diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index ae2186a..823eece 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ VENV_DIR = ./.venvs
 .PHONY: clean all
 
 
-all: $(TEST_DIR) $(TEST_DIR)/shuffling $(TEST_DIR)/bls
+all: $(TEST_DIR) $(TEST_DIR)/shuffling $(TEST_DIR)/bls $(TEST_DIR)/ssz
 
 
 clean:
@@ -42,6 +42,16 @@ $(TEST_DIR)/bls:
 	python $(GENERATOR_DIR)/bls/tgen_bls.py $@/test_bls.yml
 
 
+$(TEST_DIR)/ssz:
+	mkdir -p $@
+
+	python -m venv $(VENV_DIR)/ssz
+	. $(VENV_DIR)/ssz/bin/activate
+	pip install -r $(GENERATOR_DIR)/ssz/requirements.txt --user
+
+	python $(GENERATOR_DIR)/ssz/test_generator.py -o $@
+
+
 # Example:
 #
 #	$(TEST_DIR)/test-test:
diff --git a/ssz/__init__.py b/ssz/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/ssz/renderers.py b/ssz/renderers.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..394d783
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ssz/renderers.py
@@ -0,0 +1,102 @@
+from collections.abc import (
+    Mapping,
+    Sequence,
+)
+
+from eth_utils import (
+    encode_hex,
+    to_dict,
+)
+
+from ssz.sedes import (
+    BaseSedes,
+    Boolean,
+    Bytes,
+    BytesN,
+    Container,
+    List,
+    UInt,
+)
+
+
+def render_value(value):
+    if isinstance(value, bool):
+        return value
+    elif isinstance(value, int):
+        return str(value)
+    elif isinstance(value, bytes):
+        return encode_hex(value)
+    elif isinstance(value, Sequence):
+        return tuple(render_value(element) for element in value)
+    elif isinstance(value, Mapping):
+        return render_dict_value(value)
+    else:
+        raise ValueError(f"Cannot render value {value}")
+
+
+@to_dict
+def render_dict_value(value):
+    for key, value in value.items():
+        yield key, render_value(value)
+
+
+def render_type_definition(sedes):
+    if isinstance(sedes, Boolean):
+        return "bool"
+
+    elif isinstance(sedes, UInt):
+        return f"uint{sedes.length * 8}"
+
+    elif isinstance(sedes, BytesN):
+        return f"bytes{sedes.length}"
+
+    elif isinstance(sedes, Bytes):
+        return f"bytes"
+
+    elif isinstance(sedes, List):
+        return [render_type_definition(sedes.element_sedes)]
+
+    elif isinstance(sedes, Container):
+        return {
+            field_name: render_type_definition(field_sedes)
+            for field_name, field_sedes in sedes.fields
+        }
+
+    elif isinstance(sedes, BaseSedes):
+        raise Exception("Unreachable: All sedes types have been checked")
+
+    else:
+        raise TypeError("Expected BaseSedes")
+
+
+@to_dict
+def render_test_case(*, sedes, valid, value=None, serial=None, description=None, tags=None):
+    value_and_serial_given = value is not None and serial is not None
+    if valid:
+        if not value_and_serial_given:
+            raise ValueError("For valid test cases, both value and ssz must be present")
+    else:
+        if value_and_serial_given:
+            raise ValueError("For invalid test cases, either value or ssz must not be present")
+
+    if tags is None:
+        tags = []
+
+    yield "type", render_type_definition(sedes)
+    yield "valid", valid
+    if value is not None:
+        yield "value", render_value(value)
+    if serial is not None:
+        yield "ssz", encode_hex(serial)
+    if description is not None:
+        yield description
+    yield "tags", tags
+
+
+@to_dict
+def render_test(*, title, summary, version, test_cases):
+    yield "title", title,
+    if summary is not None:
+        yield "summary", summary
+    yield "version", version
+    yield "test_cases", test_cases
diff --git a/ssz/requirements.txt b/ssz/requirements.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..88193a0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ssz/requirements.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+ruamel.yaml==0.15.87
+ssz==0.1.0a2
diff --git a/ssz/test_generator.py b/ssz/test_generator.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d19ec12
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ssz/test_generator.py
@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+import argparse
+import pathlib
+import sys
+
+from ruamel.yaml import (
+    YAML,
+)
+
+from uint_test_generators import (
+    generate_uint_bounds_test,
+    generate_uint_random_test,
+    generate_uint_wrong_length_test,
+)
+
+test_generators = [
+    generate_uint_random_test,
+    generate_uint_wrong_length_test,
+    generate_uint_bounds_test,
+]
+
+
+def make_filename_for_test(test):
+    title = test["title"]
+    filename = title.lower().replace(" ", "_") + ".yaml"
+    return pathlib.Path(filename)
+
+
+def validate_output_dir(path_str):
+    path = pathlib.Path(path_str)
+
+    if not path.exists():
+        raise argparse.ArgumentTypeError("Output directory must exist")
+
+    if not path.is_dir():
+        raise argparse.ArgumentTypeError("Output path must lead to a directory")
+
+    return path
+
+
+parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
