diff --git a/subxt/src/storage/storage_type.rs b/subxt/src/storage/storage_type.rs
index 7beb923873..1c510428bc 100644
--- a/subxt/src/storage/storage_type.rs
+++ b/subxt/src/storage/storage_type.rs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 // see LICENSE for license details.
 
 use super::storage_address::{StorageAddress, Yes};
+
 use crate::{
     client::OnlineClientT,
     error::{Error, MetadataError},
@@ -10,6 +11,7 @@ use crate::{
     rpc::types::{StorageData, StorageKey},
     Config,
 };
+use codec::Decode;
 use derivative::Derivative;
 use std::{future::Future, marker::PhantomData};
 use subxt_metadata::{PalletMetadata, StorageEntryMetadata, StorageEntryType};
@@ -237,6 +239,42 @@ where
             })
         }
     }
+
+    /// The storage version of a pallet.
+    /// The storage version refers to the `frame_support::traits::Metadata::StorageVersion` type.
+    pub async fn storage_version(&self, pallet_name: impl AsRef<str>) -> Result<u16, Error> {
+        // check that the pallet exists in the metadata:
+        self.client
+            .metadata()
+            .pallet_by_name(pallet_name.as_ref())
+            .ok_or_else(|| MetadataError::PalletNameNotFound(pallet_name.as_ref().into()))?;
+
+        // construct the storage key. This is done similarly in `frame_support::traits::metadata::StorageVersion::storage_key()`.
+        pub const STORAGE_VERSION_STORAGE_KEY_POSTFIX: &[u8] = b":__STORAGE_VERSION__:";
+        let mut key_bytes: Vec<u8> = vec![];
+        key_bytes.extend(&sp_core_hashing::twox_128(pallet_name.as_ref().as_bytes()));
+        key_bytes.extend(&sp_core_hashing::twox_128(
+            STORAGE_VERSION_STORAGE_KEY_POSTFIX,
+        ));
+
+        // fetch the raw bytes and decode them into the StorageVersion struct:
+        let storage_version_bytes = self.fetch_raw(&key_bytes).await?.ok_or_else(|| {
+            format!(
+                "Unexpected: entry for storage version in pallet \"{}\" not found",
+                pallet_name.as_ref()
+            )
+        })?;
+        u16::decode(&mut &storage_version_bytes[..]).map_err(Into::into)
+    }
+
+    /// Fetches the Wasm code of the runtime.
+    pub async fn runtime_wasm_code(&self) -> Result<Vec<u8>, Error> {
+        // note: this should match the `CODE` constant in `sp_core::storage::well_known_keys`
+        const CODE: &str = ":code";
+        self.fetch_raw(CODE.as_bytes()).await?.ok_or_else(|| {
+            format!("Unexpected: entry for well known key \"{CODE}\" not found").into()
+        })
+    }
 }
 
 /// Iterates over key value pairs in a map.
@@ -338,7 +376,7 @@ fn validate_storage(
     hash: [u8; 32],
 ) -> Result<(), Error> {
     let Some(expected_hash) = pallet.storage_hash(storage_name) else {
-        return Err(MetadataError::IncompatibleCodegen.into())
+        return Err(MetadataError::IncompatibleCodegen.into());
     };
     if expected_hash != hash {
         return Err(MetadataError::IncompatibleCodegen.into());
diff --git a/subxt/src/tx/tx_progress.rs b/subxt/src/tx/tx_progress.rs
index 561bec2f95..a93d6fefe6 100644
--- a/subxt/src/tx/tx_progress.rs
+++ b/subxt/src/tx/tx_progress.rs
@@ -389,7 +389,7 @@ impl<T: Config, C: OnlineClientT<T>> TxInBlock<T, C> {
             .iter()
             .position(|ext| {
                 use crate::config::Hasher;
-                let Ok((_,stripped)) = strip_compact_prefix(&ext.0) else {
+                let Ok((_, stripped)) = strip_compact_prefix(&ext.0) else {
                     return false;
                 };
                 let hash = T::Hasher::hash_of(&stripped);
diff --git a/subxt/src/utils/wrapper_opaque.rs b/subxt/src/utils/wrapper_opaque.rs
index 982a551094..9257405715 100644
--- a/subxt/src/utils/wrapper_opaque.rs
+++ b/subxt/src/utils/wrapper_opaque.rs
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ impl<T> EncodeAsType for WrapperKeepOpaque<T> {
         use scale_encode::error::{Error, ErrorKind, Kind};
 
         let Some(ty) = types.resolve(type_id) else {
-            return Err(Error::new(ErrorKind::TypeNotFound(type_id)))
+            return Err(Error::new(ErrorKind::TypeNotFound(type_id)));
         };
 
         // Do a basic check that the target shape lines up.
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ impl<T> EncodeAsType for WrapperKeepOpaque<T> {
             return Err(Error::new(ErrorKind::WrongShape {
                 actual: Kind::Struct,
                 expected: type_id,
-            }))
+            }));
         };
 
         // Check that the name also lines up.
diff --git a/testing/integration-tests/src/full_client/storage/mod.rs b/testing/integration-tests/src/full_client/storage/mod.rs
index 125d44a0a2..dc697d6267 100644
--- a/testing/integration-tests/src/full_client/storage/mod.rs
+++ b/testing/integration-tests/src/full_client/storage/mod.rs
@@ -125,3 +125,33 @@ async fn storage_n_map_storage_lookup() -> Result<(), subxt::Error> {
     assert_eq!(entry.map(|a| a.amount), Some(123));
     Ok(())
 }
+
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn storage_runtime_wasm_code() -> Result<(), subxt::Error> {
+    let ctx = test_context().await;
+    let api = ctx.client();
+    let wasm_blob = api.storage().at_latest().await?.runtime_wasm_code().await?;
+    assert!(wasm_blob.len() > 1000); // the wasm should be super big
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn storage_pallet_storage_version() -> Result<(), subxt::Error> {
+    let ctx = test_context().await;
+    let api = ctx.client();
+
+    // cannot assume anything about version number, but should work to fetch it
+    let _version = api
+        .storage()
+        .at_latest()
+        .await?
+        .storage_version("System")
+        .await?;
+    let _version = api
+        .storage()
+        .at_latest()
+        .await?
+        .storage_version("Balances")
+        .await?;
+    Ok(())
+}