diff --git a/cert-sh-functions/cert-sh-functions b/cert-sh-functions/cert-sh-functions
index 96d41c3..953a912 100755
--- a/cert-sh-functions/cert-sh-functions
+++ b/cert-sh-functions/cert-sh-functions
@@ -119,6 +119,23 @@ ssl_make_cert()
 	ssl_fatal 'Unable to create certificate'
 }
 
+#PEM certificate
+
+ssl_check_pem()
+{
+    [ -n "$1" -a -f "$SSL_KEYDIR/$1.pem" -a "$SSL_KEYDIR/$1.pem" -nt "$SSL_KEYDIR/$1.key" -a "$SSL_KEYDIR/$1.pem" -nt "$SSL_CERTDIR/$1.cert" ]
+}
+
+ssl_make_pem()
+{
+    ssl_check_certfile "$@" && return
+    [ -n "$1" ] ||
+	ssl_fatal 'Insufficient arguments.'
+
+    cat "$SSL_CERTDIR/$1.cert" "$SSL_KEYDIR/$1.key" > "$SSL_KEYDIR/$1.pem" ||
+	ssl_fatal 'Unable to create PEM certificate'
+}
+
 #dh params
 
 ssl_check_dhparam()
@@ -163,4 +180,7 @@ ssl_generate()
 
     ssl_check_cert "$@" ||
 	ssl_action ssl_make_cert "SSL self-signed certificate" "$@"
+
+    ssl_check_pem "$@" ||
+	ssl_action ssl_make_pem "SSL PEM certificate" "$@"
 }