diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/acegisecurity/providers/ldap/authenticator/BindAuthenticator.java b/core/src/main/java/org/acegisecurity/providers/ldap/authenticator/BindAuthenticator.java
index 100c7e45d0..e1453779e8 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/acegisecurity/providers/ldap/authenticator/BindAuthenticator.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/acegisecurity/providers/ldap/authenticator/BindAuthenticator.java
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ public class BindAuthenticator extends AbstractLdapAuthenticator {
             LdapUserDetailsImpl.Essence user = (LdapUserDetailsImpl.Essence) template.retrieveEntry(userDn,
                     getUserDetailsMapper(), getUserAttributes());
             user.setUsername(username);
+            user.setPassword(password);
 
             return user.createUserDetails();
         } catch (BadCredentialsException e) {