diff --git a/libp2p/crypto/ed25519.py b/libp2p/crypto/ed25519.py
index 61c4631..cde2641 100644
--- a/libp2p/crypto/ed25519.py
+++ b/libp2p/crypto/ed25519.py
@@ -47,6 +47,11 @@ class Ed25519PrivateKey(PrivateKey):
     def to_bytes(self) -> bytes:
         return bytes(self.impl)
 
+    @classmethod
+    def from_bytes(cls, data: bytes) -> "Ed25519PrivateKey":
+        impl = PrivateKeyImpl(data)
+        return cls(impl)
+
     def get_type(self) -> KeyType:
         return KeyType.Ed25519
 
diff --git a/libp2p/crypto/serialization.py b/libp2p/crypto/serialization.py
index 401f936..d453bfe 100644
--- a/libp2p/crypto/serialization.py
+++ b/libp2p/crypto/serialization.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-from libp2p.crypto.ed25519 import Ed25519PublicKey
+from libp2p.crypto.ed25519 import Ed25519PrivateKey, Ed25519PublicKey
 from libp2p.crypto.exceptions import MissingDeserializerError
 from libp2p.crypto.keys import KeyType, PrivateKey, PublicKey
 from libp2p.crypto.rsa import RSAPublicKey
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@ key_type_to_public_key_deserializer = {
 }
 
 key_type_to_private_key_deserializer = {
-    KeyType.Secp256k1.value: Secp256k1PrivateKey.from_bytes
+    KeyType.Secp256k1.value: Secp256k1PrivateKey.from_bytes,
+    KeyType.Ed25519.value: Ed25519PrivateKey.from_bytes,
 }