diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 9b0e268..b9b2ce9 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -56,7 +56,6 @@ Makefile.in
 /src/namespace-info.c
 /src/matrix-event-room-topic.c
 /src/matrix-event-room-aliases.c
-/src/matrix-event-receipt.c
 /src/matrix-event-room-history-visibility.c
 /src/matrix-event-room-join-rules.c
 /src/matrix-event-room-name.c
diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index 8f14f20..19a2ebd 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ libmatrix_glib_0_0_la_VALA_SOURCES = \
 	matrix-event-room-message.vala \
 	matrix-event-room-topic.vala \
 	matrix-event-room-aliases.vala \
-	matrix-event-receipt.vala \
 	matrix-event-room-history-visibility.vala \
 	matrix-event-room-join-rules.vala \
 	matrix-event-room-name.vala \
@@ -113,6 +112,7 @@ INST_H_SRC_FILES = \
 	matrix-event-presence.h \
 	matrix-event-room-member.h \
 	matrix-event-typing.h \
+	matrix-event-receipt.h \
 	utils.h \
 	matrix-profile.h \
 	$(NULL)
@@ -142,6 +142,7 @@ libmatrix_glib_0_0_la_SOURCES = \
 	matrix-event-typing.c \
 	matrix-event-room-base.c \
 	matrix-event-state-base.c \
+	matrix-event-receipt.c \
 	matrix-profile.c \
 	utils.c \
 	matrix-enumtypes.c \
diff --git a/src/matrix-event-receipt.c b/src/matrix-event-receipt.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1c14455
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/matrix-event-receipt.c
@@ -0,0 +1,401 @@
+/*
+ * This file is part of matrix-glib-sdk
+ *
+ * matrix-glib-sdk is free software: you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either
+ * version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * matrix-glib-sdk is distributed in the hope that it will be
+ * useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied
+ * warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
+ * See the GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License along with matrix-glib-sdk. If not, see
+ * <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+#include "matrix-event-receipt.h"
+#include "matrix-enumtypes.h"
+#include "config.h"
+
+/**
+ * SECTION:matrix-event-receipt
+ * @short_description: event to inform clients of new receipts
+ *
+ * This is the default event handler for `m.receipt` events.
+ */
+enum  {
+    PROP_0,
+    PROP_ROOM_ID,
+    NUM_PROPS
+};
+static GParamSpec* matrix_event_receipt_properties[NUM_PROPS];
+
+typedef struct {
+    gchar *_room_id;
+    GHashTable *_receipt_data;
+} MatrixEventReceiptPrivate;
+
+/**
+ * MatrixEventReceipt:
+ */
+G_DEFINE_TYPE_WITH_PRIVATE(MatrixEventReceipt, matrix_event_receipt, MATRIX_EVENT_TYPE_BASE);
+
+typedef struct {
+    gchar *event_id;
+    gchar *typ;
+    gchar *user;
+    guint refcount;
+} ReceiptData;
+
+static gboolean
+_rd_equal(ReceiptData *k1, ReceiptData *k2) {
+    if ((k1 == NULL) && (k2 == NULL)) {
+        return TRUE;
+    }
+
+    if ((k1 == NULL) || (k2 == NULL)) {
+        return FALSE;
+    }
+
+    return ((g_strcmp0(k1->event_id, k2->event_id) == 0) &&
+            (g_strcmp0(k1->typ, k2->typ) == 0) &&
+            (g_strcmp0(k1->user, k2->user) == 0));
+}
+
+static void
+_rd_free(ReceiptData *receipt_data) {
+    g_return_if_fail(receipt_data != NULL);
+
+    if ( --receipt_data->refcount == 0) {
+        g_free(receipt_data->event_id);
+        g_free(receipt_data->typ);
+        g_free(receipt_data->user);
+
+        g_free(receipt_data);
+    }
+}
+
+static void
+process_event(JsonObject *obj, const gchar *key, JsonNode *member_node, gpointer user_data)
+{
+    JsonNode *node;
+    MatrixEventReceiptPrivate *priv = user_data;
+
+    if ((node = json_object_get_member(json_node_get_object(member_node), "m.read")) != NULL) {
+        JsonObject *read_obj = json_node_get_object(node);
+        JsonObjectIter inner_iter;
+        JsonNode *inner_node;
+        const gchar *inner_key;
+
+        json_object_iter_init(&inner_iter, read_obj);
+
+        while (json_object_iter_next(&inner_iter, &inner_key, &inner_node)) {
+            gulong *value;
+            ReceiptData *rd_key;
+
+            if (priv->_receipt_data == NULL) {
+                priv->_receipt_data = g_hash_table_new_full(g_direct_hash, (GEqualFunc)_rd_equal, (GDestroyNotify)_rd_free, g_free);
+            }
+
+            rd_key = g_new(ReceiptData, 1);
+            rd_key->event_id = g_strdup(key);
+            rd_key->typ = g_strdup("m.read");
