diff --git a/src/cryptenroll/cryptenroll-recovery.c b/src/cryptenroll/cryptenroll-recovery.c
index da7b7a1018..69aa4fca57 100644
--- a/src/cryptenroll/cryptenroll-recovery.c
+++ b/src/cryptenroll/cryptenroll-recovery.c
@@ -29,9 +29,15 @@ int enroll_recovery(
 
         assert_se(node = sym_crypt_get_device_name(cd));
 
-        r = make_recovery_key(&password);
-        if (r < 0)
-                return log_error_errno(r, "Failed to generate recovery key: %m");
+        if (c->recovery_key) {
+                password = memdup_suffix0(c->recovery_key, c->recovery_key_size);
+                if (!password)
+                        return log_oom();
+        } else {
+                r = make_recovery_key(&password);
+                if (r < 0)
+                        return log_error_errno(r, "Failed to generate recovery key: %m");
+        }
 
         r = cryptsetup_set_minimal_pbkdf(cd);
         if (r < 0)
diff --git a/src/cryptenroll/cryptenroll-varlink.c b/src/cryptenroll/cryptenroll-varlink.c
index d268eb9956..d744d2cf74 100644
--- a/src/cryptenroll/cryptenroll-varlink.c
+++ b/src/cryptenroll/cryptenroll-varlink.c
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 #include "json-util.h"
 #include "libfido2-util.h"
 #include "path-util.h"
+#include "recovery-key.h"
 #include "string-util.h"
 #include "varlink-io.systemd.CryptEnroll.h"
 #include "varlink-util.h"
@@ -47,6 +48,7 @@ typedef struct MethodEnrollParameters {
         char *unlock_fido2_device;
         char *unlock_tpm2_device;
         char *password;
+        char *recovery_key;
         char *fido2_device;
         char *fido2_pin;
         int fido2_with_client_pin;
@@ -65,6 +67,7 @@ static void method_enroll_parameters_done(MethodEnrollParameters *p) {
         free(p->unlock_fido2_device);
         free(p->unlock_tpm2_device);
         erase_and_free(p->password);
+        erase_and_free(p->recovery_key);
         free(p->fido2_device);
         erase_and_free(p->fido2_pin);
         sd_json_variant_unref(p->wipe_slots);
@@ -163,6 +166,7 @@ static int vl_method_enroll(
                 { "unlockFido2Device",         SD_JSON_VARIANT_STRING,        sd_json_dispatch_string,   offsetof(MethodEnrollParameters, unlock_fido2_device),           SD_JSON_NULLABLE },
                 { "unlockTpm2Device",          SD_JSON_VARIANT_STRING,        sd_json_dispatch_string,   offsetof(MethodEnrollParameters, unlock_tpm2_device),            SD_JSON_NULLABLE },
                 { "password",                  SD_JSON_VARIANT_STRING,        sd_json_dispatch_string,   offsetof(MethodEnrollParameters, password),                      SD_JSON_NULLABLE },
+                { "recoveryKey",               SD_JSON_VARIANT_STRING,        sd_json_dispatch_string,   offsetof(MethodEnrollParameters, recovery_key),                  SD_JSON_NULLABLE },
                 { "fido2Device",               SD_JSON_VARIANT_STRING,        sd_json_dispatch_string,   offsetof(MethodEnrollParameters, fido2_device),                  SD_JSON_NULLABLE },
                 { "fido2Pin",                  SD_JSON_VARIANT_STRING,        sd_json_dispatch_string,   offsetof(MethodEnrollParameters, fido2_pin),                     SD_JSON_NULLABLE },
                 { "fido2WithClientPin",        SD_JSON_VARIANT_BOOLEAN,       sd_json_dispatch_tristate, offsetof(MethodEnrollParameters, fido2_with_client_pin),         SD_JSON_NULLABLE },
@@ -288,6 +292,20 @@ static int vl_method_enroll(
                 break;
 
         case ENROLL_RECOVERY:
+                if (p.recovery_key) {
+                        _cleanup_(erase_and_freep) char *mangled = NULL;
+
+                        r = normalize_recovery_key(p.recovery_key, &mangled);
+                        if (r == -EINVAL) /* Not properly formatted, rejecting */
+                                return sd_varlink_error_invalid_parameter_name(link, "recoveryKey");
+                        if (r < 0)
+                                return log_error_errno(r, "Failed to normalize recovery key: %m");
+                        if (!streq(p.recovery_key, mangled))
+                                return sd_varlink_error_invalid_parameter_name(link, "recoveryKey");
+
+                        c.recovery_key = TAKE_PTR(p.recovery_key);
+                        c.recovery_key_size = strlen(c.recovery_key);
+                }
                 break;
 
         case ENROLL_FIDO2:
@@ -450,6 +468,36 @@ static int vl_method_list_slots(
         return sd_varlink_reply(link, NULL);
 }
 
