diff --git a/openssl/src/c_helpers.c b/openssl/src/c_helpers.c
index 402c36ec7e7f2fb594b631cb53e9bfc45dcc3ce2..dfbfbf81e6dae07871de9a430a17012ebe4bdf51 100644
--- a/openssl/src/c_helpers.c
+++ b/openssl/src/c_helpers.c
@@ -7,3 +7,7 @@ void rust_SSL_clone(SSL *ssl) {
 void rust_SSL_CTX_clone(SSL_CTX *ctx) {
     CRYPTO_add(&ctx->references,1,CRYPTO_LOCK_SSL_CTX);
 }
+
+void rust_EVP_PKEY_clone(EVP_PKEY *pkey) {
+    CRYPTO_add(&pkey->references,1,CRYPTO_LOCK_EVP_PKEY);
+}
diff --git a/openssl/src/crypto/pkey.rs b/openssl/src/crypto/pkey.rs
index 9d653c13f6398b9aaa26f4996d8a795847b476dd..934a93ed8c7a8e384dab8ce60cd177564f6311ab 100644
--- a/openssl/src/crypto/pkey.rs
+++ b/openssl/src/crypto/pkey.rs
@@ -52,6 +52,10 @@ fn openssl_hash_nid(hash: HashType) -> c_int {
     }
 }
 
+extern "C" {
+    fn rust_EVP_PKEY_clone(pkey: *mut ffi::EVP_PKEY);
+}
+
 pub struct PKey {
     evp: *mut ffi::EVP_PKEY,
     parts: Parts,
@@ -600,6 +604,16 @@ impl Drop for PKey {
     }
 }
 
+impl Clone for PKey {
+    fn clone(&self) -> Self {
+        unsafe {
+            rust_EVP_PKEY_clone(self.evp);
+        }
+
+        PKey::from_handle(self.evp, self.parts)
+    }
+}
+
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
     use std::path::Path;