diff --git a/sc/inc/rangelst.hxx b/sc/inc/rangelst.hxx
index 2a20f45108e9..9902eab2e448 100644
--- a/sc/inc/rangelst.hxx
+++ b/sc/inc/rangelst.hxx
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ public:
     sal_uInt16 Parse( const String&, ScDocument* = NULL,
                       sal_uInt16 nMask = SCA_VALID,
                       formula::FormulaGrammar::AddressConvention eConv = formula::FormulaGrammar::CONV_OOO,
-                      SCTAB nDefaultTab = 0 );
+                      SCTAB nDefaultTab = 0, sal_Unicode cDelimiter = 0 );
 
     void            Format( String&, sal_uInt16 nFlags = 0, ScDocument* = NULL,
                             formula::FormulaGrammar::AddressConvention eConv = formula::FormulaGrammar::CONV_OOO,
diff --git a/sc/source/core/tool/rangelst.cxx b/sc/source/core/tool/rangelst.cxx
index 8f37c136af74..4027d6febfe8 100644
--- a/sc/source/core/tool/rangelst.cxx
+++ b/sc/source/core/tool/rangelst.cxx
@@ -183,11 +183,12 @@ ScRangeList::~ScRangeList()
 
 sal_uInt16 ScRangeList::Parse( const String& rStr, ScDocument* pDoc, sal_uInt16 nMask,
                            formula::FormulaGrammar::AddressConvention eConv,
-                           SCTAB nDefaultTab )
+                           SCTAB nDefaultTab, sal_Unicode cDelimiter )
 {
     if ( rStr.Len() )
     {
-        sal_Unicode cDelimiter = ScCompiler::GetNativeSymbol(ocSep).GetChar(0);
+        if (!cDelimiter)
+            cDelimiter = ScCompiler::GetNativeSymbol(ocSep).GetChar(0);
 
         nMask |= SCA_VALID;             // falls das jemand vergessen sollte
         sal_uInt16 nResult = (sal_uInt16)~0;    // alle Bits setzen