diff --git a/scm-ui/public/locales/en/users.json b/scm-ui/public/locales/en/users.json
index 07540134be..7199cb2135 100644
--- a/scm-ui/public/locales/en/users.json
+++ b/scm-ui/public/locales/en/users.json
@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@
   "edit-user-button": {
     "label": "Edit"
   },
+  "set-password-button": {
+    "label": "Set password"
+  },
   "user-form": {
     "submit": "Submit"
   },
@@ -49,8 +52,11 @@
     "name-invalid": "This name is invalid",
     "displayname-invalid": "This displayname is invalid",
     "password-invalid": "Password has to be between 6 and 32 characters",
-    "passwordValidation-invalid": "Passwords have to be the same",
-    "validatePassword": "Please validate password here"
+    "passwordValidation-invalid": "Passwords have to be identical",
+    "validatePassword": "Confirm password"
+  },
+  "password": {
+    "set-password-successful": "Password successfully set"
   },
   "help": {
     "usernameHelpText": "Unique name of the user.",
diff --git a/scm-ui/src/users/components/SetUserPassword.js b/scm-ui/src/users/components/SetUserPassword.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ff859f59bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scm-ui/src/users/components/SetUserPassword.js
@@ -0,0 +1,177 @@
+// @flow
+import React from "react";
+import type { User } from "@scm-manager/ui-types";
+import {
+  InputField,
+  SubmitButton,
+  Notification,
+  ErrorNotification
+} from "@scm-manager/ui-components";
+import * as userValidator from "./userValidation";
+import { translate } from "react-i18next";
+import { updatePassword } from "./updatePassword";
+
+type Props = {
+  user: User,
+  t: string => string
+};
+
+type State = {
+  password: string,
+  loading: boolean,
+  passwordConfirmationError: boolean,
+  validatePasswordError: boolean,
+  validatePassword: string,
+  error?: Error,
+  passwordChanged: boolean
+};
+
+class SetUserPassword extends React.Component<Props, State> {
+  constructor(props: Props) {
+    super(props);
+
+    this.state = {
+      password: "",
+      loading: false,
+      passwordConfirmationError: false,
+      validatePasswordError: false,
+      validatePassword: "",
+      passwordChanged: false
+    };
+  }
+
+  passwordIsValid = () => {
+    return !(
+      this.state.validatePasswordError || this.state.passwordConfirmationError
+    );
+  };
+
+  setLoadingState = () => {
+    this.setState({
+      ...this.state,
+      loading: true
+    });
+  };
+
+  setErrorState = (error: Error) => {
+    this.setState({
+      ...this.state,
+      error: error,
+      loading: false
+    });
+  };
+
+  setSuccessfulState = () => {
+    this.setState({
+      ...this.state,
+      loading: false,
+      passwordChanged: true,
+      password: "",
+      validatePassword: "",
+      validatePasswordError: false,
+      passwordConfirmationError: false
+    });
+  };
+
+  submit = (event: Event) => {
+    event.preventDefault();
+    if (this.passwordIsValid()) {
+      const { user } = this.props;
+      const { password } = this.state;
+      this.setLoadingState();
+      updatePassword(user._links.password.href, password)
+        .then(result => {
+          if (result.error) {
+            this.setErrorState(result.error);
+          } else {
+            this.setSuccessfulState();
+          }
+        })
+        .catch(err => {});
+    }
+  };
+
+  render() {
+    const { t } = this.props;
+    const { loading, passwordChanged, error } = this.state;
+
+    let message = null;
+
+    if (passwordChanged) {
+      message = (
+        <Notification
+          type={"success"}
+          children={t("password.set-password-successful")}
+          onClose={() => this.onClose()}
+        />
+      );
+    } else if (error) {
+      message = <ErrorNotification error={error} />;
+    }
+
+    return (
+      <form onSubmit={this.submit}>
+        {message}
+        <InputField
+          label={t("user.password")}
+          type="password"
+          onChange={this.handlePasswordChange}
+          value={this.state.password ? this.state.password : ""}
+          validationError={this.state.validatePasswordError}
+          errorMessage={t("validation.password-invalid")}
+          helpText={t("help.passwordHelpText")}
+        />
+        <InputField
+          label={t("validation.validatePassword")}
+          type="password"
+          onChange={this.handlePasswordValidationChange}
+          value={this.state ? this.state.validatePassword : ""}
+          validationError={this.state.passwordConfirmationError}
+          errorMessage={t("validation.passwordValidation-invalid")}
+          helpText={t("help.passwordConfirmHelpText")}
+        />
+        <SubmitButton
+          disabled={!this.passwordIsValid()}
+          loading={loading}
+          label={t("user-form.submit")}
+        />
+      </form>
+    );
+  }
+
+  handlePasswordChange = (password: string) => {
+    const validatePasswordError = !this.checkPasswords(
+      password,
+      this.state.validatePassword
+    );
+    this.setState({
+      validatePasswordError: !userValidator.isPasswordValid(password),
+      passwordConfirmationError: validatePasswordError,
+      password: password
+    });
+  };
+
+  handlePasswordValidationChange = (validatePassword: string) => {
+    const passwordConfirmed = this.checkPasswords(