+static int vl_method_make_recovery_key(
+                sd_varlink *link,
+                sd_json_variant *parameters,
+                sd_varlink_method_flags_t flags,
+                void *userdata) {
+
+        _cleanup_(erase_and_freep) char *recovery_key = NULL;
+        _cleanup_(sd_json_variant_unrefp) sd_json_variant *rk = NULL;
+        int r;
+
+        assert(link);
+        assert(parameters);
+
+        r = sd_varlink_dispatch(link, parameters, /* dispatch_table= */ NULL, /* userdata= */ NULL);
+        if (r != 0)
+                return r;
+
+        r = make_recovery_key(&recovery_key);
+        if (r < 0)
+                return r;
+
+        r = sd_json_variant_new_string(&rk, recovery_key);
+        if (r < 0)
+                return r;
+
+        sd_json_variant_sensitive(rk);
+
+        return sd_varlink_replybo(link, SD_JSON_BUILD_PAIR_VARIANT("recoveryKey", rk));
+}
+
 int cryptenroll_varlink_server(void) {
         _cleanup_(sd_varlink_server_unrefp) sd_varlink_server *varlink_server = NULL;
         _cleanup_hashmap_free_ Hashmap *polkit_registry = NULL;
@@ -468,8 +516,9 @@ int cryptenroll_varlink_server(void) {
 
         r = sd_varlink_server_bind_method_many(
                         varlink_server,
-                        "io.systemd.CryptEnroll.Enroll",    vl_method_enroll,
-                        "io.systemd.CryptEnroll.ListSlots", vl_method_list_slots);
+                        "io.systemd.CryptEnroll.Enroll",          vl_method_enroll,
+                        "io.systemd.CryptEnroll.ListSlots",       vl_method_list_slots,
+                        "io.systemd.CryptEnroll.MakeRecoveryKey", vl_method_make_recovery_key);
         if (r < 0)
                 return log_error_errno(r, "Failed to bind Varlink methods: %m");
 
diff --git a/src/cryptenroll/cryptenroll.c b/src/cryptenroll/cryptenroll.c
index 02f52ee190..208fcc43c6 100644
--- a/src/cryptenroll/cryptenroll.c
+++ b/src/cryptenroll/cryptenroll.c
@@ -176,6 +176,7 @@ void enroll_context_done(EnrollContext *c) {
         c->unlock_tpm2_device = mfree(c->unlock_tpm2_device);
         c->unlock_password = erase_and_free(c->unlock_password);
         c->passphrase = erase_and_free(c->passphrase);
+        c->recovery_key = erase_and_free(c->recovery_key);
         c->fido2_device = mfree(c->fido2_device);
         c->fido2_salt_file = mfree(c->fido2_salt_file);
         c->fido2_pin = erase_and_free(c->fido2_pin);
diff --git a/src/cryptenroll/cryptenroll.h b/src/cryptenroll/cryptenroll.h
index 60073278b2..2915b9c1e8 100644
--- a/src/cryptenroll/cryptenroll.h
+++ b/src/cryptenroll/cryptenroll.h
@@ -66,6 +66,11 @@ typedef struct EnrollContext {
         char *passphrase;
         size_t passphrase_size;
 
+        /* New recovery key to enroll (mechanism == recovery). When NULL the helpers fall back to
+         * generate a new recovery key. */
+        char *recovery_key;
+        size_t recovery_key_size;
+
         /* FIDO2 */
         char *fido2_device;
         char *fido2_salt_file;
diff --git a/src/shared/varlink-io.systemd.CryptEnroll.c b/src/shared/varlink-io.systemd.CryptEnroll.c
index 6855299e76..391861b0e8 100644
--- a/src/shared/varlink-io.systemd.CryptEnroll.c
+++ b/src/shared/varlink-io.systemd.CryptEnroll.c
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ static SD_VARLINK_DEFINE_METHOD_FULL(
 
