diff --git a/quic/core/crypto/certificate_view.cc b/quic/core/crypto/certificate_view.cc
index fa6b30c..36b6d3f 100644
--- a/quic/core/crypto/certificate_view.cc
+++ b/quic/core/crypto/certificate_view.cc
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@
     case SSL_SIGN_RSA_PSS_RSAE_SHA256:
       return PublicKeyType::kRsa;
     case SSL_SIGN_ECDSA_SECP256R1_SHA256:
-      return PublicKeyType::kP384;
+      return PublicKeyType::kP256;
     case SSL_SIGN_ECDSA_SECP384R1_SHA384:
       return PublicKeyType::kP384;
     case SSL_SIGN_ED25519:
@@ -508,8 +508,7 @@
 
 std::string CertificatePrivateKey::Sign(QuicheStringPiece input,
                                         uint16_t signature_algorithm) {
-  if (PublicKeyTypeFromSignatureAlgorithm(signature_algorithm) !=
-      PublicKeyTypeFromKey(private_key_.get())) {
+  if (!ValidForSignatureAlgorithm(signature_algorithm)) {
     QUIC_BUG << "Mismatch between the requested signature algorithm and the "
                 "type of the private key.";
     return "";
@@ -551,4 +550,10 @@
   return EVP_PKEY_cmp(view.public_key(), private_key_.get()) == 1;
 }
 
+bool CertificatePrivateKey::ValidForSignatureAlgorithm(
+    uint16_t signature_algorithm) {
+  return PublicKeyTypeFromSignatureAlgorithm(signature_algorithm) ==
+         PublicKeyTypeFromKey(private_key_.get());
+}
+
 }  // namespace quic
diff --git a/quic/core/crypto/certificate_view.h b/quic/core/crypto/certificate_view.h
index 13bb5ff..085d68d 100644
--- a/quic/core/crypto/certificate_view.h
+++ b/quic/core/crypto/certificate_view.h
@@ -105,6 +105,10 @@
   // certificate |view|.
   bool MatchesPublicKey(const CertificateView& view);
 
+  // Verifies that the private key can be used with the specified TLS signature
+  // algorithm.
+  bool ValidForSignatureAlgorithm(uint16_t signature_algorithm);
+
  private:
   CertificatePrivateKey() = default;
 
diff --git a/quic/core/crypto/certificate_view_test.cc b/quic/core/crypto/certificate_view_test.cc
index e5ad8e9..e7ce0ce 100644
--- a/quic/core/crypto/certificate_view_test.cc
+++ b/quic/core/crypto/certificate_view_test.cc
@@ -136,6 +136,7 @@
   std::unique_ptr<CertificatePrivateKey> key =
       CertificatePrivateKey::LoadPemFromStream(&pem_stream);
   ASSERT_TRUE(key != nullptr);
+  EXPECT_TRUE(key->ValidForSignatureAlgorithm(SSL_SIGN_ECDSA_SECP256R1_SHA256));
 }
 
 TEST(CertificateViewTest, DerTime) {