diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index b65534f2cf..18e7d51622 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -4689,6 +4689,7 @@ name = "reth-rpc-types"
 version = "0.1.0"
 dependencies = [
  "bytes",
+ "jsonrpsee",
  "reth-network-api",
  "reth-primitives",
  "reth-rlp",
diff --git a/crates/rpc/rpc-api/src/eth_filter.rs b/crates/rpc/rpc-api/src/eth_filter.rs
index bab30675d5..addd8ab9e4 100644
--- a/crates/rpc/rpc-api/src/eth_filter.rs
+++ b/crates/rpc/rpc-api/src/eth_filter.rs
@@ -1,34 +1,34 @@
-use jsonrpsee::{core::RpcResult as Result, proc_macros::rpc, types::SubscriptionId};
+use jsonrpsee::{core::RpcResult as Result, proc_macros::rpc};
 use reth_primitives::rpc::Filter;
-use reth_rpc_types::{FilterChanges, Log};
+use reth_rpc_types::{FilterChanges, FilterId, Log};
 
 /// Rpc Interface for poll-based ethereum filter API.
 #[cfg_attr(not(feature = "client"), rpc(server))]
-#[cfg_attr(feature = "client", rpc(server))] // TODO(mattsse) make it work with SubscriptionId lifetime
+#[cfg_attr(feature = "client", rpc(server, client))]
 pub trait EthFilterApi {
     /// Creates anew filter and returns its id.
     #[method(name = "eth_newFilter")]
-    async fn new_filter(&self, filter: Filter) -> Result<SubscriptionId<'static>>;
+    async fn new_filter(&self, filter: Filter) -> Result<FilterId>;
 
     /// Creates a new block filter and returns its id.
     #[method(name = "eth_newBlockFilter")]
-    async fn new_block_filter(&self) -> Result<SubscriptionId<'static>>;
+    async fn new_block_filter(&self) -> Result<FilterId>;
 
     /// Creates a pending transaction filter and returns its id.
     #[method(name = "eth_newPendingTransactionFilter")]
-    async fn new_pending_transaction_filter(&self) -> Result<SubscriptionId<'static>>;
+    async fn new_pending_transaction_filter(&self) -> Result<FilterId>;
 
     /// Returns all filter changes since last poll.
     #[method(name = "eth_getFilterChanges")]
-    async fn filter_changes(&self, id: SubscriptionId<'_>) -> Result<FilterChanges>;
+    async fn filter_changes(&self, id: FilterId) -> Result<FilterChanges>;
 
     /// Returns all logs matching given filter (in a range 'from' - 'to').
     #[method(name = "eth_getFilterLogs")]
-    async fn filter_logs(&self, id: SubscriptionId<'_>) -> Result<Vec<Log>>;
+    async fn filter_logs(&self, id: FilterId) -> Result<Vec<Log>>;
 
     /// Uninstalls filter.
     #[method(name = "eth_uninstallFilter")]
-    async fn uninstall_filter(&self, id: SubscriptionId<'_>) -> Result<bool>;
+    async fn uninstall_filter(&self, id: FilterId) -> Result<bool>;
 
     /// Returns logs matching given filter object.
     #[method(name = "eth_getLogs")]
diff --git a/crates/rpc/rpc-types/Cargo.toml b/crates/rpc/rpc-types/Cargo.toml
index ee140dba79..cd8393495a 100644
--- a/crates/rpc/rpc-types/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/rpc/rpc-types/Cargo.toml
@@ -21,3 +21,4 @@ thiserror = "1.0"
 serde = { version = "1.0", features = ["derive"] }
 serde_json = "1.0"
 bytes = "1.2"
+jsonrpsee = { version = "0.16" }
diff --git a/crates/rpc/rpc-types/src/eth/filter.rs b/crates/rpc/rpc-types/src/eth/filter.rs
index ec9447d90a..0b90276343 100644
--- a/crates/rpc/rpc-types/src/eth/filter.rs
+++ b/crates/rpc/rpc-types/src/eth/filter.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 use crate::Log;
+use jsonrpsee::types::SubscriptionId;
 use reth_primitives::H256;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Deserializer, Serialize, Serializer};
 
@@ -58,3 +59,32 @@ impl<'de> Deserialize<'de> for FilterChanges {
         Ok(changes)
     }
 }
+
+/// Owned equivalent of [SubscriptionId]
+#[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Clone, Hash, Eq, Deserialize, Serialize)]
+#[serde(deny_unknown_fields)]
+#[serde(untagged)]
+pub enum FilterId {
+    /// Numeric id
+    Num(u64),
+    /// String id
+    Str(String),
+}
+
+impl From<FilterId> for SubscriptionId<'_> {
+    fn from(value: FilterId) -> Self {
+        match value {
+            FilterId::Num(n) => SubscriptionId::Num(n),
+            FilterId::Str(s) => SubscriptionId::Str(s.into()),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl From<SubscriptionId<'_>> for FilterId {
+    fn from(value: SubscriptionId<'_>) -> Self {
+        match value {
+            SubscriptionId::Num(n) => FilterId::Num(n),
+            SubscriptionId::Str(s) => FilterId::Str(s.into_owned()),
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/crates/rpc/rpc/src/eth/filter.rs b/crates/rpc/rpc/src/eth/filter.rs
index f00d497829..1a10b785c1 100644
--- a/crates/rpc/rpc/src/eth/filter.rs
+++ b/crates/rpc/rpc/src/eth/filter.rs
@@ -3,12 +3,11 @@ use async_trait::async_trait;
 use jsonrpsee::{
     core::RpcResult,
     server::{IdProvider, RandomIntegerIdProvider},
-    types::SubscriptionId,
 };
 use reth_primitives::rpc::Filter;
 use reth_provider::BlockProvider;
 use reth_rpc_api::EthFilterApiServer;
-use reth_rpc_types::{FilterChanges, Log};
+use reth_rpc_types::{FilterChanges, FilterId, Log};
 use reth_transaction_pool::TransactionPool;
 use std::{collections::HashMap, sync::Arc, time::Instant};
 use tokio::sync::Mutex;
@@ -45,29 +44,28 @@ where
     Client: BlockProvider + 'static,
     Pool: TransactionPool + 'static,
 {
-    async fn new_filter(&self, filter: Filter) -> RpcResult<SubscriptionId<'static>> {
+    async fn new_filter(&self, filter: Filter) -> RpcResult<FilterId> {
         self.inner.install_filter(FilterKind::Log(filter)).await
     }
 
-    async fn new_block_filter(&self) -> RpcResult<SubscriptionId<'static>> {
+    async fn new_block_filter(&self) -> RpcResult<FilterId> {
         self.inner.install_filter(FilterKind::Block).await
     }
 
-    async fn new_pending_transaction_filter(&self) -> RpcResult<SubscriptionId<'static>> {
+    async fn new_pending_transaction_filter(&self) -> RpcResult<FilterId> {
         self.inner.install_filter(FilterKind::PendingTransaction).await
     }
 
-    async fn filter_changes(&self, _id: SubscriptionId<'_>) -> RpcResult<FilterChanges> {
+    async fn filter_changes(&self, _id: FilterId) -> RpcResult<FilterChanges> {
         todo!()
     }
 
-    async fn filter_logs(&self, _id: SubscriptionId<'_>) -> RpcResult<Vec<Log>> {
+    async fn filter_logs(&self, _id: FilterId) -> RpcResult<Vec<Log>> {
         todo!()
     }
 
-    async fn uninstall_filter(&self, id: SubscriptionId<'_>) -> RpcResult<bool> {
+    async fn uninstall_filter(&self, id: FilterId) -> RpcResult<bool> {
         let mut filters = self.inner.active_filters.inner.lock().await;
-        let id = id.into_owned();
         if filters.remove(&id).is_some() {
             trace!(target: "rpc::eth::filter", ?id, "uninstalled filter");
             Ok(true)
@@ -99,9 +97,9 @@ where
     Pool: TransactionPool + 'static,
 {
     /// Installs a new filter and returns the new identifier.
-    async fn install_filter(&self, kind: FilterKind) -> RpcResult<SubscriptionId<'static>> {
+    async fn install_filter(&self, kind: FilterKind) -> RpcResult<FilterId> {
         let last_poll_block_number = self.client.chain_info().to_rpc_result()?.best_number;
-        let id = self.id_provider.next_id();
+        let id = FilterId::from(self.id_provider.next_id());
         let mut filters = self.active_filters.inner.lock().await;
         filters.insert(
             id.clone(),
@@ -114,7 +112,7 @@ where
 /// All active filters
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Default)]
 pub struct ActiveFilters {
-    inner: Arc<Mutex<HashMap<SubscriptionId<'static>, ActiveFilter>>>,
+    inner: Arc<Mutex<HashMap<FilterId, ActiveFilter>>>,
 }
 
 /// An installed filter