diff --git a/plugins/tactics/hls-tactics-plugin.cabal b/plugins/tactics/hls-tactics-plugin.cabal
index bc5a4b03f1..aa1256c02c 100644
--- a/plugins/tactics/hls-tactics-plugin.cabal
+++ b/plugins/tactics/hls-tactics-plugin.cabal
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ library
     Ide.Plugin.Tactic.GHC
     Ide.Plugin.Tactic.Judgements
     Ide.Plugin.Tactic.KnownStrategies
+    Ide.Plugin.Tactic.KnownStrategies.QuickCheck
     Ide.Plugin.Tactic.Machinery
     Ide.Plugin.Tactic.Naming
     Ide.Plugin.Tactic.Range
diff --git a/plugins/tactics/src/Ide/Plugin/Tactic/CodeGen.hs b/plugins/tactics/src/Ide/Plugin/Tactic/CodeGen.hs
index 7ee099c20d..3a3785971c 100644
--- a/plugins/tactics/src/Ide/Plugin/Tactic/CodeGen.hs
+++ b/plugins/tactics/src/Ide/Plugin/Tactic/CodeGen.hs
@@ -236,3 +236,27 @@ var' = var . fromString . occNameString
 bvar' :: BVar a => OccName -> a
 bvar' = bvar . fromString . occNameString
 
+
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+-- | Get an HsExpr corresponding to a function name.
+mkFunc :: String -> HsExpr GhcPs
+mkFunc = var' . mkVarOcc
+
+
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+-- | Get an HsExpr corresponding to a value name.
+mkVal :: String -> HsExpr GhcPs
+mkVal = var' . mkVarOcc
+
+
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+-- | Like 'op', but easier to call.
+infixCall :: String -> HsExpr GhcPs -> HsExpr GhcPs -> HsExpr GhcPs
+infixCall s = flip op (fromString s)
+
+
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+-- | Like '(@@)', but uses a dollar instead of parentheses.
+appDollar :: HsExpr GhcPs -> HsExpr GhcPs -> HsExpr GhcPs
+appDollar = infixCall "$"
+
diff --git a/plugins/tactics/src/Ide/Plugin/Tactic/KnownStrategies.hs b/plugins/tactics/src/Ide/Plugin/Tactic/KnownStrategies.hs
index 610740aba3..ca42e15ac5 100644
--- a/plugins/tactics/src/Ide/Plugin/Tactic/KnownStrategies.hs
+++ b/plugins/tactics/src/Ide/Plugin/Tactic/KnownStrategies.hs
@@ -9,11 +9,13 @@ import Ide.Plugin.Tactic.Types
 import OccName (mkVarOcc)
 import Refinery.Tactic
 import Ide.Plugin.Tactic.Machinery (tracing)
+import Ide.Plugin.Tactic.KnownStrategies.QuickCheck (deriveArbitrary)
 
 
 knownStrategies :: TacticsM ()
 knownStrategies = choice
-  [ deriveFmap
+  [ known "fmap" deriveFmap
+  , known "arbitrary" deriveArbitrary
   ]
 
 
@@ -26,7 +28,7 @@ known name t = do
 
 
 deriveFmap :: TacticsM ()
-deriveFmap = known "fmap" $ do
+deriveFmap = do
   try intros
   overAlgebraicTerms homo
   choice
diff --git a/plugins/tactics/src/Ide/Plugin/Tactic/KnownStrategies/QuickCheck.hs b/plugins/tactics/src/Ide/Plugin/Tactic/KnownStrategies/QuickCheck.hs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c29c1d58d8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/tactics/src/Ide/Plugin/Tactic/KnownStrategies/QuickCheck.hs
@@ -0,0 +1,112 @@
+{-# LANGUAGE ViewPatterns #-}
+{-# LANGUAGE LambdaCase #-}
+
+module Ide.Plugin.Tactic.KnownStrategies.QuickCheck where
+
+import Control.Monad.Except (MonadError(throwError))
+import Data.Bool (bool)
+import Data.List (partition)
+import DataCon ( DataCon, dataConName )
+import Development.IDE.GHC.Compat (HsExpr, GhcPs, noLoc)
+import GHC.Exts ( IsString(fromString) )
+import GHC.List ( foldl' )
+import GHC.SourceGen (int)
+import GHC.SourceGen.Binds ( match, valBind )
+import GHC.SourceGen.Expr ( case', lambda, let' )
+import GHC.SourceGen.Overloaded ( App((@@)), HasList(list) )
+import GHC.SourceGen.Pat ( conP )
+import Ide.Plugin.Tactic.CodeGen
+import Ide.Plugin.Tactic.Judgements (jGoal)
+import Ide.Plugin.Tactic.Machinery (tracePrim)
+import Ide.Plugin.Tactic.Types
+import OccName (occNameString,  mkVarOcc, HasOccName(occName) )
+import Refinery.Tactic (goal,  rule )
+import TyCon (tyConName,  TyCon, tyConDataCons )
+import Type ( splitTyConApp_maybe )
+import Data.Generics (mkQ, everything)
+
+
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+-- | Known tactic for deriving @arbitrary :: Gen a@. This tactic splits the
+-- type's data cons into terminal and inductive cases, and generates code that
+-- produces a terminal if the QuickCheck size parameter is <=1, or any data con
+-- otherwise. It correctly scales recursive parameters, ensuring termination.
+deriveArbitrary :: TacticsM ()
+deriveArbitrary = do
+  ty <- jGoal <$> goal
+  case splitTyConApp_maybe $ unCType ty of
+    Just (gen_tc, [splitTyConApp_maybe -> Just (tc, apps)])
+        | occNameString (occName $ tyConName gen_tc) == "Gen" -> do
+      rule $ \_ -> do
+        let dcs = tyConDataCons tc
+            (terminal, big) = partition ((== 0) . genRecursiveCount)
+                        $ fmap (mkGenerator tc apps) dcs
+            terminal_expr = mkVal "terminal"
+            oneof_expr = mkVal "oneof"
+        pure
+          ( tracePrim "deriveArbitrary"
+          , noLoc $
+              let' [valBind (fromString "terminal") $ list $ fmap genExpr terminal] $
+                appDollar (mkFunc "sized") $ lambda [bvar' (mkVarOcc "n")] $
+                  case' (infixCall "<=" (mkVal "n") (int 1))
+                    [ match [conP (fromString "True") []] $
+                        oneof_expr @@ terminal_expr
+                    , match [conP (fromString "False") []] $
+                        appDollar oneof_expr $
+                          infixCall "<>"
+                            (list $ fmap genExpr big)
+                            terminal_expr
+                    ]
+          )
+    _ -> throwError $ GoalMismatch "deriveArbitrary" ty
+
+
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+-- | Helper data type for the generator of a specific data con.
+data Generator = Generator
+  { genRecursiveCount :: Integer
+  , genExpr :: HsExpr GhcPs
+  }
+
+
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+-- | Make a 'Generator' for a given tycon instantiated with the given @[Type]@.
+mkGenerator :: TyCon -> [Type] -> DataCon -> Generator
+mkGenerator tc apps dc = do
+  let dc_expr   = var' $ occName $ dataConName dc
+      args = dataConInstOrigArgTys' dc apps
+      num_recursive_calls = sum $ fmap (bool 0 1 . doesTypeContain tc) args
+      mkArbitrary = mkArbitraryCall tc num_recursive_calls
+  Generator num_recursive_calls $ case args of
+    []  -> mkFunc "pure" @@ dc_expr
+    (a : as) ->
+      foldl'
+        (infixCall "<*>")
+        (infixCall "<$>" dc_expr $ mkArbitrary a)
+        (fmap mkArbitrary as)
+
+
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+-- | Check if the given 'TyCon' exists anywhere in the 'Type'.
+doesTypeContain :: TyCon -> Type -> Bool
+doesTypeContain recursive_tc =
+  everything (||) $ mkQ False (== recursive_tc)
+
+
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+-- | Generate the correct sort of call to @arbitrary@. For recursive calls, we
+-- need to scale down the size parameter, either by a constant factor of 1 if
+-- it's the only recursive parameter, or by @`div` n@ where n is the number of
+-- recursive parameters. For all other types, just call @arbitrary@ directly.
+mkArbitraryCall :: TyCon -> Integer -> Type -> HsExpr GhcPs
+mkArbitraryCall recursive_tc n ty =
+  let arbitrary = mkFunc "arbitrary"
+   in case doesTypeContain recursive_tc ty of
+        True ->
+          mkFunc "scale"
+            @@ bool (mkFunc "flip" @@ mkFunc "div" @@ int n)
+                    (mkFunc "subtract" @@ int 1)
+                    (n == 1)
+            @@ arbitrary
+        False -> arbitrary
+
diff --git a/test/functional/Tactic.hs b/test/functional/Tactic.hs
index 7eeac215d8..0850fc741e 100644
--- a/test/functional/Tactic.hs
+++ b/test/functional/Tactic.hs
@@ -116,6 +116,7 @@ tests = testGroup
       $ goldenTest "GoldenApplicativeThen.hs"   2 11 Auto ""
   , goldenTest "GoldenSafeHead.hs"          2 12 Auto ""
   , expectFail "GoldenFish.hs"              5 18 Auto ""
+  , goldenTest "GoldenArbitrary.hs"         25 13 Auto ""
   ]
 
