diff --git a/ethtools/Cargo.toml b/ethtools/Cargo.toml
index 5529c1d33..0ff934421 100644
--- a/ethtools/Cargo.toml
+++ b/ethtools/Cargo.toml
@@ -8,3 +8,5 @@ authors = ["Ethcore <admin@ethcore.io>"]
 
 [dependencies]
 ethcore-util = { path = "../util" }
+rustc-serialize = "0.3"
+ethcore-devtools = { path = "../devtools" }
diff --git a/ethtools/res/geth_keystore/UTC--2016-02-17T09-20-45.721400158Z--3f49624084b67849c7b4e805c5988c21a430f9d9 b/ethtools/res/geth_keystore/UTC--2016-02-17T09-20-45.721400158Z--3f49624084b67849c7b4e805c5988c21a430f9d9
index a62d3056c..afc376774 100644
--- a/ethtools/res/geth_keystore/UTC--2016-02-17T09-20-45.721400158Z--3f49624084b67849c7b4e805c5988c21a430f9d9
+++ b/ethtools/res/geth_keystore/UTC--2016-02-17T09-20-45.721400158Z--3f49624084b67849c7b4e805c5988c21a430f9d9
@@ -1 +1,21 @@
-{"address":"3f49624084b67849c7b4e805c5988c21a430f9d9","Crypto":{"cipher":"aes-128-ctr","ciphertext":"9f27e3dd4fc73e7103ed61e5493662189a3eb52223ae49e3d1deacc04c889eae","cipherparams":{"iv":"457494bf05f2618c397dc74dbb5181c0"},"kdf":"scrypt","kdfparams":{"dklen":32,"n":262144,"p":1,"r":8,"salt":"db14edb18c41ee7f5ec4397df89c3a2ae4d0af60884c52bb54ce490574f8df33"},"mac":"572d24532438d31fdf513c744a3ff26c933ffda5744ee42bc71661cbe3f2112e"},"id":"62a0ad73-556d-496a-8e1c-0783d30d3ace","version":3}
\ No newline at end of file
+{
+	"address": "3f49624084b67849c7b4e805c5988c21a430f9d9",
+	"Crypto": {
+		"cipher": "aes-128-ctr",
+		"ciphertext": "9f27e3dd4fc73e7103ed61e5493662189a3eb52223ae49e3d1deacc04c889eae",
+		"cipherparams": {
+			"iv": "457494bf05f2618c397dc74dbb5181c0"
+		},
+		"kdf": "scrypt",
+		"kdfparams": {
+			"dklen": 32,
+			"n": 262144,
+			"p": 1,
+			"r": 8,
+			"salt": "db14edb18c41ee7f5ec4397df89c3a2ae4d0af60884c52bb54ce490574f8df33"
+		},
+		"mac": "572d24532438d31fdf513c744a3ff26c933ffda5744ee42bc71661cbe3f2112e"
+	},
+	"id": "62a0ad73-556d-496a-8e1c-0783d30d3ace",
+	"version": 3
+}
diff --git a/ethtools/res/geth_keystore/UTC--2016-02-20T09-33-03.984382741Z--5ba4dcf897e97c2bdf8315b9ef26c13c085988cf b/ethtools/res/geth_keystore/UTC--2016-02-20T09-33-03.984382741Z--5ba4dcf897e97c2bdf8315b9ef26c13c085988cf
index b6caa1c47..b14922037 100644
--- a/ethtools/res/geth_keystore/UTC--2016-02-20T09-33-03.984382741Z--5ba4dcf897e97c2bdf8315b9ef26c13c085988cf
+++ b/ethtools/res/geth_keystore/UTC--2016-02-20T09-33-03.984382741Z--5ba4dcf897e97c2bdf8315b9ef26c13c085988cf
@@ -1 +1,21 @@
-{"address":"5ba4dcf897e97c2bdf8315b9ef26c13c085988cf","Crypto":{"cipher":"aes-128-ctr","ciphertext":"d4a08ec930163778273920f6ad1d49b71836337be6fd9863993ac700a612fddd","cipherparams":{"iv":"89ce5ec129fc27cd5bcbeb8c92bdad50"},"kdf":"scrypt","kdfparams":{"dklen":32,"n":262144,"p":1,"r":8,"salt":"612ab108dc37e69ee8af37a7b24bf7f2234086d7bbf945bacdeccce331f7f84a"},"mac":"4152caa7444e06784223d735cea80cd2690b4c587ad8db3d5529442227b25695"},"id":"35086353-fb12-4029-b56b-033cd61ce35b","version":3}
\ No newline at end of file
+{
+	"address": "5ba4dcf897e97c2bdf8315b9ef26c13c085988cf",
+	"Crypto": {
+		"cipher": "aes-128-ctr",
+		"ciphertext": "d4a08ec930163778273920f6ad1d49b71836337be6fd9863993ac700a612fddd",
+		"cipherparams": {
+			"iv": "89ce5ec129fc27cd5bcbeb8c92bdad50"
+		},
+		"kdf": "scrypt",
+		"kdfparams": {
+			"dklen": 32,
+			"n": 262144,
+			"p": 1,
+			"r": 8,
+			"salt": "612ab108dc37e69ee8af37a7b24bf7f2234086d7bbf945bacdeccce331f7f84a"
+		},
+		"mac": "4152caa7444e06784223d735cea80cd2690b4c587ad8db3d5529442227b25695"
+	},
+	"id": "35086353-fb12-4029-b56b-033cd61ce35b",
+	"version": 3
+}
diff --git a/ethtools/src/geth_keys.rs b/ethtools/src/geth_keys.rs
index 58dc2a0b1..3148407dd 100644
--- a/ethtools/src/geth_keys.rs
+++ b/ethtools/src/geth_keys.rs
@@ -17,13 +17,18 @@
 //! Geth keys import/export tool
 
