diff --git a/declarative/lineedit.go b/declarative/lineedit.go
index fcbb69a57..733a579c7 100644
--- a/declarative/lineedit.go
+++ b/declarative/lineedit.go
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ type LineEdit struct {
 	OnEditingFinished walk.EventHandler
 	OnTextChanged     walk.EventHandler
 	PasswordMode      bool
+	PasswordChar      rune
 	ReadOnly          Property
 	Text              Property
 	TextColor         walk.Color
@@ -89,7 +90,15 @@ func (le LineEdit) Create(builder *Builder) error {
 			}
 		}
 		w.SetMaxLength(le.MaxLength)
-		w.SetPasswordMode(le.PasswordMode)
+		passwordMode := rune(0)
+		if le.PasswordMode {
+			if le.PasswordChar != 0 {
+				passwordMode = le.PasswordChar
+			} else {
+				passwordMode = -1
+			}
+		}
+		w.SetPasswordMode(passwordMode)
 
 		if err := w.SetCaseMode(walk.CaseMode(le.CaseMode)); err != nil {
 			return err
diff --git a/lineedit.go b/lineedit.go
index e8c9cd9e4..b4dc1ebc4 100644
--- a/lineedit.go
+++ b/lineedit.go
@@ -215,9 +215,9 @@ func (le *LineEdit) PasswordMode() bool {
 	return le.SendMessage(win.EM_GETPASSWORDCHAR, 0, 0) != 0
 }
 
-func (le *LineEdit) SetPasswordMode(value bool) {
-	var c uintptr
-	if value {
+func (le *LineEdit) SetPasswordMode(value rune) {
+	c := uintptr(value)
+	if value == -1 {
 		c = uintptr('*')
 	}