diff --git a/src/imp/openssl.rs b/src/imp/openssl.rs
index 389caa5e..5ade71ce 100644
--- a/src/imp/openssl.rs
+++ b/src/imp/openssl.rs
@@ -200,6 +200,11 @@ impl Certificate {
         Ok(Certificate(cert))
     }
 
+    pub fn stack_from_pem(buf: &[u8]) -> Result<Vec<Certificate>, Error> {
+        let mut certs = X509::stack_from_pem(buf)?;
+        Ok(certs.drain(..).map(Certificate).collect())
+    }
+
     pub fn to_der(&self) -> Result<Vec<u8>, Error> {
         let der = self.0.to_der()?;
         Ok(der)
diff --git a/src/imp/schannel.rs b/src/imp/schannel.rs
index 62e5042f..92f5e0d2 100644
--- a/src/imp/schannel.rs
+++ b/src/imp/schannel.rs
@@ -172,6 +172,13 @@ impl Certificate {
         }
     }
 
+    pub fn stack_from_pem(buf: &[u8]) -> Result<Vec<Certificate>, Error> {
+        pem::PemBlock::new(buf)
+            .iter()
+            .map(|pem| CertContext::from_pem(pem).map(Certificate))
+            .collect()
+    }
+
     pub fn to_der(&self) -> Result<Vec<u8>, Error> {
         Ok(self.0.to_der().to_vec())
     }
diff --git a/src/imp/security_framework.rs b/src/imp/security_framework.rs
index 5a89dfa8..2ad06870 100644
--- a/src/imp/security_framework.rs
+++ b/src/imp/security_framework.rs
@@ -219,6 +219,22 @@ impl Certificate {
         panic!("Not implemented on iOS");
     }
 
+    #[cfg(not(target_os = "ios"))]
+    pub fn stack_from_pem(buf: &[u8]) -> Result<Vec<Certificate>, Error> {
+        let mut items = SecItems::default();
+        ImportOptions::new().items(&mut items).import(buf)?;
+        if items.identities.is_empty() && items.keys.is_empty() {
+            Ok(items.certificates.drain(..).map(Certificate).collect())
+        } else {
+            Err(Error(base::Error::from(errSecParam)))
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[cfg(target_os = "ios")]
+    pub fn stack_from_pem(buf: &[u8]) -> Result<Vec<Certificate>, Error> {
+        panic!("Not implemented on iOS");
+    }
+
     pub fn to_der(&self) -> Result<Vec<u8>, Error> {
         Ok(self.0.to_der())
     }
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 14dabb7b..92c45b32 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -209,6 +209,12 @@ impl Certificate {
         Ok(Certificate(cert))
     }
 
+    /// Parses some PEM-formatted X509 certificates.
+    pub fn stack_from_pem(buf: &[u8]) -> Result<Vec<Certificate>> {
+        let mut certs = imp::Certificate::stack_from_pem(buf)?;
+        Ok(certs.drain(..).map(Certificate).collect())
+    }
+
     /// Returns the DER-encoded representation of this certificate.
     pub fn to_der(&self) -> Result<Vec<u8>> {
         let der = self.0.to_der()?;