+            rd_key->user = g_strdup(inner_key);
+
+            value = g_new(gulong, 1);
+            *value = json_node_get_int(json_object_get_member(json_node_get_object(inner_node), "ts"));
+
+            g_hash_table_replace(priv->_receipt_data, rd_key, value);
+        }
+    } else {
+        g_warning("content.$event-id.m.read is missing from a m.presence event");
+    }
+}
+
+static void
+matrix_event_receipt_real_from_json(MatrixEventBase *matrix_event_base, JsonNode *json_data, GError **error)
+{
+    MatrixEventReceiptPrivate *priv;
+    JsonObject *root;
+    JsonObject *content_root;
+    JsonNode *content_node;
+    JsonNode *node;
+    GError *inner_error = NULL;
+
+    g_return_if_fail(json_data != NULL);
+
+    priv = matrix_event_receipt_get_instance_private(MATRIX_EVENT_RECEIPT(matrix_event_base));
+
+    root = json_node_get_object(json_data);
+    content_node = json_object_get_member(root, "content");
+    content_root = json_node_get_object(content_node);
+
+    if ((node = json_object_get_member(root, "room_id")) != NULL) {
+        g_free(priv->_room_id);
+        priv->_room_id = g_strdup(json_node_get_string(node));
+    } else if (DEBUG) {
+        g_warning("room_id is missing from a m.receipt event");
+    }
+
+    json_object_foreach_member(content_root, process_event, priv);
+
+    MATRIX_EVENT_BASE_CLASS(matrix_event_receipt_parent_class)->from_json(matrix_event_base, json_data, &inner_error);
+
+    if (inner_error != NULL) {
+        g_propagate_error(error, inner_error);
+    }
+}
+
+static void
+matrix_event_receipt_real_to_json(MatrixEventBase *matrix_event_base, JsonNode *json_data, GError **error)
+{
+    MatrixEventReceiptPrivate *priv;
+    JsonObject *root;
+    JsonObject *content_root;
+    JsonNode *content_node;
+    GHashTableIter iter;
+    gpointer gh_key;
+    gpointer gh_value;
+    gint i = 0;
+    GError *inner_error = NULL;
+
+    g_return_if_fail(json_data != NULL);
+
+    priv = matrix_event_receipt_get_instance_private(MATRIX_EVENT_RECEIPT(matrix_event_base));
+
+    if (priv->_room_id == NULL) {
+        g_set_error(error, MATRIX_ERROR, MATRIX_ERROR_INCOMPLETE,
+                    "Won't generate a m.receipt without room_id");
+
+        return;
+    }
+
+    root = json_node_get_object(json_data);
+    content_node = json_object_get_member(root, "content");
+    content_root = json_node_get_object(content_node);
+
+    g_hash_table_iter_init(&iter, priv->_receipt_data);
+
+    while (g_hash_table_iter_next(&iter, &gh_key, &gh_value)) {
+        ReceiptData *key = gh_key;
+        gulong value = *(gulong *)gh_value;
+        JsonObject *event_object;
+        JsonObject *type_object;
+        JsonObject *user_object;
+        JsonNode *node;
+
+        if (key->event_id == NULL) {
+            g_set_error(error, MATRIX_ERROR, MATRIX_ERROR_INCOMPLETE,
+                        "Won't generate a m.receipt event with an empty event ID");
+
+
+            return;
+        }
+
+        if (key->typ == NULL) {
+            g_set_error(error, MATRIX_ERROR, MATRIX_ERROR_INCOMPLETE,
+                        "Won't generate a m.receipt event with an empty receipt type");
+
+            return;
+        }
+
+        if (key->user == NULL) {
+            g_set_error(error, MATRIX_ERROR, MATRIX_ERROR_INCOMPLETE,
+                        "Won't generate a m.receipt event with an empty user ID");
+
+            return;
+        }
+
+        i++;
+
+        if ((node = json_object_get_member(content_root, key->event_id)) == NULL) {
+            event_object = json_object_new();
+            node = json_node_new(JSON_TYPE_OBJECT);
+            json_node_set_object(node, event_object);
+            json_object_set_member(content_root, key->event_id, node);
+        } else {
+            event_object = json_node_get_object(node);
+        }
+
+        if ((node = json_object_get_member(event_object, key->typ)) == NULL) {
+            type_object = json_object_new();
+            node = json_node_new(JSON_TYPE_OBJECT);
+            json_node_set_object(node, type_object);
+            json_object_set_member(event_object, key->typ, node);
+        } else {
+            type_object = json_node_get_object(node);
+        }
+
+        if ((node = json_object_get_member(type_object, key->user)) == NULL) {
+            user_object = json_object_new();
+            node = json_node_new(JSON_TYPE_OBJECT);
