diff --git a/secp256k1/impl/num.h b/secp256k1/impl/num.h
index fc6d05c3d..21e3390b5 100644
--- a/secp256k1/impl/num.h
+++ b/secp256k1/impl/num.h
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@
 #include "num_gmp.h"
 #elif defined(USE_NUM_OPENSSL)
 #include "num_openssl.h"
+#elif defined(USE_NUM_BOOST)
+#include "num_boost.h"
 #else
 #error "Please select num implementation"
 #endif
diff --git a/secp256k1/impl/num_boost.h b/secp256k1/impl/num_boost.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b808e3214
--- /dev/null
+++ b/secp256k1/impl/num_boost.h
@@ -0,0 +1,212 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2014 Tim Hughes
+// Distributed under the MIT/X11 software license, see the accompanying
+// file COPYING or http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php.
+
+#ifndef _SECP256K1_NUM_REPR_IMPL_H_
+#define _SECP256K1_NUM_REPR_IMPL_H_
+#include <assert.h>
+#include <boost/math/common_factor.hpp>
+
+void static secp256k1_num_init(secp256k1_num_t *r)
+{
+	*r = 0;
+}
+
+void static secp256k1_num_free(secp256k1_num_t*)
+{
+}
+
+void static secp256k1_num_copy(secp256k1_num_t *r, const secp256k1_num_t *a)
+{
+	*r = *a;
+}
+
+int static secp256k1_num_bits(const secp256k1_num_t *a)
+{
+	int numLimbs = a->backend().size();
+    int ret = (numLimbs - 1) * a->backend().limb_bits;
+    for (auto x = a->backend().limbs()[numLimbs - 1]; x; x >>= 1, ++ret);
+    return ret;
+}
+
+void static secp256k1_num_get_bin(unsigned char *r, unsigned int rlen, const secp256k1_num_t *a)
+{
+	for (auto n = abs(*a); n; n >>= 8)
+	{
+		assert(rlen > 0); // out of space?
+		r[--rlen] = n.convert_to<unsigned char>();
+	}
+	memset(r, 0, rlen);
+}
+
+void static secp256k1_num_set_bin(secp256k1_num_t *r, const unsigned char *a, unsigned int alen)
+{
+	*r = 0;
+	for (unsigned int i = 0; i != alen; ++i)
+	{
+		*r <<= 8;
+		*r |= a[i];
+	}
+}
+
+void static secp256k1_num_set_int(secp256k1_num_t *r, int a)
+{
+    *r = a;
+}
+
+void static secp256k1_num_mod(secp256k1_num_t *r, const secp256k1_num_t *m)
+{
+	*r %= *m;
+}
+
+void static secp256k1_num_mod_inverse(secp256k1_num_t *r, const secp256k1_num_t *n, const secp256k1_num_t *m)
+{
+	// http://rosettacode.org/wiki/Modular_inverse
+	secp256k1_num_t a = *n;
+	secp256k1_num_t b = *m;
+	secp256k1_num_t x0 = 0;
+	secp256k1_num_t x1 = 1;
+	assert(*n > 0);
+	assert(*m > 0);
+	if (b != 1)
+	{
+		secp256k1_num_t q, t;
+		while (a > 1)
+		{
+			boost::multiprecision::divide_qr(a, b, q, t);
+			a = b; b = t;
+
+			t = x1 - q * x0;
+			x1 = x0; x0 = t;
+		}
+		if (x1 < 0)
+		{
+			x1 += *m;
+		}
+	}
+	*r = x1;
+
+	// check result
+	#ifdef _DEBUG
+	{
+		typedef boost::multiprecision::number<boost::multiprecision::cpp_int_backend<512, 512, boost::multiprecision::signed_magnitude, boost::multiprecision::unchecked, void>> bignum;
+		bignum br = *r, bn = *n, bm = *m;
+		assert((((bn) * (br)) % bm) == 1);
+	}
+	#endif
+}
+
+int static secp256k1_num_is_zero(const secp256k1_num_t *a)
+{
+    return a->is_zero();
+}
+
+int static secp256k1_num_is_odd(const secp256k1_num_t *a)
+{
+    return boost::multiprecision::bit_test(*a, 0);
+}
+
+int static secp256k1_num_is_neg(const secp256k1_num_t *a)
+{
+	return a->backend().isneg();
+}
+
+int static secp256k1_num_cmp(const secp256k1_num_t *a, const secp256k1_num_t *b)
+{
+	return a->backend().compare_unsigned(b->backend());
+}
+
+void static secp256k1_num_add(secp256k1_num_t *r, const secp256k1_num_t *a, const secp256k1_num_t *b)
+{
+	*r = (*a) + (*b);
+}
+
+void static secp256k1_num_sub(secp256k1_num_t *r, const secp256k1_num_t *a, const secp256k1_num_t *b)
+{
+	*r = (*a) - (*b);
+}
+
+void static secp256k1_num_mul(secp256k1_num_t *r, const secp256k1_num_t *a, const secp256k1_num_t *b)
+{
+	*r = (*a) * (*b);
+}
+
+void static secp256k1_num_div(secp256k1_num_t *r, const secp256k1_num_t *a, const secp256k1_num_t *b)
+{
+	*r = (*a) / (*b);
+}
+
+void static secp256k1_num_mod_mul(secp256k1_num_t *r, const secp256k1_num_t *a, const secp256k1_num_t *b, const secp256k1_num_t *m)
+{
+    secp256k1_num_mul(r, a, b);