 use util::hash::*;
+use util::keys::store::SecretStore;
+use util::keys::directory::KeyFileContent;
 use std::path::Path;
 use std::result::*;
 use std::fs;
 use std::str::FromStr;
+use std::io;
+use std::io::Read;
+use rustc_serialize::json::Json;
 
 /// Enumerates all geth keys in the directory and returns collection of tuples `(accountId, filename)`
-pub fn enumerate_geth_keys(path: &Path) -> Result<Vec<(Address, String)>, ::std::io::Error> {
+pub fn enumerate_geth_keys(path: &Path) -> Result<Vec<(Address, String)>, io::Error> {
 	let mut entries = Vec::new();
 	for entry in try!(fs::read_dir(path)) {
 		let entry = try!(entry);
@@ -44,14 +49,57 @@ pub fn enumerate_geth_keys(path: &Path) -> Result<Vec<(Address, String)>, ::std:
 	Ok(entries)
 }
 
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub enum ImportError {
+	IoError(io::Error),
+	FormatError,
+}
+
+impl From<io::Error> for ImportError {
+	fn from (err: io::Error) -> ImportError {
+		ImportError::IoError(err)
+	}
+}
+
+pub fn import_geth_key(secret_store: &mut SecretStore, geth_keyfile_path: &Path) -> Result<(), ImportError> {
+	let mut file = try!(fs::File::open(geth_keyfile_path));
+	let mut buf = String::new();
+	try!(file.read_to_string(&mut buf));
+
+	let mut json = match Json::from_str(&buf) {
+		Ok(parsed_json) => try!(parsed_json.as_object().ok_or(ImportError::FormatError)).clone(),
+		Err(_) => { return Err(ImportError::FormatError); }
+	};
+	let crypto_object = try!(json.get("Crypto").and_then(|crypto| crypto.as_object()).ok_or(ImportError::FormatError)).clone();
+	json.insert("crypto".to_owned(), Json::Object(crypto_object.clone()));
+	json.remove("Crypto");
+	match KeyFileContent::load(&Json::Object(json.clone())) {
+		Ok(key_file) => try!(secret_store.import_key(key_file)),
+		Err(_) => { return Err(ImportError::FormatError); }
+	};
+	Ok(())
+}
+
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
 	use super::*;
 	use std::path::Path;
+	use util::hash::*;
+	use util::keys::store::SecretStore;
+	use std::str::FromStr;
 
 	#[test]
 	fn can_enumerate() {
 		let keys = enumerate_geth_keys(Path::new("res/geth_keystore")).unwrap();
 		assert_eq!(2, keys.len());
 	}
+
+	#[test]
+	fn can_import() {
+		let temp = ::devtools::RandomTempPath::new();
+		let mut secret_store = SecretStore::new_in(temp.as_path());
+		import_geth_key(&mut secret_store, Path::new("res/geth_keystore/UTC--2016-02-17T09-20-45.721400158Z--3f49624084b67849c7b4e805c5988c21a430f9d9")).unwrap();
+		let key = secret_store.account(&Address::from_str("3f49624084b67849c7b4e805c5988c21a430f9d9").unwrap());
+		assert!(key.is_some());
+	}
 }
diff --git a/ethtools/src/lib.rs b/ethtools/src/lib.rs
index 41dd69cf9..1509f6d81 100644
--- a/ethtools/src/lib.rs
+++ b/ethtools/src/lib.rs
@@ -17,5 +17,7 @@
 //! Ethereum Tools Library
 
 extern crate ethcore_util as util;
+extern crate rustc_serialize;
+extern crate ethcore_devtools as devtools;
 
 pub mod geth_keys;