diff --git a/src/main/scala/com/escalatesoft/subcut/inject/BindingId.scala b/src/main/scala/com/escalatesoft/subcut/inject/BindingId.scala
index f03b677..0c8d1d6 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/com/escalatesoft/subcut/inject/BindingId.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/com/escalatesoft/subcut/inject/BindingId.scala
@@ -23,3 +23,11 @@ abstract class BindingId {
     if (shortName.last == '$') shortName.init else shortName
   }
 }
+
+abstract class TypedBindingId[T] {
+  lazy val bindingName = {
+    val shortName = this.getClass.getSimpleName
+    // strip the trailing $ for objects
+    if (shortName.last == '$') shortName.init else shortName
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/main/scala/com/escalatesoft/subcut/inject/BindingModule.scala b/src/main/scala/com/escalatesoft/subcut/inject/BindingModule.scala
index 54a9023..de9f7f4 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/com/escalatesoft/subcut/inject/BindingModule.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/com/escalatesoft/subcut/inject/BindingModule.scala
@@ -618,6 +618,7 @@ trait MutableBindingModule extends BindingModule { outer =>
      * @param name the string name to identify the binding when used in combination with the type parameter.
      */
     def idBy(name: String) = identifiedBy(name)
+    def idBy(id: TypedBindingId[T]) = identifiedBy(id.bindingName)
   }
 
   // and a parameterized bind method to kick it all off
diff --git a/src/test/scala/com/escalatesoft/subcut/inject/BindingIdObjectsTest.scala b/src/test/scala/com/escalatesoft/subcut/inject/BindingIdObjectsTest.scala
index 1cea07c..cd23e00 100644
--- a/src/test/scala/com/escalatesoft/subcut/inject/BindingIdObjectsTest.scala
+++ b/src/test/scala/com/escalatesoft/subcut/inject/BindingIdObjectsTest.scala
@@ -43,7 +43,8 @@ class BindingIdObjectsTest extends FunSuite with Matchers {
       import module._
       bind [String] idBy Mammal toSingle "Cheetah"
       bind [String] idBy Role toSingle "Run"
-      bind [String] idBy Vehicle toSingle "Gallop"
+//      bind [String] idBy Vehicle toSingle "Gallop"
+      bind [String] idBy PoolSize toSingle "Gallop"
     }
 
     val mtd = new Speedway
@@ -55,6 +56,7 @@ class BindingIdObjectsTest extends FunSuite with Matchers {
 object Vehicle extends BindingId
 object Role extends BindingId
 object Mammal extends BindingId
+object PoolSize extends TypedBindingId[Int]
 
 class Speedway(implicit val bindingModule: BindingModule) extends Injectable {
   val mammal = inject[String](Mammal)
@@ -62,4 +64,4 @@ class Speedway(implicit val bindingModule: BindingModule) extends Injectable {
   val vehicle = inject[String]("Vehicle")
 
   override def toString = "I am a " + mammal + " that likes to " + role + " using a " + vehicle
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}