diff --git a/keygen/Cargo.toml b/keygen/Cargo.toml
index dd64930b82..532792af79 100644
--- a/keygen/Cargo.toml
+++ b/keygen/Cargo.toml
@@ -19,4 +19,3 @@ solana-sdk = { path = "../sdk", version = "0.13.0" }
 [[bin]]
 name = "solana-keygen"
 path = "src/keygen.rs"
-
diff --git a/keygen/src/keygen.rs b/keygen/src/keygen.rs
index a5b5e783bd..582a89f40e 100644
--- a/keygen/src/keygen.rs
+++ b/keygen/src/keygen.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
-use clap::{crate_description, crate_name, crate_version, App, Arg};
-use solana_sdk::signature::gen_keypair_file;
+use clap::{crate_description, crate_name, crate_version, App, Arg, SubCommand};
+use solana_sdk::pubkey::write_pubkey;
+use solana_sdk::signature::{gen_keypair_file, read_keypair, KeypairUtil};
 use std::error;
 
 fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn error::Error>> {
@@ -14,19 +15,78 @@ fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn error::Error>> {
                 .takes_value(true)
                 .help("Path to generated file"),
         )
+        .subcommand(
+            SubCommand::with_name("new")
+                .about("Generate new keypair file")
+                .arg(
+                    Arg::with_name("outfile")
+                        .short("o")
+                        .long("outfile")
+                        .value_name("PATH")
+                        .takes_value(true)
+                        .help("Path to generated file"),
+                ),
+        )
+        .subcommand(
+            SubCommand::with_name("pubkey")
+                .about("Generate a pubkey from keypair file")
+                .arg(
+                    Arg::with_name("infile")
+                        .index(1)
+                        .value_name("PATH")
+                        .takes_value(true)
+                        .help("Path to keypair file"),
+                )
+                .arg(
+                    Arg::with_name("outfile")
+                        .short("o")
+                        .long("outfile")
+                        .value_name("PATH")
+                        .takes_value(true)
+                        .help("Path to generated file"),
+                ),
+        )
         .get_matches();
 
-    let mut path = dirs::home_dir().expect("home directory");
-    let outfile = if matches.is_present("outfile") {
-        matches.value_of("outfile").unwrap()
-    } else {
-        path.extend(&[".config", "solana", "id.json"]);
-        path.to_str().unwrap()
-    };
+    match matches.subcommand() {
+        ("pubkey", Some(pubkey_matches)) => {
+            let mut path = dirs::home_dir().expect("home directory");
+            let infile = if pubkey_matches.is_present("infile") {
+                pubkey_matches.value_of("infile").unwrap()
+            } else {
+                path.extend(&[".config", "solana", "id.json"]);
+                path.to_str().unwrap()
+            };
+            let keypair = read_keypair(infile)?;
 
-    let serialized_keypair = gen_keypair_file(outfile.to_string())?;
-    if outfile == "-" {
-        println!("{}", serialized_keypair);
+            if pubkey_matches.is_present("outfile") {
+                let outfile = pubkey_matches.value_of("outfile").unwrap();
+                write_pubkey(outfile, keypair.pubkey())?;
+            } else {
+                println!("{}", keypair.pubkey());
+            }
+        }
+        match_tuple => {
+            let working_matches = if let (_, Some(new_matches)) = match_tuple {
+                new_matches
+            } else {
+                &matches
+            };
+
+            let mut path = dirs::home_dir().expect("home directory");
+            let outfile = if working_matches.is_present("outfile") {
+                working_matches.value_of("outfile").unwrap()
+            } else {
+                path.extend(&[".config", "solana", "id.json"]);
+                path.to_str().unwrap()
+            };
+
+            let serialized_keypair = gen_keypair_file(outfile.to_string())?;
+            if outfile == "-" {
+                println!("{}", serialized_keypair);
+            }
+        }
     }
+
     Ok(())
 }
diff --git a/sdk/src/pubkey.rs b/sdk/src/pubkey.rs
index 7680759119..4a46344d45 100644
--- a/sdk/src/pubkey.rs
+++ b/sdk/src/pubkey.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
-use bs58;
 use generic_array::typenum::U32;
 use generic_array::GenericArray;
+use std::error;
 use std::fmt;
+use std::fs::{self, File};
+use std::io::Write;
 use std::mem;
+use std::path::Path;
 use std::str::FromStr;
 
 #[repr(C)]
@@ -15,6 +18,14 @@ pub enum ParsePubkeyError {
     Invalid,
 }
 
+impl fmt::Display for ParsePubkeyError {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
+        write!(f, "ParsePubkeyError: {:?}", self)
+    }
+}
+
+impl error::Error for ParsePubkeyError {}
+
 impl FromStr for Pubkey {
     type Err = ParsePubkeyError;
 
@@ -54,11 +65,30 @@ impl fmt::Display for Pubkey {
     }
 }
 
+pub fn write_pubkey(outfile: &str, pubkey: Pubkey) -> Result<(), Box<error::Error>> {
+    let printable = format!("{}", pubkey);
+    let serialized = serde_json::to_string(&printable)?;
+
+    if let Some(outdir) = Path::new(&outfile).parent() {
+        fs::create_dir_all(outdir)?;
+    }
+    let mut f = File::create(outfile)?;
+    f.write_all(&serialized.clone().into_bytes())?;
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+pub fn read_pubkey(infile: &str) -> Result<Pubkey, Box<error::Error>> {
+    let f = File::open(infile.to_string())?;
+    let printable: String = serde_json::from_reader(f)?;
+    Ok(Pubkey::from_str(&printable)?)
+}
+
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
     use super::*;
     use crate::signature::{Keypair, KeypairUtil};
-    use bs58;
+    use std::fs::remove_file;
 
     #[test]
     fn pubkey_fromstr() {
@@ -93,4 +123,14 @@ mod tests {
         );
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn test_read_write_pubkey() -> Result<(), Box<error::Error>> {
+        let filename = "test_pubkey.json";
+        let pubkey = Keypair::new().pubkey();
+        write_pubkey(filename, pubkey)?;
+        let read = read_pubkey(filename)?;
+        assert_eq!(read, pubkey);
+        remove_file(filename)?;
+        Ok(())
+    }
 }