+            json_node_set_object(node, user_object);
+            json_object_set_member(type_object, key->user, node);
+        } else {
+            user_object = json_node_get_object(node);
+        }
+
+        json_object_set_int_member(user_object, "ts", value);
+    }
+
+    if (i == 0) {
+        g_set_error(error, MATRIX_ERROR, MATRIX_ERROR_INCOMPLETE,
+                    "Won't generate a m.receipt event with no receipts");
+
+        return;
+    }
+
+    json_object_set_string_member(root, "room_id", priv->_room_id);
+
+    MATRIX_EVENT_BASE_CLASS(matrix_event_receipt_parent_class)->to_json(matrix_event_base, json_data, &inner_error);
+
+    if (inner_error != NULL) {
+        g_propagate_error(error, inner_error);
+    }
+}
+
+MatrixEventReceipt *
+matrix_event_receipt_construct(GType object_type)
+{
+    return (MatrixEventReceipt *)matrix_event_base_construct(object_type);
+}
+
+/**
+ * matrix_event_receipt_new:
+ *
+ * Create a new #MatrixEventReceipt object.
+ *
+ * Returns: (transfer full): a new #MatrixEventReceipt object
+ */
+MatrixEventReceipt *
+matrix_event_receipt_new(void)
+{
+    return matrix_event_receipt_construct(MATRIX_EVENT_TYPE_RECEIPT);
+}
+
+/**
+ * matrix_event_receipt_get_room_id:
+ * @event: a #MatrixEventReceipt
+ *
+ * Get the room ID @event belongs to.
+ *
+ * The returned value is owned by @event and should not be freed.
+ *
+ * Returns: (transfer none) (nullable): a room ID
+ */
+const gchar *
+matrix_event_receipt_get_room_id(MatrixEventReceipt *matrix_event_receipt)
+{
+    MatrixEventReceiptPrivate *priv;
+
+    g_return_val_if_fail(matrix_event_receipt != NULL, NULL);
+
+    priv = matrix_event_receipt_get_instance_private(matrix_event_receipt);
+
+    return priv->_room_id;
+}
+
+/**
+ * matrix_event_receipt_set_room_id:
+ * @event: a #MatrixEventReceipt
+ * @room_id: (transfer none) (nullable): a room ID
+ *
+ * Set the room ID for @event.
+ */
+void
+matrix_event_receipt_set_room_id(MatrixEventReceipt *matrix_event_receipt, const gchar *room_id)
+{
+    MatrixEventReceiptPrivate *priv;
+
+    g_return_if_fail(matrix_event_receipt != NULL);
+
+    priv = matrix_event_receipt_get_instance_private(matrix_event_receipt);
+
+    if (g_strcmp0(room_id, priv->_room_id) != 0) {
+        g_free(priv->_room_id);
+        priv->_room_id = g_strdup(room_id);
+
+        g_object_notify_by_pspec((GObject *)matrix_event_receipt, matrix_event_receipt_properties[PROP_ROOM_ID]);
+    }
+}
+
+static void
+matrix_event_receipt_finalize(GObject *gobject)
+{
+    MatrixEventReceiptPrivate *priv = matrix_event_receipt_get_instance_private(MATRIX_EVENT_RECEIPT(gobject));
+
+    g_free(priv->_room_id);
+    g_hash_table_unref(priv->_receipt_data);
+
+    G_OBJECT_CLASS(matrix_event_receipt_parent_class)->finalize(gobject);
+}
+
+static void
+matrix_event_receipt_get_property(GObject *gobject, guint property_id, GValue *value, GParamSpec *pspec)
+{
+    MatrixEventReceipt *matrix_event_receipt = MATRIX_EVENT_RECEIPT(gobject);
+
+    switch (property_id) {
+        case PROP_ROOM_ID:
+            g_value_set_string(value, matrix_event_receipt_get_room_id(matrix_event_receipt));
+
+            break;
+        default:
+            G_OBJECT_WARN_INVALID_PROPERTY_ID(gobject, property_id, pspec);
+
+            break;
+    }
+}
+
+static void
+matrix_event_receipt_set_property(GObject *gobject, guint property_id, const GValue *value, GParamSpec *pspec)
+{
+    MatrixEventReceipt *matrix_event_receipt = MATRIX_EVENT_RECEIPT(gobject);
+
+    switch (property_id) {
+        case PROP_ROOM_ID:
+            matrix_event_receipt_set_room_id(matrix_event_receipt, g_value_get_string(value));
+
+            break;
+        default:
+            G_OBJECT_WARN_INVALID_PROPERTY_ID(gobject, property_id, pspec);
+
+            break;
+    }
+}
+
+static void
+matrix_event_receipt_class_init(MatrixEventReceiptClass *klass)
+{
+    ((MatrixEventBaseClass *)klass)->from_json = matrix_event_receipt_real_from_json;
+    ((MatrixEventBaseClass *)klass)->to_json = matrix_event_receipt_real_to_json;
+
+    G_OBJECT_CLASS(klass)->get_property = matrix_event_receipt_get_property;
+    G_OBJECT_CLASS(klass)->set_property = matrix_event_receipt_set_property;
+    G_OBJECT_CLASS(klass)->finalize = matrix_event_receipt_finalize;
+
+    /**
+     * MatrixEventReceipt:room-id:
+     *
+     * The room ID.
