diff --git a/include/wx/generic/textdlgg.h b/include/wx/generic/textdlgg.h
index f39a29b638..a95f4acec3 100644
--- a/include/wx/generic/textdlgg.h
+++ b/include/wx/generic/textdlgg.h
@@ -86,7 +86,10 @@ wxString WXDLLEXPORT
 wxGetPasswordFromUser(const wxString& message,
                       const wxString& caption = wxGetTextFromUserPromptStr,
                       const wxString& default_value = wxEmptyString,
-                      wxWindow *parent = (wxWindow *) NULL);
+                      wxWindow *parent = (wxWindow *) NULL,
+                      wxCoord x = wxDefaultCoord,
+                      wxCoord y = wxDefaultCoord,
+                      bool centre = true);
 
 #endif
     // wxUSE_TEXTDLG
diff --git a/src/common/utilscmn.cpp b/src/common/utilscmn.cpp
index 5e25ae4024..cc066591b5 100644
--- a/src/common/utilscmn.cpp
+++ b/src/common/utilscmn.cpp
@@ -809,11 +809,19 @@ wxString wxGetTextFromUser(const wxString& message, const wxString& caption,
 wxString wxGetPasswordFromUser(const wxString& message,
                                const wxString& caption,
                                const wxString& defaultValue,
-                               wxWindow *parent)
+                               wxWindow *parent,
+                               wxCoord x, wxCoord y, bool centre )
 {
     wxString str;
+    long style = wxTextEntryDialogStyle;
+
+    if (centre)
+        style |= wxCENTRE;
+    else
+        style &= ~wxCENTRE;
+
     wxTextEntryDialog dialog(parent, message, caption, defaultValue,
-                             wxOK | wxCANCEL | wxTE_PASSWORD);
+                             style | wxTE_PASSWORD, wxPoint(x, y));
     if ( dialog.ShowModal() == wxID_OK )
     {
         str = dialog.GetValue();