diff --git a/lib/script.js b/lib/script.js
index 7815cb4d0..c53d6751f 100644
--- a/lib/script.js
+++ b/lib/script.js
@@ -194,6 +194,21 @@ Script.prototype.isPublicKeyHashIn = function() {
     this.chunks[1].buf);
 };
 
+/**
+ * @returns true if this is a public key output script
+ */
+Script.prototype.isPublicKeyOut = function() {
+  return false;
+};
+
+/**
+ * @returns true if this is a pay to public key input script
+ */
+Script.prototype.isPublicKeyIn = function() {
+  return false;
+};
+
+
 /**
  * @returns true if this is a p2sh output script
  */
@@ -241,10 +256,6 @@ Script.prototype.isMultisigIn = function() {
     });
 };
 
-/**
- * @returns true if this is a mutlsig input script
- */
-
 /**
  * @returns true if this is an OP_RETURN data script
  */
@@ -258,6 +269,42 @@ Script.prototype.isOpReturn = function() {
 };
 
 
+Script.types = {};
+Script.types.UNKNOWN = 'Unknown';
+Script.types.PUBKEY_OUT = 'Pay to public key';
+Script.types.PUBKEY_IN = 'Spend from public key';
+Script.types.PUBKEYHASH_OUT = 'Pay to public key hash';
+Script.types.PUBKEYHASH_IN = 'Spend from public key hash';
+Script.types.SCRIPTHASH_OUT = 'Pay to script hash';
+Script.types.SCRIPTHASH_IN = 'Spend from script hash';
+Script.types.MULTISIG_OUT = 'Pay to multisig';
+Script.types.MULTISIG_IN = 'Spend from multisig';
+Script.types.OP_RETURN = 'Data push';
+
+Script.identifiers = {};
+Script.identifiers.PUBKEY_OUT = Script.prototype.isPublicKeyOut;
+Script.identifiers.PUBKEY_IN = Script.prototype.isPublicKeyIn;
+Script.identifiers.PUBKEYHASH_OUT = Script.prototype.isPublicKeyHashOut;
+Script.identifiers.PUBKEYHASH_IN = Script.prototype.isPublicKeyHashIn;
+Script.identifiers.SCRIPTHASH_OUT = Script.prototype.isScriptHashOut;
+Script.identifiers.SCRIPTHASH_IN = Script.prototype.isScriptHashIn;
+Script.identifiers.MULTISIG_OUT = Script.prototype.isMultisigOut;
+Script.identifiers.MULTISIG_IN = Script.prototype.isMultisigIn;
+Script.identifiers.OP_RETURN = Script.prototype.isOpReturn;
+
+/**
+ * @returns {object} The Script type if it is a known form,
+ * or Script.UNKNOWN if it isn't
+ */
+Script.prototype.classify = function() {
+  for (var type in Script.identifiers) {
+    if (Script.identifiers[type].bind(this)()) {
+      return Script.types[type];
+    }
+  }
+  return Script.types.UNKNOWN;
+};
+
 // Script construction methods
 
 /**
diff --git a/test/script.js b/test/script.js
index 8e0a0646d..143b10d0f 100644
--- a/test/script.js
+++ b/test/script.js
@@ -204,11 +204,11 @@ describe('Script', function() {
 
   describe('#isPublicKeyHashIn', function() {
 
-    it('should classify this known pubkeyhashin', function() {
+    it('should identify this known pubkeyhashin', function() {
       Script('73 0x3046022100bb3c194a30e460d81d34be0a230179c043a656f67e3c5c8bf47eceae7c4042ee0221008bf54ca11b2985285be0fd7a212873d243e6e73f5fad57e8eb14c4f39728b8c601 65 0x04e365859b3c78a8b7c202412b949ebca58e147dba297be29eee53cd3e1d300a6419bc780cc9aec0dc94ed194e91c8f6433f1b781ee00eac0ead2aae1e8e0712c6').isPublicKeyHashIn().should.equal(true);
     });
 
