diff --git a/slixmpp/plugins/xep_0049/private_storage.py b/slixmpp/plugins/xep_0049/private_storage.py
index cb92db51..22286f92 100644
--- a/slixmpp/plugins/xep_0049/private_storage.py
+++ b/slixmpp/plugins/xep_0049/private_storage.py
@@ -7,12 +7,19 @@
 """
 
 import logging
+from typing import (
+    List,
+    Optional,
+    Union,
+)
+from asyncio import Future
 
-from slixmpp import Iq
+from slixmpp import JID
+from slixmpp.stanza import Iq
 from slixmpp.plugins import BasePlugin
 from slixmpp.xmlstream.handler import Callback
 from slixmpp.xmlstream.matcher import StanzaPath
-from slixmpp.xmlstream import register_stanza_plugin
+from slixmpp.xmlstream import register_stanza_plugin, ElementBase
 from slixmpp.plugins.xep_0049 import stanza, PrivateXML
 
 
@@ -32,26 +39,25 @@ class XEP_0049(BasePlugin):
     def register(self, stanza):
         register_stanza_plugin(PrivateXML, stanza, iterable=True)
 
-    def store(self, data, ifrom=None, timeout=None, callback=None,
-              timeout_callback=None):
-        iq = self.xmpp.Iq()
-        iq['type'] = 'set'
-        iq['from'] = ifrom
+    def store(self, data: Union[List[ElementBase], ElementBase], ifrom: Optional[JID] = None, **iqkwargs) -> Future:
+        """Store data in Private XML Storage.
+
+        :param data: An XML element or list of xml element to store.
+        """
+        iq = self.xmpp.make_iq_set(ifrom=ifrom)
 
         if not isinstance(data, list):
             data = [data]
-
         for elem in data:
             iq['private'].append(elem)
 
-        return iq.send(timeout=timeout, callback=callback,
-                       timeout_callback=timeout_callback)
+        return iq.send(**iqkwargs)
 
-    def retrieve(self, name, ifrom=None, timeout=None, callback=None,
-                 timeout_callback=None):
-        iq = self.xmpp.Iq()
-        iq['type'] = 'get'
-        iq['from'] = ifrom
+    def retrieve(self, name: str, ifrom: Optional[JID] = None, **iqkwargs) -> Future:
+        """Get previously stored data from Private XML Storage.
+
+        :param name: Name of the payload to retrieve (slixmpp plugin attribute)
+        """
+        iq = self.xmpp.make_iq_get(ifrom=ifrom)
         iq['private'].enable(name)
-        return iq.send(timeout=timeout, callback=callback,
-                timeout_callback=timeout_callback)
+        return iq.send(**iqkwargs)