diff --git a/web3.js/module.d.ts b/web3.js/module.d.ts
index 93afab340d..6fa45bbb73 100644
--- a/web3.js/module.d.ts
+++ b/web3.js/module.d.ts
@@ -83,30 +83,27 @@ declare module '@solana/web3.js' {
     rpc?: string;
   };
 
+  export type ConfirmedTransactionMeta = {
+    fee: number;
+    preBalances: Array<number>;
+    postBalances: Array<number>;
+    err: TransactionError | null;
+  };
+
   export type ConfirmedBlock = {
     blockhash: Blockhash;
     previousBlockhash: Blockhash;
     parentSlot: number;
     transactions: Array<{
       transaction: Transaction;
-      meta: {
-        fee: number;
-        preBalances: Array<number>;
-        postBalances: Array<number>;
-        err: TransactionError | null;
-      } | null;
+      meta: ConfirmedTransactionMeta | null;
     }>;
   };
 
   export type ConfirmedTransaction = {
     slot: number;
     transaction: Transaction;
-    meta: {
-      fee: number;
-      preBalances: Array<number>;
-      postBalances: Array<number>;
-      err: TransactionError | null;
-    } | null;
+    meta: ConfirmedTransactionMeta | null;
   };
 
   export type KeyedAccountInfo = {
diff --git a/web3.js/module.flow.js b/web3.js/module.flow.js
index 016da03e26..a7bccc7477 100644
--- a/web3.js/module.flow.js
+++ b/web3.js/module.flow.js
@@ -96,30 +96,27 @@ declare module '@solana/web3.js' {
     rpc: string | null,
   };
 
+  declare export type ConfirmedTransactionMeta = {
+    fee: number,
+    preBalances: Array<number>,
+    postBalances: Array<number>,
+    err: TransactionError | null,
+  };
+
   declare export type ConfirmedBlock = {
     blockhash: Blockhash,
     previousBlockhash: Blockhash,
     parentSlot: number,
     transactions: Array<{
       transaction: Transaction,
-      meta: {
-        fee: number,
-        preBalances: Array<number>,
-        postBalances: Array<number>,
-        err: TransactionError | null,
-      } | null,
+      meta: ConfirmedTransactionMeta | null,
     }>,
   };
 
   declare export type ConfirmedTransaction = {
     slot: number,
     transaction: Transaction,
-    meta: {
-      fee: number,
-      preBalances: Array<number>,
-      postBalances: Array<number>,
-      err: TransactionError | null,
-    } | null,
+    meta: ConfirmedTransactionMeta | null,
   };
 
   declare export type KeyedAccountInfo = {
diff --git a/web3.js/src/connection.js b/web3.js/src/connection.js
index a4ad386c65..3c5466b01a 100644
--- a/web3.js/src/connection.js
+++ b/web3.js/src/connection.js
@@ -233,23 +233,34 @@ const Version = struct({
   'solana-core': 'string',
 });
 
+/**
+ * Metadata for a confirmed transaction on the ledger
+ *
+ * @typedef {Object} ConfirmedTransactionMeta
+ * @property {number} fee The fee charged for processing the transaction
+ * @property {Array<number>} preBalances The balances of the transaction accounts before processing
+ * @property {Array<number>} postBalances The balances of the transaction accounts after processing
+ * @property {object|null} err The error result of transaction processing
+ */
+type ConfirmedTransactionMeta = {
+  fee: number,
+  preBalances: Array<number>,
+  postBalances: Array<number>,
+  err: TransactionError | null,
+};
+
 /**
  * A confirmed transaction on the ledger
  *
  * @typedef {Object} ConfirmedTransaction
  * @property {number} slot The slot during which the transaction was processed
  * @property {Transaction} transaction The details of the transaction
- * @property {object} meta Slot index of this block's parent
+ * @property {ConfirmedTransactionMeta|null} meta Metadata produced from the transaction
  */
 type ConfirmedTransaction = {
   slot: number,
   transaction: Transaction,
-  meta: {
-    fee: number,
-    err: TransactionError | null,
-    preBalances: Array<number>,
-    postBalances: Array<number>,
-  } | null,
+  meta: ConfirmedTransactionMeta | null,
 };
 
 /**
@@ -268,12 +279,7 @@ type ConfirmedBlock = {
   parentSlot: number,
   transactions: Array<{
     transaction: Transaction,
-    meta: {
-      fee: number,
-      preBalances: Array<number>,
-      postBalances: Array<number>,
-      err: TransactionError | null,
-    } | null,
+    meta: ConfirmedTransactionMeta | null,
   }>,
   rewards: Array<{
     pubkey: string,