diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 327143b78c..f0fe515e3a 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -78,8 +78,8 @@ let_underscore_drop = "allow"
 indy-vdr = { git = "https://github.com/hyperledger/indy-vdr.git", tag = "v0.4.3", default-features = false, features = [
     "log",
 ] }
-indy-vdr-proxy-client = { git = "https://github.com/hyperledger/indy-vdr.git", tag = "v0.4.3"  }
+indy-vdr-proxy-client = { git = "https://github.com/hyperledger/indy-vdr.git", tag = "v0.4.3" }
 indy-credx = { git = "https://github.com/hyperledger/indy-shared-rs", tag = "v1.1.0" }
 anoncreds = { git = "https://github.com/hyperledger/anoncreds-rs.git", tag = "v0.2.0" }
 aries-askar = { version = "0.3.1" }
-askar-crypto = { version = "0.3.1" }
+askar-crypto = { version = "0.3.1", default-features = false }
diff --git a/did_core/did_doc/Cargo.toml b/did_core/did_doc/Cargo.toml
index 4bad05ee3d..061d4fc36f 100644
--- a/did_core/did_doc/Cargo.toml
+++ b/did_core/did_doc/Cargo.toml
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@ name = "did_doc"
 version = "0.1.0"
 edition = "2021"
 
+[features]
+jwk = ["public_key/jwk"]
+
 [dependencies]
 base64 = "0.22.1"
 bs58 = "0.5.0"
diff --git a/did_core/did_doc/src/schema/verification_method/mod.rs b/did_core/did_doc/src/schema/verification_method/mod.rs
index 0198c2acef..894b28a311 100644
--- a/did_core/did_doc/src/schema/verification_method/mod.rs
+++ b/did_core/did_doc/src/schema/verification_method/mod.rs
@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@ impl VerificationMethod {
             PublicKeyField::Multibase {
                 public_key_multibase,
             } => Key::from_fingerprint(public_key_multibase)?,
+            #[cfg(feature = "jwk")]
+            PublicKeyField::Jwk { public_key_jwk } => Key::from_jwk(&public_key_jwk.to_string())?,
             // TODO - FUTURE - other key types could do with some special handling, i.e.
             // those where the key_type is encoded within the key field (multibase, jwk, etc)
             _ => Key::new(
@@ -152,3 +154,53 @@ mod tests {
         assert!(vm.is_err());
     }
 }
+
+#[cfg(feature = "jwk")]
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod jwk_tests {
+    use ::public_key::KeyType;
+    use serde_json::json;
+
+    use super::*;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_public_key_from_ed25519_jwk_vm() {
+        let vm: VerificationMethod = serde_json::from_value(json!({
+            "id": "did:key:z6MkpTHR8VNsBxYAAWHut2Geadd9jSwuBV8xRoAnwWsdvktH#z6MkpTHR8VNsBxYAAWHut2Geadd9jSwuBV8xRoAnwWsdvktH",
+            "type": "Ed25519VerificationKey2018",
+            "controller": "did:key:z6MkpTHR8VNsBxYAAWHut2Geadd9jSwuBV8xRoAnwWsdvktH",
+            "publicKeyJwk": {
+              "kty": "OKP",
+              "crv": "Ed25519",
+              "x": "lJZrfAjkBXdfjebMHEUI9usidAPhAlssitLXR3OYxbI"
+            }
+          })).unwrap();
+        let pk = vm.public_key().unwrap();
+        assert!(matches!(pk.key_type(), KeyType::Ed25519));
+        assert_eq!(
+            pk.fingerprint(),
+            "z6MkpTHR8VNsBxYAAWHut2Geadd9jSwuBV8xRoAnwWsdvktH"
+        )
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_public_key_from_p256_jwk_vm() {
+        let vm: VerificationMethod = serde_json::from_value(json!({
+            "id": "did:key:zDnaerDaTF5BXEavCrfRZEk316dpbLsfPDZ3WJ5hRTPFU2169#zDnaerDaTF5BXEavCrfRZEk316dpbLsfPDZ3WJ5hRTPFU2169",
+            "type": "JsonWebKey2020",
+            "controller": "did:key:zDnaerDaTF5BXEavCrfRZEk316dpbLsfPDZ3WJ5hRTPFU2169",
+            "publicKeyJwk": {
+              "kty": "EC",
+              "crv": "P-256",
+              "x": "fyNYMN0976ci7xqiSdag3buk-ZCwgXU4kz9XNkBlNUI",
+              "y": "hW2ojTNfH7Jbi8--CJUo3OCbH3y5n91g-IMA9MLMbTU"
+            }
+          })).unwrap();
+        let pk = vm.public_key().unwrap();
+        assert!(matches!(pk.key_type(), KeyType::P256));
+        assert_eq!(
+            pk.fingerprint(),
+            "zDnaerDaTF5BXEavCrfRZEk316dpbLsfPDZ3WJ5hRTPFU2169"
+        )
+    }
+}
diff --git a/did_core/did_doc/src/schema/verification_method/verification_method_type.rs b/did_core/did_doc/src/schema/verification_method/verification_method_type.rs
index 9d41289141..f8e715f5f0 100644
--- a/did_core/did_doc/src/schema/verification_method/verification_method_type.rs
+++ b/did_core/did_doc/src/schema/verification_method/verification_method_type.rs
@@ -66,6 +66,8 @@ impl TryFrom<VerificationMethodType> for KeyType {
             VerificationMethodType::Bls12381G2Key2020 => Ok(KeyType::Bls12381g2),
             VerificationMethodType::X25519KeyAgreementKey2019
             | VerificationMethodType::X25519KeyAgreementKey2020 => Ok(KeyType::X25519),
+            // The verification method type does not map directly to a key type.
+            // This may occur when the VM type is a multikey (JsonWebKey, Multikey, etc)
             _ => Err(DidDocumentBuilderError::UnsupportedVerificationMethodType(
                 value,
             )),
diff --git a/did_core/public_key/Cargo.toml b/did_core/public_key/Cargo.toml
index 63b676c637..c9baf690e7 100644
--- a/did_core/public_key/Cargo.toml
+++ b/did_core/public_key/Cargo.toml
@@ -14,4 +14,10 @@ base64 = "0.22.1"
 bs58 = "0.5.0"
 multibase = "0.9.1"
 unsigned-varint = "0.8.0"
-askar-crypto = { workspace = true, features = ["std"], optional = true }
+# askar-crypto used for jwk conversion. maintain minimal feature set
+askar-crypto = { workspace = true, features = [
+    "std",
+    "any_key",
+    "ec_curves",
+    "ed25519",
+], optional = true }
diff --git a/justfile b/justfile
index cae10c52d4..911326b130 100644
--- a/justfile
+++ b/justfile
@@ -44,4 +44,4 @@ test-integration-aries-vcx-vdrproxy test_name="":
     cargo test --manifest-path="aries/aries_vcx/Cargo.toml" -F vdr_proxy_ledger,credx -- --ignored {{test_name}}
 
 test-integration-did-crate test_name="":
-    cargo test --examples -p did_doc -p did_parser_nom -p did_resolver -p did_resolver_registry -p did_resolver_sov -p did_resolver_web -p did_key -p did_peer --test "*"
+    cargo test --examples -p did_doc -p did_parser_nom -p did_resolver -p did_resolver_registry -p did_resolver_sov -p did_resolver_web -p did_key -p did_peer -F did_doc/jwk --test "*"