diff --git a/src/INSTALLpc.txt b/src/INSTALLpc.txt
index b5c1a0b..d5516c8 100644
--- a/src/INSTALLpc.txt
+++ b/src/INSTALLpc.txt
@@ -322,6 +322,9 @@
 
     $ pacman -S git
 
+For enabling libsodium support, you also need to install the package
+
+    $ pacman -S mingw-w64-x86_64-libsodium
 
 2.3. Keep the build environment up-to-date
 
diff --git a/src/Make_cyg_ming.mak b/src/Make_cyg_ming.mak
index c33200b..e93165d 100644
--- a/src/Make_cyg_ming.mak
+++ b/src/Make_cyg_ming.mak
@@ -41,6 +41,9 @@
 # set to yes to measure code coverage
 COVERAGE=no
 
+# better encryption support using libsodium
+#SODIUM=yes
+
 # set to SIZE for size, SPEED for speed, MAXSPEED for maximum optimization
 OPTIMIZE=MAXSPEED
 
@@ -517,6 +520,10 @@
 WINDRES_FLAGS =
 EXTRA_LIBS =
 
+ifdef SODIUM
+DEFINES += -DHAVE_SODIUM
+endif
+
 ifdef GETTEXT
 DEFINES += -DHAVE_GETTEXT -DHAVE_LOCALE_H
 GETTEXTINCLUDE = $(GETTEXT)/include
@@ -660,6 +667,10 @@
  endif
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(SODIUM),yes)
+SODIUMLIB = -lsodium
+endif
+
 # Only allow XPM for a GUI build.
 ifeq (yes, $(GUI))
 
@@ -1064,7 +1075,7 @@
 
 ifeq ($(VIMDLL),yes)
 $(TARGET): $(OBJ)
-	$(LINK) $(CFLAGS) $(LFLAGS) -o $@ $(OBJ) $(LIB) -lole32 -luuid -lgdi32 $(LUA_LIB) $(MZSCHEME_LIBDIR) $(MZSCHEME_LIB) $(PYTHONLIB) $(PYTHON3LIB) $(RUBYLIB)
+	$(LINK) $(CFLAGS) $(LFLAGS) -o $@ $(OBJ) $(LIB) -lole32 -luuid -lgdi32 $(LUA_LIB) $(MZSCHEME_LIBDIR) $(MZSCHEME_LIB) $(PYTHONLIB) $(PYTHON3LIB) $(RUBYLIB) $(SODIUMLIB)
 
 $(GVIMEXE): $(EXEOBJG) $(VIMDLLBASE).dll
 	$(CC) -L. $(EXELFLAGS) -mwindows -o $@ $(EXEOBJG) -l$(VIMDLLBASE)
@@ -1073,7 +1084,7 @@
 	$(CC) -L. $(EXELFLAGS) -o $@ $(EXEOBJC) -l$(VIMDLLBASE)
 else
 $(TARGET): $(OBJ)
-	$(LINK) $(CFLAGS) $(LFLAGS) -o $@ $(OBJ) $(LIB) -lole32 -luuid $(LUA_LIB) $(MZSCHEME_LIBDIR) $(MZSCHEME_LIB) $(PYTHONLIB) $(PYTHON3LIB) $(RUBYLIB)
+	$(LINK) $(CFLAGS) $(LFLAGS) -o $@ $(OBJ) $(LIB) -lole32 -luuid $(LUA_LIB) $(MZSCHEME_LIBDIR) $(MZSCHEME_LIB) $(PYTHONLIB) $(PYTHON3LIB) $(RUBYLIB) $(SODIUMLIB)
 endif
 
 upx: exes
diff --git a/src/Make_mvc.mak b/src/Make_mvc.mak
index 42b6f8d..c61bb27 100644
--- a/src/Make_mvc.mak
+++ b/src/Make_mvc.mak
@@ -41,6 +41,9 @@
 #
 #	Sound support: SOUND=yes (default is yes)
 #
+#	Sodium support: SODIUM=[Path to Sodium directory]
+#	 You need to install the msvc package from https://download.libsodium.org/libsodium/releases/
+#
 #	DLL support (EXPERIMENTAL): VIMDLL=yes (default is no)
 #	  Creates vim{32,64}.dll, and stub gvim.exe and vim.exe.
 #	  The shared codes between the GUI and the console are built into
@@ -372,6 +375,26 @@
 ! endif
 !endif
 
+!ifndef SODIUM
+SODIUM = no
+!endif
+
+!if "$(SODIUM)" != "no"
+! if "$(CPU)" == "AMD64"
+SOD_LIB		= $(SODIUM)\x64\Release\v140\dynamic
+! elseif "$(CPU)" == "i386"
+SOD_LIB		= $(SODIUM)\x86\Release\v140\dynamic
+! else
+SODIUM = no
+! endif
+!endif
+
+!if "$(SODIUM)" != "no"
+SOD_INC		= -I $(SODIUM)\include
+SOD_DEFS	= -DFEAT_SODIUM
+SOD_LIB		= $(SOD_LIB)\libsodium.lib
+!endif
+
 !ifndef NETBEANS
 NETBEANS = $(GUI)
 !endif
@@ -491,7 +514,7 @@
 
 CFLAGS = -c /W3 /GF /nologo $(CVARS) -I. -Iproto -DHAVE_PATHDEF -DWIN32 \
 		$(CSCOPE_DEFS) $(TERM_DEFS) $(SOUND_DEFS) $(NETBEANS_DEFS) $(CHANNEL_DEFS) \
-		$(NBDEBUG_DEFS) $(XPM_DEFS) \
+		$(NBDEBUG_DEFS) $(XPM_DEFS) $(SOD_DEFS) \
 		$(DEFINES) -DWINVER=$(WINVER) -D_WIN32_WINNT=$(WINVER)
 
 #>>>>> end of choices
@@ -703,7 +726,7 @@
 
 INCL =	vim.h alloc.h ascii.h ex_cmds.h feature.h errors.h globals.h \
 	keymap.h macros.h option.h os_dos.h os_win32.h proto.h regexp.h \
-	spell.h structs.h term.h beval.h $(NBDEBUG_INCL)
+	spell.h structs.h term.h beval.h $(NBDEBUG_INCL) $(SOD_INC)
 
 OBJ = \
 	$(OUTDIR)\arabic.obj \
@@ -1282,7 +1305,7 @@
 LINKARGS1 = $(linkdebug) $(conflags)
 LINKARGS2 = $(CON_LIB) $(GUI_LIB) $(NODEFAULTLIB) $(LIBC) $(OLE_LIB) user32.lib \
 		$(LUA_LIB) $(MZSCHEME_LIB) $(PERL_LIB) $(PYTHON_LIB) $(PYTHON3_LIB) $(RUBY_LIB) \
-		$(TCL_LIB) $(SOUND_LIB) $(NETBEANS_LIB) $(XPM_LIB) $(LINK_PDB)
+		$(TCL_LIB) $(SOUND_LIB) $(NETBEANS_LIB) $(XPM_LIB) $(SOD_LIB) $(LINK_PDB)
 
 # Report link time code generation progress if used. 
 !ifdef NODEBUG
diff --git a/src/auto/configure b/src/auto/configure
index 7ecc40c..cd678fd 100755
--- a/src/auto/configure
+++ b/src/auto/configure
@@ -839,6 +839,7 @@
 with_tlib
 enable_largefile
 enable_canberra
+enable_libsodium
 enable_acl
 enable_gpm
 enable_sysmouse
@@ -1513,6 +1514,7 @@
   --disable-desktop-database-update  update disabled
   --disable-largefile     omit support for large files
   --disable-canberra      Do not use libcanberra.
+  --disable-libsodium      Do not use libsodium.
   --disable-acl           No check for ACL support.
   --disable-gpm           Don't use gpm (Linux mouse daemon).
   --disable-sysmouse      Don't use sysmouse (mouse in *BSD console).
@@ -13005,6 +13007,70 @@
     conftest$ac_exeext conftest.$ac_ext
 fi
 
