diff --git a/ethcore/Cargo.toml b/ethcore/Cargo.toml
index b5f50b207..1b581959d 100644
--- a/ethcore/Cargo.toml
+++ b/ethcore/Cargo.toml
@@ -5,6 +5,11 @@ license = "GPL-3.0"
 name = "ethcore"
 version = "1.2.0"
 authors = ["Ethcore <admin@ethcore.io>"]
+build = "build.rs"
+
+[build-dependencies]
+syntex = "*"
+"ethcore-ipc-codegen" = { path = "../ipc/codegen" }
 
 [dependencies]
 log = "0.3"
diff --git a/ethcore/build.rs b/ethcore/build.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e0f267bba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ethcore/build.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+// Copyright 2015, 2016 Ethcore (UK) Ltd.
+// This file is part of Parity.
+
+// Parity is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+// it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+// the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+// (at your option) any later version.
+
+// Parity is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+// GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+// along with Parity.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+extern crate syntex;
+extern crate ethcore_ipc_codegen as codegen;
+
+use std::env;
+use std::path::Path;
+
+fn main() {
+	let out_dir = env::var_os("OUT_DIR").unwrap();
+	// serialization pass
+	{
+		let src = Path::new("src/types/mod.rs.in");
+		let dst = Path::new(&out_dir).join("types.rs");
+		let mut registry = syntex::Registry::new();
+		codegen::register(&mut registry);
+		registry.expand("", &src, &dst).unwrap();
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/ethcore/src/types/mod.rs b/ethcore/src/types/mod.rs
index 369591dfd..112f79c32 100644
--- a/ethcore/src/types/mod.rs
+++ b/ethcore/src/types/mod.rs
@@ -16,12 +16,5 @@
 
 //! Types used in the public api
 
-pub mod transaction;
-pub mod ids;
-pub mod receipt;
-pub mod tree_route;
-pub mod blockchain_info;
-pub mod log_entry;
-pub mod trace_types;
-pub mod executed;
-pub mod block_status;
+#![allow(dead_code, unused_assignments, unused_variables)] // codegen issues
+include!(concat!(env!("OUT_DIR"), "/types.rs"));
diff --git a/ethcore/src/types/mod.rs.in b/ethcore/src/types/mod.rs.in
index e69de29bb..1f67a9184 100644
--- a/ethcore/src/types/mod.rs.in
+++ b/ethcore/src/types/mod.rs.in
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+// Copyright 2015, 2016 Ethcore (UK) Ltd.
+// This file is part of Parity.
+
+// Parity is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+// it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+// the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+// (at your option) any later version.
+
+// Parity is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+// GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+// along with Parity.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+pub mod transaction;
+pub mod ids;
+pub mod receipt;
+pub mod tree_route;
+pub mod blockchain_info;
+pub mod log_entry;
+pub mod trace_types;
+pub mod executed;
+pub mod block_status;