diff --git a/.changeset/grumpy-onions-rush.md b/.changeset/grumpy-onions-rush.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..557cfac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/grumpy-onions-rush.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@solana/web3-compat": patch
+---
+
+Fix types export path so TypeScript can resolve the module
diff --git a/packages/web3-compat/tsconfig.declarations.json b/packages/web3-compat/tsconfig.declarations.json
index f35f91c..4f5f043 100644
--- a/packages/web3-compat/tsconfig.declarations.json
+++ b/packages/web3-compat/tsconfig.declarations.json
@@ -3,7 +3,10 @@
 		"declaration": true,
 		"declarationMap": true,
 		"emitDeclarationOnly": true,
-		"outDir": "./dist/types"
+		"outDir": "./dist/types",
+		"paths": {
+			"@solana/client": ["../client/dist/types/index.d.ts"]
+		}
 	},
 	"extends": "./tsconfig.json",
 	"include": ["../build-scripts/build-time-constants.d.ts", "src/index.ts"]
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index ea27e90..161c77b 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -500,6 +500,9 @@ importers:
       '@solana/react-hooks':
         specifier: workspace:*
         version: link:../../packages/react-hooks
+      '@solana/web3-compat':
+        specifier: workspace:*
+        version: link:../../packages/web3-compat
       react:
         specifier: catalog:react
         version: 19.2.3
diff --git a/tests/types-smoke/package.json b/tests/types-smoke/package.json
index f8f19f4..c2696fb 100644
--- a/tests/types-smoke/package.json
+++ b/tests/types-smoke/package.json
@@ -5,12 +5,13 @@
 	"type": "module",
 	"scripts": {
 		"test": "pnpm typecheck",
-		"pretypecheck": "pnpm --filter @solana/client build && pnpm --filter @solana/react-hooks build",
+		"pretypecheck": "pnpm --filter @solana/client build && pnpm --filter @solana/react-hooks build && pnpm --filter @solana/web3-compat build",
 		"typecheck": "tsc -p tsconfig.json"
 	},
 	"dependencies": {
 		"@solana/client": "workspace:*",
 		"@solana/react-hooks": "workspace:*",
+		"@solana/web3-compat": "workspace:*",
 		"react": "catalog:react"
 	},
 	"devDependencies": {
diff --git a/tests/types-smoke/src/index.ts b/tests/types-smoke/src/index.ts
index 213d871..c7ced90 100644
--- a/tests/types-smoke/src/index.ts
+++ b/tests/types-smoke/src/index.ts
@@ -12,4 +12,13 @@ type ProviderComponent = typeof import('@solana/react-hooks')['SolanaClientProvi
 type ProviderProps = Parameters<ProviderComponent>[0];
 const providerProps: ProviderProps = { client, children: null as unknown as ReactNode };
 
-export const _smokeTest: [ClientInstance, UseAccountResult, ProviderProps] = [client, hookResult, providerProps];
+type ConnectionClass = typeof import('@solana/web3-compat')['Connection'];
+type ConnectionInstance = InstanceType<ConnectionClass>;
+const connection = null as unknown as ConnectionInstance;
+
+export const _smokeTest: [ClientInstance, UseAccountResult, ProviderProps, ConnectionInstance] = [
+	client,
+	hookResult,
+	providerProps,
+	connection,
+];