diff --git a/include/polarssl/ecp.h b/include/polarssl/ecp.h
index 2d20693..6c52f96 100644
--- a/include/polarssl/ecp.h
+++ b/include/polarssl/ecp.h
@@ -310,6 +310,22 @@
              const mpi *m, const ecp_point *P );
 
 /**
+ * \brief           Generate a keypair
+ *
+ * \param grp       ECP group
+ * \param d         Destination MPI (secret part)
+ * \param Q         Destination point (public part)
+ * \param f_rng     RNG function
+ * \param p_rng     RNG parameter
+ *
+ * \return          0 if successful,
+ *                  or a POLARSSL_ERR_ECP_XXX or POLARSSL_MPI_XXX error code
+ */
+int ecp_gen_keypair( const ecp_group *grp, mpi *d, ecp_point *Q,
+                     int (*f_rng)(void *, unsigned char *, size_t),
+                     void *p_rng );
+
+/**
  * \brief          Checkup routine
  *
  * \return         0 if successful, or 1 if the test failed
diff --git a/library/ecp.c b/library/ecp.c
index 119c754..9153f11 100644
--- a/library/ecp.c
+++ b/library/ecp.c
@@ -1127,6 +1127,33 @@
     return( ret );
 }
 
+/*
+ * Generate a keypair (SEC1 3.2.1)
+ */
+int ecp_gen_keypair( const ecp_group *grp, mpi *d, ecp_point *Q,
+                     int (*f_rng)(void *, unsigned char *, size_t),
+                     void *p_rng )
+{
+    int count = 0;
+    size_t n_size = (grp->nbits + 7) / 8;
+
+    /*
+     * Generate d such that 1 <= n < N
+     */
+    do
+    {
+        mpi_fill_random( d, n_size, f_rng, p_rng );
+
+        while( mpi_cmp_mpi( d, &grp->N ) >= 0 )
+            mpi_shift_r( d, 1 );
+
+        if( count++ > 10 )
+            return( POLARSSL_ERR_ECP_GENERIC );
+    }
+    while( mpi_cmp_int( d, 1 ) < 0 );
+
+    return( ecp_mul( grp, Q, d, &grp->G ) );
+}
 
 #if defined(POLARSSL_SELF_TEST)
 
diff --git a/tests/suites/test_suite_ecp.data b/tests/suites/test_suite_ecp.data
index 605af82..08a5e2b 100644
--- a/tests/suites/test_suite_ecp.data
+++ b/tests/suites/test_suite_ecp.data
@@ -184,6 +184,9 @@
 ECP read binary #6 (non-zero, OK)
 ecp_read_binary:SECP192R1:"0448d8082a3a1e3112bc03a8ef2f6d40d0a77a6f8e00cc99336ceed4d7cba482e288669ee1b6415626d6f34d28501e060c":UNCOMPRESSED:"48d8082a3a1e3112bc03a8ef2f6d40d0a77a6f8e00cc9933":"6ceed4d7cba482e288669ee1b6415626d6f34d28501e060c":"01":0
 
+ECP gen keypair
+ecp_gen_keypair:SECP192R1
+
 ECP mod p192 readable
 ecp_fast_mod:SECP192R1:"000000000000010500000000000001040000000000000103000000000000010200000000000001010000000000000100"
 
diff --git a/tests/suites/test_suite_ecp.function b/tests/suites/test_suite_ecp.function
index fdd3da2..290b786 100644
--- a/tests/suites/test_suite_ecp.function
+++ b/tests/suites/test_suite_ecp.function
@@ -296,6 +296,33 @@
 END_CASE
 
 BEGIN_CASE
+ecp_gen_keypair:id
+{
+    ecp_group grp;
+    ecp_point Q;
+    mpi d;
+    rnd_pseudo_info rnd_info;
+
+    ecp_group_init( &grp );
+    ecp_point_init( &Q );
+    mpi_init( &d );
+    memset( &rnd_info, 0x00, sizeof( rnd_pseudo_info ) );
+
+    TEST_ASSERT( ecp_use_known_dp( &grp, POLARSSL_ECP_DP_{id} ) == 0 );
+
+    TEST_ASSERT( ecp_gen_keypair( &grp, &d, &Q, &rnd_pseudo_rand, &rnd_info )
+                 == 0 );
+
+    TEST_ASSERT( mpi_cmp_mpi( &d, &grp.N ) < 0 );
+    TEST_ASSERT( mpi_cmp_int( &d, 1 ) >= 0 );
+
+    ecp_group_free( &grp );
+    ecp_point_free( &Q );
+    mpi_free( &d );
+}
+END_CASE
+
+BEGIN_CASE
 ecp_selftest:
 {
     TEST_ASSERT( ecp_self_test( 0 ) == 0 );