diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index b31bf8d..3d61e56 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       matrix:
         nixPath:
-          - nixpkgs=https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/archive/nixos-22.05.tar.gz
+          - nixpkgs=https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/archive/nixos-22.11.tar.gz
           - nixpkgs=https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/archive/nixpkgs-unstable.tar.gz
         os: [ ubuntu-latest, macos-latest ]
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0407f86..ca43f2d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -13,6 +13,13 @@ $ cat key.txt
  AGE-SECRET-KEY-1K3VN4N03PTHJWSJSCCMQCN33RY5FSKQPJ4KRRTG3JMQUYE0TUSEQEDH6V8
 ```
 
+If you private key is encrypted, you can export the password in `SSH_TO_AGE_PASSPHRASE`
+
+``` console
+$ read -s SSH_TO_AGE_PASSPHRASE; export SSH_TO_AGE_PASSPHRASE
+$ ssh-to-age -private-key -i $HOME/.ssh/id_ed25519 -o key.txt
+```
+
 - Exports the public key:
 
 ```console
diff --git a/cmd/ssh-to-age/main.go b/cmd/ssh-to-age/main.go
index 674cbf3..b034ee9 100644
--- a/cmd/ssh-to-age/main.go
+++ b/cmd/ssh-to-age/main.go
@@ -4,11 +4,12 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"flag"
 	"fmt"
-	sshage "github.com/Mic92/ssh-to-age"
 	"io"
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"os"
 	"strings"
+
+	sshage "github.com/Mic92/ssh-to-age"
 )
 
 type options struct {
@@ -63,9 +64,15 @@ func convertKeys(args []string) error {
 		}
 		defer writer.Close()
 	}
-
 	if opts.privateKey {
-		key, _, err := sshage.SSHPrivateKeyToAge(sshKey)
+		var (
+			key *string
+			err error
+		)
+
+		keyPassphrase := os.Getenv("SSH_TO_AGE_PASSPHRASE")
+
+		key, _, err = sshage.SSHPrivateKeyToAge(sshKey, []byte(keyPassphrase))
 		if err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("failed to convert '%s': %w", sshKey, err)
 		}
diff --git a/cmd/ssh-to-age/main_test.go b/cmd/ssh-to-age/main_test.go
index 70bdf29..de83d6e 100644
--- a/cmd/ssh-to-age/main_test.go
+++ b/cmd/ssh-to-age/main_test.go
@@ -64,15 +64,15 @@ func TestSshKeyScan(t *testing.T) {
 
 	file, err := os.Open(out)
 	ok(t, err)
-    defer file.Close()
+	defer file.Close()
 
 	scanner := bufio.NewScanner(file)
-    for scanner.Scan() {
+	for scanner.Scan() {
 		pubKey := strings.TrimSuffix(scanner.Text(), "\n")
 		fmt.Printf("scanned key: %s\n", pubKey)
 		_, err = age.ParseX25519Recipient(pubKey)
 		ok(t, err)
-    }
+	}
 	ok(t, scanner.Err())
 }
 
@@ -92,3 +92,25 @@ func TestPrivateKey(t *testing.T) {
 	_, err = age.ParseX25519Identity(privateKey)
 	ok(t, err)
 }
+
+func TestPrivateKeyWithPassphrase(t *testing.T) {
+	tempdir := TempDir(t)
+	defer os.RemoveAll(tempdir)
+	out := path.Join(tempdir, "out")
+
+	passphrase := "test"
+
+	os.Setenv("SSH_TO_AGE_PASSPHRASE", passphrase)
+	defer os.Unsetenv("SSH_TO_AGE_PASSPHRASE")
+
+	err := convertKeys([]string{"ssh-to-age", "-private-key", "-i", Asset("id_ed25519_passphrase"), "-o", out})
+	ok(t, err)
+
+	rawPrivateKey, err := ioutil.ReadFile(out)
+	privateKey := strings.TrimSuffix(string(rawPrivateKey), "\n")
+	ok(t, err)
+
+	fmt.Printf("private key: %s\n", privateKey)
+	_, err = age.ParseX25519Identity(privateKey)
+	ok(t, err)
+}
diff --git a/cmd/ssh-to-age/test-assets/id_ed25519_passphrase b/cmd/ssh-to-age/test-assets/id_ed25519_passphrase
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9d08ed2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/ssh-to-age/test-assets/id_ed25519_passphrase
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+-----BEGIN OPENSSH PRIVATE KEY-----
+b3BlbnNzaC1rZXktdjEAAAAACmFlczI1Ni1jdHIAAAAGYmNyeXB0AAAAGAAAABC83l/B2p
+MGlU+7xBT7wzeuAAAAEAAAAAEAAAAzAAAAC3NzaC1lZDI1NTE5AAAAID/+AcTjBdIG6Xwk
+4ZiuckvG5xNDlaqX316bKGo6D3a5AAAAkJA09klC9kTXa4VO1n4p3/J0ugw89MNS4eUn2b
+4vbCPGrqZGZBU/Byu4A5g/Z03sGxGJj0GqnkC6I8aS2aTeQriNpdm10NaPVRL9dtL0//rp
+NT/WAPFTUavHyBT16tmKKabyKHHf83QdtpbjckXkk8q1Xf8tBKYooZJcieo+22mrmq1Hha
+JxU9TKx2Tc2RMymQ==
+-----END OPENSSH PRIVATE KEY-----
diff --git a/cmd/ssh-to-age/test-assets/id_ed25519_passphrase.pub b/cmd/ssh-to-age/test-assets/id_ed25519_passphrase.pub
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..faa863c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/ssh-to-age/test-assets/id_ed25519_passphrase.pub
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+ssh-ed25519 AAAAC3NzaC1lZDI1NTE5AAAAID/+AcTjBdIG6Xwk4ZiuckvG5xNDlaqX316bKGo6D3a5 
diff --git a/convert.go b/convert.go
index 9624754..92478fd 100644
--- a/convert.go
+++ b/convert.go
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 package agessh
 
 import (
+	"crypto"
 	"crypto/ed25519"
 	"crypto/sha512"
-	"crypto"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"reflect"
@@ -57,8 +57,16 @@ func encodePublicKey(key crypto.PublicKey) (*string, error) {
 	return &s, nil
 }
 
-func SSHPrivateKeyToAge(sshKey []byte) (*string, *string, error) {
-	privateKey, err := ssh.ParseRawPrivateKey(sshKey)
+func SSHPrivateKeyToAge(sshKey, passphrase []byte) (*string, *string, error) {
+	var (
+		privateKey interface{}
+		err        error
+	)
+	if len(passphrase) > 0 {
+		privateKey, err = ssh.ParseRawPrivateKeyWithPassphrase(sshKey, passphrase)
+	} else {
+		privateKey, err = ssh.ParseRawPrivateKey(sshKey)
+	}
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to parse ssh private key: %w", err)
 	}
@@ -85,7 +93,6 @@ func SSHPrivateKeyToAge(sshKey []byte) (*string, *string, error) {
 	return &s, pubKey, nil
 }
 
-
 func SSHPublicKeyToAge(sshKey []byte) (*string, error) {
 	var err error
 	var pk ssh.PublicKey