diff --git a/lemur/plugins/lemur_csr/__init__.py b/lemur/plugins/lemur_csr/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8ce5a7f3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lemur/plugins/lemur_csr/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+try:
+    VERSION = __import__('pkg_resources') \
+        .get_distribution(__name__).version
+except Exception as e:
+    VERSION = 'unknown'
diff --git a/lemur/plugins/lemur_csr/plugin.py b/lemur/plugins/lemur_csr/plugin.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e06035d1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lemur/plugins/lemur_csr/plugin.py
@@ -0,0 +1,104 @@
+"""
+.. module: lemur.plugins.lemur_csr.plugin
+
+An export plugin that exports CSR from a private key and certificate.
+"""
+from io import open
+import subprocess
+
+from flask import current_app
+
+from lemur.utils import mktempfile, mktemppath
+from lemur.plugins.bases import ExportPlugin
+from lemur.plugins import lemur_csr as csr
+
+
+def run_process(command):
+    """
+    Runs a given command with pOpen and wraps some
+    error handling around it.
+    :param command:
+    :return:
+    """
+    p = subprocess.Popen(command, stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.PIPE)
+    current_app.logger.debug(command)
+    stdout, stderr = p.communicate()
+
+    if p.returncode != 0:
+        current_app.logger.debug(" ".join(command))
+        current_app.logger.error(stderr)
+        raise Exception(stderr)
+
+
+def create_csr(cert, chain, csr_tmp, key):
+    """
+    Creates a csr from key and cert file.
+    :param cert:
+    :param chain:
+    :param csr_tmp:
+    :param key:
+    """
+    if isinstance(cert, bytes):
+        cert = cert.decode('utf-8')
+
+    if isinstance(chain, bytes):
+        chain = chain.decode('utf-8')
+
+    if isinstance(key, bytes):
+        key = key.decode('utf-8')
+
+    with mktempfile() as key_tmp:
+        with open(key_tmp, 'w') as f:
+            f.write(key)
+
+        with mktempfile() as cert_tmp:
+            with open(cert_tmp, 'w') as f:
+                if chain:
+                    f.writelines([cert.strip() + "\n", chain.strip() + "\n"])
+                else:
+                    f.writelines([cert.strip() + "\n"])
+
+            output = subprocess.check_output([
+                "openssl",
+                "x509",
+                "-x509toreq",
+                "-in", cert_tmp,
+                "-signkey", key_tmp,
+            ])
+            subprocess.run([
+                "openssl",
+                "req",
+                "-out", csr_tmp
+            ], input=output)
+
+
+class CSRExportPlugin(ExportPlugin):
+    title = 'CSR'
+    slug = 'openssl-csr'
+    description = 'Exports a CSR'
+    version = csr.VERSION
+
+    author = 'jchuong'
+    author_url = 'https://github.com/jchuong'
+
+    def export(self, body, chain, key, options, **kwargs):
+        """
+        Creates CSR from certificate
+
+        :param key:
+        :param chain:
+        :param body:
+        :param options:
+        :param kwargs:
+        """
+        with mktemppath() as output_tmp:
+            if not key:
+                raise Exception("Private Key required by CSR")
+
+            create_csr(body, chain, output_tmp, key)
+            extension = "csr"
+
+            with open(output_tmp, 'rb') as f:
+                raw = f.read()
+        # passphrase is None
+        return extension, None, raw
diff --git a/lemur/plugins/lemur_csr/tests/conftest.py b/lemur/plugins/lemur_csr/tests/conftest.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0e1cd89f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lemur/plugins/lemur_csr/tests/conftest.py
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+from lemur.tests.conftest import *  # noqa
diff --git a/lemur/plugins/lemur_csr/tests/test_csr_export.py b/lemur/plugins/lemur_csr/tests/test_csr_export.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9b233a4e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lemur/plugins/lemur_csr/tests/test_csr_export.py
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+import pytest
+from lemur.tests.vectors import INTERNAL_PRIVATE_KEY_A_STR, INTERNAL_CERTIFICATE_A_STR
+
+
+def test_export_certificate_to_csr(app):
+    from lemur.plugins.base import plugins
+    p = plugins.get('openssl-csr')
+    options = []
+    with pytest.raises(Exception):
+        p.export(INTERNAL_CERTIFICATE_A_STR, "", "", options)
+
+    raw = p.export(INTERNAL_CERTIFICATE_A_STR, "", INTERNAL_PRIVATE_KEY_A_STR, options)
+    assert raw != b""
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index f4aca2ff..0b8cab81 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -197,6 +197,7 @@ setup(
             'digicert_issuer = lemur.plugins.lemur_digicert.plugin:DigiCertIssuerPlugin',
             'digicert_cis_issuer = lemur.plugins.lemur_digicert.plugin:DigiCertCISIssuerPlugin',
             'digicert_cis_source = lemur.plugins.lemur_digicert.plugin:DigiCertCISSourcePlugin'
+            'csr_export = lemur.plugins.lemur_csr.plugin:CSRExportPlugin',
         ],
     },
     classifiers=[