diff --git a/packages/fcl-base/src/blowfish.pp b/packages/fcl-base/src/blowfish.pp
index c0021b9ca3..e02c2c2945 100644
--- a/packages/fcl-base/src/blowfish.pp
+++ b/packages/fcl-base/src/blowfish.pp
@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@ type
 Type
   EBlowFishError = Class(EStreamError);
 
+  { TBlowFishStream }
+
   TBlowFishStream = Class(TOwnerStream)
   Private
     FBF     : TBlowFish;
@@ -55,6 +57,7 @@ Type
     FPos    : Int64;
   Public
     Constructor Create(AKey : TBlowFishKey; AKeySize : Byte; Dest: TStream);
+    Constructor Create(Const KeyPhrase : String; Dest: TStream);
     Destructor Destroy; override;
     Property BlowFish : TBlowFish Read FBF;
   end;
@@ -77,6 +80,7 @@ Implementation
 
 ResourceString
   SNoSeekAllowed  = 'Seek not allowed on encryption streams';
+  SErrEmptyPassPhraseNotAllowed = 'Empty passphrase is not allowed in constructor';
 
 { Blowfish lookup tables }
 
@@ -544,6 +548,22 @@ begin
   FPos:=0;
 end;
 
+constructor TBlowFishStream.Create(const KeyPhrase: String; Dest: TStream);
+
+Var
+  KLen : Integer;
+  K : TBlowFishKey;
+
+begin
+  If (KeyPhrase='') then
+    Raise EBlowFishError.Create(SErrEmptyPassPhraseNotAllowed);
+  KLen:=Length(KeyPhrase);
+  If KLen>56 then
+    KLen:=56;
+  Move(KeyPhrase[1],K,Klen);
+  Create(K,KLen,Dest);
+end;
+
 Destructor TBlowFishStream.Destroy;
 
 begin
@@ -681,4 +701,4 @@ begin
     Raise EBlowFishError.Create(SNoSeekAllowed);
 end;
 
-end.
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+end.