-    it('should classify this known non-pubkeyhashin', function() {
+    it('should identify this known non-pubkeyhashin', function() {
       Script('73 0x3046022100bb3c194a30e460d81d34be0a230179c043a656f67e3c5c8bf47eceae7c4042ee0221008bf54ca11b2985285be0fd7a212873d243e6e73f5fad57e8eb14c4f39728b8c601 65 0x04e365859b3c78a8b7c202412b949ebca58e147dba297be29eee53cd3e1d300a6419bc780cc9aec0dc94ed194e91c8f6433f1b781ee00eac0ead2aae1e8e0712c6 OP_CHECKSIG').isPublicKeyHashIn().should.equal(false);
     });
 
@@ -216,11 +216,11 @@ describe('Script', function() {
 
   describe('#isPublicKeyHashOut', function() {
 
-    it('should classify this known pubkeyhashout as pubkeyhashout', function() {
+    it('should identify this known pubkeyhashout as pubkeyhashout', function() {
       Script('OP_DUP OP_HASH160 20 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000 OP_EQUALVERIFY OP_CHECKSIG').isPublicKeyHashOut().should.equal(true);
     });
 
-    it('should classify this known non-pubkeyhashout as not pubkeyhashout', function() {
+    it('should identify this known non-pubkeyhashout as not pubkeyhashout', function() {
       Script('OP_DUP OP_HASH160 20 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000').isPublicKeyHashOut().should.equal(false);
     });
 
@@ -228,11 +228,11 @@ describe('Script', function() {
 
   describe('#isScripthashIn', function() {
 
-    it('should classify this known scripthashin', function() {
+    it('should identify this known scripthashin', function() {
       Script('20 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000').isScriptHashIn().should.equal(true);
     });
 
-    it('should classify this known non-scripthashin', function() {
+    it('should identify this known non-scripthashin', function() {
       Script('20 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000 OP_CHECKSIG').isScriptHashIn().should.equal(false);
     });
 
@@ -240,11 +240,11 @@ describe('Script', function() {
 
   describe('#isScripthashOut', function() {
 
-    it('should classify this known pubkeyhashout as pubkeyhashout', function() {
+    it('should identify this known pubkeyhashout as pubkeyhashout', function() {
       Script('OP_HASH160 20 0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000 OP_EQUAL').isScriptHashOut().should.equal(true);
     });
 
-    it('should classify these known non-pubkeyhashout as not pubkeyhashout', function() {
+    it('should identify these known non-pubkeyhashout as not pubkeyhashout', function() {
       Script('OP_HASH160 20 0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000 OP_EQUAL OP_EQUAL').isScriptHashOut().should.equal(false);
       Script('OP_HASH160 21 0x000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 OP_EQUAL').isScriptHashOut().should.equal(false);
     });
@@ -252,39 +252,51 @@ describe('Script', function() {
   });
 
   describe('#isMultisigOut', function() {
-    it('should classify known multisig out 1', function() {
+    it('should identify known multisig out 1', function() {
       Script('OP_2 21 0x038282263212c609d9ea2a6e3e172de238d8c39cabd5ac1ca10646e23fd5f51508 21 0x038282263212c609d9ea2a6e3e172de238d8c39cabd5ac1ca10646e23fd5f51508 OP_2 OP_CHECKMULTISIG').isMultisigOut().should.equal(true);
     });
-    it('should classify known multisig out 2', function() {
+    it('should identify known multisig out 2', function() {
       Script('OP_1 21 0x038282263212c609d9ea2a6e3e172de238d8c39cabd5ac1ca10646e23fd5f51508 21 0x038282263212c609d9ea2a6e3e172de238d8c39cabd5ac1ca10646e23fd5f51508 OP_2 OP_CHECKMULTISIG').isMultisigOut().should.equal(true);
     });
-    it('should classify known multisig out 3', function() {
+    it('should identify known multisig out 3', function() {
       Script('OP_2 21 0x038282263212c609d9ea2a6e3e172de238d8c39cabd5ac1ca10646e23fd5f51508 21 0x038282263212c609d9ea2a6e3e172de238d8c39cabd5ac1ca10646e23fd5f51508 21 0x03363d90d447b00c9c99ceac05b6262ee053441c7e55552ffe526bad8f83ff4640 OP_3 OP_CHECKMULTISIG').isMultisigOut().should.equal(true);
     });
 
