diff --git a/src/error.rs b/src/error.rs
index a4fd54f..076178e 100644
--- a/src/error.rs
+++ b/src/error.rs
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ use thiserror::Error;
 
 #[derive(Error, Debug)]
 pub enum Error {
+	#[error("ikm error: no input key material available")]
+	IkmNoneAvailable,
 	#[error("parsing error: invalid base64-urlsafe-nopadding data: {0}")]
 	ParsingBase64Error(base64ct::Error),
 	#[error("parsing error: invalid data length: {0} bytes")]
diff --git a/src/ikm.rs b/src/ikm.rs
index 2f1ffd2..32c1571 100644
--- a/src/ikm.rs
+++ b/src/ikm.rs
@@ -119,6 +119,15 @@ impl InputKeyMaterialList {
 			id_counter: u32::from_le_bytes(data[0..4].try_into().unwrap()),
 		})
 	}
+
+	#[cfg(feature = "encryption")]
+	pub(crate) fn get_latest_ikm(&self) -> Result<&InputKeyMaterial, Error> {
+		self.ikm_lst
+			.iter()
+			.rev()
+			.find(|&ikm| !ikm.is_revoked && ikm.created_at < SystemTime::now())
+			.ok_or(Error::IkmNoneAvailable)
+	}
 }
 
 #[cfg(test)]
@@ -255,4 +264,17 @@ mod tests {
 			assert_eq!(el_bis.is_revoked, el.is_revoked);
 		}
 	}
+
+	#[test]
+	#[cfg(feature = "encryption")]
+	fn get_latest_ikm() {
+		let mut lst = InputKeyMaterialList::new();
+		let _ = lst.add_ikm();
+		let _ = lst.add_ikm();
+		let _ = lst.add_ikm();
+		let res = lst.get_latest_ikm();
+		assert!(res.is_ok());
+		let latest_ikm = res.unwrap();
+		assert_eq!(latest_ikm.id, 3);
+	}
 }