diff --git a/lemur/certificates/schemas.py b/lemur/certificates/schemas.py
index 78217de0..5795e71a 100644
--- a/lemur/certificates/schemas.py
+++ b/lemur/certificates/schemas.py
@@ -255,6 +255,7 @@ class CertificateUploadInputSchema(CertificateCreationSchema):
     private_key = fields.String()
     body = fields.String(required=True)
     chain = fields.String(missing=None, allow_none=True)
+    csr = fields.String(required=False,valudate=validators.csr)
 
     destinations = fields.Nested(AssociatedDestinationSchema, missing=[], many=True)
     notifications = fields.Nested(AssociatedNotificationSchema, missing=[], many=True)
diff --git a/lemur/static/app/angular/certificates/certificate/upload.tpl.html b/lemur/static/app/angular/certificates/certificate/upload.tpl.html
index c3339051..bf897a60 100644
--- a/lemur/static/app/angular/certificates/certificate/upload.tpl.html
+++ b/lemur/static/app/angular/certificates/certificate/upload.tpl.html
@@ -62,6 +62,19 @@
           a valid certificate.</p>
       </div>
     </div>
+    <div class="form-group"
+         ng-class="{'has-error': uploadForm.csr.$invalid&&uploadForm.csr.$dirty, 'has-success': !uploadForm.csr.$invalid&&uploadForm.csr.$dirty}">
+      <label class="control-label col-sm-2">
+        Certificate Signing Request (CSR)
+      </label>
+      <div class="col-sm-10">
+                <textarea name="csr" ng-model="certificate.csr" placeholder="PEM encoded string..."
+                          class="form-control"
+                          ng-pattern="/^-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE REQUEST-----/"></textarea>
+        <p ng-show="uploadForm.csr.$invalid && !uploadForm.csr.$pristine"
+             class="help-block">Enter a valid certificate signing request.</p>
+      </div>
+    </div>
     <div class="form-group"
          ng-class="{'has-error': uploadForm.owner.$invalid&&uploadform.intermediateCert.$dirty, 'has-success': !uploadForm.intermediateCert.$invalid&&uploadForm.intermediateCert.$dirty}">
       <label class="control-label col-sm-2">
diff --git a/lemur/tests/test_certificates.py b/lemur/tests/test_certificates.py
index 4013d367..195d4398 100644
--- a/lemur/tests/test_certificates.py
+++ b/lemur/tests/test_certificates.py
@@ -456,6 +456,7 @@ def test_certificate_upload_schema_ok(client):
         'body': SAN_CERT_STR,
         'privateKey': SAN_CERT_KEY,
         'chain': INTERMEDIATE_CERT_STR,
+        'csr': CSR_STR,
         'external_id': '1234',
     }
     data, errors = CertificateUploadInputSchema().load(data)