diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 24e2036c0..f1291e855 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ Changes
    * Include configuration file in all header files that use configuration,
      instead of relying on other header files that they include.
      Inserted as an enhancement for #1371
+   * Add support for alternative CSR headers, as used by Microsoft and defined
+     in RFC 7468. Found by Michael Ernst. Fixes #767.
 
 = mbed TLS 2.16.0 branch released 2018-12-21
 
diff --git a/library/x509_csr.c b/library/x509_csr.c
index f84425728..c8c08c87b 100644
--- a/library/x509_csr.c
+++ b/library/x509_csr.c
@@ -279,15 +279,24 @@ int mbedtls_x509_csr_parse( mbedtls_x509_csr *csr, const unsigned char *buf, siz
     {
         mbedtls_pem_init( &pem );
         ret = mbedtls_pem_read_buffer( &pem,
-                               "-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE REQUEST-----",
-                               "-----END CERTIFICATE REQUEST-----",
-                               buf, NULL, 0, &use_len );
+                                       "-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE REQUEST-----",
+                                       "-----END CERTIFICATE REQUEST-----",
+                                       buf, NULL, 0, &use_len );
+        if( ret == MBEDTLS_ERR_PEM_NO_HEADER_FOOTER_PRESENT )
+        {
+            ret = mbedtls_pem_read_buffer( &pem,
+                                           "-----BEGIN NEW CERTIFICATE REQUEST-----",
+                                           "-----END NEW CERTIFICATE REQUEST-----",
+                                           buf, NULL, 0, &use_len );
+        }
 
         if( ret == 0 )
+        {
             /*
              * Was PEM encoded, parse the result
              */
             ret = mbedtls_x509_csr_parse_der( csr, pem.buf, pem.buflen );
+        }
 
         mbedtls_pem_free( &pem );
         if( ret != MBEDTLS_ERR_PEM_NO_HEADER_FOOTER_PRESENT )
diff --git a/tests/data_files/server1-ms.req.sha256 b/tests/data_files/server1-ms.req.sha256
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b0d9414a2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/data_files/server1-ms.req.sha256
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+-----BEGIN NEW CERTIFICATE REQUEST-----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+-----END NEW CERTIFICATE REQUEST-----
diff --git a/tests/suites/test_suite_x509parse.data b/tests/suites/test_suite_x509parse.data
index 8f97c0ccb..6786c361c 100644
--- a/tests/suites/test_suite_x509parse.data
+++ b/tests/suites/test_suite_x509parse.data
@@ -278,6 +278,10 @@ X509 CSR Information RSA-PSS with SHA512
 depends_on:MBEDTLS_PEM_PARSE_C:MBEDTLS_X509_RSASSA_PSS_SUPPORT:MBEDTLS_SHA512_C
 mbedtls_x509_csr_info:"data_files/server9.req.sha512":"CSR version   \: 1\nsubject name  \: C=NL, O=PolarSSL, CN=localhost\nsigned using  \: RSASSA-PSS (SHA512, MGF1-SHA512, 0x3E)\nRSA key size  \: 1024 bits\n"
 
+X509 CSR Information RSA with SHA256 - Microsoft header
+depends_on:MBEDTLS_PEM_PARSE_C:MBEDTLS_SHA256_C:MBEDTLS_RSA_C
+mbedtls_x509_csr_info:"data_files/server1-ms.req.sha256":"CSR version   \: 1\nsubject name  \: C=NL, O=PolarSSL, CN=PolarSSL Server 1\nsigned using  \: RSA with SHA-256\nRSA key size  \: 2048 bits\n"
+
 X509 Verify Information: empty
 x509_verify_info:0:"":""