diff --git a/.gitattributes b/.gitattributes
index cbfe01b0aa..115f525e37 100644
--- a/.gitattributes
+++ b/.gitattributes
@@ -7921,6 +7921,9 @@ tools/install/slacktgz/slack-desc svneol=native#text/plain
 tools/install/smart_strip.sh svneol=native#text/plain
 tools/install/win/RemovedFiles32.iss svneol=native#text/plain
 tools/install/win/RemovedFiles64.iss svneol=native#text/plain
+tools/install/win/ReplaceText/ReplaceText.lpi svneol=native#text/pascal
+tools/install/win/ReplaceText/ReplaceText.lpr svneol=native#text/pascal
+tools/install/win/ReplaceText/readme.txt svneol=native#text/pascal
 tools/install/win/build-cross.bat svneol=native#text/x-msdos-program
 tools/install/win/build-fpc.bat svneol=native#text/x-msdos-program
 tools/install/win/build-lazarus.bat svneol=native#text/x-msdos-program
diff --git a/tools/install/win/ReplaceText/ReplaceText.lpi b/tools/install/win/ReplaceText/ReplaceText.lpi
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7b95526e7a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/install/win/ReplaceText/ReplaceText.lpi
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<CONFIG>
+  <ProjectOptions>
+    <Version Value="9"/>
+    <PathDelim Value="\"/>
+    <General>
+      <Flags>
+        <MainUnitHasCreateFormStatements Value="False"/>
+        <MainUnitHasTitleStatement Value="False"/>
+      </Flags>
+      <SessionStorage Value="InProjectDir"/>
+      <MainUnit Value="0"/>
+      <Title Value="ReplaceText"/>
+      <UseAppBundle Value="False"/>
+      <ResourceType Value="res"/>
+    </General>
+    <i18n>
+      <EnableI18N LFM="False"/>
+    </i18n>
+    <VersionInfo>
+      <StringTable ProductVersion=""/>
+    </VersionInfo>
+    <BuildModes Count="1">
+      <Item1 Name="Default" Default="True"/>
+    </BuildModes>
+    <PublishOptions>
+      <Version Value="2"/>
+    </PublishOptions>
+    <RunParams>
+      <local>
+        <FormatVersion Value="1"/>
+      </local>
+    </RunParams>
+    <RequiredPackages Count="1">
+      <Item1>
+        <PackageName Value="LazUtils"/>
+      </Item1>
+    </RequiredPackages>
+    <Units Count="1">
+      <Unit0>
+        <Filename Value="ReplaceText.lpr"/>
+        <IsPartOfProject Value="True"/>
+        <UnitName Value="ReplaceText"/>
+      </Unit0>
+    </Units>
+  </ProjectOptions>
+  <CompilerOptions>
+    <Version Value="11"/>
+    <PathDelim Value="\"/>
+    <Target>
+      <Filename Value="ReplaceText"/>
+    </Target>
+    <SearchPaths>
+      <IncludeFiles Value="$(ProjOutDir)"/>
+      <UnitOutputDirectory Value="lib\$(TargetCPU)-$(TargetOS)"/>
+    </SearchPaths>
+    <Linking>
+      <Debugging>
+        <DebugInfoType Value="dsDwarf2Set"/>
+        <UseHeaptrc Value="True"/>
+      </Debugging>
+    </Linking>
+    <Other>
+      <CompilerMessages>
+        <UseMsgFile Value="True"/>
+      </CompilerMessages>
+      <CompilerPath Value="$(CompPath)"/>
+    </Other>
+  </CompilerOptions>
+  <Debugging>
+    <Exceptions Count="3">
+      <Item1>
+        <Name Value="EAbort"/>
+      </Item1>
+      <Item2>
+        <Name Value="ECodetoolError"/>
+      </Item2>
+      <Item3>
+        <Name Value="EFOpenError"/>
+      </Item3>
+    </Exceptions>
+  </Debugging>
+</CONFIG>
diff --git a/tools/install/win/ReplaceText/ReplaceText.lpr b/tools/install/win/ReplaceText/ReplaceText.lpr
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..feccbb77d1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/install/win/ReplaceText/ReplaceText.lpr
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+program ReplaceText;
+
+uses Classes, strutils, LazLogger;
+
+var
+  s: TStringList;
+  i, j: Integer;
+  x: String;
+begin
+  s := TStringList.Create;
+  s.LoadFromFile(ParamStr(1));
+  j := 0;
+  for i := 0 to s.Count-1 do begin
+    x := AnsiReplaceText(s[i], ParamStr(2), ParamStr(3));
+    if s[i] <> x then inc(j);
+    s[i] := x;
+  end;
+  s.SaveToFile(ParamStr(1));
+  s.Free;
+  DebugLn(['Replaced in ', j, ' lines for file ', ParamStr(1), ' ',ParamStr(2)]);
+end.
+
diff --git a/tools/install/win/ReplaceText/readme.txt b/tools/install/win/ReplaceText/readme.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ac36cb07ae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/install/win/ReplaceText/readme.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+This is a helper to modify the Makefile.compiled for cross compiler builds (adding the -T... -P... flags)
\ No newline at end of file