diff --git a/Lib/test/test_zipfile.py b/Lib/test/test_zipfile.py
index 40003aa2f0c..adc0dc179a5 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_zipfile.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_zipfile.py
@@ -698,31 +698,52 @@ class DecryptionTests(unittest.TestCase):
     '\x1a\x00\x00\x00\x08\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x01\x00 \x00\xb6\x81'
     '\x00\x00\x00\x00test.txtPK\x05\x06\x00\x00\x00\x00\x01\x00\x01\x006\x00'
     '\x00\x00L\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00' )
+    data2 = (
+    'PK\x03\x04\x14\x00\t\x00\x08\x00\xcf}38xu\xaa\xb2\x14\x00\x00\x00\x00\x02'
+    '\x00\x00\x04\x00\x15\x00zeroUT\t\x00\x03\xd6\x8b\x92G\xda\x8b\x92GUx\x04'
+    '\x00\xe8\x03\xe8\x03\xc7<M\xb5a\xceX\xa3Y&\x8b{oE\xd7\x9d\x8c\x98\x02\xc0'
+    'PK\x07\x08xu\xaa\xb2\x14\x00\x00\x00\x00\x02\x00\x00PK\x01\x02\x17\x03'
+    '\x14\x00\t\x00\x08\x00\xcf}38xu\xaa\xb2\x14\x00\x00\x00\x00\x02\x00\x00'
+    '\x04\x00\r\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\xa4\x81\x00\x00\x00\x00ze'
+    'roUT\x05\x00\x03\xd6\x8b\x92GUx\x00\x00PK\x05\x06\x00\x00\x00\x00\x01'
+    '\x00\x01\x00?\x00\x00\x00[\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00' )
 
     plain = 'zipfile.py encryption test'
+    plain2 = '\x00'*512
 
     def setUp(self):
         fp = open(TESTFN, "wb")
         fp.write(self.data)
         fp.close()
         self.zip = zipfile.ZipFile(TESTFN, "r")
+        fp = open(TESTFN2, "wb")
+        fp.write(self.data2)
+        fp.close()
+        self.zip2 = zipfile.ZipFile(TESTFN2, "r")
 
     def tearDown(self):
         self.zip.close()
         os.unlink(TESTFN)
+        self.zip2.close()
+        os.unlink(TESTFN2)
 
     def testNoPassword(self):
         # Reading the encrypted file without password
         # must generate a RunTime exception
         self.assertRaises(RuntimeError, self.zip.read, "test.txt")
+        self.assertRaises(RuntimeError, self.zip2.read, "zero")
 
     def testBadPassword(self):
         self.zip.setpassword("perl")
         self.assertRaises(RuntimeError, self.zip.read, "test.txt")
+        self.zip2.setpassword("perl")
+        self.assertRaises(RuntimeError, self.zip2.read, "zero")
 
     def testGoodPassword(self):
         self.zip.setpassword("python")
         self.assertEquals(self.zip.read("test.txt"), self.plain)
+        self.zip2.setpassword("12345")
+        self.assertEquals(self.zip2.read("zero"), self.plain2)
 
 
 class TestsWithRandomBinaryFiles(unittest.TestCase):
diff --git a/Lib/zipfile.py b/Lib/zipfile.py
index eb00b34daa4..6feabbf220b 100644
--- a/Lib/zipfile.py
+++ b/Lib/zipfile.py
@@ -186,6 +186,7 @@ class ZipInfo (object):
             'CRC',
             'compress_size',
             'file_size',
+            '_raw_time',
         )
 
     def __init__(self, filename="NoName", date_time=(1980,1,1,0,0,0)):
@@ -683,6 +684,7 @@ class ZipFile:
                 x.CRC, x.compress_size, x.file_size) = centdir[1:12]
             x.volume, x.internal_attr, x.external_attr = centdir[15:18]
             # Convert date/time code to (year, month, day, hour, min, sec)
+            x._raw_time = t
             x.date_time = ( (d>>9)+1980, (d>>5)&0xF, d&0x1F,
                                      t>>11, (t>>5)&0x3F, (t&0x1F) * 2 )
 
@@ -790,11 +792,18 @@ class ZipFile:
             # The first 12 bytes in the cypher stream is an encryption header
             #  used to strengthen the algorithm. The first 11 bytes are
             #  completely random, while the 12th contains the MSB of the CRC,
+            #  or the MSB of the file time depending on the header type
             #  and is used to check the correctness of the password.
             bytes = zef_file.read(12)
             h = map(zd, bytes[0:12])
-            if ord(h[11]) != ((zinfo.CRC>>24)&255):
-                raise RuntimeError, "Bad password for file %s" % name
+            if zinfo.flag_bits & 0x8:
+                # compare against the file type from extended local headers
+                check_byte = (zinfo._raw_time >> 8) & 0xff
+            else:
+                # compare against the CRC otherwise
+                check_byte = (zinfo.CRC >> 24) & 0xff
+            if ord(h[11]) != check_byte:
+                raise RuntimeError("Bad password for file", name)
 
         # build and return a ZipExtFile
         if zd is None: