diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 001ad527dc..22fd0f59f2 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 - Add `api.rpc.chain.subscribeAllHeads` (not just best) (Thanks to https://github.com/jak-pan)
 - Add `api.rpc.engine.*` for manual seal support
+- Registry now exposes `.createType(<type>, ...args)` as well
 - Support types & interfaces required for lazy reaping & offchain phragmen
 - Support JS `BigInt` inputs in any `UInt` and `Int` object, `api.tx.balances.transfer(..., 9876543210123456789n)`
 - Expand `.toHuman` on `ExtrinsicEra`, `SubmittableResult` & `Vote`
diff --git a/packages/api/src/base/Decorate.ts b/packages/api/src/base/Decorate.ts
index e7145ba4d6..0471af832a 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/base/Decorate.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/base/Decorate.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ import DecoratedMeta from '@polkadot/metadata/Decorated';
 import getHasher from '@polkadot/metadata/Decorated/storage/fromMetadata/getHasher';
 import RpcCore from '@polkadot/rpc-core';
 import { WsProvider } from '@polkadot/rpc-provider';
-import { Metadata, Null, Option, Text, TypeRegistry, u64, Vec } from '@polkadot/types';
+import { createType, Metadata, Null, Option, Text, TypeRegistry, u64, Vec } from '@polkadot/types';
 import Linkage, { LinkageResult } from '@polkadot/types/codec/Linkage';
 import { DEFAULT_VERSION as EXTRINSIC_DEFAULT_VERSION } from '@polkadot/types/extrinsic/constants';
 import StorageKey, { StorageEntry } from '@polkadot/types/primitive/StorageKey';
@@ -136,9 +136,19 @@ export default abstract class Decorate<ApiType extends ApiTypes> extends Events
     this._rx.registry = this.registry;
   }
 
-  public abstract createType <K extends keyof InterfaceTypes> (type: K, ...params: any[]): InterfaceTypes[K];
+  /**
+   * @description Creates an instance of a type as registered
+   */
+  public createType <K extends keyof InterfaceTypes> (type: K, ...params: any[]): InterfaceTypes[K] {
+    return createType(this.registry, type, ...params);
+  }
 
-  public abstract registerTypes (types?: RegistryTypes): void;
+  /**
+   * @description Register additional user-defined of chain-specific types in the type registry
+   */
+  public registerTypes (types?: RegistryTypes): void {
+    types && this.registry.register(types);
+  }
 
   /**
    * @returns `true` if the API operates with subscriptions
diff --git a/packages/api/src/base/index.ts b/packages/api/src/base/index.ts
index 0124480664..ceb1dddea3 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/base/index.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/base/index.ts
@@ -5,10 +5,10 @@
 import { Constants } from '@polkadot/metadata/Decorated/types';
 import { RpcInterface } from '@polkadot/rpc-core/types';
 import { Hash, RuntimeVersion } from '@polkadot/types/interfaces';
-import { CallFunction, InterfaceTypes, RegistryError, RegistryTypes, SignerPayloadRawBase } from '@polkadot/types/types';
+import { CallFunction, RegistryError, SignerPayloadRawBase } from '@polkadot/types/types';
 import { ApiInterfaceRx, ApiOptions, ApiTypes, DecoratedRpc, DecorateMethod, QueryableStorage, QueryableStorageMulti, SubmittableExtrinsics, Signer } from '../types';
 
-import { Metadata, createType } from '@polkadot/types';
+import { Metadata } from '@polkadot/types';
 import { assert, isString, isUndefined, u8aToHex, u8aToU8a } from '@polkadot/util';
 
 import Init from './Init';
@@ -233,13 +233,6 @@ export default abstract class ApiBase<ApiType extends ApiTypes> extends Init<Api
     return assertResult(this._extrinsics);
   }
 
-  /**
-   * @description Creates an instance of a type as registered
-   */
-  public createType = <K extends keyof InterfaceTypes> (type: K, ...params: any[]): InterfaceTypes[K] => {
-    return createType(this.registry, type, ...params);
-  }
-
   /**
    * @description Disconnect from the underlying provider, halting all network traffic
    */
@@ -261,13 +254,6 @@ export default abstract class ApiBase<ApiType extends ApiTypes> extends Init<Api
     return this.registry.findMetaError(u8aToU8a(errorIndex));
   }
 
-  /**
-   * @description Register additional user-defined of chain-specific types in the type registry
-   */
-  public registerTypes (types?: RegistryTypes): void {
-    types && this.registry.register(types);
-  }
-
   /**
    * @description Set an external signer which will be used to sign extrinsic when account passed in is not KeyringPair
    */
diff --git a/packages/types/src/create/registry.ts b/packages/types/src/create/registry.ts
index dc93a1fb20..3669318996 100644
--- a/packages/types/src/create/registry.ts
+++ b/packages/types/src/create/registry.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import { defaultExtensions, expandExtensionTypes, findUnknownExtensions } from '
 import { EventData } from '../generic/Event';
 import Unconstructable from '../primitive/Unconstructable';
 import { createClass, getTypeClass } from './createClass';
+import { createType } from './createType';
 import { getTypeDef } from './getTypeDef';
 
 // create error mapping from metadata
@@ -127,6 +128,13 @@ export class TypeRegistry implements Registry {
       : formatBalance.getDefaults().unit;
   }
 
+  /**
+   * @description Creates an instance of a type as registered
+   */
+  public createType <K extends keyof InterfaceTypes> (type: K, ...params: any[]): InterfaceTypes[K] {
+    return createType(this, type, ...params);
+  }
+
   // find a specific call
   public findMetaCall (callIndex: Uint8Array): CallFunction {
     const hexIndex = u8aToHex(callIndex);
diff --git a/packages/types/src/types/registry.ts b/packages/types/src/types/registry.ts
index b377a085d7..96f70791c0 100644
--- a/packages/types/src/types/registry.ts
+++ b/packages/types/src/types/registry.ts
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ export interface Registry {
   // keep this as a generic Codec, however the actual impl. returns the correct
   findMetaEvent (eventIndex: Uint8Array): Constructor<any>;
 
+  createType <K extends keyof InterfaceTypes> (type: K, ...params: any[]): InterfaceTypes[K];
   get <T extends Codec = Codec> (name: string, withUnknown?: boolean): Constructor<T> | undefined;
   getChainProperties (): ChainProperties | undefined;
   getDefinition (name: string): string | undefined;