diff --git a/doc/mod/ssh-keys-import.md b/doc/mod/ssh-keys-import.md
index 410bb5a..cf28ee2 100644
--- a/doc/mod/ssh-keys-import.md
+++ b/doc/mod/ssh-keys-import.md
@@ -29,6 +29,11 @@ import that key:
 
     $SSHKeysImport "ssh-rsa AAAAB3Nza...QYZk8= user" admin;
 
+Starting with RouterOS *7.12beta1* support for keys of type `ed25519` has
+been added:
+
+    $SSHKeysImport "ssh-ed25519 AAAAC3Nza...ZVugJT user" admin;
+
 The third part of the key (`user` in this example) is inherited as
 `key-owner` in RouterOS.
 
@@ -39,7 +44,7 @@ and import all the keys. The user given to the function can be overwritting
 from comments in the file. Create a file `keys.pub` with this content:
 
 ```
-ssh-rsa AAAAB3Nza...QYZk8= user@client
+ssh-ed25519 AAAAC3Nza...3OcN8A user@client
 ssh-rsa AAAAB3Nza...ozyts= worker@station
 # user=example
 ssh-rsa AAAAB3Nza...GXQVk= person@host
diff --git a/mod/ssh-keys-import.rsc b/mod/ssh-keys-import.rsc
index dd02d16..170139d 100644
--- a/mod/ssh-keys-import.rsc
+++ b/mod/ssh-keys-import.rsc
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@
   :global EitherOr;
   :global LogPrintExit2;
   :global ParseKeyValueStore;
+  :global RequiredRouterOS;
   :global SSHKeysImport;
 
   :if ([ :len $FileName ] = 0 || [ :len $User ] = 0) do={
@@ -67,7 +68,7 @@
     :local Line [ :pick $Keys 0 [ :find $Keys "\n" ] ];
     :set Keys [ :pick $Keys ([ :find $Keys "\n" ] + 1) [ :len $Keys ] ];
     :local Type [ :pick $Line 0 [ :find $Line " " ] ];
-    :if ($Type = "ssh-rsa") do={
+    :if (([ $RequiredRouterOS $0 "7.12beta1" ] = true && $Type = "ssh-ed25519") || $Type = "ssh-rsa") do={
       $SSHKeysImport $Line $User;
       :set Continue true;
     }