diff --git a/src/packet/packetlist.js b/src/packet/packetlist.js
index 421c7309..9e8be05c 100644
--- a/src/packet/packetlist.js
+++ b/src/packet/packetlist.js
@@ -36,12 +36,14 @@ Packetlist.prototype.read = function (bytes) {
     var parsed = packetParser.read(bytes, i, bytes.length - i);
     i = parsed.offset;
 
-    var tag = enums.read(enums.packet, parsed.tag);
-    var packet = packets.newPacketFromTag(tag);
-
-    this.push(packet);
-
-    packet.read(parsed.packet);
+    try {
+      var tag = enums.read(enums.packet, parsed.tag);
+      var packet = packets.newPacketFromTag(tag);
+      this.push(packet);
+      packet.read(parsed.packet);
+    } catch(e) {
+      this.pop(); // drop unsupported packet
+    }
   }
 };
 
@@ -77,6 +79,22 @@ Packetlist.prototype.push = function (packet) {
   this.length++;
 };
 
+/**
+ * Remove a packet from the list and return it.
+ * @return {Object}   The packet that was removed
+ */
+Packetlist.prototype.pop = function() {
+  if (this.length === 0) {
+    return;
+  }
+
+  var packet = this[this.length - 1];
+  delete this[this.length - 1];
+  this.length--;
+
+  return packet;
+};
+
 /**
 * Creates a new PacketList with all packets that pass the test implemented by the provided function.
 */
diff --git a/test/general/key.js b/test/general/key.js
index 34262885..36f09e84 100644
--- a/test/general/key.js
+++ b/test/general/key.js
@@ -391,6 +391,151 @@ var pgp_desktop_priv =
     '=63Nq',
     '-----END PGP PRIVATE KEY BLOCK-----'].join('\n');
 
+    var rsa_ecc_pub =
+    ['pub   rsa4096/C9DEDC77 2015-10-17 [expires: 2018-10-16]',
+    'uid         Google Security Team <security@google.com>',
+    'sub   nistp384/70C16E3C 2015-10-17 [expires: 2018-10-16]',
+    'sub   rsa4096/50CB43FB 2015-10-17 [expires: 2018-10-16]',
+    'sub   nistp384/102D9086 2015-10-17 [expires: 2018-10-16]',
+    'sub   rsa4096/DFC40367 2015-10-17 [expires: 2018-10-16]',
+    '',
+    '-----BEGIN PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK-----',
+    'Version: GnuPG v2',
+    '',
+    'mQINBFYiIB8BEACxs55+7GG6ONQV3UFYf36UDSVFbuvNB5V1NaEnkY0t+RVMigLR',
+    'Zdl0HHsiaTKfKs4jqjLQAoR6Fcre9jlEhatotRg3AvHV1XYebxRlzdfXxyD0d6i9',
+    'Quc1zbca0T8F1C5c7xfYP5g9iKWn5yFtHC3S7mLeOg7Ltx84bTo8AF7bHGA3uIQf',
+    'uCtE8l6Z57HTeaf2IR/893jLOir8lvmTef83m/+e1j6ZwmKxxZO2s+aGKre6Fqsz',
