diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index af2e82a..4a7fd01 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -85,11 +85,11 @@ fn on_service_registered(
 use std::any::Any;
 use std::sync::Arc;
 use std::time::Duration;
-use zeroconf::{MdnsBrowser, ServiceDiscovery};
 use zeroconf::prelude::*;
+use zeroconf::{MdnsBrowser, ServiceDiscovery, ServiceType};
 
 fn main() {
-    let mut browser = MdnsBrowser::new("_http._tcp");
+    let mut browser = MdnsBrowser::new(ServiceType::new("http", "tcp").unwrap());
 
     browser.set_service_discovered_callback(Box::new(on_service_discovered));
 
diff --git a/examples/Cargo.lock b/examples/Cargo.lock
index 7476f86..219b55b 100644
--- a/examples/Cargo.lock
+++ b/examples/Cargo.lock
@@ -502,7 +502,7 @@ checksum = "712e227841d057c1ee1cd2fb22fa7e5a5461ae8e48fa2ca79ec42cfc1931183f"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "zeroconf"
-version = "0.7.2"
+version = "0.8.2"
 dependencies = [
  "avahi-sys",
  "bonjour-sys",
diff --git a/examples/browser/src/main.rs b/examples/browser/src/main.rs
index 7248169..b62117c 100644
--- a/examples/browser/src/main.rs
+++ b/examples/browser/src/main.rs
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 use std::any::Any;
 use std::sync::Arc;
 use std::time::Duration;
-use zeroconf::{MdnsBrowser, ServiceDiscovery};
 use zeroconf::prelude::*;
+use zeroconf::{MdnsBrowser, ServiceDiscovery, ServiceType};
 
 fn main() {
-    let mut browser = MdnsBrowser::new("_http._tcp");
+    let mut browser = MdnsBrowser::new(ServiceType::new("http", "tcp").unwrap());
 
     browser.set_service_discovered_callback(Box::new(on_service_discovered));
 
diff --git a/zeroconf/src/browser.rs b/zeroconf/src/browser.rs
index 6b92524..0cf1bf9 100644
--- a/zeroconf/src/browser.rs
+++ b/zeroconf/src/browser.rs
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 //! Trait definition for cross-platform browser
 
-use crate::{EventLoop, NetworkInterface, Result, TxtRecord};
+use crate::{EventLoop, NetworkInterface, Result, ServiceType, TxtRecord};
 use std::any::Any;
 use std::sync::Arc;
 
 /// Interface for interacting with underlying mDNS implementation service browsing capabilities.
 pub trait TMdnsBrowser {
     /// Creates a new `MdnsBrowser` that browses for the specified `kind` (e.g. `_http._tcp`)
-    fn new(kind: &str) -> Self;
+    fn new(service_type: ServiceType) -> Self;
 
     /// Sets the network interface on which to browse for services on.
     ///
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ pub type ServiceDiscoveredCallback = dyn Fn(Result<ServiceDiscovery>, Option<Arc
 )]
 pub struct ServiceDiscovery {
     name: String,
-    kind: String,
+    service_type: ServiceType,
     domain: String,
     host_name: String,
     address: String,
diff --git a/zeroconf/src/lib.rs b/zeroconf/src/lib.rs
index 9b079a2..217a491 100644
--- a/zeroconf/src/lib.rs
+++ b/zeroconf/src/lib.rs
@@ -75,11 +75,11 @@
 //! use std::any::Any;
 //! use std::sync::Arc;
 //! use std::time::Duration;
-//! use zeroconf::{MdnsBrowser, ServiceDiscovery};
 //! use zeroconf::prelude::*;
+//! use zeroconf::{MdnsBrowser, ServiceDiscovery, ServiceType};
 //!
 //! fn main() {
-//!     let mut browser = MdnsBrowser::new("_http._tcp");
+//!     let mut browser = MdnsBrowser::new(ServiceType::new("http", "tcp").unwrap());
 //!
 //!     browser.set_service_discovered_callback(Box::new(on_service_discovered));
 //!
diff --git a/zeroconf/src/linux/browser.rs b/zeroconf/src/linux/browser.rs
index cbf558c..ae7c703 100644
--- a/zeroconf/src/linux/browser.rs
+++ b/zeroconf/src/linux/browser.rs
@@ -14,7 +14,10 @@ use super::{
 use crate::ffi::{c_str, AsRaw, FromRaw};
 use crate::prelude::*;
 use crate::Result;
-use crate::{EventLoop, NetworkInterface, ServiceDiscoveredCallback, ServiceDiscovery, TxtRecord};
+use crate::{
+    EventLoop, NetworkInterface, ServiceDiscoveredCallback, ServiceDiscovery, ServiceType,
+    TxtRecord,
+};
 use avahi_sys::{
     AvahiAddress, AvahiBrowserEvent, AvahiClient, AvahiClientFlags, AvahiClientState, AvahiIfIndex,
     AvahiLookupResultFlags, AvahiProtocol, AvahiResolverEvent, AvahiServiceBrowser,
@@ -23,6 +26,7 @@ use avahi_sys::{
 use libc::{c_char, c_void};
 use std::any::Any;
 use std::ffi::CString;
+use std::str::FromStr;
 use std::sync::Arc;
 use std::{fmt, ptr};
 
@@ -37,12 +41,12 @@ pub struct AvahiMdnsBrowser {
 }
 
 impl TMdnsBrowser for AvahiMdnsBrowser {
-    fn new(kind: &str) -> Self {
+    fn new(service_type: ServiceType) -> Self {
         Self {
             client: None,
             poll: None,
             browser: None,
-            kind: c_string!(kind.to_string()),
+            kind: c_string!(service_type.to_string()),
             context: Box::into_raw(Box::default()),
             interface_index: constants::AVAHI_IF_UNSPEC,
         }
@@ -268,7 +272,7 @@ unsafe fn handle_resolver_found(
 
     let result = ServiceDiscovery::builder()
         .name(name.to_string())
-        .kind(kind.to_string())
+        .service_type(ServiceType::from_str(kind)?)
         .domain(domain.to_string())
         .host_name(host_name.to_string())
         .address(address)
diff --git a/zeroconf/src/tests/service_test.rs b/zeroconf/src/tests/service_test.rs
index 4b98230..14ef61b 100644
--- a/zeroconf/src/tests/service_test.rs
+++ b/zeroconf/src/tests/service_test.rs
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ fn service_register_is_browsable() {
     service.set_txt_record(txt.clone());
 
     service.set_registered_callback(Box::new(|_, context| {
-        let mut browser = MdnsBrowser::new("_http._tcp");
+        let mut browser = MdnsBrowser::new(ServiceType::new("http", "tcp").unwrap());
 
         let context = context
             .as_ref()