diff --git a/builtin/logical/transit/path_import_test.go b/builtin/logical/transit/path_import_test.go
index 6e2748833..a532dfdbe 100644
--- a/builtin/logical/transit/path_import_test.go
+++ b/builtin/logical/transit/path_import_test.go
@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@ var (
 	keys     = map[string]interface{}{}
 )
 
+const nssFormattedEd25519Key = "MGcCAQAwFAYHKoZIzj0CAQYJKwYBBAHaRw8BBEwwSgIBAQQgfJm5R+LK4FMwGzOpemTBXksimEVOVCE8QeC+XBBfNU+hIwMhADaif7IhYx46IHcRTy1z8LeyhABep+UB8Da6olMZGx0i"
+
 func generateKeys(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Helper()
 
@@ -78,6 +80,39 @@ func getKey(t *testing.T, keyType string) interface{} {
 	return key
 }
 
+func TestTransit_ImportNSSEd25519Key(t *testing.T) {
+	generateKeys(t)
+	b, s := createBackendWithStorage(t)
+
+	wrappingKey, err := b.getWrappingKey(context.Background(), s)
+	if err != nil || wrappingKey == nil {
+		t.Fatalf("failed to retrieve public wrapping key: %s", err)
+	}
+	privWrappingKey := wrappingKey.Keys[strconv.Itoa(wrappingKey.LatestVersion)].RSAKey
+	pubWrappingKey := &privWrappingKey.PublicKey
+
+	rawPKCS8, err := base64.StdEncoding.DecodeString(nssFormattedEd25519Key)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("failed to parse nss base64: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	blob := wrapTargetPKCS8ForImport(t, pubWrappingKey, rawPKCS8, "SHA256")
+	req := &logical.Request{
+		Storage:   s,
+		Operation: logical.UpdateOperation,
+		Path:      "keys/nss-ed25519/import",
+		Data: map[string]interface{}{
+			"ciphertext": blob,
+			"type":       "ed25519",
+		},
+	}
+
+	_, err = b.HandleRequest(context.Background(), req)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("failed to import NSS-formatted Ed25519 key: %v", err)
+	}
+}
+
 func TestTransit_Import(t *testing.T) {
 	generateKeys(t)
 	b, s := createBackendWithStorage(t)
@@ -503,6 +538,29 @@ func TestTransit_ImportVersion(t *testing.T) {
 func wrapTargetKeyForImport(t *testing.T, wrappingKey *rsa.PublicKey, targetKey interface{}, targetKeyType string, hashFnName string) string {
 	t.Helper()
 
+	// Format target key for wrapping
+	var preppedTargetKey []byte
+	var ok bool
+	var err error
+	switch targetKeyType {
+	case "aes128-gcm96", "aes256-gcm96", "chacha20-poly1305":
+		preppedTargetKey, ok = targetKey.([]byte)
+		if !ok {
+			t.Fatal("failed to wrap target key for import: symmetric key not provided in byte format")
+		}
+	default:
+		preppedTargetKey, err = x509.MarshalPKCS8PrivateKey(targetKey)
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("failed to wrap target key for import: %s", err)
+		}
+	}
+
+	return wrapTargetPKCS8ForImport(t, wrappingKey, preppedTargetKey, hashFnName)
+}
+
+func wrapTargetPKCS8ForImport(t *testing.T, wrappingKey *rsa.PublicKey, preppedTargetKey []byte, hashFnName string) string {
+	t.Helper()
+
 	// Generate an ephemeral AES-256 key
 	ephKey, err := uuid.GenerateRandomBytes(32)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -527,22 +585,6 @@ func wrapTargetKeyForImport(t *testing.T, wrappingKey *rsa.PublicKey, targetKey
 		t.Fatalf("failed to wrap target key for import: %s", err)
 	}
 
-	// Format target key for wrapping
-	var preppedTargetKey []byte
-	var ok bool
-	switch targetKeyType {
-	case "aes128-gcm96", "aes256-gcm96", "chacha20-poly1305":
-		preppedTargetKey, ok = targetKey.([]byte)
-		if !ok {
-			t.Fatal("failed to wrap target key for import: symmetric key not provided in byte format")
-		}
-	default:
-		preppedTargetKey, err = x509.MarshalPKCS8PrivateKey(targetKey)
-		if err != nil {
-			t.Fatalf("failed to wrap target key for import: %s", err)
-		}
-	}
-
 	// Wrap target key with KWP
 	targetKeyWrapped, err := kwp.Wrap(preppedTargetKey)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/changelog/15742.txt b/changelog/15742.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c7f69b6f7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog/15742.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+```release-note:improvement
+secret/transit: Allow importing Ed25519 keys from PKCS#8 with inner RFC 5915 ECPrivateKey blobs (NSS-wrapped keys).
+```
diff --git a/sdk/helper/keysutil/policy.go b/sdk/helper/keysutil/policy.go
index 59029756d..7e35b050f 100644
--- a/sdk/helper/keysutil/policy.go
+++ b/sdk/helper/keysutil/policy.go
@@ -1385,7 +1385,17 @@ func (p *Policy) Import(ctx context.Context, storage logical.Storage, key []byte
 	} else {
 		parsedPrivateKey, err := x509.ParsePKCS8PrivateKey(key)
 		if err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("error parsing asymmetric key: %s", err)
+			if strings.Contains(err.Error(), "unknown elliptic curve") {
+				var edErr error
+				parsedPrivateKey, edErr = ParsePKCS8Ed25519PrivateKey(key)
+				if edErr != nil {
+					return fmt.Errorf("error parsing asymmetric key:\n - assuming contents are an ed25519 private key: %s\n - original error: %v", edErr, err)
+				}
+
+				// Parsing as Ed25519-in-PKCS8-ECPrivateKey succeeded!
+			} else {
+				return fmt.Errorf("error parsing asymmetric key: %s", err)
+			}
 		}
 