+{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking --enable-libsodium argument" >&5
+$as_echo_n "checking --enable-libsodium argument... " >&6; }
+# Check whether --enable-libsodium was given.
+if test "${enable_libsodium+set}" = set; then :
+  enableval=$enable_libsodium;
+else
+  enable_libsodium="maybe"
+fi
+
+
+if test "$enable_libsodium" = "maybe"; then
+  if test "$features" = "big" -o "$features" = "huge"; then
+    { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: Defaulting to yes" >&5
+$as_echo "Defaulting to yes" >&6; }
+    enable_libsodium="yes"
+  else
+    { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: Defaulting to no" >&5
+$as_echo "Defaulting to no" >&6; }
+    enable_libsodium="no"
+  fi
+else
+  { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: $enable_libsodium" >&5
+$as_echo "$enable_libsodium" >&6; }
+fi
+if test "$enable_libsodium" = "yes"; then
+  if test "x$PKG_CONFIG" != "xno"; then
+    libsodium_lib=`$PKG_CONFIG --libs libsodium 2>/dev/null`
+    libsodium_cflags=`$PKG_CONFIG --cflags libsodium 2>/dev/null`
+  fi
+  if test "x$libsodium_lib" = "x"; then
+    libsodium_lib=-lsodium
+    libsodium_cflags=
+  fi
+  { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for libcanberra" >&5
+$as_echo_n "checking for libcanberra... " >&6; }
+  ac_save_CFLAGS="$CFLAGS"
+  ac_save_LIBS="$LIBS"
+  CFLAGS="$CFLAGS $libsodium_cflags"
+  LIBS="$LIBS $libsodium_lib"
+  cat confdefs.h - <<_ACEOF >conftest.$ac_ext
+/* end confdefs.h.  */
+
+  # include <sodium.h>
+
+int
+main ()
+{
+
+     printf("%d", sodium_init());
+  ;
+  return 0;
+}
+_ACEOF
+if ac_fn_c_try_link "$LINENO"; then :
+  { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: yes" >&5
+$as_echo "yes" >&6; }; $as_echo "#define HAVE_SODIUM 1" >>confdefs.h
+
+else
+  { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: no; try installing libsodium-dev" >&5
+$as_echo "no; try installing libsodium-dev" >&6; }; CFLAGS="$ac_save_CFLAGS"; LIBS="$ac_save_LIBS"
+fi
+rm -f core conftest.err conftest.$ac_objext \
+    conftest$ac_exeext conftest.$ac_ext
+fi
 
 { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for st_blksize" >&5
 $as_echo_n "checking for st_blksize... " >&6; }
diff --git a/src/blowfish.c b/src/blowfish.c
index 342bcc4..4502a1c 100644
--- a/src/blowfish.c
+++ b/src/blowfish.c
@@ -596,7 +596,8 @@
     cryptstate_T *state,
     char_u	*from,
     size_t	len,
-    char_u	*to)
+    char_u	*to,
+    int		last UNUSED)
 {
     bf_state_T *bfs = state->method_state;
     size_t	i;
@@ -619,7 +620,8 @@
     cryptstate_T *state,
     char_u	*from,
     size_t	len,
-    char_u	*to)
+    char_u	*to,
+    int		last UNUSED)
 {
     bf_state_T *bfs = state->method_state;
     size_t	i;
@@ -680,5 +682,4 @@
     }
     return OK;
 }
-
 #endif // FEAT_CRYPT
diff --git a/src/bufwrite.c b/src/bufwrite.c
index c7c832c..c91bcd9 100644
--- a/src/bufwrite.c
+++ b/src/bufwrite.c
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
     int		bw_flags;	// FIO_ flags
 #ifdef FEAT_CRYPT
     buf_T	*bw_buffer;	// buffer being written
+    int         bw_finish;      // finish encrypting
 #endif
     char_u	bw_rest[CONV_RESTLEN]; // not converted bytes
     int		bw_restlen;	// nr of bytes in bw_rest[]
@@ -493,14 +494,14 @@
 	if (crypt_works_inplace(ip->bw_buffer->b_cryptstate))
 	{
 # endif
-	    crypt_encode_inplace(ip->bw_buffer->b_cryptstate, buf, len);
+	    crypt_encode_inplace(ip->bw_buffer->b_cryptstate, buf, len, ip->bw_finish);
 # ifdef CRYPT_NOT_INPLACE
 	}
 	else
 	{
 	    char_u *outbuf;
 
-	    len = crypt_encode_alloc(curbuf->b_cryptstate, buf, len, &outbuf);
+	    len = crypt_encode_alloc(curbuf->b_cryptstate, buf, len, &outbuf, ip->bw_finish);
 	    if (len == 0)
 		return OK;  // Crypt layer is buffering, will flush later.
 	    wlen = write_eintr(ip->bw_fd, outbuf, len);
@@ -724,6 +725,7 @@
 #endif
 #ifdef FEAT_CRYPT
     write_info.bw_buffer = buf;
+    write_info.bw_finish = FALSE;
 #endif
 
     // After writing a file changedtick changes but we don't want to display
@@ -2015,6 +2017,13 @@
 		++s;
 		if (++len != bufsize)
 		    continue;
+#ifdef FEAT_CRYPT
+		if (write_info.bw_fd > 0 && lnum == end
+			&& (write_info.bw_flags & FIO_ENCRYPTED)
+			&& *buf->b_p_key != NUL && !filtering
+			&& *ptr == NUL)
+		    write_info.bw_finish = TRUE;
+ #endif
 		if (buf_write_bytes(&write_info) == FAIL)
 		{
 		    end = 0;		// write error: break loop
@@ -2118,6 +2127,12 @@
 	if (len > 0 && end > 0)
 	{
 	    write_info.bw_len = len;
+#ifdef FEAT_CRYPT
+	    if (write_info.bw_fd > 0 && lnum >= end
+		    && (write_info.bw_flags & FIO_ENCRYPTED)
+		    && *buf->b_p_key != NUL && !filtering)
+		write_info.bw_finish = TRUE;
+ #endif
 	    if (buf_write_bytes(&write_info) == FAIL)
 		end = 0;		    // write error
 	    nchars += len;
diff --git a/src/config.h.in b/src/config.h.in
index fbf4b24..0808cc3 100644
--- a/src/config.h.in
+++ b/src/config.h.in
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@
 #undef HAVE_STRPTIME
 #undef HAVE_STRTOL
 #undef HAVE_CANBERRA
+#undef HAVE_SODIUM
 #undef HAVE_ST_BLKSIZE
 #undef HAVE_SYSCONF
 #undef HAVE_SYSCTL
diff --git a/src/configure.ac b/src/configure.ac
index 9810ea1..84b54db 100644
--- a/src/configure.ac
+++ b/src/configure.ac
@@ -3767,6 +3767,43 @@
        AC_MSG_RESULT(no; try installing libcanberra-dev); CFLAGS="$ac_save_CFLAGS"; LIBS="$ac_save_LIBS")
 fi
 
+AC_MSG_CHECKING(--enable-libsodium argument)
+AC_ARG_ENABLE(libsodium,
+	[  --disable-libsodium      Do not use libsodium.],
+	, [enable_libsodium="maybe"])
+
+if test "$enable_libsodium" = "maybe"; then
+  if test "$features" = "big" -o "$features" = "huge"; then
+    AC_MSG_RESULT(Defaulting to yes)
+    enable_libsodium="yes"
+  else
+    AC_MSG_RESULT(Defaulting to no)
+    enable_libsodium="no"
+  fi
+else
+  AC_MSG_RESULT($enable_libsodium)
+fi
+if test "$enable_libsodium" = "yes"; then
+  if test "x$PKG_CONFIG" != "xno"; then
+    libsodium_lib=`$PKG_CONFIG --libs libsodium 2>/dev/null`
+    libsodium_cflags=`$PKG_CONFIG --cflags libsodium 2>/dev/null`
+  fi
+  if test "x$libsodium_lib" = "x"; then
+    libsodium_lib=-lsodium
+    libsodium_cflags=
+  fi
+  AC_MSG_CHECKING(for libcanberra)
+  ac_save_CFLAGS="$CFLAGS"
+  ac_save_LIBS="$LIBS"
+  CFLAGS="$CFLAGS $libsodium_cflags"
+  LIBS="$LIBS $libsodium_lib"
+  AC_TRY_LINK([
+  # include <sodium.h>
+      ], [
+     printf("%d", sodium_init()); ],
+       AC_MSG_RESULT(yes); AC_DEFINE(HAVE_SODIUM),
+       AC_MSG_RESULT(no; try installing libsodium-dev); CFLAGS="$ac_save_CFLAGS"; LIBS="$ac_save_LIBS")
+fi
 
 dnl fstatfs() can take 2 to 4 arguments, try to use st_blksize if possible
 AC_MSG_CHECKING(for st_blksize)
diff --git a/src/crypt.c b/src/crypt.c
index 0164f1c..35d4e14 100644
--- a/src/crypt.c
+++ b/src/crypt.c
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@
  */
 #include "vim.h"
 
