diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 230d966e..d6123a7e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -486,6 +486,17 @@ jwks = { keys: [{ ... }] } # keys needs to be Symbol
 JWT.decode(token, nil, true, { algorithms: ['RS512'], jwks: jwks})
 ```
 
+### Importing and exporting JSON Web Keys
+
+The ::JWT::JWK class can be used to import and export both the public key (default behaviour) and the private key. To include the private key in the export pass the  `include_private` parameter to the export method.
+
+```ruby
+jwk = JWT::JWK.new(OpenSSL::PKey::RSA.new(2048))
+
+jwk_hash = jwk.export
+jwk_hash_with_private_key = jwk.export(include_private: true)
+```
+
 # Development and Tests
 
 We depend on [Bundler](http://rubygems.org/gems/bundler) for defining gemspec and performing releases to rubygems.org, which can be done with
diff --git a/lib/jwt/jwk/rsa.rb b/lib/jwt/jwk/rsa.rb
index a3ad9b76..4e77ffc7 100644
--- a/lib/jwt/jwk/rsa.rb
+++ b/lib/jwt/jwk/rsa.rb
@@ -28,45 +28,68 @@ def kid
         OpenSSL::Digest::SHA256.hexdigest(sequence.to_der)
       end
 
-      def export
-        {
+      def export(options = {})
+        ret = {
           kty: KTY,
           n: encode_open_ssl_bn(public_key.n),
           e: encode_open_ssl_bn(public_key.e),
           kid: kid
         }
+
+        return ret if options[:include_private] != true
+
+        ret.merge(
+          d: encode_open_ssl_bn(keypair.d),
+          p: encode_open_ssl_bn(keypair.p),
+          q: encode_open_ssl_bn(keypair.q),
+          dp: encode_open_ssl_bn(keypair.dmp1),
+          dq: encode_open_ssl_bn(keypair.dmq1),
+          qi: encode_open_ssl_bn(keypair.iqmp)
+        )
       end
 
       def encode_open_ssl_bn(key_part)
         ::Base64.urlsafe_encode64(key_part.to_s(BINARY), padding: false)
       end
 
-      def self.import(jwk_data)
-        jwk_n = jwk_data[:n] || jwk_data['n']
-        jwk_e = jwk_data[:e] || jwk_data['e']
-
-        raise JWT::JWKError, 'Key format is invalid for RSA' unless jwk_n && jwk_e
-
-        self.new(rsa_pkey(jwk_n, jwk_e))
-      end
-
-      def self.rsa_pkey(jwk_n, jwk_e)
-        key = OpenSSL::PKey::RSA.new
-        key_n = decode_open_ssl_bn(jwk_n)
-        key_e = decode_open_ssl_bn(jwk_e)
+      class << self
+        def import(jwk_data)
+          self.new(rsa_pkey(*jwk_attrs(jwk_data, :n, :e, :d, :p, :q, :dp, :dq, :qi)))
+        end
 
-        if key.respond_to?(:set_key)
-          key.set_key(key_n, key_e, nil)
-        else
-          key.n = key_n
-          key.e = key_e
+        def jwk_attrs(jwk_data, *attrs)
+          attrs.map do |attr|
+            decode_open_ssl_bn(jwk_data[attr] || jwk_data[attr.to_s])
+          end
         end
 
-        key
-      end
+        def rsa_pkey(jwk_n, jwk_e, jwk_d, jwk_p, jwk_q, jwk_dp, jwk_dq, jwk_qi)
+          raise JWT::JWKError, 'Key format is invalid for RSA' unless jwk_n && jwk_e
+
+          key = OpenSSL::PKey::RSA.new
+
+          if key.respond_to?(:set_key)
+            key.set_key(jwk_n, jwk_e, jwk_d)
+            key.set_factors(jwk_p, jwk_q) if jwk_p && jwk_q
+            key.set_crt_params(jwk_dp, jwk_dq, jwk_qi) if jwk_dp && jwk_dq && jwk_qi
+          else
+            key.n = jwk_n
+            key.e = jwk_e
+            key.d = jwk_d if jwk_d
+            key.p = jwk_p if jwk_p
+            key.q = jwk_q if jwk_q
+            key.dmp1 = jwk_dp if jwk_dp
+            key.dmq1 = jwk_dq if jwk_dq
+            key.iqmp = jwk_qi if jwk_qi
+          end
+
+          key
+        end
 
-      def self.decode_open_ssl_bn(jwk_data)
-        OpenSSL::BN.new(::Base64.urlsafe_decode64(jwk_data), BINARY)
+        def decode_open_ssl_bn(jwk_data)
+          return nil if jwk_data.nil?
+          OpenSSL::BN.new(::Base64.urlsafe_decode64(jwk_data), BINARY)
+        end
       end
     end
   end
diff --git a/spec/jwk/rsa_spec.rb b/spec/jwk/rsa_spec.rb
index 9d823772..954e7206 100644
--- a/spec/jwk/rsa_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/jwk/rsa_spec.rb
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
       it 'returns a hash with the public parts of the key' do
         expect(subject).to be_a Hash
         expect(subject).to include(:kty, :n, :e, :kid)
-        expect(subject).not_to include(:d)
+        expect(subject).not_to include(:d, :p, :dp, :dq,:qi)
       end
     end
 
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
       it 'returns a hash with the public parts of the key' do
         expect(subject).to be_a Hash
         expect(subject).to include(:kty, :n, :e, :kid)
-        expect(subject).not_to include(:d)
+        expect(subject).not_to include(:d, :p, :dp, :dq,:qi)
       end
     end
 
@@ -53,6 +53,15 @@
         expect { subject }.to raise_error(ArgumentError, 'keypair must be of type OpenSSL::PKey::RSA')
       end
     end
+
+    context 'when private key is requested' do
+      subject { described_class.new(keypair).export(include_private: true) }
+      let(:keypair) { rsa_key }
+      it 'returns a hash with the public AND private parts of the key' do
+        expect(subject).to be_a Hash
+        expect(subject).to include(:kty, :n, :e, :kid, :d, :p, :q, :dp, :dq,:qi)
+      end
+    end
   end
 
   describe '.import' do
@@ -77,6 +86,15 @@
       end
     end
 
+    context 'when private key is included in the data' do
+      let(:exported_key) { described_class.new(rsa_key).export(include_private: true) }
+      let(:params) { exported_key }
+      it 'creates a complete keypair' do
+        expect(subject).to be_a described_class
+        expect(subject.private?).to eq true
+      end
+    end
+
     context 'when jwk_data is given without e and/or n' do
       let(:params) { { kty: "RSA" } }
       it 'raises an error' do