diff --git a/OpenPGP-Keychain/src/org/sufficientlysecure/keychain/pgp/PgpKeyHelper.java b/OpenPGP-Keychain/src/org/sufficientlysecure/keychain/pgp/PgpKeyHelper.java
index e2d89bfab..5a3d332c4 100644
--- a/OpenPGP-Keychain/src/org/sufficientlysecure/keychain/pgp/PgpKeyHelper.java
+++ b/OpenPGP-Keychain/src/org/sufficientlysecure/keychain/pgp/PgpKeyHelper.java
@@ -40,6 +40,17 @@ import android.content.Context;
 
 public class PgpKeyHelper {
 
+	/**
+	 * Returns the last 9 chars of a fingerprint 
+	 * 
+	 * @param fingerprint
+	 *            String containing short or long fingerprint
+	 * @return
+	 */
+	public static String shortifyFingerprint(String fingerprint) {
+		return fingerprint.substring(41);
+	}
+
     public static Date getCreationDate(PGPPublicKey key) {
         return key.getCreationTime();
     }