diff --git a/beacon_chain/types/src/attestation.rs b/beacon_chain/types/src/attestation.rs
index 2c2015cd3c..40ee2173c1 100644
--- a/beacon_chain/types/src/attestation.rs
+++ b/beacon_chain/types/src/attestation.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use super::attestation_data::SSZ_ATTESTION_DATA_LENGTH;
 use super::bls::{AggregateSignature, BLS_AGG_SIG_BYTE_SIZE};
-use super::ssz::{decode_ssz_list, Decodable, DecodeError, Encodable, SszStream, LENGTH_BYTES};
+use super::ssz::{Decodable, DecodeError, Encodable, SszStream, LENGTH_BYTES};
 use super::{AttestationData, Bitfield};
 
 pub const MIN_SSZ_ATTESTION_RECORD_LENGTH: usize = {
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ impl Encodable for Attestation {
         s.append(&self.data);
         s.append(&self.participation_bitfield);
         s.append(&self.custody_bitfield);
-        s.append_vec(&self.aggregate_sig.as_bytes());
+        s.append(&self.aggregate_sig);
     }
 }
 
@@ -32,9 +32,7 @@ impl Decodable for Attestation {
         let (data, i) = AttestationData::ssz_decode(bytes, i)?;
         let (participation_bitfield, i) = Bitfield::ssz_decode(bytes, i)?;
         let (custody_bitfield, i) = Bitfield::ssz_decode(bytes, i)?;
-        let (agg_sig_bytes, i) = decode_ssz_list(bytes, i)?;
-        let aggregate_sig =
-            AggregateSignature::from_bytes(&agg_sig_bytes).map_err(|_| DecodeError::TooShort)?; // also could be TooLong
+        let (aggregate_sig, i) = AggregateSignature::ssz_decode(bytes, i)?;
 
         let attestation_record = Self {
             data,
diff --git a/beacon_chain/utils/bls/Cargo.toml b/beacon_chain/utils/bls/Cargo.toml
index d38b5c6048..9e782b0597 100644
--- a/beacon_chain/utils/bls/Cargo.toml
+++ b/beacon_chain/utils/bls/Cargo.toml
@@ -7,3 +7,4 @@ edition = "2018"
 [dependencies]
 bls-aggregates = { git = "https://github.com/sigp/signature-schemes" }
 hashing = { path = "../hashing" }
+ssz = { path = "../ssz" }
diff --git a/beacon_chain/utils/bls/src/aggregate_signature.rs b/beacon_chain/utils/bls/src/aggregate_signature.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2e36302688
--- /dev/null
+++ b/beacon_chain/utils/bls/src/aggregate_signature.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+use super::ssz::{decode_ssz_list, Decodable, DecodeError, Encodable, SszStream};
+use super::{AggregatePublicKey, Signature};
+use bls_aggregates::AggregateSignature as RawAggregateSignature;
+
+/// A BLS aggregate signature.
+///
+/// This struct is a wrapper upon a base type and provides helper functions (e.g., SSZ
+/// serialization).
+#[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Clone)]
+pub struct AggregateSignature(RawAggregateSignature);
+
+impl AggregateSignature {
+    /// Instantiate a new AggregateSignature.
+    pub fn new() -> Self {
+        AggregateSignature(RawAggregateSignature::new())
+    }
+
+    /// Add (aggregate) a signature to the `AggregateSignature`.
+    pub fn add(&mut self, signature: &Signature) {
+        self.0.add(signature.as_raw())
+    }
+
+    /// Verify the `AggregateSignature` against an `AggregatePublicKey`.
+    ///
+    /// Only returns `true` if the set of keys in the `AggregatePublicKey` match the set of keys
+    /// that signed the `AggregateSignature`.
+    pub fn verify(&self, msg: &[u8], aggregate_public_key: &AggregatePublicKey) -> bool {
+        self.0.verify(msg, aggregate_public_key)
+    }
+}
+
+impl Encodable for AggregateSignature {
+    fn ssz_append(&self, s: &mut SszStream) {
+        s.append_vec(&self.0.as_bytes());
+    }
+}
+
+impl Decodable for AggregateSignature {
+    fn ssz_decode(bytes: &[u8], i: usize) -> Result<(Self, usize), DecodeError> {
+        let (sig_bytes, i) = decode_ssz_list(bytes, i)?;
+        let raw_sig =
+            RawAggregateSignature::from_bytes(&sig_bytes).map_err(|_| DecodeError::TooShort)?;
+        Ok((AggregateSignature(raw_sig), i))
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::super::ssz::ssz_encode;
+    use super::super::{Keypair, Signature};
+    use super::*;
+
+    #[test]
+    pub fn test_ssz_round_trip() {
+        let keypair = Keypair::random();
+
+        let mut original = AggregateSignature::new();
+        original.add(&Signature::new(&[42, 42], &keypair.sk));
+
+        let bytes = ssz_encode(&original);
+        let (decoded, _) = AggregateSignature::ssz_decode(&bytes, 0).unwrap();
+
+        assert_eq!(original, decoded);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/beacon_chain/utils/bls/src/lib.rs b/beacon_chain/utils/bls/src/lib.rs
index fc665b206b..ebbc039c60 100644
--- a/beacon_chain/utils/bls/src/lib.rs
+++ b/beacon_chain/utils/bls/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,12 +1,17 @@
 extern crate bls_aggregates;
 extern crate hashing;
+extern crate ssz;
+
+mod aggregate_signature;
+mod signature;
+
+pub use aggregate_signature::AggregateSignature;
+pub use signature::Signature;
 