+#ifdef FEAT_SODIUM
+# include <sodium.h>
+#endif
+
 #if defined(FEAT_CRYPT) || defined(PROTO)
 /*
  * Optional encryption support.
@@ -33,7 +37,7 @@
     char    *name;	// encryption name as used in 'cryptmethod'
     char    *magic;	// magic bytes stored in file header
     int	    salt_len;	// length of salt, or 0 when not using salt
-    int	    seed_len;	// length of seed, or 0 when not using salt
+    int	    seed_len;	// length of seed, or 0 when not using seed
 #ifdef CRYPT_NOT_INPLACE
     int	    works_inplace; // encryption/decryption can be done in-place
 #endif
@@ -49,16 +53,16 @@
     // Function pointers for encoding/decoding from one buffer into another.
     // Optional, however, these or the _buffer ones should be configured.
     void (*encode_fn)(cryptstate_T *state, char_u *from, size_t len,
-								  char_u *to);
+							char_u *to, int last);
     void (*decode_fn)(cryptstate_T *state, char_u *from, size_t len,
-								  char_u *to);
+							char_u *to, int last);
 
     // Function pointers for encoding and decoding, can buffer data if needed.
     // Optional (however, these or the above should be configured).
     long (*encode_buffer_fn)(cryptstate_T *state, char_u *from, size_t len,
-							     char_u **newptr);
+						    char_u **newptr, int last);
     long (*decode_buffer_fn)(cryptstate_T *state, char_u *from, size_t len,
-							     char_u **newptr);
+						    char_u **newptr, int last);
 
     // Function pointers for in-place encoding and decoding, used for
     // crypt_*_inplace(). "from" and "to" arguments will be equal.
@@ -68,9 +72,9 @@
     // padding to files).
     // This method is used for swap and undo files which have a rigid format.
     void (*encode_inplace_fn)(cryptstate_T *state, char_u *p1, size_t len,
-								  char_u *p2);
+							char_u *p2, int last);
     void (*decode_inplace_fn)(cryptstate_T *state, char_u *p1, size_t len,
-								  char_u *p2);
+							char_u *p2, int last);
 } cryptmethod_T;
 
 // index is method_nr of cryptstate_T, CRYPT_M_*
@@ -126,10 +130,41 @@
 	crypt_blowfish_encode, crypt_blowfish_decode,
     },
 
+    // XChaCha20 using libsodium
+    {
+	"xchacha20",
+	"VimCrypt~04!",
+#ifdef FEAT_SODIUM
+	crypto_pwhash_argon2id_SALTBYTES, // 16
+#else
+	16,
+#endif
+	8,
+#ifdef CRYPT_NOT_INPLACE
+	FALSE,
+#endif
+	FALSE,
+	NULL,
+	crypt_sodium_init,
+	crypt_sodium_encode, crypt_sodium_decode,
+	crypt_sodium_buffer_encode, crypt_sodium_buffer_decode,
+	crypt_sodium_encode, crypt_sodium_decode,
+    },
+
     // NOTE: when adding a new method, use some random bytes for the magic key,
     // to avoid that a text file is recognized as encrypted.
 };
 
+#ifdef FEAT_SODIUM
+typedef struct {
+    size_t	    count;
+    unsigned char   key[crypto_box_SEEDBYTES];
+		  // 32, same as crypto_secretstream_xchacha20poly1305_KEYBYTES
+    crypto_secretstream_xchacha20poly1305_state
+		    state;
+} sodium_state_T;
+#endif
+
 #define CRYPT_MAGIC_LEN	12	// cannot change
 static char	crypt_magic_head[] = "VimCrypt~";
 
@@ -260,7 +295,7 @@
 
     state->method_nr = method_nr;
     if (cryptmethods[method_nr].init_fn(
-			   state, key, salt, salt_len, seed, seed_len) == FAIL)
+	state, key, salt, salt_len, seed, seed_len) == FAIL)
     {
         vim_free(state);
         return NULL;
@@ -365,9 +400,16 @@
 	// TODO: Should this be crypt method specific? (Probably not worth
 	// it).  sha2_seed is pretty bad for large amounts of entropy, so make
 	// that into something which is suitable for anything.
-	sha2_seed(salt, salt_len, seed, seed_len);
+#ifdef FEAT_SODIUM
+	if (sodium_init() >= 0)
+	{
+	    randombytes_buf(salt, salt_len);
+	    randombytes_buf(seed, seed_len);
+	}
+	else
+#endif
+	    sha2_seed(salt, salt_len, seed, seed_len);
     }
-
     state = crypt_create(method_nr, key, salt, salt_len, seed, seed_len);
     if (state == NULL)
 	VIM_CLEAR(*header);
@@ -380,7 +422,15 @@
     void
 crypt_free_state(cryptstate_T *state)
 {
-    vim_free(state->method_state);
+#ifdef FEAT_SODIUM
+    if (state->method_nr == CRYPT_M_SOD)
+    {
+	sodium_memzero(state->method_state, sizeof(sodium_state_T));
+	sodium_free(state->method_state);
+    }
+    else
+#endif
+	vim_free(state->method_state);
     vim_free(state);
 }
 
@@ -395,21 +445,22 @@
     cryptstate_T *state,
     char_u	*from,
     size_t	len,
-    char_u	**newptr)
+    char_u	**newptr,
+    int		last)
 {
     cryptmethod_T *method = &cryptmethods[state->method_nr];
 
     if (method->encode_buffer_fn != NULL)
 	// Has buffer function, pass through.
-	return method->encode_buffer_fn(state, from, len, newptr);
+	return method->encode_buffer_fn(state, from, len, newptr, last);
     if (len == 0)
 	// Not buffering, just return EOF.
 	return (long)len;
 
-    *newptr = alloc(len);
+    *newptr = alloc(len + 50);
     if (*newptr == NULL)
 	return -1;
-    method->encode_fn(state, from, len, *newptr);
+    method->encode_fn(state, from, len, *newptr, last);
     return (long)len;
 }
 
@@ -423,13 +474,14 @@
     cryptstate_T *state,
     char_u	*ptr,
     long	len,
-    char_u      **newptr)
+    char_u      **newptr,
+    int		last)
 {
     cryptmethod_T *method = &cryptmethods[state->method_nr];
 
     if (method->decode_buffer_fn != NULL)
 	// Has buffer function, pass through.
-	return method->decode_buffer_fn(state, ptr, len, newptr);
+	return method->decode_buffer_fn(state, ptr, len, newptr, last);
 
     if (len == 0)
 	// Not buffering, just return EOF.
@@ -438,7 +490,7 @@
     *newptr = alloc(len);
     if (*newptr == NULL)
 	return -1;
-    method->decode_fn(state, ptr, len, *newptr);
+    method->decode_fn(state, ptr, len, *newptr, last);
     return len;
 }
 #endif
@@ -451,9 +503,10 @@
     cryptstate_T *state,
     char_u	*from,
     size_t	len,
-    char_u	*to)
+    char_u	*to,
+    int		last)
 {
-    cryptmethods[state->method_nr].encode_fn(state, from, len, to);
+    cryptmethods[state->method_nr].encode_fn(state, from, len, to, last);
 }
 
 #if 0  // unused
@@ -465,9 +518,10 @@
     cryptstate_T *state,
     char_u	*from,
     size_t	len,
-    char_u	*to)
+    char_u	*to,
+    int		last)
 {
-    cryptmethods[state->method_nr].decode_fn(state, from, len, to);
+    cryptmethods[state->method_nr].decode_fn(state, from, len, to, last);
 }
 #endif
 
