diff --git a/include/mbedtls/ecp.h b/include/mbedtls/ecp.h
index 2fb1af49a2..0e5b47fc21 100644
--- a/include/mbedtls/ecp.h
+++ b/include/mbedtls/ecp.h
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ int mbedtls_ecp_point_read_binary( const mbedtls_ecp_group *grp, mbedtls_ecp_poi
 /**
  * \brief           This function imports a point from a TLS ECPoint record.
  *
- * \note            On function return, \p buf is updated to point to immediately
+ * \note            On function return, \p *buf is updated to point immediately
  *                  after the ECPoint record.
  *
  * \param grp       The ECP group used.
@@ -641,7 +641,8 @@ int mbedtls_ecp_point_read_binary( const mbedtls_ecp_group *grp, mbedtls_ecp_poi
  * \param len       The length of the buffer.
  *
  * \return          \c 0 on success.
- * \return          An \c MBEDTLS_ERR_MPI_XXX error code on initialization failure.
+ * \return          An \c MBEDTLS_ERR_MPI_XXX error code on initialization
+ *                  failure.
  * \return          #MBEDTLS_ERR_ECP_BAD_INPUT_DATA if input is invalid.
  */
 int mbedtls_ecp_tls_read_point( const mbedtls_ecp_group *grp, mbedtls_ecp_point *pt,
@@ -687,19 +688,39 @@ int mbedtls_ecp_group_load( mbedtls_ecp_group *grp, mbedtls_ecp_group_id id );
 /**
  * \brief           This function sets a group from a TLS ECParameters record.
  *
- * \note            \p buf is updated to point right after the ECParameters record
- *                  on exit.
+ * \note            \p buf is updated to point right after the ECParameters
+ *                  record on exit.
  *
  * \param grp       The destination group.
  * \param buf       The address of the pointer to the start of the input buffer.
  * \param len       The length of the buffer.
  *
  * \return          \c 0 on success.
- * \return          An \c MBEDTLS_ERR_MPI_XXX error code on initialization failure.
+ * \return          An \c MBEDTLS_ERR_MPI_XXX error code on initialization
+ *                  failure.
  * \return          #MBEDTLS_ERR_ECP_BAD_INPUT_DATA if input is invalid.
+ * \return          #MBEDTLS_ERR_ECP_FEATURE_UNAVAILABLE if the group is not
+ *                  recognised.
  */
 int mbedtls_ecp_tls_read_group( mbedtls_ecp_group *grp, const unsigned char **buf, size_t len );
 
+/**
+ * \brief           This function reads a group from a TLS ECParameters record.
+ *
+ * \note            \p buf is updated to point right after the ECParameters
+ *                  record on exit.
+ *
+ * \param grp       Output parameter to hold the group id.
+ * \param buf       The address of the pointer to the start of the input buffer.
+ * \param len       The length of the buffer.
+ *
+ * \return          \c 0 on success.
+ * \return          #MBEDTLS_ERR_ECP_BAD_INPUT_DATA if input is invalid.
+ * \return          #MBEDTLS_ERR_ECP_FEATURE_UNAVAILABLE if the group is not
+ *                  recognised.
+ */
+int mbedtls_ecp_tls_read_group_id( mbedtls_ecp_group_id *grp,
+                                   const unsigned char **buf, size_t len );
 /**
  * \brief           This function writes the TLS ECParameters record for a group.
  *
diff --git a/library/ecp.c b/library/ecp.c
index de5725c700..49255b1036 100644
--- a/library/ecp.c
+++ b/library/ecp.c
@@ -833,7 +833,24 @@ int mbedtls_ecp_tls_write_point( const mbedtls_ecp_group *grp, const mbedtls_ecp
 /*
  * Set a group from an ECParameters record (RFC 4492)
  */
-int mbedtls_ecp_tls_read_group( mbedtls_ecp_group *grp, const unsigned char **buf, size_t len )
+int mbedtls_ecp_tls_read_group( mbedtls_ecp_group *grp,
+                                const unsigned char **buf, size_t len )
+{
+    int ret;
+    mbedtls_ecp_group_id grp_id;
+
+    if( ( ret = mbedtls_ecp_tls_read_group_id( &grp_id, buf, len ) ) != 0 )
+        return( ret );
+
+    return mbedtls_ecp_group_load( grp, grp_id );
+}
+
+/*
+ * Read a group id from an ECParameters record (RFC 4492) and convert it to
+ * mbedtls_ecp_group_id.
+ */
+int mbedtls_ecp_tls_read_group_id( mbedtls_ecp_group_id *grp,
+                                   const unsigned char **buf, size_t len )
 {
     uint16_t tls_id;
     const mbedtls_ecp_curve_info *curve_info;
@@ -860,7 +877,9 @@ int mbedtls_ecp_tls_read_group( mbedtls_ecp_group *grp, const unsigned char **bu
     if( ( curve_info = mbedtls_ecp_curve_info_from_tls_id( tls_id ) ) == NULL )
         return( MBEDTLS_ERR_ECP_FEATURE_UNAVAILABLE );
 
-    return mbedtls_ecp_group_load( grp, curve_info->grp_id );
+    *grp = curve_info->grp_id;
+
+    return( 0 );
 }
 
 /*