diff --git a/programs/Makefile b/programs/Makefile
index 2f486cd..d28bc53 100644
--- a/programs/Makefile
+++ b/programs/Makefile
@@ -36,6 +36,10 @@
 	x509/cert_app		x509/crl_app		\
 	x509/cert_req
 
+ifdef OPENSSL
+APPS +=	test/o_p_test
+endif
+
 .SILENT:
 
 all: $(APPS)
@@ -168,6 +172,10 @@
 	echo   "  CC    test/ssl_test.c"
 	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(OFLAGS) test/ssl_test.c    $(LDFLAGS) -o $@
 
+test/o_p_test: test/o_p_test.c ../library/libpolarssl.a
+	echo   "  CC    test/o_p_test.c"
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(OFLAGS) test/o_p_test.c    $(LDFLAGS) -o $@ -lssl -lcrypto
+
 util/strerror: util/strerror.c ../library/libpolarssl.a
 	echo   "  CC    util/strerror.c"
 	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(OFLAGS) util/strerror.c    $(LDFLAGS) -o $@
diff --git a/programs/test/CMakeLists.txt b/programs/test/CMakeLists.txt
index 5ad4364..f00fc9d 100644
--- a/programs/test/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/programs/test/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+FIND_PACKAGE(OpenSSL)
+
 set(libs
      polarssl
 )
@@ -21,3 +23,13 @@
 install(TARGETS selftest benchmark ssl_test ssl_cert_test
         DESTINATION "bin"
         PERMISSIONS OWNER_READ OWNER_WRITE OWNER_EXECUTE GROUP_READ GROUP_EXECUTE WORLD_READ WORLD_EXECUTE)
+
+if(OPENSSL_FOUND)
+    add_executable(o_p_test o_p_test.c)
+    target_link_libraries(o_p_test ${libs} ${OPENSSL_LIBRARIES})
+
+    install(TARGETS o_p_test
+        DESTINATION "bin"
+        PERMISSIONS OWNER_READ OWNER_WRITE OWNER_EXECUTE GROUP_READ GROUP_EXECUTE WORLD_READ WORLD_EXECUTE)
+endif(OPENSSL_FOUND)
+
diff --git a/programs/test/o_p_test.c b/programs/test/o_p_test.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..187372a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/programs/test/o_p_test.c
@@ -0,0 +1,243 @@
+/*
+ *  Test application that shows some PolarSSL and OpenSSL compatibility
+ *
+ *  Copyright (C) 2011-2012 Brainspark B.V.
+ *
+ *  This file is part of PolarSSL (http://www.polarssl.org)
+ *  Lead Maintainer: Paul Bakker <polarssl_maintainer at polarssl.org>
+ *
+ *  All rights reserved.
+ *
+ *  This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ *  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ *  the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+ *  (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ *  This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ *  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ *  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ *  GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ *  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
+ *  with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
+ *  51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+ */
+
+#ifndef _CRT_SECURE_NO_DEPRECATE
+#define _CRT_SECURE_NO_DEPRECATE 1
+#endif
+
+#include <string.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <sys/stat.h>
+
+#include <openssl/rsa.h>
+#include <openssl/engine.h>
+#include <openssl/pem.h>
+#include <openssl/bio.h>
+
+#include "polarssl/config.h"
+
+#include "polarssl/x509.h"
