diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/transport/CredentialItem.java b/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/transport/CredentialItem.java
index 55ce4db62..58a63591f 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/transport/CredentialItem.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/transport/CredentialItem.java
@@ -279,5 +279,15 @@ public abstract class CredentialItem {
 		public Password() {
 			super(JGitText.get().credentialPassword, true);
 		}
+
+		/**
+		 * Initialize a new password item, with given prompt.
+		 *
+		 * @param msg
+		 *            prompt message
+		 */
+		public Password(String msg) {
+			super(msg, true);
+		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/transport/CredentialsProviderUserInfo.java b/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/transport/CredentialsProviderUserInfo.java
index 8f259c676..927822bd8 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/transport/CredentialsProviderUserInfo.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/transport/CredentialsProviderUserInfo.java
@@ -105,9 +105,9 @@ public class CredentialsProviderUserInfo implements UserInfo,
 	}
 
 	public boolean promptPassword(String msg) {
-		CredentialItem.StringType v = newPrompt(msg);
-		if (provider.get(uri, v)) {
-			password = v.getValue();
+		CredentialItem.Password p = new CredentialItem.Password(msg);
+		if (provider.get(uri, p)) {
+			password = new String(p.getValue());
 			return true;
 		} else {
 			password = null;