diff --git a/mozilla/webtools/bonsai/defparams.pl b/mozilla/webtools/bonsai/defparams.pl
index 3f8dc05539c..78d3819306b 100644
--- a/mozilla/webtools/bonsai/defparams.pl
+++ b/mozilla/webtools/bonsai/defparams.pl
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ sub check_registryurl {
 # of the following:
 #
 # t -- A short text entry field (suitable for a single line)
+# p -- A password text entry field
 # l -- A long text field (suitable for many lines)
 # b -- A boolean value (either 1 or 0)
 # i -- An integer.
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ DefParam("mysqluser",
 
 DefParam("mysqlpassword",
          "The password of the bonsai database user.",
-         "t",
+         "p",
          "");
 
 DefParam("dbiparam",
diff --git a/mozilla/webtools/bonsai/editparams.cgi b/mozilla/webtools/bonsai/editparams.cgi
index f268059df5b..64a635feb86 100755
--- a/mozilla/webtools/bonsai/editparams.cgi
+++ b/mozilla/webtools/bonsai/editparams.cgi
@@ -55,7 +55,12 @@ foreach my $i (@::param_list) {
                 value_quote($value) . "\">\n";
             last SWITCH;
 	};
-	/^l$/ && do {
+        /^p/ && do {
+            print "<input size=80 type=password name=$i value=\"" .
+                value_quote($value) . "\">\n";
+            last SWITCH;
+        };
+        /^l$/ && do {
             print "<textarea wrap=hard name=$i rows=10 cols=80>" .
                 value_quote($value) . "</textarea>\n";
             last SWITCH;