+#include "polarssl/rsa.h"
+#include "polarssl/entropy.h"
+#include "polarssl/ctr_drbg.h"
+
+int main( int argc, char *argv[] )
+{
+    int ret;
+    FILE *key_file;
+    size_t olen;
+    rsa_context p_rsa;
+    RSA *o_rsa;
+    entropy_context entropy;
+    ctr_drbg_context ctr_drbg;
+    unsigned char input[1024];
+    unsigned char p_pub_encrypted[512];
+    unsigned char o_pub_encrypted[512];
+    unsigned char p_pub_decrypted[512];
+    unsigned char o_pub_decrypted[512];
+    unsigned char p_priv_encrypted[512];
+    unsigned char o_priv_encrypted[512];
+    unsigned char p_priv_decrypted[512];
+    unsigned char o_priv_decrypted[512];
+    char *pers = "o_p_test_example";
+
+    entropy_init( &entropy );
+    if( ( ret = ctr_drbg_init( &ctr_drbg, entropy_func, &entropy,
+                    (unsigned char *) pers, strlen( pers ) ) ) != 0 )
+    {
+        printf( " failed\n  ! ctr_drbg_init returned %d\n", ret );
+        goto exit;
+    }
+    ERR_load_crypto_strings();
+
+    ret = 1;
+
+    if( argc != 3 )
+    {
+        printf( "usage: o_p_test <keyfile with private_key> <string of max 100 characters>\n" );
+
+#ifdef WIN32
+        printf( "\n" );
+#endif
+
+        goto exit;
+    }
+
+    printf( "  . Reading private key from %s into PolarSSL ...", argv[1] );
+    fflush( stdout );
+
+    rsa_init( &p_rsa, RSA_PKCS_V15, 0 );
+    if( x509parse_keyfile( &p_rsa, argv[1], NULL ) != 0 )
+    {
+        ret = 1;
+        printf( " failed\n  ! Could not load key.\n\n" );
+        goto exit;
+    }
+
+    printf( " passed\n");
+
+    printf( "  . Reading private key from %s into OpenSSL  ...", argv[1] );
+    fflush( stdout );
+
+    key_file = fopen( argv[1], "r" );
+    o_rsa = PEM_read_RSAPrivateKey(key_file, 0, 0, 0);
+    fclose(key_file);
+    if( o_rsa == NULL )
+    {
+        ret = 1;
+        printf( " failed\n  ! Could not load key.\n\n" );
+        goto exit;
+    }
+
+    printf( " passed\n");
+    printf( "\n" );
+
+    if( strlen( argv[1] ) > 100 )
+    {
+        printf( " Input data larger than 100 characters.\n\n" );
+        goto exit;
+    }
+
+    memcpy( input, argv[2], strlen( argv[2] ) );
+
+    /*
+     * Calculate the RSA encryption with public key.
+     */
+    printf( "  . Generating the RSA encrypted value with PolarSSL (RSA_PUBLIC)  ..." );
+    fflush( stdout );
+
+    if( ( ret = rsa_pkcs1_encrypt( &p_rsa, ctr_drbg_random, &ctr_drbg, RSA_PUBLIC, strlen( argv[1] ), input, p_pub_encrypted ) ) != 0 )
+    {
+        printf( " failed\n  ! rsa_pkcs1_encrypt returned %d\n\n", ret );
+        goto exit;
+    }
+    else
+        printf( " passed\n");
+
+    printf( "  . Generating the RSA encrypted value with OpenSSL (PUBLIC)       ..." );
+    fflush( stdout );
+
+    if( ( ret = RSA_public_encrypt( strlen( argv[1] ), input, o_pub_encrypted, o_rsa, RSA_PKCS1_PADDING ) ) == -1 )
+    {
+        unsigned long code = ERR_get_error();
+        printf( " failed\n  ! RSA_public_encrypt returned %d %s\n\n", ret, ERR_error_string( code, NULL ) );
+        goto exit;
+    }
+    else
+        printf( " passed\n");
+
+    /*
+     * Calculate the RSA encryption with private key.