                 SD_VARLINK_FIELD_COMMENT("The passphrase to enroll, when mechanism is 'password'. Contains key material."),
                 SD_VARLINK_DEFINE_INPUT(password, SD_VARLINK_STRING, SD_VARLINK_NULLABLE),
+                SD_VARLINK_FIELD_COMMENT("A recovery key to enroll, when mechanism is 'recovery'. The key must be in the normalized form and have high entropy. Use MakeRecoveryKey() to generate the recovery key. Contains key material."),
+                SD_VARLINK_DEFINE_INPUT(recoveryKey, SD_VARLINK_STRING, SD_VARLINK_NULLABLE),
 
                 SD_VARLINK_FIELD_COMMENT("Path to the FIDO2 device to enroll, when mechanism is 'fido2'. Leave empty to automatically discover a suitable device."),
                 SD_VARLINK_DEFINE_INPUT(fido2Device, SD_VARLINK_STRING, SD_VARLINK_NULLABLE),
@@ -65,7 +67,7 @@ static SD_VARLINK_DEFINE_METHOD_FULL(
                 SD_VARLINK_DEFINE_OUTPUT(slot, SD_VARLINK_INT, SD_VARLINK_NULLABLE),
                 SD_VARLINK_FIELD_COMMENT("The keyslots wiped as part of this call, if any."),
                 SD_VARLINK_DEFINE_OUTPUT(wipedSlots, SD_VARLINK_INT, SD_VARLINK_ARRAY|SD_VARLINK_NULLABLE),
-                SD_VARLINK_FIELD_COMMENT("The generated recovery key, when mechanism is 'recoveryKey'. Contains key material."),
+                SD_VARLINK_FIELD_COMMENT("The generated recovery key or the provided recovery key, when mechanism is 'recovery'. Contains key material."),
                 SD_VARLINK_DEFINE_OUTPUT(recoveryKey, SD_VARLINK_STRING, SD_VARLINK_NULLABLE),
                 SD_VARLINK_FIELD_COMMENT("Progress indicator, only sent on intermediate replies when 'more' was set. Currently the only value is 'touch', signalling that the FIDO2 token is waiting for a touch. Unset on the terminating reply."),
                 SD_VARLINK_DEFINE_OUTPUT(state, SD_VARLINK_STRING, SD_VARLINK_NULLABLE));
@@ -80,6 +82,11 @@ static SD_VARLINK_DEFINE_METHOD_FULL(
                 SD_VARLINK_FIELD_COMMENT("The type of the keyslot."),
                 SD_VARLINK_DEFINE_OUTPUT_BY_TYPE(type, EnrollMechanism, SD_VARLINK_NULLABLE));
 
+static SD_VARLINK_DEFINE_METHOD(
+                MakeRecoveryKey,
+                SD_VARLINK_FIELD_COMMENT("The generated recovery key."),
+                SD_VARLINK_DEFINE_OUTPUT(recoveryKey, SD_VARLINK_STRING, 0));
+
 static SD_VARLINK_DEFINE_ERROR(VolumeUnderForeignManagement);
 static SD_VARLINK_DEFINE_ERROR(PasswordRequired);
 static SD_VARLINK_DEFINE_ERROR(PasswordIncorrect);
@@ -96,6 +103,8 @@ SD_VARLINK_DEFINE_INTERFACE(
                 &vl_method_Enroll,
                 SD_VARLINK_SYMBOL_COMMENT("Enumerate the keyslots currently enrolled in a LUKS2 volume, one per reply. Must be called with the 'more' flag."),
                 &vl_method_ListSlots,
+                SD_VARLINK_SYMBOL_COMMENT("Generate a recovery key that can be enrolled using the 'recovery' mechanism in Enroll()."),
+                &vl_method_MakeRecoveryKey,
                 SD_VARLINK_SYMBOL_COMMENT("The volume is managed by another subsystem (e.g. systemd-homed) and may not be enrolled into directly."),
                 &vl_error_VolumeUnderForeignManagement,
                 SD_VARLINK_SYMBOL_COMMENT("A password is required to unlock the volume, but none was provided."),
diff --git a/test/units/TEST-70-TPM2.cryptenroll.sh b/test/units/TEST-70-TPM2.cryptenroll.sh
index e8a6441b61..eff151cb98 100755
--- a/test/units/TEST-70-TPM2.cryptenroll.sh
+++ b/test/units/TEST-70-TPM2.cryptenroll.sh
@@ -113,6 +113,20 @@ cryptsetup luksFormat -q --pbkdf pbkdf2 --pbkdf-force-iterations 1000 --use-uran
 varlinkctl call "$VL_ADDRESS" io.systemd.CryptEnroll.Enroll \
     "{\"node\":\"$VL_IMAGE\",\"mechanism\":\"recovery\",\"unlockKeyFile\":\"/tmp/password\"}" | grep recoveryKey >/dev/null
 
