diff --git a/example/asio-example.cpp b/example/asio-example.cpp
index 317deb5..0b23e50 100644
--- a/example/asio-example.cpp
+++ b/example/asio-example.cpp
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
     return testCount;
 }
 
-int methodWithMessage(sdbusplus::message::message& /*m*/, int test)
+int methodWithMessage(sdbusplus::message_t& /*m*/, int test)
 {
     std::cout << "methodWithMessage(m, " << test << ") -> " << (test + 1)
               << "\n";
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@
     std::vector<uint8_t> commandData = {4, 3, 2, 1};
     method.append(netFn, lun, cmd, commandData, options);
     boost::system::error_code ec;
-    sdbusplus::message::message reply = conn->async_send(method, yield[ec]);
+    sdbusplus::message_t reply = conn->async_send(method, yield[ec]);
     std::tuple<uint8_t, uint8_t, uint8_t, uint8_t, std::vector<uint8_t>>
         tupleOut;
     try
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@
     using GetSubTreeType = std::vector<std::pair<
         std::string,
         std::vector<std::pair<std::string, std::vector<std::string>>>>>;
-    using message = sdbusplus::message::message;
+    using message = sdbusplus::message_t;
 
     // setup connection to dbus
     boost::asio::io_context io;
diff --git a/include/sdbusplus/asio/connection.hpp b/include/sdbusplus/asio/connection.hpp
index 7787b61..7e94cdd 100644
--- a/include/sdbusplus/asio/connection.hpp
+++ b/include/sdbusplus/asio/connection.hpp
@@ -86,16 +86,15 @@
     template <typename MessageHandler>
     inline BOOST_ASIO_INITFN_RESULT_TYPE(MessageHandler,
                                          void(boost::system::error_code,
-                                              message::message&))
-        async_send(message::message& m, MessageHandler&& handler,
-                   uint64_t timeout = 0)
+                                              message_t&))
+        async_send(message_t& m, MessageHandler&& handler, uint64_t timeout = 0)
     {
         boost::asio::async_completion<
-            MessageHandler, void(boost::system::error_code, message::message)>
+            MessageHandler, void(boost::system::error_code, message_t)>
             init(handler);
         detail::async_send_handler<typename boost::asio::async_result<
             MessageHandler, void(boost::system::error_code,
-                                 message::message)>::completion_handler_type>(
+                                 message_t)>::completion_handler_type>(
             std::move(init.completion_handler))(get(), m, timeout);
         return init.result.get();
     }
@@ -107,7 +106,7 @@
      *                       continuation for the async dbus method call. The
      *                       arguments to parse on the return are deduced from
      *                       the handler's signature and then passed in along
-     *                       with an error code and optional message::message
+     *                       with an error code and optional message_t
      *  @param[in] service - The service to call.
      *  @param[in] objpath - The object's path for the call.
      *  @param[in] interf - The object's interface to call.
@@ -136,7 +135,7 @@
             {
                 return std::is_same_v<
                     std::tuple_element_t<1, FunctionTupleType>,
-                    sdbusplus::message::message>;
+                    sdbusplus::message_t>;
             }
             return false;
         }();
@@ -144,7 +143,7 @@
                                                          FunctionTupleType>;
         auto applyHandler = [handler = std::forward<MessageHandler>(handler)](
                                 boost::system::error_code ec,
-                                message::message& r) mutable {
+                                message_t& r) mutable {
             UnpackType responseData;
             if (!ec)
             {
@@ -175,7 +174,7 @@
                 std::apply(handler, response);
             }
         };
-        message::message m;
+        message_t m;
         boost::system::error_code ec;
         try
         {
@@ -201,7 +200,7 @@
      *                       continuation for the async dbus method call. The
      *                       arguments to parse on the return are deduced from
      *                       the handler's signature and then passed in along
-     *                       with an error code and optional message::message
+     *                       with an error code and optional message_t
      *  @param[in] service - The service to call.
      *  @param[in] objpath - The object's path for the call.
      *  @param[in] interf - The object's interface to call.
@@ -244,7 +243,7 @@
                            const std::string& interf, const std::string& method,
                            const InputArgs&... a)
     {
-        message::message m;
+        message_t m;
         try
         {
             m = new_method_call(service.c_str(), objpath.c_str(),
@@ -256,7 +255,7 @@
             ec = boost::system::errc::make_error_code(
                 static_cast<boost::system::errc::errc_t>(e.get_errno()));
         }
-        message::message r;
+        message_t r;
         if (!ec)
         {
             r = async_send(m, yield[ec]);
diff --git a/include/sdbusplus/asio/detail/async_send_handler.hpp b/include/sdbusplus/asio/detail/async_send_handler.hpp
index d02075b..13d23e4 100644
--- a/include/sdbusplus/asio/detail/async_send_handler.hpp
+++ b/include/sdbusplus/asio/detail/async_send_handler.hpp
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
     {}
     async_send_handler(Handler& handler) : handler_(handler)
     {}
-    void operator()(sd_bus* conn, message::message& mesg, uint64_t timeout)
+    void operator()(sd_bus* conn, message_t& mesg, uint64_t timeout)
     {
         async_send_handler* context = new async_send_handler(std::move(*this));
         int ec = sd_bus_call_async(conn, NULL, mesg.get(), &callback, context,
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
         }
         std::unique_ptr<async_send_handler> context(
             static_cast<async_send_handler*>(userdata));
-        message::message message(mesg);
+        message_t message(mesg);
         auto ec = make_error_code(
             static_cast<boost::system::errc::errc_t>(message.get_errno()));
         context->handler_(ec, message);
diff --git a/include/sdbusplus/asio/object_server.hpp b/include/sdbusplus/asio/object_server.hpp
index 43c0795..6bd90e0 100644
--- a/include/sdbusplus/asio/object_server.hpp
+++ b/include/sdbusplus/asio/object_server.hpp
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 {
   public:
     virtual ~callback() = default;
-    virtual int call(message::message& m) = 0;
+    virtual int call(message_t& m) = 0;
 };
 
