diff --git a/modules/light-clients/08-wasm/module.go b/modules/light-clients/08-wasm/module.go
index 56b56b2d719..5f8c9745060 100644
--- a/modules/light-clients/08-wasm/module.go
+++ b/modules/light-clients/08-wasm/module.go
@@ -35,7 +35,9 @@ func (AppModuleBasic) Name() string {
 }
 
 // RegisterLegacyAminoCodec performs a no-op. The Wasm client does not support amino.
-func (AppModuleBasic) RegisterLegacyAminoCodec(*codec.LegacyAmino) {}
+func (AppModuleBasic) RegisterLegacyAminoCodec(cdc *codec.LegacyAmino) {
+	types.RegisterLegacyAminoCodec(cdc)
+}
 
 // RegisterInterfaces registers module concrete types into protobuf Any. This allows core IBC
 // to unmarshal Wasm light client types.
diff --git a/modules/light-clients/08-wasm/types/codec.go b/modules/light-clients/08-wasm/types/codec.go
index 2e6deddc8e8..a95b38763f3 100644
--- a/modules/light-clients/08-wasm/types/codec.go
+++ b/modules/light-clients/08-wasm/types/codec.go
@@ -1,12 +1,25 @@
 package types
 
 import (
+	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/codec"
+	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/codec/legacy"
 	codectypes "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/codec/types"
-	sdk "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types"
+	cryptocodec "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/crypto/codec"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types/msgservice"
+	authzcodec "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/authz/codec"
+	govcodec "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/gov/codec"
+	groupcodec "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/group/codec"
 	"github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/v7/modules/core/exported"
+
+	sdk "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types"
 )
 
+// RegisterLegacyAminoCodec registers the account interfaces and concrete types on the
+// provided LegacyAmino codec. These types are used for Amino JSON serialization
+func RegisterLegacyAminoCodec(cdc *codec.LegacyAmino) {
+	legacy.RegisterAminoMsg(cdc, &MsgPushNewWasmCode{}, "ibc/MsgPushNewWasmCode")
+}
+
 // RegisterInterfaces registers the tendermint concrete client-related
 // implementations and interfaces.
 func RegisterInterfaces(registry codectypes.InterfaceRegistry) {
@@ -33,3 +46,20 @@ func RegisterInterfaces(registry codectypes.InterfaceRegistry) {
 
 	msgservice.RegisterMsgServiceDesc(registry, &_Msg_serviceDesc)
 }
+
+var (
+	amino     = codec.NewLegacyAmino()
+	ModuleCdc = codec.NewAminoCodec(amino)
+)
+
+func init() {
+	RegisterLegacyAminoCodec(amino)
+	cryptocodec.RegisterCrypto(amino)
+	sdk.RegisterLegacyAminoCodec(amino)
+
+	// Register all Amino interfaces and concrete types on the authz  and gov Amino codec so that this can later be
+	// used to properly serialize MsgGrant, MsgExec and MsgSubmitProposal instances
+	RegisterLegacyAminoCodec(authzcodec.Amino)
+	RegisterLegacyAminoCodec(govcodec.Amino)
+	RegisterLegacyAminoCodec(groupcodec.Amino)
+}
diff --git a/modules/light-clients/08-wasm/types/msgs.go b/modules/light-clients/08-wasm/types/msgs.go
index cd9fd59a2f2..ff0b7a4e200 100644
--- a/modules/light-clients/08-wasm/types/msgs.go
+++ b/modules/light-clients/08-wasm/types/msgs.go
@@ -5,11 +5,19 @@ import (
 	sdkerrors "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types/errors"
 )
 
+var TypeMsgPushNewWasmCode = "push_wasm_code"
 var _ sdk.Msg = &MsgPushNewWasmCode{}
 
 // NewMsgPushNewWasmCode creates a new MsgPushNewWasmCode instance
 //
 //nolint:interfacer
+
+// Route Implements Msg.
+func (msg MsgPushNewWasmCode) Route() string { return ModuleName }
+
+// Type Implements Msg.
+func (msg MsgPushNewWasmCode) Type() string { return TypeMsgPushNewWasmCode }
+
 func NewMsgPushNewWasmCode(signer string, code []byte) *MsgPushNewWasmCode {
 	return &MsgPushNewWasmCode{
 		Signer: signer,