+     */
+    printf( "  . Generating the RSA encrypted value with PolarSSL (RSA_PRIVATE) ..." );
+    fflush( stdout );
+
+    if( ( ret = rsa_pkcs1_encrypt( &p_rsa, ctr_drbg_random, &ctr_drbg, RSA_PRIVATE, strlen( argv[1] ), input, p_priv_encrypted ) ) != 0 )
+    {
+        printf( " failed\n  ! rsa_pkcs1_encrypt returned %d\n\n", ret );
+        goto exit;
+    }
+    else
+        printf( " passed\n");
+
+    printf( "  . Generating the RSA encrypted value with OpenSSL (PRIVATE)      ..." );
+    fflush( stdout );
+
+    if( ( ret = RSA_private_encrypt( strlen( argv[1] ), input, o_priv_encrypted, o_rsa, RSA_PKCS1_PADDING ) ) == -1 )
+    {
+        unsigned long code = ERR_get_error();
+        printf( " failed\n  ! RSA_private_encrypt returned %d %s\n\n", ret, ERR_error_string( code, NULL ) );
+        goto exit;
+    }
+    else
+        printf( " passed\n");
+
+    printf( "\n" );
+
+    /*
+     * Calculate the RSA decryption with private key.
+     */
+    printf( "  . Generating the RSA decrypted value for OpenSSL (PUBLIC) with PolarSSL (PRIVATE) ..." );
+    fflush( stdout );
+
+    if( ( ret = rsa_pkcs1_decrypt( &p_rsa, RSA_PRIVATE, &olen, o_pub_encrypted, p_pub_decrypted, 1024 ) ) != 0 )
+    {
+        printf( " failed\n  ! rsa_pkcs1_decrypt returned %d\n\n", ret );
+    }
+    else
+        printf( " passed\n");
+
+    printf( "  . Generating the RSA decrypted value for PolarSSL (PUBLIC) with OpenSSL (PRIVATE) ..." );
+    fflush( stdout );
+
+    if( ( ret = RSA_private_decrypt( p_rsa.len, p_pub_encrypted, o_pub_decrypted, o_rsa, RSA_PKCS1_PADDING ) ) == -1 )
+    {
+        unsigned long code = ERR_get_error();
+        printf( " failed\n  ! RSA_private_decrypt returned %d %s\n\n", ret, ERR_error_string( code, NULL ) );
+    }
+    else
+        printf( " passed\n");
+
+    /*
+     * Calculate the RSA decryption with public key.
+     */
+    printf( "  . Generating the RSA decrypted value for OpenSSL (PRIVATE) with PolarSSL (PUBLIC) ..." );
+    fflush( stdout );
+
+    if( ( ret = rsa_pkcs1_decrypt( &p_rsa, RSA_PUBLIC, &olen, o_priv_encrypted, p_priv_decrypted, 1024 ) ) != 0 )
+    {
+        printf( " failed\n  ! rsa_pkcs1_decrypt returned %d\n\n", ret );
+    }
+    else
+        printf( " passed\n");
+
+    printf( "  . Generating the RSA decrypted value for PolarSSL (PRIVATE) with OpenSSL (PUBLIC) ..." );
+    fflush( stdout );
+
+    if( ( ret = RSA_public_decrypt( p_rsa.len, p_priv_encrypted, o_priv_decrypted, o_rsa, RSA_PKCS1_PADDING ) ) == -1 )
+    {
+        unsigned long code = ERR_get_error();
+        printf( " failed\n  ! RSA_public_decrypt returned %d %s\n\n", ret, ERR_error_string( code, NULL ) );
+    }
+    else
+        printf( " passed\n");
+
+    printf( "\n" );
+    printf( "String value (OpenSSL Public Encrypt, PolarSSL Private Decrypt): '%s'\n", p_pub_decrypted );
+    printf( "String value (PolarSSL Public Encrypt, OpenSSL Private Decrypt): '%s'\n", o_pub_decrypted );
+    printf( "String value (OpenSSL Private Encrypt, PolarSSL Public Decrypt): '%s'\n", p_priv_decrypted );
+    printf( "String value (PolarSSL Private Encrypt, OpenSSL Public Decrypt): '%s'\n", o_priv_decrypted );
+
+exit:
+
+#ifdef WIN32
+    printf( "  + Press Enter to exit this program.\n" );
+    fflush( stdout ); getchar();
+#endif
+
+    return( ret );
+}