@@ -478,9 +532,11 @@
 crypt_encode_inplace(
     cryptstate_T *state,
     char_u	*buf,
-    size_t	len)
+    size_t	len,
+    int         last)
 {
-    cryptmethods[state->method_nr].encode_inplace_fn(state, buf, len, buf);
+    cryptmethods[state->method_nr].encode_inplace_fn(state, buf, len,
+								    buf, last);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -490,9 +546,11 @@
 crypt_decode_inplace(
     cryptstate_T *state,
     char_u	*buf,
-    size_t	len)
+    size_t	len,
+    int		last)
 {
-    cryptmethods[state->method_nr].decode_inplace_fn(state, buf, len, buf);
+    cryptmethods[state->method_nr].decode_inplace_fn(state, buf, len,
+								    buf, last);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -523,6 +581,19 @@
 	msg_scroll = TRUE;
 	msg(_("Warning: Using a weak encryption method; see :help 'cm'"));
     }
+    if (method == CRYPT_M_SOD)
+    {
+	// encryption uses padding and MAC, that does not work very well with
+	// swap and undo files, so disable them
+	mf_close_file(curbuf, TRUE);	// remove the swap file
+	set_option_value((char_u *)"swf", 0, NULL, OPT_LOCAL);
+#ifdef FEAT_PERSISTENT_UNDO
+	set_option_value((char_u *)"udf", 0, NULL, OPT_LOCAL);
+#endif
+
+	msg_scroll = TRUE;
+	msg(_("Note: Encryption of swapfile not supported, disabling swap- and undofile"));
+    }
 }
 
     void
@@ -610,4 +681,266 @@
     }
 }
 
+    int
+crypt_sodium_init(
+    cryptstate_T	*state UNUSED,
+    char_u		*key UNUSED,
+    char_u		*salt UNUSED,
+    int			salt_len UNUSED,
+    char_u		*seed UNUSED,
+    int			seed_len UNUSED)
+{
+# ifdef FEAT_SODIUM
+    // crypto_box_SEEDBYTES ==  crypto_secretstream_xchacha20poly1305_KEYBYTES
+    unsigned char	dkey[crypto_box_SEEDBYTES]; // 32
+    sodium_state_T	*sd_state;
+
+    if (sodium_init() < 0)
+	return FAIL;
+
+    sd_state = (sodium_state_T *)sodium_malloc(sizeof(sodium_state_T));
+    sodium_memzero(sd_state, sizeof(sodium_state_T));
+
+    // derive a key from the password
+    if (crypto_pwhash(dkey, sizeof(dkey), (const char *)key, STRLEN(key), salt,
+	crypto_pwhash_OPSLIMIT_INTERACTIVE, crypto_pwhash_MEMLIMIT_INTERACTIVE,
+	crypto_pwhash_ALG_DEFAULT) != 0)
+    {
+	// out of memory
+	sodium_free(sd_state);
+	return FAIL;
+    }
+    memcpy(sd_state->key, dkey, crypto_box_SEEDBYTES);
+    sd_state->count = 0;
+    state->method_state = sd_state;
+
+    return OK;
+# else
+    emsg(e_libsodium_not_built_in);
+    return FAIL;
+# endif
+}
+
+/*
+ * Encrypt "from[len]" into "to[len]".
+ * "from" and "to" can be equal to encrypt in place.
+ * Call needs to ensure that there is enough space in to (for the header)
+ */
+    void
+crypt_sodium_encode(
+    cryptstate_T *state UNUSED,
+    char_u	*from UNUSED,
+    size_t	len UNUSED,
+    char_u	*to UNUSED,
+    int		last UNUSED)
+{
+# ifdef FEAT_SODIUM
+    // crypto_box_SEEDBYTES == crypto_secretstream_xchacha20poly1305_KEYBYTES
+    sodium_state_T *sod_st = state->method_state;
+    unsigned char  tag = last
+			? crypto_secretstream_xchacha20poly1305_TAG_FINAL  : 0;
+
+    if (sod_st->count == 0)
+    {
+	if (len <= crypto_secretstream_xchacha20poly1305_HEADERBYTES)
+	{
+	    emsg(e_libsodium_cannot_encrypt_header);
+	    return;
+	}
+	crypto_secretstream_xchacha20poly1305_init_push(&sod_st->state,
+							      to, sod_st->key);
+	to += crypto_secretstream_xchacha20poly1305_HEADERBYTES;
+    }
+
+    if (sod_st->count && len <= crypto_secretstream_xchacha20poly1305_ABYTES)
+    {
+	emsg(e_libsodium_cannot_encrypt_buffer);
+	return;
+    }
+
+    crypto_secretstream_xchacha20poly1305_push(&sod_st->state, to, NULL,
+						      from, len, NULL, 0, tag);
+
+    sod_st->count++;
+# endif
+}
+
+/* TODO: Unused
+ * Decrypt "from[len]" into "to[len]".
+ * "from" and "to" can be equal to encrypt in place.
+ */
+    void
+crypt_sodium_decode(
+    cryptstate_T *state UNUSED,
+    char_u	*from UNUSED,
+    size_t	len UNUSED,
+    char_u	*to UNUSED,
+    int		last UNUSED)
+{
+# ifdef FEAT_SODIUM
+    // crypto_box_SEEDBYTES ==  crypto_secretstream_xchacha20poly1305_KEYBYTES
+    sodium_state_T *sod_st = state->method_state;
+    unsigned char  tag;
+    unsigned long long buf_len;
+    char_u *p1 = from;
+    char_u *p2 = to;
+    char_u *buf_out;
+
+    if (sod_st->count == 0
+		   && len <= crypto_secretstream_xchacha20poly1305_HEADERBYTES)
+    {
+	emsg(e_libsodium_cannot_decrypt_header);
+	return;
+    }
+
+    buf_out = (char_u *)alloc(len);
+
+    if (buf_out == NULL)
+    {
+	emsg(e_libsodium_cannot_allocate_buffer);
+	return;
+    }
+    if (sod_st->count == 0)
+    {
+	if (crypto_secretstream_xchacha20poly1305_init_pull(
+				       &sod_st->state, from, sod_st->key) != 0)
+	{
+	    emsg(e_libsodium_decryption_failed_header_incomplete);
+	    goto fail;
+	}
+
+	from += crypto_secretstream_xchacha20poly1305_HEADERBYTES;
+	len -= crypto_secretstream_xchacha20poly1305_HEADERBYTES;
+
+	if (p1 == p2)
+	    to += crypto_secretstream_xchacha20poly1305_HEADERBYTES;
+    }
+
+    if (sod_st->count && len <= crypto_secretstream_xchacha20poly1305_ABYTES)
+    {
+	emsg(e_libsodium_cannot_decrypt_buffer);
+	return;
+    }
+    if (crypto_secretstream_xchacha20poly1305_pull(&sod_st->state,
+			     buf_out, &buf_len, &tag, from, len, NULL, 0) != 0)
+    {
+	emsg(e_libsodium_decription_failed);
+	goto fail;
+    }
+    sod_st->count++;
+
+    if (tag == crypto_secretstream_xchacha20poly1305_TAG_FINAL && !last)
+    {
+	emsg(e_libsodium_decyption_failed_premature);
+	goto fail;
+    }
+    if (p1 == p2)
+	mch_memmove(p2, buf_out, buf_len);
+
+fail:
+    vim_free(buf_out);
+# endif
+}
+
+/*
+ * Encrypt "from[len]" into "to[len]".
+ * "from" and "to" can be equal to encrypt in place.
+ */
+    long
+crypt_sodium_buffer_encode(
+    cryptstate_T *state UNUSED,
+    char_u	*from UNUSED,
+    size_t	len UNUSED,
+    char_u	**buf_out UNUSED,
+    int		last UNUSED)
+{
+# ifdef FEAT_SODIUM
+    // crypto_box_SEEDBYTES ==  crypto_secretstream_xchacha20poly1305_KEYBYTES
+    unsigned long long	out_len;
+    char_u		*ptr;
+    unsigned char	tag = last
+			? crypto_secretstream_xchacha20poly1305_TAG_FINAL  : 0;
+    int			length;
+    sodium_state_T	*sod_st = state->method_state;
+    int			first = (sod_st->count == 0);
+
+    length = len + crypto_secretstream_xchacha20poly1305_ABYTES
+	     + (first ? crypto_secretstream_xchacha20poly1305_HEADERBYTES : 0);
+    *buf_out = alloc_clear(length);
+    if (*buf_out == NULL)
+    {
+	emsg(e_libsodium_cannot_allocate_buffer);
+	return -1;
+    }
+    ptr = *buf_out;
+
+    if (first)
+    {
+	crypto_secretstream_xchacha20poly1305_init_push(&sod_st->state,
+		ptr, sod_st->key);
+	ptr += crypto_secretstream_xchacha20poly1305_HEADERBYTES;
+    }
+
+    crypto_secretstream_xchacha20poly1305_push(&sod_st->state, ptr,
+	    &out_len, from, len, NULL, 0, tag);
+
+    sod_st->count++;
+    return out_len + (first
+		      ? crypto_secretstream_xchacha20poly1305_HEADERBYTES : 0);
+# else
+    return -1;
+# endif
+}
+
+/*
+ * Decrypt "from[len]" into "to[len]".
+ * "from" and "to" can be equal to encrypt in place.
+ */
+    long
+crypt_sodium_buffer_decode(
+    cryptstate_T *state UNUSED,
+    char_u	*from UNUSED,
+    size_t	len UNUSED,
+    char_u	**buf_out UNUSED,
+    int		last UNUSED)
+{
+# ifdef FEAT_SODIUM
+    // crypto_box_SEEDBYTES ==  crypto_secretstream_xchacha20poly1305_KEYBYTES
+    sodium_state_T *sod_st = state->method_state;
+    unsigned char  tag;
+    unsigned long long out_len;
+    *buf_out = alloc_clear(len);
+    if (*buf_out == NULL)
+    {
+	emsg(e_libsodium_cannot_allocate_buffer);
+	return -1;
+    }
+
+    if (sod_st->count == 0)
+    {
+	if (crypto_secretstream_xchacha20poly1305_init_pull(&sod_st->state,
+						       from, sod_st->key) != 0)
+	{
+	    emsg(e_libsodium_decryption_failed_header_incomplete);
+	    return -1;
+	}
+	from += crypto_secretstream_xchacha20poly1305_HEADERBYTES;
+	len -= crypto_secretstream_xchacha20poly1305_HEADERBYTES;
+	sod_st->count++;
+    }
+    if (crypto_secretstream_xchacha20poly1305_pull(&sod_st->state,
+			    *buf_out, &out_len, &tag, from, len, NULL, 0) != 0)
+    {
+	emsg(e_libsodium_decription_failed);
+	return -1;
+    }
+
+    if (tag == crypto_secretstream_xchacha20poly1305_TAG_FINAL && !last)
+	emsg(e_libsodium_decyption_failed_premature);
+    return (long) out_len;
+# else
+    return -1;
+# endif
+}
+
 #endif // FEAT_CRYPT
diff --git a/src/crypt_zip.c b/src/crypt_zip.c
index 42abe93..b11d7a3 100644
--- a/src/crypt_zip.c
+++ b/src/crypt_zip.c
@@ -114,7 +114,8 @@
     cryptstate_T *state,
     char_u	*from,
     size_t	len,
-    char_u	*to)
+    char_u	*to,
+    int		last UNUSED)
 {
     zip_state_T *zs = state->method_state;
     size_t	i;
@@ -137,7 +138,8 @@
     cryptstate_T *state,
     char_u	*from,
     size_t	len,
-    char_u	*to)
+    char_u	*to,
+    int		last UNUSED)
 {
     zip_state_T *zs = state->method_state;
     size_t	i;
diff --git a/src/errors.h b/src/errors.h
index 63e2659..cb93efd 100644
--- a/src/errors.h
+++ b/src/errors.h
@@ -427,3 +427,22 @@
 	INIT(= N_("E1191: Call to function that failed to compile: %s"));
 EXTERN char e_empty_function_name[]
 	INIT(= N_("E1192: Empty function name"));
+// libsodium
+EXTERN char e_libsodium_not_built_in[]
+	INIT(= N_("E1193: cryptmethod xchacha20 not built into this Vim"));
+EXTERN char e_libsodium_cannot_encrypt_header[]
+	INIT(= N_("E1194: Cannot encrypt header, not enough space"));
+EXTERN char e_libsodium_cannot_encrypt_buffer[]
+	INIT(= N_("E1195: Cannot encrypt buffer, not enough space"));
+EXTERN char e_libsodium_cannot_decrypt_header[]
+	INIT(= N_("E1196: Cannot decrypt header, not enough space"));
+EXTERN char e_libsodium_cannot_allocate_buffer[]
+	INIT(= N_("E1197: Cannot allocate_buffer for encryption"));
+EXTERN char e_libsodium_decryption_failed_header_incomplete[]
+	INIT(= N_("E1198: Decryption failed: Header incomplete!"));
+EXTERN char e_libsodium_cannot_decrypt_buffer[]
+	INIT(= N_("E1199: Cannot decrypt buffer, not enough space"));
+EXTERN char e_libsodium_decription_failed[]
+	INIT(= N_("E1200: Decryption failed: corrupted chunk!"));
+EXTERN char e_libsodium_decyption_failed_premature[]
+	INIT(= N_("E1201: Decryption failed: pre-mature end of file!"));
diff --git a/src/evalfunc.c b/src/evalfunc.c
index 97f7b61..9267117 100644
--- a/src/evalfunc.c
+++ b/src/evalfunc.c
@@ -5072,6 +5072,13 @@
 		0
 #endif
 		},
+	{"sodium",
+#ifdef FEAT_SODIUM
+		1
+#else
+		0
+#endif
+		},
 	{"sound",
 #ifdef FEAT_SOUND
 		1
diff --git a/src/feature.h b/src/feature.h
index 4df73d1..2ae739a 100644
--- a/src/feature.h
+++ b/src/feature.h
@@ -593,6 +593,13 @@
 # define FEAT_SOUND_CANBERRA
 #endif
 
