diff --git a/src/pk.c b/src/pk.c
index 5292314dd..aa172b2a4 100644
--- a/src/pk.c
+++ b/src/pk.c
@@ -32,6 +32,12 @@
 
 #ifdef HAVE_ECC
     #include <wolfssl/wolfcrypt/ecc.h>
+    #ifdef HAVE_SELFTEST
+        /* point compression types. */
+        #define ECC_POINT_COMP_EVEN 0x02
+        #define ECC_POINT_COMP_ODD  0x03
+        #define ECC_POINT_UNCOMP    0x04
+    #endif
 #endif
 #ifndef WOLFSSL_HAVE_ECC_KEY_GET_PRIV
     /* FIPS build has replaced ecc.h. */
@@ -9870,7 +9876,6 @@ void wolfSSL_EC_POINT_dump(const char *msg, const WOLFSSL_EC_POINT *point)
 #endif
 }
 
-#ifndef HAVE_SELFTEST
 /* Convert EC point to hex string that as either uncompressed or compressed.
  *
  * ECC point compression types were not included in selftest ecc.h
@@ -9983,7 +9988,100 @@ char* wolfSSL_EC_POINT_point2hex(const WOLFSSL_EC_GROUP* group,
     return hex;
 }
 
-#endif /* HAVE_SELFTEST */
+static size_t hex_to_bytes(const char *hex, unsigned char *output, size_t sz)
+{
+    word32 i;
+    for (i = 0; i < sz; i++) {
+        signed char ch1, ch2;
+        ch1 = HexCharToByte(hex[i * 2]);
+        ch2 = HexCharToByte(hex[i * 2 + 1]);
+        if ((ch1 < 0) || (ch2 < 0)) {
+            WOLFSSL_MSG("hex_to_bytes: syntax error");
+            return 0;
+        }
+        output[i] = (unsigned char)((ch1 << 4) + ch2);
+    }
+    return sz;
+}
+
+WOLFSSL_EC_POINT* wolfSSL_EC_POINT_hex2point(const EC_GROUP *group,
+            const char *hex, WOLFSSL_EC_POINT*p, WOLFSSL_BN_CTX *ctx)
+{
+    /* for uncompressed mode */
+    size_t str_sz;
+    BIGNUM *Gx  = NULL;
+    BIGNUM *Gy  = NULL;
+    char   strGx[MAX_ECC_BYTES * 2 + 1];
+
+    /* for compressed mode */
+    int    key_sz;
+    byte   *octGx = (byte *)strGx; /* octGx[MAX_ECC_BYTES] */
+
+    int p_alloc = 0;
+    int ret;
+
+    WOLFSSL_ENTER("wolfSSL_EC_POINT_hex2point");
+
+    if (group == NULL || hex == NULL || ctx == NULL)
+        return NULL;
+
+    if (p == NULL) {
+        if ((p = wolfSSL_EC_POINT_new(group)) == NULL) {
+            WOLFSSL_MSG("wolfSSL_EC_POINT_new");
+            goto err;
+        }
+        p_alloc = 1;
+    }
+
+    key_sz = (wolfSSL_EC_GROUP_get_degree(group) + 7) / 8;
+    if (hex[0] ==  '0' && hex[1] == '4') { /* uncompressed mode */
+        str_sz = key_sz * 2;
+
+        XMEMSET(strGx, 0x0, str_sz + 1);
+        XMEMCPY(strGx, hex + 2, str_sz);
+
+        if (wolfSSL_BN_hex2bn(&Gx, strGx) == 0)
+            goto err;
+
+        if (wolfSSL_BN_hex2bn(&Gy, hex + 2 + str_sz) == 0)
+            goto err;
+
+        ret = wolfSSL_EC_POINT_set_affine_coordinates_GFp
+                                            (group, p, Gx, Gy, ctx);
+
+        if (ret != WOLFSSL_SUCCESS) {
+            WOLFSSL_MSG("wolfSSL_EC_POINT_set_affine_coordinates_GFp");
+            goto err;
+        }
+    }
+    else if (hex[0] == '0' && (hex[1] == '2' || hex[1] == '3')) {
+        size_t sz = XSTRLEN(hex + 2) / 2;
+        /* compressed mode */
+        octGx[0] = ECC_POINT_COMP_ODD;
+        if (hex_to_bytes(hex + 2, octGx + 1, sz) != sz) {
+            goto err;
+        }
+        if (wolfSSL_ECPoint_d2i(octGx, key_sz + 1, group, p)
+                                            != WOLFSSL_SUCCESS) {
+            goto err;
+        }
+    }
+    else
+        goto err;
+
+    wolfSSL_BN_free(Gx);
+    wolfSSL_BN_free(Gy);
+    return p;
+
+err:
+    wolfSSL_BN_free(Gx);
+    wolfSSL_BN_free(Gy);
+    if (p_alloc) {
+        EC_POINT_free(p);
+    }
+    return NULL;
+
+}
 
