diff --git a/src/test_utils/mod.rs b/src/test_utils/mod.rs
index 827d00ed3..760306705 100644
--- a/src/test_utils/mod.rs
+++ b/src/test_utils/mod.rs
@@ -17,7 +17,10 @@ use crate::parameters::{InitCallArgs, NewCallArgs, SubmitResult};
 use crate::prelude::Address;
 use crate::storage;
 use crate::test_utils::solidity::{ContractConstructor, DeployedContract};
-use crate::transaction::{LegacyEthSignedTransaction, LegacyEthTransaction};
+use crate::transaction::{
+    access_list::{self, AccessListEthSignedTransaction, AccessListEthTransaction},
+    LegacyEthSignedTransaction, LegacyEthTransaction,
+};
 use crate::types;
 use crate::types::AccountId;
 
@@ -424,6 +427,28 @@ pub(crate) fn sign_transaction(
     }
 }
 
+pub(crate) fn sign_access_list_transaction(
+    tx: AccessListEthTransaction,
+    secret_key: &SecretKey,
+) -> AccessListEthSignedTransaction {
+    let mut rlp_stream = RlpStream::new();
+    rlp_stream.append(&access_list::TYPE_BYTE);
+    tx.rlp_append_unsigned(&mut rlp_stream);
+    let message_hash = types::keccak(rlp_stream.as_raw());
+    let message = Message::parse_slice(message_hash.as_bytes()).unwrap();
+
+    let (signature, recovery_id) = secp256k1::sign(&message, secret_key);
+    let r = U256::from_big_endian(&signature.r.b32());
+    let s = U256::from_big_endian(&signature.s.b32());
+
+    AccessListEthSignedTransaction {
+        transaction_data: tx,
+        parity: recovery_id.serialize(),
+        r,
+        s,
+    }
+}
+
 pub(crate) fn address_from_secret_key(sk: &SecretKey) -> Address {
     let pk = PublicKey::from_secret_key(sk);
     let hash = types::keccak(&pk.serialize()[1..]);
@@ -456,3 +481,13 @@ pub fn new_context() -> Context {
         apparent_value: Default::default(),
     }
 }
+
+pub(crate) fn address_from_hex(address: &str) -> Address {
+    let bytes = if address.starts_with("0x") {
+        hex::decode(&address[2..]).unwrap()
+    } else {
+        hex::decode(address).unwrap()
+    };
+
+    Address::from_slice(&bytes)
+}
diff --git a/src/tests/access_lists.rs b/src/tests/access_lists.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5676e39a3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/tests/access_lists.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+use crate::prelude::{H256, U256};
+use crate::test_utils;
+use crate::transaction::access_list::{self, AccessListEthTransaction, AccessTuple};
+use crate::transaction::EthTransaction;
+use crate::types::Wei;
+use std::convert::TryFrom;
+use std::iter;
+
+// Test taken from https://github.com/ethereum/tests/blob/develop/GeneralStateTests/stExample/accessListExample.json
+// TODO(#170): generally support Ethereum tests
+#[test]
+fn test_access_list_tx_encoding_decoding() {
+    let secret_key = secp256k1::SecretKey::parse_slice(
+        &hex::decode("45a915e4d060149eb4365960e6a7a45f334393093061116b197e3240065ff2d8").unwrap(),
+    )
+    .unwrap();
+    let transaction = AccessListEthTransaction {
+        chain_id: 1,
+        nonce: U256::zero(),
+        gas_price: U256::from(0x0a),
+        gas_limit: U256::from(0x061a80),
+        to: Some(test_utils::address_from_hex(
+            "0x095e7baea6a6c7c4c2dfeb977efac326af552d87",
+        )),
+        value: Wei::new_u64(0x0186a0),
+        data: vec![0],
+        access_list: vec![
+            AccessTuple {
+                address: test_utils::address_from_hex("0x095e7baea6a6c7c4c2dfeb977efac326af552d87"),
+                storage_keys: vec![H256::zero(), one()],
+            },
+            AccessTuple {
+                address: test_utils::address_from_hex("0x195e7baea6a6c7c4c2dfeb977efac326af552d87"),
+                storage_keys: vec![H256::zero()],
+            },
+        ],
+    };
+
+    let signed_tx = test_utils::sign_access_list_transaction(transaction, &secret_key);
+    let bytes: Vec<u8> = iter::once(access_list::TYPE_BYTE)
+        .chain(rlp::encode(&signed_tx).into_iter())
+        .collect();
+    let expected_bytes = hex::decode("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").unwrap();
+
+    assert_eq!(bytes, expected_bytes);
+
+    let decoded_tx = match EthTransaction::try_from(expected_bytes.as_slice()) {
+        Ok(EthTransaction::AccessList(tx)) => tx,
+        Ok(EthTransaction::Legacy(_)) => panic!("Unexpected transaction type"),
+        Err(_) => panic!("Transaction parsing failed"),
+    };
+
+    assert_eq!(signed_tx, decoded_tx);
+
+    assert_eq!(
+        signed_tx.sender().unwrap(),
+        test_utils::address_from_secret_key(&secret_key)
+    )
+}
+
+fn one() -> H256 {
+    let mut x = [0u8; 32];
+    x[31] = 1;
+    H256(x)
+}
diff --git a/src/tests/mod.rs b/src/tests/mod.rs
index 110ff5d45..a5ce75ce2 100644
--- a/src/tests/mod.rs
+++ b/src/tests/mod.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+mod access_lists;
 mod contract_call;
 mod erc20;
 mod erc20_connector;