> for $enum_name<$enum_life> {
             fn decode_packet(r: &mut &$enum_life [u8]) -> crate::Result<Self> {
                 use crate::Decode;
                 use crate::var_int::VarInt;
@@ -91,7 +96,7 @@ macro_rules! packet_group {
                 let id = VarInt::decode(r)?.0;
                 Ok(match id {
                     $(
-                        <$packet as crate::DecodePacket>::PACKET_ID =>
+                        <$packet as crate::Packet>::PACKET_ID =>
                             Self::$packet($packet::decode(r)?),
                     )*
                     id => anyhow::bail!("unknown packet ID {} while decoding {}", id, stringify!($enum_name)),
@@ -130,9 +135,13 @@ macro_rules! packet_group {
                 }
             }
 
-            impl crate::EncodePacket for $packet {
+            impl crate::Packet<'_> for $packet {
                 const PACKET_ID: i32 = $packet_id;
 
+                fn packet_id(&self) -> i32 {
+                    $packet_id
+                }
+
                 #[allow(unused_imports)]
                 fn encode_packet(&self, mut w: impl std::io::Write) -> crate::Result<()> {
                     use ::valence_protocol::__private::{Encode, Context, VarInt};
@@ -143,10 +152,6 @@ macro_rules! packet_group {
 
                     self.encode(w)
                 }
-            }
-
-            impl crate::DecodePacket<'_> for $packet {
-                const PACKET_ID: i32 = $packet_id;
 
                 #[allow(unused_imports)]
                 fn decode_packet(r: &mut &[u8]) -> ::valence_protocol::__private::Result<Self> {
@@ -160,7 +165,15 @@ macro_rules! packet_group {
             }
         )*
 
-        impl crate::EncodePacket for $enum_name {
+        impl crate::Packet<'_> for $enum_name {
+            fn packet_id(&self) -> i32 {
+                match self {
+                    $(
+                        Self::$packet(_) => <$packet as crate::Packet>::PACKET_ID,
+                    )*
+                }
+            }
+
             fn encode_packet(&self, mut w: impl std::io::Write) -> crate::Result<()> {
                 use crate::Encode;
                 use crate::var_int::VarInt;
@@ -168,7 +181,7 @@ macro_rules! packet_group {
                 match self {
                     $(
                         Self::$packet(pkt) => {
-                            VarInt(<$packet as crate::EncodePacket>::PACKET_ID).encode(&mut w)?;
+                            VarInt(<$packet as crate::Packet>::PACKET_ID).encode(&mut w)?;
                             pkt.encode(w)?;
                         }
                     )*
@@ -176,9 +189,7 @@ macro_rules! packet_group {
 
                 Ok(())
             }
-        }
 
-        impl crate::DecodePacket<'_> for $enum_name {
             fn decode_packet(r: &mut &[u8]) -> crate::Result<Self> {
                 use crate::Decode;
                 use crate::var_int::VarInt;
@@ -186,7 +197,7 @@ macro_rules! packet_group {
                 let id = VarInt::decode(r)?.0;
                 Ok(match id {
                     $(
-                        <$packet as crate::DecodePacket>::PACKET_ID =>
+                        <$packet as crate::Packet>::PACKET_ID =>
                             Self::$packet($packet::decode(r)?),
                     )*
                     id => anyhow::bail!("unknown packet ID {} while decoding {}", id, stringify!($enum_name)),
diff --git a/crates/valence_protocol_macros/src/decode.rs b/crates/valence_protocol_macros/src/decode.rs
index c400f8a..8c1b25e 100644
--- a/crates/valence_protocol_macros/src/decode.rs
+++ b/crates/valence_protocol_macros/src/decode.rs
@@ -3,9 +3,7 @@ use quote::quote;
 use syn::spanned::Spanned;
 use syn::{parse2, parse_quote, Data, DeriveInput, Error, Fields, Result};
 
-use crate::{
-    add_trait_bounds, decode_split_for_impl, find_packet_id_attr, pair_variants_with_discriminants,
-};
+use crate::{add_trait_bounds, decode_split_for_impl, pair_variants_with_discriminants};
 
