diff --git a/Python/pythonrun.c b/Python/pythonrun.c
index ec69bcb..718362d 100644
--- a/Python/pythonrun.c
+++ b/Python/pythonrun.c
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@
 extern void _PyUnicode_Fini(void);
 extern int _PyLong_Init(void);
 extern void PyLong_Fini(void);
+extern void _PyRandom_Init(void);
 
 #ifdef WITH_THREAD
 extern void _PyGILState_Init(PyInterpreterState *, PyThreadState *);
@@ -89,6 +90,7 @@
 int Py_IgnoreEnvironmentFlag; /* e.g. PYTHONPATH, PYTHONHOME */
 int Py_NoUserSiteDirectory = 0; /* for -s and site.py */
 int Py_UnbufferedStdioFlag = 0; /* Unbuffered binary std{in,out,err} */
+int Py_HashRandomizationFlag = 0; /* for -R and PYTHONHASHSEED */
 
 PyThreadState *_Py_Finalizing = NULL;
 
@@ -207,6 +209,12 @@
         Py_OptimizeFlag = add_flag(Py_OptimizeFlag, p);
     if ((p = Py_GETENV("PYTHONDONTWRITEBYTECODE")) && *p != '\0')
         Py_DontWriteBytecodeFlag = add_flag(Py_DontWriteBytecodeFlag, p);
+    /* The variable is only tested for existence here; _PyRandom_Init will
+       check its value further. */
+    if ((p = Py_GETENV("PYTHONHASHSEED")) && *p != '\0')
+        Py_HashRandomizationFlag = add_flag(Py_HashRandomizationFlag, p);
+
+    _PyRandom_Init();
 