 pub use self::bls_aggregates::AggregatePublicKey;
-pub use self::bls_aggregates::AggregateSignature;
 pub use self::bls_aggregates::Keypair;
 pub use self::bls_aggregates::PublicKey;
 pub use self::bls_aggregates::SecretKey;
-pub use self::bls_aggregates::Signature;
 
 pub const BLS_AGG_SIG_BYTE_SIZE: usize = 97;
 
diff --git a/beacon_chain/utils/bls/src/signature.rs b/beacon_chain/utils/bls/src/signature.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ebdb5b8176
--- /dev/null
+++ b/beacon_chain/utils/bls/src/signature.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+use super::ssz::{decode_ssz_list, Decodable, DecodeError, Encodable, SszStream};
+use bls_aggregates::{PublicKey, SecretKey, Signature as RawSignature};
+
+/// A single BLS signature.
+///
+/// This struct is a wrapper upon a base type and provides helper functions (e.g., SSZ
+/// serialization).
+#[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Clone)]
+pub struct Signature(RawSignature);
+
+impl Signature {
+    /// Instantiate a new Signature from a message and a SecretKey.
+    pub fn new(msg: &[u8], sk: &SecretKey) -> Self {
+        Signature(RawSignature::new(msg, sk))
+    }
+
+    /// Instantiate a new Signature from a message and a SecretKey, where the message has already
+    /// been hashed.
+    pub fn new_hashed(msg_hashed: &[u8], sk: &SecretKey) -> Self {
+        Signature(RawSignature::new_hashed(msg_hashed, sk))
+    }
+
+    /// Verify the Signature against a PublicKey.
+    pub fn verify(&self, msg: &[u8], pk: &PublicKey) -> bool {
+        self.0.verify(msg, pk)
+    }
+
+    /// Verify the Signature against a PublicKey, where the message has already been hashed.
+    pub fn verify_hashed(&self, msg_hash: &[u8], pk: &PublicKey) -> bool {
+        self.0.verify_hashed(msg_hash, pk)
+    }
+
+    /// Returns the underlying signature.
+    pub fn as_raw(&self) -> &RawSignature {
+        &self.0
+    }
+}
+
+impl Encodable for Signature {
+    fn ssz_append(&self, s: &mut SszStream) {
+        s.append_vec(&self.0.as_bytes());
+    }
+}
+
+impl Decodable for Signature {
+    fn ssz_decode(bytes: &[u8], i: usize) -> Result<(Self, usize), DecodeError> {
+        let (sig_bytes, i) = decode_ssz_list(bytes, i)?;
+        let raw_sig = RawSignature::from_bytes(&sig_bytes).map_err(|_| DecodeError::TooShort)?;
+        Ok((Signature(raw_sig), i))
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::super::ssz::ssz_encode;
+    use super::super::Keypair;
+    use super::*;
+
+    #[test]
+    pub fn test_ssz_round_trip() {
+        let keypair = Keypair::random();
+
+        let original = Signature::new(&[42, 42], &keypair.sk);
+
+        let bytes = ssz_encode(&original);
+        let (decoded, _) = Signature::ssz_decode(&bytes, 0).unwrap();
+
+        assert_eq!(original, decoded);
+    }
+}