 pub fn derive_decode(item: TokenStream) -> Result<TokenStream> {
     let mut input = parse2::<DeriveInput>(item)?;
@@ -167,48 +165,3 @@ pub fn derive_decode(item: TokenStream) -> Result<TokenStream> {
         )),
     }
 }
-
-pub fn derive_decode_packet(item: TokenStream) -> Result<TokenStream> {
-    let mut input = parse2::<DeriveInput>(item)?;
-
-    let Some(packet_id) = find_packet_id_attr(&input.attrs)? else {
-        return Err(Error::new(
-            input.ident.span(),
-            "cannot derive `DecodePacket` without `#[packet_id = ...]` helper attribute",
-        ))
-    };
-
-    let lifetime = input
-        .generics
-        .lifetimes()
-        .next()
-        .map(|l| l.lifetime.clone())
-        .unwrap_or_else(|| parse_quote!('a));
-
-    add_trait_bounds(
-        &mut input.generics,
-        quote!(::valence_protocol::__private::Decode<#lifetime>),
-    );
-
-    let (impl_generics, ty_generics, where_clause) =
-        decode_split_for_impl(input.generics, lifetime.clone());
-
-    let name = input.ident;
-
-    Ok(quote! {
-        impl #impl_generics ::valence_protocol::__private::DecodePacket<#lifetime> for #name #ty_generics
-        #where_clause
-        {
-            const PACKET_ID: i32 = #packet_id;
-
-            fn decode_packet(r: &mut &#lifetime [u8]) -> ::valence_protocol::__private::Result<Self> {
-                use ::valence_protocol::__private::{Decode, Context, VarInt, ensure};
-
-                let id = VarInt::decode(r).context("failed to decode packet ID")?.0;
-                ensure!(id == #packet_id, "unexpected packet ID {} (expected {})", id, #packet_id);
-
-                Self::decode(r)
-            }
-        }
-    })
-}
diff --git a/crates/valence_protocol_macros/src/encode.rs b/crates/valence_protocol_macros/src/encode.rs
index 7974bb6..c2c22ad 100644
--- a/crates/valence_protocol_macros/src/encode.rs
+++ b/crates/valence_protocol_macros/src/encode.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ use quote::quote;
 use syn::spanned::Spanned;
 use syn::{parse2, Data, DeriveInput, Error, Fields, LitInt, Result};
 
-use crate::{add_trait_bounds, find_packet_id_attr, pair_variants_with_discriminants};
+use crate::{add_trait_bounds, pair_variants_with_discriminants};
 
 pub fn derive_encode(item: TokenStream) -> Result<TokenStream> {
     let mut input = parse2::<DeriveInput>(item)?;
@@ -163,41 +163,3 @@ pub fn derive_encode(item: TokenStream) -> Result<TokenStream> {
         )),
     }
 }
-
-pub fn derive_encode_packet(item: TokenStream) -> Result<TokenStream> {
-    let mut input = parse2::<DeriveInput>(item)?;
-
-    let Some(packet_id) = find_packet_id_attr(&input.attrs)? else {
-        return Err(Error::new(
-            input.ident.span(),
-            "cannot derive `EncodePacket` without `#[packet_id = ...]` helper attribute",
-        ))
-    };
-
-    add_trait_bounds(
-        &mut input.generics,
-        quote!(::valence_protocol::__private::Encode),
-    );
-
-    let (impl_generics, ty_generics, where_clause) = input.generics.split_for_impl();
-
-    let name = input.ident;
-
-    Ok(quote! {
-        impl #impl_generics ::valence_protocol::__private::EncodePacket for #name #ty_generics
-        #where_clause
-        {
-            const PACKET_ID: i32 = #packet_id;
-
-            fn encode_packet(&self, mut w: impl ::std::io::Write) -> ::valence_protocol::__private::Result<()> {
-                use ::valence_protocol::__private::{Encode, Context, VarInt};
-
-                VarInt(#packet_id)
-                    .encode(&mut w)
-                    .context("failed to encode packet ID")?;
-
-                self.encode(w)
-            }
-        }
-    })
-}
diff --git a/crates/valence_protocol_macros/src/lib.rs b/crates/valence_protocol_macros/src/lib.rs
index 2357559..4037f81 100644
--- a/crates/valence_protocol_macros/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/valence_protocol_macros/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-//! This crate provides derive macros for [`Encode`], [`Decode`],
-//! [`EncodePacket`], and [`DecodePacket`].
-//! It also provides the procedural macro [`ident_str!`]
+//! This crate provides derive macros for [`Encode`], [`Decode`], and
+//! [`Packet`]. It also provides the procedural macro [`ident_str!`] for parsing
+//! identifiers at compile time.
 //!
 //! See `valence_protocol`'s documentation for more information.
 
@@ -8,13 +8,14 @@ use proc_macro::TokenStream as StdTokenStream;
 use proc_macro2::TokenStream;
 use quote::ToTokens;
 use syn::{
-    parse_quote, Attribute, Error, GenericParam, Generics, Lifetime, LifetimeDef, Lit, LitInt,
-    Meta, Result, Variant,
+    parse_quote, Attribute, Error, GenericParam, Generics, Lifetime, LifetimeDef, Lit, Meta,
+    Result, Variant,
 };
 
 mod decode;
 mod encode;
 mod ident_str;
+mod packet;
 
 #[proc_macro_derive(Encode, attributes(tag))]
 pub fn derive_encode(item: StdTokenStream) -> StdTokenStream {
@@ -24,14 +25,6 @@ pub fn derive_encode(item: StdTokenStream) -> StdTokenStream {
     }
 }
 
