diff --git a/embassy-extras/src/macros.rs b/embassy-extras/src/macros.rs
index 151f410a..478549ac 100644
--- a/embassy-extras/src/macros.rs
+++ b/embassy-extras/src/macros.rs
@@ -1,41 +1,71 @@
 #[macro_export]
 macro_rules! peripherals {
     ($($(#[$cfg:meta])? $name:ident: $type:ident),*$(,)?) => {
-        $(
-            $(#[$cfg])?
-            #[allow(non_camel_case_types)]
-            pub struct $type { _private: () }
+        pub mod peripherals {
+            $(
+                $(#[$cfg])?
+                #[allow(non_camel_case_types)]
+                pub struct $type { _private: () }
 
-            $(#[$cfg])?
-            impl embassy::util::PeripheralBorrow for $type {
-                type Target = $type;
-                unsafe fn unborrow(self) -> $type {
-                    self
+                impl embassy::util::Steal for $type {
+                    #[inline]
+                    unsafe fn steal() -> Self {
+                        Self{ _private: ()}
+                    }
                 }
-            }
 
-            $(#[$cfg])?
-            impl embassy::util::PeripheralBorrow for &mut $type {
-                type Target = $type;
-                unsafe fn unborrow(self) -> $type {
-                    ::core::ptr::read(self)
+                $(#[$cfg])?
+                impl embassy::util::PeripheralBorrow for $type {
+                    type Target = $type;
+                    #[inline]
+                    unsafe fn unborrow(self) -> $type {
+                        self
+                    }
                 }
-            }
-        )*
+
+                $(#[$cfg])?
+                impl embassy::util::PeripheralBorrow for &mut $type {
+                    type Target = $type;
+                    #[inline]
+                    unsafe fn unborrow(self) -> $type {
+                        ::core::ptr::read(self)
+                    }
+                }
+            )*
+        }
 
         pub struct Peripherals {
             $(
                 $(#[$cfg])?
-                pub $name: $type,
+                pub $name: peripherals::$type,
             )*
         }
 
         impl Peripherals {
-            pub unsafe fn steal() -> Self {
+            ///Returns all the peripherals *once*
+            #[inline]
+            pub fn take() -> Option<Self> {
+
+                #[no_mangle]
+                static mut _EMBASSY_DEVICE_PERIPHERALS: bool = false;
+
+                cortex_m::interrupt::free(|_| {
+                    if unsafe { _EMBASSY_DEVICE_PERIPHERALS } {
+                        None
+                    } else {
+                        Some(unsafe { <Self as embassy::util::Steal>::steal() })
+                    }
+                })
+            }
+        }
+
+        impl embassy::util::Steal for Peripherals {
+            #[inline]
+            unsafe fn steal() -> Self {
                 Self {
                     $(
                         $(#[$cfg])?
-                        $name: $type { _private: () },
+                        $name: <peripherals::$type as embassy::util::Steal>::steal(),
                     )*
                 }
             }
diff --git a/embassy-nrf-examples/src/bin/gpiote_port.rs b/embassy-nrf-examples/src/bin/gpiote_port.rs
index 0ec9e5d3..593261ae 100644
--- a/embassy-nrf-examples/src/bin/gpiote_port.rs
+++ b/embassy-nrf-examples/src/bin/gpiote_port.rs
@@ -6,18 +6,18 @@
 
 #[path = "../example_common.rs"]
 mod example_common;
-use example_common::*;
 
 use core::pin::Pin;
 use cortex_m_rt::entry;
 use defmt::panic;
-
 use embassy::executor::{task, Executor};
 use embassy::traits::gpio::{WaitForHigh, WaitForLow};
 use embassy::util::Forever;
 use embassy_nrf::gpio::{AnyPin, Input, Pin as _, Pull};
 use embassy_nrf::gpiote::{self, PortInput};
 use embassy_nrf::interrupt;
+use embassy_nrf::Peripherals;
+use example_common::*;
 
 async fn button(n: usize, mut pin: PortInput<AnyPin>) {
     loop {
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ async fn button(n: usize, mut pin: PortInput<AnyPin>) {
 