+# Enroll a recovery key generated via MakeRecoveryKey(), unlocking via key file (cf. systemd-cryptenroll --unlock-key-file= --recovery-key)
+RECOVERY_KEY=$(varlinkctl call "$VL_ADDRESS" io.systemd.CryptEnroll.MakeRecoveryKey "{}" | jq -e -r '.recoveryKey')
+
+RESULT_RECOVERY_KEY=$(varlinkctl call "$VL_ADDRESS" io.systemd.CryptEnroll.Enroll \
+    "{\"node\":\"$VL_IMAGE\",\"mechanism\":\"recovery\",\"recoveryKey\":\"$RECOVERY_KEY\",\"unlockKeyFile\":\"/tmp/password\"}" | jq -e -r '.recoveryKey')
+test "$RECOVERY_KEY" = "$RESULT_RECOVERY_KEY"
+
+# Ensure that the enrolled recovery key works
+echo -n "$RECOVERY_KEY" | cryptsetup open --type=luks2 --test-passphrase --key-file=- "$VL_IMAGE"
+
+# Fail to enroll a malformed recovery key, unlocking via key file (cf. systemd-cryptenroll --unlock-key-file= --recovery-key)
+(! varlinkctl call "$VL_ADDRESS" io.systemd.CryptEnroll.Enroll \
+    "{\"node\":\"$VL_IMAGE\",\"mechanism\":\"recovery\",\"recoveryKey\":\"SOME_RANDOM_KEY\",\"unlockKeyFile\":\"/tmp/password\"}" | grep recoveryKey >/dev/null)
+
 # Enroll a password, unlocking via key file (cf. NEWPASSWORD=… systemd-cryptenroll --unlock-key-file= --password)
 varlinkctl call "$VL_ADDRESS" io.systemd.CryptEnroll.Enroll \
     "{\"node\":\"$VL_IMAGE\",\"mechanism\":\"password\",\"unlockKeyFile\":\"/tmp/password\",\"password\":\"varlinkpassword\"}"
@@ -121,9 +135,10 @@ varlinkctl call "$VL_ADDRESS" io.systemd.CryptEnroll.Enroll \
 varlinkctl --push-fd=3 call "$VL_ADDRESS" io.systemd.CryptEnroll.Enroll \
     "{\"node\":\"$VL_IMAGE\",\"mechanism\":\"password\",\"unlockKeyFileDescriptor\":0,\"password\":\"fdpassword\"}" 3</tmp/password
 
-# List enrolled slots (must be called with 'more'); we should see the password and recovery slots
-varlinkctl call --more "$VL_ADDRESS" io.systemd.CryptEnroll.ListSlots "{\"node\":\"$VL_IMAGE\"}" | grep '"type":"recovery"' >/dev/null
-varlinkctl call --more "$VL_ADDRESS" io.systemd.CryptEnroll.ListSlots "{\"node\":\"$VL_IMAGE\"}" | grep '"type":"password"' >/dev/null
+# List enrolled slots (must be called with 'more'); we should see the password and the two recovery slots we enrolled
+SLOTS=$(varlinkctl call --more "$VL_ADDRESS" io.systemd.CryptEnroll.ListSlots "{\"node\":\"$VL_IMAGE\"}")
+test "$(grep -c '"type":"recovery"' <<<"$SLOTS")" -eq 2
+grep '"type":"password"' <<<"$SLOTS" >/dev/null
 
 # Enroll combined with a wipe of the recovery key slot (cf. systemd-cryptenroll --wipe-slot=recovery --password).
 # The recovery key slot just got wiped, so it should be reported back in the (non-empty) wipedSlots output.