diff --git a/bigtable/admin.go b/bigtable/admin.go
index cd9d300326b8..04971957be68 100644
--- a/bigtable/admin.go
+++ b/bigtable/admin.go
@@ -593,6 +593,7 @@ type FamilyInfo struct {
 	Name         string
 	GCPolicy     string
 	FullGCPolicy GCPolicy
+	ValueType    Type
 }
 
 func (ac *AdminClient) getTable(ctx context.Context, table string, view btapb.Table_View) (*btapb.Table, error) {
@@ -632,6 +633,7 @@ func (ac *AdminClient) TableInfo(ctx context.Context, table string) (*TableInfo,
 			Name:         name,
 			GCPolicy:     GCRuleToString(fam.GcRule),
 			FullGCPolicy: gcRuleToPolicy(fam.GcRule),
+			ValueType:    protoToType(fam.ValueType),
 		})
 	}
 	// we expect DeletionProtection to be in the response because Table_SCHEMA_VIEW is being used in this function
diff --git a/bigtable/type.go b/bigtable/type.go
index a390e8fd44b2..75cbeddb7c8f 100644
--- a/bigtable/type.go
+++ b/bigtable/type.go
@@ -16,7 +16,9 @@ limitations under the License.
 
 package bigtable
 
-import btapb "google.golang.org/genproto/googleapis/bigtable/admin/v2"
+import (
+	btapb "google.golang.org/genproto/googleapis/bigtable/admin/v2"
+)
 
 // Type wraps the protobuf representation of a type. See the protobuf definition
 // for more details on types.
@@ -24,6 +26,14 @@ type Type interface {
 	proto() *btapb.Type
 }
 
+type unknown[T interface{}] struct {
+	wrapped *T
+}
+
+func (u unknown[T]) proto() *T {
+	return u.wrapped
+}
+
 // BytesEncoding represents the encoding of a Bytes type.
 type BytesEncoding interface {
 	proto() *btapb.Type_Bytes_Encoding
@@ -112,6 +122,14 @@ func (sum SumAggregator) fillProto(proto *btapb.Type_Aggregate) {
 	proto.Aggregator = &btapb.Type_Aggregate_Sum_{Sum: &btapb.Type_Aggregate_Sum{}}
 }
 
+type unknownAggregator struct {
+	wrapped *btapb.Type_Aggregate
+}
+
+func (ua unknownAggregator) fillProto(proto *btapb.Type_Aggregate) {
+	proto.Aggregator = ua.wrapped.Aggregator
+}
+
 // AggregateType represents an aggregate.  See types.proto for more details
 // on aggregate types.
 type AggregateType struct {
@@ -127,3 +145,59 @@ func (agg AggregateType) proto() *btapb.Type {
 	agg.Aggregator.fillProto(protoAgg)
 	return &btapb.Type{Kind: &btapb.Type_AggregateType{AggregateType: protoAgg}}
 }
+
+func protoToType(pb *btapb.Type) Type {
+	if pb == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	switch t := pb.Kind.(type) {
+	case *btapb.Type_Int64Type:
+		return int64ProtoToType(t.Int64Type)
+	case *btapb.Type_BytesType:
+		return bytesProtoToType(t.BytesType)
+	case *btapb.Type_AggregateType:
+		return aggregateProtoToType(t.AggregateType)
+	default:
+		return unknown[btapb.Type]{wrapped: pb}
+	}
+}
+
+func bytesEncodingProtoToType(be *btapb.Type_Bytes_Encoding) BytesEncoding {
+	switch be.Encoding.(type) {
+	case *btapb.Type_Bytes_Encoding_Raw_:
+		return RawBytesEncoding{}
+	default:
+		return unknown[btapb.Type_Bytes_Encoding]{wrapped: be}
+	}
+}
+
+func bytesProtoToType(b *btapb.Type_Bytes) BytesType {
+	return BytesType{Encoding: bytesEncodingProtoToType(b.Encoding)}
+}
+
+func int64EncodingProtoToEncoding(ie *btapb.Type_Int64_Encoding) Int64Encoding {
+	switch e := ie.Encoding.(type) {
+	case *btapb.Type_Int64_Encoding_BigEndianBytes_:
+		return BigEndianBytesEncoding{Bytes: bytesProtoToType(e.BigEndianBytes.BytesType)}
+	default:
+		return unknown[btapb.Type_Int64_Encoding]{wrapped: ie}
+	}
+}
+
+func int64ProtoToType(i *btapb.Type_Int64) Type {
+	return Int64Type{Encoding: int64EncodingProtoToEncoding(i.Encoding)}
+}
+
+func aggregateProtoToType(agg *btapb.Type_Aggregate) Type {
+	it := protoToType(agg.InputType)
+
+	var aggregator Aggregator
+	switch agg.Aggregator.(type) {
+	case *btapb.Type_Aggregate_Sum_:
+		aggregator = SumAggregator{}
+	default:
+		aggregator = unknownAggregator{wrapped: agg}
+	}
+	return AggregateType{Input: it, Aggregator: aggregator}
+}
diff --git a/bigtable/type_test.go b/bigtable/type_test.go
index 4f688384ad3c..a16c7fa5bd6a 100644
--- a/bigtable/type_test.go
+++ b/bigtable/type_test.go
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ import (
 	"google.golang.org/protobuf/proto"
 )
 
-func TestInt64Proto(t *testing.T) {
-	want := &btapb.Type{
+func aggregateProto() *btapb.Type {
+	return &btapb.Type{
 		Kind: &btapb.Type_Int64Type{
 			Int64Type: &btapb.Type_Int64{
 				Encoding: &btapb.Type_Int64_Encoding{
@@ -43,6 +43,10 @@ func TestInt64Proto(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 		},
 	}
+}
+
+func TestInt64Proto(t *testing.T) {
+	want := aggregateProto()
 
 	got := Int64Type{}.proto()
 	if !proto.Equal(got, want) {
@@ -85,3 +89,11 @@ func TestAggregateProto(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Errorf("got type %v, want: %v", got, want)
 	}
 }
+
+func TestProtoBijection(t *testing.T) {
+	want := aggregateProto()
+	got := protoToType(want).proto()
+	if !proto.Equal(got, want) {
+		t.Errorf("got type %v, want: %v", got, want)
+	}
+}