diff --git a/models/publickey.go b/models/publickey.go
index ba15ca4553..566814e841 100644
--- a/models/publickey.go
+++ b/models/publickey.go
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ package models
 
 import (
 	"bufio"
+	"encoding/base64"
+	"encoding/binary"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
@@ -111,6 +113,85 @@ var (
 	}
 )
 
+func extractTypeFromBase64Key(key string) (string, error) {
+	b, err := base64.StdEncoding.DecodeString(key)
+	if err != nil || len(b) < 4 {
+		return "", errors.New("Invalid key format")
+	}
+
+	keyLength := int(binary.BigEndian.Uint32(b))
+
+	if len(b) < 4+keyLength {
+		return "", errors.New("Invalid key format")
+	}
+
+	return string(b[4 : 4+keyLength]), nil
+}
+
+// Parse any key string in openssh or ssh2 format to clean openssh string (rfc4253)
+func ParseKeyString(content string) (string, error) {
+
+	// Transform all legal line endings to a single "\n"
+	s := strings.Replace(strings.Replace(strings.TrimSpace(content), "\r\n", "\n", -1), "\r", "\n", -1)
+
+	lines := strings.Split(s, "\n")
+
+	var keyType, keyContent, keyComment string
+
+	if len(lines) == 1 {
+		// Parse openssh format
+		parts := strings.Fields(lines[0])
+		switch len(parts) {
+		case 0:
+			return "", errors.New("Empty key")
+		case 1:
+			keyContent = parts[0]
+		case 2:
+			keyType = parts[0]
+			keyContent = parts[1]
+		default:
+			keyType = parts[0]
+			keyContent = parts[1]
+			keyComment = parts[2]
+		}
+
+		// If keyType is not given, extract it from content. If given, validate it
+		if len(keyType) == 0 {
+			if t, err := extractTypeFromBase64Key(keyContent); err == nil {
+				keyType = t
+			} else {
+				return "", err
+			}
+		} else {
+			if t, err := extractTypeFromBase64Key(keyContent); err != nil || keyType != t {
+				return "", err
+			}
+		}
+	} else {
+		// Parse SSH2 file format.
+		continuationLine := false
+
+		for _, line := range lines {
+			// Skip lines that:
+			// 1) are a continuation of the previous line,
+			// 2) contain ":" as that are comment lines
+			// 3) contain "-" as that are begin and end tags
+			if continuationLine || strings.ContainsAny(line, ":-") {
+				continuationLine = strings.HasSuffix(line, "\\")
+			} else {
+				keyContent = keyContent + line
+			}
+		}
+
+		if t, err := extractTypeFromBase64Key(keyContent); err == nil {
+			keyType = t
+		} else {
+			return "", err
+		}
+	}
+	return keyType + " " + keyContent + " " + keyComment, nil
+}
+
 // CheckPublicKeyString checks if the given public key string is recognized by SSH.
 func CheckPublicKeyString(content string) (bool, error) {
 	content = strings.TrimRight(content, "\n\r")
diff --git a/routers/user/setting.go b/routers/user/setting.go
index 419e84b395..953e61138f 100644
--- a/routers/user/setting.go
+++ b/routers/user/setting.go
@@ -325,10 +325,15 @@ func SettingsSSHKeysPost(ctx *middleware.Context, form auth.AddSSHKeyForm) {
 			return
 		}
 
-		// Remove newline characters from form.KeyContent
-		cleanContent := strings.Replace(form.Content, "\n", "", -1)
+		// Parse openssh style string from form content
+		content, err := models.ParseKeyString(form.Content)
+		if err != nil {
+			ctx.Flash.Error(ctx.Tr("form.invalid_ssh_key", err.Error()))
+			ctx.Redirect(setting.AppSubUrl + "/user/settings/ssh")
+			return
+		}
 
-		if ok, err := models.CheckPublicKeyString(cleanContent); !ok {
+		if ok, err := models.CheckPublicKeyString(content); !ok {
 			if err == models.ErrKeyUnableVerify {
 				ctx.Flash.Info(ctx.Tr("form.unable_verify_ssh_key"))
 			} else {
@@ -341,7 +346,7 @@ func SettingsSSHKeysPost(ctx *middleware.Context, form auth.AddSSHKeyForm) {
 		k := &models.PublicKey{
 			OwnerId: ctx.User.Id,
 			Name:    form.SSHTitle,
-			Content: cleanContent,
+			Content: content,
 		}
 		if err := models.AddPublicKey(k); err != nil {
 			if err == models.ErrKeyAlreadyExist {