diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 31a3dd4f52ff98f5208693632f831afcac0f7805..82980eb196df13ecebbe84b9036b2bd9693c13e5 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 2013-06-25  Niels Möller  <nisse@lysator.liu.se>
 
+	* aes-meta.c: Deleted file.
+
+	Analogous changes for new aes192 and aes256 interface.
+
 	* aes.h (struct aes128_ctx): New aes128 declarations.
 	* aes-decrypt.c (aes128_decrypt): New function.
 	* aes-encrypt.c (aes128_encrypt): New function.
@@ -16,8 +20,6 @@
 	* testsuite/aes-test.c (test_cipher2): New function.
 	(test_main): Test both nettle_aes128 and nettle_unified_aes128.
 
-	Analogous changes för aes192.
-
 2013-05-22  Niels Möller  <nisse@lysator.liu.se>
 
 	* Makefile.in (nettle_SOURCES): Added aes-invert-internal.c and
diff --git a/Makefile.in b/Makefile.in
index e803c328118f24e06c59c6a1dc11f97a9e1a9705..ed44f8b710ac22e5611e80abe1de67c248691a3f 100644
--- a/Makefile.in
+++ b/Makefile.in
@@ -64,11 +64,13 @@ all-here: $(TARGETS) $(DOCTARGETS)
 nettle_SOURCES = aes-decrypt-internal.c aes-decrypt.c \
 		 aes-encrypt-internal.c aes-encrypt.c aes-encrypt-table.c \
 		 aes-invert-internal.c aes-set-key-internal.c \
-		 aes-set-encrypt-key.c aes-set-decrypt-key.c aes-meta.c \
+		 aes-set-encrypt-key.c aes-set-decrypt-key.c \
 		 aes128-set-encrypt-key.c aes128-set-decrypt-key.c \
 		 aes128-meta.c \
 		 aes192-set-encrypt-key.c aes192-set-decrypt-key.c \
 		 aes192-meta.c \
+		 aes256-set-encrypt-key.c aes256-set-decrypt-key.c \
+		 aes256-meta.c \
 		 arcfour.c arcfour-crypt.c arcfour-meta.c \
 		 arctwo.c arctwo-meta.c gosthash94-meta.c \
 		 base16-encode.c base16-decode.c base16-meta.c \
diff --git a/aes-decrypt.c b/aes-decrypt.c
index 9ea0e23897164d9fdb06c32307197da0e2c0c3a0..d0fefc4f363b1bc447e6dc09be4f406ad1cc1a43 100644
--- a/aes-decrypt.c
+++ b/aes-decrypt.c
@@ -365,3 +365,13 @@ aes192_decrypt(const struct aes192_ctx *ctx,
   _aes_decrypt(_AES192_ROUNDS, ctx->keys, &_aes_decrypt_table,
 	       length, dst, src);
 }
+
+void
+aes256_decrypt(const struct aes256_ctx *ctx,
+	       size_t length, uint8_t *dst,
+	       const uint8_t *src)
+{
+  assert(!(length % AES_BLOCK_SIZE) );
+  _aes_decrypt(_AES256_ROUNDS, ctx->keys, &_aes_decrypt_table,
+	       length, dst, src);
+}
diff --git a/aes-encrypt.c b/aes-encrypt.c
index c4e3713e6add142b7ea9d7da6c43b28a7ddba636..8d55ca18d32103878f139e13ad96c8e39c6dbae7 100644
--- a/aes-encrypt.c
+++ b/aes-encrypt.c
@@ -63,3 +63,13 @@ aes192_encrypt(const struct aes192_ctx *ctx,
   _aes_encrypt(_AES192_ROUNDS, ctx->keys, &_aes_encrypt_table,
 	       length, dst, src);
 }
+
+void
+aes256_encrypt(const struct aes256_ctx *ctx,
+	       size_t length, uint8_t *dst,
+	       const uint8_t *src)
+{
+  assert(!(length % AES_BLOCK_SIZE) );
+  _aes_encrypt(_AES256_ROUNDS, ctx->keys, &_aes_encrypt_table,
+	       length, dst, src);
+}
diff --git a/aes.h b/aes.h
index ca9976e55a5be6da2853d74414ebad2cfeab91f7..0982aa698212b8afb7a6c3a40e9caa1b86eb223f 100644
--- a/aes.h
+++ b/aes.h
@@ -48,6 +48,11 @@ extern "C" {
 #define aes192_invert_key nettle_aes192invert_key
 #define aes192_encrypt nettle_aes192encrypt
 #define aes192_decrypt nettle_aes192decrypt
+#define aes256_set_encrypt_key nettle_aes256_set_encrypt_key
+#define aes256_set_decrypt_key nettle_aes256_set_decrypt_key
+#define aes256_invert_key nettle_aes256_invert_key
+#define aes256_encrypt nettle_aes256_encrypt
+#define aes256_decrypt nettle_aes256_decrypt
 
