diff --git a/src/peer_connection/certificate.rs b/src/peer_connection/certificate.rs
index d4ad36ef9..2a1687122 100644
--- a/src/peer_connection/certificate.rs
+++ b/src/peer_connection/certificate.rs
@@ -15,11 +15,13 @@ use tokio::sync::Mutex;
 use waitgroup::Worker;
 
 /// Certificate represents a x509Cert used to authenticate WebRTC communications.
+#[derive(Clone)]
 pub struct RTCCertificate {
     pub(crate) certificate: dtls::crypto::Certificate,
     pub(crate) stats_id: String,
-    pub(crate) x509_cert: rcgen::Certificate,
-    pub(crate) expires: SystemTime,
+
+    pem: String,
+    expires: SystemTime,
 }
 
 /// Equals determines if two certificates are identical by comparing only certificate
@@ -100,16 +102,45 @@ impl RTCCertificate {
                     .unwrap()
                     .as_nanos() as u64
             ),
-            x509_cert,
+            pem: x509_cert.serialize_pem()?,
             expires,
         })
     }
 
+    /// Constructs a `RTCCertificate` from an existing certificate.
+    ///
+    /// Use this method when you have a persistent certificate (i.e. you don't want to generate a
+    /// new one for each DTLS connection).
+    pub fn from_existing(
+        certificate: dtls::crypto::Certificate,
+        pem: &str,
+        expires: SystemTime,
+    ) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            certificate,
+            stats_id: format!(
+                "certificate-{}",
+                SystemTime::now()
+                    .duration_since(UNIX_EPOCH)
+                    .unwrap()
+                    .as_nanos() as u64
+            ),
+            pem: pem.to_owned(),
+            expires,
+        }
+    }
+
     /// expires returns the timestamp after which this certificate is no longer valid.
     pub fn expires(&self) -> SystemTime {
         self.expires
     }
 
+    /// pem returns the certificate encoded as two PEM blocks: one for the X509 certificate and the
+    /// other for the private key.
+    pub fn pem(&self) -> &str {
+        &self.pem
+    }
+
     /// get_fingerprints returns certificate fingerprints, one of which
     /// is computed with the digest algorithm used in the certificate signature.
     pub fn get_fingerprints(&self) -> Result<Vec<RTCDtlsFingerprint>> {
@@ -239,12 +270,6 @@ impl RTCCertificate {
 
         RTCCertificate::from_params(params)
     }
-
-    /// PEM returns the certificate encoded as two pem block: once for the X509
-    /// certificate and the other for the private key
-    pub fn pem(&self) -> Result<String> {
-        Ok(self.x509_cert.serialize_pem()?)
-    }
 }
 
 #[cfg(test)]
@@ -259,9 +284,8 @@ mod test {
         let kp_pem = kp.serialize_pem();
 
         let cert = Certificate::generate_certificate(kp)?;
-        let cert_pem = cert.x509_cert.serialize_pem()?;
 
-        //_, err = tls.X509KeyPair(certPEM, skPEM)
+        //_, err = tls.X509KeyPair(cert.pem(), skPEM)
         */
         Ok(())
     }
@@ -273,8 +297,7 @@ mod test {
         assert!(kp_pem.contains("PRIVATE KEY"));
 
         let cert = RTCCertificate::from_key_pair(kp)?;
-        let cert_pem = cert.x509_cert.serialize_pem()?;
-        assert!(cert_pem.contains("CERTIFICATE"));
+        assert!(cert.pem().contains("CERTIFICATE"));
 
         //_, err = tls.X509KeyPair(certPEM, skPEM)
 
@@ -304,14 +327,14 @@ mod test {
         let kp1 = KeyPair::generate(&rcgen::PKCS_ECDSA_P256_SHA256)?;
         let kp1_pem = kp1.serialize_pem();
         let cert1 = RTCCertificate::from_key_pair(kp1)?;
-        let cert1_pem = cert1.pem()?;
+        let cert1_pem = cert1.pem();
 
         let kp2 = KeyPair::generate(&rcgen::PKCS_ECDSA_P256_SHA256)?;
         let _cert2 = RTCCertificate::from_key_pair(kp2)?;
 
         let kp3 = KeyPair::from_pem(kp1_pem.as_str())?;
         let kp3_pem = kp3.serialize_pem();
-        let _cert3 = RTCCertificate::from_pem(cert1_pem.as_str(), kp3)?;
+        let _cert3 = RTCCertificate::from_pem(cert1_pem, kp3)?;
 
         assert_eq!(kp1_pem, kp3_pem);
         //assert!(cert1 != cert2);
@@ -355,13 +378,13 @@ mod test {
         let kp = KeyPair::generate(&rcgen::PKCS_ECDSA_P256_SHA256)?;
         let kp_pem = kp.serialize_pem();
         let cert = RTCCertificate::from_key_pair(kp)?;
-        let pem = cert.pem()?;
+        let pem = cert.pem();
         log::info!("{}", pem);
 
         let kp2 = KeyPair::from_pem(kp_pem.as_str())?;
         let kp2_pem = kp2.serialize_pem();
-        let cert2 = RTCCertificate::from_pem(pem.as_str(), kp2)?;
-        let pem2 = cert2.pem()?;
+        let cert2 = RTCCertificate::from_pem(pem, kp2)?;
+        let pem2 = cert2.pem();
         log::info!("{}", pem2);
 
         assert_eq!(kp_pem, kp2_pem);
@@ -369,4 +392,22 @@ mod test {
 
         Ok(())
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_from_existing() -> Result<()> {
+        // NOTE `dtls_cert` key pair and `key_pair` are different, but it's fine here.
+        let key_pair = KeyPair::generate(&rcgen::PKCS_ECDSA_P256_SHA256)?;
+        let dtls_cert = dtls::crypto::Certificate::generate_self_signed(["localhost".to_owned()])?;
+
+        let expires = SystemTime::now();
+        let pem = key_pair.serialize_pem();
+
+        let cert = RTCCertificate::from_existing(dtls_cert, &pem, expires);
+
+        assert_ne!("", cert.stats_id);
+        assert_eq!(expires, cert.expires());
+        assert_eq!(pem, cert.pem());
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/peer_connection/configuration.rs b/src/peer_connection/configuration.rs
index 7619e3d9d..6820dcc40 100644
--- a/src/peer_connection/configuration.rs
+++ b/src/peer_connection/configuration.rs
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ use crate::peer_connection::policy::sdp_semantics::RTCSdpSemantics;
 /// Configurations may be set up once and reused across multiple connections.
 /// Configurations are treated as readonly. As long as they are unmodified,
 /// they are safe for concurrent use.
-#[derive(Default)]
+#[derive(Default, Clone)]
 pub struct RTCConfiguration {
     /// iceservers defines a slice describing servers available to be used by
     /// ICE, such as STUN and TURN servers.