diff --git a/rust/operator-binary/src/controller/build/role_group_builder.rs b/rust/operator-binary/src/controller/build/role_group_builder.rs
index 1de9a61..9fce8a4 100644
--- a/rust/operator-binary/src/controller/build/role_group_builder.rs
+++ b/rust/operator-binary/src/controller/build/role_group_builder.rs
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ use crate::{
         },
         role_group_utils::ResourceNames,
         types::{
+            common::Port,
             kubernetes::{
                 PersistentVolumeClaimName, SecretClassName, ServiceAccountName, ServiceName,
                 VolumeName,
@@ -72,9 +73,9 @@ use crate::{
 };
 
 pub const HTTP_PORT_NAME: &str = "http";
-pub const HTTP_PORT: u16 = 9200;
+pub const HTTP_PORT: Port = Port(9200);
 pub const TRANSPORT_PORT_NAME: &str = "transport";
-pub const TRANSPORT_PORT: u16 = 9300;
+pub const TRANSPORT_PORT: Port = Port(9300);
 
 constant!(CONFIG_VOLUME_NAME: VolumeName = "config");
 
diff --git a/rust/operator-binary/src/framework/types.rs b/rust/operator-binary/src/framework/types.rs
index fb75cd3..65f6116 100644
--- a/rust/operator-binary/src/framework/types.rs
+++ b/rust/operator-binary/src/framework/types.rs
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
+pub mod common;
 pub mod kubernetes;
 pub mod operator;
diff --git a/rust/operator-binary/src/framework/types/common.rs b/rust/operator-binary/src/framework/types/common.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3d7326e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rust/operator-binary/src/framework/types/common.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+//! Common types that do not belong (yet) to a more specific module
+use snafu::{ResultExt, Snafu};
+use strum::{EnumDiscriminants, IntoStaticStr};
+
+#[derive(Snafu, Debug, EnumDiscriminants)]
+#[strum_discriminants(derive(IntoStaticStr))]
+pub enum Error {
+    #[snafu(display("failed to convert to port number"))]
+    ConvertToPortNumber { source: std::num::TryFromIntError },
+}
+
+/// A port number
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, Eq, PartialEq)]
+pub struct Port(pub u16);
+
+impl std::fmt::Display for Port {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
+        self.0.fmt(f)
+    }
+}
+
+impl From<u16> for Port {
+    fn from(value: u16) -> Self {
+        Port(value)
+    }
+}
+
+impl From<Port> for i32 {
+    fn from(value: Port) -> Self {
+        value.0 as i32
+    }
+}
+
+impl TryFrom<i32> for Port {
+    type Error = Error;
+
+    fn try_from(value: i32) -> Result<Self, Self::Error> {
+        Ok(Port(
+            u16::try_from(value).context(ConvertToPortNumberSnafu)?,
+        ))
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+
+    use super::{ErrorDiscriminants, Port};
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_port_fmt() {
+        assert_eq!("0".to_owned(), Port(0).to_string());
+        assert_eq!("65535".to_owned(), Port(65535).to_string());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_port_try_from_i32() {
+        assert_eq!(Some(Port(0)), Port::try_from(0).ok());
+        assert_eq!(Some(Port(65535)), Port::try_from(65535).ok());
+        assert_eq!(
+            Err(ErrorDiscriminants::ConvertToPortNumber),
+            Port::try_from(-1).map_err(ErrorDiscriminants::from)
+        );
+        assert_eq!(
+            Err(ErrorDiscriminants::ConvertToPortNumber),
+            Port::try_from(65536).map_err(ErrorDiscriminants::from)
+        );
+    }
+}