diff --git a/src/common.rs b/src/common.rs
index 537487d427612edb0a78dec1f1462bfd040f1db5..08587130bf657da1b637756355705f7d25c40ad5 100644
--- a/src/common.rs
+++ b/src/common.rs
@@ -54,6 +54,17 @@ pub struct ComponentId(Id); // PUB because it can be returned by errors
 #[repr(transparent)]
 pub struct PortId(pub(crate) Id);
 
+impl PortId {
+    // TODO: Remove concept of ComponentId and PortId in this file
+    #[deprecated]
+    pub fn new(port: u32) -> Self {
+        return PortId(Id{
+            connector_id: u32::MAX,
+            u32_suffix: port,
+        });
+    }
+}
+
 /// A safely aliasable heap-allocated payload of message bytes
 #[derive(Default, Eq, PartialEq, Clone, Ord, PartialOrd)]
 pub struct Payload(pub Arc<Vec<u8>>);