diff --git a/subxt/src/tx/tx_client.rs b/subxt/src/tx/tx_client.rs
index 36d250fdbb..28d4e5bf28 100644
--- a/subxt/src/tx/tx_client.rs
+++ b/subxt/src/tx/tx_client.rs
@@ -57,14 +57,14 @@ impl<T: Config, C: OfflineClientT<T>> TxClient<T, C> {
     where
         Call: TxPayload,
     {
-        if let Some(actual_hash) = call.validation_hash() {
+        if let Some(details) = call.validation_details() {
             let metadata = self.client.metadata();
             let expected_hash =
-                metadata.call_hash(call.pallet_name(), call.call_name())?;
-            if actual_hash != expected_hash {
+                metadata.call_hash(details.pallet_name, details.call_name)?;
+            if details.hash != expected_hash {
                 return Err(crate::metadata::MetadataError::IncompatibleCallMetadata(
-                    call.pallet_name().into(),
-                    call.call_name().into(),
+                    details.pallet_name.into(),
+                    details.call_name.into(),
                 )
                 .into())
             }
@@ -114,11 +114,10 @@ impl<T: Config, C: OfflineClientT<T>> TxClient<T, C> {
         };
 
         // Wrap in Encoded to ensure that any more "encode" calls leave it in the right state.
-        Ok(SubmittableExtrinsic {
-            client: self.client.clone(),
-            encoded: Encoded(extrinsic),
-            marker: std::marker::PhantomData,
-        })
+        Ok(SubmittableExtrinsic::from_bytes(
+            self.client.clone(),
+            extrinsic,
+        ))
     }
 
     /// Creates a raw signed extrinsic without submitting it.
@@ -202,11 +201,10 @@ impl<T: Config, C: OfflineClientT<T>> TxClient<T, C> {
 
         // Wrap in Encoded to ensure that any more "encode" calls leave it in the right state.
         // maybe we can just return the raw bytes..
-        Ok(SubmittableExtrinsic {
-            client: self.client.clone(),
-            encoded: Encoded(extrinsic),
-            marker: std::marker::PhantomData,
-        })
+        Ok(SubmittableExtrinsic::from_bytes(
+            self.client.clone(),
+            extrinsic,
+        ))
     }
 }
 
@@ -330,6 +328,21 @@ where
     T: Config,
     C: OfflineClientT<T>,
 {
+    /// Create a [`SubmittableExtrinsic`] from some already-signed and prepared
+    /// extrinsic bytes, and some client (anything implementing [`OfflineClientT`]
+    /// or [`OnlineClientT`]).
+    ///
+    /// Prefer to use [`TxClient`] to create and sign extrinsics. This is simply
+    /// exposed in case you want to skip this process and submit something you've
+    /// already created.
+    pub fn from_bytes(client: C, tx_bytes: Vec<u8>) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            client,
+            encoded: Encoded(tx_bytes),
+            marker: std::marker::PhantomData,
+        }
+    }
+
     /// Returns the SCALE encoded extrinsic bytes.
     pub fn encoded(&self) -> &[u8] {
         &self.encoded.0
diff --git a/subxt/src/tx/tx_payload.rs b/subxt/src/tx/tx_payload.rs
index d1928d0dcc..10c5cc5c34 100644
--- a/subxt/src/tx/tx_payload.rs
+++ b/subxt/src/tx/tx_payload.rs
@@ -19,12 +19,6 @@ use std::borrow::Cow;
 /// This represents a transaction payload that can be submitted
 /// to a node.
 pub trait TxPayload {
-    /// The name of the pallet that the call lives under.
-    fn pallet_name(&self) -> &str;
-
-    /// The name of the call.
-    fn call_name(&self) -> &str;
-
     /// Encode call data to the provided output.
     fn encode_call_data(
         &self,
@@ -32,14 +26,24 @@ pub trait TxPayload {
         out: &mut Vec<u8>,
     ) -> Result<(), Error>;
 
-    /// An optional validation hash that can be provided
-    /// to verify that the shape of the call on the node
-    /// aligns with our expectations.
-    fn validation_hash(&self) -> Option<[u8; 32]> {
+    /// Returns the details needed to validate the call, which
+    /// include a statically generated hash, the pallet name,
+    /// and the call name.
+    fn validation_details(&self) -> Option<ValidationDetails<'_>> {
         None
     }
 }
 
+pub struct ValidationDetails<'a> {
+    /// The pallet name.
+    pub pallet_name: &'a str,
+    /// The call name.
+    pub call_name: &'a str,
+    /// A hash (this is generated at compile time in our codegen)
+    /// to compare against the runtime code.
+    pub hash: [u8; 32],
+}
+
 /// This represents a statically generated transaction payload.
 pub struct StaticTxPayload<CallData> {
     pallet_name: &'static str,
@@ -74,14 +78,6 @@ impl<CallData> StaticTxPayload<CallData> {
 }
 
 impl<CallData: Encode> TxPayload for StaticTxPayload<CallData> {
-    fn pallet_name(&self) -> &str {
-        self.pallet_name
-    }
-
-    fn call_name(&self) -> &str {
-        self.call_name
-    }
-
     fn encode_call_data(
         &self,
         metadata: &Metadata,
@@ -97,8 +93,14 @@ impl<CallData: Encode> TxPayload for StaticTxPayload<CallData> {
         Ok(())
     }
 
-    fn validation_hash(&self) -> Option<[u8; 32]> {
-        self.validation_hash
+    fn validation_details(&self) -> Option<ValidationDetails<'_>> {
+        self.validation_hash.map(|hash| {
+            ValidationDetails {
+                pallet_name: self.pallet_name,
+                call_name: self.call_name,
+                hash,
+            }
+        })
     }
 }
 
@@ -123,14 +125,6 @@ pub fn dynamic<'a>(
 }
 
 impl<'a> TxPayload for DynamicTxPayload<'a> {
-    fn pallet_name(&self) -> &str {
-        &self.pallet_name
-    }
-
-    fn call_name(&self) -> &str {
-        &self.call_name
-    }
-
     fn encode_call_data(
         &self,
         metadata: &Metadata,