 #[task]
 async fn run() {
-    let p = unsafe { embassy_nrf::peripherals::Peripherals::steal() };
+    let p = Peripherals::take().unwrap();
 
     let g = gpiote::initialize(p.gpiote, interrupt::take!(GPIOTE));
 
diff --git a/embassy-nrf-examples/src/bin/qspi.rs b/embassy-nrf-examples/src/bin/qspi.rs
index a0896988..1637b397 100644
--- a/embassy-nrf-examples/src/bin/qspi.rs
+++ b/embassy-nrf-examples/src/bin/qspi.rs
@@ -6,17 +6,16 @@
 
 #[path = "../example_common.rs"]
 mod example_common;
-use embassy_nrf::peripherals::Peripherals;
-use example_common::*;
 
 use cortex_m_rt::entry;
 use defmt::{assert_eq, panic};
-use futures::pin_mut;
-
 use embassy::executor::{task, Executor};
 use embassy::traits::flash::Flash;
 use embassy::util::Forever;
+use embassy_nrf::Peripherals;
 use embassy_nrf::{interrupt, qspi};
+use example_common::*;
+use futures::pin_mut;
 
 const PAGE_SIZE: usize = 4096;
 
@@ -27,7 +26,7 @@ struct AlignedBuf([u8; 4096]);
 
 #[task]
 async fn run() {
-    let p = unsafe { Peripherals::steal() };
+    let p = Peripherals::take().unwrap();
 
     let csn = p.p0_17;
     let sck = p.p0_19;
diff --git a/embassy-nrf-examples/src/bin/spim.rs b/embassy-nrf-examples/src/bin/spim.rs
index b7436332..f4fb22ba 100644
--- a/embassy-nrf-examples/src/bin/spim.rs
+++ b/embassy-nrf-examples/src/bin/spim.rs
@@ -6,26 +6,25 @@
 
 #[path = "../example_common.rs"]
 mod example_common;
-use embassy_nrf::gpio::{Level, Output, OutputDrive};
-use embassy_nrf::peripherals::Peripherals;
-use embassy_traits::spi::FullDuplex;
-use example_common::*;
 
 use cortex_m_rt::entry;
 use defmt::panic;
 use embassy::executor::{task, Executor};
 use embassy::util::Forever;
+use embassy_nrf::gpio::{Level, Output, OutputDrive};
+use embassy_nrf::Peripherals;
+use embassy_nrf::{interrupt, pac, rtc, spim};
+use embassy_traits::spi::FullDuplex;
 use embedded_hal::digital::v2::*;
+use example_common::*;
 use futures::pin_mut;
 use nrf52840_hal::clocks;
 
-use embassy_nrf::{interrupt, pac, rtc, spim};
-
 #[task]
 async fn run() {
     info!("running!");
 
-    let mut p = unsafe { Peripherals::steal() };
+    let p = Peripherals::take().unwrap();
 
     let config = spim::Config {
         frequency: spim::Frequency::M16,
@@ -33,7 +32,7 @@ async fn run() {
         orc: 0x00,
     };
 
-    let mut irq = interrupt::take!(SPIM3);
+    let irq = interrupt::take!(SPIM3);
     let spim = spim::Spim::new(p.spim3, irq, p.p0_29, p.p0_28, p.p0_30, config);
     pin_mut!(spim);
 
