diff --git a/codec/codec.go b/codec/codec.go
index 6ee79966718..8d6ab445c61 100644
--- a/codec/codec.go
+++ b/codec/codec.go
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ var (
 	ErrMaxSliceLenExceeded       = errors.New("max slice length exceeded")
 	ErrDoesNotImplementInterface = errors.New("does not implement interface")
 	ErrUnexportedField           = errors.New("unexported field")
-	ErrExtraSpace                = errors.New("trailing buffer space")
 	ErrMarshalZeroLength         = errors.New("can't marshal zero length value")
 	ErrUnmarshalZeroLength       = errors.New("can't unmarshal zero length value")
 )
@@ -22,7 +21,7 @@ var (
 // Codec marshals and unmarshals
 type Codec interface {
 	MarshalInto(interface{}, *wrappers.Packer) error
-	Unmarshal([]byte, interface{}) error
+	UnmarshalFrom(*wrappers.Packer, interface{}) error
 
 	// Returns the size, in bytes, of [value] when it's marshaled
 	Size(value interface{}) (int, error)
diff --git a/codec/codectest/codectest.go b/codec/codectest/codectest.go
index 528782fe913..95e4ba473ec 100644
--- a/codec/codectest/codectest.go
+++ b/codec/codectest/codectest.go
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 
+	"github.com/ava-labs/avalanchego/utils/wrappers"
+
 	codecpkg "github.com/ava-labs/avalanchego/codec"
 )
 
@@ -75,6 +77,7 @@ var (
 		{"Slice Length Overflow", TestSliceLengthOverflow},
 		{"Map", TestMap},
 		{"Can Marshal Large Slices", TestCanMarshalLargeSlices},
+		{"Implements UnmarshalFrom", TestImplementsUnmarshalFrom},
 	}
 
 	MultipleTagsTests = []NamedTest{
@@ -1153,3 +1156,34 @@ func FuzzStructUnmarshal(codec codecpkg.GeneralCodec, f *testing.F) {
 		require.Len(bytes, size)
 	})
 }
+
+func TestImplementsUnmarshalFrom(t testing.TB, codec codecpkg.GeneralCodec) {
+	require := require.New(t)
+
+	p := wrappers.Packer{MaxSize: 1024}
+	p.PackFixedBytes([]byte{0, 1, 2}) // pack 3 extra bytes prefix
+
+	mySlice := []bool{true, false, true, true}
+
+	require.NoError(codec.MarshalInto(mySlice, &p))
+
+	p.PackFixedBytes([]byte{7, 7, 7}) // pack 3 extra bytes suffix
+
+	bytesLen, err := codec.Size(mySlice)
+	require.NoError(err)
+	require.Equal(3+bytesLen+3, p.Offset)
+
+	p = wrappers.Packer{Bytes: p.Bytes, MaxSize: p.MaxSize, Offset: 3}
+
+	var sliceUnmarshaled []bool
+	require.NoError(codec.UnmarshalFrom(&p, &sliceUnmarshaled))
+	require.Equal(mySlice, sliceUnmarshaled)
+	require.Equal(
+		wrappers.Packer{
+			Bytes:   p.Bytes,
+			MaxSize: p.MaxSize,
+			Offset:  11,
+		},
+		p,
+	)
+}
diff --git a/codec/manager.go b/codec/manager.go
index 00de14e5c9a..8230a5430c9 100644
--- a/codec/manager.go
+++ b/codec/manager.go
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ var (
 	ErrCantPackVersion   = errors.New("couldn't pack codec version")
 	ErrCantUnpackVersion = errors.New("couldn't unpack codec version")
 	ErrDuplicatedVersion = errors.New("duplicated codec version")
+	ErrExtraSpace        = errors.New("trailing buffer space")
 )
 
 var _ Manager = (*manager)(nil)
@@ -157,5 +158,17 @@ func (m *manager) Unmarshal(bytes []byte, dest interface{}) (uint16, error) {
 	if !exists {
 		return version, ErrUnknownVersion
 	}
-	return version, c.Unmarshal(p.Bytes[p.Offset:], dest)
+
+	if err := c.UnmarshalFrom(&p, dest); err != nil {
+		return version, err
+	}
+	if p.Offset != len(bytes) {
+		return version, fmt.Errorf("%w: read %d provided %d",
+			ErrExtraSpace,
+			p.Offset,
+			len(bytes),
+		)
+	}
+
+	return version, nil
 }
diff --git a/codec/reflectcodec/type_codec.go b/codec/reflectcodec/type_codec.go
index 901ff2bc906..649b691810b 100644
--- a/codec/reflectcodec/type_codec.go
+++ b/codec/reflectcodec/type_codec.go
@@ -496,31 +496,18 @@ func (c *genericCodec) marshal(
 	}
 }
 
-// Unmarshal unmarshals [bytes] into [dest], where [dest] must be a pointer or
+// UnmarshalFrom unmarshals [p.Bytes] into [dest], where [dest] must be a pointer or
 // interface
-func (c *genericCodec) Unmarshal(bytes []byte, dest interface{}) error {
+func (c *genericCodec) UnmarshalFrom(p *wrappers.Packer, dest interface{}) error {
 	if dest == nil {
 		return codec.ErrUnmarshalNil
 	}
 
-	p := wrappers.Packer{
-		Bytes: bytes,
-	}
 	destPtr := reflect.ValueOf(dest)
 	if destPtr.Kind() != reflect.Ptr {
 		return errNeedPointer
 	}
-	if err := c.unmarshal(&p, destPtr.Elem(), nil /*=typeStack*/); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	if p.Offset != len(bytes) {
-		return fmt.Errorf("%w: read %d provided %d",
-			codec.ErrExtraSpace,
-			p.Offset,
-			len(bytes),
-		)
-	}
-	return nil
+	return c.unmarshal(p, destPtr.Elem(), nil /*=typeStack*/)
 }
 
 // Unmarshal from p.Bytes into [value]. [value] must be addressable.