diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 1b85e1c6c..9d0f1c705 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ install:
         $(INSTALL) -D -t $(BIN_DIR) bin/plinth
 	$(INSTALL) -D -t $(LIB_DIR)/freedombox bin/freedombox-privileged
 	$(INSTALL) -D -t $(BIN_DIR) bin/freedombox-cmd
+	$(INSTALL) -D -t $(BIN_DIR) bin/freedombox-change-password
 
 	# Static web server files
 	rm -rf $(STATIC_FILES_DIRECTORY)
diff --git a/bin/freedombox-change-password b/bin/freedombox-change-password
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..d9e2f9dac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/freedombox-change-password
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+#!/usr/bin/python3
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-or-later
+"""
+Utility to change user password in FreedomBox's Django database.
+
+Usage:
+$ freedombox-change-password <username>
+"""
+
+import argparse
+import getpass
+import sys
+
+import plinth.web_framework
+from plinth.modules.users import privileged
+
+
+def main():
+    """Ask for new password, setup Django and update a user's password."""
+    try:
+        plinth.web_framework.init()
+    except Exception:
+        _print('Error initializing Django.')
+        return
+
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
+    parser.add_argument('username',
+                        help='Username of the account to change password for')
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+
+    username = args.username
+    password = getpass.getpass('Enter new password: ')
+
+    try:
+        _change_password(username, password)
+        privileged._set_user_password(username, password)
+        privileged._set_samba_user(username, password)
+        _print('Password updated in web interface, LDAP, and samba databases.')
+    except Exception as exception:
+        _print('Error setting password:', str(exception))
+
+
+def _print(*args, **kwargs):
+    """Write to stderr."""
+    print(*args, **kwargs, file=sys.stderr)
+
+
+def _change_password(username: str, password: str):
+    """Update the password in SQLite database file."""
+    from django.contrib.auth.models import User
+    try:
+        user = User.objects.get(username=username)
+        user.set_password(password)
+        user.save()
+    except User.DoesNotExist:
+        _print('User account does not exist:', username)
+        raise
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main()