diff --git a/key.go b/key.go
index ed721dd..d8be548 100644
--- a/key.go
+++ b/key.go
@@ -370,3 +370,60 @@ func GenerateRSAKeyWithExponent(bits int, exponent int) (PrivateKey, error) {
 	})
 	return p, nil
 }
+
+// GenerateECKey generates a new elliptic curve private key on the speicified
+// curve.
+func GenerateECKey(curve EllipticCurve) (PrivateKey, error) {
+	var rc C.int
+
+	// Create context for parameter generation
+	paramCtx := C.EVP_PKEY_CTX_new_id(C.EVP_PKEY_EC, nil)
+	if paramCtx == nil {
+		return nil, errors.New("failed creating EC parameter generation context")
+	}
+	defer C.EVP_PKEY_CTX_free(paramCtx)
+
+	// Intialize the parameter generation
+	rc = C.EVP_PKEY_paramgen_init(paramCtx)
+	if rc != 1 {
+		return nil, errors.New("failed initializing EC parameter generation context")
+	}
+
+	// Set curve in EC parameter generation context
+	rc = C.X_EVP_PKEY_CTX_set_ec_paramgen_curve_nid(paramCtx, C.int(curve))
+	if rc != 1 {
+		return nil, errors.New("failed setting curve in EC parameter generation context")
+	}
+
+	// Create parameter object
+	var params *C.EVP_PKEY
+	rc = C.EVP_PKEY_paramgen(paramCtx, &params)
+	if rc != 1 {
+		return nil, errors.New("failed creating EC key generation parameters")
+	}
+	defer C.EVP_PKEY_free(params)
+
+	// Create context for the key generation
+	keyCtx := C.EVP_PKEY_CTX_new(params, nil)
+	if keyCtx == nil {
+		return nil, errors.New("failed creating EC key generation context")
+	}
+	defer C.EVP_PKEY_CTX_free(keyCtx)
+
+	// Generate the key
+	var privKey *C.EVP_PKEY
+	rc = C.EVP_PKEY_keygen_init(keyCtx)
+	if rc != 1 {
+		return nil, errors.New("failed initializing EC key generation context")
+	}
+	rc = C.EVP_PKEY_keygen(keyCtx, &privKey)
+	if rc != 1 {
+		return nil, errors.New("failed generating EC private key")
+	}
+
+	p := &pKey{key: privKey}
+	runtime.SetFinalizer(p, func(p *pKey) {
+		C.X_EVP_PKEY_free(p.key)
+	})
+	return p, nil
+}
diff --git a/key_test.go b/key_test.go
index 8baa2c6..73c2dd9 100644
--- a/key_test.go
+++ b/key_test.go
@@ -158,6 +158,21 @@ func TestGenerate(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestGenerateEC(t *testing.T) {
+	key, err := GenerateECKey(Prime256v1)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	_, err = key.MarshalPKIXPublicKeyPEM()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	_, err = key.MarshalPKCS1PrivateKeyPEM()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+}
+
 func TestSign(t *testing.T) {
 	key, _ := GenerateRSAKey(1024)
 	data := []byte("the quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog")
diff --git a/shim.c b/shim.c
index 8f2685c..8c6a770 100644
--- a/shim.c
+++ b/shim.c
@@ -634,6 +634,10 @@ const EVP_CIPHER *X_EVP_CIPHER_CTX_cipher(EVP_CIPHER_CTX *ctx) {
     return EVP_CIPHER_CTX_cipher(ctx);
 }
 
+int X_EVP_PKEY_CTX_set_ec_paramgen_curve_nid(EVP_PKEY_CTX *ctx, int nid) {
+	return EVP_PKEY_CTX_set_ec_paramgen_curve_nid(ctx, nid);
+}
+
 size_t X_HMAC_size(const HMAC_CTX *e) {
 	return HMAC_size(e);
 }
diff --git a/shim.h b/shim.h
index 6e46ffc..bbfa7df 100644
--- a/shim.h
+++ b/shim.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 #include <openssl/pem.h>
 #include <openssl/ssl.h>
 #include <openssl/x509v3.h>
+#include <openssl/ec.h>
 
 #ifndef SSL_MODE_RELEASE_BUFFERS
 #define SSL_MODE_RELEASE_BUFFERS 0
@@ -139,6 +140,7 @@ extern int X_EVP_CIPHER_CTX_key_length(EVP_CIPHER_CTX *ctx);
 extern int X_EVP_CIPHER_CTX_iv_length(EVP_CIPHER_CTX *ctx);
 extern const EVP_CIPHER *X_EVP_CIPHER_CTX_cipher(EVP_CIPHER_CTX *ctx);
 extern int X_EVP_CIPHER_CTX_encrypting(const EVP_CIPHER_CTX *ctx);
+extern int X_EVP_PKEY_CTX_set_ec_paramgen_curve_nid(EVP_PKEY_CTX *ctx, int nid);
 
 /* HMAC methods */
 extern size_t X_HMAC_size(const HMAC_CTX *e);
diff --git a/ssl_test.go b/ssl_test.go
index f18f1dd..a743a73 100644
--- a/ssl_test.go
+++ b/ssl_test.go
@@ -81,6 +81,11 @@ ucCCa4lOGgPtXJ0Qf1c8yq5vh4yqkQjrgUTkr+CFDGR6y4CxmNDQxEMYIajaIiSY
 qmgvgyRayemfO2zR0CPgC6wSoGBth+xW6g+WA8y0z76ZSaWpFi8lVM4=
 -----END RSA PRIVATE KEY-----
 `)
+	prime256v1KeyBytes = []byte(`-----BEGIN EC PRIVATE KEY-----
+MHcCAQEEIB/XL0zZSsAu+IQF1AI/nRneabb2S126WFlvvhzmYr1KoAoGCCqGSM49
+AwEHoUQDQgAESSFGWwF6W1hoatKGPPorh4+ipyk0FqpiWdiH+4jIiU39qtOeZGSh
+1QgSbzfdHxvoYI0FXM+mqE7wec0kIvrrHw==
+-----END EC PRIVATE KEY-----`)
 )
 
 func NetPipe(t testing.TB) (net.Conn, net.Conn) {