diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 3b2016f3a..eb1bdbcf6 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ Noteworthy changes in version 2.1.0-betaN (unreleased)
 
  * Support installation as portable application under Windows.
 
+ * Fixed GPG to decrypt using an OpenPGP card.
+
 
 Noteworthy changes in version 2.1.0beta3 (2011-12-20)
 -----------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/agent/agent.h b/agent/agent.h
index 885e7fe75..ae4e4686f 100644
--- a/agent/agent.h
+++ b/agent/agent.h
@@ -370,7 +370,7 @@ int agent_pksign (ctrl_t ctrl, const char *cache_nonce,
 /*-- pkdecrypt.c --*/
 int agent_pkdecrypt (ctrl_t ctrl, const char *desc_text,
                      const unsigned char *ciphertext, size_t ciphertextlen,
-                     membuf_t *outbuf);
+                     membuf_t *outbuf, int *r_padding);
 
 /*-- genkey.c --*/
 int check_passphrase_constraints (ctrl_t ctrl, const char *pw, int silent);
@@ -425,7 +425,7 @@ int divert_pksign (ctrl_t ctrl,
 int divert_pkdecrypt (ctrl_t ctrl,
                       const unsigned char *cipher,
                       const unsigned char *shadow_info,
-                      char **r_buf, size_t *r_len);
+                      char **r_buf, size_t *r_len, int *r_padding);
 int divert_generic_cmd (ctrl_t ctrl,
                         const char *cmdline, void *assuan_context);
 int divert_writekey (ctrl_t ctrl, int force, const char *serialno,
@@ -459,7 +459,7 @@ int agent_card_pkdecrypt (ctrl_t ctrl,
                           int (*getpin_cb)(void *, const char *, char*,size_t),
                           void *getpin_cb_arg,
                           const unsigned char *indata, size_t indatalen,
-                          char **r_buf, size_t *r_buflen);
+                          char **r_buf, size_t *r_buflen, int *r_padding);
 int agent_card_readcert (ctrl_t ctrl,
                          const char *id, char **r_buf, size_t *r_buflen);
 int agent_card_readkey (ctrl_t ctrl, const char *id, unsigned char **r_buf);
diff --git a/agent/call-scd.c b/agent/call-scd.c
index a334b15a1..a6c429c41 100644
--- a/agent/call-scd.c
+++ b/agent/call-scd.c
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 /* call-scd.c - fork of the scdaemon to do SC operations
  * Copyright (C) 2001, 2002, 2005, 2007, 2010,
  *               2011 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+ * Copyright (C) 2013 Werner Koch
  *
  * This file is part of GnuPG.
  *
@@ -874,14 +875,36 @@ agent_card_pksign (ctrl_t ctrl,
   return unlock_scd (ctrl, 0);
 }
 
-/* Decipher INDATA using the current card. Note that the returned value is */
+
+
+
+/* Check whether there is any padding info from scdaemon.  */
+static gpg_error_t
+padding_info_cb (void *opaque, const char *line)
+{
+  int *r_padding = opaque;
+  const char *s;
+
+  if ((s=has_leading_keyword (line, "PADDING")))
+    {
+      *r_padding = atoi (s);
+    }
+
+  return 0;
+}
+
+
+/* Decipher INDATA using the current card.  Note that the returned
+   value is not an s-expression but the raw data as returned by
+   scdaemon.  The padding information is stored at R_PADDING with -1
+   for not known.  */
 int
 agent_card_pkdecrypt (ctrl_t ctrl,
                       const char *keyid,
                       int (*getpin_cb)(void *, const char *, char*, size_t),
                       void *getpin_cb_arg,
                       const unsigned char *indata, size_t indatalen,
-                      char **r_buf, size_t *r_buflen)
+                      char **r_buf, size_t *r_buflen, int *r_padding)
 {
   int rc, i;
   char *p, line[ASSUAN_LINELENGTH];
@@ -890,6 +913,7 @@ agent_card_pkdecrypt (ctrl_t ctrl,
   size_t len;
 
   *r_buf = NULL;
+  *r_padding = -1; /* Unknown.  */
   rc = start_scd (ctrl);
   if (rc)
     return rc;
@@ -923,7 +947,7 @@ agent_card_pkdecrypt (ctrl_t ctrl,
   rc = assuan_transact (ctrl->scd_local->ctx, line,
                         membuf_data_cb, &data,
                         inq_needpin, &inqparm,
-                        NULL, NULL);
+                        padding_info_cb, r_padding);
   if (inqparm.any_inq_seen && (gpg_err_code(rc) == GPG_ERR_CANCELED ||
 	gpg_err_code(rc) == GPG_ERR_ASS_CANCELED))
     rc = cancel_inquire (ctrl, rc);
diff --git a/agent/command.c b/agent/command.c
index 8e5d1803a..938778ac4 100644
--- a/agent/command.c
+++ b/agent/command.c
@@ -865,6 +865,7 @@ cmd_pkdecrypt (assuan_context_t ctx, char *line)
   unsigned char *value;
   size_t valuelen;
   membuf_t outbuf;
+  int padding;
 
