diff --git a/ethers-core/src/types/mod.rs b/ethers-core/src/types/mod.rs
index a5703e95..c03e9a7a 100644
--- a/ethers-core/src/types/mod.rs
+++ b/ethers-core/src/types/mod.rs
@@ -68,3 +68,6 @@ mod other;
 pub use other::OtherFields;
 
 pub mod serde_helpers;
+
+mod syncing;
+pub use syncing::{SyncProgress, SyncingStatus};
diff --git a/ethers-core/src/types/syncing.rs b/ethers-core/src/types/syncing.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..58e685a6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ethers-core/src/types/syncing.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,164 @@
+//! Types for `eth_syncing` RPC call
+
+use crate::types::U64;
+use serde::{Deserialize, Deserializer, Serialize, Serializer};
+
+/// Structure used in `eth_syncing` RPC
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, Eq, PartialEq)]
+pub enum SyncingStatus {
+    /// When client is synced to highest block, eth_syncing with return string "false"
+    IsFalse,
+    /// When client is still syncing past blocks we get IsSyncing information.
+    IsSyncing(Box<SyncProgress>),
+}
+
+impl Serialize for SyncingStatus {
+    fn serialize<S>(&self, serializer: S) -> Result<S::Ok, S::Error>
+    where
+        S: Serializer,
+    {
+        match self {
+            SyncingStatus::IsFalse => serializer.serialize_bool(false),
+            SyncingStatus::IsSyncing(sync) => sync.serialize(serializer),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl<'de> Deserialize<'de> for SyncingStatus {
+    fn deserialize<D>(deserializer: D) -> Result<Self, D::Error>
+    where
+        D: Deserializer<'de>,
+    {
+        #[derive(Debug, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+        #[serde(untagged)]
+        pub enum SyncingStatusIntermediate {
+            /// When client is synced to the highest block, eth_syncing with return string "false"
+            IsFalse(bool),
+            /// When client is still syncing past blocks we get IsSyncing information.
+            IsSyncing(Box<SyncProgress>),
+        }
+
+        match SyncingStatusIntermediate::deserialize(deserializer)? {
+            SyncingStatusIntermediate::IsFalse(false) => Ok(SyncingStatus::IsFalse),
+            SyncingStatusIntermediate::IsFalse(true) => Err(serde::de::Error::custom(
+                "eth_syncing returned `true` that is undefined value.",
+            )),
+            SyncingStatusIntermediate::IsSyncing(sync) => Ok(SyncingStatus::IsSyncing(sync)),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/// Represents the sync status of the node
+///
+/// **Note:** while the `eth_syncing` RPC response is defined as:
+///
+/// > Returns:
+/// >
+/// > Object|Boolean, An object with sync status data or FALSE, when not syncing:
+///
+/// > startingBlock: QUANTITY - The block at which the import started (will only be reset, after the
+/// > sync reached his head)
+/// > currentBlock: QUANTITY - The current block, same as eth_blockNumber
+/// > highestBlock: QUANTITY - The estimated highest block
+///
+/// Geth returns additional fields: <https://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/blob/0ce494b60cd00d70f1f9f2dd0b9bfbd76204168a/ethclient/ethclient.go#L597-L617>
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, Eq, PartialEq, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+#[serde(rename_all = "camelCase")]
+pub struct SyncProgress {
+    pub current_block: U64,
+    pub highest_block: U64,
+    pub starting_block: U64,
+    #[serde(default, skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    pub pulled_states: Option<U64>,
+    #[serde(default, skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    pub known_states: Option<U64>,
+    #[serde(default, skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    pub healed_bytecode_bytes: Option<U64>,
+    #[serde(default, skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    pub healed_bytecodes: Option<U64>,
+    #[serde(default, skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    pub healed_trienode_bytes: Option<U64>,
+    #[serde(default, skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    pub healed_trienodes: Option<U64>,
+    #[serde(default, skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    pub healing_bytecode: Option<U64>,
+    #[serde(default, skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    pub healing_trienodes: Option<U64>,
+    #[serde(default, skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    pub synced_account_bytes: Option<U64>,
+    #[serde(default, skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    pub synced_accounts: Option<U64>,
+    #[serde(default, skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    pub synced_bytecode_bytes: Option<U64>,
+    #[serde(default, skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    pub synced_bytecodes: Option<U64>,
+    #[serde(default, skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    pub synced_storage: Option<U64>,
+    #[serde(default, skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    pub synced_storage_bytes: Option<U64>,
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+
+    // <https://github.com/gakonst/ethers-rs/issues/1623>
+    #[test]
+    fn deserialize_sync_geth() {
+        let s = r#"{
+        "currentBlock": "0xeaa2b4",
+        "healedBytecodeBytes": "0xaad91fe",
+        "healedBytecodes": "0x61d3",
+        "healedTrienodeBytes": "0x156ac02b1",
+        "healedTrienodes": "0x2885aa4",
+        "healingBytecode": "0x0",
+        "healingTrienodes": "0x454",
+        "highestBlock": "0xeaa329",
+        "startingBlock": "0xea97ee",
+        "syncedAccountBytes": "0xa29fec90d",
+        "syncedAccounts": "0xa7ed9ad",
+        "syncedBytecodeBytes": "0xdec39008",
+        "syncedBytecodes": "0x8d407",
+        "syncedStorage": "0x2a517da1",
+        "syncedStorageBytes": "0x23634dbedf"
+    }"#;
+
+        let sync: SyncingStatus = serde_json::from_str(s).unwrap();
+        match sync {
+            SyncingStatus::IsFalse => {
+                panic!("unexpected variant")
+            }
+            SyncingStatus::IsSyncing(_) => {}
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn deserialize_sync_minimal() {
+        let s = r#"{
+        "currentBlock": "0xeaa2b4",
+        "highestBlock": "0xeaa329",
+        "startingBlock": "0xea97ee"
+    }"#;
+
+        let sync: SyncingStatus = serde_json::from_str(s).unwrap();
+        match sync {
+            SyncingStatus::IsFalse => {
+                panic!("unexpected variant")
+            }
+            SyncingStatus::IsSyncing(_) => {}
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn deserialize_sync_false() {
+        let s = r#"false"#;
+
+        let sync: SyncingStatus = serde_json::from_str(s).unwrap();
+        match sync {
+            SyncingStatus::IsFalse => {}
+            SyncingStatus::IsSyncing(_) => {
+                panic!("unexpected variant")
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/ethers-providers/src/lib.rs b/ethers-providers/src/lib.rs
index f5f58fa3..8a323db1 100644
--- a/ethers-providers/src/lib.rs
+++ b/ethers-providers/src/lib.rs
@@ -88,15 +88,6 @@ where
     }
 }
 
