diff --git a/packages/types/src/checkTypes.manual.ts b/packages/types/src/checkTypes.manual.ts
index 0fc3d87bf6..6e001f88e0 100644
--- a/packages/types/src/checkTypes.manual.ts
+++ b/packages/types/src/checkTypes.manual.ts
@@ -41,8 +41,14 @@ assert(bb.toHuman(), 'All ok');
 const ee = registry.createType('Vec<Option<Compact<ReferendumIndex>>>');
 // Option<Bytes>
 const vb = registry.createType('Option< Vec< u8 > >');
+// nested vecs
+const vv = registry.createType('Vec< Vec< Vec< Vec<u8>> > >');
+// vec with tuple
+const vt = registry.createType('Vec<(u8, u16)>');
+// nested stuff from all-over
+const vn = registry.createType('Vec<(u32, (u32, u64), Vec<u8>, Vec<(u32, u64)>, [u8;32], [u128;32])>');
 
-assert(ee[0].unwrap().unwrap().divn(123) && vb.unwrap().bitLength(), 'All ok');
+assert(ee[0].unwrap().unwrap().divn(123) && vb.unwrap().bitLength() && vv.toHuman() && vn.toHuman() && vt.toHuman(), 'All ok');
 
 // Should end up as Raw
 const gg = registry.createType('[ u8   ;678]');
@@ -62,5 +68,13 @@ const tt2 = registry.createType('( u32  )');
 const tt4 = registry.createType('(u8,u16,u32,u64,u128,u256,Break,u256,u128,u64,u32,u16,u8)');
 // empty
 const tt5 = registry.createType('()');
+// nested tuples
+const tt6 = registry.createType('(u8, (u16, (u32, u64, u32)), (u64, u64))');
+// more nested tuples
+const tt7 = registry.createType('(((u8, u8), (u8, u8)), u16)');
+// nested tuples with a wrapper
+const tt8 = registry.createType('(u8, Vec<(u16, u32)>, Option<(u128, u128)>)');
+// same example as above
+const tt9 = registry.createType('(u32, (u32, u64), Vec<u8>, Vec<(u32, u64)>, [u8;32], [u128;32])');
 
-assert(tt1[2].bitLength() && tt2.bitLength() && tt4[3].bitLength() && tt5.isEmpty, 'All ok');
+assert(tt1[2].bitLength() && tt2.bitLength() && tt4[3].bitLength() && tt5.isEmpty && tt6[1].toHuman() && tt7.toHuman() && tt8.toHuman() && tt9.toHuman(), 'All ok');
diff --git a/packages/types/src/types/detect.ts b/packages/types/src/types/detect.ts
index 86d49a7ed6..ae55e5312f 100644
--- a/packages/types/src/types/detect.ts
+++ b/packages/types/src/types/detect.ts
@@ -13,15 +13,14 @@ export type DetectConstructor<T extends Codec, K extends string> = Constructor<_
 
 // trim leading and trailing spaces
 export type Trim<K extends string> =
-  K extends ` ${infer X}`
+  K extends ` ${infer X} ` | ` ${infer X}` | `${infer X} `
     ? Trim<X>
-    : K extends `${infer X} `
-      ? Trim<X>
-      : K;
+    : K;
 
-export type __Expand<K extends string, T extends Codec = Codec> = __Internal<Trim<K>, T>;
+export type __Wrappers = 'Compact' | 'Option' | 'Vec';
 
-export type __Internal<K extends string, T extends Codec> =
+export type __Expand<K extends string, T extends Codec = Codec> = __ExpandImpl<Trim<K>, T>;
+export type __ExpandImpl<K extends string, T extends Codec> =
   K extends keyof InterfaceTypes
     ? InterfaceTypes[K]
     : T extends ICompact | IEnum | INumber | IOption | IStruct | ITuple | IU8a | IVec
@@ -29,46 +28,79 @@ export type __Internal<K extends string, T extends Codec> =
       : __Unwrap<K, T>;
 