   (void)line;
 
@@ -879,12 +880,19 @@ cmd_pkdecrypt (assuan_context_t ctx, char *line)
   init_membuf (&outbuf, 512);
 
   rc = agent_pkdecrypt (ctrl, ctrl->server_local->keydesc,
-                        value, valuelen, &outbuf);
+                        value, valuelen, &outbuf, &padding);
   xfree (value);
   if (rc)
     clear_outbuf (&outbuf);
   else
-    rc = write_and_clear_outbuf (ctx, &outbuf);
+    {
+      if (padding != -1)
+        rc = print_assuan_status (ctx, "PADDING", "%d", padding);
+      else
+        rc = 0;
+      if (!rc)
+        rc = write_and_clear_outbuf (ctx, &outbuf);
+    }
   xfree (ctrl->server_local->keydesc);
   ctrl->server_local->keydesc = NULL;
   return leave_cmd (ctx, rc);
diff --git a/agent/divert-scd.c b/agent/divert-scd.c
index f0d847389..ceef588fb 100644
--- a/agent/divert-scd.c
+++ b/agent/divert-scd.c
@@ -383,12 +383,13 @@ divert_pksign (ctrl_t ctrl,
 
 /* Decrypt the the value given asn an S-expression in CIPHER using the
    key identified by SHADOW_INFO and return the plaintext in an
-   allocated buffer in R_BUF.  */
+   allocated buffer in R_BUF.  The padding information is stored at
+   R_PADDING with -1 for not known.  */
 int
 divert_pkdecrypt (ctrl_t ctrl,
                   const unsigned char *cipher,
                   const unsigned char *shadow_info,
-                  char **r_buf, size_t *r_len)
+                  char **r_buf, size_t *r_len, int *r_padding)
 {
   int rc;
   char *kid;
@@ -399,6 +400,8 @@ divert_pkdecrypt (ctrl_t ctrl,
   char *plaintext;
   size_t plaintextlen;
 
+  *r_padding = -1;
+
   s = cipher;
   if (*s != '(')
     return gpg_error (GPG_ERR_INV_SEXP);
@@ -436,7 +439,7 @@ divert_pkdecrypt (ctrl_t ctrl,
 
   rc = agent_card_pkdecrypt (ctrl, kid, getpin_cb, ctrl,
                              ciphertext, ciphertextlen,
-                             &plaintext, &plaintextlen);
+                             &plaintext, &plaintextlen, r_padding);
   if (!rc)
     {
       *r_buf = plaintext;
diff --git a/agent/pkdecrypt.c b/agent/pkdecrypt.c
index 7df7f1d38..9924d6dff 100644
--- a/agent/pkdecrypt.c
+++ b/agent/pkdecrypt.c
@@ -32,11 +32,12 @@
 
 /* DECRYPT the stuff in ciphertext which is expected to be a S-Exp.
    Try to get the key from CTRL and write the decoded stuff back to
-   OUTFP. */
+   OUTFP.   The padding information is stored at R_PADDING with -1
+   for not known.  */
 int
 agent_pkdecrypt (ctrl_t ctrl, const char *desc_text,
                  const unsigned char *ciphertext, size_t ciphertextlen,
-                 membuf_t *outbuf)
+                 membuf_t *outbuf, int *r_padding)
 {
   gcry_sexp_t s_skey = NULL, s_cipher = NULL, s_plain = NULL;
   unsigned char *shadow_info = NULL;
@@ -44,6 +45,8 @@ agent_pkdecrypt (ctrl_t ctrl, const char *desc_text,
   char *buf = NULL;
   size_t len;
 
+  *r_padding = -1;
+
   if (!ctrl->have_keygrip)
     {
       log_error ("speculative decryption not yet supported\n");
@@ -85,7 +88,8 @@ agent_pkdecrypt (ctrl_t ctrl, const char *desc_text,
           goto leave;
         }
 