 enum class SetPropertyReturnValue : size_t
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
 {
   public:
     virtual ~callback_set() = default;
-    virtual SetPropertyReturnValue call(message::message& m) = 0;
+    virtual SetPropertyReturnValue call(message_t& m) = 0;
     virtual SetPropertyReturnValue set(const boost::any& value) = 0;
 };
 
@@ -61,13 +61,13 @@
 inline const bool FirstArgIsMessage_v =
     std::is_same_v<utility::get_first_arg_t<utility::decay_tuple_t<
                        boost::callable_traits::args_t<T>>>,
-                   message::message>;
+                   message_t>;
 
 template <typename T>
 inline const bool SecondArgIsMessage_v = std::is_same_v<
     utility::get_first_arg_t<utility::strip_first_arg_t<
         utility::decay_tuple_t<boost::callable_traits::args_t<T>>>>,
-    message::message>;
+    message_t>;
 template <typename T>
 static constexpr bool callbackYields = FirstArgIsYield_v<T>;
 template <typename T>
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@
 namespace details
 {
 // small helper class to count the number of non-dbus arguments
-// to a registered dbus function (like message::message or yield_context)
+// to a registered dbus function (like message_t or yield_context)
 // so the registered signature can omit them
 template <typename FirstArg, typename... Rest>
 struct NonDbusArgsCount;
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@
 {
     constexpr static std::size_t size()
     {
-        if constexpr (std::is_same_v<FirstArg, message::message> ||
+        if constexpr (std::is_same_v<FirstArg, message_t> ||
                       std::is_same_v<FirstArg, boost::asio::yield_context>)
         {
             return 1 + NonDbusArgsCount<std::tuple<OtherArgs...>>::size();
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@
   public:
     callback_method_instance(CallbackType&& func) : func_(std::move(func))
     {}
-    int call(message::message& m) override
+    int call(message_t& m) override
     {
         return expandCall(m);
     }
@@ -128,20 +128,20 @@
     CallbackType func_;
     template <typename T>
     std::enable_if_t<!std::is_void_v<T>, void>
-        callFunction(message::message& m, InputTupleType& inputArgs)
+        callFunction(message_t& m, InputTupleType& inputArgs)
     {
         ResultType r = std::apply(func_, inputArgs);
         m.append(r);
     }
     template <typename T>
     std::enable_if_t<std::is_void_v<T>, void>
-        callFunction(message::message&, InputTupleType& inputArgs)
+        callFunction(message_t&, InputTupleType& inputArgs)
     {
         std::apply(func_, inputArgs);
     }
 #ifdef __cpp_if_constexpr
     // optional message-first-argument callback
-    int expandCall(message::message& m)
+    int expandCall(message_t& m)
     {
         using DbusTupleType = utility::strip_first_n_args_t<
             details::NonDbusArgsCount<InputTupleType>::size(), InputTupleType>;
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@
     };
 #else
     // normal dbus-types-only callback
-    int expandCall(message::message& m)
+    int expandCall(message_t& m)
     {
         InputTupleType inputArgs;
         if (!utility::read_into_tuple(inputArgs, m))
@@ -194,15 +194,15 @@
         io_(io),
         func_(std::move(func))
     {}
-    int call(message::message& m) override
+    int call(message_t& m) override
     {
         // make a copy of m to move into the coroutine
