diff --git a/lib/spec/runners/ssz_generic.ex b/lib/spec/runners/ssz_generic.ex
index fcc09c0ab..be0bc3ea8 100644
--- a/lib/spec/runners/ssz_generic.ex
+++ b/lib/spec/runners/ssz_generic.ex
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ defmodule SszGenericTestRunner do
          {:vector, _basic_type, _size} = schema,
          real_serialized,
          real_deserialized,
-         _expected_hash_tree_root
+         expected_hash_tree_root
        ) do
     {:ok, deserialized} = SszEx.decode(real_serialized, schema)
     assert deserialized == real_deserialized
@@ -92,11 +92,9 @@ defmodule SszGenericTestRunner do
 
     assert serialized == real_serialized
 
-    # TODO
+    {:ok, actual_hash_tree_root} = SszEx.hash_tree_root(real_deserialized, schema)
 
-    # actual_hash_tree_root = SszEx.hash_tree_root!(real_deserialized, schema)
-
-    # assert actual_hash_tree_root == expected_hash_tree_root
+    assert actual_hash_tree_root == expected_hash_tree_root
   end
 
   defp assert_ssz("valid", schema, real_serialized, real_deserialized, expected_hash_tree_root) do
diff --git a/lib/ssz_ex.ex b/lib/ssz_ex.ex
index cd5bf977b..7b12d33d4 100644
--- a/lib/ssz_ex.ex
+++ b/lib/ssz_ex.ex
@@ -87,10 +87,23 @@ defmodule LambdaEthereumConsensus.SszEx do
     end
   end
 
+  @spec hash_tree_root(list(), {:vector, any, non_neg_integer}) ::
+          {:ok, Types.root()} | {:error, String.t()}
+  def hash_tree_root(vector, {:vector, type, size}) do
+    if variable_size?(type) do
+      # TODO
+      # hash_tree_root_vector_complex_type(vector, {:vector, type, size}, limit)
+      {:error, "Not implemented"}
+    else
+      packed_chunks = pack(vector, {:list, type, size})
+      hash_tree_root_vector_basic_type(packed_chunks)
+    end
+  end
+
   @spec hash_tree_root_list_basic_type(binary(), non_neg_integer, non_neg_integer) ::
           {:ok, Types.root()} | {:error, String.t()}
   def hash_tree_root_list_basic_type(chunks, limit, len) do
-    chunks_len = chunks |> byte_size() |> div(@bytes_per_chunk)
+    chunks_len = chunks |> get_chunks_len()
 
     if chunks_len > limit do
       {:error, "chunk size exceeds limit"}
@@ -100,6 +113,14 @@ defmodule LambdaEthereumConsensus.SszEx do
     end
   end
 
+  @spec hash_tree_root_vector_basic_type(binary()) ::
+          {:ok, Types.root()} | {:error, String.t()}
+  def hash_tree_root_vector_basic_type(chunks) do
+    leaf_count = chunks |> get_chunks_len() |> next_pow_of_two()
+    root = merkleize_chunks(chunks, leaf_count)
+    {:ok, root}
+  end
+
   @spec mix_in_length(Types.root(), non_neg_integer) :: Types.root()
   def mix_in_length(root, len) do
     {:ok, serialized_len} = encode_int(len, @bits_per_chunk)
@@ -107,7 +128,7 @@ defmodule LambdaEthereumConsensus.SszEx do
   end
 
   def merkleize_chunks(chunks, leaf_count \\ nil) do
-    chunks_len = chunks |> byte_size() |> div(@bytes_per_chunk)
+    chunks_len = chunks |> get_chunks_len()
 
     if chunks_len == 1 and leaf_count == nil do
       chunks
@@ -151,8 +172,8 @@ defmodule LambdaEthereumConsensus.SszEx do
     <<value::size(size)-little>> |> pack_bytes()
   end
 
-  @spec pack(list(), {:list, any, non_neg_integer}) :: binary() | :error
-  def pack(list, {:list, schema, _size}) do
+  @spec pack(list(), {:list | :vector, any, non_neg_integer}) :: binary() | :error
+  def pack(list, {type, schema, _}) when type in [:vector, :list] do
     if variable_size?(schema) do
       # TODO
       # pack_complex_type_list(list)
@@ -658,4 +679,8 @@ defmodule LambdaEthereumConsensus.SszEx do
 
     <<left::binary, new_chunk::binary, right::binary>>
   end
+
+  defp get_chunks_len(chunks) do
+    chunks |> byte_size() |> div(@bytes_per_chunk)
+  end
 end