diff --git a/security/nss/lib/nss/nss.def b/security/nss/lib/nss/nss.def
index 5ce9e149fc5..3be8f298b57 100644
--- a/security/nss/lib/nss/nss.def
+++ b/security/nss/lib/nss/nss.def
@@ -700,6 +700,7 @@ CERT_VerifyOCSPResponseSignature;
 PK11_GetModInfo;
 PK11_GetPBEIV;
 PK11_ImportCRL;
+PK11_ImportDERCert;
 PK11_PubUnwrapSymKeyWithFlags;
 PK11_SaveContextAlloc;
 SEC_QuickDERDecodeItem;
diff --git a/security/nss/lib/pk11wrap/pk11cert.c b/security/nss/lib/pk11wrap/pk11cert.c
index 16e79bc14f9..f8ff01c74b1 100644
--- a/security/nss/lib/pk11wrap/pk11cert.c
+++ b/security/nss/lib/pk11wrap/pk11cert.c
@@ -1798,6 +1798,21 @@ loser:
 #endif
 }
 
+SECStatus
+PK11_ImportDERCert(PK11SlotInfo *slot, SECItem *derCert,
+		CK_OBJECT_HANDLE key, char *nickname, PRBool includeTrust) {
+    CERTCertificate *cert;
+    SECStatus rv;
+
+    cert = CERT_NewTempCertificate(CERT_GetDefaultCertDB(),
+                                   derCert, NULL, PR_FALSE, PR_TRUE);
+    if (cert == NULL) return SECFailure;
+
+    rv = PK11_ImportCert(slot, cert, key, nickname, includeTrust);
+    CERT_DestroyCertificate (cert);
+    return rv;
+}
+
 /*
  * get a certificate handle, look at the cached handle first..
  */
diff --git a/security/nss/lib/pk11wrap/pk11func.h b/security/nss/lib/pk11wrap/pk11func.h
index 360043ca485..91d34724385 100644
--- a/security/nss/lib/pk11wrap/pk11func.h
+++ b/security/nss/lib/pk11wrap/pk11func.h
@@ -388,6 +388,8 @@ CERTCertList * PK11_FindCertsFromNickname(char *nickname, void *wincx);
 SECKEYPrivateKey * PK11_FindPrivateKeyFromNickname(char *nickname, void *wincx);
 SECStatus PK11_ImportCert(PK11SlotInfo *slot, CERTCertificate *cert,
                 CK_OBJECT_HANDLE key, char *nickname, PRBool includeTrust);
+SECStatus PK11_ImportDERCert(PK11SlotInfo *slot, SECItem *derCert,
+                CK_OBJECT_HANDLE key, char *nickname, PRBool includeTrust);
 PK11SlotInfo *PK11_ImportCertForKey(CERTCertificate *cert, char *nickname,
 								void *wincx);
 PK11SlotInfo *PK11_ImportDERCertForKey(SECItem *derCert, char *nickname,