diff --git a/ssh-key/src/public/key_data.rs b/ssh-key/src/public/key_data.rs
index 1aced2d..f0c3b01 100644
--- a/ssh-key/src/public/key_data.rs
+++ b/ssh-key/src/public/key_data.rs
@@ -301,6 +301,12 @@ impl Decode for KeyData {
 
 impl Encode for KeyData {
     fn encoded_len(&self) -> encoding::Result<usize> {
+        #[cfg(feature = "alloc")]
+        if self.is_certificate() {
+            // Certificate encodes its own Algorithm
+            return self.encoded_key_data_len();
+        }
+
         [
             self.algorithm().encoded_len()?,
             self.encoded_key_data_len()?,
@@ -309,6 +315,12 @@ impl Encode for KeyData {
     }
 
     fn encode(&self, writer: &mut impl Writer) -> encoding::Result<()> {
+        #[cfg(feature = "alloc")]
+        if self.is_certificate() {
+            // Certificate encodes its own Algorithm
+            return self.encode_key_data(writer);
+        }
+
         self.algorithm().encode(writer)?;
         self.encode_key_data(writer)
     }
diff --git a/ssh-key/tests/certificate.rs b/ssh-key/tests/certificate.rs
index 9ce3dfe..5ba9c86 100644
--- a/ssh-key/tests/certificate.rs
+++ b/ssh-key/tests/certificate.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 #![cfg(feature = "alloc")]
 
-use encoding::Decode;
+use encoding::{Base64Reader, Decode, Encode, Reader};
 use hex_literal::hex;
 use ssh_key::{Algorithm, Certificate, public::KeyData};
 use std::str::FromStr;
@@ -301,6 +301,40 @@ fn decode_rsa_4096_keydata() {
     decode_keydata(RSA_4096_CERT_EXAMPLE)
 }
 
+fn encode_keydata(certificate_str: &str) {
+    // Decode the certificate's binary representation directly from the base64
+    let cert_base64 = certificate_str.split_whitespace().nth(1).unwrap();
+    let mut base64_reader = Base64Reader::new(cert_base64.as_bytes()).unwrap();
+    let mut cert_bytes = vec![0; base64_reader.remaining_len()];
+    base64_reader.read(&mut cert_bytes).unwrap();
+
+    // Parse the certificate from the same OpenSSH public key string, then re-encode it as binary
+    // using KeyData's Encode implementation
+    let cert = Certificate::from_str(certificate_str).unwrap();
+    let key_data = KeyData::from(cert);
+    let key_encoded = key_data.encode_vec().unwrap();
+
+    // Compare the decoded base64 to the parsed and re-encoded KeyData
+    assert_eq!(cert_bytes, key_encoded);
+}
+
+#[cfg(feature = "ecdsa")]
+#[test]
+fn encode_ecdsa_keydata() {
+    encode_keydata(ECDSA_P256_CERT_EXAMPLE);
+}
+
+#[cfg(feature = "ed25519")]
+#[test]
+fn encode_ed25519_keydata() {
+    encode_keydata(ED25519_CERT_EXAMPLE);
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn encode_rsa_4096_keydata() {
+    encode_keydata(RSA_4096_CERT_EXAMPLE);
+}
+
 #[cfg(feature = "ed25519")]
 #[test]
 fn verify_ed25519_certificate_signature() {