-        message::message b{m};
+        message_t b{m};
         // spawn off a new coroutine to handle the method call
         boost::asio::spawn(
             io_, [this, b = std::move(b)](boost::asio::yield_context yield) {
-                message::message mcpy{std::move(b)};
-                std::optional<message::message> err{};
+                message_t mcpy{std::move(b)};
+                std::optional<message_t> err{};
 
                 try
                 {
@@ -234,19 +234,19 @@
     CallbackType func_;
     template <typename T>
     std::enable_if_t<!std::is_void_v<T>, void>
-        callFunction(message::message& m, InputTupleType& inputArgs)
+        callFunction(message_t& m, InputTupleType& inputArgs)
     {
         ResultType r = std::apply(func_, inputArgs);
         m.append(r);
     }
     template <typename T>
     std::enable_if_t<std::is_void_v<T>, void>
-        callFunction(message::message& m, InputTupleType& inputArgs)
+        callFunction(message_t& m, InputTupleType& inputArgs)
     {
         std::apply(func_, inputArgs);
     }
     // co-routine body for call
-    void expandCall(boost::asio::yield_context yield, message::message& m)
+    void expandCall(boost::asio::yield_context yield, message_t& m)
     {
         using DbusTupleType = utility::strip_first_n_args_t<
             details::NonDbusArgsCount<InputTupleType>::size(), InputTupleType>;
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@
         value_(value),
         func_(std::move(func))
     {}
-    int call(message::message& m) override
+    int call(message_t& m) override
     {
         auto r = func_(*value_);
         m.append(r);
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@
         value_(value),
         func_(std::move(func))
     {}
-    SetPropertyReturnValue call(message::message& m) override
+    SetPropertyReturnValue call(message_t& m) override
     {
         PropertyType input;
         m.read(input);
@@ -626,7 +626,7 @@
     {
         dbus_interface* data = static_cast<dbus_interface*>(userdata);
         auto func = data->callbacksGet_.find(property);
-        auto mesg = message::message(reply);
+        auto mesg = message_t(reply);
         if (func != data->callbacksGet_.end())
         {
 #ifdef __EXCEPTIONS
@@ -657,7 +657,7 @@
     {
         dbus_interface* data = static_cast<dbus_interface*>(userdata);
         auto func = data->callbacksSet_.find(property);
-        auto mesg = message::message(value);
+        auto mesg = message_t(value);
         if (func != data->callbacksSet_.end())
         {
 #ifdef __EXCEPTIONS
@@ -695,7 +695,7 @@
                               sd_bus_error* error)
     {
         dbus_interface* data = static_cast<dbus_interface*>(userdata);
-        auto mesg = message::message(m);
+        auto mesg = message_t(m);
         auto func = data->callbacksMethod_.find(mesg.get_member());
         if (func != data->callbacksMethod_.end())
         {
@@ -732,7 +732,7 @@
     {
         if (!initialized_)
         {
-            return message::message(nullptr);
+            return message_t(nullptr);
         }
         return interface_->new_signal(member);
     }
diff --git a/include/sdbusplus/bus.hpp b/include/sdbusplus/bus.hpp
index 80ae4c4..8c6094a 100644
--- a/include/sdbusplus/bus.hpp
+++ b/include/sdbusplus/bus.hpp
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@
             throw exception::SdBusError(-r, "sd_bus_process");
         }
 