-      rc = divert_pkdecrypt (ctrl, ciphertext, shadow_info, &buf, &len );
+      rc = divert_pkdecrypt (ctrl, ciphertext, shadow_info,
+                             &buf, &len, r_padding);
       if (rc)
         {
           log_error ("smartcard decryption failed: %s\n", gpg_strerror (rc));
diff --git a/doc/gpg-agent.texi b/doc/gpg-agent.texi
index f832b8ebd..bfb1d9353 100644
--- a/doc/gpg-agent.texi
+++ b/doc/gpg-agent.texi
@@ -897,10 +897,15 @@ Here is an example session:
    C: D    (b 3F444677CA)))
    C: END
    S: # session key follows
+   S: S PADDING 0
    S: D (value 1234567890ABCDEF0)
    S: OK descryption successful
 @end example
 
+The “PADDING” status line is only send if gpg-agent can tell what kind
+of padding is used.  As of now only the value 0 is used to indicate
+that the padding has been removed.
+
 
 @node Agent PKSIGN
 @subsection Signing a Hash
diff --git a/doc/scdaemon.texi b/doc/scdaemon.texi
index f454f1428..1a4b6d7b1 100644
--- a/doc/scdaemon.texi
+++ b/doc/scdaemon.texi
@@ -600,6 +600,10 @@ using the command
 
 where @var{keyid} is the hexified ID of the key to be used.
 
+If the card is ware of the apdding format a status line with padding
+information is send before the plaintext data.  The key for this
+status line is @code{PADDING} with the only defined value being 0 and
+meaning padding has been removed.
 
 @node Scdaemon GETATTR
 @subsection Read an attribute's value.
diff --git a/g10/call-agent.c b/g10/call-agent.c
index 17290ec1a..4ce6a06ab 100644
--- a/g10/call-agent.c
+++ b/g10/call-agent.c
@@ -1816,17 +1816,34 @@ inq_ciphertext_cb (void *opaque, const char *line)
 }
 
 
+/* Check whether there is any padding info from the agent.  */
+static gpg_error_t
+padding_info_cb (void *opaque, const char *line)
+{
+  int *r_padding = opaque;
+  const char *s;
+
+  if ((s=has_leading_keyword (line, "PADDING")))
+    {
+      *r_padding = atoi (s);
+    }
+
+  return 0;
+}
+
+
 /* Call the agent to do a decrypt operation using the key identified
    by the hex string KEYGRIP and the input data S_CIPHERTEXT.  On the
    success the decoded value is stored verbatim at R_BUF and its
    length at R_BUF; the callers needs to release it.  KEYID, MAINKEYID
    and PUBKEY_ALGO are used to construct additional promots or status
-   messages. */
+   messages.   The padding information is stored at R_PADDING with -1
+   for not known.  */
 gpg_error_t
 agent_pkdecrypt (ctrl_t ctrl, const char *keygrip, const char *desc,
                  u32 *keyid, u32 *mainkeyid, int pubkey_algo,
                  gcry_sexp_t s_ciphertext,
-                 unsigned char **r_buf, size_t *r_buflen)
+                 unsigned char **r_buf, size_t *r_buflen, int *r_padding)
 {
   gpg_error_t err;
   char line[ASSUAN_LINELENGTH];
@@ -1841,9 +1858,12 @@ agent_pkdecrypt (ctrl_t ctrl, const char *keygrip, const char *desc,
   dfltparm.keyinfo.mainkeyid   = mainkeyid;
   dfltparm.keyinfo.pubkey_algo = pubkey_algo;
 
-  if (!keygrip || strlen(keygrip) != 40 || !s_ciphertext || !r_buf || !r_buflen)
+  if (!keygrip || strlen(keygrip) != 40
+      || !s_ciphertext || !r_buf || !r_buflen || !r_padding)
     return gpg_error (GPG_ERR_INV_VALUE);
+
   *r_buf = NULL;
+  *r_padding = -1;
 
   err = start_agent (ctrl, 0);
   if (err)
@@ -1881,7 +1901,8 @@ agent_pkdecrypt (ctrl_t ctrl, const char *keygrip, const char *desc,
       return err;
     err = assuan_transact (agent_ctx, "PKDECRYPT",
                            membuf_data_cb, &data,
-                           inq_ciphertext_cb, &parm, NULL, NULL);
+                           inq_ciphertext_cb, &parm,
+                           padding_info_cb, r_padding);
     xfree (parm.ciphertext);
   }
   if (err)
diff --git a/g10/call-agent.h b/g10/call-agent.h
index cce8304bc..2b944d21b 100644
--- a/g10/call-agent.h
+++ b/g10/call-agent.h
@@ -168,7 +168,8 @@ gpg_error_t agent_pksign (ctrl_t ctrl, const char *cache_nonce,
 gpg_error_t agent_pkdecrypt (ctrl_t ctrl, const char *keygrip, const char *desc,
                              u32 *keyid, u32 *mainkeyid, int pubkey_algo,
                              gcry_sexp_t s_ciphertext,
-                             unsigned char **r_buf, size_t *r_buflen);
+                             unsigned char **r_buf, size_t *r_buflen,
+                             int *r_padding);
 
