diff --git a/types/tx_msg.go b/types/tx_msg.go
index b8a602d88c05..0bf496abb504 100644
--- a/types/tx_msg.go
+++ b/types/tx_msg.go
@@ -85,3 +85,8 @@ type TxDecoder func(txBytes []byte) (Tx, error)
 
 // TxEncoder marshals transaction to bytes
 type TxEncoder func(tx Tx) ([]byte, error)
+
+// MsgTypeURL returns the TypeURL of a `sdk.Msg`.
+func MsgTypeURL(msg Msg) string {
+	return "/" + proto.MessageName(msg)
+}
diff --git a/types/tx_msg_test.go b/types/tx_msg_test.go
index 7a55c7d63e64..bf7763b02913 100644
--- a/types/tx_msg_test.go
+++ b/types/tx_msg_test.go
@@ -29,3 +29,7 @@ func (s *testMsgSuite) TestMsg() {
 	s.Require().Nil(msg.ValidateBasic())
 	s.Require().NotPanics(func() { msg.GetSignBytes() })
 }
+
+func (s *testMsgSuite) TestMsgTypeURL() {
+	s.Require().Equal("/testdata.TestMsg", sdk.MsgTypeURL(new(testdata.TestMsg)))
+}