 /* Encode the EC point as an uncompressed point in DER.
  *
diff --git a/tests/api.c b/tests/api.c
index ecf9b36a4..5b51020ec 100644
--- a/tests/api.c
+++ b/tests/api.c
@@ -61767,6 +61767,7 @@ static int test_wolfSSL_EC_POINT(void)
     EC_POINT* Gxy = NULL;
     EC_POINT* new_point = NULL;
     EC_POINT* set_point = NULL;
+    EC_POINT* get_point = NULL;
     EC_POINT* infinity = NULL;
     BIGNUM* k = NULL;
     BIGNUM* Gx = NULL;
@@ -61784,6 +61785,14 @@ static int test_wolfSSL_EC_POINT(void)
                         "77037D812DEB33A0F4A13945D898C296";
     const char* kGy   = "4FE342E2FE1A7F9B8EE7EB4A7C0F9E16"
                         "2BCE33576B315ECECBB6406837BF51F5";
+    const char* uncompG
+                      = "046B17D1F2E12C4247F8BCE6E563A440F2"
+                        "77037D812DEB33A0F4A13945D898C296"
+                        "4FE342E2FE1A7F9B8EE7EB4A7C0F9E16"
+                        "2BCE33576B315ECECBB6406837BF51F5";
+    const char* compG
+                      = "036B17D1F2E12C4247F8BCE6E563A440F2"
+                        "77037D812DEB33A0F4A13945D898C296";
 
 #ifndef HAVE_SELFTEST
     EC_POINT *tmp = NULL;
@@ -61792,10 +61801,6 @@ static int test_wolfSSL_EC_POINT(void)
     unsigned char* buf = NULL;
     unsigned char bufInf[1] = { 0x00 };
 
-    const char* uncompG   = "046B17D1F2E12C4247F8BCE6E563A440F2"
-                              "77037D812DEB33A0F4A13945D898C296"
-                              "4FE342E2FE1A7F9B8EE7EB4A7C0F9E16"
-                              "2BCE33576B315ECECBB6406837BF51F5";
     const unsigned char binUncompG[] = {
         0x04, 0x6b, 0x17, 0xd1, 0xf2, 0xe1, 0x2c, 0x42, 0x47, 0xf8, 0xbc,
         0xe6, 0xe5, 0x63, 0xa4, 0x40, 0xf2, 0x77, 0x03, 0x7d, 0x81, 0x2d,
@@ -61813,8 +61818,6 @@ static int test_wolfSSL_EC_POINT(void)
         0x5e, 0xce, 0xcb, 0xb6, 0x40, 0x68, 0x37, 0xbf, 0x51, 0xf5,
     };
 
-    const char* compG   = "036B17D1F2E12C4247F8BCE6E563A440F2"
-                            "77037D812DEB33A0F4A13945D898C296";
 #ifdef HAVE_COMP_KEY
     const unsigned char binCompG[] = {
         0x03, 0x6b, 0x17, 0xd1, 0xf2, 0xe1, 0x2c, 0x42, 0x47, 0xf8, 0xbc,
@@ -62039,7 +62042,6 @@ static int test_wolfSSL_EC_POINT(void)
 #endif
     XFREE(hexStr, NULL, DYNAMIC_TYPE_ECC);
 