 #define AES_BLOCK_SIZE 16
 
@@ -136,6 +141,27 @@ aes192_decrypt(const struct aes192_ctx *ctx,
 	       size_t length, uint8_t *dst,
 	       const uint8_t *src);
 
+struct aes256_ctx
+{
+  uint32_t keys[4 * (_AES256_ROUNDS + 1)];
+};
+
+void
+aes256_set_encrypt_key(struct aes256_ctx *ctx, const uint8_t *key);
+void
+aes256_set_decrypt_key(struct aes256_ctx *ctx, const uint8_t *key);
+void
+aes256_invert_key(struct aes256_ctx *dst,
+		  const struct aes256_ctx *src);
+void
+aes256_encrypt(const struct aes256_ctx *ctx,
+	       size_t length, uint8_t *dst,
+	       const uint8_t *src);
+void
+aes256_decrypt(const struct aes256_ctx *ctx,
+	       size_t length, uint8_t *dst,
+	       const uint8_t *src);
+
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/aes256-meta.c b/aes256-meta.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..197441e0ed529f492c4be692e325a87c8c0bae18
--- /dev/null
+++ b/aes256-meta.c
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+/* aes256-meta.c */
+
+/* nettle, low-level cryptographics library
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2013 Niels Möller
+ *  
+ * The nettle library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2.1 of the License, or (at your
+ * option) any later version.
+ * 
+ * The nettle library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
+ * WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY
+ * or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License for more details.
+ * 
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ * along with the nettle library; see the file COPYING.LIB.  If not, write to
+ * the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston,
+ * MA 02111-1301, USA.
+ */
+
+#if HAVE_CONFIG_H
+# include "config.h"
+#endif
+
+#include <assert.h>
+
+#include "nettle-meta.h"
+
+#include "aes.h"
+
+static nettle_set_key_func aes256_set_encrypt_key_wrapper;
+static nettle_set_key_func aes256_set_decrypt_key_wrapper;
+
+static void
+aes256_set_encrypt_key_wrapper (void *ctx, size_t length, const uint8_t *key)
+{
+  assert (length == AES256_KEY_SIZE);
+  aes256_set_encrypt_key (ctx, key);
+}
+
+static void
+aes256_set_decrypt_key_wrapper (void *ctx, size_t length, const uint8_t *key)
+{
+  assert (length == AES256_KEY_SIZE);
+  aes256_set_decrypt_key (ctx, key);
+}
+
+const struct nettle_cipher nettle_aes256 =
+  { "aes256", sizeof(struct aes256_ctx),
+    AES_BLOCK_SIZE, AES256_KEY_SIZE,
+    aes256_set_encrypt_key_wrapper,
+    aes256_set_decrypt_key_wrapper,
+    (nettle_crypt_func *) aes256_encrypt,
+    (nettle_crypt_func *) aes256_decrypt
+  };
diff --git a/aes256-set-decrypt-key.c b/aes256-set-decrypt-key.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..60b70e294bb54b9816fb1a062a4b0c226dfc2753
--- /dev/null
+++ b/aes256-set-decrypt-key.c
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+/* aes256-set-decrypt-key.c
+ *
+ * Key setup for the aes/rijndael block cipher.
+ */
+
+/* nettle, low-level cryptographics library
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2013, Niels Möller
+ *  
+ * The nettle library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2.1 of the License, or (at your
+ * option) any later version.
+ * 
+ * The nettle library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
+ * WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY
+ * or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License for more details.
+ * 
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ * along with the nettle library; see the file COPYING.LIB.  If not, write to
+ * the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston,
+ * MA 02111-1301, USA.
+ */
+
+#if HAVE_CONFIG_H
+# include "config.h"
+#endif
+
+#include <assert.h>
+
+#include "aes-internal.h"
+#include "macros.h"
+
+void
+aes256_invert_key (struct aes256_ctx *dst, const struct aes256_ctx *src)
+{
+  _aes_invert (_AES256_ROUNDS, dst->keys, src->keys); 
+}
+
+void
+aes256_set_decrypt_key(struct aes256_ctx *ctx, const uint8_t *key)
+{
+  aes256_set_encrypt_key (ctx, key);
+  aes256_invert_key (ctx, ctx);
+}
diff --git a/aes-meta.c b/aes256-set-encrypt-key.c
similarity index 74%
rename from aes-meta.c
rename to aes256-set-encrypt-key.c
index 6bce5a4226dbf869397596fe163cfeaec0e86da9..9e11ff123e64a1e22c480beb880341192387d949 100644
--- a/aes-meta.c
+++ b/aes256-set-encrypt-key.c
@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
-/* aes-meta.c */
+/* aes256-set-encrypt-key.c
+ *
+ * Key setup for the aes/rijndael block cipher.
+ */
 
