diff --git a/tests/core/pyspec/eth2spec/test/deneb/merkle_proof/__init__.py b/tests/core/pyspec/eth2spec/test/deneb/merkle_proof/__init__.py
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diff --git a/tests/core/pyspec/eth2spec/test/deneb/merkle_proof/test_single_merkle_proof.py b/tests/core/pyspec/eth2spec/test/deneb/merkle_proof/test_single_merkle_proof.py
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+++ b/tests/core/pyspec/eth2spec/test/deneb/merkle_proof/test_single_merkle_proof.py
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+from eth2spec.test.context import (
+    spec_state_test,
+    with_deneb_and_later,
+    with_test_suite_name,
+)
+from eth2spec.test.helpers.block import (
+    build_empty_block_for_next_slot,
+    sign_block
+)
+from eth2spec.test.helpers.execution_payload import (
+    compute_el_block_hash,
+)
+from eth2spec.test.helpers.sharding import (
+    get_sample_opaque_tx,
+)
+
+
+@with_test_suite_name("BeaconBlockBody")
+@with_deneb_and_later
+@spec_state_test
+def test_blob_kzg_commitment_merkle_proof(spec, state):
+    opaque_tx, blobs, blob_kzg_commitments, proofs = get_sample_opaque_tx(spec, blob_count=1)
+    block = build_empty_block_for_next_slot(spec, state)
+    block.body.blob_kzg_commitments = blob_kzg_commitments
+    block.body.execution_payload.transactions = [opaque_tx]
+    block.body.execution_payload.block_hash = compute_el_block_hash(spec, block.body.execution_payload)
+    signed_block = sign_block(spec, state, block, proposer_index=0)
+    blob_sidecars = spec.get_blob_sidecars(signed_block, blobs, proofs)
+    blob_index = 0
+    blob_sidecar = blob_sidecars[blob_index]
+
+    yield "object", block.body
+    commitment_inclusion_proof = blob_sidecar.commitment_inclusion_proof
+    gindex = spec.get_generalized_index(spec.BeaconBlockBody, 'blob_kzg_commitments', blob_index)
+    yield "proof", {
+        "leaf": "0x" + blob_sidecar.kzg_commitment.hash_tree_root().hex(),
+        "leaf_index": gindex,
+        "branch": ['0x' + root.hex() for root in commitment_inclusion_proof]
+    }
+    assert spec.is_valid_merkle_branch(
+        leaf=blob_sidecar.kzg_commitment.hash_tree_root(),
+        branch=blob_sidecar.commitment_inclusion_proof,
+        depth=spec.floorlog2(gindex),
+        index=spec.get_subtree_index(gindex),
+        root=blob_sidecar.signed_block_header.message.body_root,
+    )
diff --git a/tests/formats/merkle_proof/README.md b/tests/formats/merkle_proof/README.md
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+++ b/tests/formats/merkle_proof/README.md
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+# Merkle proof tests
+
+Handlers:
+- `single_merkle_proof`: see [Single leaf merkle proof test format](../light_client/single_merkle_proof.md)
diff --git a/tests/generators/merkle_proof/README.md b/tests/generators/merkle_proof/README.md
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+++ b/tests/generators/merkle_proof/README.md
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+# Merkle proof tests
+
+The purpose of this test-generator is to provide test-vectors for validating the correct implementation of the Merkle proof verification.
+
+Test-format documentation can be found [here](../../formats/merkle_proof/README.md).
diff --git a/tests/generators/merkle_proof/__init__.py b/tests/generators/merkle_proof/__init__.py
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diff --git a/tests/generators/merkle_proof/main.py b/tests/generators/merkle_proof/main.py
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+++ b/tests/generators/merkle_proof/main.py
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+from eth2spec.test.helpers.constants import DENEB
+from eth2spec.gen_helpers.gen_from_tests.gen import run_state_test_generators
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    deneb_mods = {key: 'eth2spec.test.deneb.merkle_proof.test_' + key for key in [
+        'single_merkle_proof',
+    ]}
+
+    all_mods = {
+        DENEB: deneb_mods,
+    }
+
+    run_state_test_generators(runner_name="merkle_proof", all_mods=all_mods)
diff --git a/tests/generators/merkle_proof/requirements.txt b/tests/generators/merkle_proof/requirements.txt
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+++ b/tests/generators/merkle_proof/requirements.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+pytest>=4.4
+../../../[generator]