diff --git a/openssl-sys/src/lib.rs b/openssl-sys/src/lib.rs
index 84dd192e..9cd91b9d 100644
--- a/openssl-sys/src/lib.rs
+++ b/openssl-sys/src/lib.rs
@@ -1885,6 +1885,7 @@ extern "C" {
 
     pub fn EVP_des_cbc() -> *const EVP_CIPHER;
     pub fn EVP_des_ecb() -> *const EVP_CIPHER;
+    pub fn EVP_des_ede3() -> *const EVP_CIPHER;
 
     pub fn EVP_BytesToKey(
         typ: *const EVP_CIPHER,
diff --git a/openssl/src/symm.rs b/openssl/src/symm.rs
index c4217d23..5df77785 100644
--- a/openssl/src/symm.rs
+++ b/openssl/src/symm.rs
@@ -133,6 +133,10 @@ impl Cipher {
         unsafe { Cipher(ffi::EVP_des_ecb()) }
     }
 
+    pub fn des_ede3() -> Cipher {
+        unsafe { Cipher(ffi::EVP_des_ede3()) }
+    }
+
     pub fn rc4() -> Cipher {
         unsafe { Cipher(ffi::EVP_rc4()) }
     }
@@ -1035,6 +1039,17 @@ mod tests {
         cipher_test(super::Cipher::des_ecb(), pt, ct, key, iv);
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn test_des_ede3() {
+
+        let pt = "9994f4c69d40ae4f34ff403b5cf39d4c8207ea5d3e19a5fd";
+        let ct = "9e5c4297d60582f81071ac8ab7d0698d4c79de8b94c519858207ea5d3e19a5fd";
+        let key = "010203040506070801020304050607080102030405060708";
+        let iv = "5cc118306dc702e4";
+
+        cipher_test(super::Cipher::des_ede3(), pt, ct, key, iv);
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn test_aes128_gcm() {
         let key = "0e00c76561d2bd9b40c3c15427e2b08f";