diff --git a/typeurl/types.go b/typeurl/types.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7dc00c019
--- /dev/null
+++ b/typeurl/types.go
@@ -0,0 +1,99 @@
+package typeurl
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"errors"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"reflect"
+	"sync"
+
+	"github.com/gogo/protobuf/proto"
+	"github.com/gogo/protobuf/types"
+)
+
+const Namespace = "types.containerd.io"
+
+var (
+	mu            sync.Mutex
+	registry      = make(map[reflect.Type]string)
+	ErrRegistered = errors.New("typeurl: type already registred")
+	ErrNotExists  = errors.New("typeurl: type is not registered")
+)
+
+// Register a type with the base url of the type
+func Register(v interface{}, args ...string) {
+	t := tryDereference(v)
+	mu.Lock()
+	defer mu.Unlock()
+	if _, ok := registry[t]; ok {
+		panic(ErrRegistered)
+	}
+	registry[t] = filepath.Join(append([]string{Namespace}, args...)...)
+}
+
+// TypeUrl returns the type url for a registred type
+func TypeUrl(v interface{}) (string, error) {
+	mu.Lock()
+	defer mu.Unlock()
+	u, ok := registry[tryDereference(v)]
+	if !ok {
+		return "", ErrNotExists
+	}
+	return u, nil
+}
+
+func MarshalAny(v interface{}) (*types.Any, error) {
+	var (
+		err  error
+		data []byte
+	)
+	url, err := TypeUrl(v)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	switch t := v.(type) {
+	case proto.Message:
+		data, err = proto.Marshal(t)
+	default:
+		data, err = json.Marshal(v)
+	}
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return &types.Any{
+		TypeUrl: url,
+		Value:   data,
+	}, nil
+}
+
+func UnmarshalAny(any *types.Any) (interface{}, error) {
+	t, err := getTypeByUrl(any.TypeUrl)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	v := reflect.New(t).Interface()
+	switch dt := v.(type) {
+	case proto.Message:
+		err = proto.Unmarshal(any.Value, dt)
+	default:
+		err = json.Unmarshal(any.Value, v)
+	}
+	return v, err
+}
+
+func getTypeByUrl(url string) (reflect.Type, error) {
+	for t, u := range registry {
+		if u == url {
+			return t, nil
+		}
+	}
+	return nil, ErrNotExists
+}
+
+func tryDereference(v interface{}) reflect.Type {
+	t := reflect.TypeOf(v)
+	if t.Kind() == reflect.Ptr {
+		t = t.Elem()
+	}
+	return t
+}
diff --git a/typeurl/types_test.go b/typeurl/types_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..aad840c0b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/typeurl/types_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,118 @@
+package typeurl
+
+import (
+	"path/filepath"
+	"reflect"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+type test struct {
+	Name string
+	Age  int
+}
+
+func clear() {
+	registry = make(map[reflect.Type]string)
+}
+
+func TestRegsiterValueGetValue(t *testing.T) {
+	clear()
+	expected := filepath.Join(Namespace, "test")
+	Register(test{}, "test")
+
+	url, err := TypeUrl(test{})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if url != expected {
+		t.Fatalf("expected %q but received %q", expected, url)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestRegsiterValueGetPointer(t *testing.T) {
+	clear()
+	expected := filepath.Join(Namespace, "test")
+	Register(test{}, "test")
+
+	url, err := TypeUrl(&test{})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if url != expected {
+		t.Fatalf("expected %q but received %q", expected, url)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestRegsiterPointerGetPointer(t *testing.T) {
+	clear()
+	expected := filepath.Join(Namespace, "test")
+	Register(&test{}, "test")
+
+	url, err := TypeUrl(&test{})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if url != expected {
+		t.Fatalf("expected %q but received %q", expected, url)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestRegsiterPointerGetValue(t *testing.T) {
+	clear()
+	expected := filepath.Join(Namespace, "test")
+	Register(&test{}, "test")
+
+	url, err := TypeUrl(test{})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if url != expected {
+		t.Fatalf("expected %q but received %q", expected, url)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestMarshal(t *testing.T) {
+	clear()
+	expected := filepath.Join(Namespace, "test")
+	Register(test{}, "test")
+
+	v := &test{
+		Name: "koye",
+		Age:  6,
+	}
+	any, err := MarshalAny(v)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if any.TypeUrl != expected {
+		t.Fatalf("expected %q but received %q", expected, any.TypeUrl)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestMarshalUnmarshal(t *testing.T) {
+	clear()
+	Register(test{}, "test")
+
+	v := &test{
+		Name: "koye",
+		Age:  6,
+	}
+	any, err := MarshalAny(v)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	nv, err := UnmarshalAny(any)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	td, ok := nv.(*test)
+	if !ok {
+		t.Fatal("expected value to cast to *test")
+	}
+	if td.Name != "koye" {
+		t.Fatal("invalid name")
+	}
+	if td.Age != 6 {
+		t.Fatal("invalid age")
+	}
+}