diff --git a/modules/light-clients/08-wasm/types/codec_test.go b/modules/light-clients/08-wasm/types/codec_test.go
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+package types_test
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+
+	sdk "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types"
+	moduletestutil "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types/module/testutil"
+
+	wasm "github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/modules/light-clients/08-wasm"
+	"github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/modules/light-clients/08-wasm/types"
+)
+
+func TestCodecTypeRegistration(t *testing.T) {
+	testCases := []struct {
+		name    string
+		typeURL string
+		expPass bool
+	}{
+		{
+			"success: ClientState",
+			sdk.MsgTypeURL(&types.ClientState{}),
+			true,
+		},
+		{
+			"success: ConsensusState",
+			sdk.MsgTypeURL(&types.ConsensusState{}),
+			true,
+		},
+		{
+			"success: ClientMessage",
+			sdk.MsgTypeURL(&types.ClientMessage{}),
+			true,
+		},
+		{
+			"success: MsgStoreCode",
+			sdk.MsgTypeURL(&types.MsgStoreCode{}),
+			true,
+		},
+		{
+			"type not registered on codec",
+			"ibc.invalid.MsgTypeURL",
+			false,
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tc := range testCases {
+		tc := tc
+
+		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			encodingCfg := moduletestutil.MakeTestEncodingConfig(wasm.AppModuleBasic{})
+			msg, err := encodingCfg.Codec.InterfaceRegistry().Resolve(tc.typeURL)
+
+			if tc.expPass {
+				require.NotNil(t, msg)
+				require.NoError(t, err)
+			} else {
+				require.Nil(t, msg)
+				require.Error(t, err)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}