Systems and methods for medium access control (MAC) control element (CE) based inter-device coordination of sidelink transmissions. The method performed by a first wireless communication device for inter-device coordination for sidelink communication comprises detecting a trigger for a MAC CE, and responsive to detecting the trigger, transmitting a MAC CE to a second wireless communication device. The MAC CE comprises one or more information fields that indicate one or more resources that are not preferred to be used by the second wireless communication device for sidelink transmission; MAC CE comprises information that indicates a type or purpose of the one or more information fields; and the type or purpose is to indicate one or more resources that are not preferred to be used by the second wireless communication device for sidelink transmission.