diff --git a/openslides/participant/models.py b/openslides/participant/models.py
index 83665c344..e7ec19a31 100644
--- a/openslides/participant/models.py
+++ b/openslides/participant/models.py
@@ -55,8 +55,11 @@ class Profile(models.Model):
         )
 
 def set_first_user_passwords():
+    count = 0
     for user in Profile.objects.filter(Q(firstpassword='') | Q(firstpassword__isnull=True)):
+        count = count + 1
         user.firstpassword = gen_password()
         user.user.set_password(user.firstpassword)
         user.user.save()
         user.save()
+        return count
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/openslides/participant/views.py b/openslides/participant/views.py
index 35cacb025..d72c8e70e 100644
--- a/openslides/participant/views.py
+++ b/openslides/participant/views.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ from django.contrib.auth.decorators import login_required
 from django.contrib.auth.forms import SetPasswordForm
 from django.contrib import messages
 from django.core.urlresolvers import reverse
-from django.utils.translation import ugettext as _
+from django.utils.translation import ugettext as _, ungettext
 
 from participant.models import Profile, set_first_user_passwords
 from participant.api import gen_username
@@ -287,7 +287,11 @@ def user_import(request):
 
 @permission_required('participant.can_manage_participant')
 def gen_passwords(request):
-    set_first_user_passwords()
+    count = set_first_user_passwords()
+    if count:
+        messages.success(request, ungettext('%s Password was successfully generated.', '%s Passwords were successfully generated.', count ) % count)
+    else:
+        messages.info(request, _('There are no participants which need a first time password. No passwords generated.') )
     return redirect(reverse('user_overview'))