 /* Retrieve a key encryption key.  */
 gpg_error_t agent_keywrap_key (ctrl_t ctrl, int forexport,
diff --git a/g10/pubkey-enc.c b/g10/pubkey-enc.c
index a328e1adc..1e7255711 100644
--- a/g10/pubkey-enc.c
+++ b/g10/pubkey-enc.c
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ get_it (PKT_pubkey_enc *enc, DEK *dek, PKT_public_key *sk, u32 *keyid)
   unsigned int n;
   size_t nframe;
   u16 csum, csum2;
-  int card = 0;
+  int padding;
   gcry_sexp_t s_data;
   char *desc;
   char *keygrip;
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ get_it (PKT_pubkey_enc *enc, DEK *dek, PKT_public_key *sk, u32 *keyid)
   desc = gpg_format_keydesc (sk, 0, 1);
   err = agent_pkdecrypt (NULL, keygrip,
                          desc, sk->keyid, sk->main_keyid, sk->pubkey_algo,
-                         s_data, &frame, &nframe);
+                         s_data, &frame, &nframe, &padding);
   xfree (desc);
   gcry_sexp_release (s_data);
   if (err)
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ get_it (PKT_pubkey_enc *enc, DEK *dek, PKT_public_key *sk, u32 *keyid)
     }
   else
     {
-      if (!card)
+      if (padding)
         {
           if (n + 7 > nframe)
             {
diff --git a/scd/app-common.h b/scd/app-common.h
index e3d23c2b4..66430b61d 100644
--- a/scd/app-common.h
+++ b/scd/app-common.h
@@ -34,6 +34,9 @@
 #define APP_CHANGE_FLAG_RESET    1
 #define APP_CHANGE_FLAG_NULLPIN  2
 
+/* Bit flags set by the decipher function into R_INFO.  */
+#define APP_DECIPHER_INFO_NOPAD  1  /* Padding has been removed.  */
+
 
 struct app_local_s;  /* Defined by all app-*.c.  */
 
@@ -93,10 +96,11 @@ struct app_ctx_s {
                  const void *indata, size_t indatalen,
                  unsigned char **outdata, size_t *outdatalen);
     gpg_error_t (*decipher) (app_t app, const char *keyidstr,
-                     gpg_error_t (*pincb)(void*, const char *, char **),
-                     void *pincb_arg,
-                     const void *indata, size_t indatalen,
-                     unsigned char **outdata, size_t *outdatalen);
+                             gpg_error_t (*pincb)(void*, const char *, char **),
+                             void *pincb_arg,
+                             const void *indata, size_t indatalen,
+                             unsigned char **outdata, size_t *outdatalen,
+                             unsigned int *r_info);
     gpg_error_t (*writecert) (app_t app, ctrl_t ctrl,
                               const char *certid,
                               gpg_error_t (*pincb)(void*,const char *,char **),
@@ -168,15 +172,16 @@ gpg_error_t app_sign (app_t app, const char *keyidstr, int hashalgo,
               const void *indata, size_t indatalen,
               unsigned char **outdata, size_t *outdatalen );
 gpg_error_t app_auth (app_t app, const char *keyidstr,
-              gpg_error_t (*pincb)(void*, const char *, char **),
-              void *pincb_arg,
-              const void *indata, size_t indatalen,
-              unsigned char **outdata, size_t *outdatalen);
+                      gpg_error_t (*pincb)(void*, const char *, char **),
+                      void *pincb_arg,
+                      const void *indata, size_t indatalen,
+                      unsigned char **outdata, size_t *outdatalen);
 gpg_error_t app_decipher (app_t app, const char *keyidstr,
-                  gpg_error_t (*pincb)(void*, const char *, char **),
-                  void *pincb_arg,
-                  const void *indata, size_t indatalen,
-                  unsigned char **outdata, size_t *outdatalen );
+                          gpg_error_t (*pincb)(void*, const char *, char **),
+                          void *pincb_arg,
+                          const void *indata, size_t indatalen,
+                          unsigned char **outdata, size_t *outdatalen,
+                          unsigned int *r_info);
 gpg_error_t app_writecert (app_t app, ctrl_t ctrl,
                            const char *certidstr,
                            gpg_error_t (*pincb)(void*, const char *, char **),
diff --git a/scd/app-nks.c b/scd/app-nks.c
index 72e726d39..c83217fd0 100644
--- a/scd/app-nks.c
+++ b/scd/app-nks.c
@@ -985,13 +985,16 @@ do_decipher (app_t app, const char *keyidstr,
              gpg_error_t (*pincb)(void*, const char *, char **),
              void *pincb_arg,
              const void *indata, size_t indatalen,
-             unsigned char **outdata, size_t *outdatalen )
+             unsigned char **outdata, size_t *outdatalen,
+             unsigned int *r_info)
 {
   int rc, i;
   int is_sigg = 0;
   int fid;
   int kid;
 
