diff --git a/threshold_encryption/TEDecryptionShare.cpp b/threshold_encryption/TEDecryptionShare.cpp
index 465f3aef..01d9c6aa 100644
--- a/threshold_encryption/TEDecryptionShare.cpp
+++ b/threshold_encryption/TEDecryptionShare.cpp
@@ -26,15 +26,21 @@ along with libBLS. If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 namespace libBLS {
 
-TEDecryptionShare::TEDecryptionShare( const algebra::G2Point& _share, size_t _signerIndex )
+TEDecryptionShare::TEDecryptionShare(
+    const algebra::G2Point& _share, size_t _signerIndex, bool _validate )
     : signerIndex( _signerIndex ), share( _share ) {
-    share.validate();
+    if ( _validate ) {
+        share.validate();
+    }
 }
 
-TEDecryptionShare::TEDecryptionShare( const std::string& _hexaEncoded, size_t _signerIndex )
+TEDecryptionShare::TEDecryptionShare(
+    const std::string& _hexaEncoded, size_t _signerIndex, bool _validate )
     : signerIndex( _signerIndex ) {
     share = algebra::G2Point::fromString( _hexaEncoded, Base::HEXA );
-    share.validate();
+    if ( _validate ) {
+        share.validate();
+    }
 }
 
 size_t TEDecryptionShare::getSignerIndex() const {
diff --git a/threshold_encryption/TEDecryptionShare.h b/threshold_encryption/TEDecryptionShare.h
index e852e5d0..46dff9e3 100644
--- a/threshold_encryption/TEDecryptionShare.h
+++ b/threshold_encryption/TEDecryptionShare.h
@@ -40,18 +40,23 @@ class TEDecryptionShare {
 
 public:
     /**
-     * @param _signerIndex Index of the signer
      * @param _share Decryption share
-     * @note Validates that the share is well formed and non-zero.
+     * @param _signerIndex Index of the signer
+     * @param _validate Whether to validate the share or not (Optional, default: true)
+     * Note: Validation is a costly operation, so it can be skipped if the share is already known to
+     * be valid.
      */
-    TEDecryptionShare( const algebra::G2Point& _share, size_t _signerIndex );
+    TEDecryptionShare( const algebra::G2Point& _share, size_t _signerIndex, bool _validate = true );
 
     /**
-     * @param _signerIndex Index of the signer
      * @param _hexaEncoded Hexa encoded string of the share
-     * @note Used when building from serialized decription share
+     * @param _signerIndex Index of the signer
+     * @param _validate Whether to validate the share or not (Optional, default: true)
+     * Note: Validation is a costly operation, so it can be skipped if the share is already known to
+     * be valid.
      */
-    TEDecryptionShare( const std::string& _hexaEncoded, size_t _signerIndex );
+    TEDecryptionShare(
+        const std::string& _hexaEncoded, size_t _signerIndex, bool _validate = true );
 
 
     size_t getSignerIndex() const;