diff --git a/src/share/classes/sun/security/tools/KeyTool.java b/src/share/classes/sun/security/tools/KeyTool.java
index 1ce3ab21a02cb5747fd38d93f32c42d91497951e..9b4b16fa11dacc7eab35d24bba9c3a5300ca9b85 100644
--- a/src/share/classes/sun/security/tools/KeyTool.java
+++ b/src/share/classes/sun/security/tools/KeyTool.java
@@ -2545,7 +2545,19 @@ public final class KeyTool {
      * Returns true if the certificate is self-signed, false otherwise.
      */
     private boolean isSelfSigned(X509Certificate cert) {
-        return cert.getSubjectDN().equals(cert.getIssuerDN());
+        return signedBy(cert, cert);
+    }
+
+    private boolean signedBy(X509Certificate end, X509Certificate ca) {
+        if (!ca.getSubjectDN().equals(end.getIssuerDN())) {
+            return false;
+        }
+        try {
+            end.verify(ca.getPublicKey());
+            return true;
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            return false;
+        }
     }
 
     /**
@@ -2869,20 +2881,18 @@ public final class KeyTool {
         Certificate tmpCert = replyCerts[0];
         replyCerts[0] = replyCerts[i];
         replyCerts[i] = tmpCert;
-        Principal issuer = ((X509Certificate)replyCerts[0]).getIssuerDN();
+
+        X509Certificate thisCert = (X509Certificate)replyCerts[0];
 
         for (i=1; i < replyCerts.length-1; i++) {
-            // find a cert in the reply whose "subject" is the same as the
-            // given "issuer"
+            // find a cert in the reply who signs thisCert
             int j;
             for (j=i; j<replyCerts.length; j++) {
-                Principal subject;
-                subject = ((X509Certificate)replyCerts[j]).getSubjectDN();
-                if (subject.equals(issuer)) {
+                if (signedBy(thisCert, (X509Certificate)replyCerts[j])) {
                     tmpCert = replyCerts[i];
                     replyCerts[i] = replyCerts[j];
                     replyCerts[j] = tmpCert;
-                    issuer = ((X509Certificate)replyCerts[i]).getIssuerDN();
+                    thisCert = (X509Certificate)replyCerts[i];
                     break;
                 }
             }
@@ -2892,18 +2902,6 @@ public final class KeyTool {
             }
         }
 
-        // now verify each cert in the ordered chain
-        for (i=0; i<replyCerts.length-1; i++) {
-            PublicKey pubKey = replyCerts[i+1].getPublicKey();
-            try {
-                replyCerts[i].verify(pubKey);
-            } catch (Exception e) {
-                throw new Exception(rb.getString
-                        ("Certificate chain in reply does not verify: ") +
-                        e.getMessage());
-            }
-        }
-
         if (noprompt) {
             return replyCerts;
         }
@@ -3035,9 +3033,8 @@ public final class KeyTool {
     private boolean buildChain(X509Certificate certToVerify,
                         Vector<Certificate> chain,
                         Hashtable<Principal, Vector<Certificate>> certs) {
-        Principal subject = certToVerify.getSubjectDN();
         Principal issuer = certToVerify.getIssuerDN();
-        if (subject.equals(issuer)) {
+        if (isSelfSigned(certToVerify)) {
             // reached self-signed root cert;
             // no verification needed because it's trusted.
             chain.addElement(certToVerify);
diff --git a/test/sun/security/tools/keytool/selfissued.sh b/test/sun/security/tools/keytool/selfissued.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..e6e06c040b38ce3a40cacafe70be711eacab9518
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/sun/security/tools/keytool/selfissued.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+#
+# Copyright 2009 Sun Microsystems, Inc.  All Rights Reserved.
+# DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
+#
+# This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+# under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 only, as
+# published by the Free Software Foundation.
+#
+# This code is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+# ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+# FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License
+# version 2 for more details (a copy is included in the LICENSE file that
+# accompanied this code).
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License version
+# 2 along with this work; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
+# Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+#
+# Please contact Sun Microsystems, Inc., 4150 Network Circle, Santa Clara,
+# CA 95054 USA or visit www.sun.com if you need additional information or
+# have any questions.
+#
+
+# @test
+# @bug 6825352
+# @summary support self-issued certificate in keytool
+#
+# @run shell selfissued.sh
+#
+
+if [ "${TESTJAVA}" = "" ] ; then
+  JAVAC_CMD=`which javac`
+  TESTJAVA=`dirname $JAVAC_CMD`/..
+fi
+
+# set platform-dependent variables
+OS=`uname -s`
+case "$OS" in
+  Windows_* )
+    FS="\\"
+    ;;
+  * )
+    FS="/"
+    ;;
+esac
+
+KS=selfsigned.jks
+KT="$TESTJAVA${FS}bin${FS}keytool -storepass changeit -keypass changeit -keystore $KS"
+
+rm $KS
+
+$KT -alias ca -dname CN=CA -genkeypair
+$KT -alias me -dname CN=CA -genkeypair
+$KT -alias e1 -dname CN=E1 -genkeypair
+$KT -alias e2 -dname CN=E2 -genkeypair
+
+# me signed by ca, self-issued
+$KT -alias me -certreq | $KT -alias ca -gencert | $KT -alias me -importcert
+
+# Import e1 signed by me, should add me and ca
+$KT -alias e1 -certreq | $KT -alias me -gencert | $KT -alias e1 -importcert
+$KT -alias e1 -list -v | grep '\[3\]' || { echo Bad E1; exit 1; }
+
+# Import (e2 signed by me,ca,me), should reorder to (e2,me,ca)
+( $KT -alias e2 -certreq | $KT -alias me -gencert; $KT -exportcert -alias ca; $KT -exportcert -alias me ) | $KT -alias e2 -importcert
+$KT -alias e2 -list -v | grep '\[3\]' || { echo Bad E2; exit 1; }
+
+echo Good
+