diff --git a/any/any.go b/anyutil/any.go
similarity index 60%
rename from any/any.go
rename to anyutil/any.go
index c02d94a..82aefee 100644
--- a/any/any.go
+++ b/anyutil/any.go
@@ -28,11 +28,18 @@
 // (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
 // OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 
-package any
+package anyutil
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
+	"strings"
+
 	"google.golang.org/protobuf/proto"
+	"google.golang.org/protobuf/reflect/protodesc"
+	"google.golang.org/protobuf/reflect/protoreflect"
+	"google.golang.org/protobuf/reflect/protoregistry"
 	protoimpl "google.golang.org/protobuf/runtime/protoimpl"
+	"google.golang.org/protobuf/types/dynamicpb"
 	"google.golang.org/protobuf/types/known/anypb"
 )
 
@@ -61,3 +68,45 @@ func MarshalFrom(dst *anypb.Any, src proto.Message, opts proto.MarshalOptions) e
 	dst.Value = b
 	return nil
 }
+
+// Unpack unpacks the message inside an any, first using the provided
+// typeResolver (defaults to protoregistry.GlobalTypes), and if that fails,
+// then using the provided fileResolver (defaults to protoregistry.GlobalFiles)
+// with dynamicpb.
+func Unpack(any *anypb.Any, fileResolver protodesc.Resolver, typeResolver protoregistry.MessageTypeResolver) (proto.Message, error) {
+	if typeResolver == nil {
+		typeResolver = protoregistry.GlobalTypes
+	}
+
+	url := any.TypeUrl
+	typ, err := typeResolver.FindMessageByURL(url)
+	if err == protoregistry.NotFound {
+		if fileResolver == nil {
+			fileResolver = protoregistry.GlobalFiles
+		}
+
+		// If the proto v2 registry doesn't have this message, then we use
+		// protoFiles (which can e.g. be initialized to gogo's MergedRegistry)
+		// to retrieve the message descriptor, and then use dynamicpb on that
+		// message descriptor to create a proto.Message
+		typeURL := strings.TrimPrefix(any.TypeUrl, "/")
+
+		msgDesc, err := fileResolver.FindDescriptorByName(protoreflect.FullName(typeURL))
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("protoFiles does not have descriptor %s: %w", any.TypeUrl, err)
+		}
+
+		typ = dynamicpb.NewMessageType(msgDesc.(protoreflect.MessageDescriptor))
+
+	} else if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	packedMsg := typ.New().Interface()
+	err = any.UnmarshalTo(packedMsg)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("cannot unmarshal msg %s: %w", any.TypeUrl, err)
+	}
+
+	return packedMsg, nil
+}
diff --git a/any/any_test.go b/anyutil/any_test.go
similarity index 52%
rename from any/any_test.go
rename to anyutil/any_test.go
index 6d4c57f..8db292b 100644
--- a/any/any_test.go
+++ b/anyutil/any_test.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package any_test
+package anyutil_test
 
 import (
 	"testing"
@@ -6,10 +6,11 @@ import (
 	"github.com/google/go-cmp/cmp"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 	"google.golang.org/protobuf/proto"
+	"google.golang.org/protobuf/reflect/protoregistry"
 	"google.golang.org/protobuf/testing/protocmp"
 	"google.golang.org/protobuf/types/known/anypb"
 
-	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-proto/any"
+	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-proto/anyutil"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-proto/testpb"
 )
 
@@ -17,11 +18,11 @@ func TestAny(t *testing.T) {
 	value := &testpb.A{SomeBoolean: true}
 
 	dst1 := &anypb.Any{}
-	err := any.MarshalFrom(dst1, value, proto.MarshalOptions{})
+	err := anyutil.MarshalFrom(dst1, value, proto.MarshalOptions{})
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	require.Equal(t, "/A", dst1.TypeUrl) // Make sure there's no "type.googleapis.com/" prefix.
 
-	dst2, err := any.New(value)
+	dst2, err := anyutil.New(value)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	require.Equal(t, "/A", dst2.TypeUrl) // Make sure there's no "type.googleapis.com/" prefix.
 
@@ -31,3 +32,20 @@ func TestAny(t *testing.T) {
 	diff := cmp.Diff(value, newValue, protocmp.Transform())
 	require.Empty(t, diff)
 }
+
+func TestUnpack(t *testing.T) {
+	value := &testpb.A{SomeBoolean: true}
+	any, err := anyutil.New(value)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	msg, err := anyutil.Unpack(any, nil, nil)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	diff := cmp.Diff(value, msg, protocmp.Transform())
+	require.Empty(t, diff)
+
+	// Test the same thing with using the dynamicpb path.
+	msg, err = anyutil.Unpack(any, protoregistry.GlobalFiles, &protoregistry.Types{})
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	diff = cmp.Diff(value, msg, protocmp.Transform())
+	require.Empty(t, diff)
+}
diff --git a/any/doc.go b/anyutil/doc.go
similarity index 98%
rename from any/doc.go
rename to anyutil/doc.go
index be040ac..08c58f7 100644
--- a/any/doc.go
+++ b/anyutil/doc.go
@@ -16,4 +16,4 @@
 //
 // This package exposes the `New` and `MarshalFrom` helper functions, which do
 // not prepend any prefix to type URLs.
-package any
+package anyutil