diff --git a/backend/apid/middlewares/authorization_attributes.go b/backend/apid/middlewares/authorization_attributes.go
index cffa691c63..ca748cd313 100644
--- a/backend/apid/middlewares/authorization_attributes.go
+++ b/backend/apid/middlewares/authorization_attributes.go
@@ -93,9 +93,8 @@ func (a AuthorizationAttributes) Then(next http.Handler) http.Handler {
 				attrs.Resource = types.LocalSelfUserResource
 			}
 
-			// Change the resource to LocalSelfUserResource if a user tries to change
-			// its own password
-			if attrs.Verb == "update" && vars["subresource"] == "password" {
+			switch vars["subresource"] {
+			case "password", "change_password":
 				attrs.Resource = types.LocalSelfUserResource
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/backend/apid/routers/users.go b/backend/apid/routers/users.go
index 2b81d4e913..9a200a1206 100644
--- a/backend/apid/routers/users.go
+++ b/backend/apid/routers/users.go
@@ -59,6 +59,9 @@ func (r *UsersRouter) Mount(parent *mux.Router) {
 	// Password change & reset
 	routes.Path("{id}/{subresource:password}", r.updatePassword).Methods(http.MethodPut)
 	routes.Path("{id}/{subresource:reset_password}", r.resetPassword).Methods(http.MethodPut)
+
+	// password update from web ui
+	routes.Path("{id}/{subresource:change_password}", r.changePasswordFromWeb).Methods(http.MethodPut)
 }
 
 func (r *UsersRouter) get(req *http.Request) (interface{}, error) {
@@ -153,6 +156,35 @@ func (r *UsersRouter) updatePassword(req *http.Request) (interface{}, error) {
 	return nil, err
 }
 
+// changePasswordFromWeb updates user password when requests are sent from web UI
+func (r *UsersRouter) changePasswordFromWeb(req *http.Request) (interface{}, error) {
+	params := map[string]string{}
+	if err := UnmarshalBody(req, &params); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	vars := mux.Vars(req)
+	username, err := url.PathUnescape(vars["id"])
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	newPassword := params["password_new"]
+	oldPassword := params["password"]
+
+	user, err := r.controller.AuthenticateUser(req.Context(), username, oldPassword)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	// set new password for updating into store
+	user.Password = newPassword
+
+	// Remove any old password hash
+	user.PasswordHash = ""
+	err = r.controller.CreateOrReplace(req.Context(), user)
+	return nil, err
+}
+
 // resetPassword updates a user password without any kind of verification
 func (r *UsersRouter) resetPassword(req *http.Request) (interface{}, error) {
 	params := map[string]string{}
diff --git a/backend/apid/routers/users_test.go b/backend/apid/routers/users_test.go
index 7d8b0cfe59..039e3cf9f3 100644
--- a/backend/apid/routers/users_test.go
+++ b/backend/apid/routers/users_test.go
@@ -235,6 +235,21 @@ func TestUsersRouter(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 			wantStatusCode: http.StatusCreated,
 		},
+		{
+			name:   "update password from web ui",
+			method: http.MethodPut,
+			path:   path.Join(fixture.URIPath(), "change_password"),
+			body:   []byte(`{"username":"foo","password":"admin123","password_new":"admin123"}`),
+			controllerFunc: func(c *mockUserController) {
+				c.On("AuthenticateUser", mock.Anything, mock.Anything, mock.Anything).
+					Return(&corev2.User{Username: "foo", Password: "admin123", PasswordHash: "admin123_hash"}, nil).
+					Once()
+				c.On("CreateOrReplace", mock.Anything, mock.Anything).
+					Return(nil).
+					Once()
+			},
+			wantStatusCode: http.StatusCreated,
+		},
 	}
 	for _, tt := range tests {
 		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {