diff --git a/btcec/signature.go b/btcec/signature.go
index deedd172..cdd7cedf 100644
--- a/btcec/signature.go
+++ b/btcec/signature.go
@@ -284,6 +284,25 @@ func hashToInt(hash []byte, c elliptic.Curve) *big.Int {
 // format and thus we match bitcoind's behaviour here.
 func recoverKeyFromSignature(curve *KoblitzCurve, sig *Signature, msg []byte,
 	iter int, doChecks bool) (*PublicKey, error) {
+	// Parse and validate the R and S signature components.
+	//
+	// Fail if r and s are not in [1, N-1].
+	if sig.R.Cmp(curve.Params().N) != -1 {
+		return nil, errors.New("signature R is >= curve order")
+	}
+
+	if sig.R.Sign() == 0 {
+		return nil, errors.New("signature R is 0")
+	}
+
+	if sig.S.Cmp(curve.Params().N) != -1 {
+		return nil, errors.New("signature S is >= curve order")
+	}
+
+	if sig.S.Sign() == 0 {
+		return nil, errors.New("signature S is 0")
+	}
+
 	// 1.1 x = (n * i) + r
 	Rx := new(big.Int).Mul(curve.Params().N,
 		new(big.Int).SetInt64(int64(iter/2)))
@@ -393,7 +412,7 @@ func SignCompact(curve *KoblitzCurve, key *PrivateKey,
 
 // RecoverCompact verifies the compact signature "signature" of "hash" for the
 // Koblitz curve in "curve". If the signature matches then the recovered public
-// key will be returned as well as a boolen if the original key was compressed
+// key will be returned as well as a boolean if the original key was compressed
 // or not, else an error will be returned.
 func RecoverCompact(curve *KoblitzCurve, signature,
 	hash []byte) (*PublicKey, bool, error) {
diff --git a/btcec/signature_test.go b/btcec/signature_test.go
index d2387414..ba02a03f 100644
--- a/btcec/signature_test.go
+++ b/btcec/signature_test.go
@@ -555,6 +555,40 @@ var recoveryTests = []struct {
 		sig: "00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000002c0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000004",
 		pub: "04A7640409AA2083FDAD38B2D8DE1263B2251799591D840653FB02DBBA503D7745FCB83D80E08A1E02896BE691EA6AFFB8A35939A646F1FC79052A744B1C82EDC3",
 	},
+	{
+		// Zero R value
+		//
+		// Test case contributed by Ethereum Swarm: GH-1651
+		msg: "3060d2c77c1e192d62ad712fb400e04e6f779914a6876328ff3b213fa85d2012",
+		sig: "65000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000037a3",
+		err: fmt.Errorf("signature R is 0"),
+	},
+	{
+		// Zero R value
+		//
+		// Test case contributed by Ethereum Swarm: GH-1651
+		msg: "2bcebac60d8a78e520ae81c2ad586792df495ed429bd730dcd897b301932d054",
+		sig: "060000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000007c",
+		err: fmt.Errorf("signature R is 0"),
+	},
+	{
+		// R = N (curve order of secp256k1)
+		msg: "2bcebac60d8a78e520ae81c2ad586792df495ed429bd730dcd897b301932d054",
+		sig: "65fffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffebaaedce6af48a03bbfd25e8cd036414100000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000037a3",
+		err: fmt.Errorf("signature R is >= curve order"),
+	},
+	{
+		// Zero S value
+		msg: "ce0677bb30baa8cf067c88db9811f4333d131bf8bcf12fe7065d211dce971008",
+		sig: "0190f27b8b488db00b00606796d2987f6a5f59ae62ea05effe84fef5b8b0e549980000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000",
+		err: fmt.Errorf("signature S is 0"),
+	},
+	{
+		// S = N (curve order of secp256k1)
+		msg: "ce0677bb30baa8cf067c88db9811f4333d131bf8bcf12fe7065d211dce971008",
+		sig: "0190f27b8b488db00b00606796d2987f6a5f59ae62ea05effe84fef5b8b0e54998fffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffebaaedce6af48a03bbfd25e8cd0364141",
+		err: fmt.Errorf("signature S is >= curve order"),
+	},
 }
 
 func TestRecoverCompact(t *testing.T) {