diff --git a/apps/genpkey.c b/apps/genpkey.c
index 66f0e1eaf0..341d2cd6fc 100644
--- a/apps/genpkey.c
+++ b/apps/genpkey.c
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ typedef enum OPTION_choice {
     OPT_ENGINE, OPT_OUTFORM, OPT_OUT, OPT_PASS, OPT_PARAMFILE,
     OPT_ALGORITHM, OPT_PKEYOPT, OPT_GENPARAM, OPT_TEXT, OPT_CIPHER,
     OPT_VERBOSE, OPT_QUIET, OPT_CONFIG, OPT_OUTPUBKEY,
-    OPT_PROV_ENUM
+    OPT_PROV_ENUM, OPT_R_ENUM
 } OPTION_CHOICE;
 
 const OPTIONS genpkey_options[] = {
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ const OPTIONS genpkey_options[] = {
     {"", OPT_CIPHER, '-', "Cipher to use to encrypt the key"},
 
     OPT_PROV_OPTIONS,
+    OPT_R_OPTIONS,
 
     /* This is deliberately last. */
     {OPT_HELP_STR, 1, 1,
@@ -188,6 +189,10 @@ int genpkey_main(int argc, char **argv)
             if (!opt_provider(o))
                 goto end;
             break;
+        case OPT_R_CASES:
+            if (!opt_rand(o))
+                goto end;
+            break;
         }
     }
 
@@ -195,6 +200,9 @@ int genpkey_main(int argc, char **argv)
     if (!opt_check_rest_arg(NULL))
         goto opthelp;
 
+    if (!app_RAND_load())
+        goto end;
+
     /* Fetch cipher, etc. */
     if (paramfile != NULL) {
         if (!init_keygen_file(&ctx, paramfile, e, libctx, app_get0_propq()))
diff --git a/doc/man1/openssl-genpkey.pod.in b/doc/man1/openssl-genpkey.pod.in
index aa0b74e8aa..aab4ef84d7 100644
--- a/doc/man1/openssl-genpkey.pod.in
+++ b/doc/man1/openssl-genpkey.pod.in
@@ -25,7 +25,9 @@ B<openssl> B<genpkey>
 [B<-pkeyopt> I<opt>:I<value>]
 [B<-genparam>]
 [B<-text>]
-{- $OpenSSL::safe::opt_engine_synopsis -}{- $OpenSSL::safe::opt_provider_synopsis -}
+{- $OpenSSL::safe::opt_r_synopsis -}
+{- $OpenSSL::safe::opt_engine_synopsis -}
+{- $OpenSSL::safe::opt_provider_synopsis -}
 {- $OpenSSL::safe::opt_config_synopsis -}
 
 =head1 DESCRIPTION
@@ -119,6 +121,8 @@ are mutually exclusive.
 Print an (unencrypted) text representation of private and public keys and
 parameters along with the PEM or DER structure.
 
+{- $OpenSSL::safe::opt_r_item -}
+
 {- $OpenSSL::safe::opt_engine_item -}
 
 {- $OpenSSL::safe::opt_provider_item -}