 		switch parsedPrivateKey.(type) {
diff --git a/sdk/helper/keysutil/util.go b/sdk/helper/keysutil/util.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..063af5914
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sdk/helper/keysutil/util.go
@@ -0,0 +1,115 @@
+package keysutil
+
+import (
+	"crypto/x509/pkix"
+	"encoding/asn1"
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+
+	"golang.org/x/crypto/ed25519"
+)
+
+// pkcs8 reflects an ASN.1, PKCS #8 PrivateKey. See
+// ftp://ftp.rsasecurity.com/pub/pkcs/pkcs-8/pkcs-8v1_2.asn
+// and RFC 5208.
+//
+// Copied from Go: https://github.com/golang/go/blob/master/src/crypto/x509/pkcs8.go#L17-L80
+type pkcs8 struct {
+	Version    int
+	Algo       pkix.AlgorithmIdentifier
+	PrivateKey []byte
+	// optional attributes omitted.
+}
+
+// ecPrivateKey reflects an ASN.1 Elliptic Curve Private Key Structure.
+// References:
+//
+//	RFC 5915
+//	SEC1 - http://www.secg.org/sec1-v2.pdf
+//
+// Per RFC 5915 the NamedCurveOID is marked as ASN.1 OPTIONAL, however in
+// most cases it is not.
+//
+// Copied from Go: 	https://github.com/golang/go/blob/master/src/crypto/x509/sec1.go#L18-L31
+type ecPrivateKey struct {
+	Version       int
+	PrivateKey    []byte
+	NamedCurveOID asn1.ObjectIdentifier `asn1:"optional,explicit,tag:0"`
+
+	// Because the PKCS8/RFC 5915 encoding of the Ed25519 key uses the
+	// RFC 8032 Ed25519 seed format, we can ignore the public key parameter
+	// and infer it later.
+}
+
+var (
+	// See crypto/x509/x509.go in the Go toolchain source distribution.
+	oidPublicKeyECDSA = asn1.ObjectIdentifier{1, 2, 840, 10045, 2, 1}
+
+	// NSS encodes Ed25519 private keys with the OID 1.3.6.1.4.1.11591.15.1
+	// from https://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-josefsson-pkix-newcurves-01.
+	// See https://github.com/nss-dev/nss/blob/NSS_3_79_BRANCH/lib/util/secoid.c#L600-L603.
+	oidNSSPKIXEd25519 = asn1.ObjectIdentifier{1, 3, 6, 1, 4, 1, 11591, 15, 1}
+
+	// Other implementations may use the OID 1.3.101.110 from
+	// https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc8410.
+	oidRFC8410Ed25519 = asn1.ObjectIdentifier{1, 3, 101, 110}
+)
+
+func isEd25519OID(oid asn1.ObjectIdentifier) bool {
+	return oidNSSPKIXEd25519.Equal(oid) || oidRFC8410Ed25519.Equal(oid)
+}
+
+// ParsePKCS8PrivateKey parses an unencrypted private key in PKCS #8, ASN.1 DER form.
+//
+// It returns a *rsa.PrivateKey, a *ecdsa.PrivateKey, or a ed25519.PrivateKey.
+// More types might be supported in the future.
+//
+// This kind of key is commonly encoded in PEM blocks of type "PRIVATE KEY".
+func ParsePKCS8Ed25519PrivateKey(der []byte) (key interface{}, err error) {
+	var privKey pkcs8
+	var ed25519Key ecPrivateKey
+
+	var checkedOID bool
+
+	// If this err is nil, we assume we directly have a ECPrivateKey structure
+	// with explicit OID; ignore this error for now and return the latter err
+	// instead if neither parse correctly.
+	if _, err := asn1.Unmarshal(der, &privKey); err == nil {
+		switch {
+		case privKey.Algo.Algorithm.Equal(oidPublicKeyECDSA):
+			bytes := privKey.Algo.Parameters.FullBytes
+			namedCurveOID := new(asn1.ObjectIdentifier)
+			if _, err := asn1.Unmarshal(bytes, namedCurveOID); err != nil {
+				namedCurveOID = nil
+			}
+
+			if namedCurveOID == nil || !isEd25519OID(*namedCurveOID) {
+				return nil, errors.New("keysutil: failed to parse private key (invalid, non-ed25519 curve parameter OID)")
+			}
+
+			der = privKey.PrivateKey
+			checkedOID = true
+		default:
+			// The Go standard library already parses RFC 8410 keys; the
+			// inclusion of the OID here is in case it is used with the
+			// regular ECDSA PrivateKey structure, rather than the struct
+			// recognized by the Go standard library.
+			return nil, errors.New("keysutil: failed to parse key as ed25519 private key")
+		}
+	}
+
+	_, err = asn1.Unmarshal(der, &ed25519Key)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("keysutil: failed to parse private key (inner Ed25519 ECPrivateKey format was incorrect): %v", err)
+	}
+
+	if !checkedOID && !isEd25519OID(ed25519Key.NamedCurveOID) {
+		return nil, errors.New("keysutil: failed to parse private key (invalid, non-ed25519 curve parameter OID)")
+	}
+
+	if len(ed25519Key.PrivateKey) != 32 {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("keysutil: failed to parse private key as ed25519 private key: got %v bytes but expected %v byte RFC 8032 seed", len(ed25519Key.PrivateKey), ed25519.SeedSize)
+	}
+
+	return ed25519.NewKeyFromSeed(ed25519Key.PrivateKey), nil
+}