+  (void)r_info;
+
   if (!keyidstr || !*keyidstr || !indatalen)
     return gpg_error (GPG_ERR_INV_VALUE);
 
diff --git a/scd/app-openpgp.c b/scd/app-openpgp.c
index 011c24840..dd4a2d91e 100644
--- a/scd/app-openpgp.c
+++ b/scd/app-openpgp.c
@@ -3598,7 +3598,8 @@ do_decipher (app_t app, const char *keyidstr,
              gpg_error_t (*pincb)(void*, const char *, char **),
              void *pincb_arg,
              const void *indata, size_t indatalen,
-             unsigned char **outdata, size_t *outdatalen )
+             unsigned char **outdata, size_t *outdatalen,
+             unsigned int *r_info)
 {
   int rc;
   unsigned char tmp_sn[20]; /* actually 16 but we use it also for the fpr. */
@@ -3727,6 +3728,8 @@ do_decipher (app_t app, const char *keyidstr,
           && app->card_version == 0x0200)
         log_info ("NOTE: Cards with manufacturer id 5 and s/n <= 346 (0x15a)"
                   " do not work with encryption keys > 2048 bits\n");
+
+      *r_info |= APP_DECIPHER_INFO_NOPAD;
     }
 
   return rc;
diff --git a/scd/app.c b/scd/app.c
index e6a663e1e..a0bb5f5ac 100644
--- a/scd/app.c
+++ b/scd/app.c
@@ -801,10 +801,13 @@ app_decipher (app_t app, const char *keyidstr,
               gpg_error_t (*pincb)(void*, const char *, char **),
               void *pincb_arg,
               const void *indata, size_t indatalen,
-              unsigned char **outdata, size_t *outdatalen )
+              unsigned char **outdata, size_t *outdatalen,
+              unsigned int *r_info)
 {
   gpg_error_t err;
 
+  *r_info = 0;
+
   if (!app || !indata || !indatalen || !outdata || !outdatalen || !pincb)
     return gpg_error (GPG_ERR_INV_VALUE);
   if (!app->ref_count)
@@ -817,7 +820,8 @@ app_decipher (app_t app, const char *keyidstr,
   err = app->fnc.decipher (app, keyidstr,
                            pincb, pincb_arg,
                            indata, indatalen,
-                           outdata, outdatalen);
+                           outdata, outdatalen,
+                           r_info);
   unlock_reader (app->slot);
   if (opt.verbose)
     log_info ("operation decipher result: %s\n", gpg_strerror (err));
diff --git a/scd/command.c b/scd/command.c
index d5cc32cd9..05b50b935 100644
--- a/scd/command.c
+++ b/scd/command.c
@@ -1089,6 +1089,7 @@ cmd_pkdecrypt (assuan_context_t ctx, char *line)
   unsigned char *outdata;
   size_t outdatalen;
   char *keyidstr;
+  unsigned int infoflags;
 
   if ( IS_LOCKED (ctrl) )
     return gpg_error (GPG_ERR_LOCKED);
@@ -1103,7 +1104,7 @@ cmd_pkdecrypt (assuan_context_t ctx, char *line)
                      keyidstr,
                      pin_cb, ctx,
                      ctrl->in_data.value, ctrl->in_data.valuelen,
-                     &outdata, &outdatalen);
+                     &outdata, &outdatalen, &infoflags);
 
   xfree (keyidstr);
   if (rc)
@@ -1112,6 +1113,13 @@ cmd_pkdecrypt (assuan_context_t ctx, char *line)
     }
   else
     {
+      /* If the card driver told us that there is no padding, send a
+         status line.  If there is a padding it is assumed that the
+         caller knows what padding is used.  It would have been better
+         to always send that information but for backward
+         compatibility we can't do that.  */
+      if ((infoflags & APP_DECIPHER_INFO_NOPAD))
+        send_status_direct (ctrl, "PADDING", "0");
       rc = assuan_send_data (ctx, outdata, outdatalen);
       xfree (outdata);
       if (rc)