diff --git a/lib/ethers/transaction.ex b/lib/ethers/transaction.ex
index 030cda5..bb81cfe 100644
--- a/lib/ethers/transaction.ex
+++ b/lib/ethers/transaction.ex
@@ -109,6 +109,50 @@ defmodule Ethers.Transaction do
     |> prepend_type_envelope(type)
   end
 
+  # Assuming the input is always a single string, the signed tx
+  # We could just leave the (most likely present) 0x on and just pass it around,
+  # i don't think hex_decode cares, but it makes inspecting the possible prexfix easier to remove it - discuss
+  def decode("0x" <> signed_tx), do: decode(signed_tx) 
+  def decode(signed_tx), do: decode(decode_tx_and_type(signed_tx))
+  def decode(:eip1559, decoded) do
+    # TODO we could inspect the length and throw if not 12..
+    # [chain_id, nonce, max_priority_fee, max_fee, gas_limit, to, value, data, access_list, y, r, s]
+    vector = ExRLP.decode(decoded)
+
+    # no recover the public key (from), we first need to reconstruct the unsigned 'digest'
+    # NOTE: after the digest is assembled we also prepend the type envelope
+    tx_hash =
+      Enum.take(vector, 9)
+      |> ExRLP.encode()
+      |> prepend_type_envelope(:eip1559)
+      |> ExKeccak.hash_256()
+
+    [y, r, s] = Enum.take(vector, -3)
+
+    {:ok, public_key} = ExSecp256k1.recover(tx_hash, r, s, :binary.decode_unsigned(y))
+
+    {:ok, struct!(__MODULE__, %{
+      access_list: Enum.at(vector, 8),
+      chain_id: Enum.at(vector, 0),
+      data: Enum.at(vector, 7),
+      from: Utils.public_key_to_address(public_key),
+      gas: Enum.at(vector, 4),
+      max_fee_per_gas: Enum.at(vector, 3),
+      max_priority_fee_per_gas: Enum.at(vector, 2),
+      nonce: Enum.at(vector, 1),
+      signature_r: r,
+      signature_s: s,
+      signature_y_parity_or_v: y,
+      to: Enum.at(5),
+      type: :eip1559,
+      value: Enum.at(6)
+    })}
+  end
+
+  def decode(:legacy, decoded), do: decoded
+
+  def decode(_type, _decoded), do: {:error, :unsupported_tx_type}
+
   def from_map(tx) do
     with {:ok, tx_type} <- decode_tx_type(from_map_value(tx, :type)) do
       tx_struct =
@@ -306,6 +350,18 @@ defmodule Ethers.Transaction do
     end
   end
 
+  # another possibility is more overrides for the local hex_decode, but... slicing the prefix seems ok? discuss
+  defp decode_tx_and_type(full_sig) do
+    {prefix, sig} = String.split_at(full_sig, 2)
+
+    case prefix do
+      "03" -> {:eip4844, Utils.hex_decode(sig)}
+      "02" -> {:eip1559, Utils.hex_decode(sig)}
+      "01" -> {:eip2930, Utils.hex_decode(sig)}
+        _ -> {:legacy, Utils.hex_decode(full_sig)}
+    end
+  end
+
   defp from_map_value(tx, key) do
     Map.get_lazy(tx, key, fn -> Map.get(tx, to_string(key)) end)
   end
diff --git a/test/ethers/transaction_test.exs b/test/ethers/transaction_test.exs
index a6f61fd..c8292b4 100644
--- a/test/ethers/transaction_test.exs
+++ b/test/ethers/transaction_test.exs
@@ -101,4 +101,12 @@ defmodule Ethers.TransactionTest do
                Transaction.encode(transaction) |> Ethers.Utils.hex_encode()
     end
   end
+
+  describe "decode/1" do
+    test "decodes type2" do
+      sig = "0x02f8a70103020482a41094826180541412d574cf1336d22c0c0a287822678a80b844a9059cbb000000000000000000000000b1228c21546e3848498169f4241ab63279d502d5000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000e8d4a51000c080a0b37b7057eaf42412f834b4e3f1cd00ed4a346381ac2bdd7ddc2fad48619453b3a00868d3423b2e365793bc691be1f7611e3d09c8e883535a1d7f25c2d2f8ee514c"
+      assert {:ok, tx} = Transaction.decode(sig)
+      dbg(tx)
+    end
+  end
 end