diff --git a/formats/protobuf/commonMain/src/kotlinx/serialization/protobuf/internal/Helpers.kt b/formats/protobuf/commonMain/src/kotlinx/serialization/protobuf/internal/Helpers.kt
index 33e1c78cc..f9fe2dc78 100644
--- a/formats/protobuf/commonMain/src/kotlinx/serialization/protobuf/internal/Helpers.kt
+++ b/formats/protobuf/commonMain/src/kotlinx/serialization/protobuf/internal/Helpers.kt
@@ -68,12 +68,11 @@ internal val ProtoDesc.integerType: ProtoIntegerType
 }
 
 internal val SerialDescriptor.isPackable: Boolean
-    @OptIn(kotlinx.serialization.ExperimentalSerializationApi::class)
     get() = when (kind) {
         PrimitiveKind.STRING,
         !is PrimitiveKind -> false
         else -> true
-    }
+    } || isInline && elementsCount == 1 && getElementDescriptor(0).isPackable
 
 internal val ProtoDesc.isPacked: Boolean
     get() = (this and PACKEDMASK) != 0L
diff --git a/formats/protobuf/commonMain/src/kotlinx/serialization/protobuf/internal/ProtobufDecoding.kt b/formats/protobuf/commonMain/src/kotlinx/serialization/protobuf/internal/ProtobufDecoding.kt
index 56884b12a..2014702f7 100644
--- a/formats/protobuf/commonMain/src/kotlinx/serialization/protobuf/internal/ProtobufDecoding.kt
+++ b/formats/protobuf/commonMain/src/kotlinx/serialization/protobuf/internal/ProtobufDecoding.kt
@@ -242,6 +242,7 @@ internal open class ProtobufDecoder(
 
     override fun <T> decodeSerializableValue(deserializer: DeserializationStrategy<T>): T = decodeSerializableValue(deserializer, null)
 
+    @OptIn(ExperimentalUnsignedTypes::class)
     @Suppress("UNCHECKED_CAST")
     override fun <T> decodeSerializableValue(deserializer: DeserializationStrategy<T>, previousValue: T?): T = try {
         when {
@@ -250,6 +251,7 @@ internal open class ProtobufDecoder(
             }
 
             deserializer.descriptor == ByteArraySerializer().descriptor -> deserializeByteArray(previousValue as ByteArray?) as T
+            deserializer.descriptor == UByteArraySerializer().descriptor -> deserializeByteArray((previousValue as UByteArray?)?.asByteArray()).asUByteArray() as T
             deserializer is AbstractCollectionSerializer<*, *, *> ->
                 (deserializer as AbstractCollectionSerializer<*, T, *>).merge(this, previousValue)
 
diff --git a/formats/protobuf/commonMain/src/kotlinx/serialization/protobuf/internal/ProtobufEncoding.kt b/formats/protobuf/commonMain/src/kotlinx/serialization/protobuf/internal/ProtobufEncoding.kt
index b7d5dd28e..6f47e326d 100644
--- a/formats/protobuf/commonMain/src/kotlinx/serialization/protobuf/internal/ProtobufEncoding.kt
+++ b/formats/protobuf/commonMain/src/kotlinx/serialization/protobuf/internal/ProtobufEncoding.kt
@@ -138,11 +138,13 @@ internal open class ProtobufEncoder(
 
     override fun SerialDescriptor.getTag(index: Int) = extractParameters(index)
 
+    @OptIn(ExperimentalUnsignedTypes::class)
     override fun <T> encodeSerializableValue(serializer: SerializationStrategy<T>, value: T) = when {
         serializer is MapLikeSerializer<*, *, *, *> -> {
             serializeMap(serializer as SerializationStrategy<T>, value)
         }
         serializer.descriptor == ByteArraySerializer().descriptor -> serializeByteArray(value as ByteArray)
+        serializer.descriptor == UByteArraySerializer().descriptor -> serializeByteArray((value as UByteArray).asByteArray())
         else -> serializer.serialize(this, value)
     }
 
diff --git a/formats/protobuf/commonMain/src/kotlinx/serialization/protobuf/internal/ProtobufTaggedDecoder.kt b/formats/protobuf/commonMain/src/kotlinx/serialization/protobuf/internal/ProtobufTaggedDecoder.kt
index 953c1b3ce..7cf3172c2 100644
--- a/formats/protobuf/commonMain/src/kotlinx/serialization/protobuf/internal/ProtobufTaggedDecoder.kt
+++ b/formats/protobuf/commonMain/src/kotlinx/serialization/protobuf/internal/ProtobufTaggedDecoder.kt
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ internal abstract class ProtobufTaggedDecoder : ProtobufTaggedBase(), Decoder, C
     }
 
