diff --git a/test/e2e/issuer.go b/test/e2e/issuer_acme.go
similarity index 96%
rename from test/e2e/issuer.go
rename to test/e2e/issuer_acme.go
index 5610e7c05..6fdc1ad54 100644
--- a/test/e2e/issuer.go
+++ b/test/e2e/issuer_acme.go
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ import (
 	"github.com/jetstack-experimental/cert-manager/test/util"
 )
 
-var _ = framework.CertManagerDescribe("Issuer", func() {
-	f := framework.NewDefaultFramework("create-issuer")
+var _ = framework.CertManagerDescribe("ACME Issuer", func() {
+	f := framework.NewDefaultFramework("create-acme-issuer")
 
 	podName := "test-cert-manager"
 	issuerName := "test-acme-issuer"
diff --git a/test/e2e/issuer_ca.go b/test/e2e/issuer_ca.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2a4ab77a5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/e2e/issuer_ca.go
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2017 Jetstack Ltd.
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+package e2e
+
+import (
+	. "github.com/onsi/ginkgo"
+	. "github.com/onsi/gomega"
+	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
+
+	"github.com/jetstack-experimental/cert-manager/pkg/apis/certmanager/v1alpha1"
+	"github.com/jetstack-experimental/cert-manager/test/e2e/framework"
+	"github.com/jetstack-experimental/cert-manager/test/util"
+)
+
+var _ = framework.CertManagerDescribe("CA Issuer", func() {
+	f := framework.NewDefaultFramework("create-ca-issuer")
+
+	podName := "test-cert-manager"
+	issuerName := "test-ca-issuer"
+	secretName := "ca-issuer-signing-keypair"
+
+	BeforeEach(func() {
+		By("Creating a cert-manager pod")
+		pod, err := f.KubeClientSet.CoreV1().Pods(f.Namespace.Name).Create(NewCertManagerControllerPod(podName))
+		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+		err = framework.WaitForPodRunningInNamespace(f.KubeClientSet, pod)
+		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+	})
+
+	AfterEach(func() {
+		By("Deleting the cert-manager pod")
+		err := f.KubeClientSet.CoreV1().Pods(f.Namespace.Name).Delete(podName, nil)
+		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+	})
+
+	It("should generate a signing keypair", func() {
+		By("Creating an Issuer")
+		_, err := f.CertManagerClientSet.CertmanagerV1alpha1().Issuers(f.Namespace.Name).Create(newCertManagerCAIssuer(issuerName, secretName))
+		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+		By("Waiting for Issuer to become Ready")
+		err = util.WaitForIssuerCondition(f.CertManagerClientSet.CertmanagerV1alpha1().Issuers(f.Namespace.Name),
+			issuerName,
+			v1alpha1.IssuerCondition{
+				Type:   v1alpha1.IssuerConditionReady,
+				Status: v1alpha1.ConditionTrue,
+			})
+		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+	})
+})
+
+func newCertManagerCAIssuer(name, secretName string) *v1alpha1.Issuer {
+	return &v1alpha1.Issuer{
+		ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+			Name: name,
+		},
+		Spec: v1alpha1.IssuerSpec{
+			CA: &v1alpha1.CAIssuer{
+				SecretRef: v1alpha1.LocalObjectReference{
+					Name: secretName,
+				},
+			},
+		},
+	}
+}