diff --git a/consensus/ssz_derive/src/lib.rs b/consensus/ssz_derive/src/lib.rs
index 40d63fd02..9f8270e6d 100644
--- a/consensus/ssz_derive/src/lib.rs
+++ b/consensus/ssz_derive/src/lib.rs
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ use darling::{FromDeriveInput, FromMeta};
 use proc_macro::TokenStream;
 use quote::quote;
 use std::convert::TryInto;
-use syn::{parse_macro_input, DataEnum, DataStruct, DeriveInput, Ident};
+use syn::{parse_macro_input, DataEnum, DataStruct, DeriveInput, Ident, Index};
 
 /// The highest possible union selector value (higher values are reserved for backwards compatible
 /// extensions).
@@ -442,11 +442,15 @@ fn ssz_encode_derive_struct_transparent(
         );
     }
 
-    let (ty, ident, _field_opts) = ssz_fields
+    let (index, (ty, ident, _field_opts)) = ssz_fields
         .iter()
-        .find(|(_, _, field_opts)| !field_opts.skip_deserializing)
+        .enumerate()
+        .find(|(_, (_, _, field_opts))| !field_opts.skip_deserializing)
         .expect("\"transparent\" struct must have at least one non-skipped field");
 
+    // Remove the `_usize` suffix from the value to avoid a compiler warning.
+    let index = Index::from(index);
+
     let output = if let Some(field_name) = ident {
         quote! {
             impl #impl_generics ssz::Encode for #name #ty_generics #where_clause {
@@ -479,11 +483,11 @@ fn ssz_encode_derive_struct_transparent(
                 }
 
                 fn ssz_bytes_len(&self) -> usize {
-                    self.0.ssz_bytes_len()
+                    self.#index.ssz_bytes_len()
                 }
 
                 fn ssz_append(&self, buf: &mut Vec<u8>) {
-                    self.0.ssz_append(buf)
+                    self.#index.ssz_append(buf)
                 }
             }
         }
diff --git a/consensus/ssz_derive/tests/tests.rs b/consensus/ssz_derive/tests/tests.rs
index 2eeb3a48d..040d2a347 100644
--- a/consensus/ssz_derive/tests/tests.rs
+++ b/consensus/ssz_derive/tests/tests.rs
@@ -213,3 +213,24 @@ fn transparent_struct_newtype_skipped_field() {
         &vec![42_u8].as_ssz_bytes(),
     );
 }
+
+#[derive(PartialEq, Debug, Encode, Decode)]
+#[ssz(struct_behaviour = "transparent")]
+struct TransparentStructNewTypeSkippedFieldReverse(
+    #[ssz(skip_serializing, skip_deserializing)] PhantomData<u64>,
+    Vec<u8>,
+);
+
+impl TransparentStructNewTypeSkippedFieldReverse {
+    fn new(inner: Vec<u8>) -> Self {
+        Self(PhantomData, inner)
+    }
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn transparent_struct_newtype_skipped_field_reverse() {
+    assert_encode_decode(
+        &TransparentStructNewTypeSkippedFieldReverse::new(vec![42_u8]),
+        &vec![42_u8].as_ssz_bytes(),
+    );
+}