diff --git a/src/transaction_builder.js b/src/transaction_builder.js
index 6e1865a..7b599e8 100644
--- a/src/transaction_builder.js
+++ b/src/transaction_builder.js
@@ -9,7 +9,39 @@ var ECPair = require('./ecpair')
 var ECSignature = require('./ecsignature')
 var Transaction = require('./transaction')
 
-function extractInput (txIn) {
+// re-orders signatures to match pubKeys, fills undefined otherwise
+function fixMSSignatures (transaction, vin, pubKeys, signatures, prevOutScript, hashType, skipPubKey) {
+  // maintain a local copy of unmatched signatures
+  var unmatched = signatures.slice()
+  var cache = {}
+
+  return pubKeys.map(function (pubKey) {
+    // skip optionally provided pubKey
+    if (skipPubKey && bufferutils.equal(skipPubKey, pubKey)) return undefined
+
+    var matched
+    var keyPair2 = ECPair.fromPublicKeyBuffer(pubKey)
+
+    // check for a matching signature
+    unmatched.some(function (signature, i) {
+      // skip if undefined || OP_0
+      if (!signature) return false
+
+      var signatureHash = cache[hashType] = cache[hashType] || transaction.hashForSignature(vin, prevOutScript, hashType)
+      if (!keyPair2.verify(signatureHash, signature)) return false
+
+      // remove matched signature from unmatched
+      unmatched[i] = undefined
+      matched = signature
+
+      return true
+    })
+
+    return matched || undefined
+  })
+}
+
+function extractInput (transaction, txIn, vin) {
   var redeemScript
   var scriptSig = txIn.script
   var scriptSigChunks = bscript.decompile(scriptSig)
@@ -63,7 +95,7 @@ function extractInput (txIn) {
 
     case 'multisig':
       signatures = scriptSigChunks.slice(1).map(function (chunk) {
-        if (chunk === ops.OP_0) return chunk
+        if (chunk === ops.OP_0) return undefined
 
         var parsed = ECSignature.parseScriptSignature(chunk)
         hashType = parsed.hashType
@@ -73,6 +105,10 @@ function extractInput (txIn) {
 
       if (redeemScript) {
         pubKeys = redeemScriptChunks.slice(1, -2)
+
+        if (pubKeys.length !== signatures.length) {
+          signatures = fixMSSignatures(transaction, vin, pubKeys, signatures, redeemScript, hashType, redeemScript)
+        }
       }
 
       break
@@ -117,7 +153,7 @@ TransactionBuilder.fromTransaction = function (transaction, network) {
   })
 
   // Extract/add signatures
-  txb.inputs = transaction.ins.map(function (txIn) {
+  txb.inputs = transaction.ins.map(function (txIn, vin) {
     // TODO: verify whether extractInput is sane with coinbase scripts
     if (Transaction.isCoinbaseHash(txIn.hash)) {
       throw new Error('coinbase inputs not supported')
@@ -126,7 +162,7 @@ TransactionBuilder.fromTransaction = function (transaction, network) {
     // Ignore empty scripts
     if (txIn.script.length === 0) return {}
 
-    return extractInput(txIn)
+    return extractInput(transaction, txIn, vin)
   })
 
   return txb
@@ -154,10 +190,14 @@ TransactionBuilder.prototype.addInput = function (txHash, vout, sequence, prevOu
     switch (prevOutType) {
       case 'multisig':
         input.pubKeys = prevOutScriptChunks.slice(1, -2)
+        input.signatures = input.pubKeys.map(function () { return undefined })
+
         break
 
       case 'pubkey':
         input.pubKeys = prevOutScriptChunks.slice(0, 1)
+        input.signatures = [undefined]
+
         break
     }
 
@@ -211,10 +251,10 @@ TransactionBuilder.prototype.buildIncomplete = function () {
   return this.__build(true)
 }
 
-var canSignTypes = {
-  'pubkeyhash': true,
+var canBuildTypes = {
   'multisig': true,
-  'pubkey': true
+  'pubkey': true,
+  'pubkeyhash': true
 }
 
 TransactionBuilder.prototype.__build = function (allowIncomplete) {
@@ -225,14 +265,16 @@ TransactionBuilder.prototype.__build = function (allowIncomplete) {
 
   var tx = this.tx.clone()
 