 
diff --git a/test/testdata/tactic/GoldenArbitrary.hs b/test/testdata/tactic/GoldenArbitrary.hs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f45d2d1fea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/testdata/tactic/GoldenArbitrary.hs
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+-- Emulate a quickcheck import; deriveArbitrary works on any type with the
+-- right name and kind
+data Gen a
+
+data Obj
+  = Square Int Int
+  | Circle Int
+  | Polygon [(Int, Int)]
+  | Rotate2 Double Obj
+  | Empty
+  | Full
+  | Complement Obj
+  | UnionR Double [Obj]
+  | DifferenceR Double Obj [Obj]
+  | IntersectR Double [Obj]
+  | Translate Double Double Obj
+  | Scale Double Double Obj
+  | Mirror Double Double Obj
+  | Outset Double Obj
+  | Shell Double Obj
+  | WithRounding Double Obj
+
+
+arbitrary :: Gen Obj
+arbitrary = _
+
diff --git a/test/testdata/tactic/GoldenArbitrary.hs.expected b/test/testdata/tactic/GoldenArbitrary.hs.expected
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a3f677d1a1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/testdata/tactic/GoldenArbitrary.hs.expected
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+-- Emulate a quickcheck import; deriveArbitrary works on any type with the
+-- right name and kind
+data Gen a
+
+data Obj
+  = Square Int Int
+  | Circle Int
+  | Polygon [(Int, Int)]
+  | Rotate2 Double Obj
+  | Empty
+  | Full
+  | Complement Obj
+  | UnionR Double [Obj]
+  | DifferenceR Double Obj [Obj]
+  | IntersectR Double [Obj]
+  | Translate Double Double Obj
+  | Scale Double Double Obj
+  | Mirror Double Double Obj
+  | Outset Double Obj
+  | Shell Double Obj
+  | WithRounding Double Obj
+
+
+arbitrary :: Gen Obj
+arbitrary = (let
+               terminal
+                 = [(Square <$> arbitrary) <*> arbitrary, Circle <$> arbitrary,
+                    Polygon <$> arbitrary, pure Empty, pure Full]
+             in
+               sized
+                 $ (\ n
+                      -> case n <= 1 of
+                           True -> oneof terminal
+                           False
+                             -> oneof
+                                  $ ([(Rotate2 <$> arbitrary) <*> scale (subtract 1) arbitrary,
+                                      Complement <$> scale (subtract 1) arbitrary,
+                                      (UnionR <$> arbitrary) <*> scale (subtract 1) arbitrary,
+                                      ((DifferenceR <$> arbitrary) <*> scale (flip div 2) arbitrary)
+                                        <*> scale (flip div 2) arbitrary,
+                                      (IntersectR <$> arbitrary) <*> scale (subtract 1) arbitrary,
+                                      ((Translate <$> arbitrary) <*> arbitrary)
+                                        <*> scale (subtract 1) arbitrary,
+                                      ((Scale <$> arbitrary) <*> arbitrary)
+                                        <*> scale (subtract 1) arbitrary,
+                                      ((Mirror <$> arbitrary) <*> arbitrary)
+                                        <*> scale (subtract 1) arbitrary,
+                                      (Outset <$> arbitrary) <*> scale (subtract 1) arbitrary,
+                                      (Shell <$> arbitrary) <*> scale (subtract 1) arbitrary,
+                                      (WithRounding <$> arbitrary) <*> scale (subtract 1) arbitrary]
+                                       <> terminal)))
+