diff --git a/src/System.ServiceModel.Primitives/ref/System.ServiceModel.Primitives.cs b/src/System.ServiceModel.Primitives/ref/System.ServiceModel.Primitives.cs
index c44a0ae27c5..0c0d078a018 100644
--- a/src/System.ServiceModel.Primitives/ref/System.ServiceModel.Primitives.cs
+++ b/src/System.ServiceModel.Primitives/ref/System.ServiceModel.Primitives.cs
@@ -503,6 +503,7 @@ public FaultContractAttribute(System.Type detailType) { }
     public partial class FaultException : System.ServiceModel.CommunicationException
     {
         public FaultException() { }
+        public FaultException(string reason) { }
         public FaultException(System.ServiceModel.Channels.MessageFault fault, string action) { }
         public FaultException(System.ServiceModel.FaultReason reason, System.ServiceModel.FaultCode code, string action) { }
         protected FaultException(System.Runtime.Serialization.SerializationInfo info, System.Runtime.Serialization.StreamingContext context) { }
diff --git a/src/System.ServiceModel.Primitives/tests/ServiceModel/FaultExceptionTest.cs b/src/System.ServiceModel.Primitives/tests/ServiceModel/FaultExceptionTest.cs
index 63e78b88e37..98651226d38 100644
--- a/src/System.ServiceModel.Primitives/tests/ServiceModel/FaultExceptionTest.cs
+++ b/src/System.ServiceModel.Primitives/tests/ServiceModel/FaultExceptionTest.cs
@@ -47,4 +47,15 @@ public static void Serializable_Default()
             Assert.Equal(netfxBsl, sr.ReadToEnd());
         }            
     }
+
+    [WcfFact]
+    public static void Ctor_StringReason()
+    {
+        string reason = "Fault reason";
+        var exception = new FaultException(reason);
+        Assert.NotNull(exception);
+        Assert.NotNull(exception.Reason);
+        Assert.NotNull(exception.Code);
+        Assert.Equal(reason, exception.Reason.ToString());
+    }
 }