-    it('should classify non-multisig out 1', function() {
+    it('should identify non-multisig out 1', function() {
       Script('OP_2 21 0x038282263212c609d9ea2a6e3e172de238d8c39cabd5ac1ca10646e23fd5f51508 21 0x038282263212c609d9ea2a6e3e172de238d8c39cabd5ac1ca10646e23fd5f51508 OP_2 OP_CHECKMULTISIG OP_EQUAL').isMultisigOut().should.equal(false);
     });
-    it('should classify non-multisig out 2', function() {
+    it('should identify non-multisig out 2', function() {
       Script('OP_2').isMultisigOut().should.equal(false);
     });
   });
 
   describe('#isMultisigIn', function() {
-    it('should classify multisig in 1', function() {
+    it('should identify multisig in 1', function() {
       Script('OP_0 0x47 0x3044022002a27769ee33db258bdf7a3792e7da4143ec4001b551f73e6a190b8d1bde449d02206742c56ccd94a7a2e16ca52fc1ae4a0aa122b0014a867a80de104f9cb18e472c01').isMultisigIn().should.equal(true);
     });
-    it('should classify multisig in 2', function() {
+    it('should identify multisig in 2', function() {
       Script('OP_0 0x47 0x3044022002a27769ee33db258bdf7a3792e7da4143ec4001b551f73e6a190b8d1bde449d02206742c56ccd94a7a2e16ca52fc1ae4a0aa122b0014a867a80de104f9cb18e472c01 0x47 30450220357011fd3b3ad2b8f2f2d01e05dc6108b51d2a245b4ef40c112d6004596f0475022100a8208c93a39e0c366b983f9a80bfaf89237fcd64ca543568badd2d18ee2e1d7501').isMultisigIn().should.equal(true);
     });
-    it('should classify non-multisig in 1', function() {
+    it('should identify non-multisig in 1', function() {
       Script('0x47 0x3044022002a27769ee33db258bdf7a3792e7da4143ec4001b551f73e6a190b8d1bde449d02206742c56ccd94a7a2e16ca52fc1ae4a0aa122b0014a867a80de104f9cb18e472c01').isMultisigIn().should.equal(false);
     });
-    it('should classify non-multisig in 2', function() {
+    it('should identify non-multisig in 2', function() {
       Script('OP_0 0x47 0x3044022002a27769ee33db258bdf7a3792e7da4143ec4001b551f73e6a190b8d1bde449d02206742c56ccd94a7a2e16ca52fc1ae4a0aa122b0014a867a80de104f9cb18e472c01 OP_0').isMultisigIn().should.equal(false);
     });
   });
 
+  describe.only('#classify', function() {
+    it('should classify public key hash out', function() {
+      Script('OP_DUP OP_HASH160 20 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000 OP_EQUALVERIFY OP_CHECKSIG').classify().should.equal(Script.types.PUBKEYHASH_OUT);
+    });
+    it('should classify public key hash in', function() {
+      Script('47 0x3044022077a8d81e656c4a1c1721e68ce35fa0b27f13c342998e75854858c12396a15ffa02206378a8c6959283c008c87a14a9c0ada5cf3934ac5ee29f1fef9cac6969783e9801 21 0x03993c230da7dabb956292851ae755f971c50532efc095a16bee07f83ab9d262df').classify().should.equal(Script.types.PUBKEYHASH_IN);
+    });
+    it('should classify OP_RETURN', function() {
+      Script('OP_RETURN 1 0x01').classify().should.equal(Script.types.OP_RETURN);
+    });
+  });
+
   describe('#add and #prepend', function() {
 
     it('should add these ops', function() {