+    'Oo89CpWKNrdZ3IN8+Y4udZNlr7u0os7ffY0shfbLrqt+eVEu4EHfbpQTJxvalZJK',
+    'tEnGtV8S7Z3dcPcimxvO7HZu7Wz8VnRzY/AZtee4fC+i2yBu1rWKgY3V1tFKdxVr',
+    'KDnmS5MBgBAxv69mM3bf8QPinL4mtIQ65/Dt4ksJuysRmGwQ8LkjSLQCMMepnjBs',
+    '/63wJ3e4wN1LCwnJonA2f8gZQHNeGPUhVVd/dWFDtmQaLwKFcI0GS/DiUPBIJir5',
+    'DWnrEedtlcSLlwwcUglFsG4Sds/tLr+z5yE88ZrDrIlX9fb9cCAsDq7c8/NCzgvw',
+    'kFez14sXgGhMz6ZfFzM49o0XwlvAeuSJRWBvnKonxM7/laqv4gK0zur3a6+D6qCN',
+    'vt9iWO/YG+0Fvhmyxe34/Q71nXWc9t5aLcokmYLGY1Dpzf9oB8hDRdMCAQARAQAB',
+    'tCpHb29nbGUgU2VjdXJpdHkgVGVhbSA8c2VjdXJpdHlAZ29vZ2xlLmNvbT6JAjwE',
+    'EwEIACYFAlYiIB8CGwEFCQWjmoAFCwkIBwIGFQgJCgsCAxYCAQIeAQIXgAAKCRC4',
+    '5BBcyd7cd8MzD/9YdMVZniQH4qBKxLFIoYGfLzCEI0S9IVUA37wrZ4YiRODSJRMf',
+    'El6oVfTO/g8xpeQlDgHj1w2IDoSkeQrY+7rf9H41sGGOBDGXSQT+7Z7XFH2mPPvC',
+    'cqYqR32BDNDkO/LL1BzzRlQvNmnGHxo098sqTgb7hoVsP+qFoem7JUMpcAV1KrUo',
+    'P81haV8a/25ouWFZu5P68WFh861TyIjIYLQCns2fG+zlKFGN9Uynv6E5+Qk7dmni',
+    'XnHRaiYZP9+wux6zm5a5wD/h6Iv4hyg/0Vnx5SyH8QOm3Qm6pkUciQkSmZQvf0r7',
+    'HTLk19V1WtAp64YyUgnp9P/dq1bkclZcmWgZwVf88P8Cjm1BLh9RMdy6F+lVuUbz',
+    '0JtOyxFtxfZ7ooNzYf8cZbq3IkJtFW22BcHm7jK7fpkwqVvTeK7TS1nvbUjMW4Qw',
+    'bcFUJnA5TPkJanoNH9DCya7/PhbAI9hwyOcCsCOIfbIpj06izxxUXu0MJb+9k5US',
+    'n7wRLwVsrt21V/PZoqvKMehqZTsVCsWZOzwf7UUY+WGZqT3uORopg9vadj1nSmLA',
+    '+HprKhS9m3PA0vWbNvp0NQUWoanUjtpnCBuLk05H2GNgnRMnL0pEIkF2sTaCRjnY',
+    'zLSo9QuzrvTgZ4McfcZ28MDuRR4JfS+LZ8AhopdjtR7VTG9IAxfq5JORpokCHAQQ',
+    'AQgABgUCViIlJAAKCRDHiaFvb01lGfBgEACw5hlr7fWwSvYf1/Dfs1w5WyKc8cJs',
+    '2370rVOzauVnRsFXTcl1D4iYnC2Uu2CwTcbD5pFKikpJnhDxzd6Ub5XapJrA06lu',
+    'uGGExhCV3QKJVOrKJyZ+eWh5wu4UbDxSCvLQI/FLV6uLrbauAQpoFBBw2A8epRbY',
+    'hqDdJ+EWgt57KfzsAc12jQ2HYGDIrdV35g3D4QANDLl69XLlSuyAHDMKRTs0rXje',
+    'H6ds+/s9khKcCwkzOCAJSZHg83rRpLMkN0Izr3ZQB932Ybr7ZvdbkjHS6YhYfXzm',
+    '1PIyFq9TikArz8YFcLQEgE6mph+jfEXMEzbg8G0+Wvrl0C0XHJWiCvl7feAxftGV',
+    'w0HPWvNTemD7BCtTVEkIh5IOeB+rzdnFaW84PSYmwoPW6a4aOhQ5Y8QyshCA2fnP',
+    'eyQACNpvj4nCJNdvyJAm2+5U/TnCEyl7zizm++sJTxAilqXxH5ubppaldmcRYLWZ',
+    'pHN+Aup+yiotDRO4s9QunDC6vTGf4Zbe4xN+rL9vlaIH4dU700xFCNY5yCPqIst+',
+    'pLwZo6FduJLsjE71z8UINxr4q0jXDaMyMm70xcDRDhvTPZTP/i3rFrM95x4Q/das',
+    'ebNidE0mel0vHJ/5411OrRTCQ5fgv1i7ukZbVATWMOkYTpiYKv+sWPZg3uNxlqHo',
