diff --git a/packages/fcl-db/src/Dataset.txt b/packages/fcl-db/src/Dataset.txt
index 78a53eedea..92d1fbd44a 100644
--- a/packages/fcl-db/src/Dataset.txt
+++ b/packages/fcl-db/src/Dataset.txt
@@ -186,7 +186,6 @@ This method should be called from InternalOpen, and should
 initialize FieldDef definitions for all fields in a record.
 It should add these definitions to the FFielddefs object.
 
-
 procedure InternalInitRecord(Buffer: PChar); virtual; abstract;
 ---------------------------------------------------------------
 This method is called to initialize a field buffer when the dataset
diff --git a/packages/fcl-db/src/dbase/dbf.pas b/packages/fcl-db/src/dbase/dbf.pas
index 5792b17bf0..de278034d8 100644
--- a/packages/fcl-db/src/dbase/dbf.pas
+++ b/packages/fcl-db/src/dbase/dbf.pas
@@ -157,6 +157,7 @@ type
     FParser: TDbfParser;
     FBlobStreams: PDbfBlobList;
     FUserStream: TStream;  // user stream to open
+    FUserMemoStream: TStream; // user-provided/expected stream backing memo file storage
     FTableName: string;    // table path and file name
     FRelativePath: string;
     FAbsolutePath: string;
@@ -397,7 +398,10 @@ type
     property PhysicalRecordCount: Integer read GetPhysicalRecordCount;
     property KeySize: Integer read GetKeySize;
     property DbfFile: TDbfFile read FDbfFile;
+    // Storage for data file if using memory storage
     property UserStream: TStream read FUserStream write FUserStream;
+    // Storage for memo file - if any - when using memory storage
+    property UserMemoStream: TStream read FUserMemoStream write FUserMemoStream;
     property DisableResyncOnPost: Boolean read FDisableResyncOnPost write FDisableResyncOnPost;
   published
     property DateTimeHandling: TDateTimeHandling
@@ -1145,6 +1149,7 @@ begin
   if FStorage = stoMemory then
   begin
     FDbfFile.Stream := FUserStream;
+    FDbfFile.MemoStream := FUserMemoStream;
     FDbfFile.Mode := FileModeToMemMode[FileOpenMode];
   end else begin
     FDbfFile.FileName := FAbsolutePath + FTableName;
@@ -1548,9 +1553,12 @@ begin
       else
         FDbfFile.FinishCreate(ADbfFieldDefs, 512);
 
-      // if creating memory table, copy stream pointer
+      // if creating memory table, use user-designated stream
       if FStorage = stoMemory then
+      begin
         FUserStream := FDbfFile.Stream;
+        FUserMemoStream := FDbfFile.MemoStream;
+      end;
 
       // create all indexes
       for I := 0 to FIndexDefs.Count-1 do
diff --git a/packages/fcl-db/src/dbase/dbf_dbffile.pas b/packages/fcl-db/src/dbase/dbf_dbffile.pas
index 221c4113a4..72a09487ec 100644
--- a/packages/fcl-db/src/dbase/dbf_dbffile.pas
+++ b/packages/fcl-db/src/dbase/dbf_dbffile.pas
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ type
   protected
     FMdxFile: TIndexFile;
     FMemoFile: TMemoFile;
+    FMemoStream: TStream;
     FFieldDefs: TDbfFieldDefs;
     FIndexNames: TStringList;
     FIndexFiles: TList;
@@ -138,6 +139,8 @@ type
     procedure RecordRecalled(RecNo: Integer; Buffer: TRecordBuffer);
 
     property MemoFile: TMemoFile read FMemoFile;
+    // Backing stream for stream/memory-based memo "files"
+    property MemoStream: TStream read FMemoStream write FMemoStream;
     property FieldDefs: TDbfFieldDefs read FFieldDefs;
     property IndexNames: TStringList read FIndexNames;
     property IndexFiles: TList read FIndexFiles;
@@ -505,6 +508,8 @@ begin
           MemoFileClass := TDbaseMemoFile; //fallback/default
         FMemoFile := MemoFileClass.Create(Self);
         FMemoFile.FileName := lMemoFileName;
+        if (Mode in [pfMemoryOpen,pfMemoryCreate]) then
+          FMemoFile.Stream:=FMemoStream;
         FMemoFile.Mode := Mode;
         FMemoFile.AutoCreate := true;
         FMemoFile.MemoRecordSize := 0;
@@ -869,6 +874,8 @@ begin
     else
       FMemoFile := TDbaseMemoFile.Create(Self);
     FMemoFile.FileName := lMemoFileName;
+    if (Mode in [pfMemoryOpen,pfMemoryCreate]) then
+      FMemoFile.Stream:=FMemoStream;
     FMemoFile.Mode := Mode;
     FMemoFile.AutoCreate := AutoCreate;
     FMemoFile.MemoRecordSize := MemoSize;
@@ -1386,7 +1393,10 @@ begin
   if FMemoFile <> nil then
     DestDbfFile.FinishCreate(DestFieldDefs, FMemoFile.RecordSize)
   else
-    DestDbfFile.FinishCreate(DestFieldDefs, 512);
+    if (DestDbfFile.DbfVersion in [xFoxPro,xVisualFoxPro]) then
+      DestDbfFile.FinishCreate(DestFieldDefs, 64) {VFP default}
+    else
+      DestDbfFile.FinishCreate(DestFieldDefs, 512);
 
   // adjust size and offsets of fields
   GetMem(RestructFieldInfo, sizeof(TRestructFieldInfo)*DestFieldDefs.Count);
diff --git a/packages/fcl-db/tests/testspecifictdbf.pas b/packages/fcl-db/tests/testspecifictdbf.pas
index a1000cf815..a2816f851b 100644
--- a/packages/fcl-db/tests/testspecifictdbf.pas
+++ b/packages/fcl-db/tests/testspecifictdbf.pas
@@ -386,9 +386,15 @@ const
 var
   ds : TDBF;
   i: integer;
+  DBFStream: TMemoryStream;
+  MemoStream: TMemoryStream;
 begin
   ds := TDBF.Create(nil);
-  ds.Storage:=stoMemory;
+  DBFStream:=TMemoryStream.Create;
+  MemoStream:=TMemoryStream.Create;
+  DS.Storage:=stoMemory;
+  DS.UserStream:=DBFStream;
+  DS.UserMemoStream:=MemoStream;
   DS.FieldDefs.Add('ID',ftInteger);
   DS.FieldDefs.Add('NAME',ftMemo);
   DS.OpenMode:=omAutoCreate; //let dbf code create memo etc files when needed
@@ -416,6 +422,8 @@ begin
   DS.Close;
   
   ds.free;
+  DBFStream.Free;
+  MemoStream.Free;
 end;
 
 procedure TTestSpecificTDBF.TestLargeString;