diff --git a/.changelog/19350.txt b/.changelog/19350.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..34a53e82a81
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changelog/19350.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+```release-note:bug
+keyring: Fixed a bug where RSA keys were not replicated to followers
+```
diff --git a/nomad/encrypter.go b/nomad/encrypter.go
index 6d397cd3619..9264612f74d 100644
--- a/nomad/encrypter.go
+++ b/nomad/encrypter.go
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ func (e *Encrypter) loadKeystore() error {
 			return fmt.Errorf("root key ID %s must match key file %s", key.Meta.KeyID, path)
 		}
 
-		err = e.AddKey(key)
+		err = e.addCipher(key)
 		if err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("could not add key file %s to keystore: %w", path, err)
 		}
@@ -338,15 +338,15 @@ func (e *Encrypter) addCipher(rootKey *structs.RootKey) error {
 }
 
 // GetKey retrieves the key material by ID from the keyring
-func (e *Encrypter) GetKey(keyID string) ([]byte, error) {
+func (e *Encrypter) GetKey(keyID string) ([]byte, []byte, error) {
 	e.lock.RLock()
 	defer e.lock.RUnlock()
 
 	keyset, err := e.keysetByIDLocked(keyID)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
+		return nil, nil, err
 	}
-	return keyset.rootKey.Key, nil
+	return keyset.rootKey.Key, keyset.rootKey.RSAKey, nil
 }
 
 // activeKeySetLocked returns the keyset that belongs to the key marked as
@@ -582,7 +582,7 @@ func (krr *KeyringReplicator) run(ctx context.Context) {
 				}
 
 				keyMeta := raw.(*structs.RootKeyMeta)
-				if key, err := krr.encrypter.GetKey(keyMeta.KeyID); err == nil && len(key) > 0 {
+				if key, _, err := krr.encrypter.GetKey(keyMeta.KeyID); err == nil && len(key) > 0 {
 					// the key material is immutable so if we've already got it
 					// we can move on to the next key
 					continue
diff --git a/nomad/encrypter_test.go b/nomad/encrypter_test.go
index 1f18509bb08..3992f8bb681 100644
--- a/nomad/encrypter_test.go
+++ b/nomad/encrypter_test.go
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/go-jose/go-jose/v3/jwt"
 	msgpackrpc "github.com/hashicorp/net-rpc-msgpackrpc"
+	"github.com/shoenig/test"
 	"github.com/shoenig/test/must"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 
@@ -56,7 +57,7 @@ func TestEncrypter_LoadSave(t *testing.T) {
 
 	tmpDir := t.TempDir()
 	encrypter, err := NewEncrypter(srv, tmpDir)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
+	must.NoError(t, err)
 
 	algos := []structs.EncryptionAlgorithm{
 		structs.EncryptionAlgorithmAES256GCM,
@@ -65,13 +66,21 @@ func TestEncrypter_LoadSave(t *testing.T) {
 	for _, algo := range algos {
 		t.Run(string(algo), func(t *testing.T) {
 			key, err := structs.NewRootKey(algo)
-			require.NoError(t, err)
-			require.NoError(t, encrypter.saveKeyToStore(key))
+			must.Greater(t, 0, len(key.RSAKey))
+			must.NoError(t, err)
+			must.NoError(t, encrypter.saveKeyToStore(key))
 
+			// startup code path
 			gotKey, err := encrypter.loadKeyFromStore(
 				filepath.Join(tmpDir, key.Meta.KeyID+".nks.json"))
-			require.NoError(t, err)
-			require.NoError(t, encrypter.addCipher(gotKey))
+			must.NoError(t, err)
+			must.NoError(t, encrypter.addCipher(gotKey))
+			must.Greater(t, 0, len(gotKey.RSAKey))
+			must.NoError(t, encrypter.saveKeyToStore(key))
+
+			active, err := encrypter.keysetByIDLocked(key.Meta.KeyID)
+			must.NoError(t, err)
+			must.Greater(t, 0, len(active.rootKey.RSAKey))
 		})
 	}
 }
@@ -122,8 +131,17 @@ func TestEncrypter_Restore(t *testing.T) {
 	var rotateResp structs.KeyringRotateRootKeyResponse
 	for i := 0; i < 4; i++ {
 		err := msgpackrpc.CallWithCodec(codec, "Keyring.Rotate", rotateReq, &rotateResp)
-		require.NoError(t, err)
+		must.NoError(t, err)
+	}
+
+	// Ensure all rotated keys are correct
+	srv.encrypter.lock.Lock()
+	test.MapLen(t, 5, srv.encrypter.keyring)
+	for _, keyset := range srv.encrypter.keyring {
+		test.Len(t, 32, keyset.rootKey.Key)
+		test.Greater(t, 0, len(keyset.rootKey.RSAKey))
 	}
+	srv.encrypter.lock.Unlock()
 
 	shutdown()
 
@@ -146,6 +164,14 @@ func TestEncrypter_Restore(t *testing.T) {
 		return len(listResp.Keys) == 5 // 4 new + the bootstrap key
 	}, time.Second*5, time.Second, "expected keyring to be restored")
 
+	srv.encrypter.lock.Lock()
+	test.MapLen(t, 5, srv.encrypter.keyring)
+	for _, keyset := range srv.encrypter.keyring {
+		test.Len(t, 32, keyset.rootKey.Key)
+		test.Greater(t, 0, len(keyset.rootKey.RSAKey))
+	}
+	srv.encrypter.lock.Unlock()
+
 	for _, keyMeta := range listResp.Keys {
 
 		getReq := &structs.KeyringGetRootKeyRequest{
@@ -157,10 +183,11 @@ func TestEncrypter_Restore(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 		var getResp structs.KeyringGetRootKeyResponse
 		err := msgpackrpc.CallWithCodec(codec, "Keyring.Get", getReq, &getResp)
-		require.NoError(t, err)
+		must.NoError(t, err)
 
 		gotKey := getResp.Key
-		require.Len(t, gotKey.Key, 32)
+		must.Len(t, 32, gotKey.Key)
+		test.Greater(t, 0, len(gotKey.RSAKey))
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/nomad/keyring_endpoint.go b/nomad/keyring_endpoint.go
index b3869799ec5..34aaeb1e2d4 100644
--- a/nomad/keyring_endpoint.go
+++ b/nomad/keyring_endpoint.go
@@ -268,13 +268,14 @@ func (k *Keyring) Get(args *structs.KeyringGetRootKeyRequest, reply *structs.Key
 			}
 
 			// retrieve the key material from the keyring
-			key, err := k.encrypter.GetKey(keyMeta.KeyID)
+			key, rsaKey, err := k.encrypter.GetKey(keyMeta.KeyID)
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
 			rootKey := &structs.RootKey{
-				Meta: keyMeta,
-				Key:  key,
+				Meta:   keyMeta,
+				Key:    key,
+				RSAKey: rsaKey,
 			}
 			reply.Key = rootKey