     interp = PyInterpreterState_New();
     if (interp == NULL)
diff --git a/Python/random.c b/Python/random.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..327166e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Python/random.c
@@ -0,0 +1,302 @@
+#include "Python.h"
+#ifdef MS_WINDOWS
+#include <windows.h>
+#else
+#include <fcntl.h>
+#endif
+
+static int random_initialized = 0;
+
+#ifdef MS_WINDOWS
+typedef BOOL (WINAPI *CRYPTACQUIRECONTEXTA)(HCRYPTPROV *phProv,\
+              LPCSTR pszContainer, LPCSTR pszProvider, DWORD dwProvType,\
+              DWORD dwFlags );
+typedef BOOL (WINAPI *CRYPTGENRANDOM)(HCRYPTPROV hProv, DWORD dwLen,\
+              BYTE *pbBuffer );
+
+static CRYPTGENRANDOM pCryptGenRandom = NULL;
+/* This handle is never explicitly released. Instead, the operating
+   system will release it when the process terminates. */
+static HCRYPTPROV hCryptProv = 0;
+
+static int
+win32_urandom_init(int raise)
+{
+    HINSTANCE hAdvAPI32 = NULL;
+    CRYPTACQUIRECONTEXTA pCryptAcquireContext = NULL;
+
+    /* Obtain handle to the DLL containing CryptoAPI. This should not fail. */
+    hAdvAPI32 = GetModuleHandle("advapi32.dll");
+    if(hAdvAPI32 == NULL)
+        goto error;
+
+    /* Obtain pointers to the CryptoAPI functions. This will fail on some early
+       versions of Win95. */
+    pCryptAcquireContext = (CRYPTACQUIRECONTEXTA)GetProcAddress(
+                               hAdvAPI32, "CryptAcquireContextA");
+    if (pCryptAcquireContext == NULL)
+        goto error;
+
+    pCryptGenRandom = (CRYPTGENRANDOM)GetProcAddress(hAdvAPI32,
+                                                     "CryptGenRandom");
+    if (pCryptGenRandom == NULL)
+        goto error;
+
+    /* Acquire context */
+    if (! pCryptAcquireContext(&hCryptProv, NULL, NULL,
+                               PROV_RSA_FULL, CRYPT_VERIFYCONTEXT))
+        goto error;
+
+    return 0;
+
+error:
+    if (raise)
+        PyErr_SetFromWindowsErr(0);
+    else
+        Py_FatalError("Failed to initialize Windows random API (CryptoGen)");
+    return -1;
+}
+
+/* Fill buffer with size pseudo-random bytes generated by the Windows CryptoGen
+   API. Return 0 on success, or -1 on error. */
+static int
+win32_urandom(unsigned char *buffer, Py_ssize_t size, int raise)
+{
+    Py_ssize_t chunk;
+
+    if (hCryptProv == 0)
+    {
+        if (win32_urandom_init(raise) == -1)
+            return -1;
+    }
+
+    while (size > 0)
+    {
+        chunk = size > INT_MAX ? INT_MAX : size;
+        if (!pCryptGenRandom(hCryptProv, chunk, buffer))
+        {
+            /* CryptGenRandom() failed */
+            if (raise)
+                PyErr_SetFromWindowsErr(0);
+            else
+                Py_FatalError("Failed to initialized the randomized hash "
+                        "secret using CryptoGen)");
+            return -1;
+        }
+        buffer += chunk;
+        size -= chunk;
+    }
+    return 0;
+}
+#endif /* MS_WINDOWS */
+
+
+#ifdef __VMS
+/* Use openssl random routine */
+#include <openssl/rand.h>
+static int
+vms_urandom(unsigned char *buffer, Py_ssize_t size, int raise)
+{
+    if (RAND_pseudo_bytes(buffer, size) < 0) {
+        if (raise) {
+            PyErr_Format(PyExc_ValueError,
+                         "RAND_pseudo_bytes");
+        } else {
+            Py_FatalError("Failed to initialize the randomized hash "
+                          "secret using RAND_pseudo_bytes");
+        }
+        return -1;
+    }
+    return 0;
+}
+#endif /* __VMS */
+
+
+#if !defined(MS_WINDOWS) && !defined(__VMS)
+
+/* Read size bytes from /dev/urandom into buffer.
+   Call Py_FatalError() on error. */
+static void
+dev_urandom_noraise(char *buffer, Py_ssize_t size)
+{
+    int fd;
+    Py_ssize_t n;
+
+    assert (0 < size);
+
+    fd = open("/dev/urandom", O_RDONLY);
+    if (fd < 0)
+        Py_FatalError("Failed to open /dev/urandom");
+
+    while (0 < size)
+    {
+        do {
+            n = read(fd, buffer, (size_t)size);
+        } while (n < 0 && errno == EINTR);
+        if (n <= 0)
+        {
+            /* stop on error or if read(size) returned 0 */
+            Py_FatalError("Failed to read bytes from /dev/urandom");
+            break;
+        }
+        buffer += n;
+        size -= (Py_ssize_t)n;
+    }
+    close(fd);
+}
+
+/* Read size bytes from /dev/urandom into buffer.
+   Return 0 on success, raise an exception and return -1 on error. */
+static int
+dev_urandom_python(char *buffer, Py_ssize_t size)
+{
+    int fd;
+    Py_ssize_t n;
+
+    if (size <= 0)
+        return 0;