+/*
+ * libsodium - add cryptography support
+ */
+#if defined(HAVE_SODIUM) && defined(FEAT_BIG)
+# define FEAT_SODIUM
+#endif
+
 // There are two ways to use XPM.
 #if (defined(HAVE_XM_XPMP_H) && defined(FEAT_GUI_MOTIF)) \
 		|| defined(HAVE_X11_XPM_H)
diff --git a/src/fileio.c b/src/fileio.c
index 91c02bf..e05dfa3 100644
--- a/src/fileio.c
+++ b/src/fileio.c
@@ -13,6 +13,10 @@
 
 #include "vim.h"
 
+#ifdef FEAT_SODIUM
+# include <sodium.h>
+#endif
+
 #if defined(__TANDEM)
 # include <limits.h>		// for SSIZE_MAX
 #endif
@@ -148,6 +152,8 @@
     char_u	*p;
     off_T	filesize = 0;
     int		skip_read = FALSE;
+    off_T       filesize_disk = 0;      // file size read from disk
+    off_T       filesize_count = 0;     // counter
 #ifdef FEAT_CRYPT
     char_u	*cryptkey = NULL;
     int		did_ask_for_key = FALSE;
@@ -215,6 +221,7 @@
     int		using_b_ffname;
     int		using_b_fname;
     static char *msg_is_a_directory = N_("is a directory");
+    int         eof;
 
     au_did_filetype = FALSE; // reset before triggering any autocommands
 
@@ -405,6 +412,7 @@
 	{
 	    buf_store_time(curbuf, &st, fname);
 	    curbuf->b_mtime_read = curbuf->b_mtime;
+	    filesize_disk = st.st_size;
 #ifdef UNIX
 	    /*
 	     * Use the protection bits of the original file for the swap file.
@@ -1080,6 +1088,7 @@
     {
 	linerest = 0;
 	filesize = 0;
+	filesize_count = 0;
 	skip_count = lines_to_skip;
 	read_count = lines_to_read;
 	conv_restlen = 0;
@@ -1263,7 +1272,23 @@
 		    /*
 		     * Read bytes from the file.
 		     */
+# ifdef FEAT_SODIUM
+		    // Let the crypt layer work with a buffer size of 8192
+		    if (filesize == 0)
+			// set size to 8K + Sodium Crypt Metadata
+			size = WRITEBUFSIZE + 36
+		     + crypto_secretstream_xchacha20poly1305_HEADERBYTES
+		     + crypto_secretstream_xchacha20poly1305_ABYTES;
+
+		    else if (filesize > 0 && (curbuf->b_cryptstate != NULL &&
+			 curbuf->b_cryptstate->method_nr == CRYPT_M_SOD))
+			size = WRITEBUFSIZE + crypto_secretstream_xchacha20poly1305_ABYTES;
+# endif
+		    eof = size;
 		    size = read_eintr(fd, ptr, size);
+		    filesize_count += size;
+		    // hit end of file
+		    eof = (size < eof || filesize_count == filesize_disk);
 		}
 
