diff --git a/ipn/ipnlocal/local.go b/ipn/ipnlocal/local.go
index c17ffe7f9..bcad6c64a 100644
--- a/ipn/ipnlocal/local.go
+++ b/ipn/ipnlocal/local.go
@@ -444,10 +444,10 @@ func (b *LocalBackend) populatePeerStatusLocked(sb *ipnstate.StatusBuilder) {
 		exitNodeOption := tsaddr.PrefixesContainsFunc(p.AllowedIPs, func(r netaddr.IPPrefix) bool {
 			return r.Bits() == 0
 		})
-		var tags *views.StringSlice
+		var tags *views.Slice[string]
 		var primaryRoutes *views.IPPrefixSlice
 		if p.Tags != nil {
-			v := views.StringSliceOf(p.Tags)
+			v := views.SliceOf(p.Tags)
 			tags = &v
 		}
 		if p.PrimaryRoutes != nil {
diff --git a/ipn/ipnstate/ipnstate.go b/ipn/ipnstate/ipnstate.go
index 7a333be3e..401bccee9 100644
--- a/ipn/ipnstate/ipnstate.go
+++ b/ipn/ipnstate/ipnstate.go
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ type PeerStatus struct {
 
 	// Tags are the list of ACL tags applied to this node.
 	// See tailscale.com/tailcfg#Node.Tags for more information.
-	Tags *views.StringSlice `json:",omitempty"`
+	Tags *views.Slice[string] `json:",omitempty"`
 
 	// PrimaryRoutes are the routes this node is currently the primary
 	// subnet router for, as determined by the control plane. It does
diff --git a/tailcfg/tailcfg.go b/tailcfg/tailcfg.go
index 3d8909d9e..4273f79c6 100644
--- a/tailcfg/tailcfg.go
+++ b/tailcfg/tailcfg.go
@@ -527,12 +527,12 @@ func (v HostinfoView) RoutableIPs() views.IPPrefixSlice {
 	return views.IPPrefixSliceOf(v.ж.RoutableIPs)
 }
 
-func (v HostinfoView) RequestTags() views.StringSlice {
-	return views.StringSliceOf(v.ж.RequestTags)
+func (v HostinfoView) RequestTags() views.Slice[string] {
+	return views.SliceOf(v.ж.RequestTags)
 }
 
-func (v HostinfoView) SSH_HostKeys() views.StringSlice {
-	return views.StringSliceOf(v.ж.SSH_HostKeys)
+func (v HostinfoView) SSH_HostKeys() views.Slice[string] {
+	return views.SliceOf(v.ж.SSH_HostKeys)
 }
 
 func (v HostinfoView) Services() ServiceSlice {
diff --git a/types/views/views.go b/types/views/views.go
index b930d359f..7a18c4459 100644
--- a/types/views/views.go
+++ b/types/views/views.go
@@ -14,25 +14,25 @@ import (
 	"tailscale.com/net/tsaddr"
 )
 
-// StringSlice is a read-only accessor for a slice of strings.
-type StringSlice struct {
+// Slice is a read-only accessor for a slice.
+type Slice[T any] struct {
 	// It is named distinctively to make you think of how dangerous it is to escape
 	// to callers. You must not let callers be able to mutate it.
-	ж []string
+	ж []T
 }
 
-// StringSliceOf returns a StringSlice for the provided slice.
-func StringSliceOf(x []string) StringSlice { return StringSlice{x} }
+// SliceOf returns a Slice for the provided slice.
+func SliceOf[T any](x []T) Slice[T] { return Slice[T]{x} }
 
 // MarshalJSON implements json.Marshaler.
-func (v StringSlice) MarshalJSON() ([]byte, error) {
+func (v Slice[T]) MarshalJSON() ([]byte, error) {
 	return json.Marshal(v.ж)
 }
 
 // UnmarshalJSON implements json.Unmarshaler.
-func (v *StringSlice) UnmarshalJSON(b []byte) error {
+func (v *Slice[T]) UnmarshalJSON(b []byte) error {
 	if v.ж != nil {
-		return errors.New("StringSlice is already initialized")
+		return errors.New("Slice is already initialized")
 	}
 	if len(b) == 0 {
 		return nil
@@ -44,83 +44,77 @@ func (v *StringSlice) UnmarshalJSON(b []byte) error {
 }
 
 // IsNil reports whether the underlying slice is nil.
-func (v StringSlice) IsNil() bool { return v.ж == nil }
+func (v Slice[T]) IsNil() bool { return v.ж == nil }
 
 // Len returns the length of the slice.
-func (v StringSlice) Len() int { return len(v.ж) }
+func (v Slice[T]) Len() int { return len(v.ж) }
 
-// At returns the string at index `i` of the slice.
-func (v StringSlice) At(i int) string { return v.ж[i] }
+// At returns the element at index `i` of the slice.
+func (v Slice[T]) At(i int) T { return v.ж[i] }
 
 // AppendTo appends the underlying slice values to dst.
-func (v StringSlice) AppendTo(dst []string) []string {
+func (v Slice[T]) AppendTo(dst []T) []T {
 	return append(dst, v.ж...)
 }
 
 // AsSlice returns a copy of underlying slice.
-func (v StringSlice) AsSlice() []string {
+func (v Slice[T]) AsSlice() []T {
 	return v.AppendTo(v.ж[:0:0])
 }
 
