diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index c96cdbe..9c83022 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [package]
 
 name = "secp256k1"
-version = "0.6.2"
+version = "0.6.3"
 authors = [ "Dawid Ciężarkiewicz <dpc@ucore.info>",
             "Andrew Poelstra <apoelstra@wpsoftware.net>" ]
 license = "CC0-1.0"
diff --git a/src/ffi.rs b/src/ffi.rs
index 80bd741..313aa95 100644
--- a/src/ffi.rs
+++ b/src/ffi.rs
@@ -150,6 +150,10 @@ extern "C" {
                                                input: *const c_uchar, in_len: size_t)
                                                -> c_int;
 
+    pub fn secp256k1_ecdsa_signature_parse_compact(cx: *const Context, sig: *mut Signature,
+                                                   input64: *const c_uchar)
+                                                   -> c_int;
+
     pub fn ecdsa_signature_parse_der_lax(cx: *const Context, sig: *mut Signature,
                                          input: *const c_uchar, in_len: size_t)
                                          -> c_int;
@@ -158,6 +162,10 @@ extern "C" {
                                                    out_len: *mut size_t, sig: *const Signature)
                                                    -> c_int;
 
+    pub fn secp256k1_ecdsa_signature_serialize_compact(cx: *const Context, output64: *const c_uchar,
+                                                       sig: *const Signature)
+                                                       -> c_int;
+
     pub fn secp256k1_ecdsa_recoverable_signature_parse_compact(cx: *const Context, sig: *mut RecoverableSignature,
                                                                input64: *const c_uchar, recid: c_int)
                                                                -> c_int;
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 385a4a7..8e6ef07 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -104,6 +104,23 @@ impl Signature {
         }
     }
 
+    /// Converts a 64-byte compact-encoded byte slice to a signature
+    pub fn from_compact(secp: &Secp256k1, data: &[u8]) -> Result<Signature, Error> {
+        let mut ret = unsafe { ffi::Signature::blank() };
+        if data.len() != 64 {
+            return Err(Error::InvalidSignature)
+        }
+
+        unsafe {
+            if ffi::secp256k1_ecdsa_signature_parse_compact(secp.ctx, &mut ret,
+                                                            data.as_ptr()) == 1 {
+                Ok(Signature(ret))
+            } else {
+                Err(Error::InvalidSignature)
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     /// Converts a "lax DER"-encoded byte slice to a signature. This is basically
     /// only useful for validating signatures in the Bitcoin blockchain from before
     /// 2016. It should never be used in new applications. This library does not
@@ -171,6 +188,18 @@ impl Signature {
         }
         ret
     }
+
+    #[inline]
+    /// Serializes the signature in compact format
+    pub fn serialize_compact(&self, secp: &Secp256k1) -> [u8; 64] {
+        let mut ret = [0; 64];
+        unsafe {
+            let err = ffi::secp256k1_ecdsa_signature_serialize_compact(secp.ctx, ret.as_mut_ptr(),
+                                                                       self.as_ptr());
+            debug_assert!(err == 1);
+        }
+        ret
+    }
 }
 
 /// Creates a new signature from a FFI signature
@@ -650,7 +679,7 @@ mod tests {
     }
 
     #[test]
-    fn signature_der_roundtrip() {
+    fn signature_serialize_roundtrip() {
         let mut s = Secp256k1::new();
         s.randomize(&mut thread_rng());
 
@@ -664,6 +693,15 @@ mod tests {
             let der = sig1.serialize_der(&s);
             let sig2 = Signature::from_der(&s, &der[..]).unwrap();
             assert_eq!(sig1, sig2);
+
+            let compact = sig1.serialize_compact(&s);
+            let sig2 = Signature::from_compact(&s, &compact[..]).unwrap();
+            assert_eq!(sig1, sig2);
+
+            assert!(Signature::from_compact(&s, &der[..]).is_err());
+            assert!(Signature::from_compact(&s, &compact[0..4]).is_err());
+            assert!(Signature::from_der(&s, &compact[..]).is_err());
+            assert!(Signature::from_der(&s, &der[0..4]).is_err());
          }
     }