diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 73285665..6268a8f1 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -13,10 +13,13 @@ and this project adheres to
   `AminoTypesOptions`. This is an object with a required `prefix` field. Before
   the prefix defaulted to "cosmos" but this is almost never the right choice for
   CosmJS users that need to add Amino types manually. ([#989])
+- @cosmjs/stargate: `MsgSend` and `Coin` are now parts of `defaultRegistryTypes`. ([#994])
+- @cosmjs/proto-signing: `Registry`'s constructor can now override default types. ([#994])
 - @cosmjs/tendermint-rpc: The property `evidence` in the interface `Block` is now
   non-optional. ([#1011])
 
 [#989]: https://github.com/cosmos/cosmjs/issues/989
+[#994]: https://github.com/cosmos/cosmjs/issues/994
 [#1011]: https://github.com/cosmos/cosmjs/issues/1011
 
 ### Removed
diff --git a/packages/proto-signing/src/registry.ts b/packages/proto-signing/src/registry.ts
index 90dbf127..13b72f77 100644
--- a/packages/proto-signing/src/registry.ts
+++ b/packages/proto-signing/src/registry.ts
@@ -81,27 +81,21 @@ export class Registry {
    * actual implementations. Those implementations are typically generated with ts-proto
    * but we also support protobuf.js as a type generator.
    *
-   * By default, a `new Registry()` constains amost no types. `Coin` and `MsgSend` are in there
-   * for historic reasons but this does not make a lot of sense.
+   * If there is no parameter given, a `new Registry()` adds the types `Coin` and `MsgSend`
+   * for historic reasons. Those can be overriden by customTypes.
    *
    * There are currently two methods for adding new types:
-   * 1. Using the `register()` method
-   * 2. Passing custom types to the constructor.
-   * This only creates confusion for users. The reason here is historical.
-   * Using `register()` is recommended and 2. is deprecated because its behaviour
-   * will change in https://github.com/cosmos/cosmjs/issues/994.
-   *
-   * There is currently no way to unregister/override the default types. We should
-   * change the `customTypes` argument to override the default types if set.
-   * See https://github.com/cosmos/cosmjs/issues/994
+   * 1. Passing types to the constructor.
+   * 2. Using the `register()` method
    */
-  public constructor(customTypes: Iterable<[string, GeneratedType]> = []) {
+  public constructor(customTypes?: Iterable<[string, GeneratedType]>) {
     const { cosmosCoin, cosmosMsgSend } = defaultTypeUrls;
-    this.types = new Map<string, GeneratedType>([
-      [cosmosCoin, Coin],
-      [cosmosMsgSend, MsgSend],
-      ...customTypes,
-    ]);
+    this.types = customTypes
+      ? new Map<string, GeneratedType>([...customTypes])
+      : new Map<string, GeneratedType>([
+          [cosmosCoin, Coin],
+          [cosmosMsgSend, MsgSend],
+        ]);
   }
 
   public register(typeUrl: string, type: GeneratedType): void {
diff --git a/packages/stargate/src/signingstargateclient.ts b/packages/stargate/src/signingstargateclient.ts
index 0d34e1c7..cf29473b 100644
--- a/packages/stargate/src/signingstargateclient.ts
+++ b/packages/stargate/src/signingstargateclient.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import {
 } from "@cosmjs/proto-signing";
 import { Tendermint34Client } from "@cosmjs/tendermint-rpc";
 import { assert, assertDefined } from "@cosmjs/utils";
-import { MsgMultiSend } from "cosmjs-types/cosmos/bank/v1beta1/tx";
+import { MsgMultiSend, MsgSend } from "cosmjs-types/cosmos/bank/v1beta1/tx";
 import { Coin } from "cosmjs-types/cosmos/base/v1beta1/coin";
 import {
   MsgFundCommunityPool,
@@ -72,6 +72,8 @@ import { calculateFee, GasPrice } from "./fee";
 import { DeliverTxResponse, StargateClient } from "./stargateclient";
 
 export const defaultRegistryTypes: ReadonlyArray<[string, GeneratedType]> = [
+  ["/cosmos.base.v1beta1.Coin", Coin],
+  ["/cosmos.bank.v1beta1.MsgSend", MsgSend],
   ["/cosmos.bank.v1beta1.MsgMultiSend", MsgMultiSend],
   ["/cosmos.distribution.v1beta1.MsgFundCommunityPool", MsgFundCommunityPool],
   ["/cosmos.distribution.v1beta1.MsgSetWithdrawAddress", MsgSetWithdrawAddress],