diff --git a/subxt/src/rpc/mod.rs b/subxt/src/rpc/mod.rs
index db26f67702..1ce971c7c6 100644
--- a/subxt/src/rpc/mod.rs
+++ b/subxt/src/rpc/mod.rs
@@ -59,6 +59,9 @@ mod rpc;
 mod rpc_client;
 mod rpc_client_t;
 
+// Expose our RPC types here.
+pub mod types;
+
 // Expose the `Rpc` struct and any associated types.
 pub use rpc::*;
 
diff --git a/subxt/src/rpc/types.rs b/subxt/src/rpc/types.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6f39dbe97f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/subxt/src/rpc/types.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,392 @@
+// Copyright 2019-2022 Parity Technologies (UK) Ltd.
+// This file is dual-licensed as Apache-2.0 or GPL-3.0.
+// see LICENSE for license details.
+
+//! Types sent to/from the Substrate RPC interface.
+
+use crate::rpc::RuntimeVersion;
+use serde::Deserialize;
+
+/// The operation could not be processed due to an error.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq, Deserialize)]
+#[serde(rename_all = "camelCase")]
+pub struct ErrorEvent {
+    /// Reason of the error.
+    pub error: String,
+}
+
+/// The runtime specification of the current block.
+///
+/// This event is generated for:
+///   - the first announced block by the follow subscription
+///   - blocks that suffered a change in runtime compared with their parents
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq, Deserialize)]
+#[serde(rename_all = "camelCase")]
+pub struct RuntimeVersionEvent {
+    /// The runtime version.
+    pub spec: RuntimeVersion,
+}
+
+/// The runtime event generated if the `follow` subscription
+/// has set the `runtime_updates` flag.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq, Deserialize)]
+#[serde(rename_all = "camelCase")]
+#[serde(tag = "type")]
+pub enum RuntimeEvent {
+    /// The runtime version of this block.
+    Valid(RuntimeVersionEvent),
+    /// The runtime could not be obtained due to an error.
+    Invalid(ErrorEvent),
+}
+
+/// Contain information about the latest finalized block.
+///
+/// # Note
+///
+/// This is the first event generated by the `follow` subscription
+/// and is submitted only once.
+///
+/// If the `runtime_updates` flag is set, then this event contains
+/// the `RuntimeEvent`, otherwise the `RuntimeEvent` is not present.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq, Deserialize)]
+#[serde(rename_all = "camelCase")]
+pub struct Initialized<Hash> {
+    /// The hash of the latest finalized block.
+    pub finalized_block_hash: Hash,
+    /// The runtime version of the finalized block.
+    ///
+    /// # Note
+    ///
+    /// This is present only if the `runtime_updates` flag is set for
+    /// the `follow` subscription.
+    pub finalized_block_runtime: Option<RuntimeEvent>,
+}
+
+/// Indicate a new non-finalized block.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq, Deserialize)]
+#[serde(rename_all = "camelCase")]
+pub struct NewBlock<Hash> {
+    /// The hash of the new block.
+    pub block_hash: Hash,
+    /// The parent hash of the new block.
+    pub parent_block_hash: Hash,
+    /// The runtime version of the new block.
+    ///
+    /// # Note
+    ///
+    /// This is present only if the `runtime_updates` flag is set for
+    /// the `follow` subscription.
+    pub new_runtime: Option<RuntimeEvent>,
+}
+
+/// Indicate the block hash of the new best block.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq, Deserialize)]
+#[serde(rename_all = "camelCase")]
+pub struct BestBlockChanged<Hash> {
+    /// The block hash of the new best block.
+    pub best_block_hash: Hash,
+}
+
+/// Indicate the finalized and pruned block hashes.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq, Deserialize)]
+#[serde(rename_all = "camelCase")]
+pub struct Finalized<Hash> {
+    /// Block hashes that are finalized.
+    pub finalized_block_hashes: Vec<Hash>,
+    /// Block hashes that are pruned (removed).
+    pub pruned_block_hashes: Vec<Hash>,
+}
+
+/// The event generated by the `chainHead_follow` method.
+///
+/// The events are generated in the following order:
+/// 1. Initialized - generated only once to signal the
+///      latest finalized block
+/// 2. NewBlock - a new block was added.
+/// 3. BestBlockChanged - indicate that the best block
+///      is now the one from this event. The block was
+///      announced priorly with the `NewBlock` event.
+/// 4. Finalized - State the finalized and pruned blocks.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq, Deserialize)]
+#[serde(rename_all = "camelCase")]
+#[serde(tag = "event")]
+pub enum FollowEvent<Hash> {
+    /// The latest finalized block.
+    ///
+    /// This event is generated only once.
+    Initialized(Initialized<Hash>),
+    /// A new non-finalized block was added.
+    NewBlock(NewBlock<Hash>),
+    /// The best block of the chain.
