diff --git a/backend/core/core.js b/backend/core/core.js
index 504d53e..4f3dfa2 100644
--- a/backend/core/core.js
+++ b/backend/core/core.js
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ async function getUser({ user_id, username, include_password = false }) {
 async function editUser({ requester_id, user_id, user_content }) {
 	const valid_settings = ['display_name', 'password', 'role']; // Valid settings that can be changed
 
-	let user = await getUser({ user_id: user_id });
+	let user = await getUser({ user_id: user_id, include_password: true });
 	if (!user.success) return _r(false, "User not found");
 	user = user.data;
 
@@ -113,6 +113,11 @@ async function editUser({ requester_id, user_id, user_content }) {
 	if (!valid_settings.includes(setting_name)) return _r(false, "Invalid setting.");
 
 	if (setting_name == 'password'){
+		// Check if current password value is correct
+		const password_match = await bcrypt.compare(user_content.original_password, user.password);
+		if (!password_match) return _r(false, "Incorrect password")
+
+		// If successful, compute new password hash
 		user_content.value = await bcrypt.hash(user_content.value, 10);
 	}
 
diff --git a/frontend/views/themes/default/js/editAuthor.js b/frontend/views/themes/default/js/editAuthor.js
index 343ad78..f80fec8 100644
--- a/frontend/views/themes/default/js/editAuthor.js
+++ b/frontend/views/themes/default/js/editAuthor.js
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ async function changeValue(setting_name, element) {
 
 	// TODO: On failure, notify the user
 	if (response.body.success) {
-		alert("Successfully changed password");
+		alert("Successfully changed setting.");
 	}
 }
 const change_password_dialog = qs("#change-password-dialog");
@@ -29,9 +29,19 @@ function changePasswordInputUpdate() {
 	return (status.innerHTML = " ");
 }
 
-function sendPasswordUpdate() {
+async function sendPasswordUpdate() {
 	const new_password_1 = qs("#cp-new-1");
-	// Check fields match
-	// Send post update
-	changeValue("password", new_password_1);
+	const original_password_value = qs("#cp-current").value
+
+	const form = {
+		setting_name: "password",
+		value: new_password_1.value,
+		original_password: original_password_value,
+		id: window.location.href.split("/")[4],
+	};
+	const response = await request(`/api/web/user`, "PATCH", form);
+
+	if (response.body.success) {
+		alert("Successfully changed password");
+	}
 }
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