 /* nettle, low-level cryptographics library
  *
- * Copyright (C) 2002 Niels Möller
+ * Copyright (C) 2013, Niels Möller
  *  
  * The nettle library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
  * it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
@@ -24,9 +27,12 @@
 # include "config.h"
 #endif
 
-#include "nettle-meta.h"
+#include <assert.h>
 
-#include "aes.h"
+#include "aes-internal.h"
 
-const struct nettle_cipher nettle_aes256
-= _NETTLE_CIPHER_SEP(aes, AES, 256);
+void
+aes256_set_encrypt_key(struct aes256_ctx *ctx, const uint8_t *key)
+{
+  _aes_set_key (_AES256_ROUNDS, AES256_KEY_SIZE / 4, ctx->keys, key);
+}
diff --git a/nettle-internal.c b/nettle-internal.c
index e258eb44c5cdc101383676e0ffcd568eb79a9c92..8308df69f1a99090996377ea82a984357e49c553 100644
--- a/nettle-internal.c
+++ b/nettle-internal.c
@@ -119,3 +119,6 @@ const struct nettle_cipher nettle_unified_aes128
 
 const struct nettle_cipher nettle_unified_aes192
 = _NETTLE_CIPHER_SEP(aes, AES, 192);
+
+const struct nettle_cipher nettle_unified_aes256
+= _NETTLE_CIPHER_SEP(aes, AES, 256);
diff --git a/nettle-internal.h b/nettle-internal.h
index 651ff4c01416c2d77785b0407d8f4e43f545eabc..09881ce9b607228d03ab393645a60085c08a1ba0 100644
--- a/nettle-internal.h
+++ b/nettle-internal.h
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ extern const struct nettle_cipher nettle_salsa20r12;
 
 extern const struct nettle_cipher nettle_unified_aes128;
 extern const struct nettle_cipher nettle_unified_aes192;
+extern const struct nettle_cipher nettle_unified_aes256;
 
 /* Glue to openssl, for comparative benchmarking. Code in
  * examples/nettle-openssl.c. */
diff --git a/testsuite/aes-test.c b/testsuite/aes-test.c
index 14e20e4ef1fc4246b5ef122034036582fe22340b..964114e3c84b0c221921b94d86e39cb75f8a4103 100644
--- a/testsuite/aes-test.c
+++ b/testsuite/aes-test.c
@@ -90,25 +90,25 @@ test_main(void)
 	       SHEX("2D33EEF2C0430A8A 9EBF45E809C40BB6"),
 	       SHEX("DFF4945E0336DF4C 1C56BC700EFF837F"));
 
