diff --git a/Lib/ssl.py b/Lib/ssl.py
index cd1d865..c960aaa 100644
--- a/Lib/ssl.py
+++ b/Lib/ssl.py
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@
                  server_side=False, cert_reqs=CERT_NONE,
                  ssl_version=PROTOCOL_SSLv23, ca_certs=None,
                  do_handshake_on_connect=True,
-                 suppress_ragged_eofs=True):
+                 suppress_ragged_eofs=True, ciphers=None):
         socket.__init__(self, _sock=sock._sock)
         # the initializer for socket trashes the methods (tsk, tsk), so...
         self.send = lambda data, flags=0: SSLSocket.send(self, data, flags)
@@ -111,7 +111,8 @@
             # yes, create the SSL object
             self._sslobj = _ssl.sslwrap(self._sock, server_side,
                                         keyfile, certfile,
-                                        cert_reqs, ssl_version, ca_certs)
+                                        cert_reqs, ssl_version, ca_certs,
+                                        ciphers)
             if do_handshake_on_connect:
                 timeout = self.gettimeout()
                 try:
@@ -124,6 +125,7 @@
         self.cert_reqs = cert_reqs
         self.ssl_version = ssl_version
         self.ca_certs = ca_certs
+        self.ciphers = ciphers
         self.do_handshake_on_connect = do_handshake_on_connect
         self.suppress_ragged_eofs = suppress_ragged_eofs
         self._makefile_refs = 0
@@ -291,7 +293,7 @@
         socket.connect(self, addr)
         self._sslobj = _ssl.sslwrap(self._sock, False, self.keyfile, self.certfile,
                                     self.cert_reqs, self.ssl_version,
-                                    self.ca_certs)
+                                    self.ca_certs, self.ciphers)
         if self.do_handshake_on_connect:
             self.do_handshake()
 
@@ -309,6 +311,7 @@
                           cert_reqs=self.cert_reqs,
                           ssl_version=self.ssl_version,
                           ca_certs=self.ca_certs,
+                          ciphers=self.ciphers,
                           do_handshake_on_connect=self.do_handshake_on_connect,
                           suppress_ragged_eofs=self.suppress_ragged_eofs),
                 addr)
@@ -328,13 +331,14 @@
                 server_side=False, cert_reqs=CERT_NONE,
                 ssl_version=PROTOCOL_SSLv23, ca_certs=None,
                 do_handshake_on_connect=True,
-                suppress_ragged_eofs=True):
+                suppress_ragged_eofs=True, ciphers=None):
 
     return SSLSocket(sock, keyfile=keyfile, certfile=certfile,
                      server_side=server_side, cert_reqs=cert_reqs,
                      ssl_version=ssl_version, ca_certs=ca_certs,
                      do_handshake_on_connect=do_handshake_on_connect,
-                     suppress_ragged_eofs=suppress_ragged_eofs)
+                     suppress_ragged_eofs=suppress_ragged_eofs,
+                     ciphers=ciphers)
 
 
 # some utility functions