 // ensure whatever we wrap is always Compact-capable
-export type __Compact<T extends Codec> =
+export type __Compact<X extends string> = __CompactImpl<__Expand<X>>;
+export type __CompactImpl<T extends Codec> =
   T extends INumber
     ? Compact<T>
     : never;
 
-export type __Params<X extends string> =
-  X extends `${infer A},${infer B}`
-    ? [__Expand<A>, ...__Params<B>]
-    : [__Expand<X>];
+// handle option types
+export type __Option<X extends string> = __OptionImpl<__Expand<X>>;
+export type __OptionImpl<T extends Codec> =
+  T extends Codec
+    ? Option<T>
+    : never;
 
-export type __Tuple<X extends string> =
+export type __Params<X extends string> = __ParamsImpl<Trim<X>>;
+export type __ParamsImpl<X extends string> =
+  X extends `Vec<${infer A}>,${infer B}`
+    ? [__Vec<A>, ...__Params<B>]
+    : X extends `Option<${infer A}>,${infer B}`
+      ? [__Option<A>, ...__Params<B>]
+      : X extends `Vec<${infer A}>`
+        ? [__Vec<A>]
+        : X extends `Option<${infer A}>`
+          ? [__Option<A>]
+          : X extends `${infer A},${infer B}`
+            ? __ParamsTuple<A, B>
+            : [__ParamsExpand<X>];
+export type __ParamsTuple<A extends string, B extends string> = __ParamsTupleImpl<Trim<A>, Trim<B>>;
+export type __ParamsTupleImpl<A extends string, B extends string> =
+  B extends `(${infer C}),${infer D}`
+    ? [__ParamsExpand<A>, __Tuple<C>, ...__Params<D>]
+    // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-unused-vars
+    : B extends `[${infer C}]` | `(${infer C})`
+      ? [__ParamsExpand<A>, __Expand<B>]
+      : [__ParamsExpand<A>, ...__Params<B>];
+export type __ParamsExpand<X extends string> = __ParamsExpandImpl<Trim<X>>;
+export type __ParamsExpandImpl<X extends string> =
+  // flatten nested tuples
+  X extends `(${infer A})` | `(${infer A}` | `${infer A})`
+    ? __ParamsExpand<A>
+    : __Expand<X>;
+
+export type __Tuple<X extends string> = __TupleImpl<Trim<X>>;
+export type __TupleImpl<X extends string> =
   // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-unused-vars
   X extends `${infer A},${infer B}`
     ? ITuple<__Params<X>>
     : __Expand<X>;
 
 // vec support with short-circuit for u8
-export type __Vec<X extends string> =
-  Trim<X> extends 'u8'
+export type __Vec<X extends string> = __VecImpl<Trim<X>>;
+export type __VecImpl<X extends string> =
+  X extends 'u8'
     ? Bytes
     : Vec<__Expand<X>>;
 
 // fixed vec support
-export type __VecFixed<X extends string> =
-  // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-unused-vars
-  X extends `${infer Y};${infer _}`
-    ? Trim<Y> extends 'u8'
+export type __VecFixed<X extends string, L extends string> = __VecFixedImpl<Trim<X>, L>;
+export type __VecFixedImpl<X extends string, L extends string> =
+  L extends string
+    ? X extends 'u8'
       ? Raw
-      : VecFixed<__Expand<Y>>
+      : VecFixed<__Expand<X>>
     : never;
 
 export type __Unwrap<K extends string, T extends Codec> =
   K extends `Compact<${infer X}>`
-    ? __Compact<__Expand<X>>
+    ? __Compact<X>
     : K extends `Option<${infer X}>`
-      ? Option<__Expand<X>>
+      ? __Option<X>
       : K extends `Vec<${infer X}>`
         ? __Vec<X>
-        : K extends `[${infer X}]`
-          ? __VecFixed<X>
+        : K extends `[${infer X};${infer L}]`
+          ? __VecFixed<X, L>
           : K extends `(${infer X})`
             ? __Tuple<X>
             : T;