diff --git a/include/mbedtls/x509.h b/include/mbedtls/x509.h
index 8dfd1f3..5a9f2b5 100644
--- a/include/mbedtls/x509.h
+++ b/include/mbedtls/x509.h
@@ -243,6 +243,17 @@
  */
 typedef mbedtls_asn1_sequence mbedtls_x509_sequence;
 
+/*
+ * Container for the fields of the Authority Key Identifier object
+ */
+typedef struct mbedtls_x509_authority {
+    mbedtls_x509_buf keyIdentifier;
+    mbedtls_x509_name authorityCertIssuer;
+    mbedtls_x509_buf authorityCertSerialNumber;
+    mbedtls_x509_buf raw;
+}
+mbedtls_x509_authority;
+
 /** Container for date and time (precision in seconds). */
 typedef struct mbedtls_x509_time {
     int year, mon, day;         /**< Date. */
diff --git a/include/mbedtls/x509_crt.h b/include/mbedtls/x509_crt.h
index 6c86a66..672cdf5 100644
--- a/include/mbedtls/x509_crt.h
+++ b/include/mbedtls/x509_crt.h
@@ -76,6 +76,8 @@
     mbedtls_x509_buf subject_id;        /**< Optional X.509 v2/v3 subject unique identifier. */
     mbedtls_x509_buf v3_ext;            /**< Optional X.509 v3 extensions.  */
     mbedtls_x509_sequence subject_alt_names;    /**< Optional list of raw entries of Subject Alternative Names extension (currently only dNSName, uniformResourceIdentifier, DirectoryName and OtherName are listed). */
+    mbedtls_x509_buf subject_key_id;    /**< Optional X.509 v3 extension subject key identifier. */
+    mbedtls_x509_authority authority_key_id;    /**< Optional X.509 v3 extension authority key identifier. */
 
     mbedtls_x509_sequence certificate_policies; /**< Optional list of certificate policies (Only anyPolicy is printed and enforced, however the rest of the policies are still listed). */