diff --git a/src/components/views/auth/PassphraseField.tsx b/src/components/views/auth/PassphraseField.tsx
index 2f5064447e..b420ed0872 100644
--- a/src/components/views/auth/PassphraseField.tsx
+++ b/src/components/views/auth/PassphraseField.tsx
@@ -40,11 +40,7 @@ interface IProps {
     onValidate(result: IValidationResult);
 }
 
-interface IState {
-    complexity: zxcvbn.ZXCVBNResult;
-}
-
-class PassphraseField extends PureComponent<IProps, IState> {
+class PassphraseField extends PureComponent<IProps> {
     static defaultProps = {
         label: _td("Password"),
         labelEnterPassword: _td("Enter password"),
@@ -52,14 +48,16 @@ class PassphraseField extends PureComponent<IProps, IState> {
         labelAllowedButUnsafe: _td("Password is allowed, but unsafe"),
     };
 
-    state = { complexity: null };
-
-    public readonly validate = withValidation<this>({
-        description: function() {
-            const complexity = this.state.complexity;
+    public readonly validate = withValidation<this, zxcvbn.ZXCVBNResult>({
+        description: function(complexity) {
             const score = complexity ? complexity.score : 0;
             return <progress className="mx_PassphraseField_progress" max={4} value={score} />;
         },
+        deriveData: async ({ value }) => {
+            if (!value) return null;
+            const { scorePassword } = await import('../../../utils/PasswordScorer');
+            return scorePassword(value);
+        },
         rules: [
             {
                 key: "required",
@@ -68,28 +66,24 @@ class PassphraseField extends PureComponent<IProps, IState> {
             },
             {
                 key: "complexity",
-                test: async function({ value }) {
+                test: async function({ value }, complexity) {
                     if (!value) {
                         return false;
                     }
-                    const { scorePassword } = await import('../../../utils/PasswordScorer');
-                    const complexity = scorePassword(value);
-                    this.setState({ complexity });
                     const safe = complexity.score >= this.props.minScore;
                     const allowUnsafe = SdkConfig.get()["dangerously_allow_unsafe_and_insecure_passwords"];
                     return allowUnsafe || safe;
                 },
-                valid: function() {
+                valid: function(complexity) {
                     // Unsafe passwords that are valid are only possible through a
                     // configuration flag. We'll print some helper text to signal
                     // to the user that their password is allowed, but unsafe.
-                    if (this.state.complexity.score >= this.props.minScore) {
+                    if (complexity.score >= this.props.minScore) {
                         return _t(this.props.labelStrongPassword);
                     }
                     return _t(this.props.labelAllowedButUnsafe);
                 },
-                invalid: function() {
-                    const complexity = this.state.complexity;
+                invalid: function(complexity) {
                     if (!complexity) {
                         return null;
                     }
diff --git a/src/components/views/elements/Validation.tsx b/src/components/views/elements/Validation.tsx
index 50544c9f51..55e5714719 100644
--- a/src/components/views/elements/Validation.tsx
+++ b/src/components/views/elements/Validation.tsx
@@ -21,18 +21,19 @@ import classNames from "classnames";
 
 type Data = Pick<IFieldState, "value" | "allowEmpty">;
 
-interface IRule<T> {
+interface IRule<T, D = void> {
     key: string;
     final?: boolean;
-    skip?(this: T, data: Data): boolean;
-    test(this: T, data: Data): boolean | Promise<boolean>;
-    valid?(this: T): string;
-    invalid?(this: T): string;
+    skip?(this: T, data: Data, derivedData: D): boolean;
+    test(this: T, data: Data, derivedData: D): boolean | Promise<boolean>;
+    valid?(this: T, derivedData: D): string;
+    invalid?(this: T, derivedData: D): string;
 }
 
-interface IArgs<T> {
-    rules: IRule<T>[];
-    description(this: T): React.ReactChild;
+interface IArgs<T, D = void> {
+    rules: IRule<T, D>[];
+    description(this: T, derivedData: D): React.ReactChild;
+    deriveData?(data: Data): Promise<D>;
 }
 
 export interface IFieldState {
@@ -53,6 +54,10 @@ export interface IValidationResult {
  * @param {Function} description
  *     Function that returns a string summary of the kind of value that will
  *     meet the validation rules. Shown at the top of the validation feedback.
+ * @param {Function} deriveData
+ *     Optional function that returns a Promise to an object of generic type D.
+ *     The result of this Promise is passed to rule methods `skip`, `test`, `valid`, and `invalid`.
+ *     Useful for doing calculations per-value update once rather than in each of the above rule methods.
  * @param {Object} rules
  *     An array of rules describing how to check to input value. Each rule in an object
  *     and may have the following properties:
@@ -66,7 +71,7 @@ export interface IValidationResult {
  *     A validation function that takes in the current input value and returns
  *     the overall validity and a feedback UI that can be rendered for more detail.
  */
-export default function withValidation<T = undefined>({ description, rules }: IArgs<T>) {
+export default function withValidation<T = undefined, D = void>({ description, deriveData, rules }: IArgs<T, D>) {
     return async function onValidate({ value, focused, allowEmpty = true }: IFieldState): Promise<IValidationResult> {
         if (!value && allowEmpty) {
             return {
@@ -75,6 +80,9 @@ export default function withValidation<T = undefined>({ description, rules }: IA
             };
         }
 
+        const data = { value, allowEmpty };
+        const derivedData = deriveData ? await deriveData(data) : undefined;
+
         const results = [];
         let valid = true;
         if (rules && rules.length) {
@@ -87,20 +95,18 @@ export default function withValidation<T = undefined>({ description, rules }: IA
                     continue;
                 }
 
-                const data = { value, allowEmpty };
-
-                if (rule.skip && rule.skip.call(this, data)) {
+                if (rule.skip && rule.skip.call(this, data, derivedData)) {
                     continue;
                 }
 
                 // We're setting `this` to whichever component holds the validation
                 // function. That allows rules to access the state of the component.
-                const ruleValid = await rule.test.call(this, data);
+                const ruleValid = await rule.test.call(this, data, derivedData);
                 valid = valid && ruleValid;
                 if (ruleValid && rule.valid) {
                     // If the rule's result is valid and has text to show for
                     // the valid state, show it.
-                    const text = rule.valid.call(this);
+                    const text = rule.valid.call(this, derivedData);
                     if (!text) {
                         continue;
                     }
@@ -112,7 +118,7 @@ export default function withValidation<T = undefined>({ description, rules }: IA
                 } else if (!ruleValid && rule.invalid) {
                     // If the rule's result is invalid and has text to show for
                     // the invalid state, show it.
-                    const text = rule.invalid.call(this);
+                    const text = rule.invalid.call(this, derivedData);
                     if (!text) {
                         continue;
                     }
@@ -153,7 +159,7 @@ export default function withValidation<T = undefined>({ description, rules }: IA
         if (description) {
             // We're setting `this` to whichever component holds the validation
             // function. That allows rules to access the state of the component.
-            const content = description.call(this);
+            const content = description.call(this, derivedData);
             summary = <div className="mx_Validation_description">{content}</div>;
         }