diff --git a/include/polarssl/ecp.h b/include/polarssl/ecp.h
index 7342f4505..c0f50791d 100644
--- a/include/polarssl/ecp.h
+++ b/include/polarssl/ecp.h
@@ -204,6 +204,15 @@ const ecp_curve_info *ecp_curve_info_from_grp_id( ecp_group_id grp_id );
  */
 const ecp_curve_info *ecp_curve_info_from_tls_id( uint16_t tls_id );
 
+/**
+ * \brief           Get curve information from a human-readable name
+ *
+ * \param name      The name
+ *
+ * \return          The associated curve information or NULL
+ */
+const ecp_curve_info *ecp_curve_info_from_name( const char *name );
+
 /**
  * \brief           Initialize a point (as zero)
  */
diff --git a/library/ecp.c b/library/ecp.c
index 80a10ba94..ef38d19d7 100644
--- a/library/ecp.c
+++ b/library/ecp.c
@@ -58,6 +58,11 @@
 #include <limits.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 
+#if defined(_MSC_VER) && !defined strcasecmp && !defined(EFIX64) && \
+    !defined(EFI32)
+#define strcasecmp _stricmp
+#endif
+
 #if defined(_MSC_VER) && !defined(inline)
 #define inline _inline
 #else
@@ -84,13 +89,13 @@ unsigned long add_count, dbl_count, mul_count;
 const ecp_curve_info ecp_supported_curves[] =
 {
 #if defined(POLARSSL_ECP_DP_BP512R1_ENABLED)
-    { POLARSSL_ECP_DP_BP512R1,      28,     512,    "brainpool512r1"    },
+    { POLARSSL_ECP_DP_BP512R1,      28,     512,    "brainpoolP512r1"   },
 #endif
 #if defined(POLARSSL_ECP_DP_BP384R1_ENABLED)
-    { POLARSSL_ECP_DP_BP384R1,      27,     384,    "brainpool384r1"    },
+    { POLARSSL_ECP_DP_BP384R1,      27,     384,    "brainpoolP384r1"   },
 #endif
 #if defined(POLARSSL_ECP_DP_BP256R1_ENABLED)
-    { POLARSSL_ECP_DP_BP256R1,      26,     256,    "brainpool256r1"    },
+    { POLARSSL_ECP_DP_BP256R1,      26,     256,    "brainpoolP256r1"   },
 #endif
 #if defined(POLARSSL_ECP_DP_SECP521R1_ENABLED)
     { POLARSSL_ECP_DP_SECP521R1,    25,     521,    "secp521r1"         },
@@ -154,6 +159,24 @@ const ecp_curve_info *ecp_curve_info_from_tls_id( uint16_t tls_id )
     return( NULL );
 }
 
+/*
+ * Get the curve info from the name
+ */
+const ecp_curve_info *ecp_curve_info_from_name( const char *name )
+{
+    const ecp_curve_info *curve_info;
+
+    for( curve_info = ecp_curve_list();
+         curve_info->grp_id != POLARSSL_ECP_DP_NONE;
+         curve_info++ )
+    {
+        if( strcasecmp( curve_info->name, name ) == 0 )
+            return( curve_info );
+    }
+
+    return( NULL );
+}
+
 /*
  * Initialize (the components of) a point
  */
diff --git a/tests/suites/test_suite_ecp.data b/tests/suites/test_suite_ecp.data
index 92c490a15..17ad8aa10 100644
--- a/tests/suites/test_suite_ecp.data
+++ b/tests/suites/test_suite_ecp.data
@@ -1,3 +1,35 @@
+ECP curve info #1
+depends_on:POLARSSL_ECP_DP_BP512R1_ENABLED
+ecp_curve_info:POLARSSL_ECP_DP_BP512R1:28:512:"brainpoolP512r1"
+
+ECP curve info #2
+depends_on:POLARSSL_ECP_DP_BP384R1_ENABLED
+ecp_curve_info:POLARSSL_ECP_DP_BP384R1:27:384:"brainpoolP384r1"
+
+ECP curve info #3
+depends_on:POLARSSL_ECP_DP_BP256R1_ENABLED
+ecp_curve_info:POLARSSL_ECP_DP_BP256R1:26:256:"brainpoolP256r1"
+
+ECP curve info #4
+depends_on:POLARSSL_ECP_DP_SECP521R1_ENABLED
+ecp_curve_info:POLARSSL_ECP_DP_SECP521R1:25:521:"secp521r1"
+
+ECP curve info #5
+depends_on:POLARSSL_ECP_DP_SECP384R1_ENABLED
+ecp_curve_info:POLARSSL_ECP_DP_SECP384R1:24:384:"secp384r1"
+
+ECP curve info #6
+depends_on:POLARSSL_ECP_DP_SECP256R1_ENABLED
+ecp_curve_info:POLARSSL_ECP_DP_SECP256R1:23:256:"secp256r1"
+
+ECP curve info #7
+depends_on:POLARSSL_ECP_DP_SECP224R1_ENABLED
+ecp_curve_info:POLARSSL_ECP_DP_SECP224R1:21:224:"secp224r1"
+
+ECP curve info #8
+depends_on:POLARSSL_ECP_DP_SECP192R1_ENABLED
+ecp_curve_info:POLARSSL_ECP_DP_SECP192R1:19:192:"secp192r1"
+
 ECP small addition #1
 ecp_small_add:1:"":"":1:"":"":1:0:0
 
diff --git a/tests/suites/test_suite_ecp.function b/tests/suites/test_suite_ecp.function
index 9473dd442..cb93e850a 100644
--- a/tests/suites/test_suite_ecp.function
+++ b/tests/suites/test_suite_ecp.function
@@ -9,6 +9,22 @@
  * END_DEPENDENCIES
  */
 
+/* BEGIN_CASE */
+void ecp_curve_info( int id, int tls_id, int size, char *name )
+{
+    const ecp_curve_info *by_id, *by_tls, *by_name;
+
+    TEST_ASSERT( ( by_id   = ecp_curve_info_from_grp_id( id     ) ) != NULL );
+    TEST_ASSERT( ( by_tls  = ecp_curve_info_from_tls_id( tls_id ) ) != NULL );
+    TEST_ASSERT( ( by_name = ecp_curve_info_from_name(   name   ) ) != NULL );
+
+    TEST_ASSERT( by_id == by_tls  );
+    TEST_ASSERT( by_id == by_name );
+
+    TEST_ASSERT( by_id->size == size );
+}
+/* END_CASE */
+
 /* BEGIN_CASE */
 void ecp_small_add( int a_zero, char *x_a, char *y_a, int b_zero, char *x_b,
                     char *y_b, int c_zero, int x_c, int y_c )