diff --git a/openslides/users/pdf.py b/openslides/users/pdf.py
index 757271aa1..d3a7555d7 100644
--- a/openslides/users/pdf.py
+++ b/openslides/users/pdf.py
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ def users_passwords_to_pdf(pdf):
                      stylesheet['formfield']))
         cell2.append(Paragraph(escape(user.username),
                      stylesheet['formfield_value']))
-        cell2.append(Paragraph("%s:" % _("Password"),
+        cell2.append(Paragraph("%s:" % _("Initial password"),
                      stylesheet['formfield']))
         cell2.append(Paragraph(escape(user.default_password),
                      stylesheet['formfield_value']))
diff --git a/openslides/users/static/js/users/site.js b/openslides/users/static/js/users/site.js
index 980b406d7..fd3a04cbf 100644
--- a/openslides/users/static/js/users/site.js
+++ b/openslides/users/static/js/users/site.js
@@ -92,6 +92,16 @@ angular.module('OpenSlidesApp.users.site', ['OpenSlidesApp.users'])
             url: '/password',
             controller: 'UserPasswordCtrl',
         })
+        .state('users.user.change-password', {
+            url: '/change-password/{id}',
+            controller: 'UserChangePasswordCtrl',
+            templateUrl: 'static/templates/users/user-change-password.html',
+            resolve: {
+                user: function(User, $stateParams) {
+                    return User.find($stateParams.id);
+                }
+            }
+        })
         .state('users.user.import', {
             url: '/import',
             controller: 'UserImportCtrl',
@@ -226,6 +236,24 @@ angular.module('OpenSlidesApp.users.site', ['OpenSlidesApp.users'])
     }
 ])
 
+.factory('PasswordGenerator', [
+    function () {
+        return {
+            generate: function (length) {
+                if (!length) {
+                    length = 8;
+                }
+                var chars = 'abcdefghijkmnpqrstuvwxyzABCDEFGHJKLMNPQRSTUVWXYZ23456789',
+                pw = '';
+                for (var i = 0; i < length; ++i) {
+                    pw += chars.charAt(Math.floor(Math.random() * chars.length));
+                }
+                return pw;
+            }
+        };
+    }
+])
+
 // Service for generic assignment form (create and update)
 .factory('UserForm', [
     '$http',
@@ -233,7 +261,8 @@ angular.module('OpenSlidesApp.users.site', ['OpenSlidesApp.users'])
     'Editor',
     'Group',
     'Mediafile',
-    function ($http, gettextCatalog, Editor, Group, Mediafile) {
+    'PasswordGenerator',
+    function ($http, gettextCatalog, Editor, Group, Mediafile, PasswordGenerator) {
         return {
             // ngDialog for user form
             getDialog: function (user) {
@@ -315,21 +344,17 @@ angular.module('OpenSlidesApp.users.site', ['OpenSlidesApp.users'])
                     key: 'default_password',
                     type: 'input',
                     templateOptions: {
-                        label: gettextCatalog.getString('Default password'),
-                        description: '',
-                        addonRight: { text: 'Reset', class: 'fa fa-undo', onClick:
-                            function (options, scope) {
-                                $http.post(
-                                    '/rest/users/user/' + scope.model.id + '/reset_password/',
-                                    {'password': scope.model.default_password})
-                                .then(function() {
-                                    options.templateOptions.description =
-                                        gettextCatalog.getString('Password successfully resetted to:') +
-                                        ' ' + scope.model.default_password;
-                                });
+                        label: gettextCatalog.getString('Initial password'),
+                        description: gettextCatalog.getString('Initial password can not be changed.'),
+                        addonRight: {
+                            text: gettextCatalog.getString('Generate'),
+                            class: 'fa fa-magic',
+                            onClick:function (options, scope) {
+                                scope.$parent.model.default_password = PasswordGenerator.generate();
                             }
                         }
-                    }
+                    },
+                    hide: !hideOnCreateForm
                 },
                 {
                     key: 'comment',
@@ -613,6 +638,39 @@ angular.module('OpenSlidesApp.users.site', ['OpenSlidesApp.users'])
     }
 ])
 
