diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/authentication/dao/DaoAuthenticationProvider.java b/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/authentication/dao/DaoAuthenticationProvider.java
index c21a9ff2f1..5595ac3cb4 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/authentication/dao/DaoAuthenticationProvider.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/authentication/dao/DaoAuthenticationProvider.java
@@ -61,7 +61,16 @@ public class DaoAuthenticationProvider extends AbstractUserDetailsAuthentication
 	private UserDetailsPasswordService userDetailsPasswordService;
 
 	public DaoAuthenticationProvider() {
-		setPasswordEncoder(PasswordEncoderFactories.createDelegatingPasswordEncoder());
+		this(PasswordEncoderFactories.createDelegatingPasswordEncoder());
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Creates a new instance using the provided {@link PasswordEncoder}
+	 * @param passwordEncoder the {@link PasswordEncoder} to use. Cannot be null.
+	 * @since 6.0.3
+	 */
+	public DaoAuthenticationProvider(PasswordEncoder passwordEncoder) {
+		setPasswordEncoder(passwordEncoder);
 	}
 
 	@Override
diff --git a/core/src/test/java/org/springframework/security/authentication/dao/DaoAuthenticationProviderTests.java b/core/src/test/java/org/springframework/security/authentication/dao/DaoAuthenticationProviderTests.java
index 08db0ef474..f9b1e7c03e 100644
--- a/core/src/test/java/org/springframework/security/authentication/dao/DaoAuthenticationProviderTests.java
+++ b/core/src/test/java/org/springframework/security/authentication/dao/DaoAuthenticationProviderTests.java
@@ -441,6 +441,13 @@ public class DaoAuthenticationProviderTests {
 		assertThatExceptionOfType(UsernameNotFoundException.class).isThrownBy(() -> provider.authenticate(token));
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	public void constructWhenPasswordEncoderProvidedThenSets() {
+		DaoAuthenticationProvider daoAuthenticationProvider = new DaoAuthenticationProvider(
+				NoOpPasswordEncoder.getInstance());
+		assertThat(daoAuthenticationProvider.getPasswordEncoder()).isSameAs(NoOpPasswordEncoder.getInstance());
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * This is an explicit test for SEC-2056. It is intentionally ignored since this test
 	 * is not deterministic and {@link #testUserNotFoundEncodesPassword()} ensures that