diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9359907..6797e40 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -70,6 +70,9 @@ whisper -p='@ysmood:ecdsa' plain > encrypted
 # Encrypt content for multiple recipients, such as Jack and Tim.
 whisper -a='@ysmood' -p='@jack' -p='@tim' plain > encrypted
 
+# Or embed the default public key file to the output.
+whisper -a=. -p='@jack' -p='@tim' plain > encrypted
+
 # Decrypt on Jack's machine, the machine has Jack's private key.
 whisper -d encrypted
 ```
diff --git a/agent.go b/agent.go
index 0160d96..daa246c 100644
--- a/agent.go
+++ b/agent.go
@@ -75,6 +75,10 @@ func callAgent(decrypt bool, publicKey string, conf whisper.Config, inFile, outF
 // If the public key is remote, the output will be prefixed with "@", the prefix will end with space.
 // If the public key is local, the output will be prefixed with ".", the prefix will end with space.
 func prefixPublicKey(publicKey string, out io.Writer) secure.KeyWithFilter {
+	if publicKey == "." {
+		publicKey = DEFAULT_KEY_NAME + PUB_SUFFIX
+	}
+
 	if publicKey == "" {
 		_, err := out.Write([]byte("_"))
 		if err != nil {
@@ -149,7 +153,7 @@ func extractPublicKey(in io.Reader) secure.KeyWithFilter {
 		}
 	default:
 		return secure.KeyWithFilter{
-			Key: getKey(DEFAULT_KEY_NAME + ".pub"),
+			Key: getKey(DEFAULT_KEY_NAME + PUB_SUFFIX),
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 3f98e0f..e70f2fb 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@ func main() { //nolint: funlen
 	passphrase := flags.String("s", "", "passphrase to decrypt the private key")
 
 	addPublicKey := flags.String("a", "",
-		`add public key to the beginning of the output, can be a local file path, "@{GITHUB_ID}", or "@{HTTPS_URL}"`)
+		`add public key to the beginning of the output, can be a local file path,`+
+			` "@{GITHUB_ID}", "@{HTTPS_URL}, or "." for the default key`)
 
 	var publicKeys publicKeysFlag
 	flags.Var(&publicKeys, "p", `the public keys, each can be a local file path, "@{GITHUB_ID}", or "@{HTTPS_URL}"`)
diff --git a/utils.go b/utils.go
index 8e53e19..7a349c7 100644
--- a/utils.go
+++ b/utils.go
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ import (
 	"golang.org/x/term"
 )
 
+const PUB_SUFFIX = ".pub"
+
 func getPublicKeys(paths []string) []secure.KeyWithFilter {
 	list := []secure.KeyWithFilter{}
 	for _, p := range paths {
@@ -111,7 +113,7 @@ func getPublicKey(p string) secure.KeyWithFilter {
 }
 
 func pubKeyName(prv string) string {
-	return prv + ".pub"
+	return prv + PUB_SUFFIX
 }
 
 type publicKeysFlag []string