 // IPPrefixSlice is a read-only accessor for a slice of netaddr.IPPrefix.
 type IPPrefixSlice struct {
-	// It is named distinctively to make you think of how dangerous it is to escape
-	// to callers. You must not let callers be able to mutate it.jd
-	ж []netaddr.IPPrefix
+	ж Slice[netaddr.IPPrefix]
 }
 
 // IPPrefixSliceOf returns a IPPrefixSlice for the provided slice.
-func IPPrefixSliceOf(x []netaddr.IPPrefix) IPPrefixSlice { return IPPrefixSlice{x} }
+func IPPrefixSliceOf(x []netaddr.IPPrefix) IPPrefixSlice { return IPPrefixSlice{SliceOf(x)} }
 
 // IsNil reports whether the underlying slice is nil.
-func (v IPPrefixSlice) IsNil() bool { return v.ж == nil }
+func (v IPPrefixSlice) IsNil() bool { return v.ж.IsNil() }
 
 // Len returns the length of the slice.
-func (v IPPrefixSlice) Len() int { return len(v.ж) }
+func (v IPPrefixSlice) Len() int { return v.ж.Len() }
 
 // At returns the IPPrefix at index `i` of the slice.
-func (v IPPrefixSlice) At(i int) netaddr.IPPrefix { return v.ж[i] }
+func (v IPPrefixSlice) At(i int) netaddr.IPPrefix { return v.ж.At(i) }
 
-// Append appends the underlying slice values to dst.
+// AppendTo appends the underlying slice values to dst.
 func (v IPPrefixSlice) AppendTo(dst []netaddr.IPPrefix) []netaddr.IPPrefix {
-	return append(dst, v.ж...)
+	return v.ж.AppendTo(dst)
+}
+
+// Generic returns the underlying Slice[netaddr.IPPrefix].
+func (v IPPrefixSlice) Generic() Slice[netaddr.IPPrefix] {
+	return v.ж
 }
 
 // AsSlice returns a copy of underlying slice.
 func (v IPPrefixSlice) AsSlice() []netaddr.IPPrefix {
-	return v.AppendTo(v.ж[:0:0])
+	return v.ж.AsSlice()
 }
 
 // PrefixesContainsIP reports whether any IPPrefix contains IP.
 func (v IPPrefixSlice) ContainsIP(ip netaddr.IP) bool {
-	return tsaddr.PrefixesContainsIP(v.ж, ip)
+	return tsaddr.PrefixesContainsIP(v.ж.ж, ip)
 }
 
 // PrefixesContainsFunc reports whether f is true for any IPPrefix in the slice.
 func (v IPPrefixSlice) ContainsFunc(f func(netaddr.IPPrefix) bool) bool {
-	return tsaddr.PrefixesContainsFunc(v.ж, f)
+	return tsaddr.PrefixesContainsFunc(v.ж.ж, f)
 }
 
 // ContainsExitRoutes reports whether v contains ExitNode Routes.
 func (v IPPrefixSlice) ContainsExitRoutes() bool {
-	return tsaddr.ContainsExitRoutes(v.ж)
+	return tsaddr.ContainsExitRoutes(v.ж.ж)
 }
 
 // MarshalJSON implements json.Marshaler.
 func (v IPPrefixSlice) MarshalJSON() ([]byte, error) {
-	return json.Marshal(v.ж)
+	return v.ж.MarshalJSON()
 }
 
 // UnmarshalJSON implements json.Unmarshaler.
 func (v *IPPrefixSlice) UnmarshalJSON(b []byte) error {
-	if v.ж != nil {
-		return errors.New("IPPrefixSlice is already initialized")
-	}
-	if len(b) == 0 {
-		return nil
-	}
-	if err := json.Unmarshal(b, &v.ж); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	return nil
+	return v.ж.UnmarshalJSON(b)
 }
diff --git a/types/views/views_test.go b/types/views/views_test.go
index 5f4a8ceee..d9785c9a1 100644
--- a/types/views/views_test.go
+++ b/types/views/views_test.go
@@ -23,10 +23,12 @@ func TestViewsJSON(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	type viewStruct struct {
 		Addrs      IPPrefixSlice
-		Strings    StringSlice
+		Strings    Slice[string]
 		AddrsPtr   *IPPrefixSlice `json:",omitempty"`
-		StringsPtr *StringSlice   `json:",omitempty"`
+		StringsPtr *Slice[string] `json:",omitempty"`
 	}
+	ipp := IPPrefixSliceOf(mustCIDR("192.168.0.0/24"))
+	ss := SliceOf([]string{"bar"})
 	tests := []struct {
 		name     string
 		in       viewStruct
@@ -40,12 +42,12 @@ func TestViewsJSON(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			name: "everything",
 			in: viewStruct{
-				Addrs:      IPPrefixSliceOf(mustCIDR("192.168.0.0/24")),
-				AddrsPtr:   &IPPrefixSlice{mustCIDR("192.168.0.0/24")},
-				StringsPtr: &StringSlice{[]string{"foo"}},
-				Strings:    StringSlice{[]string{"bar"}},
+				Addrs:      ipp,
+				AddrsPtr:   &ipp,
+				StringsPtr: &ss,
+				Strings:    ss,
 			},
-			wantJSON: `{"Addrs":["192.168.0.0/24"],"Strings":["bar"],"AddrsPtr":["192.168.0.0/24"],"StringsPtr":["foo"]}`,
+			wantJSON: `{"Addrs":["192.168.0.0/24"],"Strings":["bar"],"AddrsPtr":["192.168.0.0/24"],"StringsPtr":["bar"]}`,
 		},
 	}