+
+    Py_BEGIN_ALLOW_THREADS
+    fd = open("/dev/urandom", O_RDONLY);
+    Py_END_ALLOW_THREADS
+    if (fd < 0)
+    {
+        PyErr_SetFromErrnoWithFilename(PyExc_OSError, "/dev/urandom");
+        return -1;
+    }
+
+    Py_BEGIN_ALLOW_THREADS
+    do {
+        do {
+            n = read(fd, buffer, (size_t)size);
+        } while (n < 0 && errno == EINTR);
+        if (n <= 0)
+            break;
+        buffer += n;
+        size -= (Py_ssize_t)n;
+    } while (0 < size);
+    Py_END_ALLOW_THREADS
+
+    if (n <= 0)
+    {
+        /* stop on error or if read(size) returned 0 */
+        if (n < 0)
+            PyErr_SetFromErrno(PyExc_OSError);
+        else
+            PyErr_Format(PyExc_RuntimeError,
+                         "Failed to read %zi bytes from /dev/urandom",
+                         size);
+        close(fd);
+        return -1;
+    }
+    close(fd);
+    return 0;
+}
+#endif /* !defined(MS_WINDOWS) && !defined(__VMS) */
+
+/* Fill buffer with pseudo-random bytes generated by a linear congruent
+   generator (LCG):
+
+       x(n+1) = (x(n) * 214013 + 2531011) % 2^32
+
+   Use bits 23..16 of x(n) to generate a byte. */
+static void
+lcg_urandom(unsigned int x0, unsigned char *buffer, size_t size)
+{
+    size_t index;
+    unsigned int x;
+
+    x = x0;
+    for (index=0; index < size; index++) {
+        x *= 214013;
+        x += 2531011;
+        /* modulo 2 ^ (8 * sizeof(int)) */
+        buffer[index] = (x >> 16) & 0xff;
+    }
+}
+
+/* Fill buffer with size pseudo-random bytes, not suitable for cryptographic
+   use, from the operating random number generator (RNG).
+
+   Return 0 on success, raise an exception and return -1 on error. */
+int
+_PyOS_URandom(void *buffer, Py_ssize_t size)
+{
+    if (size < 0) {
+        PyErr_Format(PyExc_ValueError,
+                     "negative argument not allowed");
+        return -1;
+    }
+    if (size == 0)
+        return 0;
+
+#ifdef MS_WINDOWS
+    return win32_urandom((unsigned char *)buffer, size, 1);
+#else
+# ifdef __VMS
+    return vms_urandom((unsigned char *)buffer, size, 1);
+# else
+    return dev_urandom_python((char*)buffer, size);
+# endif
+#endif
+}
+
+void
+_PyRandom_Init(void)
+{
+    char *env;
+    void *secret = &_Py_HashSecret;
+    Py_ssize_t secret_size = sizeof(_Py_HashSecret);
+
+    if (random_initialized)
+        return;
+    random_initialized = 1;
+
+    /*
+      By default, hash randomization is disabled, and only
+      enabled if PYTHONHASHSEED is set to non-empty or if
+      "-R" is provided at the command line:
+    */
+    if (!Py_HashRandomizationFlag) {
+        /* Disable the randomized hash: */
+        memset(secret, 0, secret_size);
+        return;
+    }
+
+    /*
+      Hash randomization is enabled.  Generate a per-process secret,
+      using PYTHONHASHSEED if provided.
+    */
+
+    env = Py_GETENV("PYTHONHASHSEED");
+    if (env && *env != '\0' & strcmp(env, "random") != 0) {
+        char *endptr = env;
+        unsigned long seed;
+        seed = strtoul(env, &endptr, 10);
+        if (*endptr != '\0'
+            || seed > 4294967295UL
+            || (errno == ERANGE && seed == ULONG_MAX))
+        {
+            Py_FatalError("PYTHONHASHSEED must be \"random\" or an integer "
+                          "in range [0; 4294967295]");
+        }
+        if (seed == 0) {
+            /* disable the randomized hash */
+            memset(secret, 0, secret_size);
+        }
+        else {
+            lcg_urandom(seed, (unsigned char*)secret, secret_size);
+        }
+    }
+    else {
+#ifdef MS_WINDOWS
+        (void)win32_urandom((unsigned char *)secret, secret_size, 0);
+#else /* #ifdef MS_WINDOWS */
+# ifdef __VMS
+        vms_urandom((unsigned char *)secret, secret_size, 0);
+# else
+        dev_urandom_noraise((char*)secret, secret_size);
+# endif
+#endif
+    }
+}
diff --git a/Python/sysmodule.c b/Python/sysmodule.c
index 8a659c5..c4f27d0 100644
--- a/Python/sysmodule.c
+++ b/Python/sysmodule.c
@@ -1368,6 +1368,7 @@
     /* {"skip_first",                   "-x"}, */
     {"bytes_warning",           "-b"},
     {"quiet",                   "-q"},
+    {"hash_randomization",      "-R"},
     {0}
 };
 
@@ -1376,9 +1377,9 @@
     flags__doc__,       /* doc */
     flags_fields,       /* fields */
 #ifdef RISCOS
-    13
+    14
 #else
-    12
+    13
 #endif
 };
 
@@ -1412,6 +1413,7 @@
     /* SetFlag(skipfirstline); */
     SetFlag(Py_BytesWarningFlag);
     SetFlag(Py_QuietFlag);
+    SetFlag(Py_HashRandomizationFlag);
 #undef SetFlag
 
     if (PyErr_Occurred()) {