diff --git a/examples/simple-server-pkcs8.rs b/examples/simple-server-pkcs8.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8e1b1b81
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/simple-server-pkcs8.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+extern crate native_tls;
+
+use native_tls::{Identity, TlsAcceptor, TlsStream};
+use std::fs::File;
+use std::io::{Read, Write};
+use std::net::{TcpListener, TcpStream};
+use std::sync::Arc;
+use std::thread;
+
+fn main() {
+    let mut cert_file = File::open("test/cert.pem").unwrap();
+    let mut certs = vec![];
+    cert_file.read_to_end(&mut certs).unwrap();
+    let mut key_file = File::open("test/key.pem").unwrap();
+    let mut key = vec![];
+    key_file.read_to_end(&mut key).unwrap();
+    let pkcs8 = Identity::from_pkcs8(&certs, &key).unwrap();
+
+    let acceptor = TlsAcceptor::new(pkcs8).unwrap();
+    let acceptor = Arc::new(acceptor);
+
+    let listener = TcpListener::bind("0.0.0.0:8443").unwrap();
+
+    fn handle_client(mut stream: TlsStream<TcpStream>) {
+        let mut buf = [0; 1024];
+        let read = stream.read(&mut buf).unwrap();
+        let received = std::str::from_utf8(&buf[0..read]).unwrap();
+        stream.write_all(format!("received '{}'", received).as_bytes()).unwrap();
+    }
+
+    for stream in listener.incoming() {
+        match stream {
+            Ok(stream) => {
+                let acceptor = acceptor.clone();
+                thread::spawn(move || {
+                    let stream = acceptor.accept(stream).unwrap();
+                    handle_client(stream);
+                });
+            }
+            Err(_e) => { /* connection failed */ }
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 01230d3a..a17632e2 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 //! * TLS/SSL client communication
 //! * TLS/SSL server communication
 //! * PKCS#12 encoded identities
+//! * PKCS#8  encoded identities
 //! * Secure-by-default for client and server
 //!     * Includes hostname verification for clients
 //! * Supports asynchronous I/O for both the server and the client