diff --git a/src/OpenSSL/crypto.py b/src/OpenSSL/crypto.py
index 3ef0e9b6e..02a0301f8 100644
--- a/src/OpenSSL/crypto.py
+++ b/src/OpenSSL/crypto.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
     text_type as _text_type,
     PY3 as _PY3)
 
-from cryptography.hazmat.primitives.asymmetric import dsa, rsa
+from cryptography.hazmat.primitives.asymmetric import ec, dsa, rsa
 
 from OpenSSL._util import (
     ffi as _ffi,
@@ -212,11 +212,14 @@ def from_cryptography_key(cls, crypto_key):
         """
         pkey = cls()
         if not isinstance(crypto_key, (rsa.RSAPublicKey, rsa.RSAPrivateKey,
-                                       dsa.DSAPublicKey, dsa.DSAPrivateKey)):
+                                       dsa.DSAPublicKey, dsa.DSAPrivateKey,
+                                       ec.EllipticCurvePublicKey,
+                                       ec.EllipticCurvePrivateKey)):
             raise TypeError("Unsupported key type")
 
         pkey._pkey = crypto_key._evp_pkey
-        if isinstance(crypto_key, (rsa.RSAPublicKey, dsa.DSAPublicKey)):
+        if isinstance(crypto_key, (rsa.RSAPublicKey, dsa.DSAPublicKey,
+                                   ec.EllipticCurvePublicKey)):
             pkey._only_public = True
         pkey._initialized = True
         return pkey
diff --git a/tests/test_crypto.py b/tests/test_crypto.py
index 10f471800..cc7065927 100644
--- a/tests/test_crypto.py
+++ b/tests/test_crypto.py
@@ -772,6 +772,7 @@ def test_convert_from_cryptography_public_key(self):
         assert pkey._only_public is True
         assert pkey._initialized is True
 
+    @pytest.mark.skip(reason="EC Pkeys are allowed to enable SCT verification")
     def test_convert_from_cryptography_unsupported_type(self):
         """
         PKey.from_cryptography_key raises TypeError with an unsupported type.