diff --git a/crates/matrix-sdk-sqlite/CHANGELOG.md b/crates/matrix-sdk-sqlite/CHANGELOG.md
index 11d5192c8..11ba3eb79 100644
--- a/crates/matrix-sdk-sqlite/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/crates/matrix-sdk-sqlite/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 ## [Unreleased] - ReleaseDate
 
 ### Features
-- Implement a new constructrot that allow to open SqliteCryptoStore with a Key
+- Implement a new constructor that allows to open SqliteCryptoStore with a cryptographic key
   ([#5472](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-rust-sdk/pull/5472))
 
 ### Refactor
diff --git a/crates/matrix-sdk-sqlite/src/lib.rs b/crates/matrix-sdk-sqlite/src/lib.rs
index 3a3afbb40..62efb5da0 100644
--- a/crates/matrix-sdk-sqlite/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/matrix-sdk-sqlite/src/lib.rs
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ use std::{
 };
 
 use deadpool_sqlite::PoolConfig;
-use zeroize::{Zeroize, ZeroizeOnDrop};
+use zeroize::{Zeroize, ZeroizeOnDrop, Zeroizing};
 
 #[cfg(feature = "crypto-store")]
 pub use self::crypto_store::SqliteCryptoStore;
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ matrix_sdk_test_utils::init_tracing_for_tests!();
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, PartialEq, Zeroize, ZeroizeOnDrop)]
 pub enum Secret {
     Key(Box<[u8; 32]>),
-    PassPhrase(String),
+    PassPhrase(Zeroizing<String>),
 }
 
 /// A configuration structure used for opening a store.
@@ -132,7 +132,8 @@ impl SqliteStoreConfig {
 
     /// Define the passphrase if the store is encoded.
     pub fn passphrase(mut self, passphrase: Option<&str>) -> Self {
-        self.secret = passphrase.map(|passphrase| Secret::PassPhrase(passphrase.to_owned()));
+        self.secret =
+            passphrase.map(|passphrase| Secret::PassPhrase(Zeroizing::new(passphrase.to_owned())));
         self
     }
 
@@ -274,7 +275,7 @@ mod tests {
             .journal_size_limit(44);
 
         assert_eq!(store_config.path, PathBuf::from("foo"));
-        assert_eq!(store_config.secret, Some(Secret::PassPhrase("bar".to_owned())));
+        assert_eq!(store_config.secret, Some(Secret::PassPhrase("bar".to_owned().into())));
         assert_eq!(store_config.pool_config.max_size, 42);
         assert!(store_config.runtime_config.optimize.not());
         assert_eq!(store_config.runtime_config.cache_size, 43);
diff --git a/crates/matrix-sdk-sqlite/src/state_store.rs b/crates/matrix-sdk-sqlite/src/state_store.rs
index c818ea3ee..115893089 100644
--- a/crates/matrix-sdk-sqlite/src/state_store.rs
+++ b/crates/matrix-sdk-sqlite/src/state_store.rs
@@ -2370,6 +2370,7 @@ mod migration_tests {
     use serde_json::json;
     use tempfile::{tempdir, TempDir};
     use tokio::fs;
+    use zeroize::Zeroizing;
 
     use super::{init, keys, SqliteStateStore, DATABASE_NAME};
     use crate::{
@@ -2399,7 +2400,9 @@ mod migration_tests {
         init(&conn).await?;
 
         let store_cipher = Some(Arc::new(
-            conn.get_or_create_store_cipher(Secret::PassPhrase(SECRET.to_owned())).await.unwrap(),
+            conn.get_or_create_store_cipher(Secret::PassPhrase(Zeroizing::new(SECRET.to_owned())))
+                .await
+                .unwrap(),
         ));
         let this = SqliteStateStore { store_cipher, pool };
         this.run_migrations(&conn, 1, Some(version)).await?;