diff --git a/src/OpenSSL/crypto.py b/src/OpenSSL/crypto.py
index 71b6c51..58e176d 100644
--- a/src/OpenSSL/crypto.py
+++ b/src/OpenSSL/crypto.py
@@ -1623,6 +1623,31 @@
     return _bio_to_string(bio)
 
 
+def dump_publickey(type, pkey):
+    """
+    Dump a public key to a buffer
+
+    :param type: The file type (one of FILETYPE_PEM or FILETYPE_ASN1).
+    :param pkey: The PKey to dump.
+    :return: The buffer with the dumped key in it.
+    :rtype: :py:data:`bytes`
+    """
+    bio = _new_mem_buf()
+    if type == FILETYPE_PEM:
+        write_bio = _lib.PEM_write_bio_PUBKEY
+    elif type == FILETYPE_ASN1:
+        write_bio = _lib.i2d_PUBKEY_bio
+    else:
+        raise ValueError("type argument must be FILETYPE_PEM or FILETYPE_ASN1")
+
+    result_code = write_bio(bio, pkey._pkey)
+    if result_code != 1:
+        # TODO: This is untested.
+        _raise_current_error()
+
+    return _bio_to_string(bio)
+
+
 def dump_privatekey(type, pkey, cipher=None, passphrase=None):
     """
     Dump a private key to a buffer
@@ -2404,6 +2429,35 @@
             return 0
 
 
+def load_publickey(type, buffer):
+    """
+    Load a public key from a buffer
+
+    :param type: The file type (one of FILETYPE_PEM, FILETYPE_ASN1)
+    :param buffer: The buffer the key is stored in
+    :return: The PKey object
+    """
+    if isinstance(buffer, _text_type):
+        buffer = buffer.encode("ascii")
+
+    bio = _new_mem_buf(buffer)
+
+    if type == FILETYPE_PEM:
+        evp_pkey = _lib.PEM_read_bio_PUBKEY(
+            bio, _ffi.NULL, _ffi.NULL, _ffi.NULL)
+    elif type == FILETYPE_ASN1:
+        evp_pkey = _lib.d2i_PUBKEY_bio(bio, _ffi.NULL)
+    else:
+        raise ValueError("type argument must be FILETYPE_PEM or FILETYPE_ASN1")
+
+    if evp_pkey == _ffi.NULL:
+        _raise_current_error()
+
+    pkey = PKey.__new__(PKey)
+    pkey._pkey = _ffi.gc(evp_pkey, _lib.EVP_PKEY_free)
+    return pkey
+
+
 def load_privatekey(type, buffer, passphrase=None):
     """
     Load a private key from a buffer
diff --git a/tests/test_crypto.py b/tests/test_crypto.py
index d9a9526..a3c540e 100644
--- a/tests/test_crypto.py
+++ b/tests/test_crypto.py
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 from OpenSSL.crypto import X509Req, X509ReqType
 from OpenSSL.crypto import X509Extension, X509ExtensionType
 from OpenSSL.crypto import load_certificate, load_privatekey
+from OpenSSL.crypto import load_publickey, dump_publickey
 from OpenSSL.crypto import FILETYPE_PEM, FILETYPE_ASN1, FILETYPE_TEXT
 from OpenSSL.crypto import dump_certificate, load_certificate_request
 from OpenSSL.crypto import dump_certificate_request, dump_privatekey
@@ -300,6 +301,18 @@
 
 encryptedPrivateKeyPEMPassphrase = b("foobar")
 
+
+cleartextPublicKeyPEM = b("""-----BEGIN PUBLIC KEY-----
+MIIBIjANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQEFAAOCAQ8AMIIBCgKCAQEAxszlc+b71LvlLS0ypt/l
+gT/JzSVJtnEqw9WUNGeiChywX2mmQLHEt7KP0JikqUFZOtPclNY823Q4pErMTSWC
+90qlUxI47vNJbXGRfmO2q6Zfw6SE+E9iUb74xezbOJLjBuUIkQzEKEFV+8taiRV+
+ceg1v01yCT2+OjhQW3cxG42zxyRFmqesbQAUWgS3uhPrUQqYQUEiTmVhh4FBUKZ5
+XIneGUpX1S7mXRxTLH6YzRoGFqRoc9A0BBNcoXHTWnxV215k4TeHMFYE5RG0KYAS
+8Xk5iKICEXwnZreIt3jyygqoOKsKZMK/Zl2VhMGhJR6HXRpQCyASzEG7bgtROLhL
+ywIDAQAB
+-----END PUBLIC KEY-----
+""")
+
 # Some PKCS#7 stuff.  Generated with the openssl command line:
 #
 #    openssl crl2pkcs7 -inform pem -outform pem -certfile s.pem -nocrl
@@ -2562,6 +2575,24 @@
         good_text = _runopenssl(dumped_pem, b"rsa", b"-noout", b"-text")
         self.assertEqual(dumped_text, good_text)
 
+    def test_dump_publickey_pem(self):
+        """
+        :py:obj:`dump_publickey` writes a PEM
+        """
+        key = load_publickey(FILETYPE_PEM, cleartextPublicKeyPEM)
+        dumped_pem = dump_publickey(FILETYPE_PEM, key)
+        self.assertEqual(dumped_pem, cleartextPublicKeyPEM)
+
+    def test_dump_publickey_asn1(self):
+        """
+        :py:obj:`dump_publickey` writes a DER
+        """
+        key = load_publickey(FILETYPE_PEM, cleartextPublicKeyPEM)
+        dumped_der = dump_publickey(FILETYPE_ASN1, key)
+        key2 = load_publickey(FILETYPE_ASN1, dumped_der)
+        dumped_pem2 = dump_publickey(FILETYPE_PEM, key2)
+        self.assertEqual(dumped_pem2, cleartextPublicKeyPEM)
+
     def test_dump_certificate_request(self):
         """
         :py:obj:`dump_certificate_request` writes a PEM, DER, and text.