diff --git a/src/components/structures/auth/ForgotPassword.js b/src/components/structures/auth/ForgotPassword.js
index 5a39fe9fd9..45270323b0 100644
--- a/src/components/structures/auth/ForgotPassword.js
+++ b/src/components/structures/auth/ForgotPassword.js
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ limitations under the License.
 
 import React from 'react';
 import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
-import { _t } from '../../../languageHandler';
+import { _t, _td } from '../../../languageHandler';
 import * as sdk from '../../../index';
 import Modal from "../../../Modal";
 import PasswordReset from "../../../PasswordReset";
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@ import classNames from 'classnames';
 import AuthPage from "../../views/auth/AuthPage";
 import CountlyAnalytics from "../../../CountlyAnalytics";
 import ServerPicker from "../../views/elements/ServerPicker";
+import PassphraseField from '../../views/auth/PassphraseField';
+
+const PASSWORD_MIN_SCORE = 3; // safely unguessable: moderate protection from offline slow-hash scenario.
 
 // Phases
 // Show the forgot password inputs
@@ -135,10 +138,14 @@ export default class ForgotPassword extends React.Component {
         // refresh the server errors, just in case the server came back online
         await this._checkServerLiveliness(this.props.serverConfig);
 
+        await this['password_field'].validate({ allowEmpty: false });
+
         if (!this.state.email) {
             this.showErrorDialog(_t('The email address linked to your account must be entered.'));
         } else if (!this.state.password || !this.state.password2) {
             this.showErrorDialog(_t('A new password must be entered.'));
+        } else if (!this.state.passwordFieldValid) {
+            this.showErrorDialog(_t('Please choose a strong password'));
         } else if (this.state.password !== this.state.password2) {
             this.showErrorDialog(_t('New passwords must match each other.'));
         } else {
@@ -184,6 +191,12 @@ export default class ForgotPassword extends React.Component {
         });
     }
 
+    onPasswordValidate(result) {
+        this.setState({
+            passwordFieldValid: result.valid,
+        });
+    }
+
     renderForgot() {
         const Field = sdk.getComponent('elements.Field');
 
@@ -228,12 +241,15 @@ export default class ForgotPassword extends React.Component {
                     />
                 </div>
                 <div className="mx_AuthBody_fieldRow">
-                    <Field
+                    <PassphraseField
                         name="reset_password"
                         type="password"
-                        label={_t('New Password')}
+                        label={_td('New Password')}
                         value={this.state.password}
+                        minScore={PASSWORD_MIN_SCORE}
                         onChange={this.onInputChanged.bind(this, "password")}
+                        fieldRef={field => this['password_field'] = field}
+                        onValidate={(result) => this.onPasswordValidate(result)}
                         onFocus={() => CountlyAnalytics.instance.track("onboarding_forgot_password_newPassword_focus")}
                         onBlur={() => CountlyAnalytics.instance.track("onboarding_forgot_password_newPassword_blur")}
                         autoComplete="new-password"
diff --git a/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json b/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json
index 833a8c7838..9539b3096e 100644
--- a/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json
+++ b/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json
@@ -2662,6 +2662,7 @@
     "Failed to send email": "Failed to send email",
     "The email address linked to your account must be entered.": "The email address linked to your account must be entered.",
     "A new password must be entered.": "A new password must be entered.",
+    "Please choose a strong password": "Please choose a strong password",
     "New passwords must match each other.": "New passwords must match each other.",
     "Changing your password will reset any end-to-end encryption keys on all of your sessions, making encrypted chat history unreadable. Set up Key Backup or export your room keys from another session before resetting your password.": "Changing your password will reset any end-to-end encryption keys on all of your sessions, making encrypted chat history unreadable. Set up Key Backup or export your room keys from another session before resetting your password.",
     "New Password": "New Password",