+     */
+    matrix_event_receipt_properties[PROP_ROOM_ID] = g_param_spec_string(
+            "room-id", "room-id", "room-id",
+            NULL,
+            G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS | G_PARAM_READWRITE);
+    g_object_class_install_property(G_OBJECT_CLASS(klass), PROP_ROOM_ID, matrix_event_receipt_properties[PROP_ROOM_ID]);
+}
+
+static void
+matrix_event_receipt_init(MatrixEventReceipt *matrix_event_receipt)
+{
+    MatrixEventReceiptPrivate *priv;
+
+    priv = matrix_event_receipt_get_instance_private(matrix_event_receipt);
+
+    priv->_room_id = NULL;
+    priv->_receipt_data = NULL;
+}
diff --git a/src/matrix-event-receipt.h b/src/matrix-event-receipt.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7a65a6f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/matrix-event-receipt.h
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+/*
+ * This file is part of matrix-glib-sdk
+ *
+ * matrix-glib-sdk is free software: you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either
+ * version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * matrix-glib-sdk is distributed in the hope that it will be
+ * useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied
+ * warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
+ * See the GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License along with matrix-glib-sdk. If not, see
+ * <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+#ifndef __MATRIX_GLIB_SDK_EVENT_RECEIPT_H__
+# define __MATRIX_GLIB_SDK_EVENT_RECEIPT_H__
+
+# include <glib-object.h>
+# include "matrix-event-base.h"
+
+G_BEGIN_DECLS
+
+# define MATRIX_EVENT_TYPE_RECEIPT matrix_event_receipt_get_type()
+G_DECLARE_DERIVABLE_TYPE(MatrixEventReceipt, matrix_event_receipt, MATRIX_EVENT, RECEIPT, MatrixEventBase);
+
+struct _MatrixEventReceiptClass {
+    MatrixEventBaseClass parent_class;
+};
+
+GType matrix_event_receipt_get_type (void) G_GNUC_CONST;
+MatrixEventReceipt* matrix_event_receipt_new (void);
+MatrixEventReceipt* matrix_event_receipt_construct (GType object_type);
+const gchar* matrix_event_receipt_get_room_id (MatrixEventReceipt *event);
+void matrix_event_receipt_set_room_id (MatrixEventReceipt *event, const gchar *room_id);
+
+G_END_DECLS
+
+#endif  /* __MATRIX_GLIB_SDK_EVENT_RECEIPT_H__ */
diff --git a/src/matrix-event-receipt.vala b/src/matrix-event-receipt.vala
deleted file mode 100644
index 2019eae..0000000
--- a/src/matrix-event-receipt.vala
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,171 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * This file is part of matrix-glib-sdk
- *
- * matrix-glib-sdk is free software: you can redistribute it and/or
- * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
- * License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either
- * version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
- *
- * matrix-glib-sdk is distributed in the hope that it will be
- * useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied
- * warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
- * See the GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
- *
- * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
- * License along with matrix-glib-sdk. If not, see
- * <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
- */
-
-/**
- * Class to hold m.receipt events.
- *
- * Informs the client of new receipts.
