diff --git a/cmd/admin/key.go b/cmd/admin/key.go
index 66da63ebe..250eb0225 100644
--- a/cmd/admin/key.go
+++ b/cmd/admin/key.go
@@ -3,7 +3,9 @@ package main
 import (
 	"bufio"
 	"context"
+	"crypto/x509"
 	"encoding/hex"
+	"encoding/pem"
 	"errors"
 	"flag"
 	"fmt"
@@ -26,9 +28,14 @@ import (
 type subcommandBlockKey struct {
 	parallelism uint
 	comment     string
-	privKey     string
-	spkiFile    string
-	certFile    string
+
+	privKey           string
+	spkiFile          string
+	certFile          string
+	csrFile           string
+	csrFileExpectedCN string
+
+	checkSignature bool
 }
 
 var _ subcommand = (*subcommandBlockKey)(nil)
@@ -46,6 +53,10 @@ func (s *subcommandBlockKey) Flags(flag *flag.FlagSet) {
 	flag.StringVar(&s.privKey, "private-key", "", "Block issuance for the pubkey corresponding to this private key")
 	flag.StringVar(&s.spkiFile, "spki-file", "", "Block issuance for all keys listed in this file as SHA256 hashes of SPKI, hex encoded, one per line")
 	flag.StringVar(&s.certFile, "cert-file", "", "Block issuance for the public key of the single PEM-formatted certificate in this file")
+	flag.StringVar(&s.csrFile, "csr-file", "", "Block issuance for the public key of the single PEM-formatted CSR in this file")
+	flag.StringVar(&s.csrFileExpectedCN, "csr-file-expected-cn", "The key that signed this CSR has been publicly disclosed. It should not be used for any purpose.", "The Subject CN of a CSR will be verified to match this before blocking")
+
+	flag.BoolVar(&s.checkSignature, "check-signature", true, "Check self-signature of CSR before revoking")
 }
 
 func (s *subcommandBlockKey) Run(ctx context.Context, a *admin) error {
@@ -56,6 +67,7 @@ func (s *subcommandBlockKey) Run(ctx context.Context, a *admin) error {
 		"-private-key": s.privKey != "",
 		"-spki-file":   s.spkiFile != "",
 		"-cert-file":   s.certFile != "",
+		"-csr-file":    s.csrFile != "",
 	}
 	maps.DeleteFunc(setInputs, func(_ string, v bool) bool { return !v })
 	if len(setInputs) == 0 {
@@ -75,6 +87,8 @@ func (s *subcommandBlockKey) Run(ctx context.Context, a *admin) error {
 		spkiHashes, err = a.spkiHashesFromFile(s.spkiFile)
 	case "-cert-file":
 		spkiHashes, err = a.spkiHashesFromCertPEM(s.certFile)
+	case "-csr-file":
+		spkiHashes, err = a.spkiHashFromCSRPEM(s.csrFile, s.checkSignature, s.csrFileExpectedCN)
 	default:
 		return errors.New("no recognized input method flag set (this shouldn't happen)")
 	}
@@ -146,6 +160,43 @@ func (a *admin) spkiHashesFromCertPEM(filename string) ([][]byte, error) {
 	return [][]byte{spkiHash[:]}, nil
 }
 
+func (a *admin) spkiHashFromCSRPEM(filename string, checkSignature bool, expectedCN string) ([][]byte, error) {
+	csrFile, err := os.ReadFile(filename)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("reading CSR file %q: %w", filename, err)
+	}
+
+	data, _ := pem.Decode(csrFile)
+	if data == nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("no PEM data found in %q", filename)
+	}
+
+	a.log.AuditInfof("Parsing key to block from CSR PEM: %x", data)
+
+	csr, err := x509.ParseCertificateRequest(data.Bytes)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("parsing CSR %q: %w", filename, err)
+	}
+
+	if checkSignature {
+		err = csr.CheckSignature()
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("checking CSR signature: %w", err)
+		}
+	}
+
+	if csr.Subject.CommonName != expectedCN {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("Got CSR CommonName %q, expected %q", csr.Subject.CommonName, expectedCN)
+	}
+
+	spkiHash, err := core.KeyDigest(csr.PublicKey)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("computing SPKI hash: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	return [][]byte{spkiHash[:]}, nil
+}
+
 func (a *admin) blockSPKIHashes(ctx context.Context, spkiHashes [][]byte, comment string, parallelism uint) error {
 	u, err := user.Current()
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/cmd/admin/key_test.go b/cmd/admin/key_test.go
index 0bb192236..ef4428c0a 100644
--- a/cmd/admin/key_test.go
+++ b/cmd/admin/key_test.go
@@ -68,6 +68,53 @@ func TestSPKIHashesFromFile(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+// The key is the p256 test key from RFC9500
+const goodCSR = `
+-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE REQUEST-----
+MIG6MGICAQAwADBZMBMGByqGSM49AgEGCCqGSM49AwEHA0IABEIlSPiPt4L/teyj
+dERSxyoeVY+9b3O+XkjpMjLMRcWxbEzRDEy41bihcTnpSILImSVymTQl9BQZq36Q
+pCpJQnKgADAKBggqhkjOPQQDAgNIADBFAiBadw3gvL9IjUfASUTa7MvmkbC4ZCvl
+21m1KMwkIx/+CQIhAKvuyfCcdZ0cWJYOXCOb1OavolWHIUzgEpNGUWul6O0s
+-----END CERTIFICATE REQUEST-----
+`
+
+// TestCSR checks that we get the correct SPKI from a CSR, even if its signature is invalid
+func TestCSR(t *testing.T) {
+	expectedSPKIHash := "b2b04340cfaee616ec9c2c62d261b208e54bb197498df52e8cadede23ac0ba5e"
+
+	goodCSRFile := path.Join(t.TempDir(), "good.csr")
+	err := os.WriteFile(goodCSRFile, []byte(goodCSR), 0600)
+	test.AssertNotError(t, err, "writing good csr")
+
+	a := admin{log: blog.NewMock()}
+
+	goodHash, err := a.spkiHashFromCSRPEM(goodCSRFile, true, "")
+	test.AssertNotError(t, err, "expected to read CSR")
+
+	if len(goodHash) != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("expected to read 1 SPKI from CSR, read %d", len(goodHash))
+	}
+	test.AssertEquals(t, hex.EncodeToString(goodHash[0]), expectedSPKIHash)
+
+	// Flip a bit, in the signature, to make a bad CSR:
+	badCSR := strings.Replace(goodCSR, "Wul6", "Wul7", 1)
+
+	csrFile := path.Join(t.TempDir(), "bad.csr")
+	err = os.WriteFile(csrFile, []byte(badCSR), 0600)
+	test.AssertNotError(t, err, "writing bad csr")
+
+	_, err = a.spkiHashFromCSRPEM(csrFile, true, "")
+	test.AssertError(t, err, "expected invalid signature")
+
+	badHash, err := a.spkiHashFromCSRPEM(csrFile, false, "")
+	test.AssertNotError(t, err, "expected to read CSR with bad signature")
+
+	if len(badHash) != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("expected to read 1 SPKI from CSR, read %d", len(badHash))
+	}
+	test.AssertEquals(t, hex.EncodeToString(badHash[0]), expectedSPKIHash)
+}
+
 // mockSARecordingBlocks is a mock which only implements the AddBlockedKey gRPC
 // method.
 type mockSARecordingBlocks struct {