diff --git a/lang/cpp/src/context.cpp b/lang/cpp/src/context.cpp
index 174a3c3b..e8e57dc8 100644
--- a/lang/cpp/src/context.cpp
+++ b/lang/cpp/src/context.cpp
@@ -612,7 +612,7 @@ Error Context::startKeyExport(const char *patterns[], Data &keyData, unsigned in
 
 Error Context::exportPublicKeys(const char *pattern, Data &keyData, unsigned int mode)
 {
-    if (mode & ExportSecret) {
+    if (mode & (ExportSecret | ExportSecretSubkey)) {
         return Error::fromCode(GPG_ERR_INV_FLAG);
     }
     return exportKeys(pattern, keyData, mode);
@@ -620,7 +620,7 @@ Error Context::exportPublicKeys(const char *pattern, Data &keyData, unsigned int
 
 Error Context::exportPublicKeys(const char *patterns[], Data &keyData, unsigned int mode)
 {
-    if (mode & ExportSecret) {
+    if (mode & (ExportSecret | ExportSecretSubkey)) {
         return Error::fromCode(GPG_ERR_INV_FLAG);
     }
     return exportKeys(patterns, keyData, mode);
@@ -628,7 +628,7 @@ Error Context::exportPublicKeys(const char *patterns[], Data &keyData, unsigned
 
 Error Context::startPublicKeyExport(const char *pattern, Data &keyData, unsigned int mode)
 {
-    if (mode & ExportSecret) {
+    if (mode & (ExportSecret | ExportSecretSubkey)) {
         return Error::fromCode(GPG_ERR_INV_FLAG);
     }
     return startKeyExport(pattern, keyData, mode);
@@ -636,7 +636,7 @@ Error Context::startPublicKeyExport(const char *pattern, Data &keyData, unsigned
 
 Error Context::startPublicKeyExport(const char *patterns[], Data &keyData, unsigned int mode)
 {
-    if (mode & ExportSecret) {
+    if (mode & (ExportSecret | ExportSecretSubkey)) {
         return Error::fromCode(GPG_ERR_INV_FLAG);
     }
     return startKeyExport(patterns, keyData, mode);
@@ -695,6 +695,26 @@ Error Context::startSecretKeyExport(const char *patterns[], Data &keyData, unsig
     return startKeyExport(patterns, keyData, mode|ExportSecret);
 }
 
+Error Context::exportSecretSubkeys(const char *pattern, Data &keyData, unsigned int mode)
+{
+    return exportKeys(pattern, keyData, mode|ExportSecretSubkey);
+}
+
+Error Context::exportSecretSubkeys(const char *patterns[], Data &keyData, unsigned int mode)
+{
+    return exportKeys(patterns, keyData, mode|ExportSecretSubkey);
+}
+
+Error Context::startSecretSubkeyExport(const char *pattern, Data &keyData, unsigned int mode)
+{
+    return startKeyExport(pattern, keyData, mode|ExportSecretSubkey);
+}
+
+Error Context::startSecretSubkeyExport(const char *patterns[], Data &keyData, unsigned int mode)
+{
+    return startKeyExport(patterns, keyData, mode|ExportSecretSubkey);
+}
+
 ImportResult Context::importKeys(const Data &data)
 {
     d->lastop = Private::Import;
diff --git a/lang/cpp/src/context.h b/lang/cpp/src/context.h
index 2631678a..bfa6b8d8 100644
--- a/lang/cpp/src/context.h
+++ b/lang/cpp/src/context.h
@@ -191,6 +191,7 @@ public:
         ExportPKCS12 = 64,
         ExportNoUID = 128, // obsolete; has no effect
         ExportSSH = 256,
+        ExportSecretSubkey = 512,
     };
 
     GpgME::Error exportPublicKeys(const char *pattern, Data &keyData);
@@ -207,6 +208,11 @@ public:
     GpgME::Error startSecretKeyExport(const char *pattern, Data &keyData, unsigned int mode = ExportSecret);
     GpgME::Error startSecretKeyExport(const char *pattern[], Data &keyData, unsigned int mode = ExportSecret);
 
+    GpgME::Error exportSecretSubkeys(const char *pattern, Data &keyData, unsigned int mode = ExportSecretSubkey);
+    GpgME::Error exportSecretSubkeys(const char *pattern[], Data &keyData, unsigned int mode = ExportSecretSubkey);
+    GpgME::Error startSecretSubkeyExport(const char *pattern, Data &keyData, unsigned int mode = ExportSecretSubkey);
+    GpgME::Error startSecretSubkeyExport(const char *pattern[], Data &keyData, unsigned int mode = ExportSecretSubkey);
+
     // generic export functions; prefer using the specific public/secret key export functions
     GpgME::Error exportKeys(const char *pattern, Data &keyData, unsigned int mode = ExportDefault);
     GpgME::Error exportKeys(const char *pattern[], Data &keyData, unsigned int mode = ExportDefault);