-/// Structure used in eth_syncing RPC
-#[derive(Clone, Debug)]
-pub enum SyncingStatus {
-    /// When client is synced to highest block, eth_syncing with return string "false"
-    IsFalse,
-    /// When client is still syncing past blocks we get IsSyncing information.
-    IsSyncing { starting_block: U256, current_block: U256, highest_block: U256 },
-}
-
 /// A middleware allows customizing requests send and received from an ethereum node.
 ///
 /// Writing a middleware is as simple as:
diff --git a/ethers-providers/src/provider.rs b/ethers-providers/src/provider.rs
index ed57facd..7d36041b 100644
--- a/ethers-providers/src/provider.rs
+++ b/ethers-providers/src/provider.rs
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ use ethers_core::{
     utils,
 };
 use hex::FromHex;
-use serde::{de::DeserializeOwned, Deserialize, Serialize};
+use serde::{de::DeserializeOwned, Serialize};
 use thiserror::Error;
 use url::{ParseError, Url};
 
@@ -539,26 +539,7 @@ impl<P: JsonRpcClient> Middleware for Provider<P> {
 
     /// Return current client syncing status. If IsFalse sync is over.
     async fn syncing(&self) -> Result<SyncingStatus, Self::Error> {
-        #[derive(Debug, Serialize, Deserialize)]
-        #[serde(untagged)]
-        pub enum SyncingStatusIntermediate {
-            /// When client is synced to highest block, eth_syncing with return string "false"
-            IsFalse(bool),
-            /// When client is still syncing past blocks we get IsSyncing information.
-            IsSyncing { starting_block: U256, current_block: U256, highest_block: U256 },
-        }
-        let intermediate: SyncingStatusIntermediate = self.request("eth_syncing", ()).await?;
-        match intermediate {
-            SyncingStatusIntermediate::IsFalse(false) => Ok(SyncingStatus::IsFalse),
-            SyncingStatusIntermediate::IsFalse(true) => Err(ProviderError::CustomError(
-                "eth_syncing returned `true` that is undefined value.".to_owned(),
-            )),
-            SyncingStatusIntermediate::IsSyncing {
-                starting_block,
-                current_block,
-                highest_block,
-            } => Ok(SyncingStatus::IsSyncing { starting_block, current_block, highest_block }),
-        }
+        self.request("eth_syncing", ()).await
     }
 
     /// Returns the network version.