-        return message::message(m, _intf, std::false_type());
+        return message_t(m, _intf, std::false_type());
     }
 
     /** @brief Process waiting dbus messages or signals, discarding unhandled.
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@
             throw exception::SdBusError(-r, "sd_bus_message_new_method_call");
         }
 
-        return message::message(m, _intf, std::false_type());
+        return message_t(m, _intf, std::false_type());
     }
 
     /** @brief Create a signal message.
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@
             throw exception::SdBusError(-r, "sd_bus_message_new_signal");
         }
 
-        return message::message(m, _intf, std::false_type());
+        return message_t(m, _intf, std::false_type());
     }
 
     /** @brief Perform a message call.
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@
      *
      *  @return The response message.
      */
-    auto call(message::message& m, uint64_t timeout_us)
+    auto call(message_t& m, uint64_t timeout_us)
     {
         sd_bus_error error = SD_BUS_ERROR_NULL;
         sd_bus_message* reply = nullptr;
@@ -306,10 +306,9 @@
             throw exception::SdBusError(&error, "sd_bus_call");
         }
 
-        return message::message(reply, _intf, std::false_type());
+        return message_t(reply, _intf, std::false_type());
     }
-    auto call(message::message& m,
-              std::optional<SdBusDuration> timeout = std::nullopt)
+    auto call(message_t& m, std::optional<SdBusDuration> timeout = std::nullopt)
     {
         return call(m, timeout ? timeout->count() : 0);
     }
@@ -319,7 +318,7 @@
      *  @param[in] m - The method_call message.
      *  @param[in] timeout_us - The timeout for the method call.
      */
-    void call_noreply(message::message& m, uint64_t timeout_us)
+    void call_noreply(message_t& m, uint64_t timeout_us)
     {
         sd_bus_error error = SD_BUS_ERROR_NULL;
         int r = _intf->sd_bus_call(_bus.get(), m.get(), timeout_us, &error,
@@ -329,7 +328,7 @@
             throw exception::SdBusError(&error, "sd_bus_call noreply");
         }
     }
-    auto call_noreply(message::message& m,
+    auto call_noreply(message_t& m,
                       std::optional<SdBusDuration> timeout = std::nullopt)
     {
         return call_noreply(m, timeout ? timeout->count() : 0);
@@ -341,7 +340,7 @@
      *  @param[in] m - The method_call message.
      *  @param[in] timeout_us - The timeout for the method call.
      */
-    void call_noreply_noerror(message::message& m, uint64_t timeout_us)
+    void call_noreply_noerror(message_t& m, uint64_t timeout_us)
     {
         try
         {
@@ -353,8 +352,7 @@
         }
     }
     auto call_noreply_noerror(
-        message::message& m,
-        std::optional<SdBusDuration> timeout = std::nullopt)
+        message_t& m, std::optional<SdBusDuration> timeout = std::nullopt)
     {
         return call_noreply_noerror(m, timeout ? timeout->count() : 0);
     }
@@ -594,7 +592,7 @@
  *
  *  @return The dbus bus.
  */
-inline auto message::message::get_bus() const
+inline auto message_t::get_bus() const
 {
     sd_bus* b = nullptr;
     b = _intf->sd_bus_message_get_bus(_msg.get());
diff --git a/include/sdbusplus/bus/match.hpp b/include/sdbusplus/bus/match.hpp
index ae167b9..9d4b363 100644
--- a/include/sdbusplus/bus/match.hpp
+++ b/include/sdbusplus/bus/match.hpp
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
         match(bus, _match.c_str(), handler, context)
     {}
 
