diff --git a/contracts/utils/compiler.json b/contracts/utils/compiler.json
index e0b173967b..7d494ae78d 100644
--- a/contracts/utils/compiler.json
+++ b/contracts/utils/compiler.json
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
         "test/TestConstants.sol",
         "test/TestLibAddressArray.sol",
         "test/TestLibBytes.sol",
+        "test/TestOwnable.sol",
         "test/TestSafeMath.sol"
     ]
 }
diff --git a/contracts/utils/contracts/test/TestOwnable.sol b/contracts/utils/contracts/test/TestOwnable.sol
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e79033c5cc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/contracts/utils/contracts/test/TestOwnable.sol
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+pragma solidity ^0.5.9;
+
+import "../src/Ownable.sol";
+
+
+contract TestOwnable is
+    Ownable
+{
+    function externalOnlyOwner()
+        external
+        onlyOwner
+    {} // solhint-disable-line no-empty-blocks
+}
diff --git a/contracts/utils/package.json b/contracts/utils/package.json
index 73e2f9308e..9ddbceb9d1 100644
--- a/contracts/utils/package.json
+++ b/contracts/utils/package.json
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
         "lint-contracts": "solhint -c ../.solhint.json contracts/**/**/**/**/*.sol"
     },
     "config": {
-        "abis": "./generated-artifacts/@(IOwnable|LibAddress|LibBytes|LibEIP1271|LibEIP712|Ownable|ReentrancyGuard|RichErrors|SafeMath|TestConstants|TestLibAddressArray|TestLibBytes|TestSafeMath).json",
+        "abis": "./generated-artifacts/@(IOwnable|LibAddress|LibBytes|LibEIP1271|LibEIP712|Ownable|ReentrancyGuard|RichErrors|SafeMath|TestConstants|TestLibAddressArray|TestLibBytes|TestOwnable|TestSafeMath).json",
         "abis:comment": "This list is auto-generated by contracts-gen. Don't edit manually."
     },
     "repository": {
diff --git a/contracts/utils/src/artifacts.ts b/contracts/utils/src/artifacts.ts
index 4028caad50..9267a5b6b7 100644
--- a/contracts/utils/src/artifacts.ts
+++ b/contracts/utils/src/artifacts.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import * as SafeMath from '../generated-artifacts/SafeMath.json';
 import * as TestConstants from '../generated-artifacts/TestConstants.json';
 import * as TestLibAddressArray from '../generated-artifacts/TestLibAddressArray.json';
 import * as TestLibBytes from '../generated-artifacts/TestLibBytes.json';
+import * as TestOwnable from '../generated-artifacts/TestOwnable.json';
 import * as TestSafeMath from '../generated-artifacts/TestSafeMath.json';
 export const artifacts = {
     LibAddress: LibAddress as ContractArtifact,
@@ -31,5 +32,6 @@ export const artifacts = {
     TestConstants: TestConstants as ContractArtifact,
     TestLibAddressArray: TestLibAddressArray as ContractArtifact,
     TestLibBytes: TestLibBytes as ContractArtifact,
+    TestOwnable: TestOwnable as ContractArtifact,
     TestSafeMath: TestSafeMath as ContractArtifact,
 };
diff --git a/contracts/utils/src/wrappers.ts b/contracts/utils/src/wrappers.ts
index 2adf5244da..5dffb7b8f4 100644
--- a/contracts/utils/src/wrappers.ts
+++ b/contracts/utils/src/wrappers.ts
@@ -15,4 +15,5 @@ export * from '../generated-wrappers/safe_math';
 export * from '../generated-wrappers/test_constants';
 export * from '../generated-wrappers/test_lib_address_array';
 export * from '../generated-wrappers/test_lib_bytes';
+export * from '../generated-wrappers/test_ownable';
 export * from '../generated-wrappers/test_safe_math';
diff --git a/contracts/utils/test/ownable.ts b/contracts/utils/test/ownable.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..451f9632bc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/contracts/utils/test/ownable.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+import { chaiSetup, constants, provider, txDefaults, web3Wrapper } from '@0x/contracts-test-utils';
+import { BlockchainLifecycle } from '@0x/dev-utils';
+import { OwnableRevertErrors } from '@0x/utils';
+import * as chai from 'chai';
+import * as _ from 'lodash';
+
+import { artifacts, TestOwnableContract } from '../src';
+
+chaiSetup.configure();
+const expect = chai.expect;
+const blockchainLifecycle = new BlockchainLifecycle(web3Wrapper);
+
+describe('Ownable', () => {
+    let ownable: TestOwnableContract;
+    let owner: string;
+    let nonOwner: string;
+
+    before(async () => {
+        const accounts = await web3Wrapper.getAvailableAddressesAsync();
+        owner = await accounts[0];
+        nonOwner = await accounts[1];
+        await blockchainLifecycle.startAsync();
+        // Deploy SafeMath from the owner address
+        txDefaults.from = owner;
+        ownable = await TestOwnableContract.deployFrom0xArtifactAsync(
+            artifacts.TestOwnable,
+            provider,
+            txDefaults,
+        );
+    });
+
+    after(async () => {
+        await blockchainLifecycle.revertAsync();
+    });
+
+    // tslint:disable:no-unused-expression
+    describe('onlyOwner', () => {
+        it('should throw if sender is not owner', async () => {
+            const expectedError = new OwnableRevertErrors.OnlyOwnerError(
+                nonOwner,
+                owner,
+            );
+            return expect(ownable.externalOnlyOwner.callAsync({ from: nonOwner })).to.revertWith(expectedError);
+        });
+
+        it('should succeed if sender is owner', async () => {
+            expect(ownable.externalOnlyOwner.callAsync({ from: owner })).to.be.fulfilled;
+        });
+    });
+
+    describe('transferOwnership', () => {
+        it('should not transfer ownership if the specified new owner is the zero address', async () => {
+            expect(ownable.transferOwnership.sendTransactionAsync(constants.NULL_ADDRESS, { from: owner })).to.be.fulfilled;
+            const updatedOwner = await ownable.owner.callAsync();
+            expect(updatedOwner).to.be.eq(owner);
+        });
+
+        it('should transfer ownership if the specified new owner is not the zero address', async () => {
+            expect(ownable.transferOwnership.sendTransactionAsync(nonOwner, { from: owner })).to.be.fulfilled;
+            const updatedOwner = await ownable.owner.callAsync();
+            expect(updatedOwner).to.be.eq(nonOwner);
+        });
+    });
+    // tslint:enable:no-unused-expression
+});
diff --git a/contracts/utils/tsconfig.json b/contracts/utils/tsconfig.json
index c89e534ee4..3f1913dd7e 100644
--- a/contracts/utils/tsconfig.json
+++ b/contracts/utils/tsconfig.json
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
         "generated-artifacts/TestConstants.json",
         "generated-artifacts/TestLibAddressArray.json",
         "generated-artifacts/TestLibBytes.json",
+        "generated-artifacts/TestOwnable.json",
         "generated-artifacts/TestSafeMath.json"
     ],
     "exclude": ["./deploy/solc/solc_bin"]