diff --git a/client/rpc/src/eth_pubsub.rs b/client/rpc/src/eth_pubsub.rs
index db181c8b3..d27ba8742 100644
--- a/client/rpc/src/eth_pubsub.rs
+++ b/client/rpc/src/eth_pubsub.rs
@@ -16,8 +16,11 @@
 // You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 // along with this program. If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
-use std::{marker::PhantomData, sync::Arc};
+use std::{marker::PhantomData, sync::Arc, iter};
 use std::collections::BTreeMap;
+use rand::distributions::Alphanumeric;
+use rand::{thread_rng, Rng};
+use rustc_hex::ToHex;
 use sp_runtime::traits::{
 	Block as BlockT, BlakeTwo256,
 	UniqueSaturatedInto
@@ -34,7 +37,10 @@ use sc_client_api::{
 use sc_rpc::Metadata;
 use log::warn;
 
-use jsonrpc_pubsub::{typed::Subscriber, SubscriptionId, manager::SubscriptionManager};
+use jsonrpc_pubsub::{
+	typed::Subscriber, SubscriptionId,
+	manager::{SubscriptionManager, IdProvider}
+};
 use fc_rpc_core::EthPubSubApi::{self as EthPubSubApiT};
 use fc_rpc_core::types::{
 	Rich, Header, Bytes, Log, FilteredParams,
@@ -52,11 +58,35 @@ use fp_rpc::{EthereumRuntimeRPCApi, TransactionStatus};
 
 use sc_network::{NetworkService, ExHashT};
 
+#[derive(Copy, Clone, Eq, PartialEq, Hash, Debug)]
+pub struct HexEncodedIdProvider {
+	len: usize,
+}
+
+impl Default for HexEncodedIdProvider {
+	fn default() -> Self {
+		Self { len: 16 }
+	}
+}
+
+impl IdProvider for HexEncodedIdProvider {
+	type Id = String;
+	fn next_id(&self) -> Self::Id {
+		let mut rng = thread_rng();
+		let id: String = iter::repeat(())
+			.map(|()| rng.sample(Alphanumeric))
+			.take(self.len)
+			.collect();
+		let out: String = id.as_bytes().to_hex();
+		format!("0x{}", out)
+	}
+}
+
 pub struct EthPubSubApi<B: BlockT, P, C, BE, H: ExHashT> {
 	_pool: Arc<P>,
 	client: Arc<C>,
 	network: Arc<NetworkService<B, H>>,
-	subscriptions: SubscriptionManager,
+	subscriptions: SubscriptionManager<HexEncodedIdProvider>,
 	_marker: PhantomData<(B, BE)>,
 }
 
@@ -65,7 +95,7 @@ impl<B: BlockT, P, C, BE, H: ExHashT> EthPubSubApi<B, P, C, BE, H> {
 		_pool: Arc<P>,
 		client: Arc<C>,
 		network: Arc<NetworkService<B, H>>,
-		subscriptions: SubscriptionManager,
+		subscriptions: SubscriptionManager<HexEncodedIdProvider>,
 	) -> Self {
 		Self { _pool, client, network, subscriptions, _marker: PhantomData }
 	}
diff --git a/client/rpc/src/lib.rs b/client/rpc/src/lib.rs
index f7e07eaed..c575284f2 100644
--- a/client/rpc/src/lib.rs
+++ b/client/rpc/src/lib.rs
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ mod eth;
 mod eth_pubsub;
 
 pub use eth::{EthApi, EthApiServer, NetApi, NetApiServer, Web3Api, Web3ApiServer};
-pub use eth_pubsub::{EthPubSubApi, EthPubSubApiServer};
+pub use eth_pubsub::{EthPubSubApi, EthPubSubApiServer, HexEncodedIdProvider};
 
 use ethereum_types::{H160, H256};
 use jsonrpc_core::{ErrorCode, Error, Value};
diff --git a/template/node/src/rpc.rs b/template/node/src/rpc.rs
index 6e97a2745..b194bbb45 100644
--- a/template/node/src/rpc.rs
+++ b/template/node/src/rpc.rs
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ pub fn create_full<C, P, BE>(
 	use pallet_transaction_payment_rpc::{TransactionPayment, TransactionPaymentApi};
 	use fc_rpc::{
 		EthApi, EthApiServer, NetApi, NetApiServer, EthPubSubApi, EthPubSubApiServer,
-		Web3Api, Web3ApiServer, EthDevSigner, EthSigner,
+		Web3Api, Web3ApiServer, EthDevSigner, EthSigner, HexEncodedIdProvider,
 	};
 
 	let mut io = jsonrpc_core::IoHandler::default();
@@ -124,7 +124,10 @@ pub fn create_full<C, P, BE>(
 			pool.clone(),
 			client.clone(),
 			network.clone(),
-			SubscriptionManager::new(Arc::new(subscription_task_executor)),
+			SubscriptionManager::<HexEncodedIdProvider>::with_id_provider(
+				HexEncodedIdProvider::default(),
+				Arc::new(subscription_task_executor)
+			),
 		))
 	);
 
diff --git a/ts-tests/tests/test-subscription.ts b/ts-tests/tests/test-subscription.ts
index fe860b996..ff3d2b486 100644
--- a/ts-tests/tests/test-subscription.ts
+++ b/ts-tests/tests/test-subscription.ts
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ describeWithFrontier("Frontier RPC (Subscription)", `simple-specs.json`, (contex
 
 		subscription.unsubscribe();
 		expect(connected).to.equal(true);
-		expect(subscriptionId).to.have.lengthOf(16);
+		expect(subscriptionId).to.have.lengthOf(34);
 	});
 
 	step("should get newHeads stream", async function (done) {