+      this.state.password,
+      validatePassword
+    );
+    this.setState({
+      validatePassword,
+      passwordConfirmationError: !passwordConfirmed
+    });
+  };
+
+  checkPasswords = (password1: string, password2: string) => {
+    return password1 === password2;
+  };
+
+  onClose = () => {
+    this.setState({
+      ...this.state,
+      passwordChanged: false
+    });
+  };
+}
+
+export default translate("users")(SetUserPassword);
diff --git a/scm-ui/src/users/components/UserForm.js b/scm-ui/src/users/components/UserForm.js
index 80ade5e070..2b8aa7b1e8 100644
--- a/scm-ui/src/users/components/UserForm.js
+++ b/scm-ui/src/users/components/UserForm.js
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ type State = {
   mailValidationError: boolean,
   nameValidationError: boolean,
   displayNameValidationError: boolean,
-  passwordValidationError: boolean,
+  passwordConfirmationError: boolean,
   validatePasswordError: boolean,
   validatePassword: string
 };
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ class UserForm extends React.Component<Props, State> {
       mailValidationError: false,
       displayNameValidationError: false,
       nameValidationError: false,
-      passwordValidationError: false,
+      passwordConfirmationError: false,
       validatePasswordError: false,
       validatePassword: ""
     };
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ class UserForm extends React.Component<Props, State> {
       this.state.validatePasswordError ||
       this.state.nameValidationError ||
       this.state.mailValidationError ||
-      this.state.passwordValidationError ||
+      this.state.passwordConfirmationError ||
       this.state.displayNameValidationError ||
       this.isFalsy(user.name) ||
       this.isFalsy(user.displayName)
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ class UserForm extends React.Component<Props, State> {
     const user = this.state.user;
 
     let nameField = null;
+    let passwordFields = null;
     if (!this.props.user) {
       nameField = (
         <InputField
@@ -100,6 +101,28 @@ class UserForm extends React.Component<Props, State> {
           helpText={t("help.usernameHelpText")}
         />
       );
+      passwordFields = (
+        <>
+          <InputField
+            label={t("user.password")}
+            type="password"
+            onChange={this.handlePasswordChange}
+            value={user ? user.password : ""}
+            validationError={this.state.validatePasswordError}
+            errorMessage={t("validation.password-invalid")}
+            helpText={t("help.passwordHelpText")}
+          />
+          <InputField
+            label={t("validation.validatePassword")}
+            type="password"
+            onChange={this.handlePasswordValidationChange}
+            value={this.state ? this.state.validatePassword : ""}
+            validationError={this.state.passwordConfirmationError}
+            errorMessage={t("validation.passwordValidation-invalid")}
+            helpText={t("help.passwordConfirmHelpText")}
+          />
+        </>
+      );
     }
     return (
       <form onSubmit={this.submit}>
@@ -120,24 +143,7 @@ class UserForm extends React.Component<Props, State> {
           errorMessage={t("validation.mail-invalid")}
           helpText={t("help.mailHelpText")}
         />
-        <InputField
-          label={t("user.password")}
-          type="password"
-          onChange={this.handlePasswordChange}
-          value={user ? user.password : ""}
-          validationError={this.state.validatePasswordError}
-          errorMessage={t("validation.password-invalid")}
-          helpText={t("help.passwordHelpText")}
-        />
-        <InputField
-          label={t("validation.validatePassword")}
-          type="password"
-          onChange={this.handlePasswordValidationChange}
-          value={this.state ? this.state.validatePassword : ""}
-          validationError={this.state.passwordValidationError}
-          errorMessage={t("validation.passwordValidation-invalid")}
-          helpText={t("help.passwordConfirmHelpText")}
-        />
+        {passwordFields}
         <Checkbox
           label={t("user.admin")}
           onChange={this.handleAdminChange}
@@ -189,7 +195,7 @@ class UserForm extends React.Component<Props, State> {
     );
     this.setState({
       validatePasswordError: !userValidator.isPasswordValid(password),
-      passwordValidationError: validatePasswordError,
+      passwordConfirmationError: validatePasswordError,
       user: { ...this.state.user, password }
     });
   };
@@ -201,7 +207,7 @@ class UserForm extends React.Component<Props, State> {
     );
     this.setState({
       validatePassword,
-      passwordValidationError: !validatePasswordError
+      passwordConfirmationError: !validatePasswordError
     });
   };
 
diff --git a/scm-ui/src/users/components/navLinks/SetPasswordNavLink.js b/scm-ui/src/users/components/navLinks/SetPasswordNavLink.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..43b7a4b5a4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scm-ui/src/users/components/navLinks/SetPasswordNavLink.js
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+//@flow
+import React from "react";
+import { translate } from "react-i18next";
+import type { User } from "@scm-manager/ui-types";
