diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 7f6162cbb..889aff8e1 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 Noteworthy changes in version 2.4.4 (unreleased)
 ------------------------------------------------
 
+  * gpgsm: Support ECDSA in de-vs compliance mode.  [T6802]
+
   * Fix garbled time output in non-English Windows.  [T6741]
 
   Release-info: https://dev.gnupg.org/T6578
diff --git a/common/compliance.c b/common/compliance.c
index 59d94038d..04978ed1b 100644
--- a/common/compliance.c
+++ b/common/compliance.c
@@ -256,6 +256,13 @@ gnupg_pk_is_allowed (enum gnupg_compliance_mode compliance,
   if (! initialized)
     return 1;
 
+  /* Map the the generic ECC algo to ECDSA if requested.  */
+  if ((algo_flags & PK_ALGO_FLAG_ECC18)
+      && algo == GCRY_PK_ECC
+      && (use == PK_USE_VERIFICATION
+          || use == PK_USE_SIGNING))
+    algo = GCRY_PK_ECDSA;
+
   switch (compliance)
     {
     case CO_DE_VS:
@@ -280,7 +287,6 @@ gnupg_pk_is_allowed (enum gnupg_compliance_mode compliance,
 	    default:
 	      log_assert (!"reached");
 	    }
-          (void)algo_flags;
 	  break;
 
 	case PUBKEY_ALGO_DSA:
@@ -301,7 +307,7 @@ gnupg_pk_is_allowed (enum gnupg_compliance_mode compliance,
 	  result = (use == PK_USE_DECRYPTION);
           break;
 
-	case PUBKEY_ALGO_ECDH:
+	case PUBKEY_ALGO_ECDH:  /* Same value as GCRY_PK_ECC, i.e. 18  */
 	case GCRY_PK_ECDH:
 	  if (use == PK_USE_DECRYPTION)
             result = 1;
@@ -549,6 +555,9 @@ gnupg_rng_is_compliant (enum gnupg_compliance_mode compliance)
   int *result;
   int res;
 
+  /* #warning debug code ahead */
+  /* return 1; */
+
   result = get_compliance_cache (compliance, 1);
 
   if (result && *result != -1)
diff --git a/common/compliance.h b/common/compliance.h
index ead11472c..111fdc74b 100644
--- a/common/compliance.h
+++ b/common/compliance.h
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ enum pk_use_case
 
 /* Flags to distinguish public key algorithm variants.  */
 #define PK_ALGO_FLAG_RSAPSS 1    /* Use rsaPSS padding. */
+#define PK_ALGO_FLAG_ECC18  256  /* GCRY_PK_ECC is used in a generic way.  */
 
 
 int gnupg_pk_is_compliant (enum gnupg_compliance_mode compliance, int algo,
diff --git a/sm/decrypt.c b/sm/decrypt.c
index 787e2f5e6..6d63189b8 100644
--- a/sm/decrypt.c
+++ b/sm/decrypt.c
@@ -1318,7 +1318,8 @@ gpgsm_decrypt (ctrl_t ctrl, int in_fd, estream_t out_fp)
                   /* Check compliance.  */
                   if (!gnupg_pk_is_allowed (opt.compliance,
                                             PK_USE_DECRYPTION,
-                                            pk_algo, 0, NULL, nbits, curve))
+                                            pk_algo, PK_ALGO_FLAG_ECC18,
+                                            NULL, nbits, curve))
                     {
                       char  kidstr[10+1];
 
diff --git a/sm/sign.c b/sm/sign.c
index cd0ddceb3..3e8f26cbd 100644
--- a/sm/sign.c
+++ b/sm/sign.c
@@ -835,8 +835,8 @@ gpgsm_sign (ctrl_t ctrl, certlist_t signerlist,
           goto leave;
         }
 
-      if (!gnupg_pk_is_allowed (opt.compliance, PK_USE_SIGNING, pk_algo, 0,
-                                NULL, nbits, curve))
+      if (!gnupg_pk_is_allowed (opt.compliance, PK_USE_SIGNING, pk_algo,
+                                PK_ALGO_FLAG_ECC18, NULL, nbits, curve))
         {
           char  kidstr[10+1];
 
diff --git a/sm/verify.c b/sm/verify.c
index 1f5c1d378..e83a24f44 100644
--- a/sm/verify.c
+++ b/sm/verify.c
@@ -503,6 +503,7 @@ gpgsm_verify (ctrl_t ctrl, int in_fd, int data_fd, estream_t out_fp)
       audit_log_i (ctrl->audit, AUDIT_DATA_HASH_ALGO, algo);
 
       /* Check compliance.  */
+      pkalgoflags |= PK_ALGO_FLAG_ECC18;
       if (! gnupg_pk_is_allowed (opt.compliance, PK_USE_VERIFICATION,
                                  pkalgo, pkalgoflags, NULL, nbits, pkcurve))
         {