diff --git a/testgen/main.go b/testgen/main.go
index 3d03ab31f3e7901f22cd1264c9a08e4311930c92..acf5be4423a2a85bfc7d7e9e4600ecff9c7d7707 100644
--- a/testgen/main.go
+++ b/testgen/main.go
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ func main() {
 		types.SimpleTypeTwo{},
 		types.DeferredContainer{},
 		types.FixedArrays{},
+		types.ThingWithSomeTime{},
 	); err != nil {
 		panic(err)
 	}
diff --git a/testing/cbor_gen.go b/testing/cbor_gen.go
index 186f9a2d9cc4aa7338dcfe3cf1905b42a66319bd..b3e2e14528a1422c18b8073c43afe40702a5d4e0 100644
--- a/testing/cbor_gen.go
+++ b/testing/cbor_gen.go
@@ -945,3 +945,111 @@ func (t *FixedArrays) UnmarshalCBOR(r io.Reader) error {
 
 	return nil
 }
+
+var lengthBufThingWithSomeTime = []byte{131}
+
+func (t *ThingWithSomeTime) MarshalCBOR(w io.Writer) error {
+	if t == nil {
+		_, err := w.Write(cbg.CborNull)
+		return err
+	}
+	if _, err := w.Write(lengthBufThingWithSomeTime); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	scratch := make([]byte, 9)
+
+	// t.When (typegen.CborTime) (struct)
+	if err := t.When.MarshalCBOR(w); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	// t.Stuff (int64) (int64)
+	if t.Stuff >= 0 {
+		if err := cbg.WriteMajorTypeHeaderBuf(scratch, w, cbg.MajUnsignedInt, uint64(t.Stuff)); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	} else {
+		if err := cbg.WriteMajorTypeHeaderBuf(scratch, w, cbg.MajNegativeInt, uint64(-t.Stuff-1)); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+
+	// t.CatName (string) (string)
+	if len(t.CatName) > cbg.MaxLength {
+		return xerrors.Errorf("Value in field t.CatName was too long")
+	}
+
+	if err := cbg.WriteMajorTypeHeaderBuf(scratch, w, cbg.MajTextString, uint64(len(t.CatName))); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if _, err := io.WriteString(w, string(t.CatName)); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (t *ThingWithSomeTime) UnmarshalCBOR(r io.Reader) error {
+	*t = ThingWithSomeTime{}
+
+	br := cbg.GetPeeker(r)
+	scratch := make([]byte, 8)
+
+	maj, extra, err := cbg.CborReadHeaderBuf(br, scratch)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if maj != cbg.MajArray {
+		return fmt.Errorf("cbor input should be of type array")
+	}
+
+	if extra != 3 {
+		return fmt.Errorf("cbor input had wrong number of fields")
+	}
+
+	// t.When (typegen.CborTime) (struct)
+
+	{
+
+		if err := t.When.UnmarshalCBOR(br); err != nil {
+			return xerrors.Errorf("unmarshaling t.When: %w", err)
+		}
+
+	}
+	// t.Stuff (int64) (int64)
+	{
+		maj, extra, err := cbg.CborReadHeaderBuf(br, scratch)
+		var extraI int64
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		switch maj {
+		case cbg.MajUnsignedInt:
+			extraI = int64(extra)
+			if extraI < 0 {
+				return fmt.Errorf("int64 positive overflow")
+			}
+		case cbg.MajNegativeInt:
+			extraI = int64(extra)
+			if extraI < 0 {
+				return fmt.Errorf("int64 negative oveflow")
+			}
+			extraI = -1 - extraI
+		default:
+			return fmt.Errorf("wrong type for int64 field: %d", maj)
+		}
+
+		t.Stuff = int64(extraI)
+	}
+	// t.CatName (string) (string)
+
+	{
+		sval, err := cbg.ReadStringBuf(br, scratch)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		t.CatName = string(sval)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/testing/roundtrip_test.go b/testing/roundtrip_test.go
index 642e539b6392d653c3c91e889089d9cb034b6f38..4bf92e9b1d6fff2f21706c71cd8c7a09c073b51b 100644
--- a/testing/roundtrip_test.go
+++ b/testing/roundtrip_test.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"reflect"
 	"testing"
 	"testing/quick"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/google/go-cmp/cmp"
 	cbg "github.com/whyrusleeping/cbor-gen"
@@ -115,3 +116,34 @@ func TestFixedArrays(t *testing.T) {
 	recepticle := &FixedArrays{}
 	testValueRoundtrip(t, zero, recepticle)
 }
+
+func TestTimeIsh(t *testing.T) {
+	val := &ThingWithSomeTime{
+		When:    cbg.CborTime(time.Now()),
+		Stuff:   1234,
+		CatName: "hank",
+	}
+
+	buf := new(bytes.Buffer)
+	if err := val.MarshalCBOR(buf); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	out := ThingWithSomeTime{}
+	if err := out.UnmarshalCBOR(buf); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	if out.When.Time().UnixNano() != val.When.Time().UnixNano() {
+		t.Fatal("time didnt round trip properly", out.When.Time(), val.When.Time())
+	}
+
+	if out.Stuff != val.Stuff {
+		t.Fatal("no")
+	}
+
+	if out.CatName != val.CatName {
+		t.Fatal("no")
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/testing/types.go b/testing/types.go
index 623ac6045c0d458731621e0072146ee72175316b..58a8d2c2decadac932cde36fc4f8432469f5b935 100644
--- a/testing/types.go
+++ b/testing/types.go
@@ -55,6 +55,12 @@ type FixedArrays struct {
 	Uint64 [20]uint64
 }
 
+type ThingWithSomeTime struct {
+	When    cbg.CborTime
+	Stuff   int64
+	CatName string
+}
+
 // Do not add fields to this type.
 type NeedScratchForMap struct {
 	Thing bool
diff --git a/utils.go b/utils.go
index be71c37f718f807d816aaaaef57f017710a45b31..6be5c7728bd72b9d2397ea524b844e74edd398ec 100644
--- a/utils.go
+++ b/utils.go
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"io"
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"math"
+	"time"
 
 	cid "github.com/ipfs/go-cid"
 )
@@ -691,3 +692,50 @@ func (ci *CborInt) UnmarshalCBOR(r io.Reader) error {
 	*ci = CborInt(extraI)
 	return nil
 }
+
+type CborTime time.Time
+
+func (ct *CborTime) MarshalCBOR(w io.Writer) error {
+	b, err := (*time.Time)(ct).MarshalBinary()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	if err := CborWriteHeader(w, MajByteString, uint64(len(b))); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	if _, err := w.Write(b); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (ct *CborTime) UnmarshalCBOR(r io.Reader) error {
+	t, l, err := CborReadHeader(r)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	if t != MajByteString {
+		return fmt.Errorf("CborTime expects to find a byte array (got %d)", t)
+	}
+
+	buf := make([]byte, l)
+	if _, err := io.ReadFull(r, buf); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	tm := time.Time{}
+	if err := tm.UnmarshalBinary(buf); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	*ct = (CborTime)(tm)
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (ct CborTime) Time() time.Time {
+	return (time.Time)(ct)
+}