diff --git a/src/ecdsa/keys.py b/src/ecdsa/keys.py
index 89273500..e7aa8371 100644
--- a/src/ecdsa/keys.py
+++ b/src/ecdsa/keys.py
@@ -602,7 +602,12 @@ def to_der(self, point_encoding="uncompressed"):
         )
 
     def verify(
-        self, signature, data, hashfunc=None, sigdecode=sigdecode_string
+        self,
+        signature,
+        data,
+        hashfunc=None,
+        sigdecode=sigdecode_string,
+        allow_truncate=True,
     ):
         """
         Verify a signature made over provided data.
@@ -629,6 +634,11 @@ def verify(
             second one. See :func:`ecdsa.util.sigdecode_string` and
             :func:`ecdsa.util.sigdecode_der` for examples.
         :type sigdecode: callable
+        :param bool allow_truncate: if True, the provided digest can have
+            bigger bit-size than the order of the curve, the extra bits (at
+            the end of the digest) will be truncated. Use it when verifying
+            SHA-384 output using NIST256p or in similar situations. Defaults to
+            True.
 
         :raises BadSignatureError: if the signature is invalid or malformed
 
@@ -641,7 +651,7 @@ def verify(
 
         hashfunc = hashfunc or self.default_hashfunc
         digest = hashfunc(data).digest()
-        return self.verify_digest(signature, digest, sigdecode, True)
+        return self.verify_digest(signature, digest, sigdecode, allow_truncate)
 
     def verify_digest(
         self,
@@ -1262,6 +1272,7 @@ def sign(
         hashfunc=None,
         sigencode=sigencode_string,
         k=None,
+        allow_truncate=True,
     ):
         """
         Create signature over data using the probabilistic ECDSA algorithm.
@@ -1298,6 +1309,11 @@ def sign(
         :param int k: a pre-selected nonce for calculating the signature.
             In typical use cases, it should be set to None (the default) to
             allow its generation from an entropy source.
+        :param bool allow_truncate: if True, the provided digest can have
+            bigger bit-size than the order of the curve, the extra bits (at
+            the end of the digest) will be truncated. Use it when signing
+            SHA-384 output using NIST256p or in similar situations. True by
+            default.
 
         :raises RSZeroError: in the unlikely event when "r" parameter or
             "s" parameter is equal 0 as that would leak the key. Calee should
@@ -1309,7 +1325,7 @@ def sign(
         hashfunc = hashfunc or self.default_hashfunc
         data = normalise_bytes(data)
         h = hashfunc(data).digest()
-        return self.sign_digest(h, entropy, sigencode, k, allow_truncate=True)
+        return self.sign_digest(h, entropy, sigencode, k, allow_truncate)
 
     def sign_digest(
         self,
diff --git a/src/ecdsa/test_pyecdsa.py b/src/ecdsa/test_pyecdsa.py
index 58eff851..65b67160 100644
--- a/src/ecdsa/test_pyecdsa.py
+++ b/src/ecdsa/test_pyecdsa.py
@@ -1203,6 +1203,52 @@ def do_test_to_openssl(self, curve, hash_name="SHA1"):
         )
 
 
+class TooSmallCurve(unittest.TestCase):
+    OPENSSL_SUPPORTED_CURVES = set(
+        c.split(":")[0].strip()
+        for c in run_openssl("ecparam -list_curves").split("\n")
+    )
+
+    @pytest.mark.skipif(
+        "prime192v1" not in OPENSSL_SUPPORTED_CURVES,
+        reason="system openssl does not support prime192v1",
+    )
+    def test_sign_too_small_curve_dont_allow_truncate_raises(self):
+        sk = SigningKey.generate(curve=NIST192p)
+        vk = sk.get_verifying_key()
+        data = b("data")
+        with self.assertRaises(BadDigestError):
+            sk.sign(
+                data,
+                hashfunc=partial(hashlib.new, "SHA256"),
+                sigencode=sigencode_der,
+                allow_truncate=False,
+            )
+
+    @pytest.mark.skipif(
+        "prime192v1" not in OPENSSL_SUPPORTED_CURVES,
+        reason="system openssl does not support prime192v1",
+    )
+    def test_verify_too_small_curve_dont_allow_truncate_raises(self):
+        sk = SigningKey.generate(curve=NIST192p)
+        vk = sk.get_verifying_key()
+        data = b("data")
+        sig_der = sk.sign(
+            data,
+            hashfunc=partial(hashlib.new, "SHA256"),
+            sigencode=sigencode_der,
+            allow_truncate=True,
+        )
+        with self.assertRaises(BadDigestError):
+            vk.verify(
+                sig_der,
+                data,
+                hashfunc=partial(hashlib.new, "SHA256"),
+                sigdecode=sigdecode_der,
+                allow_truncate=False,
+            )
+
+
 class DER(unittest.TestCase):
     def test_integer(self):
         self.assertEqual(der.encode_integer(0), b("\x02\x01\x00"))