-  // Create script signatures from signature meta-data
+  // Create script signatures from inputs
   this.inputs.forEach(function (input, index) {
     var scriptType = input.scriptType
     var scriptSig
 
     if (!allowIncomplete) {
       if (!scriptType) throw new Error('Transaction is not complete')
-      if (!canSignTypes[scriptType]) throw new Error(scriptType + ' not supported')
+      if (!canBuildTypes[scriptType]) throw new Error(scriptType + ' not supported')
+
+      // XXX: only relevant to types that need signatures
       if (!input.signatures) throw new Error('Transaction is missing signatures')
     }
 
@@ -244,7 +286,6 @@ TransactionBuilder.prototype.__build = function (allowIncomplete) {
           break
 
         case 'multisig':
-          // Array.prototype.map is sparse-compatible
           var msSignatures = input.signatures.map(function (signature) {
             return signature && signature.toScriptSignature(input.hashType)
           })
@@ -252,12 +293,11 @@ TransactionBuilder.prototype.__build = function (allowIncomplete) {
           // fill in blanks with OP_0
           if (allowIncomplete) {
             for (var i = 0; i < msSignatures.length; ++i) {
-              if (msSignatures[i]) continue
-
-              msSignatures[i] = ops.OP_0
+              msSignatures[i] = msSignatures[i] || ops.OP_0
             }
+
+          // remove blank signatures
           } else {
-            // Array.prototype.filter returns non-sparse array
             msSignatures = msSignatures.filter(function (x) { return x })
           }
 
@@ -297,11 +337,12 @@ TransactionBuilder.prototype.sign = function (index, keyPair, redeemScript, hash
     input.prevOutType &&
     input.pubKeys &&
     input.scriptType &&
-    input.signatures
+    input.signatures &&
+    input.signatures.length === input.pubKeys.length
 
   var kpPubKey = keyPair.getPublicKeyBuffer()
 
-  // are we almost ready to sign?
+  // are we ready to sign?
   if (canSign) {
     // if redeemScript was provided, enforce consistency
     if (redeemScript) {
@@ -323,13 +364,13 @@ TransactionBuilder.prototype.sign = function (index, keyPair, redeemScript, hash
       }
 
       var scriptType = bscript.classifyOutput(redeemScript)
-      if (!canSignTypes[scriptType]) throw new Error('RedeemScript not supported (' + scriptType + ')')
-
       var redeemScriptChunks = bscript.decompile(redeemScript)
-      var pubKeys = []
+      var pubKeys
+
       switch (scriptType) {
         case 'multisig':
           pubKeys = redeemScriptChunks.slice(1, -2)
+
           break
 
         case 'pubkeyhash':
@@ -338,11 +379,16 @@ TransactionBuilder.prototype.sign = function (index, keyPair, redeemScript, hash
 
           if (!bufferutils.equal(pkh1, pkh2)) throw new Error('privateKey cannot sign for this input')
           pubKeys = [kpPubKey]
+
           break
 
         case 'pubkey':
           pubKeys = redeemScriptChunks.slice(0, 1)
+
           break
+
+        default:
+          throw new Error('RedeemScript not supported (' + scriptType + ')')
       }
 
       // if we don't have a prevOutScript, generate a P2SH script
@@ -354,55 +400,31 @@ TransactionBuilder.prototype.sign = function (index, keyPair, redeemScript, hash
       input.pubKeys = pubKeys
       input.redeemScript = redeemScript
       input.scriptType = scriptType
-
-    // cannot be pay-to-scriptHash
+      input.signatures = pubKeys.map(function () { return undefined })
     } else {
+      // pay-to-scriptHash is not possible without a redeemScript
       if (input.prevOutType === 'scripthash') throw new Error('PrevOutScript is P2SH, missing redeemScript')
 