 #ifdef FEAT_CRYPT
@@ -1285,7 +1310,8 @@
 		    if (crypt_works_inplace(curbuf->b_cryptstate))
 		    {
 # endif
-			crypt_decode_inplace(curbuf->b_cryptstate, ptr, size);
+			crypt_decode_inplace(curbuf->b_cryptstate, ptr,
+								    size, eof);
 # ifdef CRYPT_NOT_INPLACE
 		    }
 		    else
@@ -1294,8 +1320,16 @@
 			int	decrypted_size;
 
 			decrypted_size = crypt_decode_alloc(
-				    curbuf->b_cryptstate, ptr, size, &newptr);
+				    curbuf->b_cryptstate, ptr, size,
+								 &newptr, eof);
 
+			if (decrypted_size < 0)
+			{
+			    // error message already given
+			    error = TRUE;
+			    vim_free(newptr);
+			    break;
+			}
 			// If the crypt layer is buffering, not producing
 			// anything yet, need to read more.
 			if (decrypted_size == 0)
@@ -1325,6 +1359,7 @@
 			    if (newptr != NULL)
 				mch_memmove(new_buffer + linerest, newptr,
 							      decrypted_size);
+			    vim_free(newptr);
 			}
 
 			if (new_buffer != NULL)
@@ -1334,6 +1369,7 @@
 			    new_buffer = NULL;
 			    line_start = buffer;
 			    ptr = buffer + linerest;
+			    real_size = size;
 			}
 			size = decrypted_size;
 		    }
diff --git a/src/memline.c b/src/memline.c
index 58582c9..3b09a7d 100644
--- a/src/memline.c
+++ b/src/memline.c
@@ -48,6 +48,11 @@
 # include <time.h>
 #endif
 
+// for randombytes_buf
+#ifdef FEAT_SODIUM
+# include <sodium.h>
+#endif
+
 #if defined(SASC) || defined(__amigaos4__)
 # include <proto/dos.h>	    // for Open() and Close()
 #endif
@@ -64,12 +69,14 @@
 #define BLOCK0_ID1_C0  'c'		    // block 0 id 1 'cm' 0
 #define BLOCK0_ID1_C1  'C'		    // block 0 id 1 'cm' 1
 #define BLOCK0_ID1_C2  'd'		    // block 0 id 1 'cm' 2
+#define BLOCK0_ID1_C3  'S'		    // block 0 id 1 'cm' 3 - but not actually used
 
 #if defined(FEAT_CRYPT)
 static int id1_codes[] = {
     BLOCK0_ID1_C0,  // CRYPT_M_ZIP
     BLOCK0_ID1_C1,  // CRYPT_M_BF
     BLOCK0_ID1_C2,  // CRYPT_M_BF2
+    BLOCK0_ID1_C3,  // CRYPT_M_SOD  - Unused!
 };
 #endif
 
@@ -426,11 +433,15 @@
     {
 	int method_nr = crypt_get_method_nr(buf);
 
-	if (method_nr > CRYPT_M_ZIP)
+	if (method_nr > CRYPT_M_ZIP && method_nr < CRYPT_M_SOD)
 	{
 	    // Generate a seed and store it in the memfile.
 	    sha2_seed(buf->b_ml.ml_mfp->mf_seed, MF_SEED_LEN, NULL, 0);
 	}
+#ifdef FEAT_SODIUM
+	else if (method_nr == CRYPT_M_SOD)
+	    randombytes_buf(buf->b_ml.ml_mfp->mf_seed, MF_SEED_LEN);
+ #endif
     }
 }
 
@@ -447,7 +458,7 @@
 	int method_nr = crypt_get_method_nr(buf);
 
 	b0p->b0_id[1] = id1_codes[method_nr];
-	if (method_nr > CRYPT_M_ZIP)
+	if (method_nr > CRYPT_M_ZIP && method_nr < CRYPT_M_SOD)
 	{
 	    // Generate a seed and store it in block 0 and in the memfile.
 	    sha2_seed(&b0p->b0_seed, MF_SEED_LEN, NULL, 0);
@@ -482,10 +493,17 @@
     int		top;
     int		old_method;
 
-    if (mfp == NULL)
+    if (mfp == NULL || mfp->mf_fd < 0)
 	return;  // no memfile yet, nothing to do
     old_method = crypt_method_nr_from_name(old_cm);
 
+    if (old_method == CRYPT_M_SOD || crypt_get_method_nr(buf) == CRYPT_M_SOD)
+    {
+	// close the swapfile
+	mf_close_file(buf, TRUE);
+	buf->b_p_swf = FALSE;
+	return;
+    }
     // First make sure the swapfile is in a consistent state, using the old
     // key and method.
     {
@@ -911,7 +929,8 @@
 	    || (b0p->b0_id[1] != BLOCK0_ID1
 		&& b0p->b0_id[1] != BLOCK0_ID1_C0
 		&& b0p->b0_id[1] != BLOCK0_ID1_C1
-		&& b0p->b0_id[1] != BLOCK0_ID1_C2)
+		&& b0p->b0_id[1] != BLOCK0_ID1_C2
+		&& b0p->b0_id[1] != BLOCK0_ID1_C3)
 	    )
 	return FAIL;
     return OK;
@@ -2402,7 +2421,9 @@
 
     FOR_ALL_BUFFERS(buf)
     {
-	if (buf->b_ml.ml_mfp == NULL || buf->b_ml.ml_mfp->mf_fname == NULL)
+	if (buf->b_ml.ml_mfp == NULL
+		|| buf->b_ml.ml_mfp->mf_fname == NULL
+		|| buf->b_ml.ml_mfp->mf_fd < 0)
 	    continue;			    // no file
 
 	ml_flush_line(buf);		    // flush buffered line
@@ -5320,7 +5341,8 @@
     mch_memmove(new_data, dp, head_end - (char_u *)dp);
 
     // Encrypt the text.
-    crypt_encode(state, text_start, text_len, new_data + dp->db_txt_start);
+    crypt_encode(state, text_start, text_len, new_data + dp->db_txt_start,
+									FALSE);
     crypt_free_state(state);
 
     // Clear the gap.
@@ -5360,7 +5382,7 @@
 	if (state != NULL)
 	{
 	    // Decrypt the text in place.
-	    crypt_decode_inplace(state, text_start, text_len);
+	    crypt_decode_inplace(state, text_start, text_len, FALSE);
 	    crypt_free_state(state);
 	}
     }
@@ -5407,7 +5429,7 @@
     // of the block for the salt.
     vim_snprintf((char *)salt, sizeof(salt), "%ld", (long)offset);
     return crypt_create(method_nr, key, salt, (int)STRLEN(salt),
-							   seed, MF_SEED_LEN);
+							seed, MF_SEED_LEN);
 }
 
