diff --git a/libaxolotl/README.md b/libaxolotl/README.md
index 0bb7d3a389..fb0720a157 100644
--- a/libaxolotl/README.md
+++ b/libaxolotl/README.md
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ prekeys.
     IdentityKeyPair    identityKeyPair = KeyHelper.generateIdentityKeyPair();
     int                registrationId  = KeyHelper.generateRegistrationId();
     List<PreKeyRecord> preKeys         = KeyHelper.generatePreKeys(startId, 100);
+    PreKeyRecord       lastResortKey   = KeyHelper.generateLastResortKey();
 
     // Store identityKeyPair somewhere durable and safe.
     // Store registrationId somewhere durable and safe.
diff --git a/libaxolotl/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/libaxolotl/util/KeyHelper.java b/libaxolotl/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/libaxolotl/util/KeyHelper.java
index 9bc4ee6948..f2dbf506f9 100644
--- a/libaxolotl/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/libaxolotl/util/KeyHelper.java
+++ b/libaxolotl/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/libaxolotl/util/KeyHelper.java
@@ -74,4 +74,15 @@ public class KeyHelper {
     return results;
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Generate the last resort PreKey.  Clients should do this only once, at install
+   * time, and durably store it for the length of the install.
+   *
+   * @return the generated last resort PreKeyRecord.
+   */
+  public static PreKeyRecord generateLastResortPreKey() {
+    ECKeyPair keyPair = Curve.generateKeyPair(true);
+    return new PreKeyRecord(Medium.MAX_VALUE, keyPair);
+  }
+
 }