diff --git a/src/codec.rs b/src/codec.rs
index b3e76e79..65783693 100644
--- a/src/codec.rs
+++ b/src/codec.rs
@@ -93,14 +93,14 @@ pub trait Input {
 
 	/// !INTERNAL USE ONLY!
 	///
-	/// Decodes a `bytes::Bytes`.
+	/// Used when decoding a `bytes::Bytes` from a `BytesCursor` input.
 	#[cfg(feature = "bytes")]
 	#[doc(hidden)]
-	fn scale_internal_decode_bytes(&mut self) -> Result<bytes::Bytes, Error>
+	fn __private_bytes_cursor(&mut self) -> Option<&mut BytesCursor>
 	where
 		Self: Sized,
 	{
-		Vec::<u8>::decode(self).map(bytes::Bytes::from)
+		None
 	}
 }
 
@@ -414,12 +414,32 @@ mod feature_wrapper_bytes {
 	impl EncodeLike<Bytes> for Vec<u8> {}
 }
 
+/// `Input` implementation optimized for decoding `bytes::Bytes`.
 #[cfg(feature = "bytes")]
-struct BytesCursor {
+pub struct BytesCursor {
 	bytes: bytes::Bytes,
 	position: usize,
 }
 
+#[cfg(feature = "bytes")]
+impl BytesCursor {
+	/// Create a new instance of `BytesCursor`.
+	pub fn new(bytes: bytes::Bytes) -> Self {
+		Self { bytes, position: 0 }
+	}
+
+	fn decode_bytes_with_len(&mut self, length: usize) -> Result<bytes::Bytes, Error> {
+		bytes::Buf::advance(&mut self.bytes, self.position);
+		self.position = 0;
+
+		if length > self.bytes.len() {
+			return Err("Not enough data to fill buffer".into());
+		}
+
+		Ok(self.bytes.split_to(length))
+	}
+}
+
 #[cfg(feature = "bytes")]
 impl Input for BytesCursor {
 	fn remaining_len(&mut self) -> Result<Option<usize>, Error> {
@@ -436,18 +456,11 @@ impl Input for BytesCursor {
 		Ok(())
 	}
 
-	fn scale_internal_decode_bytes(&mut self) -> Result<bytes::Bytes, Error> {
-		let length = <Compact<u32>>::decode(self)?.0 as usize;
-
-		bytes::Buf::advance(&mut self.bytes, self.position);
-		self.position = 0;
-
-		if length > self.bytes.len() {
-			return Err("Not enough data to fill buffer".into());
-		}
-
-		self.on_before_alloc_mem(length)?;
-		Ok(self.bytes.split_to(length))
+	fn __private_bytes_cursor(&mut self) -> Option<&mut BytesCursor>
+	where
+		Self: Sized,
+	{
+		Some(self)
 	}
 }
 
@@ -473,14 +486,23 @@ where
 	// However, if `T` doesn't contain any `Bytes` then this extra allocation is
 	// technically unnecessary, and we can avoid it by tracking the position ourselves
 	// and treating the underlying `Bytes` as a fancy `&[u8]`.
-	let mut input = BytesCursor { bytes, position: 0 };
+	let mut input = BytesCursor::new(bytes);
 	T::decode(&mut input)
 }
 
 #[cfg(feature = "bytes")]
 impl Decode for bytes::Bytes {
 	fn decode<I: Input>(input: &mut I) -> Result<Self, Error> {
-		input.scale_internal_decode_bytes()
+		let len = <Compact<u32>>::decode(input)?.0 as usize;
+		if input.__private_bytes_cursor().is_some() {
+			input.on_before_alloc_mem(len)?;
+		}
+
+		if let Some(bytes_cursor) = input.__private_bytes_cursor() {
+			bytes_cursor.decode_bytes_with_len(len)
+		} else {
+			decode_vec_with_len::<u8, _>(input, len).map(bytes::Bytes::from)
+		}
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/depth_limit.rs b/src/depth_limit.rs
index 2af17843..7d4affb4 100644
--- a/src/depth_limit.rs
+++ b/src/depth_limit.rs
@@ -64,6 +64,18 @@ impl<'a, I: Input> Input for DepthTrackingInput<'a, I> {
 		self.input.ascend_ref();
 		self.depth -= 1;
 	}
+
+	fn on_before_alloc_mem(&mut self, size: usize) -> Result<(), Error> {
+		self.input.on_before_alloc_mem(size)
+	}
+
+	#[cfg(feature = "bytes")]
+	fn __private_bytes_cursor(&mut self) -> Option<&mut crate::BytesCursor>
+	where
+		Self: Sized,
+	{
+		self.input.__private_bytes_cursor()
+	}
 }
 
 impl<T: Decode> DecodeLimit for T {
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index d29673dd..6bea868b 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -130,4 +130,4 @@ pub use max_encoded_len::MaxEncodedLen;
 pub use parity_scale_codec_derive::MaxEncodedLen;
 
 #[cfg(feature = "bytes")]
-pub use self::codec::decode_from_bytes;
+pub use self::codec::{decode_from_bytes, BytesCursor};
diff --git a/src/mem_tracking.rs b/src/mem_tracking.rs
index 2042b57b..409baa9c 100644
--- a/src/mem_tracking.rs
+++ b/src/mem_tracking.rs
@@ -75,4 +75,12 @@ impl<'a, I: Input> Input for MemTrackingInput<'a, I> {
 
 		Ok(())
 	}
+
+	#[cfg(feature = "bytes")]
+	fn __private_bytes_cursor(&mut self) -> Option<&mut crate::BytesCursor>
+	where
+		Self: Sized,
+	{
+		self.input.__private_bytes_cursor()
+	}
 }
diff --git a/tests/mem_tracking.rs b/tests/mem_tracking.rs
index b9b994ae..354c7d9a 100644
--- a/tests/mem_tracking.rs
+++ b/tests/mem_tracking.rs
@@ -83,6 +83,20 @@ fn decode_complex_objects_works() {
 	assert!(decode_object(Box::new(Rc::new(vec![String::from("test")])), usize::MAX, 60).is_ok());
 }
 
+#[cfg(feature = "bytes")]
+#[test]
+fn decode_bytes_from_bytes_works() {
+	use parity_scale_codec::Decode;
+
+	let obj = ([0u8; 100], Box::new(0u8), bytes::Bytes::from(vec![0u8; 50]));
+	let encoded_bytes = obj.encode();
+	let mut bytes_cursor = parity_scale_codec::BytesCursor::new(bytes::Bytes::from(encoded_bytes));
+	let mut input = MemTrackingInput::new(&mut bytes_cursor, usize::MAX);
+	let decoded_obj = <([u8; 100], Box<u8>, bytes::Bytes)>::decode(&mut input).unwrap();
+	assert_eq!(&decoded_obj, &obj);
+	assert_eq!(input.used_mem(), 51);
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn decode_complex_derived_struct_works() {
 	#[derive(DeriveEncode, DeriveDecode, PartialEq, Debug)]