 #endif
diff --git a/src/option.c b/src/option.c
index 535213c..07bb71e 100644
--- a/src/option.c
+++ b/src/option.c
@@ -2713,6 +2713,10 @@
 				|| (opt_flags & OPT_GLOBAL) || opt_flags == 0)
 			&& !curbufIsChanged() && curbuf->b_ml.ml_mfp != NULL)
 		{
+#ifdef FEAT_CRYPT
+		    if (crypt_get_method_nr(curbuf) == CRYPT_M_SOD)
+			continue;
+#endif
 		    u_compute_hash(hash);
 		    u_read_undo(NULL, hash, curbuf->b_fname);
 		}
diff --git a/src/optionstr.c b/src/optionstr.c
index f332294..47aee35 100644
--- a/src/optionstr.c
+++ b/src/optionstr.c
@@ -24,7 +24,11 @@
 static char *(p_nf_values[]) = {"bin", "octal", "hex", "alpha", "unsigned", NULL};
 static char *(p_ff_values[]) = {FF_UNIX, FF_DOS, FF_MAC, NULL};
 #ifdef FEAT_CRYPT
-static char *(p_cm_values[]) = {"zip", "blowfish", "blowfish2", NULL};
+static char *(p_cm_values[]) = {"zip", "blowfish", "blowfish2",
+ # ifdef FEAT_SODIUM
+    "xchacha20",
+ # endif
+    NULL};
 #endif
 static char *(p_cmp_values[]) = {"internal", "keepascii", NULL};
 static char *(p_dy_values[]) = {"lastline", "truncate", "uhex", NULL};
diff --git a/src/proto/blowfish.pro b/src/proto/blowfish.pro
index 5998fb3..6b2c454 100644
--- a/src/proto/blowfish.pro
+++ b/src/proto/blowfish.pro
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /* blowfish.c */
-void crypt_blowfish_encode(cryptstate_T *state, char_u *from, size_t len, char_u *to);
-void crypt_blowfish_decode(cryptstate_T *state, char_u *from, size_t len, char_u *to);
+void crypt_blowfish_encode(cryptstate_T *state, char_u *from, size_t len, char_u *to, int last);
+void crypt_blowfish_decode(cryptstate_T *state, char_u *from, size_t len, char_u *to, int last);
 int crypt_blowfish_init(cryptstate_T *state, char_u *key, char_u *salt, int salt_len, char_u *seed, int seed_len);
 int blowfish_self_test(void);
 /* vim: set ft=c : */
diff --git a/src/proto/crypt.pro b/src/proto/crypt.pro
index e8ba188..2e58039 100644
--- a/src/proto/crypt.pro
+++ b/src/proto/crypt.pro
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 /* crypt.c */
 int crypt_method_nr_from_name(char_u *name);
 int crypt_method_nr_from_magic(char *ptr, int len);
+int crypt_works_inplace(cryptstate_T *state);
 int crypt_get_method_nr(buf_T *buf);
 int crypt_whole_undofile(int method_nr);
 int crypt_get_header_len(int method_nr);
@@ -11,12 +12,19 @@
 cryptstate_T *crypt_create_from_file(FILE *fp, char_u *key);
 cryptstate_T *crypt_create_for_writing(int method_nr, char_u *key, char_u **header, int *header_len);
 void crypt_free_state(cryptstate_T *state);
-void crypt_encode(cryptstate_T *state, char_u *from, size_t len, char_u *to);
-void crypt_encode_inplace(cryptstate_T *state, char_u *buf, size_t len);
-void crypt_decode_inplace(cryptstate_T *state, char_u *buf, size_t len);
+long crypt_encode_alloc(cryptstate_T *state, char_u *from, size_t len, char_u **newptr, int last);
+long crypt_decode_alloc(cryptstate_T *state, char_u *ptr, long len, char_u **newptr, int last);
+void crypt_encode(cryptstate_T *state, char_u *from, size_t len, char_u *to, int last);
+void crypt_encode_inplace(cryptstate_T *state, char_u *buf, size_t len, int last);
+void crypt_decode_inplace(cryptstate_T *state, char_u *buf, size_t len, int last);
 void crypt_free_key(char_u *key);
 void crypt_check_method(int method);
 void crypt_check_current_method(void);
 char_u *crypt_get_key(int store, int twice);
 void crypt_append_msg(buf_T *buf);
+int crypt_sodium_init(cryptstate_T *state, char_u *key, char_u *salt, int salt_len, char_u *seed, int seed_len);
+void crypt_sodium_encode(cryptstate_T *state, char_u *from, size_t len, char_u *to, int last);
+void crypt_sodium_decode(cryptstate_T *state, char_u *from, size_t len, char_u *to, int last);
+long crypt_sodium_buffer_encode(cryptstate_T *state, char_u *from, size_t len, char_u **buf_out, int last);
+long crypt_sodium_buffer_decode(cryptstate_T *state, char_u *from, size_t len, char_u **buf_out, int last);
 /* vim: set ft=c : */
diff --git a/src/proto/crypt_zip.pro b/src/proto/crypt_zip.pro
index 868b131..626d985 100644
--- a/src/proto/crypt_zip.pro
+++ b/src/proto/crypt_zip.pro
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /* crypt_zip.c */
 int crypt_zip_init(cryptstate_T *state, char_u *key, char_u *salt, int salt_len, char_u *seed, int seed_len);
-void crypt_zip_encode(cryptstate_T *state, char_u *from, size_t len, char_u *to);
-void crypt_zip_decode(cryptstate_T *state, char_u *from, size_t len, char_u *to);
+void crypt_zip_encode(cryptstate_T *state, char_u *from, size_t len, char_u *to, int last);
+void crypt_zip_decode(cryptstate_T *state, char_u *from, size_t len, char_u *to, int last);
 /* vim: set ft=c : */
diff --git a/src/structs.h b/src/structs.h
index 26ab315..d62b10f 100644
--- a/src/structs.h
+++ b/src/structs.h
@@ -2513,11 +2513,12 @@
 # define CRYPT_M_ZIP	0
 # define CRYPT_M_BF	1
 # define CRYPT_M_BF2	2
-# define CRYPT_M_COUNT	3 // number of crypt methods
+# define CRYPT_M_SOD    3
+# define CRYPT_M_COUNT	4 // number of crypt methods
 
 // Currently all crypt methods work inplace.  If one is added that isn't then
 // define this.
-//  # define CRYPT_NOT_INPLACE 1
+# define CRYPT_NOT_INPLACE 1
 #endif
 
 #ifdef FEAT_PROP_POPUP
diff --git a/src/testdir/samples/crypt_sodium_invalid.txt b/src/testdir/samples/crypt_sodium_invalid.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..35e31b5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/testdir/samples/crypt_sodium_invalid.txt
Binary files differ
diff --git a/src/testdir/test_crypt.vim b/src/testdir/test_crypt.vim
index f386593..63bf8a5 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_crypt.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_crypt.vim
@@ -22,6 +22,11 @@
   call Common_head_only('VimCrypt~03!abc')
 endfunc
 
+func Test_head_only_4()
+  CheckFeature sodium
+  call Common_head_only('VimCrypt~04!abc')
+endfunc
+
 func Crypt_uncrypt(method)
   exe "set cryptmethod=" . a:method
   " If the blowfish test fails 'cryptmethod' will be 'zip' now.
@@ -55,6 +60,11 @@
   call Crypt_uncrypt('blowfish2')
 endfunc
 
+func Test_crypt_sodium()
+  CheckFeature sodium
+  call Crypt_uncrypt('xchacha20')
+endfunc
+
 func Uncrypt_stable(method, crypted_text, key, uncrypted_text)
   split Xtest.txt
   set bin noeol key= fenc=latin1
@@ -70,6 +80,16 @@
   set key=
 endfunc
 
+func Uncrypt_stable_xxd(method, hex, key, uncrypted_text)
+  " use xxd to write the binary content
+  call system('xxd -r >Xtest.txt', a:hex)
+  call feedkeys(":split Xtest.txt\<CR>" . a:key . "\<CR>", 'xt')
+  call assert_equal(a:uncrypted_text, getline(1, len(a:uncrypted_text)))
+  bwipe!
+  call delete('Xtest.txt')
+  set key=
+endfunc
+
 func Test_uncrypt_zip()
   call Uncrypt_stable('zip', "VimCrypt~01!\u0006\u001clV'\u00de}Mg\u00a0\u00ea\u00a3V\u00a9\u00e7\u0007E#3\u008e2U\u00e9\u0097", "foofoo", ["1234567890", "aábbccddeëff"])
 endfunc
@@ -78,10 +98,115 @@
   call Uncrypt_stable('blowfish', "VimCrypt~02!k)\u00be\u0017\u0097#\u0016\u00ddS\u009c\u00f5=\u00ba\u00e0\u00c8#\u00a5M\u00b4\u0086J\u00c3A\u00cd\u00a5M\u00b4\u0086!\u0080\u0015\u009b\u00f5\u000f\u00e1\u00d2\u0019\u0082\u0016\u0098\u00f7\u000d\u00da", "barbar", ["asdfasdfasdf", "0001112223333"])
 endfunc
 
-func Test_uncrypt_blowfish2()
+func Test_uncrypt_blowfish2a()
   call Uncrypt_stable('blowfish', "VimCrypt~03!\u001e\u00d1N\u00e3;\u00d3\u00c0\u00a0^C)\u0004\u00f7\u007f.\u00b6\u00abF\u000eS\u0019\u00e0\u008b6\u00d2[T\u00cb\u00a7\u0085\u00d8\u00be9\u000b\u00812\u000bQ\u00b3\u00cc@\u0097\u000f\u00df\u009a\u00adIv\u00aa.\u00d8\u00c9\u00ee\u009e`\u00bd$\u00af%\u00d0", "barburp", ["abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz", "!@#$%^&*()_+=-`~"])
 endfunc
 