-      // can we otherwise sign this?
-      if (input.scriptType) {
-        if (!input.pubKeys) throw new Error(input.scriptType + ' not supported')
-
-      // we know nothin' Jon Snow, assume pubKeyHash
-      } else {
+      // if we don't have a scriptType, assume pubKeyHash otherwise
+      if (!input.scriptType) {
         input.prevOutScript = bscript.pubKeyHashOutput(bcrypto.hash160(keyPair.getPublicKeyBuffer()))
         input.prevOutType = 'pubkeyhash'
         input.pubKeys = [kpPubKey]
         input.scriptType = input.prevOutType
+        input.signatures = [undefined]
+      } else {
+        // throw if we can't sign with it
+        if (!input.pubKeys || !input.signatures) throw new Error(input.scriptType + ' not supported')
       }
     }
 
     input.hashType = hashType
-    input.signatures = input.signatures || []
   }
 
+  // ready to sign?
   var signatureScript = input.redeemScript || input.prevOutScript
   var signatureHash = this.tx.hashForSignature(index, signatureScript, hashType)
 
-  // enforce signature order matches public keys
-  if (input.scriptType === 'multisig' && input.redeemScript && input.signatures.length !== input.pubKeys.length) {
-    // maintain a local copy of unmatched signatures
-    var unmatched = input.signatures.slice()
-
-    input.signatures = input.pubKeys.map(function (pubKey) {
-      var match
-      var keyPair2 = ECPair.fromPublicKeyBuffer(pubKey)
-
-      // check for any matching signatures
-      unmatched.some(function (signature, i) {
-        if (!signature || !keyPair2.verify(signatureHash, signature)) return false
-        match = signature
-
-        // remove matched signature from unmatched
-        unmatched.splice(i, 1)
-
-        return true
-      })
-
-      return match || undefined
-    })
-  }
-
   // enforce in order signing of public keys
   var valid = input.pubKeys.some(function (pubKey, i) {
     if (!bufferutils.equal(kpPubKey, pubKey)) return false
diff --git a/test/fixtures/transaction_builder.json b/test/fixtures/transaction_builder.json
index e530f54..2046474 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/transaction_builder.json
+++ b/test/fixtures/transaction_builder.json
@@ -118,6 +118,32 @@
           }
         ]
       },
+      {
+        "description": "Transaction w/ multisig 2-of-3 -> pubKeyHash",
+        "network": "testnet",
+        "txHex": "0100000001ffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff00000000910047304402206b2fc7d3182e2853cab5bcffb85c3ef5470d2d05c496295538c9947af3bfd0ec0220300aa705a985c74f76c26c6d68da9b61b5c4cd5432e8c6a54623f376c8bf8cde01473044022031059c4dd6a97d84e3a4eb1ca21a9870bd1762fbd5db7c1932d75e56da78794502200f22d85be3c5f7035e89a147ee2619a066df19aff14a62e6bb3f649b6da19edf01ffffffff0110270000000000001976a914faf1d99bf040ea9c7f8cc9f14ac6733ad75ce24688ac00000000",
+        "inputs": [
+          {
+            "txId": "ffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff",
+            "vout": 0,
+            "prevTxScript": "OP_2 0479be667ef9dcbbac55a06295ce870b07029bfcdb2dce28d959f2815b16f81798483ada7726a3c4655da4fbfc0e1108a8fd17b448a68554199c47d08ffb10d4b8 04c6047f9441ed7d6d3045406e95c07cd85c778e4b8cef3ca7abac09b95c709ee51ae168fea63dc339a3c58419466ceaeef7f632653266d0e1236431a950cfe52a 04f9308a019258c31049344f85f89d5229b531c845836f99b08601f113bce036f9388f7b0f632de8140fe337e62a37f3566500a99934c2231b6cb9fd7584b8e672 OP_3 OP_CHECKMULTISIG",
+            "signs": [
+              {
+                "keyPair": "91avARGdfge8E4tZfYLoxeJ5sGBdNJQH4kvjJoQFacbgwmaKkrx"
+              },
+              {
+                "keyPair": "91avARGdfge8E4tZfYLoxeJ5sGBdNJQH4kvjJoQFacbgww7vXtT"
+              }
+            ]
+          }
+        ],
+        "outputs": [
+          {
+            "script": "OP_DUP OP_HASH160 faf1d99bf040ea9c7f8cc9f14ac6733ad75ce246 OP_EQUALVERIFY OP_CHECKSIG",
+            "value": 10000
+          }
+        ]
+      },
       {
         "description": "Transaction w/ multisig 2-of-2 (reverse order) -> pubKeyHash",
         "network": "testnet",
@@ -239,6 +265,64 @@
         ]
       }
     ],
+    "fromTransaction": [
+      {
+        "description": "Transaction w/ scriptHash(multisig 2-of-2) -> OP_RETURN | 1 OP_0, no signatures",
+        "network": "testnet",
+        "incomplete": true,
+        "inputs": [
+          {
+            "txId": "4971f016798a167331bcbc67248313fbc444c6e92e4416efd06964425588f5cf",
+            "vout": 0,