+    secp256k1_num_mod(r, m);
+}
+
+int static secp256k1_num_shift(secp256k1_num_t *r, int bits)
+{
+	unsigned ret = r->convert_to<unsigned>() & ((1 << bits) - 1);
+	*r >>= bits;
+	return ret;
+}
+
+int static secp256k1_num_get_bit(const secp256k1_num_t *a, int pos)
+{
+	return boost::multiprecision::bit_test(*a, pos);
+}
+
+void static secp256k1_num_inc(secp256k1_num_t *r)
+{
+	++*r;
+}
+
+void static secp256k1_num_set_hex(secp256k1_num_t *r, const char *a, int alen)
+{
+    static const unsigned char cvt[256] = {
+        0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,
+        0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,
+        0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,
+        0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6,7,8,9,0,0,0,0,0,0,
+        0,10,11,12,13,14,15,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,
+        0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,
+        0,10,11,12,13,14,15,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,
+        0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,
+        0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,
+        0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,
+        0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,
+        0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,
+        0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,
+        0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,
+        0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,
+        0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0
+    };
+	*r = 0;
+	for (int i = 0; i != alen; ++i)
+	{
+		*r <<= 4;
+		*r |= cvt[a[i]];
+	}
+}
+
+void static secp256k1_num_get_hex(char *r, int rlen, const secp256k1_num_t *a)
+{
+    static const unsigned char cvt[16] = {'0', '1', '2', '3', '4', '5', '6', '7', '8', '9', 'A', 'B', 'C', 'D', 'E', 'F'};
+	for (auto n = *a; n; n >>= 4)
+	{
+		assert(rlen > 0); // out of space?
+		r[--rlen] = cvt[n.convert_to<unsigned char>() & 15];
+	}
+	memset(r, '0', rlen);
+}
+
+void static secp256k1_num_split(secp256k1_num_t *rl, secp256k1_num_t *rh, const secp256k1_num_t *a, int bits)
+{
+	*rl = *a & ((secp256k1_num_t(1) << bits) - 1);
+	*rh = *a >> bits;
+}
+
+void static secp256k1_num_negate(secp256k1_num_t *r)
+{
+	r->backend().negate();
+}
+
+#endif
diff --git a/secp256k1/num.h b/secp256k1/num.h
index b2e7462bc..3fdd8f39d 100644
--- a/secp256k1/num.h
+++ b/secp256k1/num.h
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@
 #include "num_gmp.h"
 #elif defined(USE_NUM_OPENSSL)
 #include "num_openssl.h"
+#elif defined(USE_NUM_BOOST)
+#include "num_boost.h"
 #else
 #error "Please select num implementation"
 #endif
diff --git a/secp256k1/num_boost.h b/secp256k1/num_boost.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2c9e49aee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/secp256k1/num_boost.h
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2013 Pieter Wuille
+// Distributed under the MIT/X11 software license, see the accompanying
+// file COPYING or http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php.
+
+#ifndef _SECP256K1_NUM_REPR_
+#define _SECP256K1_NUM_REPR_
+
+#include <boost/multiprecision/cpp_int.hpp>
+
+typedef boost::multiprecision::number<boost::multiprecision::cpp_int_backend<512, 512, boost::multiprecision::signed_magnitude, boost::multiprecision::unchecked, void>> secp256k1_num_t ;
+
+#endif
diff --git a/secp256k1/secp256k1.c b/secp256k1/secp256k1.c
index ed8bf2e95..b9b57d4a4 100644
--- a/secp256k1/secp256k1.c
+++ b/secp256k1/secp256k1.c
@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@
 #include "impl/ecmult.h"
 #include "impl/ecdsa.h"
 
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+
 void secp256k1_start(void) {
     secp256k1_fe_start();
     secp256k1_ge_start();
@@ -267,3 +271,7 @@ int secp256k1_ecdsa_privkey_import(unsigned char *seckey, const unsigned char *p
     secp256k1_num_free(&key);
     return ret;
 }
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif