diff --git a/packages/kit/package.json b/packages/kit/package.json
index 9c3415368..09788e98c 100644
--- a/packages/kit/package.json
+++ b/packages/kit/package.json
@@ -81,17 +81,18 @@
         "@solana/codecs": "workspace:*",
         "@solana/errors": "workspace:*",
         "@solana/functional": "workspace:*",
-        "@solana/instructions": "workspace:*",
         "@solana/instruction-plans": "workspace:*",
+        "@solana/instructions": "workspace:*",
         "@solana/keys": "workspace:*",
         "@solana/offchain-messages": "workspace:*",
         "@solana/plugin-core": "workspace:*",
         "@solana/programs": "workspace:*",
         "@solana/rpc": "workspace:*",
+        "@solana/rpc-api": "workspace:*",
         "@solana/rpc-parsed-types": "workspace:*",
+        "@solana/rpc-spec-types": "workspace:*",
         "@solana/rpc-subscriptions": "workspace:*",
         "@solana/rpc-types": "workspace:*",
-        "@solana/rpc-spec-types": "workspace:*",
         "@solana/signers": "workspace:*",
         "@solana/sysvars": "workspace:*",
         "@solana/transaction-confirmation": "workspace:*",
diff --git a/packages/kit/src/__typetests__/decompile-transaction-message-fetching-lookup-tables-typetest.ts b/packages/kit/src/__typetests__/decompile-transaction-message-fetching-lookup-tables-typetest.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9ce58f3e0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/kit/src/__typetests__/decompile-transaction-message-fetching-lookup-tables-typetest.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+import { Rpc } from '@solana/rpc';
+import { GetMultipleAccountsApi } from '@solana/rpc-api';
+import {
+    CompiledTransactionMessage,
+    CompiledTransactionMessageWithLifetime,
+    isTransactionMessageWithBlockhashLifetime,
+    TransactionMessage,
+    TransactionMessageWithBlockhashLifetime,
+    TransactionMessageWithFeePayer,
+    TransactionMessageWithLifetime,
+} from '@solana/transaction-messages';
+
+import { decompileTransactionMessageFetchingLookupTables } from '../decompile-transaction-message-fetching-lookup-tables';
+
+// [DESCRIBE] decompileTransactionMessageFetchingLookupTables
+{
+    const compiledTransactionMessage = null as unknown as CompiledTransactionMessage &
+        CompiledTransactionMessageWithLifetime;
+
+    const rpc = null as unknown as Rpc<GetMultipleAccountsApi>;
+
+    // Returns a TransactionMessage
+    void (async () => {
+        const transactionMessage = await decompileTransactionMessageFetchingLookupTables(
+            compiledTransactionMessage,
+            rpc,
+        );
+        transactionMessage satisfies TransactionMessage;
+    })();
+
+    // Has a fee payer
+    void (async () => {
+        const transactionMessage = await decompileTransactionMessageFetchingLookupTables(
+            compiledTransactionMessage,
+            rpc,
+        );
+        transactionMessage satisfies TransactionMessageWithFeePayer;
+    })();
+
+    // Has a lifetime
+    void (async () => {
+        const transactionMessage = await decompileTransactionMessageFetchingLookupTables(
+            compiledTransactionMessage,
+            rpc,
+        );
+        transactionMessage satisfies TransactionMessageWithLifetime;
+    })();
+
+    // Lifetime can be narrowed
+    void (async () => {
+        // Given a function that only accepts a transaction message with a blockhash lifetime
+        function acceptsTransactionMessageWithBlockhashLifetime(_msg: TransactionMessageWithBlockhashLifetime) {}
+
+        const transactionMessage = await decompileTransactionMessageFetchingLookupTables(
+            compiledTransactionMessage,
+            rpc,
+        );
+        // @ts-expect-error Lifetime could be different
+        acceptsTransactionMessageWithBlockhashLifetime(transactionMessage);
+        if (isTransactionMessageWithBlockhashLifetime(transactionMessage)) {
+            acceptsTransactionMessageWithBlockhashLifetime(transactionMessage);
+        }
+    })();
+
+    // The version can be narrowed
+    void (async () => {
+        // Given a function that only accepts a non-legacy transaction message
+        type TransactionMessageNotLegacy = Exclude<TransactionMessage, { version: 'legacy' }>;
+        function acceptsNonLegacyTransactionMessage(_msg: TransactionMessageNotLegacy) {}
+
+        const transactionMessage = await decompileTransactionMessageFetchingLookupTables(
+            compiledTransactionMessage,
+            rpc,
+        );
+        // @ts-expect-error Version could be legacy
+        acceptsNonLegacyTransactionMessage(transactionMessage);
+        if (transactionMessage.version === 0) {
+            acceptsNonLegacyTransactionMessage(transactionMessage);
+        }
+    })();
+}
diff --git a/packages/kit/src/decompile-transaction-message-fetching-lookup-tables.ts b/packages/kit/src/decompile-transaction-message-fetching-lookup-tables.ts
index 42c2c0779..ee6df3389 100644
--- a/packages/kit/src/decompile-transaction-message-fetching-lookup-tables.ts
+++ b/packages/kit/src/decompile-transaction-message-fetching-lookup-tables.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 import { type FetchAccountsConfig } from '@solana/accounts';
 import type { GetMultipleAccountsApi, Rpc } from '@solana/rpc';
 import {
-    BaseTransactionMessage,
     CompiledTransactionMessage,
     CompiledTransactionMessageWithLifetime,
     decompileTransactionMessage,
+    TransactionMessage,
     TransactionMessageWithFeePayer,
     TransactionMessageWithLifetime,
 } from '@solana/transaction-messages';
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ export async function decompileTransactionMessageFetchingLookupTables(
     compiledTransactionMessage: CompiledTransactionMessage & CompiledTransactionMessageWithLifetime,
     rpc: Rpc<GetMultipleAccountsApi>,
     config?: DecompileTransactionMessageFetchingLookupTablesConfig,
-): Promise<BaseTransactionMessage & TransactionMessageWithFeePayer & TransactionMessageWithLifetime> {
+): Promise<TransactionMessage & TransactionMessageWithFeePayer & TransactionMessageWithLifetime> {
     const lookupTables =
         'addressTableLookups' in compiledTransactionMessage &&
         compiledTransactionMessage.addressTableLookups !== undefined &&
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index fedff4414..f9922c66d 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -720,6 +720,9 @@ importers:
       '@solana/rpc':
         specifier: workspace:*
         version: link:../rpc
+      '@solana/rpc-api':
+        specifier: workspace:*
+        version: link:../rpc-api
       '@solana/rpc-parsed-types':
         specifier: workspace:*
         version: link:../rpc-parsed-types