     override fun decodeInline(descriptor: SerialDescriptor): Decoder {
-        return decodeTaggedInline(popTag(), descriptor)
+        return decodeTaggedInline(popTagOrDefault(), descriptor)
     }
 
     override fun decodeInlineElement(
diff --git a/formats/protobuf/commonMain/src/kotlinx/serialization/protobuf/internal/ProtobufTaggedEncoder.kt b/formats/protobuf/commonMain/src/kotlinx/serialization/protobuf/internal/ProtobufTaggedEncoder.kt
index 6ba93e9e7..99ab2a1d2 100644
--- a/formats/protobuf/commonMain/src/kotlinx/serialization/protobuf/internal/ProtobufTaggedEncoder.kt
+++ b/formats/protobuf/commonMain/src/kotlinx/serialization/protobuf/internal/ProtobufTaggedEncoder.kt
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ internal abstract class ProtobufTaggedEncoder : ProtobufTaggedBase(), Encoder, C
     }
 
     override fun encodeInline(descriptor: SerialDescriptor): Encoder {
-        return encodeTaggedInline(popTag(), descriptor)
+        return encodeTaggedInline(popTagOrDefault(), descriptor)
     }
 
     override fun encodeInlineElement(descriptor: SerialDescriptor, index: Int): Encoder {
diff --git a/formats/protobuf/commonTest/src/kotlinx/serialization/protobuf/PackedArraySerializerTest.kt b/formats/protobuf/commonTest/src/kotlinx/serialization/protobuf/PackedArraySerializerTest.kt
index 630602b13..74b185e95 100644
--- a/formats/protobuf/commonTest/src/kotlinx/serialization/protobuf/PackedArraySerializerTest.kt
+++ b/formats/protobuf/commonTest/src/kotlinx/serialization/protobuf/PackedArraySerializerTest.kt
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
  * Copyright 2017-2020 JetBrains s.r.o. Use of this source code is governed by the Apache 2.0 license.
  */
 
+@file:OptIn(ExperimentalUnsignedTypes::class)
+
 package kotlinx.serialization.protobuf
 
 import kotlinx.serialization.*
@@ -57,6 +59,31 @@ class PackedArraySerializerTest {
         val i: List<Int>
     )
 
+    @Serializable
+    data class PackedUByteCarrier(
+        @ProtoPacked
+        val b: UByteArray
+    ) {
+        override fun equals(other: Any?): Boolean {
+            if (this === other) return true
+            if (other == null || this::class != other::class) return false
+
+            other as PackedUByteCarrier
+
+            return b.contentEquals(other.b)
+        }
+
+        override fun hashCode(): Int {
+            return b.contentHashCode()
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Serializable
+    data class PackedUintCarrier(
+        @ProtoPacked
+        val i: List<UInt>
+    )
+
     /**
      * Test that when packing is specified the array is encoded as packed
      */
@@ -164,4 +191,33 @@ class PackedArraySerializerTest {
         assertEquals(obj, decodedAbsentField)
     }
 
+    @Test
+    fun testDecodePackedUnsigned() {
+        val expectedByteCarrier = PackedUByteCarrier(ubyteArrayOf(1.toUByte(), 2.toUByte(), 128.toUByte()))
+        val expectedIntCarrier = PackedUintCarrier(listOf(1u, 2u, 3u, 128u))
+
+        val byteHex = """0a03010280"""
+        val intHex = """0a050102038001"""
+
+        val decodedBytes = ProtoBuf.decodeFromHexString<PackedUByteCarrier>(byteHex)
+        val decodedInts = ProtoBuf.decodeFromHexString<PackedUintCarrier>(intHex)
+
+        assertEquals(expectedByteCarrier, decodedBytes)
+        assertEquals(expectedIntCarrier, decodedInts)
+    }
+    @Test
+    fun testEncodePackedUnsigned() {
+        val byteCarrier = PackedUByteCarrier(ubyteArrayOf(1.toUByte(), 2.toUByte(), 128.toUByte()))
+        val intCarrier = PackedUintCarrier(listOf(1u, 2u, 3u, 128u))
+
+        val expectedByteHex = """0a03010280"""
+        val expectedIntHex = """0a050102038001"""
+
+        val byteHex = ProtoBuf.encodeToHexString(byteCarrier)
+        val intHex = ProtoBuf.encodeToHexString(intCarrier)
+
+        assertEquals(expectedByteHex, byteHex)
+        assertEquals(expectedIntHex, intHex)
+    }
+
 }