diff --git a/lib/jwt/jwk/ec.rb b/lib/jwt/jwk/ec.rb
index 57a04ba5..d0c894b2 100644
--- a/lib/jwt/jwk/ec.rb
+++ b/lib/jwt/jwk/ec.rb
@@ -7,21 +7,20 @@ class EC
       def_delegators :@keypair, :private?, :public_key
 
       attr_reader :keypair
+      attr_reader :kid
 
       KTY    = 'EC'.freeze
       BINARY = 2
 
-      def initialize(keypair)
+      def initialize(keypair, kid = nil)
         raise ArgumentError, 'keypair must be of type OpenSSL::PKey::EC' unless keypair.is_a?(OpenSSL::PKey::EC)
 
         @keypair = keypair
+        @kid = kid || generate_kid(@keypair)
       end
 
       def export
-        crv, x_octets, y_octets = keypair_components
-        sequence = OpenSSL::ASN1::Sequence([OpenSSL::ASN1::Integer.new(OpenSSL::BN.new(x_octets, BINARY)),
-                                            OpenSSL::ASN1::Integer.new(OpenSSL::BN.new(y_octets, BINARY))])
-        kid = OpenSSL::Digest::SHA256.hexdigest(sequence.to_der)
+        crv, x_octets, y_octets = keypair_components(keypair)
         {
           kty: KTY,
           crv: crv,
@@ -33,9 +32,16 @@ def export
 
       private
 
-      def keypair_components
-        encoded_point = keypair.public_key.to_bn.to_s(BINARY)
-        case keypair.group.curve_name
+      def generate_kid(ec_keypair)
+        _crv, x_octets, y_octets = keypair_components(ec_keypair)
+        sequence = OpenSSL::ASN1::Sequence([OpenSSL::ASN1::Integer.new(OpenSSL::BN.new(x_octets, BINARY)),
+                                            OpenSSL::ASN1::Integer.new(OpenSSL::BN.new(y_octets, BINARY))])
+        OpenSSL::Digest::SHA256.hexdigest(sequence.to_der)
+      end
+
+      def keypair_components(ec_keypair)
+        encoded_point = ec_keypair.public_key.to_bn.to_s(BINARY)
+        case ec_keypair.group.curve_name
         when 'prime256v1'
           crv = 'P-256'
           x_octets, y_octets = encoded_point.unpack('xa32a32')
@@ -46,7 +52,7 @@ def keypair_components
           crv = 'P-521'
           x_octets, y_octets = encoded_point.unpack('xa66a66')
         else
-          raise "Unsupported curve '#{keypair.group.curve_name}'"
+          raise "Unsupported curve '#{ec_keypair.group.curve_name}'"
         end
         [crv, x_octets, y_octets]
       end
@@ -64,10 +70,10 @@ def import(jwk_data)
           # See https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7518#section-6.2.1 for an
           # explanation of the relevant parameters.
 
-          jwk_crv, jwk_x, jwk_y = jwk_attrs(jwk_data, %i[crv x y])
+          jwk_crv, jwk_x, jwk_y, jwk_kid = jwk_attrs(jwk_data, %i[crv x y kid])
           raise Jwt::JWKError, 'Key format is invalid for EC' unless jwk_crv && jwk_x && jwk_y
 
-          new(ec_pkey(jwk_crv, jwk_x, jwk_y))
+          new(ec_pkey(jwk_crv, jwk_x, jwk_y), jwk_kid)
         end
 
         def to_openssl_curve(crv)
diff --git a/spec/jwk/ec_spec.rb b/spec/jwk/ec_spec.rb
index e6304243..6992679c 100644
--- a/spec/jwk/ec_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/jwk/ec_spec.rb
@@ -27,7 +27,8 @@
   end
 
   describe '#export' do
-    subject { described_class.new(keypair).export }
+    let(:kid) { nil }
+    subject { described_class.new(keypair, kid).export }
 
     context 'when keypair with private key is exported' do
       let(:keypair) { ec_key }
@@ -49,6 +50,13 @@
         expect(subject).to include(:kty, :kid, :x, :y)
         expect(subject).not_to include(:d)
       end
+
+      context 'when a custom "kid" is provided' do
+        let(:kid) { 'custom_key_identifier' }
+        it 'exports it' do
+          expect(subject[:kid]).to eq 'custom_key_identifier'
+        end
+      end
     end
   end
 
@@ -74,6 +82,15 @@
             expect(subject).to be_a described_class
             expect(subject.export).to eq(exported_key)
           end
+
+          context 'with a custom "kid" value' do
+            let(:exported_key) {
+              super().merge(kid: 'custom_key_identifier')
+            }
+            it 'imports that "kid" value' do
+              expect(subject.kid).to eq('custom_key_identifier')
+            end
+          end
         end
 
         context 'returns a public key' do