diff --git a/lib/jwk/eckey.js b/lib/jwk/eckey.js
index 0c3f1442..98161bc5 100644
--- a/lib/jwk/eckey.js
+++ b/lib/jwk/eckey.js
@@ -40,6 +40,28 @@ function oidToCurveName(oid) {
   }
 }
 
+function readUncompressedPoint(point) {
+  if (typeof point !== "string" && !Buffer.isBuffer(point)) {
+    return null;
+  }
+  var pt = Buffer.isBuffer(point) ? point : Buffer.from(point, "binary");
+  if (pt.length >= 2 && 0x00 === pt[0] && 0x04 === pt[1]) {
+    pt = pt.slice(2);
+  } else if (pt.length >= 1 && 0x04 === pt[0]) {
+    pt = pt.slice(1);
+  } else {
+    return null;
+  }
+  if (pt.length < 2 || (pt.length % 2)) {
+    return null;
+  }
+  var len = pt.length / 2;
+  return {
+    x: pt.slice(0, len),
+    y: pt.slice(len)
+  };
+}
+
 var JWKEcCfg = {
   publicKey: function(props) {
     var fields = JWK.helpers.COMMON_PROPS.concat([
@@ -294,7 +316,12 @@ var JWKEcFactory = {
       if ("private" === input.type) {
         // coerce capture.value to DER *iff* private
         if ("string" === typeof input.keyValue) {
-          input.keyValue = forge.asn1.fromDer(input.keyValue);
+          // Keep the public BIT STRING as raw bytes. An uncompressed
+          // point (0x04 || X || Y) can look like an OCTET STRING when
+          // X[0] is a plausible length, and decoding it drops that byte.
+          input.keyValue = forge.asn1.fromDer(input.keyValue, {
+            decodeBitStrings: false
+          });
         } else if (Array.isArray(input.keyValue)) {
           input.keyValue = input.keyValue[0];
         }
@@ -306,7 +333,9 @@ var JWKEcFactory = {
           return null;
         }
       } else {
-        capture.point = input.keyValue;
+        capture.point = (typeof input.keyValueBits === "string") ?
+                        input.keyValueBits :
+                        input.keyValue;
       }
       input = capture;
     }
@@ -319,16 +348,14 @@ var JWKEcFactory = {
     if (input.d) {
       output.d = Buffer.from(input.d, "binary");
     }
-    if (input.point) {
-      var pt = Buffer.from(input.point, "binary");
-      // only support uncompressed
-      if (4 !== pt.readUInt16BE(0)) {
-        return null;
-      }
-      pt = pt.slice(2);
-      var len = pt.length / 2;
-      output.x = pt.slice(0, len);
-      output.y = pt.slice(len);
+    var coords = readUncompressedPoint(input.point);
+    if (coords) {
+      output.x = coords.x;
+      output.y = coords.y;
+    } else if (output.d) {
+      var pub = depsecc.asPrivateKey(crv, output.d).toPublicKey();
+      output.x = pub.x;
+      output.y = pub.y;
     }
     return output;
   }
diff --git a/lib/jwk/helpers.js b/lib/jwk/helpers.js
index c50b0668..9fe1fd26 100644
--- a/lib/jwk/helpers.js
+++ b/lib/jwk/helpers.js
@@ -87,7 +87,8 @@ var publicKeyValidator = {
       tagClass: forge.asn1.Class.UNIVERSAL,
       type: forge.asn1.Type.BITSTRING,
       constructed: false,
-      capture: "keyValue"
+      capture: "keyValue",
+      captureBitStringContents: "keyValueBits"
     }
   ]
 };
diff --git a/test/jwk/keystore-test.js b/test/jwk/keystore-test.js
index 9bb52c8e..254d8d69 100644
--- a/test/jwk/keystore-test.js
+++ b/test/jwk/keystore-test.js
@@ -569,7 +569,9 @@ describe("jwk/keystore", function() {
