diff --git a/Lib/collections/__init__.py b/Lib/collections/__init__.py
--- a/Lib/collections/__init__.py
+++ b/Lib/collections/__init__.py
@@ -152,6 +152,38 @@ class OrderedDict(dict):
             link.next = first
             root.next = first.prev = link
 
+    def rotate_at(self, key):
+        '''Rotate the ordered dict so that the existing element is at the
+        beginning.
+        '''
+        link = self.__map[key]
+        root = self.__root
+        if root.next is not link:
+            # Remove the root from where it is
+            root.next.prev = root.prev
+            root.prev.next = root.next
+            # and transplant it where desired
+            last = link.prev
+            root.prev = last
+            root.next = link
+            last.next = link.prev = root
+
+    def rotate_after(self, key):
+        '''Rotate the ordered dict so that the existing element is at the
+        end.
+        '''
+        link = self.__map[key]
+        root = self.__root
+        if root.prev is not link:
+            # Remove the root from where it is
+            root.next.prev = root.prev
+            root.prev.next = root.next
+            # and transplant it where desired
+            first = link.next
+            root.prev = link
+            root.next = first
+            link.next = first.prev = root
+
     def __sizeof__(self):
         sizeof = _sys.getsizeof
         n = len(self) + 1                       # number of links including root
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_collections.py b/Lib/test/test_collections.py
--- a/Lib/test/test_collections.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_collections.py
@@ -1304,6 +1304,40 @@ class TestOrderedDict(unittest.TestCase)
         with self.assertRaises(KeyError):
             od.move_to_end('x')
 
+    def test_rotate_at(self):
+        od = OrderedDict.fromkeys('abcde')
+        self.assertEqual(list(od), list('abcde'))
+        od.rotate_at('c')
+        self.assertEqual(list(od), list('cdeab'))
+        od.rotate_at('c')
+        self.assertEqual(list(od), list('cdeab'))
+        od.rotate_at('b')
+        self.assertEqual(list(od), list('bcdea'))
+        od.rotate_at('a')
+        self.assertEqual(list(od), list('abcde'))
+        od.rotate_at('b')
+        self.assertEqual(list(od), list('bcdea'))
+        od.rotate_at('c')
+        self.assertEqual(list(od), list('cdeab'))
+        self.assertRaises(KeyError, od.rotate_at, 'z')
+
+    def test_rotate_after(self):
+        od = OrderedDict.fromkeys('abcde')
+        self.assertEqual(list(od), list('abcde'))
+        od.rotate_after('c')
+        self.assertEqual(list(od), list('deabc'))
+        od.rotate_after('c')
+        self.assertEqual(list(od), list('deabc'))
+        od.rotate_after('d')
+        self.assertEqual(list(od), list('eabcd'))
+        od.rotate_after('e')
+        self.assertEqual(list(od), list('abcde'))
+        od.rotate_after('d')
+        self.assertEqual(list(od), list('eabcd'))
+        od.rotate_after('c')
+        self.assertEqual(list(od), list('deabc'))
+        self.assertRaises(KeyError, od.rotate_after, 'z')
+
     def test_sizeof(self):
         # Wimpy test: Just verify the reported size is larger than a regular dict
         d = dict(a=1)