diff --git a/embassy-nrf/src/lib.rs b/embassy-nrf/src/lib.rs
index 07759996..22c71e7f 100644
--- a/embassy-nrf/src/lib.rs
+++ b/embassy-nrf/src/lib.rs
@@ -97,9 +97,115 @@ pub mod buffered_uarte;
 pub mod gpio;
 pub mod gpiote;
 pub mod interrupt;
-pub mod peripherals;
 #[cfg(feature = "52840")]
 pub mod qspi;
 pub mod rtc;
 pub mod spim;
 pub mod uarte;
+
+embassy_extras::peripherals! {
+    // RTC
+    rtc0: RTC0,
+    rtc1: RTC1,
+    #[cfg(any(feature = "52832", feature = "52833", feature = "52840"))]
+    rtc2: RTC2,
+
+    // QSPI
+    #[cfg(feature = "52840")]
+    qspi: QSPI,
+
+    // UARTE
+    uarte0: UARTE0,
+    #[cfg(any(feature = "52833", feature = "52840", feature = "9160"))]
+    uarte1: UARTE1,
+
+    // SPIM
+    // TODO this is actually shared with SPI, SPIM, SPIS, TWI, TWIS, TWIS.
+    // When they're all implemented, they should be only one peripheral here.
+    spim0: SPIM0,
+    #[cfg(any(feature = "52832", feature = "52833", feature = "52840"))]
+    spim1: SPIM1,
+    #[cfg(any(feature = "52832", feature = "52833", feature = "52840"))]
+    spim2: SPIM2,
+    #[cfg(any(feature = "52833", feature = "52840"))]
+    spim3: SPIM3,
+
+    // GPIOTE
+    gpiote: GPIOTE,
+    gpiote_ch_0: GPIOTE_CH0,
+    gpiote_ch_1: GPIOTE_CH1,
+    gpiote_ch_2: GPIOTE_CH2,
+    gpiote_ch_3: GPIOTE_CH3,
+    gpiote_ch_4: GPIOTE_CH4,
+    gpiote_ch_5: GPIOTE_CH5,
+    gpiote_ch_6: GPIOTE_CH6,
+    gpiote_ch_7: GPIOTE_CH7,
+
+    // GPIO port 0
+    p0_00: P0_00,
+    p0_01: P0_01,
+    p0_02: P0_02,
+    p0_03: P0_03,
+    p0_04: P0_04,
+    p0_05: P0_05,
+    p0_06: P0_06,
+    p0_07: P0_07,
+    p0_08: P0_08,
+    p0_09: P0_09,
+    p0_10: P0_10,
+    p0_11: P0_11,
+    p0_12: P0_12,
+    p0_13: P0_13,
+    p0_14: P0_14,
+    p0_15: P0_15,
+    p0_16: P0_16,
+    p0_17: P0_17,
+    p0_18: P0_18,
+    p0_19: P0_19,
+    p0_20: P0_20,
+    p0_21: P0_21,
+    p0_22: P0_22,
+    p0_23: P0_23,
+    p0_24: P0_24,
+    p0_25: P0_25,
+    p0_26: P0_26,
+    p0_27: P0_27,
+    p0_28: P0_28,
+    p0_29: P0_29,
+    p0_30: P0_30,
+    p0_31: P0_31,
+
+    // GPIO port 1
+    #[cfg(any(feature = "52833", feature = "52840"))]
+    p1_00: P1_00,
+    #[cfg(any(feature = "52833", feature = "52840"))]
+    p1_01: P1_01,
+    #[cfg(any(feature = "52833", feature = "52840"))]
+    p1_02: P1_02,
+    #[cfg(any(feature = "52833", feature = "52840"))]
+    p1_03: P1_03,
+    #[cfg(any(feature = "52833", feature = "52840"))]
+    p1_04: P1_04,
+    #[cfg(any(feature = "52833", feature = "52840"))]
+    p1_05: P1_05,
+    #[cfg(any(feature = "52833", feature = "52840"))]
+    p1_06: P1_06,
+    #[cfg(any(feature = "52833", feature = "52840"))]
+    p1_07: P1_07,
+    #[cfg(any(feature = "52833", feature = "52840"))]
+    p1_08: P1_08,
+    #[cfg(any(feature = "52833", feature = "52840"))]
+    p1_09: P1_09,
+    #[cfg(any(feature = "52833", feature = "52840"))]
+    p1_10: P1_10,
+    #[cfg(any(feature = "52833", feature = "52840"))]
+    p1_11: P1_11,
+    #[cfg(any(feature = "52833", feature = "52840"))]
+    p1_12: P1_12,
+    #[cfg(any(feature = "52833", feature = "52840"))]
+    p1_13: P1_13,
+    #[cfg(any(feature = "52833", feature = "52840"))]
+    p1_14: P1_14,
+    #[cfg(any(feature = "52833", feature = "52840"))]
+    p1_15: P1_15,
+}
diff --git a/embassy-nrf/src/peripherals.rs b/embassy-nrf/src/peripherals.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index ea76c809..00000000