- */
-public class Matrix.Event.Receipt : Matrix.Event.Base {
-    public string? room_id { get; set; default = null; }
-
-    private struct ReceiptData {
-        string event_id;
-        string typ;
-        string user;
-    }
-
-    private HashTable<ReceiptData?, ulong?> _receipt_data = null;
-
-    private static bool
-    _rd_equal(ReceiptData k1, ReceiptData k2)
-    {
-        return ((k1.event_id == k2.event_id)
-                && (k1.typ == k2.typ)
-                && (k1.user == k2.user));
-    }
-
-    private void
-    _init_receipt_data()
-    {
-        _receipt_data = new HashTable<ReceiptData?, ulong?>(null, (EqualFunc)_rd_equal);
-    }
-
-    protected override void
-    from_json(Json.Node json_data)
-        throws Matrix.Error
-    {
-        var root = json_data.get_object();
-        var content_root = root.get_member("content").get_object();
-        Json.Node? node;
-
-        if ((node = root.get_member("room_id")) != null) {
-            _room_id = node.get_string();
-        } else if (Config.DEBUG) {
-            warning("room_id is missing from a m.receipt event");
-        }
-
-        content_root.foreach_member((obj, event_id, event_content) => {
-                if ((node = event_content.get_object()
-                     .get_member("m.read")) != null) {
-                    var read_obj = node.get_object();
-                    read_obj.foreach_member((robj, r_user_id, r_content) => {
-                            if (_receipt_data == null) {
-                                _init_receipt_data();
-                            }
-
-                            ReceiptData rd_key = ReceiptData() {
-                                event_id = event_id,
-                                typ = "m.read",
-                                user = r_user_id
-                            };
-
-                            _receipt_data[rd_key] =
-                                (ulong)r_content.get_object().get_member("ts").get_int();
-                        });
-                } else {
-                    warning("content.$event-id.m.read is missing from a m.presence event");
-                }
-            });
-
-        base.from_json(json_data);
-    }
-
-    protected override void
-    to_json(Json.Node json_data)
-        throws Matrix.Error
-    {
-        Json.Node? node = null;
-
-        if (_room_id == null) {
-            throw new Matrix.Error.INCOMPLETE(
-                    "Won't generate a m.receipt without room_id");
-        }
-
-        var root = json_data.get_object();
-        var content_root = root.get_member("content").get_object();
-        int i = 0;
-        Matrix.Error? error = null;
-
-        _receipt_data.foreach(
-            (key, value) => {
-                Json.Object event_object;
-                Json.Object type_object;
-                Json.Object user_object;
-
-                if (key.event_id == null) {
-                    error = new Matrix.Error.INCOMPLETE(
-                            "Won't generate a m.receipt event with an empty event ID");
-                }
-
-                if (key.typ == null) {
-                    error = new Matrix.Error.INCOMPLETE(
-                            "Won't generate a m.receipt event with an empty receipt type");
-                }
-
-                if (key.user == null) {
-                    error = new Matrix.Error.INCOMPLETE(
-                            "Won't generate a m.receipt event with an empty user ID");
-                }
-
-                i++;
-
-                if ((node = content_root.get_member(key.event_id)) == null) {
-                    event_object = new Json.Object();
-                    node = new Json.Node(Json.NodeType.OBJECT);
-                    node.set_object(event_object);
-                    content_root.set_member(key.event_id, node);
-                } else {
-                    event_object = node.get_object();
-                }
-
-                if ((node = event_object.get_member(key.typ)) == null) {
-                    type_object = new Json.Object();
-                    node = new Json.Node(Json.NodeType.OBJECT);
-                    node.set_object(type_object);
-                    event_object.set_member(key.typ, node);
-                } else {
-                    type_object = node.get_object();
-                }
-
-                if ((node = type_object.get_member(key.user)) == null) {
-                    user_object = new Json.Object();
-                    node = new Json.Node(Json.NodeType.OBJECT);
-                    node.set_object(user_object);
-                    type_object.set_member(key.user, node);
-                } else {
-                    user_object = node.get_object();
-                }
-
-                user_object.set_int_member("ts", value);
-            });
-
-        if (error != null) {
-            throw error;
-        }
-
-        if (i == 0) {
-            throw new Matrix.Error.INCOMPLETE(
-                    "Won't generate a m.receipt event with no receipts");
-        }
-
-        root.set_string_member("room_id", _room_id);
-
-        base.to_json(json_data);
-    }
-}
diff --git a/src/matrix-event-types.c b/src/matrix-event-types.c
index a1eeecd..479ddf0 100644
--- a/src/matrix-event-types.c
+++ b/src/matrix-event-types.c
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 #include "matrix-event-presence.h"
 #include "matrix-event-typing.h"
 #include "matrix-event-room-member.h"
+#include "matrix-event-receipt.h"
 
 /*
   Borrowed from GLib