+    BestBlockChanged(BestBlockChanged<Hash>),
+    /// A list of finalized and pruned blocks.
+    Finalized(Finalized<Hash>),
+    /// The subscription is dropped and no further events
+    /// will be generated.
+    Stop,
+}
+
+/// The result of a chain head method.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq, Deserialize)]
+#[serde(rename_all = "camelCase")]
+pub struct ChainHeadResult<T> {
+    /// Result of the method.
+    pub result: T,
+}
+
+/// The event generated by the body / call / storage methods.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq, Deserialize)]
+#[serde(rename_all = "camelCase")]
+#[serde(tag = "event")]
+pub enum ChainHeadEvent<T> {
+    /// The request completed successfully.
+    Done(ChainHeadResult<T>),
+    /// The resources requested are inaccessible.
+    ///
+    /// Resubmitting the request later might succeed.
+    Inaccessible(ErrorEvent),
+    /// An error occurred. This is definitive.
+    Error(ErrorEvent),
+    /// The provided subscription ID is stale or invalid.
+    Disjoint,
+}
+
+/// The transaction was broadcasted to a number of peers.
+///
+/// # Note
+///
+/// The RPC does not guarantee that the peers have received the
+/// transaction.
+///
+/// When the number of peers is zero, the event guarantees that
+/// shutting down the local node will lead to the transaction
+/// not being included in the chain.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Deserialize)]
+#[serde(rename_all = "camelCase")]
+pub struct TransactionBroadcasted {
+    /// The number of peers the transaction was broadcasted to.
+    #[serde(with = "as_string")]
+    pub num_peers: usize,
+}
+
+/// The transaction was included in a block of the chain.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Deserialize)]
+#[serde(rename_all = "camelCase")]
+pub struct TransactionBlock<Hash> {
+    /// The hash of the block the transaction was included into.
+    pub hash: Hash,
+    /// The index (zero-based) of the transaction within the body of the block.
+    #[serde(with = "as_string")]
+    pub index: usize,
+}
+
+/// The transaction could not be processed due to an error.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Deserialize)]
+#[serde(rename_all = "camelCase")]
+pub struct TransactionError {
+    /// Reason of the error.
+    pub error: String,
+}
+
+/// The transaction was dropped because of exceeding limits.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Deserialize)]
+#[serde(rename_all = "camelCase")]
+pub struct TransactionDropped {
+    /// True if the transaction was broadcasted to other peers and
+    /// may still be included in the block.
+    pub broadcasted: bool,
+    /// Reason of the event.
+    pub error: String,
+}
+
+/// Possible transaction status events.
+///
+/// The status events can be grouped based on their kinds as:
+///
+/// 1. Runtime validated the transaction:
+///             - `Validated`
+///
+/// 2. Inside the `Ready` queue:
+///             - `Broadcast`
+///
+/// 3. Leaving the pool:
+///             - `BestChainBlockIncluded`
+///             - `Invalid`
+///
+/// 4. Block finalized:
+///             - `Finalized`
+///
+/// 5. At any time:
+///             - `Dropped`
+///             - `Error`
+///
+/// The subscription's stream is considered finished whenever the following events are
+/// received: `Finalized`, `Error`, `Invalid` or `Dropped`. However, the user is allowed
+/// to unsubscribe at any moment.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Deserialize)]
+// We need to manually specify the trait bounds for the `Hash` trait to ensure `into` and
+// `from` still work.
+#[serde(bound(deserialize = "Hash: Deserialize<'de> + Clone"))]
+#[serde(from = "TransactionEventIR<Hash>")]
+pub enum TransactionEvent<Hash> {
+    /// The transaction was validated by the runtime.
+    Validated,
+    /// The transaction was broadcasted to a number of peers.
+    Broadcasted(TransactionBroadcasted),
+    /// The transaction was included in a best block of the chain.
+    ///
+    /// # Note
+    ///
+    /// This may contain `None` if the block is no longer a best
+    /// block of the chain.
+    BestChainBlockIncluded(Option<TransactionBlock<Hash>>),
+    /// The transaction was included in a finalized block.
+    Finalized(TransactionBlock<Hash>),
+    /// The transaction could not be processed due to an error.
+    Error(TransactionError),
+    /// The transaction is marked as invalid.
+    Invalid(TransactionError),
+    /// The client was not capable of keeping track of this transaction.
+    Dropped(TransactionDropped),
+}
+
+/// Intermediate representation (IR) for the transaction events
+/// that handles block events only.
+///
+/// The block events require a JSON compatible interpretation similar to:
+///
+/// ```json
+/// { event: "EVENT", block: { hash: "0xFF", index: 0 } }
+/// ```
+///
+/// This IR is introduced to circumvent that the block events need to
+/// be serialized/deserialized with "tag" and "content", while other
+/// events only require "tag".
