diff --git a/lib/Point.js b/lib/Point.js
index 1ffe7d5..0737569 100644
--- a/lib/Point.js
+++ b/lib/Point.js
@@ -13,7 +13,11 @@ Point.add = function(p1, p2) {
 };
 
 Point.multiply = function(p1, x) {
+  if (Buffer.isBuffer(x) && x.length !== 32)
+    throw new Error('if x is a buffer, it must be 32 bytes')
   var u1 = p1.toUncompressedPubKey();
+  if (typeof x === 'number' || typeof x === 'string')
+    x = (new bignum(x)).toBuffer({size: 32});
   var pubKey = CPPKey.multiplyUncompressed(u1, x);
   return Point.fromUncompressedPubKey(pubKey);
 };
diff --git a/lib/browser/Point.js b/lib/browser/Point.js
index 567815b..dbcecf0 100644
--- a/lib/browser/Point.js
+++ b/lib/browser/Point.js
@@ -16,10 +16,14 @@ Point.add = function(p1, p2) {
   return p3;
 };
 
-Point.multiply = function(p1, xbuf) {
+Point.multiply = function(p1, x) {
+  if (Buffer.isBuffer(x) && x.length !== 32)
+    throw new Error('if x is a buffer, it must be 32 bytes')
   var ec = elliptic.curves.secp256k1;
   var ecp1 = ec.curve.point(p1.x, p1.y);
-  var ecp = ecp1.mul(xbuf);
+  if (typeof x === 'string')
+    x = new bignum(x);
+  var ecp = ecp1.mul(x);
   var p = new Point(ecp.x, ecp.y);
   return p;
 };
diff --git a/test/test.Point.js b/test/test.Point.js
index 42c62fc..d229d9a 100644
--- a/test/test.Point.js
+++ b/test/test.Point.js
@@ -84,7 +84,31 @@ describe('Point', function() {
       mult.y.toBuffer({size: 32}).toString('hex').should.equal('e0220ac6e8524ca3f80c2c65a390dacc0371a6875afc8546d621eb20284e5568');
     });
 
-    it('should multiply this number by 200', function() {
+    it('should fail if x < 32 bytes', function() {
+      var axhex = "69b154b42ff9452c31251cb341d7db01ad603dc56d64f9c5fb9e7031b89a241d";
+      var axbuf = new Buffer(axhex, 'hex');
+      var ayhex = "eeedc91342b3c8982c1e676435780fe5f9d62f3f692e8d1512485d77fab35997";
+      var aybuf = new Buffer(ayhex, 'hex');
+      var a = new Point(bignum.fromBuffer(axbuf, {size: 32}), bignum.fromBuffer(aybuf, {size: 32}));
+
+      var x = new Buffer(31);
+      x.fill(0);
+      (function() {Point.multiply(a, x);}).should.throw('if x is a buffer, it must be 32 bytes');
+    });
+
+    it('should fail if x > 32 bytes', function() {
+      var axhex = "69b154b42ff9452c31251cb341d7db01ad603dc56d64f9c5fb9e7031b89a241d";
+      var axbuf = new Buffer(axhex, 'hex');
+      var ayhex = "eeedc91342b3c8982c1e676435780fe5f9d62f3f692e8d1512485d77fab35997";
+      var aybuf = new Buffer(ayhex, 'hex');
+      var a = new Point(bignum.fromBuffer(axbuf, {size: 32}), bignum.fromBuffer(aybuf, {size: 32}));
+
+      var x = new Buffer(33);
+      x.fill(0);
+      (function() {Point.multiply(a, x);}).should.throw('if x is a buffer, it must be 32 bytes');
+    });
+
+    it('should multiply this number by 200 (buffer)', function() {
       var axhex = "69b154b42ff9452c31251cb341d7db01ad603dc56d64f9c5fb9e7031b89a241d";
       var axbuf = new Buffer(axhex, 'hex');
       var ayhex = "eeedc91342b3c8982c1e676435780fe5f9d62f3f692e8d1512485d77fab35997";
@@ -98,6 +122,44 @@ describe('Point', function() {
       mult.y.toBuffer({size: 32}).toString('hex').should.equal('5d2fdbdeab06383f14b2702e893444be5e80af58cecb9a70c1ae22e9daab69c1');
     });
 
+    it('should multiply this number by 200 (number)', function() {
+      var axhex = "69b154b42ff9452c31251cb341d7db01ad603dc56d64f9c5fb9e7031b89a241d";
+      var axbuf = new Buffer(axhex, 'hex');
+      var ayhex = "eeedc91342b3c8982c1e676435780fe5f9d62f3f692e8d1512485d77fab35997";
+      var aybuf = new Buffer(ayhex, 'hex');
+      var a = new Point(bignum.fromBuffer(axbuf, {size: 32}), bignum.fromBuffer(aybuf, {size: 32}));
+
+      var mult = Point.multiply(a, 200);
+      mult.x.toBuffer({size: 32}).toString('hex').should.equal('91c03d9104df24f01d69702c680a53a9b46ba49de89ab27819ea02c61229bace');
+      mult.y.toBuffer({size: 32}).toString('hex').should.equal('5d2fdbdeab06383f14b2702e893444be5e80af58cecb9a70c1ae22e9daab69c1');
+    });
+
+    it('should multiply this number by 200 (string)', function() {
+      var axhex = "69b154b42ff9452c31251cb341d7db01ad603dc56d64f9c5fb9e7031b89a241d";
+      var axbuf = new Buffer(axhex, 'hex');
+      var ayhex = "eeedc91342b3c8982c1e676435780fe5f9d62f3f692e8d1512485d77fab35997";
+      var aybuf = new Buffer(ayhex, 'hex');
+      var a = new Point(bignum.fromBuffer(axbuf, {size: 32}), bignum.fromBuffer(aybuf, {size: 32}));
+
+      var mult = Point.multiply(a, '200');
+      mult.x.toBuffer({size: 32}).toString('hex').should.equal('91c03d9104df24f01d69702c680a53a9b46ba49de89ab27819ea02c61229bace');
+      mult.y.toBuffer({size: 32}).toString('hex').should.equal('5d2fdbdeab06383f14b2702e893444be5e80af58cecb9a70c1ae22e9daab69c1');
+    });
+
+    it('should multiply this point by big number', function() {
+      var axhex = "69b154b42ff9452c31251cb341d7db01ad603dc56d64f9c5fb9e7031b89a241d";
+      var axbuf = new Buffer(axhex, 'hex');
+      var ayhex = "eeedc91342b3c8982c1e676435780fe5f9d62f3f692e8d1512485d77fab35997";
+      var aybuf = new Buffer(ayhex, 'hex');
+      var a = new Point(bignum.fromBuffer(axbuf, {size: 32}), bignum.fromBuffer(aybuf, {size: 32}));
+
+      var x = new bignum('69b154b42ff9452c31251cb341d7db01ad603dc56d64f9c5fb9e7031b89a241d', 16);
+      var xbuf = x.toBuffer({size: 32});
+      var mult = Point.multiply(a, xbuf);
+      mult.x.toBuffer().toString('hex').should.equal('cdc09cfe61eb6a6a3de87feb4a001e82396142c5201d50b5284ac04c1969daa5');
+      mult.y.toBuffer().toString('hex').should.equal('405813e7942e25cadefa653baf4230fc009a461b5ead16ed1f5fd80c9ea13c02');
+    });
+
   });
 
   describe('#toCompressedPubKey', function() {