+.controller('UserChangePasswordCtrl', [
+    '$scope',
+    '$state',
+    '$http',
+    'User',
+    'user',
+    'gettextCatalog',
+    'PasswordGenerator',
+    function($scope, $state, $http, User, user, gettextCatalog, PasswordGenerator) {
+        User.bindOne(user.id, $scope, 'user');
+        $scope.alert={};
+        $scope.generatePassword = function () {
+            $scope.new_password = PasswordGenerator.generate();
+        };
+        $scope.save = function (user) {
+            if ($scope.new_password !== '') {
+                $http.post(
+                    '/rest/users/user/' + user.id + '/reset_password/',
+                    {'password': $scope.new_password}
+                ).then(
+                    function (success) {
+                        $scope.alert = {type: 'success', msg: success.data.detail, show: true};
+                        $scope.new_password = '';
+                    },
+                    function (error) {
+                        $scope.alert = {type: 'danger', msg: error.data.detail, show: true};
+                    }
+                );
+            }
+        };
+    }
+])
+
 .controller('UserPasswordCtrl', [
     '$scope',
     '$state',
diff --git a/openslides/users/static/templates/users/user-change-password.html b/openslides/users/static/templates/users/user-change-password.html
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..909aee194
--- /dev/null
+++ b/openslides/users/static/templates/users/user-change-password.html
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+<div class="header">
+  <div class="title">
+    <div class="submenu">
+      <a ui-sref="users.user.list" class="btn btn-sm btn-default">
+        <i class="fa fa-angle-double-left fa-lg"></i>
+        <translate>Back to overview</translate>
+      </a>
+    </div>
+    <h1 translate>Change password for {{ user.get_short_name() }}</h1>
+  </div>
+</div>
+
+<div class="details">
+  <form name="userForm">
+    <h3 class="text-danger" style="margin-top: 0;">
+      <i class="fa fa-exclamation-triangle"></i>
+      <translate>You override the personally set password of</translate> {{ user.get_short_name() }}!
+    </h3>
+    <uib-alert ng-show="alert.show" type="{{ alert.type }}" ng-click="alert={}" close="alert={}">
+      {{ alert.msg }}
+    </uib-alert>
+    <div class="form-group">
+      <label for="inputOldPassword" translate>New password</label>
+      <div class="input-group">
+        <input type="text"
+           ng-model="new_password"
+           class="form-control"
+           name="inputNewPassword"
+           required>
+        </input>
+        <div class="input-group-addon pointer" ng-click="generatePassword()">
+          <i class="fa fa-magic"></i>
+          <translate>Generate</translate>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+      <div class="spacer-top">
+        <span uib-tooltip="{{ 'Initial password can not be changed.' | translate }}">
+          <i class="fa fa-info-circle"></i>
+          <translate>Initial password</translate>: {{ user.default_password }}
+        </span>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+    <button type="submit" ng-click="save(user)" class="btn btn-primary" translate>
+      Change password
+    </button>
+    <button ui-sref="users.user.list" class="btn btn-default" translate>
+      Cancel
+    </button>
+  </form>
+</div>
diff --git a/openslides/users/static/templates/users/user-list.html b/openslides/users/static/templates/users/user-list.html
index 5e1d1c91e..f49a93748 100644
--- a/openslides/users/static/templates/users/user-list.html
+++ b/openslides/users/static/templates/users/user-list.html
@@ -199,6 +199,7 @@
           <div ng-if="user.number"> {{ user.number }} </div>
           <div os-perms="users.can_manage" class="hoverActions" ng-class="{'hiddenDiv': !user.hover}">
             <a href="" ng-click="openDialog(user)" translate>Edit</a> |
+            <a ui-sref="users.user.change-password({id: user.id})" translate>Change password</a> |
             <a href="" class="text-danger"
                 ng-bootbox-confirm="{{ 'Are you sure you want to delete this entry?' | translate }}<br>
                 <b>{{ user.get_short_name() }}</b>"
diff --git a/openslides/users/views.py b/openslides/users/views.py
index 625a323b2..3f5ad9b7f 100644
--- a/openslides/users/views.py
+++ b/openslides/users/views.py
@@ -160,11 +160,12 @@ class UserViewSet(ModelViewSet):
         View to reset the password using the requested password.
         """
         user = self.get_object()
-        if request.data.get('password'):
-            user.default_password = request.data['password']
-        user.set_password(user.default_password)
-        user.save()
-        return Response({'detail': _('Password successfully reset.')})
+        if isinstance(request.data.get('password'), str):
+            user.set_password(request.data.get('password'))
+            user.save()
+            return Response({'detail': _('Password successfully reset.')})
+        else:
+            raise ValidationError({'detail': 'Password has to be a string.'})
 
 
 class GroupViewSetMetadata(SimpleMetadata):
diff --git a/tests/integration/users/test_viewset.py b/tests/integration/users/test_viewset.py
index bf74eb58a..a1d38d550 100644
--- a/tests/integration/users/test_viewset.py
+++ b/tests/integration/users/test_viewset.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ from rest_framework.test import APIClient
 
 from openslides.core.config import config
 from openslides.users.models import Group, User
+from openslides.users.serializers import UserFullSerializer
 from openslides.utils.test import TestCase
 
 
@@ -172,17 +173,22 @@ class UserResetPassword(TestCase):
         self.assertTrue(User.objects.get(pk=user.pk).check_password(
             'new_password_Yuuh8OoQueePahngohy3_new'))
 
-    def test_reset_to_default(self):
+    """
+    Tests whether a random password is set as default and actual password
+    if no default password is provided.
+    """
+    def test_set_random_initial_password(self):
         admin_client = APIClient()
         admin_client.login(username='admin', password='admin')
-        user = User.objects.create(username='Test name ooMoa4ou4mohn2eo1ree')
-        user.default_password = 'new_password_Yuuh8OoQueePahngohy3'
+
+        serializer = UserFullSerializer()
+        user = serializer.create({'username': 'Test name 9gt043qwvnj2d0cr'})
         user.save()
-        response = admin_client.post(
-            reverse('user-reset-password', args=[user.pk]), {})
-        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, status.HTTP_200_OK)
-        self.assertTrue(User.objects.get(pk=user.pk).check_password(
-            'new_password_Yuuh8OoQueePahngohy3'))
+
+        default_password = User.objects.get(pk=user.pk).default_password
+        self.assertIsNotNone(default_password)
+        self.assertEqual(len(default_password), 8)
+        self.assertTrue(User.objects.get(pk=user.pk).check_password(default_password))
 
 
 class GroupReceive(TestCase):