diff --git a/benchmark/script.js b/benchmark/script.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..76a6320
--- /dev/null
+++ b/benchmark/script.js
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+'use strict';
+
+var benchmark = require('benchmark');
+var bitcore = require('..');
+var async = require('async');
+var blockData = require('./block-357238.json');
+
+var maxTime = 10;
+
+console.log('Benchmarking Script');
+console.log('---------------------------------------');
+
+async.series([
+  function(next) {
+
+    var c = 0;
+    var scripts = [];
+    var block = bitcore.Block.fromString(blockData);
+    for (var i = 0; i < block.transactions.length; i++) {
+      var tx = block.transactions[i];
+      for (var j = 0; j < tx.inputs.length; j++) {
+        var input = tx.inputs[j];
+        if (input.script) {
+          scripts.push(input.script);
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
+    function isPublicKeyHashIn() {
+      if (c >= scripts.length) {
+        c = 0;
+      }
+      scripts[c].isPublicKeyHashIn(true);
+      c++;
+    }
+
+    function isPublicKeyHashInAccurate() {
+      if (c >= scripts.length) {
+        c = 0;
+      }
+      scripts[c].isPublicKeyHashIn();
+      c++;
+    }
+
+    function toAddress() {
+      if (c >= scripts.length) {
+        c = 0;
+      }
+      scripts[c].toAddress();
+      c++;
+    }
+
+    function getAddressInfo() {
+      if (c >= scripts.length) {
+        c = 0;
+      }
+      scripts[c].getAddressInfo();
+      c++;
+    }
+
+    var suite = new benchmark.Suite();
+    suite.add('isPublicKeyHashIn', isPublicKeyHashIn, {maxTime: maxTime});
+    suite.add('isPublicKeyHashIn (accurate)', isPublicKeyHashInAccurate, {maxTime: maxTime});
+    suite.add('toAddress', toAddress, {maxTime: maxTime});
+    suite.add('getAddressInfo', getAddressInfo, {maxTime: maxTime});
+    suite
+      .on('cycle', function(event) {
+        console.log(String(event.target));
+      })
+      .on('complete', function() {
+        console.log('Done');
+        console.log('----------------------------------------------------------------------');
+        next();
+      })
+      .run();
+  }
+], function(err) {
+  console.log('Finished');
+});
diff --git a/lib/script/script.js b/lib/script/script.js
index f93ace2..3f25faa 100644
--- a/lib/script/script.js
+++ b/lib/script/script.js
@@ -245,13 +245,33 @@ Script.prototype.isPublicKeyHashOut = function() {
 };
 
 /**
+ * @param {boolean} inaccurate - option to disable full (slow) public key validation
  * @returns {boolean} if this is a pay to public key hash input script
  */
-Script.prototype.isPublicKeyHashIn = function() {
-  return this.chunks.length === 2 &&
-    this.chunks[0].buf &&
-    this.chunks[0].buf.length <= 0x49 &&
-    PublicKey.isValid(this.chunks[1].buf);
+Script.prototype.isPublicKeyHashIn = function(inaccurate) {
+  if (this.chunks.length === 2) {
+    var signatureBuf = this.chunks[0].buf;
+    var pubkeyBuf = this.chunks[1].buf;
+    if (signatureBuf &&
+        signatureBuf.length &&
+        signatureBuf[0] === 0x30 &&
+        pubkeyBuf.length
+       ) {
+      var version = pubkeyBuf[0];
+      var isVersion = false;
+      if (version === 0x04 && pubkeyBuf.length === 65) {
+        isVersion = true;
+      } else if ((version === 0x03 || version === 0x02) && pubkeyBuf.length === 33) {
+        isVersion = true;
+      }
+      if (inaccurate) {
+        return isVersion;
+      } else {
+        return PublicKey.isValid(pubkeyBuf);
+      }
+    }
+  }
+  return false;
 };
 
 Script.prototype.getPublicKeyHash = function() {
@@ -753,7 +773,7 @@ Script.prototype.getAddressInfo = function() {
   } else if (this.isPublicKeyHashOut()) {
     info.hashBuffer = this.getData();
     info.type = Address.PayToPublicKeyHash;
-  } else if (this.isPublicKeyHashIn()) {
+  } else if (this.isPublicKeyHashIn(true)) {
     // hash the publickey found in the scriptSig
     info.hashBuffer = Hash.sha256ripemd160(this.chunks[1].buf);
     info.type = Address.PayToPublicKeyHash;