+func Test_uncrypt_blowfish2()
+  call Uncrypt_stable('blowfish2', "VimCrypt~03!\u001e\u00d1N\u00e3;\u00d3\u00c0\u00a0^C)\u0004\u00f7\u007f.\u00b6\u00abF\u000eS\u0019\u00e0\u008b6\u00d2[T\u00cb\u00a7\u0085\u00d8\u00be9\u000b\u00812\u000bQ\u00b3\u00cc@\u0097\u000f\u00df\u009a\u00adIv\u00aa.\u00d8\u00c9\u00ee\u009e`\u00bd$\u00af%\u00d0", "barburp", ["abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz", "!@#$%^&*()_+=-`~"])
+endfunc
+
+func Test_uncrypt_xchacha20()
+  CheckFeature sodium
+  let hex=['00000000: 5669 6d43 7279 7074 7e30 3421 6b7d e607  vimCrypt~04!k}..',
+        \  '00000010: 4ea4 e99f 923e f67f 7b59 a80d 3bca 2f06  N....>..{Y..;./.',
+        \  '00000020: fa11 b951 8d09 0dc9 470f e7cf 8b90 4310  ...Q....G.....C.',
+        \  '00000030: 653b b83b e493 378b 0390 0e38 f912 626b  e;.;..7....8..bk',
+        \  '00000040: a02e 4697 0254 2625 2d8e 3a0b 784b e89c  ..F..T&%-.:.xK..',
+        \  '00000050: 0c67 a975 3c17 9319 8ffd 1463 7783 a1f3  .g.u<......cw...',
+        \  '00000060: d917 dcb3 8b3e ecd7 c7d4 086b 6059 7ead  .....>.....k`Y~.',
+        \  '00000070: 9b07 f96b 5c1b 4d08 cd91 f208 5221 7484  ...k\.M.....R!t.',
+        \  '00000080: 72be 0136 84a1 d3                        r..6...']
+  " the file should be in latin1 encoding, this makes sure that readfile()
+  " retries several times converting the multi-byte characters
+  call Uncrypt_stable_xxd('xchacha20', hex, "sodium_crypt", ["abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzäöü", "ZZZ_äüöÄÜÖ_!@#$%^&*()_+=-`~"])
+endfunc
+
+func Test_uncrypt_xchacha20_invalid()
+  CheckFeature sodium
+  " load an invalid encrypted file and verify it can be decrypted with an
+  " error message
+  try
+    call feedkeys(":split samples/crypt_sodium_invalid.txt\<CR>sodium\<CR>", 'xt')
+    call assert_false(1, 'should not happen')
+  catch
+    call assert_exception('pre-mature')
+  endtry
+  call assert_match("Note: Encryption of swapfile not supported, disabling swap- and undofile", execute(':5messages'))
+
+  call assert_equal(0, &swapfile)
+  call assert_equal("xchacha20", &cryptmethod)
+  call assert_equal('311111111111111111111111', getline('$'))
+  bw!
+endfunc
+
+func Test_uncrypt_xchacha20_2()
+  CheckFeature sodium
+  sp Xcrypt_sodium.txt
+  " Create a larger file, so that Vim will write in several blocks
+  call setline(1, range(1,4000))
+  call assert_equal(1, &swapfile)
+  set cryptmethod=xchacha20
+  call feedkeys(":X\<CR>sodium\<CR>sodium\<CR>", 'xt')
+  " swapfile disabled
+  call assert_equal(0, &swapfile)
+  call assert_match("Note: Encryption of swapfile not supported, disabling swap- and undofile", execute(':messages'))
+  w!
+  " encrypted using xchacha20
+  call assert_match("\[xchacha20\]", execute(':messages'))
+  bw!
+  call feedkeys(":sp Xcrypt_sodium.txt\<CR>sodium\<CR>", 'xt')
+  " successfully decrypted
+  call assert_equal(range(1, 4000)->map( {_, v -> string(v)}), getline(1,'$'))
+  set key=
+  w!
+  " enryption removed
+  call assert_match('"Xcrypt_sodium.txt" 4000L, 18893B written', execute(':message'))
+  bw!
+  call delete('Xcrypt_sodium.txt')
+  set cryptmethod&vim
+endfunc
+
+func Test_uncrypt_xchacha20_3_persistent_undo()
+  CheckFeature sodium
+  CheckFeature persistent_undo
+  sp Xcrypt_sodium_undo.txt
+  set cryptmethod=xchacha20 undofile
+  call feedkeys(":X\<CR>sodium\<CR>sodium\<CR>", 'xt')
+  call assert_equal(0, &undofile)
+  let ufile=undofile(@%)
+  call append(0, ['monday', 'tuesday', 'wednesday', 'thursday', 'friday'])
+  call cursor(1, 1)
+
+  set undolevels=100
+  normal dd
+  set undolevels=100
+  normal dd
+  set undolevels=100
+  normal dd
+  set undolevels=100
+  w!
+  bw!
+  call feedkeys(":sp Xcrypt_sodium_undo.txt\<CR>sodium\<CR>", 'xt')
+  " should fail
+  norm! u
+  call assert_match('Already at oldest change', execute(':1mess'))
+  call assert_fails('verbose rundo' .. fnameescape(ufile), 'E822')
+  bw!
+  set undolevels& cryptmethod& undofile&
+  call delete('Xcrypt_sodium_undo.txt')
+endfunc
+
+func Test_encrypt_xchacha20_missing()
+  if has("sodium")
+    return
+  endif
+  sp Xcrypt_sodium_undo.txt
+  call assert_fails(':set cryptmethod=xchacha20', 'E474')
+  bw!
+  set cm&
+endfunc
+
 func Test_uncrypt_unknown_method()
   split Xuncrypt_unknown.txt
   set bin noeol key= fenc=latin1
diff --git a/src/undo.c b/src/undo.c
index 12f3e96..4b1158a 100644
--- a/src/undo.c
+++ b/src/undo.c
@@ -963,7 +963,9 @@
 {
     if (bi->bi_buffer != NULL && bi->bi_state != NULL && bi->bi_used > 0)
     {
-	crypt_encode_inplace(bi->bi_state, bi->bi_buffer, bi->bi_used);
+	// Last parameter is only used for sodium encryption and that
+	// explicitly disables encryption of undofiles.
+	crypt_encode_inplace(bi->bi_state, bi->bi_buffer, bi->bi_used, FALSE);
 	if (fwrite(bi->bi_buffer, bi->bi_used, (size_t)1, bi->bi_fp) != 1)
 	    return FAIL;
 	bi->bi_used = 0;
@@ -995,7 +997,9 @@
 	    if (copy == NULL)
 		return 0;
 	}
-	crypt_encode(bi->bi_state, ptr, len, copy);
+	// Last parameter is only used for sodium encryption and that
+	// explicitly disables encryption of undofiles.
+	crypt_encode(bi->bi_state, ptr, len, copy, TRUE);
 	i = fwrite(copy, len, (size_t)1, bi->bi_fp);
 	if (copy != small_buf)
 	    vim_free(copy);
@@ -1129,7 +1133,7 @@
 		}
 		bi->bi_avail = n;
 		bi->bi_used = 0;
-		crypt_decode_inplace(bi->bi_state, bi->bi_buffer, bi->bi_avail);
+		crypt_decode_inplace(bi->bi_state, bi->bi_buffer, bi->bi_avail, FALSE);
 	    }
 	    n = size_todo;
 	    if (n > bi->bi_avail - bi->bi_used)
@@ -1176,7 +1180,7 @@
 	ptr[len] = NUL;
 #ifdef FEAT_CRYPT
 	if (bi->bi_state != NULL && bi->bi_buffer == NULL)
-	    crypt_decode_inplace(bi->bi_state, ptr, len);
+	    crypt_decode_inplace(bi->bi_state, ptr, len, FALSE);
 #endif
     }
     return ptr;
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index d217fe6..6464816 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -553,6 +553,11 @@
 #else
 	"-smartindent",
 #endif
+#ifdef FEAT_SODIUM
+	"+sodium",
+#else
+	"-sodium",
+#endif
 #ifdef FEAT_SOUND
 	"+sound",
 #else
@@ -751,6 +756,8 @@
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    3022,
+/**/
     3021,
 /**/
     3020,