+    'BmIunwzFda9LD7hvBFYiIcMTBSuBBAAiAwMEAeDSwQIRp955OGPU5A242FIJp91t',
+    't1+YAVblSkJ+APKCdgEXeIcDheRcozUt5pOvGdibnaPotPCxdUc9QWYV8CFadyZg',
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+    'qxZkPgVmQclD3smbudp79rtK6T18DjlA84aXut+5ZhKiVPcyUK80UqNw7/3t/NsM',
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+    'nQ3cix72qGQkMURjBRcSSJu2hMZjDNSPgOPOEABefxIyWG4kQwRRUXPePeJOVa6d',
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+    'rG25/gkWrRZhMAAm0Bf3y+yMDWdsrnUCOQsgihQcH8i+V1AMfZgjJKPg1vtFdDCh',
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+    'P0HFjcCk7/W8czeKOQWM62edgL4Y3c/x/g/PutAkLOrX/Wt1MejKeXT9QaNAA6QW',
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+    'Jv2oJYtL1qsapQcnE9WOiARRb34hcnfA3UOet9W8vJqCGUYKZbJPyk5eLGuFVuDX',
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+    'Xb3Ql8NGvuWcnTS9j5L1EXkFv0wzFSUS5FUNU3JoNO5JsPl+YVczU6RX/QoDzpsx',
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+    'OGyp6TNQTX5RQfo64TTh78BnG9Tf08oGv5nzXHxRdk92XZzzS2tq24j1OGiZhhYp',
+    'JcFjzBx3qRhYmvN2ZkuCL48tthjKBx/SjfcGV185meNIZWzg67hmo7Szlbpo4lN6',
+    'aLOxVAZelZjH3bFwpMp198ZEuE0B9RzhuJmhrtpl6dLtcQ8rsgy0EdwYons61GU2',
+    'gnpn39kpCRSnmbMYqRfTyHo/pVLxz7XR98MrvB6am9wVE42PQV+viyHLB2pRquGZ',
+    'CSCfMrzE38MMJ3BJAcwx6YcAItaBQXaWYEyE/ixr4OvEA+jC4n0Nq8Pik/oUc+7I',
+    '2LWAZ50VrE+HroNVomFMMUvp+RZ0S/+J4DuuiwAxnN4oacYQVKqDt7D0V+8da+ee',
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+    'eWTLtXrcTUYDhMVzZwsTVJPvgQqtS+UnmPA7+qLEjSInHFfUE0yQEYsCTzP3g9mr',
+    'UOte0x/i+u7bmvxYo58SZ51bEd4/IbKecgSJbwLkhHR2HeHh3MsuW8lVtAMBCQmJ',
+    'AiUEGAEIAA8FAlYiIhICGwwFCQWjmoAACgkQuOQQXMne3HfJkA/9FIOskOWRjm4e',
+    'UuocsD1Rwglk3nWUAJ5krHcKI6/LrKP0OdOnrXrd65FYwpYvhf6/6OCg+NXvQ7T/',
+    'rFs+Cfi+Llko5gDWVEcyPOreN/E9R7rVPxYeqWryELFFXL4eWGA6mXRW3Ab3L6pb',
+    '6MwRUWsSfXjaW1uyRPqbJm0ygpVYpVNF9VmI5DvMEHjfNSxHkD3xDWZuUHJ+zswK',
+    'uAeRtEgYkzARZtYGBiMuCjULD29cYHaaySxY94Be/WvZI6HnCoXSgQ8LCpTGkiSL',
+    '9cLtYIDxq8DmzJhiQkQItxzJRPUTMDZUR+SSNAqxL0K5ohuNzZW8hDfkdudZ4Pr6',
+    'u+sMVHCIG5sL6IHF35dsoUceCML/rTrM/3JYPADuleTmKfv2Dt78FL4s2CNxcBfI',
+    'SHjYCquIb5xyc8m222ya8eF2CoSoC1XhChoGjcIbKvHxcK/PgGgrFLI1NaJRN8vR',
+    'qCiW1bPNg8cAyLAb5pdtutlsxrhvRlRc65qNBEJ711Gymd54DOK6vW6DRFQPZLxW',
+    'MoElc/Mio4X3FA+40kKXXUcBA3Y2qi1vhCottZIXd+37HZZc0WwoLxv+qvwB19IE',
