diff --git a/lib/beacon-verification.ts b/lib/beacon-verification.ts
index a747c90..2bb91ba 100644
--- a/lib/beacon-verification.ts
+++ b/lib/beacon-verification.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@ import {
     RandomnessBeacon,
     G2UnchainedBeacon,
     isG1G2SwappedBeacon,
-    G1UnchainedBeacon
+    G1UnchainedBeacon,
+    isG1Rfc9380
 } from './index'
 
 async function verifyBeacon(chainInfo: ChainInfo, beacon: RandomnessBeacon): Promise<boolean> {
@@ -32,6 +33,10 @@ async function verifyBeacon(chainInfo: ChainInfo, beacon: RandomnessBeacon): Pro
         return verifySigOnG1(beacon.signature, await unchainedBeaconMessage(beacon), publicKey)
     }
 
+    if (isG1Rfc9380(beacon, chainInfo)) {
+        return verifySigOnG1(beacon.signature, await unchainedBeaconMessage(beacon), publicKey, 'BLS_SIG_BLS12381G1_XMD:SHA-256_SSWU_RO_NUL_')
+    }
+
     console.error(`Beacon type ${chainInfo.schemeID} was not supported`)
     return false
 
@@ -49,13 +54,19 @@ function normP2(point: G2Hex): PointG2 {
     return point instanceof PointG2 ? point : PointG2.fromHex(point);
 }
 
-async function normP1Hash(point: G1Hex): Promise<PointG1> {
-    return point instanceof PointG1 ? point : PointG1.hashToCurve(point);
+async function normP1Hash(point: G1Hex, domainSeparationTag: string): Promise<PointG1> {
+    return point instanceof PointG1 ? point : PointG1.hashToCurve(point, {DST: domainSeparationTag});
 }
 
-export async function verifySigOnG1(signature: G1Hex, message: G1Hex, publicKey: G2Hex): Promise<boolean> {
+export async function verifySigOnG1(
+    signature: G1Hex,
+    message: G1Hex,
+    publicKey: G2Hex,
+    // default DST is the invalid one used for 'bls-unchained-on-g1' for backwards compat
+    domainSeparationTag= 'BLS_SIG_BLS12381G2_XMD:SHA-256_SSWU_RO_NUL_'
+): Promise<boolean> {
     const P = normP2(publicKey);
-    const Hm = await normP1Hash(message);
+    const Hm = await normP1Hash(message, domainSeparationTag);
     const G = PointG2.BASE;
     const S = normP1(signature);
     const ePHm = pairing(Hm, P.negate(), false);
diff --git a/lib/index.ts b/lib/index.ts
index 28900a1..9cd61df 100644
--- a/lib/index.ts
+++ b/lib/index.ts
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ export type ChainInfo = {
 }
 
 // currently drand supports chained and unchained randomness - read more here: https://drand.love/docs/cryptography/#randomness
-export type RandomnessBeacon = G2ChainedBeacon | G2UnchainedBeacon | G1UnchainedBeacon
+export type RandomnessBeacon = G2ChainedBeacon | G2UnchainedBeacon | G1UnchainedBeacon | G1RFC9380Beacon
 
 export type G2ChainedBeacon = {
     round: number
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ export type G2UnchainedBeacon = {
     round: number
     randomness: string
     signature: string
-    // this is needed to distinguish it from the `G1UnchainedBeacon` so the type guard works correctly
+    // this is needed to distinguish it from the other unchained beacons so the type guard works correctly
     _phantomg2?: never
 }
 
@@ -165,10 +165,18 @@ export type G1UnchainedBeacon = {
     round: number
     randomness: string
     signature: string
-    // this distinguishes it from the `G2UnchainedBeacon` so the type guard works correctly
+    // this distinguishes it from the other unchained beacons so the type guard works correctly
     _phantomg1?: never
 }
 
