diff --git a/ethers-core/src/utils/solc.rs b/ethers-core/src/utils/solc.rs
index 5beecaa9..05f0f6e3 100644
--- a/ethers-core/src/utils/solc.rs
+++ b/ethers-core/src/utils/solc.rs
@@ -1,13 +1,12 @@
-use std::{collections::HashMap, fmt, io::BufRead, path::PathBuf, process::Command};
+use std::{collections::HashMap, fmt, io::BufRead, path::PathBuf, process::Command, str::FromStr};
 
 use glob::glob;
-use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+use serde::{de::DeserializeOwned, Deserialize, Deserializer, Serialize, Serializer};
 use thiserror::Error;
 
 use crate::{abi::Abi, types::Bytes};
 use once_cell::sync::Lazy;
 use semver::Version;
-use std::str::FromStr;
 
 /// The name of the `solc` binary on the system
 const SOLC: &str = "solc";
@@ -418,6 +417,156 @@ fn normalize_evm_version(version: &Version, evm_version: EvmVersion) -> Option<E
     }
 }
 
+/// General `solc` contract output
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+pub struct Contract {
+    pub abi: Abi,
+    pub evm: Evm,
+    #[serde(
+        deserialize_with = "de_from_json_opt",
+        serialize_with = "ser_to_inner_json",
+        skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none"
+    )]
+    pub metadata: Option<Metadata>,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+#[serde(rename_all = "camelCase")]
+pub struct Evm {
+    pub bytecode: Bytecode,
+    pub deployed_bytecode: Bytecode,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+#[serde(rename_all = "camelCase")]
+pub struct Bytecode {
+    #[serde(deserialize_with = "deserialize_bytes")]
+    pub object: Bytes,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+pub struct Metadata {
+    pub compiler: Compiler,
+    pub language: String,
+    pub output: Output,
+    pub settings: Settings,
+    pub sources: Sources,
+    pub version: i64,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+pub struct Compiler {
+    pub version: String,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+pub struct Output {
+    pub abi: Vec<SolcAbi>,
+    pub devdoc: Option<Doc>,
+    pub userdoc: Option<Doc>,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+pub struct SolcAbi {
+    pub inputs: Vec<Item>,
+    #[serde(rename = "stateMutability")]
+    pub state_mutability: Option<String>,
+    #[serde(rename = "type")]
+    pub abi_type: String,
+    pub name: Option<String>,
+    pub outputs: Option<Vec<Item>>,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+pub struct Item {
+    #[serde(rename = "internalType")]
+    pub internal_type: String,
+    pub name: String,
+    #[serde(rename = "type")]
+    pub put_type: String,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+pub struct Doc {
+    pub kind: String,
+    pub methods: Libraries,
+    pub version: u32,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+pub struct Libraries {
+    #[serde(flatten)]
+    pub libs: HashMap<String, serde_json::Value>,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+pub struct Settings {
+    #[serde(rename = "compilationTarget")]
+    pub compilation_target: CompilationTarget,
+    #[serde(rename = "evmVersion")]
+    pub evm_version: String,
+    pub libraries: Libraries,
+    pub metadata: MetadataClass,
+    pub optimizer: Optimizer,
+    pub remappings: Vec<Option<serde_json::Value>>,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+pub struct CompilationTarget {
+    #[serde(flatten)]
+    pub inner: HashMap<String, serde_json::Value>,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+pub struct MetadataClass {
+    #[serde(rename = "bytecodeHash")]
+    pub bytecode_hash: String,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+pub struct Optimizer {
+    pub enabled: bool,
+    pub runs: u32,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+pub struct Sources {
+    #[serde(flatten)]
+    pub inner: HashMap<String, serde_json::Value>,
+}
+
+pub fn deserialize_bytes<'de, D>(d: D) -> std::result::Result<Bytes, D::Error>
+where
+    D: Deserializer<'de>,
+{
+    let value = String::deserialize(d)?;
+
+    Ok(hex::decode(&value)
+        .map_err(|e| serde::de::Error::custom(e.to_string()))?
+        .into())
+}
+
+fn de_from_json_opt<'de, D, T>(deserializer: D) -> std::result::Result<Option<T>, D::Error>
+where
+    D: Deserializer<'de>,
+    T: DeserializeOwned,
+{
+    if let Some(val) = <Option<String>>::deserialize(deserializer)? {
+        serde_json::from_str(&val).map_err(serde::de::Error::custom)
+    } else {
+        Ok(None)
+    }
+}
+
+fn ser_to_inner_json<S, T>(val: &T, s: S) -> std::result::Result<S::Ok, S::Error>
+where
+    S: Serializer,
+    T: Serialize,
+{
+    let val = serde_json::to_string(val).map_err(serde::ser::Error::custom)?;
+    s.serialize_str(&val)
+}
+
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
     use super::*;