diff --git a/eth2/utils/ssz/src/decode/impls.rs b/eth2/utils/ssz/src/decode/impls.rs
index 7f1ad26ee4..7dd7fac3c1 100644
--- a/eth2/utils/ssz/src/decode/impls.rs
+++ b/eth2/utils/ssz/src/decode/impls.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 use super::*;
 use ethereum_types::{H256, U128, U256};
+use core::num::NonZeroUsize;
 
 macro_rules! impl_decodable_for_uint {
     ($type: ident, $bit_size: expr) => {
@@ -62,6 +63,28 @@ impl Decode for bool {
     }
 }
 
+impl Decode for NonZeroUsize {
+    fn is_ssz_fixed_len() -> bool {
+        <usize as Decode>::is_ssz_fixed_len()
+    }
+
+    fn ssz_fixed_len() -> usize {
+        <usize as Decode>::ssz_fixed_len()
+    }
+
+    fn from_ssz_bytes(bytes: &[u8]) -> Result<Self, DecodeError> {
+        let x = usize::from_ssz_bytes(bytes)?;
+
+        if x == 0 {
+            Err(DecodeError::BytesInvalid("NonZeroUsize cannot be zero.".to_string()))
+        } else {
+            // `unwrap` is safe here as `NonZeroUsize::new()` succeeds if `x > 0` and this path
+            // never executes when `x == 0`.
+            Ok(NonZeroUsize::new(x).unwrap())
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 /// The SSZ union type.
 impl<T: Decode> Decode for Option<T> {
     fn is_ssz_fixed_len() -> bool {
diff --git a/eth2/utils/ssz/src/encode/impls.rs b/eth2/utils/ssz/src/encode/impls.rs
index 8dbcf17074..04492a1f2d 100644
--- a/eth2/utils/ssz/src/encode/impls.rs
+++ b/eth2/utils/ssz/src/encode/impls.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 use super::*;
+use core::num::NonZeroUsize;
 use ethereum_types::{H256, U128, U256};
 
 macro_rules! impl_encodable_for_uint {
@@ -80,6 +81,20 @@ impl Encode for bool {
     }
 }
 
+impl Encode for NonZeroUsize {
+    fn is_ssz_fixed_len() -> bool {
+        <usize as Encode>::is_ssz_fixed_len()
+    }
+
+    fn ssz_fixed_len() -> usize {
+        <usize as Encode>::ssz_fixed_len()
+    }
+
+    fn ssz_append(&self, buf: &mut Vec<u8>) {
+        self.get().ssz_append(buf)
+    }
+}
+
 impl Encode for H256 {
     fn is_ssz_fixed_len() -> bool {
         true