-#ifndef HAVE_SELFTEST
     /* Test point to hex */
     ExpectNull(EC_POINT_point2hex(NULL, NULL, POINT_CONVERSION_UNCOMPRESSED,
         ctx));
@@ -62056,13 +62058,22 @@ static int test_wolfSSL_EC_POINT(void)
     hexStr = EC_POINT_point2hex(group, Gxy, POINT_CONVERSION_UNCOMPRESSED, ctx);
     ExpectNotNull(hexStr);
     ExpectStrEQ(hexStr, uncompG);
+    AssertNotNull(get_point = EC_POINT_hex2point(group, hexStr, NULL, ctx));
+    AssertIntEQ(EC_POINT_cmp(group, Gxy, get_point, ctx), 0);
     XFREE(hexStr, NULL, DYNAMIC_TYPE_ECC);
 
     hexStr = EC_POINT_point2hex(group, Gxy, POINT_CONVERSION_COMPRESSED, ctx);
     ExpectNotNull(hexStr);
     ExpectStrEQ(hexStr, compG);
+    #ifdef HAVE_COMP_KEY
+    AssertNotNull(get_point = EC_POINT_hex2point
+                                            (group, hexStr, get_point, ctx));
+    AssertIntEQ(EC_POINT_cmp(group, Gxy, get_point, ctx), 0);
+    #endif
     XFREE(hexStr, NULL, DYNAMIC_TYPE_ECC);
+    EC_POINT_free(get_point);
 
+#ifndef HAVE_SELFTEST
     /* Test point to oct */
     ExpectIntEQ(EC_POINT_point2oct(NULL, NULL, POINT_CONVERSION_UNCOMPRESSED,
         NULL, 0, ctx), 0);
diff --git a/wolfssl/openssl/ec.h b/wolfssl/openssl/ec.h
index fcfcb1e42..da988c6a9 100644
--- a/wolfssl/openssl/ec.h
+++ b/wolfssl/openssl/ec.h
@@ -318,12 +318,14 @@ WOLFSSL_API
 int wolfSSL_EC_POINT_is_at_infinity(const WOLFSSL_EC_GROUP *group,
                                     const WOLFSSL_EC_POINT *a);
 
-#ifndef HAVE_SELFTEST
 WOLFSSL_API
 char* wolfSSL_EC_POINT_point2hex(const WOLFSSL_EC_GROUP* group,
                                  const WOLFSSL_EC_POINT* point, int form,
                                  WOLFSSL_BN_CTX* ctx);
-#endif
+WOLFSSL_API
+WOLFSSL_EC_POINT *wolfSSL_EC_POINT_hex2point
+                                (const WOLFSSL_EC_GROUP *group, const char *hex,
+                                    WOLFSSL_EC_POINT *p, WOLFSSL_BN_CTX *ctx);
 
 WOLFSSL_API const WOLFSSL_EC_KEY_METHOD *wolfSSL_EC_KEY_OpenSSL(void);
 WOLFSSL_API WOLFSSL_EC_KEY_METHOD *wolfSSL_EC_KEY_METHOD_new(
@@ -423,9 +425,8 @@ typedef WOLFSSL_EC_KEY_METHOD         EC_KEY_METHOD;
 #define EC_KEY_set_conv_form            wolfSSL_EC_KEY_set_conv_form
 #define EC_KEY_get_conv_form            wolfSSL_EC_KEY_get_conv_form
 
-#ifndef HAVE_SELFTEST
-    #define EC_POINT_point2hex          wolfSSL_EC_POINT_point2hex
-#endif
+#define EC_POINT_point2hex              wolfSSL_EC_POINT_point2hex
+#define EC_POINT_hex2point              wolfSSL_EC_POINT_hex2point
 
 #define EC_POINT_dump                   wolfSSL_EC_POINT_dump
 #define EC_get_builtin_curves           wolfSSL_EC_get_builtin_curves