               rawPrivate: "-----BEGIN EC PRIVATE KEY-----\nMHcCAQEEIJDUxX9BJpsF49W9TKPofckq2npNlYXRhsM+PApuYxdcoAoGCCqGSM49\nAwEHoUQDQgAEWVXns1zCDbbGWVnXQRUvT4342FNEzAiTy1tDz5mfhJqzbqR5D8qy\njjBPkCnLhLn6HNRD3zz3EGCcLFvYhjSpCg==\n-----END EC PRIVATE KEY-----\n",
               spki: "-----BEGIN PUBLIC KEY-----\nMFkwEwYHKoZIzj0CAQYIKoZIzj0DAQcDQgAEWVXns1zCDbbGWVnXQRUvT4342FNE\nzAiTy1tDz5mfhJqzbqR5D8qyjjBPkCnLhLn6HNRD3zz3EGCcLFvYhjSpCg==\n-----END PUBLIC KEY-----\n",
               pkcs8: "-----BEGIN PRIVATE KEY-----\nMIGHAgEAMBMGByqGSM49AgEGCCqGSM49AwEHBG0wawIBAQQgkNTFf0EmmwXj1b1M\no+h9ySraek2VhdGGwz48Cm5jF1yhRANCAARZVeezXMINtsZZWddBFS9PjfjYU0TM\nCJPLW0PPmZ+EmrNupHkPyrKOME+QKcuEufoc1EPfPPcQYJwsW9iGNKkK\n-----END PRIVATE KEY-----\n",
-              cert: "-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----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\ndCjkUgIhAKZGQ118RwlQpMX8B1nVsI7wP8c6iGfKwTkRwoKrSFr7\n-----END CERTIFICATE-----\n"
+              cert: "-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----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\ndCjkUgIhAKZGQ118RwlQpMX8B1nVsI7wP8c6iGfKwTkRwoKrSFr7\n-----END CERTIFICATE-----\n",
+              trickyPkcs8: "-----BEGIN PRIVATE KEY-----\nMIGHAgEAMBMGByqGSM49AgEGCCqGSM49AwEHBG0wawIBAQQgGhxHIBRF78CETf2Y\n4naT6iLT5UJVgy9Pa7TMEMSRCSehRANCAAQ/Idg7BVShuglkq7uV5gN9Bo4tCJIi\nZLAWMdYCKfsfhGk0SRwGKO8WejalYv8YhudHIrwakIcLY0DkkeBAPyOw\n-----END PRIVATE KEY-----\n",
+              trickySpki: "-----BEGIN PUBLIC KEY-----\nMFkwEwYHKoZIzj0CAQYIKoZIzj0DAQcDQgAEPyHYOwVUoboJZKu7leYDfQaOLQiS\nImSwFjHWAin7H4RpNEkcBijvFno2pWL/GIbnRyK8GpCHC2NA5JHgQD8jsA==\n-----END PUBLIC KEY-----\n"
             };
         it("coerces Private String to JWK.Key istance", function() {
           var promise = JWK.store.KeyStore.asKey(rawPrivate, "private");
@@ -640,6 +642,32 @@ describe("jwk/keystore", function() {
 
           return promise;
         });
+        it("coerces a PKCS8 EC PEM whose point looks like ASN.1", function() {
+          var promise = JWK.store.KeyStore.asKey(pem.trickyPkcs8, "pem");
+          promise = promise.then(function(jwk) {
+            assert.ok(JWK.store.KeyStore.isKey(jwk));
+            assert.strictEqual(jwk.kty, "EC");
+            var json = jwk.toJSON(true);
+            assert.strictEqual(json.crv, "P-256");
+            assert.strictEqual(json.x, "PyHYOwVUoboJZKu7leYDfQaOLQiSImSwFjHWAin7H4Q");
+            assert.strictEqual(json.y, "aTRJHAYo7xZ6NqVi_xiG50civBqQhwtjQOSR4EA_I7A");
+            assert.strictEqual(json.d, "GhxHIBRF78CETf2Y4naT6iLT5UJVgy9Pa7TMEMSRCSc");
+          });
+
+          return promise;
+        });
+        it("coerces an EC SPKI PEM whose point looks like ASN.1", function() {
+          var promise = JWK.store.KeyStore.asKey(pem.trickySpki, "pem");
+          promise = promise.then(function(jwk) {
+            assert.ok(JWK.store.KeyStore.isKey(jwk));
+            var json = jwk.toJSON();
+            assert.strictEqual(json.crv, "P-256");
+            assert.strictEqual(json.x, "PyHYOwVUoboJZKu7leYDfQaOLQiSImSwFjHWAin7H4Q");
+            assert.strictEqual(json.y, "aTRJHAYo7xZ6NqVi_xiG50civBqQhwtjQOSR4EA_I7A");
+          });
+
+          return promise;
+        });
         it("coerces (SPKI) PUBLIC KEY PEM String to JWK.Key instance", function() {
           var promise = JWK.store.KeyStore.asKey(pem.spki, "pem");
           promise = promise.then(function(jwk) {