-    using callback_t = std::function<void(sdbusplus::message::message&)>;
+    using callback_t = std::function<void(sdbusplus::message_t&)>;
 
     /** @brief Register a signal match.
      *
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@
                             sd_bus_error* /*e*/)
     {
         auto c = static_cast<callback_t*>(context);
-        message::message message{m};
+        message_t message{m};
 
         (*c)(message);
 
diff --git a/include/sdbusplus/message.hpp b/include/sdbusplus/message.hpp
index 055a639..a3f95af 100644
--- a/include/sdbusplus/message.hpp
+++ b/include/sdbusplus/message.hpp
@@ -495,6 +495,8 @@
 
 } // namespace message
 
+using message_t = message::message;
+
 } // namespace sdbusplus
 
 #ifdef __clang__
diff --git a/include/sdbusplus/sdbuspp_support/server.hpp b/include/sdbusplus/sdbuspp_support/server.hpp
index e72575b..3cf78e9 100644
--- a/include/sdbusplus/sdbuspp_support/server.hpp
+++ b/include/sdbusplus/sdbuspp_support/server.hpp
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
     try
     {
         // Refcount the message.
-        auto m = message::message(msg, intf);
+        auto m = message_t(msg, intf);
 
         // Set up the transaction.
         server::transaction::set_id(m);
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@
     try
     {
         // Refcount the message.
-        auto m = message::message(msg, intf);
+        auto m = message_t(msg, intf);
 
         // Set up the transaction.
         server::transaction::set_id(m);
diff --git a/include/sdbusplus/server/transaction.hpp b/include/sdbusplus/server/transaction.hpp
index 0ec39f0..cbb08f5 100644
--- a/include/sdbusplus/server/transaction.hpp
+++ b/include/sdbusplus/server/transaction.hpp
@@ -33,12 +33,12 @@
 
 struct Transaction
 {
-    Transaction(sdbusplus::bus::bus& bus, sdbusplus::message::message& msg) :
+    Transaction(sdbusplus::bus::bus& bus, sdbusplus::message_t& msg) :
         bus(bus), msg(msg)
     {}
 
     sdbusplus::bus::bus& bus;
-    sdbusplus::message::message& msg;
+    sdbusplus::message_t& msg;
 };
 
 } // namespace transaction
@@ -55,11 +55,11 @@
     size_t operator()(sdbusplus::bus::bus& b) const;
 };
 
-/** @ brief Overload of std::hash for sdbusplus::message::message */
+/** @ brief Overload of std::hash for sdbusplus::message_t */
 template <>
-struct hash<sdbusplus::message::message>
+struct hash<sdbusplus::message_t>
 {
-    size_t operator()(sdbusplus::message::message& m) const;
+    size_t operator()(sdbusplus::message_t& m) const;
 };
 
 /** @ brief Overload of std::hash for Transaction */
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@
  *
  * @param[in] msg - The message to create the transaction from.
  */
-void set_id(message::message& msg);
+void set_id(message_t& msg);
 
