diff --git a/acme/client.go b/acme/client.go
index 58cb74f6..f3b00ebc 100644
--- a/acme/client.go
+++ b/acme/client.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package acme
 
 import (
 	"crypto/rsa"
+	"crypto/x509"
 	"encoding/base64"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"errors"
@@ -187,6 +188,53 @@ func (c *Client) RevokeCertificate(certificate []byte) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+// RenewCertificate takes a CertificateResource and tries to renew the certificate.
+// If the renewal process succeeds, the new certificate will replace the old one in the CertResource.
+// Please be aware that this function will return a new certificate in ANY case that is not an error.
+// If the server does not provide us with a new cert on a GET request to the CertURL
+// this function will start a new-cert flow where the old (provided) cert will get REVOKED
+// and a new certificate gets generated.
+func (c *Client) RenewCertificate(cert *CertificateResource) (*CertificateResource, error) {
+	// Input certificate is PEM encoded. Decode it here as we may need the decoded
+	// cert later on in the renewal process.
+	x509Cert, err := pemDecodeTox509(cert.Certificate)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	// This is just meant to be informal for the user.
+	timeLeft := x509Cert.NotAfter.Sub(time.Now().UTC())
+	logger().Printf("[%s] Trying to renew certificate with %d hours remaining.", cert.Domain, int(timeLeft.Hours()))
+
+	// The first step of renewal is to check if we get a renewed cert
+	// directly from the cert URL.
+	resp, err := http.Get(cert.CertURL)
+	serverCertBytes, err := ioutil.ReadAll(resp.Body)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	serverCert, err := x509.ParseCertificate(serverCertBytes)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	// If the server responds with a different certificate we are effectively renewed.
+	// TODO: Further test if we can actually use the new certificate (Our private key works)
+	if !x509Cert.Equal(serverCert) {
+		logger().Printf("[%s] The server responded with a renewed certificate.", cert.Domain)
+		cert.Certificate = pemEncode(derCertificateBytes(serverCertBytes))
+		return cert, nil
+	}
+
+	newCerts, err := c.ObtainCertificates([]string{cert.Domain})
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return &newCerts[0], nil
+}
+
 // Looks through the challenge combinations to find a solvable match.
 // Then solves the challenges in series and returns.
 func (c *Client) solveChallenges(challenges []*authorizationResource) error {
diff --git a/cli.go b/cli.go
index 4b5e5348..99a48ace 100644
--- a/cli.go
+++ b/cli.go
@@ -50,6 +50,11 @@ func main() {
 			Usage:  "Revoke a certificate",
 			Action: revoke,
 		},
+		{
+			Name:   "renew",
+			Usage:  "Renew a certificate",
+			Action: renew,
+		},
 	}
 
 	app.Flags = []cli.Flag{
diff --git a/cli_handlers.go b/cli_handlers.go
index 97b4e9e1..eca8d30d 100644
--- a/cli_handlers.go
+++ b/cli_handlers.go
@@ -158,3 +158,52 @@ func revoke(c *cli.Context) {
 		}
 	}
 }
+
+func renew(c *cli.Context) {
+	conf, _, client := setup(c)
+
+	for _, domain := range c.GlobalStringSlice("domains") {
+		// load the cert resource from files.
+		// We store the certificate, private key and metadata in different files
+		// as web servers would not be able to work with a combined file.
+		certPath := path.Join(conf.CertPath(), domain+".crt")
+		privPath := path.Join(conf.CertPath(), domain+".key")
+		metaPath := path.Join(conf.CertPath(), domain+".json")
+
+		certBytes, err := ioutil.ReadFile(certPath)
+		if err != nil {
+			logger().Printf("Error while loading the certificate for domain %s\n\t%v", domain, err)
+			return
+		}
+
+		keyBytes, err := ioutil.ReadFile(privPath)
+		if err != nil {
+			logger().Printf("Error while loading the private key for domain %s\n\t%v", domain, err)
+			return
+		}
+
+		metaBytes, err := ioutil.ReadFile(metaPath)
+		if err != nil {
+			logger().Printf("Error while loading the meta data for domain %s\n\t%v", domain, err)
+			return
+		}
+
+		var certRes acme.CertificateResource
+		err = json.Unmarshal(metaBytes, &certRes)
+		if err != nil {
+			logger().Printf("Error while marshalling the meta data for domain %s\n\t%v", domain, err)
+			return
+		}
+
+		certRes.PrivateKey = keyBytes
+		certRes.Certificate = certBytes
+
+		newCert, err := client.RenewCertificate(&certRes)
+		if err != nil {
+			logger().Printf("%v", err)
+			return
+		}
+
+		saveCertRes(newCert, conf)
+	}
+}