+            "scriptSig": "OP_0 OP_0 52410479be667ef9dcbbac55a06295ce870b07029bfcdb2dce28d959f2815b16f81798483ada7726a3c4655da4fbfc0e1108a8fd17b448a68554199c47d08ffb10d4b84104c6047f9441ed7d6d3045406e95c07cd85c778e4b8cef3ca7abac09b95c709ee51ae168fea63dc339a3c58419466ceaeef7f632653266d0e1236431a950cfe52a52ae",
+            "scriptSigAfter": "OP_0 OP_0 OP_0 52410479be667ef9dcbbac55a06295ce870b07029bfcdb2dce28d959f2815b16f81798483ada7726a3c4655da4fbfc0e1108a8fd17b448a68554199c47d08ffb10d4b84104c6047f9441ed7d6d3045406e95c07cd85c778e4b8cef3ca7abac09b95c709ee51ae168fea63dc339a3c58419466ceaeef7f632653266d0e1236431a950cfe52a52ae"
+          }
+        ],
+        "outputs": [
+          {
+            "script": "OP_DUP OP_HASH160 aa4d7985c57e011a8b3dd8e0e5a73aaef41629c5 OP_EQUALVERIFY OP_CHECKSIG",
+            "value": 1000
+          }
+        ]
+      },
+      {
+        "description": "Transaction w/ scriptHash(multisig 2-of-2) -> OP_RETURN | missing OP_0, 1 signature",
+        "network": "testnet",
+        "incomplete": true,
+        "inputs": [
+          {
+            "txId": "4971f016798a167331bcbc67248313fbc444c6e92e4416efd06964425588f5cf",
+            "vout": 0,
+            "scriptSig": "OP_0 3045022100aa0c323bc639d3d71591be98ccaf7b8cb8c86aa95f060aef5e36fc3f04c4d029022010e2b18de17e307a12ae7e0e88518fe814f18a0ca1ee4510ba23a65628b0657601 52410479be667ef9dcbbac55a06295ce870b07029bfcdb2dce28d959f2815b16f81798483ada7726a3c4655da4fbfc0e1108a8fd17b448a68554199c47d08ffb10d4b84104c6047f9441ed7d6d3045406e95c07cd85c778e4b8cef3ca7abac09b95c709ee51ae168fea63dc339a3c58419466ceaeef7f632653266d0e1236431a950cfe52a52ae",
+            "scriptSigAfter": "OP_0 OP_0 3045022100aa0c323bc639d3d71591be98ccaf7b8cb8c86aa95f060aef5e36fc3f04c4d029022010e2b18de17e307a12ae7e0e88518fe814f18a0ca1ee4510ba23a65628b0657601 52410479be667ef9dcbbac55a06295ce870b07029bfcdb2dce28d959f2815b16f81798483ada7726a3c4655da4fbfc0e1108a8fd17b448a68554199c47d08ffb10d4b84104c6047f9441ed7d6d3045406e95c07cd85c778e4b8cef3ca7abac09b95c709ee51ae168fea63dc339a3c58419466ceaeef7f632653266d0e1236431a950cfe52a52ae"
+          }
+        ],
+        "outputs": [
+          {
+            "script": "OP_DUP OP_HASH160 aa4d7985c57e011a8b3dd8e0e5a73aaef41629c5 OP_EQUALVERIFY OP_CHECKSIG",
+            "value": 1000
+          }
+        ]
+      },
+      {
+        "description": "Transaction w/ scriptHash(multisig 2-of-2) -> OP_RETURN | no OP_0, 2 signatures",
+        "network": "testnet",
+        "inputs": [
+          {
+            "txId": "4971f016798a167331bcbc67248313fbc444c6e92e4416efd06964425588f5cf",
+            "vout": 0,
+            "scriptSig": "OP_0 3045022100e37e33a4fe5fccfb87afb0e951e83fcea4820d73b327d21edc1adec3b916c437022061c5786908b674e323a1863cc2feeb60e1679f1892c10ee08ac21e51fd50ba9001 3045022100e37e33a4fe5fccfb87afb0e951e83fcea4820d73b327d21edc1adec3b916c437022061c5786908b674e323a1863cc2feeb60e1679f1892c10ee08ac21e51fd50ba9001 52410479be667ef9dcbbac55a06295ce870b07029bfcdb2dce28d959f2815b16f81798483ada7726a3c4655da4fbfc0e1108a8fd17b448a68554199c47d08ffb10d4b84104c6047f9441ed7d6d3045406e95c07cd85c778e4b8cef3ca7abac09b95c709ee51ae168fea63dc339a3c58419466ceaeef7f632653266d0e1236431a950cfe52a52ae",
+            "scriptSigAfter": "OP_0 3045022100e37e33a4fe5fccfb87afb0e951e83fcea4820d73b327d21edc1adec3b916c437022061c5786908b674e323a1863cc2feeb60e1679f1892c10ee08ac21e51fd50ba9001 3045022100e37e33a4fe5fccfb87afb0e951e83fcea4820d73b327d21edc1adec3b916c437022061c5786908b674e323a1863cc2feeb60e1679f1892c10ee08ac21e51fd50ba9001 52410479be667ef9dcbbac55a06295ce870b07029bfcdb2dce28d959f2815b16f81798483ada7726a3c4655da4fbfc0e1108a8fd17b448a68554199c47d08ffb10d4b84104c6047f9441ed7d6d3045406e95c07cd85c778e4b8cef3ca7abac09b95c709ee51ae168fea63dc339a3c58419466ceaeef7f632653266d0e1236431a950cfe52a52ae"
+          }
+        ],
+        "outputs": [
+          {
+            "script": "OP_DUP OP_HASH160 aa4d7985c57e011a8b3dd8e0e5a73aaef41629c5 OP_EQUALVERIFY OP_CHECKSIG",
+            "value": 1000
+          }
+        ]
+      }
+    ],
     "multisig": [
       {
         "description": "P2SH 2-of-2 multisig, signed in correct order",
diff --git a/test/transaction_builder.js b/test/transaction_builder.js
index 06b070e..12c6b3d 100644
--- a/test/transaction_builder.js
+++ b/test/transaction_builder.js
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 var assert = require('assert')
 var baddress = require('../src/address')
 var bscript = require('../src/script')
+var bufferutils = require('../src/bufferutils')
 var ops = require('../src/opcodes')
 