+export type G1RFC9380Beacon = {
+    round: number
+    randomness: string
+    signature: string
+    // this distinguishes it from the other unchained beacons so the type guard works correctly
+    _phantomg19380?: never
+}
+
 // eslint-disable-next-line  @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
 export function isChainedBeacon(value: any, info: ChainInfo): value is G2ChainedBeacon {
     return info.schemeID === 'pedersen-bls-chained' &&
@@ -197,5 +205,14 @@ export function isG1G2SwappedBeacon(value: any, info: ChainInfo): value is G1Unc
         value.round > 0
 }
 
+// eslint-disable-next-line  @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
+export function isG1Rfc9380(value: any, info: ChainInfo): value is G1RFC9380Beacon {
+    return info.schemeID === 'bls-unchained-g1-rfc9380' &&
+        !!value.randomness &&
+        !!value.signature &&
+        value.previous_signature === undefined &&
+        value.round > 0
+}
+
 // exports some default implementations of the above interfaces and other utility functions that could be used with them
 export {HttpChain, HttpChainClient, HttpCachingChain, MultiBeaconNode, FastestNodeClient, roundAt, roundTime}
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index a873f0e..f5aeb94 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "drand-client",
-  "version": "1.1.1",
+  "version": "1.2.0",
   "description": "A client to the drand randomness beacon network.",
   "main": "index.js",
   "types": "index.d.ts",
diff --git a/test/beacon-verification.test.ts b/test/beacon-verification.test.ts
index fdc70fb..f914eb3 100644
--- a/test/beacon-verification.test.ts
+++ b/test/beacon-verification.test.ts
@@ -177,4 +177,29 @@ describe('verifyBeacon', () => {
             await expect(verifyBeacon(chainInfo, invalidBeacon)).resolves.toEqual(false)
         })
     })
+    describe('signatures on G1 with DST', () => {
+        const validBeacon = {
+            round: 38,
+            randomness: 'b2fc21325a24904a6a9e81a6c63f65f6cec3f0b2400df3f4a56b214770e9ccca',
+            signature: '95c93585c513ebbcb4777ff15599b3140e5ec0295faa0e483f3deadd88fa6d43f0d3703e3a4ce106e8fd6c6987f32126'
+        }
+
+        const chainInfo = {
+            public_key: '81d320f220ee9c79e60e19dedc838c31e3ab919b15481e9feb52f643628c4f6a13fdc52129493875a818109d767272ca0541cbcdcea9335f2870d781b39b845ba8cbd44fdfe4967781cf72ca5917fc9398bcf97ca0548ed5a709016c4b1ff0f3',
+            period: 3,
+            genesis_time: 1687506816,
+            hash: 'af8b6fc95693b058a3a59efe586eb31c2c352fe00cf40c62a427d87c34f7a235',
+            groupHash: '02d678e93908888871b70e3f015b396a8c082bc1493ae5479f8743cb5d972b54',
+            schemeID: 'bls-unchained-g1-rfc9380',
+            metadata: {'beaconID': 'walkthrough'}
+        }
+
+        it('should verify a valid signature', async () => {
+            await expect(verifyBeacon(chainInfo, validBeacon)).resolves.toEqual(true)
+        })
+        it('should not verify a signature on G1 for the wrong round', async () => {
+            const invalidBeacon = {...validBeacon, round: 55}
+            await expect(verifyBeacon(chainInfo, invalidBeacon)).resolves.toEqual(false)
+        })
+    })
 })
diff --git a/test/index.test.ts b/test/index.test.ts
index 16c0d33..30a4162 100644
--- a/test/index.test.ts
+++ b/test/index.test.ts
@@ -23,11 +23,10 @@ async function endToEndTest(url: string) {
     const chains = await node.chains()
     expect(chains).not.toHaveLength(0)
 
-    // currently the drand-client does not support the new G1/G2 swapped scheme
     let chainToUse
     for (const chain of chains) {
         const info = await chain.info()
-        if (info.schemeID === 'pedersen-bls-chained' || info.schemeID === 'pedersen-bls-unchained') {
+        if (info.schemeID === 'pedersen-bls-chained' || info.schemeID === 'pedersen-bls-unchained' || info.schemeID === 'bls-unchained-on-g1' || info.schemeID === 'bls-unchained-g1-rfc9380') {
             chainToUse = chain
             break
         }