diff --git a/compiler/ncnv.pas b/compiler/ncnv.pas
index 045ee70461..3457278329 100644
--- a/compiler/ncnv.pas
+++ b/compiler/ncnv.pas
@@ -2878,7 +2878,13 @@ implementation
           end
         { encoding parameter required? }
         else if (tstringdef(resultdef).stringtype=st_ansistring) and
-            (tstringdef(left.resultdef).stringtype in [st_widestring,st_unicodestring]) then
+            ((tstringdef(left.resultdef).stringtype in [st_widestring,st_unicodestring]) or
+             { ansistring to ansistring and no RawByteString envolved? }
+             ((tstringdef(resultdef).encoding<>65535) and
+              (tstringdef(left.resultdef).stringtype=st_ansistring) and
+              (tstringdef(left.resultdef).encoding<>65535)
+             )
+            ) then
             result:=ccallnode.createinternres(procname,
               ccallparanode.create(cordconstnode.create(tstringdef(resultdef).encoding,u16inttype,true),
               ccallparanode.create(left,nil)),resultdef)
diff --git a/rtl/inc/astrings.inc b/rtl/inc/astrings.inc
index 8e959e68bb..b2fdd144dc 100644
--- a/rtl/inc/astrings.inc
+++ b/rtl/inc/astrings.inc
@@ -336,6 +336,22 @@ end;
 {$endif EXTRAANSISHORT}
 
 
+Function fpc_AnsiStr_To_AnsiStr (const S : AnsiString;cp : TSystemCodePage): AnsiString; compilerproc;
+{
+  Converts an AnsiString to an AnsiString taking code pages into care
+}
+Var
+  Size : SizeInt;
+  temp : UnicodeString;
+begin
+  temp:=S;
+  result:='';
+  Size:=Length(temp);
+  if Size>0 then
+    widestringmanager.Unicode2AnsiMoveProc(PUnicodeChar(Pointer(temp)),result,cp,Size);
+end;
+
+
 {$ifndef FPC_STRTOSHORTSTRINGPROC}
 
 { the following declaration has exactly the same effect as                   }
diff --git a/rtl/inc/compproc.inc b/rtl/inc/compproc.inc
index 613b2de374..68b7b0e620 100644
--- a/rtl/inc/compproc.inc
+++ b/rtl/inc/compproc.inc
@@ -266,6 +266,7 @@ function fpc_AnsiStr_To_ShortStr (high_of_res: SizeInt;const S2 : Ansistring): s
 {$else FPC_STRTOSHORTSTRINGPROC}
 procedure fpc_AnsiStr_To_ShortStr (out res : shortstring;const S2 : Ansistring); compilerproc;
 {$endif FPC_STRTOSHORTSTRINGPROC}
+Function fpc_AnsiStr_To_AnsiStr (const S : AnsiString;cp : TSystemCodePage): AnsiString; compilerproc;
 Function fpc_ShortStr_To_AnsiStr (Const S2 : ShortString): ansistring; compilerproc;
 Function fpc_Char_To_AnsiStr(const c : Char): AnsiString; compilerproc;