-  /* 256 bit keys */  
-  test_cipher(&nettle_aes256,
-	      SHEX("0001020305060708 0A0B0C0D0F101112"
-		   "14151617191A1B1C 1E1F202123242526"),
-	      SHEX("834EADFCCAC7E1B30664B1ABA44815AB"),
-	      SHEX("1946DABF6A03A2A2 C3D0B05080AED6FC"));
+  /* 256 bit keys */
+  test_cipher2(&nettle_aes256, &nettle_unified_aes256,
+	       SHEX("0001020305060708 0A0B0C0D0F101112"
+		    "14151617191A1B1C 1E1F202123242526"),
+	       SHEX("834EADFCCAC7E1B30664B1ABA44815AB"),
+	       SHEX("1946DABF6A03A2A2 C3D0B05080AED6FC"));
 
   
   /* This test case has been problematic with the CBC test case */
-  test_cipher(&nettle_aes256,
-	      SHEX("8d ae 93 ff fc 78 c9 44"
-		   "2a bd 0c 1e 68 bc a6 c7"
-		   "05 c7 84 e3 5a a9 11 8b"
-		   "d3 16 aa 54 9b 44 08 9e"),
-	      SHEX("a5 ce 55 d4 21 15 a1 c6 4a a4 0c b2 ca a6 d1 37"),
-	      /* In the cbc test, I once got the bad value
-	       *   "b2 a0 6c d2 2f df 7d 2c  26 d2 42 88 8f 20 74 a2" */
-	      SHEX("1f 94 fc 85 f2 36 21 06"
-		   "4a ea e3 c9 cc 38 01 0e"));
+  test_cipher2(&nettle_aes256, &nettle_unified_aes256,
+	       SHEX("8d ae 93 ff fc 78 c9 44"
+		    "2a bd 0c 1e 68 bc a6 c7"
+		    "05 c7 84 e3 5a a9 11 8b"
+		    "d3 16 aa 54 9b 44 08 9e"),
+	       SHEX("a5 ce 55 d4 21 15 a1 c6 4a a4 0c b2 ca a6 d1 37"),
+	       /* In the cbc test, I once got the bad value
+		*   "b2 a0 6c d2 2f df 7d 2c  26 d2 42 88 8f 20 74 a2" */
+	       SHEX("1f 94 fc 85 f2 36 21 06"
+		    "4a ea e3 c9 cc 38 01 0e"));
   
   /* From draft NIST spec on AES modes.
    *
@@ -141,17 +141,17 @@ test_main(void)
 		    "9a4b41ba738d6c72fb16691603c18e0e"));
 
   /* F.1.5 ECB-AES256-Encrypt */
-  test_cipher(&nettle_aes256,
-	      SHEX("603deb1015ca71be2b73aef0857d7781"
-		   "1f352c073b6108d72d9810a30914dff4"),
-	      SHEX("6bc1bee22e409f96e93d7e117393172a"
-		   "ae2d8a571e03ac9c9eb76fac45af8e51" 
-		   "30c81c46a35ce411e5fbc1191a0a52ef"
-		   "f69f2445df4f9b17ad2b417be66c3710"),
-	      SHEX("f3eed1bdb5d2a03c064b5a7e3db181f8"
-		   "591ccb10d410ed26dc5ba74a31362870"
-		   "b6ed21b99ca6f4f9f153e7b1beafed1d"
-		   "23304b7a39f9f3ff067d8d8f9e24ecc7"));
+  test_cipher2(&nettle_aes256, &nettle_unified_aes256,
+	       SHEX("603deb1015ca71be2b73aef0857d7781"
+		    "1f352c073b6108d72d9810a30914dff4"),
+	       SHEX("6bc1bee22e409f96e93d7e117393172a"
+		    "ae2d8a571e03ac9c9eb76fac45af8e51" 
+		    "30c81c46a35ce411e5fbc1191a0a52ef"
+		    "f69f2445df4f9b17ad2b417be66c3710"),
+	       SHEX("f3eed1bdb5d2a03c064b5a7e3db181f8"
+		    "591ccb10d410ed26dc5ba74a31362870"
+		    "b6ed21b99ca6f4f9f153e7b1beafed1d"
+		    "23304b7a39f9f3ff067d8d8f9e24ecc7"));
 
   /* Test aes_invert_key with src != dst */
   test_invert(SHEX("0001020305060708 0A0B0C0D0F101112"),