diff --git a/certbot-ci/certbot_integration_tests/certbot_tests/test_main.py b/certbot-ci/certbot_integration_tests/certbot_tests/test_main.py
index 4c7d77a6d..31fb1a68e 100644
--- a/certbot-ci/certbot_integration_tests/certbot_tests/test_main.py
+++ b/certbot-ci/certbot_integration_tests/certbot_tests/test_main.py
@@ -129,6 +129,38 @@ def test_manual_dns_auth(context):
     assert_saved_renew_hook(context.config_dir, certname)
 
 
+def test_certonly(context):
+    """Test the certonly verb on certbot."""
+    context.certbot(['certonly', '--cert-name', 'newname', '-d', context.get_domain('newname')])
+
+
+def test_auth_and_install_with_csr(context):
+    """Test certificate issuance and install using an existing CSR."""
+    certname = context.get_domain('le3')
+    key_path = join(context.workspace, 'key.pem')
+    csr_path = join(context.workspace, 'csr.der')
+
+    misc.generate_csr([certname], key_path, csr_path)
+
+    cert_path = join(context.workspace, 'csr', 'cert.pem')
+    chain_path = join(context.workspace, 'csr', 'chain.pem')
+
+    context.certbot([
+        'auth', '--csr', csr_path,
+        '--cert-path', cert_path,
+        '--chain-path', chain_path
+    ])
+
+    print(misc.read_certificate(cert_path))
+    print(misc.read_certificate(chain_path))
+
+    context.certbot([
+        '--domains', certname, 'install',
+        '--cert-path', cert_path,
+        '--key-path', key_path
+    ])
+
+
 def test_renew_files_permissions(context):
     """Test proper certificate file permissions upon renewal"""
     certname = context.get_domain('renew')
diff --git a/certbot-ci/certbot_integration_tests/utils/misc.py b/certbot-ci/certbot_integration_tests/utils/misc.py
index 17c0e74f6..76383ded1 100644
--- a/certbot-ci/certbot_integration_tests/utils/misc.py
+++ b/certbot-ci/certbot_integration_tests/utils/misc.py
@@ -16,8 +16,17 @@ from distutils.version import LooseVersion
 
 import requests
 from OpenSSL import crypto
+from cryptography.hazmat.backends import default_backend
+from cryptography.hazmat.primitives.asymmetric import ec
+from cryptography.hazmat.primitives.serialization import Encoding, PrivateFormat, NoEncryption
 from six.moves import socketserver, SimpleHTTPServer
 
+from acme import crypto_util
+
+
+RSA_KEY_TYPE = 'rsa'
+ECDSA_KEY_TYPE = 'ecdsa'
+
 
 def check_until_timeout(url):
     """
@@ -209,3 +218,45 @@ def get_certbot_version():
     # Typical response is: output = 'certbot 0.31.0.dev0'
     version_str = output.split(' ')[1].strip()
     return LooseVersion(version_str)
+
+
+def generate_csr(domains, key_path, csr_path, key_type=RSA_KEY_TYPE):
+    """
+    Generate a private key, and a CSR for the given domains using this key.
+    :param domains: the domain names to include in the CSR
+    :type domains: `list` of `str`
+    :param str key_path: path to the private key that will be generated
+    :param str csr_path: path to the CSR that will be generated
+    :param str key_type: type of the key (misc.RSA_KEY_TYPE or misc.ECDSA_KEY_TYPE)
+    """
+    if key_type == RSA_KEY_TYPE:
+        key = crypto.PKey()
+        key.generate_key(crypto.TYPE_RSA, 2048)
+    elif key_type == ECDSA_KEY_TYPE:
+        key = ec.generate_private_key(ec.SECP384R1(), default_backend())
+        key = key.private_bytes(encoding=Encoding.PEM, format=PrivateFormat.TraditionalOpenSSL,
+                                encryption_algorithm=NoEncryption())
+        key = crypto.load_privatekey(crypto.FILETYPE_PEM, key)
+    else:
+        raise ValueError('Invalid key type: {0}'.format(key_type))
+
+    key_bytes = crypto.dump_privatekey(crypto.FILETYPE_PEM, key)
+    with open(key_path, 'wb') as file:
+        file.write(key_bytes)
+
+    csr_bytes = crypto_util.make_csr(key_bytes, domains)
+    with open(csr_path, 'wb') as file:
+        file.write(csr_bytes)
+
+
+def read_certificate(cert_path):
+    """
+    Load the certificate from the provided path, and return a human readable version of it (TEXT mode).
+    :param str cert_path: the path to the certificate
+    :returns: the TEXT version of the certificate, as it would be displayed by openssl binary
+    """
+    with open(cert_path, 'rb') as file:
+        data = file.read()
+
+    cert = crypto.load_certificate(crypto.FILETYPE_PEM, data)
+    return crypto.dump_certificate(crypto.FILETYPE_TEXT, cert).decode('utf-8')
diff --git a/certbot-ci/setup.py b/certbot-ci/setup.py
index 0dbcf1aa1..852d2481c 100644
--- a/certbot-ci/setup.py
+++ b/certbot-ci/setup.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ from setuptools import find_packages
 version = '0.32.0.dev0'
 
 install_requires = [
+    'acme',
     'coverage',
     'cryptography',
     'pyopenssl',