diff --git a/beacon_node/eth2-libp2p/src/rpc/methods.rs b/beacon_node/eth2-libp2p/src/rpc/methods.rs
index a61fd8d26e..0123e5ed64 100644
--- a/beacon_node/eth2-libp2p/src/rpc/methods.rs
+++ b/beacon_node/eth2-libp2p/src/rpc/methods.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use ssz::{Decodable, DecodeError, Encodable};
+use ssz::{impl_decode_via_from, impl_encode_via_from, Decodable, DecodeError, Encodable};
 /// Available RPC methods types and ids.
 use ssz_derive::{Decode, Encode};
 use types::{BeaconBlockBody, BeaconBlockHeader, Epoch, Hash256, Slot};
@@ -149,19 +149,8 @@ impl Into<u64> for GoodbyeReason {
     }
 }
 
-impl Encodable for GoodbyeReason {
-    fn ssz_append(&self, s: &mut SszStream) {
-        let id: u64 = (*self).clone().into();
-        id.ssz_append(s);
-    }
-}
-
-impl Decodable for GoodbyeReason {
-    fn ssz_decode(bytes: &[u8], index: usize) -> Result<(Self, usize), DecodeError> {
-        let (id, index) = u64::ssz_decode(bytes, index)?;
-        Ok((Self::from(id), index))
-    }
-}
+impl_encode_via_from!(GoodbyeReason, u64);
+impl_decode_via_from!(GoodbyeReason, u64);
 
 /// Request a number of beacon block roots from a peer.
 #[derive(Encode, Decode, Clone, Debug, PartialEq)]
diff --git a/beacon_node/eth2-libp2p/src/rpc/protocol.rs b/beacon_node/eth2-libp2p/src/rpc/protocol.rs
index b5a695beab..02d774d9e1 100644
--- a/beacon_node/eth2-libp2p/src/rpc/protocol.rs
+++ b/beacon_node/eth2-libp2p/src/rpc/protocol.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use super::methods::*;
 use libp2p::core::{upgrade, InboundUpgrade, OutboundUpgrade, UpgradeInfo};
-use ssz::{ssz_encode, Decodable, DecodeError as SSZDecodeError, Encodable};
+use ssz::{impl_decode_via_from, impl_encode_via_from, ssz_encode, Decodable, Encodable};
 use std::hash::{Hash, Hasher};
 use std::io;
 use std::iter;
@@ -72,18 +72,8 @@ impl Into<u64> for RequestId {
     }
 }
 
-impl Encodable for RequestId {
-    fn ssz_append(&self, s: &mut SszStream) {
-        self.0.ssz_append(s);
-    }
-}
-
-impl Decodable for RequestId {
-    fn ssz_decode(bytes: &[u8], index: usize) -> Result<(Self, usize), SSZDecodeError> {
-        let (id, index) = u64::ssz_decode(bytes, index)?;
-        Ok((Self::from(id), index))
-    }
-}
+impl_encode_via_from!(RequestId, u64);
+impl_decode_via_from!(RequestId, u64);
 
 /// The RPC types which are sent/received in this protocol.
 #[derive(Debug, Clone)]
diff --git a/eth2/utils/ssz/src/lib.rs b/eth2/utils/ssz/src/lib.rs
index 1d32e85013..e6e061e513 100644
--- a/eth2/utils/ssz/src/lib.rs
+++ b/eth2/utils/ssz/src/lib.rs
@@ -18,3 +18,90 @@ where
 {
     val.as_ssz_bytes()
 }
+
+#[macro_export]
+macro_rules! impl_encode_via_from {
+    ($impl_type: ty, $from_type: ty) => {
+        impl Encodable for $impl_type {
+            fn is_ssz_fixed_len() -> bool {
+                <$from_type as Encodable>::is_ssz_fixed_len()
+            }
+
+            fn ssz_fixed_len() -> usize {
+                <$from_type as Encodable>::ssz_fixed_len()
+            }
+
+            fn ssz_append(&self, buf: &mut Vec<u8>) {
+                let conv: $from_type = self.clone().into();
+
+                conv.ssz_append(buf)
+            }
+        }
+    };
+}
+
+#[macro_export]
+macro_rules! impl_decode_via_from {
+    ($impl_type: ty, $from_type: tt) => {
+        impl Decodable for $impl_type {
+            fn is_ssz_fixed_len() -> bool {
+                <$from_type as Decodable>::is_ssz_fixed_len()
+            }
+
+            fn ssz_fixed_len() -> usize {
+                <$from_type as Decodable>::ssz_fixed_len()
+            }
+
+            fn from_ssz_bytes(bytes: &[u8]) -> Result<Self, ssz::DecodeError> {
+                $from_type::from_ssz_bytes(bytes).and_then(|dec| Ok(dec.into()))
+            }
+        }
+    };
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+    use crate as ssz;
+
+    #[derive(PartialEq, Debug, Clone, Copy)]
+    struct Wrapper(u64);
+
+    impl From<u64> for Wrapper {
+        fn from(x: u64) -> Wrapper {
+            Wrapper(x)
+        }
+    }
+
+    impl From<Wrapper> for u64 {
+        fn from(x: Wrapper) -> u64 {
+            x.0
+        }
+    }
+
+    impl_encode_via_from!(Wrapper, u64);
+    impl_decode_via_from!(Wrapper, u64);
+
+    #[test]
+    fn impl_encode_via_from() {
+        let check_encode = |a: u64, b: Wrapper| assert_eq!(a.as_ssz_bytes(), b.as_ssz_bytes());
+
+        check_encode(0, Wrapper(0));
+        check_encode(1, Wrapper(1));
+        check_encode(42, Wrapper(42));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn impl_decode_via_from() {
+        let check_decode = |bytes: Vec<u8>| {
+            let a = u64::from_ssz_bytes(&bytes).unwrap();
+            let b = Wrapper::from_ssz_bytes(&bytes).unwrap();
+
+            assert_eq!(a, b.into())
+        };
+
+        check_decode(vec![0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0]);
+        check_decode(vec![1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0]);
+        check_decode(vec![1, 0, 0, 0, 2, 0, 0, 0]);
+    }
+}