3 files changed, 19 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/cryptography/hazmat/backends/interfaces.py b/src/cryptography/hazmat/backends/interfaces.py
index a1d6f812..5b9e6f38 100644
--- a/src/cryptography/hazmat/backends/interfaces.py
+++ b/src/cryptography/hazmat/backends/interfaces.py
@@ -299,6 +299,13 @@ class X509Backend(object):
         CertificateRevocationListBuilder object.
         """
 
+    @abc.abstractmethod
+    def create_x509_revoked_certificate(self, builder):
+        """
+        Create a RevokedCertificate object from a RevokedCertificateBuilder
+        object.
+        """
+
 
 @six.add_metaclass(abc.ABCMeta)
 class DHBackend(object):
diff --git a/src/cryptography/hazmat/backends/multibackend.py b/src/cryptography/hazmat/backends/multibackend.py
index ebecb364..65f18531 100644
--- a/src/cryptography/hazmat/backends/multibackend.py
+++ b/src/cryptography/hazmat/backends/multibackend.py
@@ -393,3 +393,12 @@ class MultiBackend(object):
             "This backend does not support X.509.",
             _Reasons.UNSUPPORTED_X509
         )
+
+    def create_x509_revoked_certificate(self, builder):
+        for b in self._filtered_backends(X509Backend):
+            return b.create_x509_revoked_certificate(builder)
+
+        raise UnsupportedAlgorithm(
+            "This backend does not support X.509.",
+            _Reasons.UNSUPPORTED_X509
+        )
diff --git a/src/cryptography/hazmat/backends/openssl/backend.py b/src/cryptography/hazmat/backends/openssl/backend.py
index 65792c3b..a60bf82b 100644
--- a/src/cryptography/hazmat/backends/openssl/backend.py
+++ b/src/cryptography/hazmat/backends/openssl/backend.py
@@ -1558,6 +1558,9 @@ class Backend(object):
             res = add_func(x509_obj, x509_extension, i)
             self.openssl_assert(res >= 1)
 
+    def create_x509_revoked_certificate(self, builder):
+        raise NotImplementedError("Not yet implemented")
+
     def load_pem_private_key(self, data, password):
         return self._load_key(
             self._lib.PEM_read_bio_PrivateKey,