diff --git a/ethers-contract/src/base.rs b/ethers-contract/src/base.rs
index 6bf51732..32db0c47 100644
--- a/ethers-contract/src/base.rs
+++ b/ethers-contract/src/base.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ use crate::Contract;
 
 pub use ethers_core::abi::AbiError;
 use ethers_core::{
-    abi::{Abi, Detokenize, Error, Event, Function, FunctionExt, RawLog, Tokenize},
+    abi::{Abi, Detokenize, Error, Event, Function, FunctionExt, RawLog, Token, Tokenize},
     types::{Address, Bytes, Selector, H256},
 };
 use ethers_providers::Middleware;
@@ -68,6 +68,47 @@ impl BaseContract {
         decode_function_data(function, bytes, true)
     }
 
+    /// Decodes the provided ABI encoded function arguments with the selected function name.
+    ///
+    /// If the function exists multiple times and you want to use one of the overloaded
+    /// versions, consider using `decode_with_selector`
+    ///
+    /// Returns a [`Token`] vector, which lets you decode function arguments dynamically
+    /// without knowing the return type.
+    pub fn decode_raw<T: AsRef<[u8]>>(&self, name: &str, bytes: T) -> Result<Vec<Token>, AbiError> {
+        let function = self.abi.function(name)?;
+        decode_function_data_raw(function, bytes, true)
+    }
+
+    /// Decodes the provided ABI encoded function output with the selected function name.
+    ///
+    /// If the function exists multiple times and you want to use one of the overloaded
+    /// versions, consider using `decode_with_selector`
+    pub fn decode_output<D: Detokenize, T: AsRef<[u8]>>(
+        &self,
+        name: &str,
+        bytes: T,
+    ) -> Result<D, AbiError> {
+        let function = self.abi.function(name)?;
+        decode_function_data(function, bytes, false)
+    }
+
+    /// Decodes the provided ABI encoded function output with the selected function name.
+    ///
+    /// If the function exists multiple times and you want to use one of the overloaded
+    /// versions, consider using `decode_with_selector`
+    ///
+    /// Returns a [`Token`] vector, which lets you decode function arguments dynamically
+    /// without knowing the return type.
+    pub fn decode_output_raw<T: AsRef<[u8]>>(
+        &self,
+        name: &str,
+        bytes: T,
+    ) -> Result<Vec<Token>, AbiError> {
+        let function = self.abi.function(name)?;
+        decode_function_data_raw(function, bytes, false)
+    }
+
     /// Decodes for a given event name, given the `log.topics` and
     /// `log.data` fields from the transaction receipt
     pub fn decode_event<D: Detokenize>(
@@ -80,6 +121,34 @@ impl BaseContract {
         decode_event(event, topics, data)
     }
 
+    /// Decodes for a given event name, given the `log.topics` and
+    /// `log.data` fields from the transaction receipt
+    ///
+    /// Returns a [`Token`] vector, which lets you decode function arguments dynamically
+    /// without knowing the return type.
+    pub fn decode_event_raw(
+        &self,
+        name: &str,
+        topics: Vec<H256>,
+        data: Bytes,
+    ) -> Result<Vec<Token>, AbiError> {
+        let event = self.abi.event(name)?;
+        decode_event_raw(event, topics, data)
+    }
+
+    /// Decodes the provided ABI encoded bytes with the selected function selector
+    ///
+    /// Returns a [`Token`] vector, which lets you decode function arguments dynamically
+    /// without knowing the return type.
+    pub fn decode_with_selector_raw<T: AsRef<[u8]>>(
+        &self,
+        signature: Selector,
+        bytes: T,
+    ) -> Result<Vec<Token>, AbiError> {
+        let function = self.get_from_signature(signature)?;
+        decode_function_data_raw(function, bytes, true)
+    }
+
     /// Decodes the provided ABI encoded bytes with the selected function selector
     pub fn decode_with_selector<D: Detokenize, T: AsRef<[u8]>>(
         &self,
@@ -90,6 +159,28 @@ impl BaseContract {
         decode_function_data(function, bytes, true)
     }
 
+    pub fn decode_output_with_selector<D: Detokenize, T: AsRef<[u8]>>(
+        &self,
+        signature: Selector,
+        bytes: T,
+    ) -> Result<D, AbiError> {
+        let function = self.get_from_signature(signature)?;
+        decode_function_data(function, bytes, false)
+    }
+
+    /// Decodes the provided ABI encoded bytes with the selected function selector
+    ///
+    /// Returns a [`Token`] vector, which lets you decode function arguments dynamically
+    /// without knowing the return type.
+    pub fn decode_output_with_selector_raw<T: AsRef<[u8]>>(
+        &self,
+        signature: Selector,
+        bytes: T,
+    ) -> Result<Vec<Token>, AbiError> {
+        let function = self.get_from_signature(signature)?;
+        decode_function_data_raw(function, bytes, false)
+    }
+
     fn get_from_signature(&self, signature: Selector) -> Result<&Function, AbiError> {
         Ok(self
             .methods
@@ -119,17 +210,25 @@ impl AsRef<Abi> for BaseContract {
     }
 }
 
-pub(crate) fn decode_event<D: Detokenize>(
+pub fn decode_event_raw(
     event: &Event,
     topics: Vec<H256>,
     data: Bytes,
-) -> Result<D, AbiError> {
-    let tokens = event
+) -> Result<Vec<Token>, AbiError> {
+    Ok(event
         .parse_log(RawLog { topics, data: data.to_vec() })?
         .params
         .into_iter()
         .map(|param| param.value)
-        .collect::<Vec<_>>();
+        .collect::<Vec<_>>())
+}
+
+pub fn decode_event<D: Detokenize>(
+    event: &Event,
+    topics: Vec<H256>,
+    data: Bytes,
+) -> Result<D, AbiError> {
+    let tokens = decode_event_raw(event, topics, data)?;
     Ok(D::from_tokens(tokens)?)
 }
 
@@ -140,21 +239,29 @@ pub fn encode_function_data<T: Tokenize>(function: &Function, args: T) -> Result
 }
 
 /// Helper for ABI decoding raw data based on a function's input or output.
-pub fn decode_function_data<D: Detokenize, T: AsRef<[u8]>>(
+pub fn decode_function_data_raw<T: AsRef<[u8]>>(
     function: &Function,
     bytes: T,
     is_input: bool,
-) -> Result<D, AbiError> {
+) -> Result<Vec<Token>, AbiError> {
     let bytes = bytes.as_ref();
-    let tokens = if is_input {
+    Ok(if is_input {
         if bytes.len() < 4 || bytes[..4] != function.selector() {
             return Err(AbiError::WrongSelector)
         }
         function.decode_input(&bytes[4..])?
     } else {
         function.decode_output(bytes)?
-    };
+    })
+}
 
+/// Helper for ABI decoding raw data based on a function's input or output.
+pub fn decode_function_data<D: Detokenize, T: AsRef<[u8]>>(
+    function: &Function,
+    bytes: T,
+    is_input: bool,
+) -> Result<D, AbiError> {
+    let tokens = decode_function_data_raw(function, bytes, is_input)?;
     Ok(D::from_tokens(tokens)?)
 }