--- a/embassy-nrf/src/peripherals.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,106 +0,0 @@
-embassy_extras::peripherals! {
-    // RTC
-    rtc0: RTC0,
-    rtc1: RTC1,
-    #[cfg(any(feature = "52832", feature = "52833", feature = "52840"))]
-    rtc2: RTC2,
-
-    // QSPI
-    #[cfg(feature = "52840")]
-    qspi: QSPI,
-
-    // UARTE
-    uarte0: UARTE0,
-    #[cfg(any(feature = "52833", feature = "52840", feature = "9160"))]
-    uarte1: UARTE1,
-
-    // SPIM
-    // TODO this is actually shared with SPI, SPIM, SPIS, TWI, TWIS, TWIS.
-    // When they're all implemented, they should be only one peripheral here.
-    spim0: SPIM0,
-    #[cfg(any(feature = "52832", feature = "52833", feature = "52840"))]
-    spim1: SPIM1,
-    #[cfg(any(feature = "52832", feature = "52833", feature = "52840"))]
-    spim2: SPIM2,
-    #[cfg(any(feature = "52833", feature = "52840"))]
-    spim3: SPIM3,
-
-    // GPIOTE
-    gpiote: GPIOTE,
-    gpiote_ch_0: GPIOTE_CH0,
-    gpiote_ch_1: GPIOTE_CH1,
-    gpiote_ch_2: GPIOTE_CH2,
-    gpiote_ch_3: GPIOTE_CH3,
-    gpiote_ch_4: GPIOTE_CH4,
-    gpiote_ch_5: GPIOTE_CH5,
-    gpiote_ch_6: GPIOTE_CH6,
-    gpiote_ch_7: GPIOTE_CH7,
-
-    // GPIO port 0
-    p0_00: P0_00,
-    p0_01: P0_01,
-    p0_02: P0_02,
-    p0_03: P0_03,
-    p0_04: P0_04,
-    p0_05: P0_05,
-    p0_06: P0_06,
-    p0_07: P0_07,
-    p0_08: P0_08,
-    p0_09: P0_09,
-    p0_10: P0_10,
-    p0_11: P0_11,
-    p0_12: P0_12,
-    p0_13: P0_13,
-    p0_14: P0_14,
-    p0_15: P0_15,
-    p0_16: P0_16,
-    p0_17: P0_17,
-    p0_18: P0_18,
-    p0_19: P0_19,
-    p0_20: P0_20,
-    p0_21: P0_21,
-    p0_22: P0_22,
-    p0_23: P0_23,
-    p0_24: P0_24,
-    p0_25: P0_25,
-    p0_26: P0_26,
-    p0_27: P0_27,
-    p0_28: P0_28,
-    p0_29: P0_29,
-    p0_30: P0_30,
-    p0_31: P0_31,
-
-    // GPIO port 1
-    #[cfg(any(feature = "52833", feature = "52840"))]
-    p1_00: P1_00,
-    #[cfg(any(feature = "52833", feature = "52840"))]
-    p1_01: P1_01,
-    #[cfg(any(feature = "52833", feature = "52840"))]
-    p1_02: P1_02,
-    #[cfg(any(feature = "52833", feature = "52840"))]
-    p1_03: P1_03,
-    #[cfg(any(feature = "52833", feature = "52840"))]
-    p1_04: P1_04,
-    #[cfg(any(feature = "52833", feature = "52840"))]
-    p1_05: P1_05,
-    #[cfg(any(feature = "52833", feature = "52840"))]
-    p1_06: P1_06,
-    #[cfg(any(feature = "52833", feature = "52840"))]
-    p1_07: P1_07,
-    #[cfg(any(feature = "52833", feature = "52840"))]
-    p1_08: P1_08,
-    #[cfg(any(feature = "52833", feature = "52840"))]
-    p1_09: P1_09,
-    #[cfg(any(feature = "52833", feature = "52840"))]
-    p1_10: P1_10,
-    #[cfg(any(feature = "52833", feature = "52840"))]
-    p1_11: P1_11,
-    #[cfg(any(feature = "52833", feature = "52840"))]
-    p1_12: P1_12,
-    #[cfg(any(feature = "52833", feature = "52840"))]
-    p1_13: P1_13,
-    #[cfg(any(feature = "52833", feature = "52840"))]
-    p1_14: P1_14,
-    #[cfg(any(feature = "52833", feature = "52840"))]
-    p1_15: P1_15,
-}
diff --git a/embassy/src/util/mod.rs b/embassy/src/util/mod.rs
index 18b61246..3166c65d 100644
--- a/embassy/src/util/mod.rs
+++ b/embassy/src/util/mod.rs
@@ -19,3 +19,7 @@ pub trait PeripheralBorrow {
     type Target;
     unsafe fn unborrow(self) -> Self::Target;
 }
+
+pub trait Steal {
+    unsafe fn steal() -> Self;
+}