-#[proc_macro_derive(EncodePacket, attributes(packet_id))]
-pub fn derive_encode_packet(item: StdTokenStream) -> StdTokenStream {
-    match encode::derive_encode_packet(item.into()) {
-        Ok(tokens) => tokens.into(),
-        Err(e) => e.into_compile_error().into(),
-    }
-}
-
 #[proc_macro_derive(Decode, attributes(tag))]
 pub fn derive_decode(item: StdTokenStream) -> StdTokenStream {
     match decode::derive_decode(item.into()) {
@@ -40,9 +33,9 @@ pub fn derive_decode(item: StdTokenStream) -> StdTokenStream {
     }
 }
 
-#[proc_macro_derive(DecodePacket, attributes(packet_id))]
-pub fn derive_decode_packet(item: StdTokenStream) -> StdTokenStream {
-    match decode::derive_decode_packet(item.into()) {
+#[proc_macro_derive(Packet, attributes(packet_id))]
+pub fn derive_packet(item: StdTokenStream) -> StdTokenStream {
+    match packet::derive_packet(item.into()) {
         Ok(tokens) => tokens.into(),
         Err(e) => e.into_compile_error().into(),
     }
@@ -56,22 +49,6 @@ pub fn ident_str(item: StdTokenStream) -> StdTokenStream {
     }
 }
 
-fn find_packet_id_attr(attrs: &[Attribute]) -> Result<Option<LitInt>> {
-    for attr in attrs {
-        if let Meta::NameValue(nv) = attr.parse_meta()? {
-            if nv.path.is_ident("packet_id") {
-                let span = nv.lit.span();
-                return match nv.lit {
-                    Lit::Int(i) => Ok(Some(i)),
-                    _ => Err(Error::new(span, "packet ID must be an integer literal")),
-                };
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-    Ok(None)
-}
-
 fn pair_variants_with_discriminants(
     variants: impl IntoIterator<Item = Variant>,
 ) -> Result<Vec<(i32, Variant)>> {
diff --git a/crates/valence_protocol_macros/src/packet.rs b/crates/valence_protocol_macros/src/packet.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..565d439
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/valence_protocol_macros/src/packet.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+use proc_macro2::TokenStream;
+use quote::quote;
+use syn::{parse2, parse_quote, Attribute, DeriveInput, Error, Lit, LitInt, Meta, Result};
+
+use crate::{add_trait_bounds, decode_split_for_impl};
+
+pub fn derive_packet(item: TokenStream) -> Result<TokenStream> {
+    let mut input = parse2::<DeriveInput>(item)?;
+
+    let Some(packet_id) = find_packet_id_attr(&input.attrs)? else {
+        return Err(Error::new(
+            input.ident.span(),
+            "cannot derive `Packet` without `#[packet_id = ...]` helper attribute",
+        ))
+    };
+
+    let lifetime = input
+        .generics
+        .lifetimes()
+        .next()
+        .map(|l| l.lifetime.clone())
+        .unwrap_or_else(|| parse_quote!('a));
+
+    add_trait_bounds(
+        &mut input.generics,
+        quote!(::valence_protocol::__private::Encode),
+    );
+
+    add_trait_bounds(
+        &mut input.generics,
+        quote!(::valence_protocol::__private::Decode<#lifetime>),
+    );
+
+    add_trait_bounds(&mut input.generics, quote!(::std::fmt::Debug));
+
+    let (impl_generics, ty_generics, where_clause) =
+        decode_split_for_impl(input.generics, lifetime.clone());
+
+    let name = input.ident;
+
+    Ok(quote! {
+        impl #impl_generics ::valence_protocol::__private::Packet<#lifetime> for #name #ty_generics
+        #where_clause
+        {
+            const PACKET_ID: i32 = #packet_id;
+
+            fn packet_id(&self) -> i32 {
+                #packet_id
+            }
+
+            fn encode_packet(&self, mut w: impl ::std::io::Write) -> ::valence_protocol::__private::Result<()> {
+                use ::valence_protocol::__private::{Encode, Context, VarInt};
+
+                VarInt(#packet_id)
+                    .encode(&mut w)
+                    .context("failed to encode packet ID")?;
+
+                self.encode(w)
+            }
+
+            fn decode_packet(r: &mut &#lifetime [u8]) -> ::valence_protocol::__private::Result<Self> {
+                use ::valence_protocol::__private::{Decode, Context, VarInt, ensure};
+
+                let id = VarInt::decode(r).context("failed to decode packet ID")?.0;
+                ensure!(id == #packet_id, "unexpected packet ID {} (expected {})", id, #packet_id);
+
+                Self::decode(r)
+            }
+        }
+    })
+}
+
+fn find_packet_id_attr(attrs: &[Attribute]) -> Result<Option<LitInt>> {
+    for attr in attrs {
+        if let Meta::NameValue(nv) = attr.parse_meta()? {
+            if nv.path.is_ident("packet_id") {
+                let span = nv.lit.span();
+                return match nv.lit {
+                    Lit::Int(i) => Ok(Some(i)),
+                    _ => Err(Error::new(span, "packet ID must be an integer literal")),
+                };
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    Ok(None)
+}