+import { NavLink } from "@scm-manager/ui-components";
+
+type Props = {
+  t: string => string,
+  user: User,
+  passwordUrl: String
+};
+
+class ChangePasswordNavLink extends React.Component<Props> {
+  render() {
+    const { t, passwordUrl } = this.props;
+
+    if (!this.hasPermissionToSetPassword()) {
+      return null;
+    }
+    return <NavLink label={t("set-password-button.label")} to={passwordUrl} />;
+  }
+
+  hasPermissionToSetPassword = () => {
+    return this.props.user._links.password;
+  };
+}
+
+export default translate("users")(ChangePasswordNavLink);
diff --git a/scm-ui/src/users/components/navLinks/SetPasswordNavLink.test.js b/scm-ui/src/users/components/navLinks/SetPasswordNavLink.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..75ce4e58cf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scm-ui/src/users/components/navLinks/SetPasswordNavLink.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+import React from "react";
+import { shallow } from "enzyme";
+import "../../../tests/enzyme";
+import "../../../tests/i18n";
+import ChangePasswordNavLink from "./SetPasswordNavLink";
+
+it("should render nothing, if the password link is missing", () => {
+  const user = {
+    _links: {}
+  };
+
+  const navLink = shallow(
+    <ChangePasswordNavLink user={user} passwordUrl="/user/password" />
+  );
+  expect(navLink.text()).toBe("");
+});
+
+it("should render the navLink", () => {
+  const user = {
+    _links: {
+      password: {
+        href: "/password"
+      }
+    }
+  };
+
+  const navLink = shallow(
+    <ChangePasswordNavLink user={user} passwordUrl="/user/password" />
+  );
+  expect(navLink.text()).not.toBe("");
+});
diff --git a/scm-ui/src/users/components/navLinks/index.js b/scm-ui/src/users/components/navLinks/index.js
index a3ccd16a32..a6d8370c00 100644
--- a/scm-ui/src/users/components/navLinks/index.js
+++ b/scm-ui/src/users/components/navLinks/index.js
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 export { default as DeleteUserNavLink } from "./DeleteUserNavLink";
 export { default as EditUserNavLink } from "./EditUserNavLink";
+export { default as SetPasswordNavLink } from "./SetPasswordNavLink";
diff --git a/scm-ui/src/users/components/updatePassword.js b/scm-ui/src/users/components/updatePassword.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3915c90bd9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scm-ui/src/users/components/updatePassword.js
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+//@flow
+import { apiClient } from "@scm-manager/ui-components";
+const CONTENT_TYPE_PASSWORD_OVERWRITE =
+  "application/vnd.scmm-passwordOverwrite+json;v=2";
+
+export function updatePassword(url: string, password: string) {
+  return apiClient
+    .put(url, { newPassword: password }, CONTENT_TYPE_PASSWORD_OVERWRITE)
+    .then(response => {
+      return response;
+    })
+    .catch(err => {
+      return { error: err };
+    });
+}
diff --git a/scm-ui/src/users/components/updatePassword.test.js b/scm-ui/src/users/components/updatePassword.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a5762406b2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scm-ui/src/users/components/updatePassword.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+//@flow
+import fetchMock from "fetch-mock";
+import { updatePassword } from "./updatePassword";
+
+describe("get content type", () => {
+  const PASSWORD_URL = "/users/testuser/password";
+  const password = "testpw123";
+
+  afterEach(() => {
+    fetchMock.reset();
+    fetchMock.restore();
+  });
+
+  it("should update password", done => {
+
+    fetchMock.put("/api/v2" + PASSWORD_URL, 204);
+
+    updatePassword(PASSWORD_URL, password).then(content => {
+
+      done();
+    });
+  });
+});
diff --git a/scm-ui/src/users/containers/SingleUser.js b/scm-ui/src/users/containers/SingleUser.js
index ed5d6df0c3..5f20598962 100644
--- a/scm-ui/src/users/containers/SingleUser.js
+++ b/scm-ui/src/users/containers/SingleUser.js
@@ -24,9 +24,14 @@ import {
   getDeleteUserFailure
 } from "../modules/users";
 
-import { DeleteUserNavLink, EditUserNavLink } from "./../components/navLinks";
+import {
+  DeleteUserNavLink,
+  EditUserNavLink,
+  SetPasswordNavLink
+} from "./../components/navLinks";
 import { translate } from "react-i18next";
 import { getUsersLink } from "../../modules/indexResource";
+import SetUserPassword from "../components/SetUserPassword";
 
 type Props = {
   name: string,
@@ -97,6 +102,10 @@ class SingleUser extends React.Component<Props> {
               path={`${url}/edit`}
               component={() => <EditUser user={user} />}
             />
+            <Route
+              path={`${url}/password`}
+              component={() => <SetUserPassword user={user} />}
+            />
           </div>
           <div className="column">
             <Navigation>
@@ -106,6 +115,10 @@ class SingleUser extends React.Component<Props> {
                   label={t("single-user.information-label")}
                 />
                 <EditUserNavLink user={user} editUrl={`${url}/edit`} />
+                <SetPasswordNavLink
+                  user={user}
+                  passwordUrl={`${url}/password`}
+                />
               </Section>
               <Section label={t("single-user.actions-label")}>
                 <DeleteUserNavLink user={user} deleteUser={this.deleteUser} />