diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/auth/authenticator.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/auth/authenticator.ex
index 01bf1575c4..95be892cd6 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/auth/authenticator.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/auth/authenticator.ex
@@ -10,4 +10,9 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.Auth.Authenticator do
   @callback handle_error(Plug.Conn.t(), any()) :: any()
   @callback auth_template() :: String.t() | nil
   @callback oauth_consumer_template() :: String.t() | nil
+
+  @callback change_password(Pleroma.User.t(), String.t(), String.t(), String.t()) ::
+              {:ok, Pleroma.User.t()} | {:error, term()}
+
+  @optional_callbacks change_password: 4
 end
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/auth/pleroma_authenticator.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/auth/pleroma_authenticator.ex
index 09a58eb66b..0da3f19fce 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/auth/pleroma_authenticator.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/auth/pleroma_authenticator.ex
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.Auth.PleromaAuthenticator do
   alias Pleroma.Registration
   alias Pleroma.Repo
   alias Pleroma.User
+  alias Pleroma.Web.CommonAPI
   alias Pleroma.Web.Plugs.AuthenticationPlug
 
   import Pleroma.Web.Auth.Helpers, only: [fetch_credentials: 1, fetch_user: 1]
@@ -101,4 +102,23 @@ def handle_error(%Plug.Conn{} = _conn, error) do
   def auth_template, do: nil
 
   def oauth_consumer_template, do: nil
+
+  @doc "Changes Pleroma.User password in the database"
+  def change_password(user, password, new_password, new_password) do
+    case CommonAPI.Utils.confirm_current_password(user, password) do
+      {:ok, user} ->
+        with {:ok, _user} <-
+               User.reset_password(user, %{
+                 password: new_password,
+                 password_confirmation: new_password
+               }) do
+          {:ok, user}
+        end
+
+      error ->
+        error
+    end
+  end
+
+  def change_password(_, _, _, _), do: {:error, :password_confirmation}
 end
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/auth/wrapper_authenticator.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/auth/wrapper_authenticator.ex
index a077cfa416..97b901036c 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/auth/wrapper_authenticator.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/auth/wrapper_authenticator.ex
@@ -39,4 +39,8 @@ def oauth_consumer_template do
     implementation().oauth_consumer_template() ||
       Pleroma.Config.get([:auth, :oauth_consumer_template], "consumer.html")
   end
+
+  @impl true
+  def change_password(user, password, new_password, new_password_confirmation),
+    do: implementation().change_password(user, password, new_password, new_password_confirmation)
 end
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/twitter_api/controllers/util_controller.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/twitter_api/controllers/util_controller.ex
index 6805233df8..aeafa195d3 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/twitter_api/controllers/util_controller.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/twitter_api/controllers/util_controller.ex
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.TwitterAPI.UtilController do
   alias Pleroma.Healthcheck
   alias Pleroma.User
   alias Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.ActivityPub
+  alias Pleroma.Web.Auth.WrapperAuthenticator, as: Authenticator
   alias Pleroma.Web.CommonAPI
   alias Pleroma.Web.Plugs.OAuthScopesPlug
   alias Pleroma.Web.WebFinger
@@ -195,19 +196,21 @@ def change_password(
         %{assigns: %{user: user}, private: %{open_api_spex: %{body_params: body_params}}} = conn,
         _
       ) do
-    case CommonAPI.Utils.confirm_current_password(user, body_params.password) do
-      {:ok, user} ->
-        with {:ok, _user} <-
-               User.reset_password(user, %{
-                 password: body_params.new_password,
-                 password_confirmation: body_params.new_password_confirmation
-               }) do
-          json(conn, %{status: "success"})
-        else
-          {:error, changeset} ->
-            {_, {error, _}} = Enum.at(changeset.errors, 0)
-            json(conn, %{error: "New password #{error}."})
-        end
+    with {:ok, %User{}} <-
+           Authenticator.change_password(
+             user,
+             body_params.password,
+             body_params.new_password,
+             body_params.new_password_confirmation
+           ) do
+      json(conn, %{status: "success"})
+    else
+      {:error, %Ecto.Changeset{} = changeset} ->
+        {_, {error, _}} = Enum.at(changeset.errors, 0)
+        json(conn, %{error: "New password #{error}."})
+
+      {:error, :password_confirmation} ->
+        json(conn, %{error: "New password does not match confirmation."})
 
       {:error, msg} ->
         json(conn, %{error: msg})