diff --git a/embassy-nrf/src/lib.rs b/embassy-nrf/src/lib.rs
index 0c5dd059d..398bfed48 100644
--- a/embassy-nrf/src/lib.rs
+++ b/embassy-nrf/src/lib.rs
@@ -1039,3 +1039,27 @@ pub fn init(config: config::Config) -> Peripherals {
 
     peripherals
 }
+
+/// Operating modes for peripherals.
+pub mod mode {
+    trait SealedMode {}
+
+    /// Operating mode for a peripheral.
+    #[allow(private_bounds)]
+    pub trait Mode: SealedMode {}
+
+    macro_rules! impl_mode {
+        ($name:ident) => {
+            impl SealedMode for $name {}
+            impl Mode for $name {}
+        };
+    }
+
+    /// Blocking mode.
+    pub struct Blocking;
+    /// Async mode.
+    pub struct Async;
+
+    impl_mode!(Blocking);
+    impl_mode!(Async);
+}
diff --git a/embassy-nrf/src/rng.rs b/embassy-nrf/src/rng.rs
index 7e42dc938..9d3130e6e 100644
--- a/embassy-nrf/src/rng.rs
+++ b/embassy-nrf/src/rng.rs
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ use embassy_hal_internal::{Peri, PeripheralType};
 use embassy_sync::waitqueue::WakerRegistration;
 
 use crate::interrupt::typelevel::Interrupt;
+use crate::mode::{Async, Blocking, Mode};
 use crate::{interrupt, pac};
 
 /// Interrupt handler.
@@ -55,11 +56,31 @@ impl<T: Instance> interrupt::typelevel::Handler<T::Interrupt> for InterruptHandl
 /// A wrapper around an nRF RNG peripheral.
 ///
 /// It has a non-blocking API, and a blocking api through `rand`.
-pub struct Rng<'d, T: Instance> {
+pub struct Rng<'d, T: Instance, M: Mode> {
     _peri: Peri<'d, T>,
+    _phantom: PhantomData<M>,
 }
 
-impl<'d, T: Instance> Rng<'d, T> {
+impl<'d, T: Instance> Rng<'d, T, Blocking> {
+    /// Creates a new RNG driver from the `RNG` peripheral and interrupt.
+    ///
+    /// SAFETY: The future returned from `fill_bytes` must not have its lifetime end without running its destructor,
+    /// e.g. using `mem::forget`.
+    ///
+    /// The synchronous API is safe.
+    pub fn new_blocking(rng: Peri<'d, T>) -> Self {
+        let this = Self {
+            _peri: rng,
+            _phantom: PhantomData,
+        };
+
+        this.stop();
+
+        this
+    }
+}
+
+impl<'d, T: Instance> Rng<'d, T, Async> {
     /// Creates a new RNG driver from the `RNG` peripheral and interrupt.
     ///
     /// SAFETY: The future returned from `fill_bytes` must not have its lifetime end without running its destructor,
@@ -70,7 +91,10 @@ impl<'d, T: Instance> Rng<'d, T> {
         rng: Peri<'d, T>,
         _irq: impl interrupt::typelevel::Binding<T::Interrupt, InterruptHandler<T>> + 'd,
     ) -> Self {
-        let this = Self { _peri: rng };
+        let this = Self {
+            _peri: rng,
+            _phantom: PhantomData,
+        };
 
         this.stop();
         this.disable_irq();
@@ -81,14 +105,6 @@ impl<'d, T: Instance> Rng<'d, T> {
         this
     }
 
-    fn stop(&self) {
-        T::regs().tasks_stop().write_value(1)
-    }
-
-    fn start(&self) {
-        T::regs().tasks_start().write_value(1)
-    }
-
     fn enable_irq(&self) {
         T::regs().intenset().write(|w| w.set_valrdy(true));
     }
@@ -97,16 +113,6 @@ impl<'d, T: Instance> Rng<'d, T> {
         T::regs().intenclr().write(|w| w.set_valrdy(true));
     }
 
-    /// Enable or disable the RNG's bias correction.
-    ///
-    /// Bias correction removes any bias towards a '1' or a '0' in the bits generated.
-    /// However, this makes the generation of numbers slower.
-    ///
-    /// Defaults to disabled.
-    pub fn set_bias_correction(&self, enable: bool) {
-        T::regs().config().write(|w| w.set_dercen(enable))
-    }
-
     /// Fill the buffer with random bytes.
     pub async fn fill_bytes(&mut self, dest: &mut [u8]) {
         if dest.is_empty() {
@@ -153,6 +159,26 @@ impl<'d, T: Instance> Rng<'d, T> {
         // Trigger the teardown
         drop(on_drop);
     }
+}
+
+impl<'d, T: Instance, M: Mode> Rng<'d, T, M> {
+    fn stop(&self) {
+        T::regs().tasks_stop().write_value(1)
+    }
+
+    fn start(&self) {
+        T::regs().tasks_start().write_value(1)
+    }
+
+    /// Enable or disable the RNG's bias correction.
+    ///
+    /// Bias correction removes any bias towards a '1' or a '0' in the bits generated.
+    /// However, this makes the generation of numbers slower.
+    ///
+    /// Defaults to disabled.
+    pub fn set_bias_correction(&self, enable: bool) {
+        T::regs().config().write(|w| w.set_dercen(enable))
+    }
 
     /// Fill the buffer with random bytes, blocking version.
     pub fn blocking_fill_bytes(&mut self, dest: &mut [u8]) {
@@ -184,7 +210,7 @@ impl<'d, T: Instance> Rng<'d, T> {
     }
 }
 
-impl<'d, T: Instance> Drop for Rng<'d, T> {
+impl<'d, T: Instance, M: Mode> Drop for Rng<'d, T, M> {
     fn drop(&mut self) {
         self.stop();
         critical_section::with(|cs| {
@@ -195,7 +221,7 @@ impl<'d, T: Instance> Drop for Rng<'d, T> {
     }
 }
 
-impl<'d, T: Instance> rand_core_06::RngCore for Rng<'d, T> {
+impl<'d, T: Instance, M: Mode> rand_core_06::RngCore for Rng<'d, T, M> {
     fn fill_bytes(&mut self, dest: &mut [u8]) {
         self.blocking_fill_bytes(dest);
     }
@@ -211,9 +237,9 @@ impl<'d, T: Instance> rand_core_06::RngCore for Rng<'d, T> {
     }
 }
 
-impl<'d, T: Instance> rand_core_06::CryptoRng for Rng<'d, T> {}
+impl<'d, T: Instance, M: Mode> rand_core_06::CryptoRng for Rng<'d, T, M> {}
 
-impl<'d, T: Instance> rand_core_09::RngCore for Rng<'d, T> {
+impl<'d, T: Instance, M: Mode> rand_core_09::RngCore for Rng<'d, T, M> {
     fn fill_bytes(&mut self, dest: &mut [u8]) {
         self.blocking_fill_bytes(dest);
     }
@@ -225,7 +251,7 @@ impl<'d, T: Instance> rand_core_09::RngCore for Rng<'d, T> {
     }
 }
 
-impl<'d, T: Instance> rand_core_09::CryptoRng for Rng<'d, T> {}
+impl<'d, T: Instance, M: Mode> rand_core_09::CryptoRng for Rng<'d, T, M> {}
 
 /// Peripheral static state
 pub(crate) struct State {