diff --git a/rsa_test.go b/rsa_test.go
index 2e0f785..7f67c5d 100644
--- a/rsa_test.go
+++ b/rsa_test.go
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@ func TestRSAWithPreParsedPrivateKey(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestRSAKeyParsing(t *testing.T) {
 	key, _ := ioutil.ReadFile("test/sample_key")
+	secureKey, _ := ioutil.ReadFile("test/privateSecure.pem")
 	pubKey, _ := ioutil.ReadFile("test/sample_key.pub")
 	badKey := []byte("All your base are belong to key")
 
@@ -130,6 +131,14 @@ func TestRSAKeyParsing(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Errorf("Parsed invalid key as valid private key: %v", k)
 	}
 
+	if _, e := jwt.ParseRSAPrivateKeyFromPEMWithPassword(secureKey, "password"); e != nil {
+		t.Errorf("Failed to parse valid private key with password: %v", e)
+	}
+
+	if k, e := jwt.ParseRSAPrivateKeyFromPEMWithPassword(secureKey, "123132"); e == nil {
+		t.Errorf("Parsed private key with invalid password %v", k)
+	}
+
 	// Test parsePublicKey
 	if _, e := jwt.ParseRSAPublicKeyFromPEM(pubKey); e != nil {
 		t.Errorf("Failed to parse valid public key: %v", e)
diff --git a/rsa_utils.go b/rsa_utils.go
index 213a90d..a5ababf 100644
--- a/rsa_utils.go
+++ b/rsa_utils.go
@@ -39,6 +39,38 @@ func ParseRSAPrivateKeyFromPEM(key []byte) (*rsa.PrivateKey, error) {
 	return pkey, nil
 }
 
+// Parse PEM encoded PKCS1 or PKCS8 private key protected with password
+func ParseRSAPrivateKeyFromPEMWithPassword(key []byte, password string) (*rsa.PrivateKey, error) {
+	var err error
+
+	// Parse PEM block
+	var block *pem.Block
+	if block, _ = pem.Decode(key); block == nil {
+		return nil, ErrKeyMustBePEMEncoded
+	}
+
+	var parsedKey interface{}
+
+	var blockDecrypted []byte
+	if blockDecrypted, err = x509.DecryptPEMBlock(block, []byte(password)); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	if parsedKey, err = x509.ParsePKCS1PrivateKey(blockDecrypted); err != nil {
+		if parsedKey, err = x509.ParsePKCS8PrivateKey(blockDecrypted); err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+	}
+
+	var pkey *rsa.PrivateKey
+	var ok bool
+	if pkey, ok = parsedKey.(*rsa.PrivateKey); !ok {
+		return nil, ErrNotRSAPrivateKey
+	}
+
+	return pkey, nil
+}
+
 // Parse PEM encoded PKCS1 or PKCS8 public key
 func ParseRSAPublicKeyFromPEM(key []byte) (*rsa.PublicKey, error) {
 	var err error
diff --git a/test/privateSecure.pem b/test/privateSecure.pem
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8537e07
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/privateSecure.pem
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+-----BEGIN RSA PRIVATE KEY-----
+Proc-Type: 4,ENCRYPTED
+DEK-Info: DES-EDE3-CBC,7487BB8910A3741B
+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+-----END RSA PRIVATE KEY-----