+    prog="gen-ssz-tests",
+    description="Generate YAML test files for SSZ and tree hashing",
+)
+parser.add_argument(
+    "-o",
+    "--output-dir",
+    dest="output_dir",
+    required=True,
+    type=validate_output_dir,
+    help="directory into which the generated YAML files will be dumped"
+)
+parser.add_argument(
+    "-f",
+    "--force",
+    action="store_true",
+    default=False,
+    help="if set overwrite test files if they exist",
+)
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+    output_dir = args.output_dir
+    if not args.force:
+        file_mode = "x"
+    else:
+        file_mode = "w"
+
+    yaml = YAML(pure=True)
+
+    print(f"generating {len(test_generators)} test files...")
+    for test_generator in test_generators:
+        test = test_generator()
+
+        filename = make_filename_for_test(test)
+        path = output_dir / filename
+
+        try:
+            with path.open(file_mode) as f:
+                yaml.dump(test, f)
+        except IOError as e:
+            sys.exit(f'Error when dumping test "{test["title"]}" ({e})')
+
+    print("done.")
diff --git a/ssz/uint_test_generators.py b/ssz/uint_test_generators.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a353785
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ssz/uint_test_generators.py
@@ -0,0 +1,132 @@
+import random
+
+from eth_utils import (
+    to_tuple,
+)
+
+import ssz
+from ssz.sedes import (
+    UInt,
+)
+from renderers import (
+    render_test,
+    render_test_case,
+)
+
+random.seed(0)
+
+
+BIT_SIZES = [i for i in range(8, 512 + 1, 8)]
+RANDOM_TEST_CASES_PER_BIT_SIZE = 10
+RANDOM_TEST_CASES_PER_LENGTH = 3
+
+
+def get_random_bytes(length):
+    return bytes(random.randint(0, 255) for _ in range(length))
+
+
+def generate_uint_bounds_test():
+    test_cases = generate_uint_bounds_test_cases() + generate_uint_out_of_bounds_test_cases()
+
+    return render_test(
+        title="UInt Bounds",
+        summary="Integers right at or beyond the bounds of the allowed value range",
+        version="0.1",
+        test_cases=test_cases,
+    )
+
+
+def generate_uint_random_test():
+    test_cases = generate_random_uint_test_cases()
+
+    return render_test(
+        title="UInt Random",
+        summary="Random integers chosen uniformly over the allowed value range",
+        version="0.1",
+        test_cases=test_cases,
+    )
+
+
+def generate_uint_wrong_length_test():
+    test_cases = generate_uint_wrong_length_test_cases()
+
+    return render_test(
+        title="UInt Wrong Length",
+        summary="Serialized integers that are too short or too long",
+        version="0.1",
+        test_cases=test_cases,
+    )
+
+
+@to_tuple
+def generate_random_uint_test_cases():
+    for bit_size in BIT_SIZES:
+        sedes = UInt(bit_size)
+
+        for _ in range(RANDOM_TEST_CASES_PER_BIT_SIZE):
+            value = random.randrange(0, 2 ** bit_size)
+            serial = ssz.encode(value, sedes)
+            # note that we need to create the tags in each loop cycle, otherwise ruamel will use
+            # YAML references which makes the resulting file harder to read
+            tags = tuple(["atomic", "uint", "random"])
+            yield render_test_case(
+                sedes=sedes,
+                valid=True,
+                value=value,
+                serial=serial,
+                tags=tags,
+            )
+
+
+@to_tuple
+def generate_uint_wrong_length_test_cases():
+    for bit_size in BIT_SIZES:
+        sedes = UInt(bit_size)
+        lengths = sorted({
+            0,
+            sedes.length // 2,
+            sedes.length - 1,
+            sedes.length + 1,
+            sedes.length * 2,
+        })
+        for length in lengths:
+            for _ in range(RANDOM_TEST_CASES_PER_LENGTH):
+                tags = tuple(["atomic", "uint", "wrong_length"])
+                yield render_test_case(
+                    sedes=sedes,
+                    valid=False,
+                    serial=get_random_bytes(length),
+                    tags=tags,
+                )
+
+
+@to_tuple
+def generate_uint_bounds_test_cases():
+    common_tags = ("atomic", "uint")
+    for bit_size in BIT_SIZES:
+        sedes = UInt(bit_size)
+
+        for value, tag in ((0, "uint_lower_bound"), (2 ** bit_size - 1, "uint_upper_bound")):
+            serial = ssz.encode(value, sedes)
+            yield render_test_case(
+                sedes=sedes,
+                valid=True,
+                value=value,
+                serial=serial,
+                tags=common_tags + (tag,),
+            )
+
+
+@to_tuple
+def generate_uint_out_of_bounds_test_cases():
+    common_tags = ("atomic", "uint")
+    for bit_size in BIT_SIZES:
+        sedes = UInt(bit_size)
+
+        for value, tag in ((-1, "uint_underflow"), (2 ** bit_size, "uint_overflow")):
+            yield render_test_case(
+                sedes=sedes,
+                valid=False,
+                value=value,
+                tags=common_tags + (tag,),
+            )