diff --git a/extism/__init__.py b/extism/__init__.py
index ce4a2c4..de51448 100644
--- a/extism/__init__.py
+++ b/extism/__init__.py
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
     ValType,
     Val,
     CurrentPlugin,
+    TypedPlugin,
     Codec,
     Json,
     Pickle,
@@ -30,6 +31,7 @@
     "Memory",
     "host_fn",
     "CurrentPlugin",
+    "TypedPlugin",
     "Function",
     "ValType",
     "Val",
diff --git a/extism/extism.py b/extism/extism.py
index dedd51e..5c67ca3 100644
--- a/extism/extism.py
+++ b/extism/extism.py
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 from annotated_types import Gt
 import functools
 import pickle
+import inspect
 
 
 HOST_FN_REGISTRY: List[Any] = []
@@ -840,3 +841,105 @@ def handle_args(current, inputs, n_inputs, outputs, n_outputs, user_data):
 
     for i in range(n_outputs):
         _convert_output(outputs[i], outp[i])
+
+
+def _get_typed_plugin_parser(xs):
+    string = lambda x: x[:].decode()
+    if xs == str:
+        return string
+
+    if xs == bytes:
+        return lambda x: x[:]
+
+    metadata = getattr(xs, "__metadata__", ())
+    for item in metadata:
+        if item == Json:
+            return lambda x: json.loads(x[:])
+
+        if item == Pickle:
+            return lambda x: pickle.loads(x[:])
+
+        if isinstance(item, Codec):
+            return lambda x: item.codec(x[:])
+
+    raise TypeError("Could not infer return type")
+
+
+def _get_typed_plugin_encoder(xs):
+    if xs == str:
+        return lambda x: x
+
+    if xs == bytes:
+        return lambda x: x
+
+    metadata = getattr(xs, "__metadata__", ())
+    for item in metadata:
+        if item == Json:
+            return lambda x: json.dumps(x)
+
+        if item == Pickle:
+            return lambda x: pickle.dumps(x)
+
+        if isinstance(item, Codec):
+            return lambda x: item.codec(x[:])
+
+    raise TypeError("Could not infer input type")
+
+
+class TypedPlugin:
+    """
+    Allows plugins to be defined as classes that get transformed into Plugin function calls
+    """
+
+    plugin: Plugin
+
+    def __init__(self, *args, **kw):
+        """
+        Initialize a typed plugin, this will check all the class methods function names to make sure
+        they're registered. Since this wraps `Plugin.call` the behavior is the same when the method is
+        untyped, however type annotations can be included to specify a particular encoding.
+
+        :param plugin: An extisting plugin object or parameters to be forwarded to `Plugin.__init__`
+        """
+        if len(args) > 0 and isinstance(args[0], Plugin):
+            self.plugin = args[0]
+        else:
+            self.plugin = Plugin(*args, **kw)
+
+        # Wrap methods
+        methods = inspect.getmembers(self, predicate=inspect.ismethod)
+        for name, m in methods:
+            if name == "__init__":
+                continue
+
+            if not self.plugin.function_exists(name):
+                raise Error(f"Function not found in {self.__class__.__name__}: {name}")
+
+            hints = get_type_hints(m, include_extras=True)
+            if len(hints) > 2:
+                raise Error(
+                    f"TypedPlugin methods should take a single input parameter, there are {len(hints)} in {name}"
+                )
+
+            parse_return = _get_typed_plugin_parser(hints["return"])
+            encode_input = lambda x: x
+
+            n = 0
+            for k, v in hints.items():
+                if k == "return":
+                    continue
+                n += 1
+                encode = _get_typed_plugin_encoder(v)
+            if n == 0:
+
+                def func(input):
+                    return self.plugin.call(name, b"", parse=parse_return)
+
+            else:
+
+                def func(input):
+                    return self.plugin.call(
+                        name, encode_input(input), parse=parse_return
+                    )
+
+            self.__setattr__(name, func)
diff --git a/tests/test_extism.py b/tests/test_extism.py
index 3d42539..a483126 100644
--- a/tests/test_extism.py
+++ b/tests/test_extism.py
@@ -19,6 +19,19 @@ def frobbitz(self):
         return "gromble %s" % self.v
 
 
+class Typed(extism.TypedPlugin):
+    def count_vowels(self, input: str) -> typing.Annotated[str, extism.Json]:
+        raise NotImplementedError
+
+
+class TypedIntCodec(extism.TypedPlugin):
+    def count_vowels(
+        self,
+        input: str,
+    ) -> typing.Annotated[int, extism.Codec(lambda x: json.loads(x[:])["count"])]:
+        raise NotImplementedError
+
+
 class TestExtism(unittest.TestCase):
     def test_call_plugin(self):
         plugin = extism.Plugin(self._manifest())
@@ -159,6 +172,23 @@ def cancel(handle):
         Thread(target=cancel, args=[cancel_handle]).run()
         self.assertRaises(extism.Error, lambda: plugin.call("infinite_loop", b""))
 
+    def test_typed_plugin(self):
+        t = Typed(extism.Plugin(self._count_vowels_wasm(), wasi=True))
+        res = t.count_vowels("foobar")
+        self.assertEqual(type(res), dict)
+        self.assertEqual(res, {"count": 3, "total": 3, "vowels": "aeiouAEIOU"})
+
+    def test_typed_plugin_codec(self):
+        t = TypedIntCodec(self._count_vowels_wasm(), wasi=True)
+        res = t.count_vowels("foobar")
+        self.assertEqual(type(res), int)
+        self.assertEqual(res, 3)
+
+    def test_failed_typed_plugin(self):
+        self.assertRaises(
+            extism.Error, lambda: TypedIntCodec(self._loop_manifest(), wasi=True)
+        )
+
     def _manifest(self, functions=False):
         wasm = self._count_vowels_wasm(functions)
         hash = hashlib.sha256(wasm).hexdigest()