diff --git a/tests/test_data_container.py b/tests/test_data_container.py
index 978574fb..716e8bc0 100644
--- a/tests/test_data_container.py
+++ b/tests/test_data_container.py
@@ -4,11 +4,15 @@
 from topgg.errors import TopGGException
 
 
+class _Int(int):
+    ...
+
+
 @pytest.fixture
 def data_container() -> DataContainerMixin:
     dc = DataContainerMixin()
     dc.set_data("TEXT")
-    dc.set_data(200)
+    dc.set_data(_Int(200))
     dc.set_data({"a": "b"})
     return dc
 
@@ -49,8 +53,8 @@ def test_data_container_raises_data_already_exists(data_container: DataContainer
 
 
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
-async def test_data_container_raises_key_error(data_container: DataContainerMixin):
-    with pytest.raises(KeyError):
+async def test_data_container_raises_lookup_error(data_container: DataContainerMixin):
+    with pytest.raises(LookupError):
         await data_container._invoke_callback(_invalid_callback)
 
 
@@ -58,3 +62,17 @@ def test_data_container_get_data(data_container: DataContainerMixin):
     assert data_container.get_data(str) == "TEXT"
     assert data_container.get_data(float) is None
     assert isinstance(data_container.get_data(set, set()), set)
+    assert data_container.get_data(_Int) == 200
+
+
+def test_data_container_get_data_by_subclass(data_container: DataContainerMixin):
+    data = data_container.get_data(int)
+    assert isinstance(data, _Int)
+    assert data == 200
+    assert int in data_container._lookup_cache
+
+
+def test_data_container_override_lookup_cache(data_container: DataContainerMixin):
+    assert data_container.get_data(int) is not None
+    data_container.set_data(_Int(300), override=True)
+    assert data_container.get_data(int) == 300
diff --git a/topgg/data.py b/topgg/data.py
index 7126d3bf..704ac91d 100644
--- a/topgg/data.py
+++ b/topgg/data.py
@@ -31,6 +31,17 @@
 DataContainerT = t.TypeVar("DataContainerT", bound="DataContainerMixin")
 
 
+# this is meant to be a singleton,
+# but we don't care if it's instantiated more than once
+# we'll only use the one we instantiated here: _UNSET.
+class _UnsetType:
+    def __bool__(self) -> bool:
+        return False
+
+
+_UNSET = _UnsetType()
+
+
 def data(type_: t.Type[T]) -> T:
     """
     Represents the injected data. This should be set as the parameter's default value.
@@ -74,10 +85,11 @@ class DataContainerMixin:
     as arguments in your functions.
     """
 
-    __slots__ = ("_data",)
+    __slots__ = ("_data", "_lookup_cache")
 
     def __init__(self) -> None:
         self._data: t.Dict[t.Type, t.Any] = {type(self): self}
+        self._lookup_cache: t.Dict[t.Type, t.Any] = {}
 
     def set_data(
         self: DataContainerT, data_: t.Any, *, override: bool = False
@@ -101,6 +113,11 @@ def set_data(
                 f"{type_} already exists. If you wish to override it, pass True into the override parameter."
             )
 
+        # exclude the type itself and object
+        for sup in type_.mro()[1:-1]:
+            if sup in self._lookup_cache:
+                self._lookup_cache[sup] = data_
+
         self._data[type_] = data_
         return self
 
@@ -114,7 +131,10 @@ def get_data(self, type_: t.Type[T], default: t.Any = None) -> t.Any:
 
     def get_data(self, type_: t.Any, default: t.Any = None) -> t.Any:
         """Gets the injected data."""
-        return self._data.get(type_, default)
+        try:
+            return self._get_data(type_)
+        except LookupError:
+            return default
 
     async def _invoke_callback(
         self, callback: t.Callable[..., T], *args: t.Any, **kwargs: t.Any
@@ -133,7 +153,7 @@ async def _invoke_callback(
         }
 
         for k, v in signatures.items():
-            signatures[k] = self._resolve_data(v.type)
+            signatures[k] = self._get_data(v.type)
 
         res = callback(*args, **{**signatures, **kwargs})
         if inspect.isawaitable(res):
@@ -141,5 +161,30 @@ async def _invoke_callback(
 
         return res
 
-    def _resolve_data(self, type_: t.Type[T]) -> T:
-        return self._data[type_]
+    def _resolve_data(self, type_: t.Type[T]) -> t.Union[_UnsetType, t.Tuple[bool, T]]:
+        maybe_data = self._data.get(type_, _UNSET)
+        if maybe_data is not _UNSET:
+            return False, maybe_data
+
+        cache = self._lookup_cache.get(type_, _UNSET)
+        if cache is not _UNSET:
+            return False, cache
+
+        for subclass in type_.__subclasses__():
+            maybe_data = self._resolve_data(subclass)
+            if maybe_data is not _UNSET:
+                return True, maybe_data[1]
+
+        return _UNSET
+
+    def _get_data(self, type_: t.Type[T]) -> T:
+        maybe_data = self._resolve_data(type_)
+        if maybe_data is _UNSET:
+            raise LookupError(f"data of type {type_} can't be found.")
+
+        assert isinstance(maybe_data, tuple)
+        is_subclass, data = maybe_data
+        if is_subclass:
+            self._lookup_cache[type_] = data
+
+        return data