diff --git a/include/secp256k1.h b/include/secp256k1.h
index 06afd4c..beda1e7 100644
--- a/include/secp256k1.h
+++ b/include/secp256k1.h
@@ -262,18 +262,20 @@ SECP256K1_WARN_UNUSED_RESULT int secp256k1_ec_pubkey_create(
 
 /** Decompress a public key.
  * In:     ctx:       pointer to a context object (cannot be NULL)
- * In/Out: pubkey:    pointer to a 65-byte array to put the decompressed public key.
- *                    It must contain a 33-byte or 65-byte public key already (cannot be NULL)
- *         pubkeylen: pointer to the size of the public key pointed to by pubkey (cannot be NULL)
- *                    It will be updated to reflect the new size.
- * Returns: 0: pubkey was invalid
- *          1: pubkey was valid, and was replaced with its decompressed version
+ * In:     pubkeyin:  pointer to a 33-byte or 65-byte public key (cannot be NULL)
+ * In/Out: pubkeyout: pointer to a 65-byte array to put the decompressed public key (cannot be NULL)
+ *                    May alias pubkeyin.
+ *         pubkeylen: pointer to the size of the public key pointed to by pubkeyin (cannot be NULL)
+ *                    It will be updated to reflect the size of the public key in pubkeyout.
+ * Returns: 0: pubkeyin was invalid
+ *          1: pubkeyin was valid, and pubkeyout is its decompressed version
  */
 SECP256K1_WARN_UNUSED_RESULT int secp256k1_ec_pubkey_decompress(
   const secp256k1_context_t* ctx,
-  unsigned char *pubkey,
+  const unsigned char *pubkeyin,
+  unsigned char *pubkeyout,
   int *pubkeylen
-) SECP256K1_ARG_NONNULL(1) SECP256K1_ARG_NONNULL(2) SECP256K1_ARG_NONNULL(3);
+) SECP256K1_ARG_NONNULL(1) SECP256K1_ARG_NONNULL(2) SECP256K1_ARG_NONNULL(3) SECP256K1_ARG_NONNULL(4);
 
 /** Export a private key in DER format.
  * In: ctx: pointer to a context object, initialized for signing (cannot be NULL)
diff --git a/src/secp256k1.c b/src/secp256k1.c
index d6192dc..552c196 100644
--- a/src/secp256k1.c
+++ b/src/secp256k1.c
@@ -271,15 +271,16 @@ int secp256k1_ec_pubkey_create(const secp256k1_context_t* ctx, unsigned char *pu
     return ret;
 }
 
-int secp256k1_ec_pubkey_decompress(const secp256k1_context_t* ctx, unsigned char *pubkey, int *pubkeylen) {
+int secp256k1_ec_pubkey_decompress(const secp256k1_context_t* ctx, const unsigned char *pubkeyin, unsigned char *pubkeyout, int *pubkeylen) {
     secp256k1_ge_t p;
     int ret = 0;
-    DEBUG_CHECK(pubkey != NULL);
+    DEBUG_CHECK(pubkeyin != NULL);
+    DEBUG_CHECK(pubkeyout != NULL);
     DEBUG_CHECK(pubkeylen != NULL);
     (void)ctx;
 
-    if (secp256k1_eckey_pubkey_parse(&p, pubkey, *pubkeylen)) {
-        ret = secp256k1_eckey_pubkey_serialize(&p, pubkey, pubkeylen, 0);
+    if (secp256k1_eckey_pubkey_parse(&p, pubkeyin, *pubkeylen)) {
+        ret = secp256k1_eckey_pubkey_serialize(&p, pubkeyout, pubkeylen, 0);
     }
     return ret;
 }
diff --git a/src/tests.c b/src/tests.c
index fb8ce76..7ac02ef 100644
--- a/src/tests.c
+++ b/src/tests.c
@@ -1511,7 +1511,19 @@ void test_ecdsa_end_to_end(void) {
     CHECK(secp256k1_ec_seckey_verify(ctx, privkey) == 1);
     CHECK(secp256k1_ec_pubkey_create(ctx, pubkey, &pubkeylen, privkey, (secp256k1_rand32() & 3) != 0) == 1);
     if (secp256k1_rand32() & 1) {
-        CHECK(secp256k1_ec_pubkey_decompress(ctx, pubkey, &pubkeylen));
+        unsigned char pubkey2[65] = {0};
+        int pubkey2len = pubkeylen;
+        /* Decompress into a new array */
+        CHECK(secp256k1_ec_pubkey_decompress(ctx, pubkey, pubkey2, &pubkey2len));
+        /* Check that the key was changed iff it was originally compressed */
+        if (pubkeylen == 65) {
+            CHECK(memcmp(pubkey, pubkey2, 65) == 0);
+        } else {
+            CHECK(memcmp(pubkey, pubkey2, 65) != 0);
+        }
+        /* Decompress in place */
+        CHECK(secp256k1_ec_pubkey_decompress(ctx, pubkey, pubkey, &pubkeylen));
+        CHECK(memcmp(pubkey, pubkey2, 65) == 0);
     }
     CHECK(secp256k1_ec_pubkey_verify(ctx, pubkey, pubkeylen));