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Deserialize)]
+#[serde(rename_all = "camelCase")]
+#[serde(tag = "event", content = "block")]
+enum TransactionEventBlockIR<Hash> {
+    /// The transaction was included in the best block of the chain.
+    BestChainBlockIncluded(Option<TransactionBlock<Hash>>),
+    /// The transaction was included in a finalized block of the chain.
+    Finalized(TransactionBlock<Hash>),
+}
+
+/// Intermediate representation (IR) for the transaction events
+/// that handles non-block events only.
+///
+/// The non-block events require a JSON compatible interpretation similar to:
+///
+/// ```json
+/// { event: "EVENT", num_peers: 0 }
+/// ```
+///
+/// This IR is introduced to circumvent that the block events need to
+/// be serialized/deserialized with "tag" and "content", while other
+/// events only require "tag".
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Deserialize)]
+#[serde(rename_all = "camelCase")]
+#[serde(tag = "event")]
+enum TransactionEventNonBlockIR {
+    Validated,
+    Broadcasted(TransactionBroadcasted),
+    Error(TransactionError),
+    Invalid(TransactionError),
+    Dropped(TransactionDropped),
+}
+
+/// Intermediate representation (IR) used for serialization/deserialization of the
+/// [`TransactionEvent`] in a JSON compatible format.
+///
+/// Serde cannot mix `#[serde(tag = "event")]` with `#[serde(tag = "event", content = "block")]`
+/// for specific enum variants. Therefore, this IR is introduced to circumvent this
+/// restriction, while exposing a simplified [`TransactionEvent`] for users of the
+/// rust ecosystem.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Deserialize)]
+#[serde(bound(deserialize = "Hash: Deserialize<'de>"))]
+#[serde(rename_all = "camelCase")]
+#[serde(untagged)]
+enum TransactionEventIR<Hash> {
+    Block(TransactionEventBlockIR<Hash>),
+    NonBlock(TransactionEventNonBlockIR),
+}
+
+impl<Hash> From<TransactionEvent<Hash>> for TransactionEventIR<Hash> {
+    fn from(value: TransactionEvent<Hash>) -> Self {
+        match value {
+            TransactionEvent::Validated => {
+                TransactionEventIR::NonBlock(TransactionEventNonBlockIR::Validated)
+            }
+            TransactionEvent::Broadcasted(event) => {
+                TransactionEventIR::NonBlock(TransactionEventNonBlockIR::Broadcasted(
+                    event,
+                ))
+            }
+            TransactionEvent::BestChainBlockIncluded(event) => {
+                TransactionEventIR::Block(
+                    TransactionEventBlockIR::BestChainBlockIncluded(event),
+                )
+            }
+            TransactionEvent::Finalized(event) => {
+                TransactionEventIR::Block(TransactionEventBlockIR::Finalized(event))
+            }
+            TransactionEvent::Error(event) => {
+                TransactionEventIR::NonBlock(TransactionEventNonBlockIR::Error(event))
+            }
+            TransactionEvent::Invalid(event) => {
+                TransactionEventIR::NonBlock(TransactionEventNonBlockIR::Invalid(event))
+            }
+            TransactionEvent::Dropped(event) => {
+                TransactionEventIR::NonBlock(TransactionEventNonBlockIR::Dropped(event))
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl<Hash> From<TransactionEventIR<Hash>> for TransactionEvent<Hash> {
+    fn from(value: TransactionEventIR<Hash>) -> Self {
+        match value {
+            TransactionEventIR::NonBlock(status) => {
+                match status {
+                    TransactionEventNonBlockIR::Validated => TransactionEvent::Validated,
+                    TransactionEventNonBlockIR::Broadcasted(event) => {
+                        TransactionEvent::Broadcasted(event)
+                    }
+                    TransactionEventNonBlockIR::Error(event) => {
+                        TransactionEvent::Error(event)
+                    }
+                    TransactionEventNonBlockIR::Invalid(event) => {
+                        TransactionEvent::Invalid(event)
+                    }
+                    TransactionEventNonBlockIR::Dropped(event) => {
+                        TransactionEvent::Dropped(event)
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            TransactionEventIR::Block(block) => {
+                match block {
+                    TransactionEventBlockIR::Finalized(event) => {
+                        TransactionEvent::Finalized(event)
+                    }
+                    TransactionEventBlockIR::BestChainBlockIncluded(event) => {
+                        TransactionEvent::BestChainBlockIncluded(event)
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/// Serialize and deserialize helper as string.
+mod as_string {
+    use super::*;
+    use serde::Deserializer;
+
+    pub fn deserialize<'de, D: Deserializer<'de>>(
+        deserializer: D,
+    ) -> Result<usize, D::Error> {
+        String::deserialize(deserializer)?
+            .parse()
+            .map_err(|e| serde::de::Error::custom(format!("Parsing failed: {}", e)))
+    }
+}