diff --git a/phpseclib/Crypt/PublicKeyLoader.php b/phpseclib/Crypt/PublicKeyLoader.php
index f718d1f5..db4abf7c 100644
--- a/phpseclib/Crypt/PublicKeyLoader.php
+++ b/phpseclib/Crypt/PublicKeyLoader.php
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ abstract class PublicKeyLoader
      *
      * @return AsymmetricKey
      * @access public
-     * @param string $key
+     * @param string|array $key
      * @param string $password optional
      */
     public static function load($key, $password = false)
diff --git a/tests/Unit/Crypt/RSA/LoadKeyTest.php b/tests/Unit/Crypt/RSA/LoadKeyTest.php
index 9105e484..8b20ebe0 100644
--- a/tests/Unit/Crypt/RSA/LoadKeyTest.php
+++ b/tests/Unit/Crypt/RSA/LoadKeyTest.php
@@ -34,6 +34,17 @@ class Unit_Crypt_RSA_LoadKeyTest extends PhpseclibTestCase
         PublicKeyLoader::load($key);
     }
 
+    public function testLoadModulusAndExponent()
+    {
+        $rsa = PublicKeyLoader::load([
+            'e' => new BigInteger('123', 16),
+            'n' => new BigInteger('123', 16)
+        ]);
+
+        $this->assertInstanceOf(PublicKey::class, $rsa);
+        $this->assertIsString("$rsa");
+    }
+
     public function testPKCS1Key()
     {
         $key = '-----BEGIN RSA PRIVATE KEY-----