 } // namespace transaction
 } // namespace server
diff --git a/include/sdbusplus/utility/read_into_tuple.hpp b/include/sdbusplus/utility/read_into_tuple.hpp
index ae225ba..7241ff1 100644
--- a/include/sdbusplus/utility/read_into_tuple.hpp
+++ b/include/sdbusplus/utility/read_into_tuple.hpp
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
 }
 } // namespace detail
 template <class Tuple>
-constexpr bool read_into_tuple(Tuple& t, message::message& m)
+constexpr bool read_into_tuple(Tuple& t, message_t& m)
 {
     return detail::index_apply<std::tuple_size<Tuple>{}>([&](auto... Is) {
         if (m.is_method_error())
diff --git a/src/server/transaction.cpp b/src/server/transaction.cpp
index 52f9043..cdb3e56 100644
--- a/src/server/transaction.cpp
+++ b/src/server/transaction.cpp
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
     details::id = value;
 }
 
-void set_id(message::message& msg)
+void set_id(message_t& msg)
 {
     auto tbus = msg.get_bus();
     auto t = Transaction(tbus, msg);
@@ -50,8 +50,7 @@
     return std::hash<std::string>{}(name);
 }
 
-size_t hash<sdbusplus::message::message>::operator()(
-    sdbusplus::message::message& m) const
+size_t hash<sdbusplus::message_t>::operator()(sdbusplus::message_t& m) const
 {
     switch (m.get_type())
     {
@@ -79,7 +78,7 @@
     sdbusplus::server::transaction::Transaction const& t) const
 {
     auto hash1 = std::hash<sdbusplus::bus::bus>{}(t.bus);
-    auto hash2 = std::hash<sdbusplus::message::message>{}(t.msg);
+    auto hash2 = std::hash<sdbusplus::message_t>{}(t.msg);
 
     // boost::hash_combine() algorithm.
     return static_cast<size_t>(
diff --git a/test/bus/match.cpp b/test/bus/match.cpp
index 3fa1647..ee76972 100644
--- a/test/bus/match.cpp
+++ b/test/bus/match.cpp
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
 TEST_F(Match, FunctorIs_LambdaTakingMessage)
 {
     bool triggered = false;
-    auto trigger = [&triggered](sdbusplus::message::message& /*m*/) {
+    auto trigger = [&triggered](sdbusplus::message_t& /*m*/) {
         triggered = true;
     };
 
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@
       public:
         bool triggered = false;
 
-        void callback(sdbusplus::message::message& /*m*/)
+        void callback(sdbusplus::message_t& /*m*/)
         {
             triggered = true;
         }
diff --git a/test/message/append.cpp b/test/message/append.cpp
index 288199b..720efb8 100644
--- a/test/message/append.cpp
+++ b/test/message/append.cpp
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
             .WillRepeatedly(Return(0));
     };
 
-    sdbusplus::message::message new_message()
+    sdbusplus::message_t new_message()
     {
         return sdbusplus::get_mocked_new(&mock).new_method_call(
             nullptr, nullptr, nullptr, nullptr);
diff --git a/test/message/read.cpp b/test/message/read.cpp
index d1d78e7..6131c24 100644
--- a/test/message/read.cpp
+++ b/test/message/read.cpp
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
             .WillRepeatedly(Return(0));
     };
 
-    sdbusplus::message::message new_message()
+    sdbusplus::message_t new_message()
     {
         return sdbusplus::get_mocked_new(&mock).new_method_call(
             nullptr, nullptr, nullptr, nullptr);
diff --git a/test/server/message_variant.cpp b/test/server/message_variant.cpp
index fef1eff..0fcde8d 100644
--- a/test/server/message_variant.cpp
+++ b/test/server/message_variant.cpp
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 struct Object : public ::testing::Test
 {
     sdbusplus::bus::bus bus = sdbusplus::bus::new_default();
-    sdbusplus::message::message msg = bus.new_method_call(
+    sdbusplus::message_t msg = bus.new_method_call(
         "xyz.openbmc_project.sdbusplus.test.Object",
         "/xyz/openbmc_project/sdbusplus/test/object",
         "xyz.openbmc_project.sdbusplus.test.Object", "Unused");