+    'SRuRhJyHnuYXHX7Y+GwDz7/7bzxRrEEhcQfzcWp4qhoFc8uCScj98kMeEiW3AQmU',
+    'ayyFDmvqEREd2cSpUbrIJVLT2aEOfKe5Ag0EViIiPwEQAMminwtRlkfMZCotqAo2',
+    'GOmJb6gSbJ9GPFaWDBZVMXR8tHmbFlXwsVmuSkV0BS7hnE3N0dbvv5hAv9uNjnqA',
+    'vxjP1aSfPNWVOVYSLl6ywUBDasGiiyxf503ggI7nIv4tBpmmh0MITwjyvdHSl0nt',
+    'fC7GrdFxTX9Ww655oep3152a33eaos1i3CZqB9+zuyqfe4NWbyaYBoCfESXtmEY4',
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+    '8BTqYeSS9nIGTkz2jLIRXK43wX07DpsoeQvUvWjmfaqUvQluixvwdE/IJ6O92PiC',
+    '+0U1CYP5KM0+fpdh2BhaxHJrs2b4NEsYHuheeZ485HrCX8ZamUMzj2+bC0q/OYHP',
+    'UtABk96gjXPmTfme16knDFlRJFPZytQ36p9lGYTCUIMwyxjMfi9E+HnhoJfsqlbk',
+    'kDseDEB2nU9SJb8NRPmMURVo+yayqcyFUJ4ZimJJ1MpGvlHj6mdxzIdJjzoT541H',
+    'WKz+SvVSjCRVFNCjvmQk31/BiPmCf62+KYOpv1tkOankrYc1yX6kt92+JmG6vIQT',
+    'u1Lqbp46jkydyG4BAkv9l8EfUMyPaLglTTMotc62rwtPEWnPoFAcV6ZjTxwMx029',
+    'hzFIp5tjvoxz7AkuGbi3yoXhABEBAAGJAiUEGAEIAA8FAlYiIj8CGwwFCQWjmoAA',
+    'CgkQuOQQXMne3HdgVQ/9GjK+aYHgcuGFw1bX8EfSZjmEvdnuePT0Fv9Padqs236P',
+    'COmQcU/1EtXhrgO8NzuPb83IasJWyvo4xagCnCiAJ+uk4P4rK6Sbb3VZ+Hm1SyOF',
+    'SF3P7JuaSC03k0aD03s2JxSbZoqupoKkEfLlat0J9HoqquNdjUZ2+4aETcZcsXt1',
+    'WVGkzbgwqJbLiuaRKLOvJjMICQA5zhljy7WcIOzIkWyhxhpzZ+a9kdXXWJLI0nkB',
+    'jT/5UYT3DNODssrNEfayzxZbvf3Dtl/OIrmKQpgWtVOaiLcxI9FzUN6pGxAlBdP2',
+    'rmj0MPQIpa17T76d5P/VZrR/SYeEsPaPjGBZFOAW1yTef0mXKQ0mc0nwTGHNYjrs',
+    'tkBUh/F9ErKN/++UN7pDc5ORVCbg5Z1gd3UIL16lsYnNyq1O0cdWgW+xCUMLVKb5',
+    'Q9f59ld3/yNF5XPyPNH9Ybb5kQJjYsDaIa+NPg9YLZ8DdONgqZyWgKiW5klMSk5Q',
+    '1+pxcXjT13eX5L0Ru/w3UjsSaCQOA/OuNep7Nwg29tWogTOSkhwC92Zpjd5PfoJi',
+    'j3EuhPUeTupRYM58jib/b9/1mQ1+wVyDEpIxTDjU0x1u4E59HcAu0naLNGd9bJMw',
+    'EeiVzNNyKUihENSQh9nsPniQvXgF3pPGQ8ZpS+9R9NyYQID5t3W8UrLpguvAE2U=',
+    '=Q/kB',
+    '-----END PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK-----'].join('\n');
+
+  it('Parsing armored text with RSA key and ECC subkey', function(done) {
+    var pubKeys = openpgp.key.readArmored(rsa_ecc_pub);
+    expect(pubKeys).to.exist;
+    expect(pubKeys.err).to.not.exist;
+    expect(pubKeys.keys).to.have.length(1);
+    expect(pubKeys.keys[0].primaryKey.getKeyId().toHex()).to.equal('b8e4105cc9dedc77');
+    done();
+  });
+
   it('Parsing armored text with two keys', function(done) {
     var pubKeys = openpgp.key.readArmored(twoKeys);
     expect(pubKeys).to.exist;