 var BigInteger = require('bigi')
@@ -76,7 +77,7 @@ describe('TransactionBuilder', function () {
 
   describe('fromTransaction', function () {
     fixtures.valid.build.forEach(function (f) {
-      it('builds the correct TransactionBuilder for ' + f.description, function () {
+      it('builds TransactionBuilder, with ' + f.description, function () {
         var network = NETWORKS[f.network || 'bitcoin']
         var tx = Transaction.fromHex(f.txHex)
         var txb = TransactionBuilder.fromTransaction(tx, network)
@@ -86,6 +87,33 @@ describe('TransactionBuilder', function () {
       })
     })
 
+    fixtures.valid.fromTransaction.forEach(function (f) {
+      it('builds TransactionBuilder, with ' + f.description, function () {
+        var tx = new Transaction()
+
+        f.inputs.forEach(function (input) {
+          var txHash = bufferutils.reverse(new Buffer(input.txId, 'hex'))
+
+          tx.addInput(txHash, input.vout, undefined, bscript.fromASM(input.scriptSig))
+        })
+
+        f.outputs.forEach(function (output) {
+          tx.addOutput(bscript.fromASM(output.script), output.value)
+        })
+
+        var txb = TransactionBuilder.fromTransaction(tx)
+        var txAfter = f.incomplete ? txb.buildIncomplete() : txb.build()
+
+        txAfter.ins.forEach(function (input, i) {
+          assert.equal(bscript.toASM(input.script), f.inputs[i].scriptSigAfter)
+        })
+
+        txAfter.outs.forEach(function (output, i) {
+          assert.equal(bscript.toASM(output.script), f.outputs[i].script)
+        })
+      })
+    })
+
     fixtures.invalid.fromTransaction.forEach(function (f) {
       it('throws on ' + f.exception, function () {
         var tx = Transaction.fromHex(f.txHex)