diff --git a/betterproto/plugin.py b/betterproto/plugin.py
index 597bf1a..d70786b 100755
--- a/betterproto/plugin.py
+++ b/betterproto/plugin.py
@@ -30,38 +30,55 @@ from google.protobuf.descriptor_pb2 import (
 
 from betterproto.casing import safe_snake_case
 
+import google.protobuf.wrappers_pb2
+
 
 WRAPPER_TYPES = {
-    "google.protobuf.DoubleValue": "float",
-    "google.protobuf.FloatValue": "float",
-    "google.protobuf.Int64Value": "int",
-    "google.protobuf.UInt64Value": "int",
-    "google.protobuf.Int32Value": "int",
-    "google.protobuf.UInt32Value": "int",
-    "google.protobuf.BoolValue": "bool",
-    "google.protobuf.StringValue": "str",
-    "google.protobuf.BytesValue": "bytes",
+    google.protobuf.wrappers_pb2.DoubleValue: "float",
+    google.protobuf.wrappers_pb2.FloatValue: "float",
+    google.protobuf.wrappers_pb2.Int64Value: "int",
+    google.protobuf.wrappers_pb2.UInt64Value: "int",
+    google.protobuf.wrappers_pb2.Int32Value: "int",
+    google.protobuf.wrappers_pb2.UInt32Value: "int",
+    google.protobuf.wrappers_pb2.BoolValue: "bool",
+    google.protobuf.wrappers_pb2.StringValue: "str",
+    google.protobuf.wrappers_pb2.BytesValue: "bytes",
 }
 
 
-def get_ref_type(package: str, imports: set, type_name: str) -> str:
+def get_wrapper_type(type_name: str) -> (Any, str):
+    for wrapper, wrapped_type in WRAPPER_TYPES.items():
+        if wrapper.DESCRIPTOR.full_name == type_name:
+            return wrapper, wrapped_type
+    return None, None
+
+
+def get_ref_type(package: str, imports: set, type_name: str, unwrap: bool = True) -> str:
     """
     Return a Python type name for a proto type reference. Adds the import if
-    necessary.
+    necessary. Unwraps well known type if required.
     """
     # If the package name is a blank string, then this should still work
     # because by convention packages are lowercase and message/enum types are
     # pascal-cased. May require refactoring in the future.
     type_name = type_name.lstrip(".")
 
-    if type_name in WRAPPER_TYPES:
-        return f"Optional[{WRAPPER_TYPES[type_name]}]"
+    # Check if type is wrapper.
+    wrapper, wrapped_type = get_wrapper_type(type_name)
 
-    if type_name == "google.protobuf.Duration":
-        return "timedelta"
+    if unwrap:
+        if wrapper:
+            return f"Optional[{wrapped_type}]"
 
-    if type_name == "google.protobuf.Timestamp":
-        return "datetime"
+        if type_name == "google.protobuf.Duration":
+            return "timedelta"
+
+        if type_name == "google.protobuf.Timestamp":
+            return "datetime"
+    else:
+        if wrapper:
+            imports.add(f"from {wrapper.__module__} import {wrapper.__name__}")
+            return f"{wrapper.__name__}"
 
     if type_name.startswith(package):
         parts = type_name.lstrip(package).lstrip(".").split(".")
@@ -379,7 +396,7 @@ def generate_code(request, response):
                             ).strip('"'),
                             "input_message": input_message,
                             "output": get_ref_type(
-                                package, output["imports"], method.output_type
+                                package, output["imports"], method.output_type, unwrap=False
                             ).strip('"'),
                             "client_streaming": method.client_streaming,
                             "server_streaming": method.server_streaming,
diff --git a/betterproto/tests/googletypes_service.proto b/betterproto/tests/googletypes_service.proto
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4bdca68
--- /dev/null
+++ b/betterproto/tests/googletypes_service.proto
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+syntax = "proto3";
+
+import "google/protobuf/wrappers.proto";
+
+service Test {
+    rpc GetInt32 (Input) returns (google.protobuf.Int32Value);
+    rpc GetAnotherInt32 (Input) returns (google.protobuf.Int32Value);
+    rpc GetInt64 (Input) returns (google.protobuf.Int64Value);
+    rpc GetOutput (Input) returns (Output);
+}
+
+message Input {
+
+}
+
+message Output {
+    google.protobuf.Int64Value int64 = 1;
+}
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