diff --git a/frontend/components/Domain/User/UserPasswordStrength.vue b/frontend/components/Domain/User/UserPasswordStrength.vue
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2ef5a140
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/components/Domain/User/UserPasswordStrength.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+<template>
+  <div class="d-flex justify-center pb-6 mt-n1">
+    <div style="flex-basis: 500px">
+      <strong> {{ $t("user.password-strength", { strength: pwStrength.strength.value }) }}</strong>
+      <v-progress-linear
+        :value="pwStrength.score.value"
+        class="rounded-lg"
+        :color="pwStrength.color.value"
+        height="15"
+      />
+    </div>
+  </div>
+</template>
+
+<script lang="ts">
+import { defineComponent, toRef } from "@nuxtjs/composition-api";
+import { usePasswordStrength } from "~/composables/use-passwords";
+
+export default defineComponent({
+  props: {
+    value: {
+      type: String,
+      default: "",
+    },
+  },
+  setup(props) {
+    const asRef = toRef(props, "value");
+
+    const pwStrength = usePasswordStrength(asRef);
+
+    return {
+      pwStrength,
+    };
+  },
+});
+</script>
+
+<style scoped></style>
diff --git a/frontend/components/global/AutoForm.vue b/frontend/components/global/AutoForm.vue
index 83a28805..3b9059ff 100644
--- a/frontend/components/global/AutoForm.vue
+++ b/frontend/components/global/AutoForm.vue
@@ -187,9 +187,16 @@ export default defineComponent({
 
       const list = [] as ((v: string) => boolean | string)[];
       keys.forEach((key) => {
-        if (key in validators) {
-          // @ts-ignore TODO: fix this
-          list.push(validators[key]);
+        const split = key.split(":");
+        const validatorKey = split[0] as ValidatorKey;
+        if (validatorKey in validators) {
+          if (split.length === 1) {
+            // @ts-ignore- validators[validatorKey] is a function
+            list.push(validators[validatorKey]);
+          } else {
+            // @ts-ignore - validators[validatorKey] is a function
+            list.push(validators[validatorKey](split[1]));
+          }
         }
       });
       return list;
diff --git a/frontend/components/global/ToggleState.vue b/frontend/components/global/ToggleState.vue
index 90f06a82..36321c43 100644
--- a/frontend/components/global/ToggleState.vue
+++ b/frontend/components/global/ToggleState.vue
@@ -6,8 +6,7 @@
 </template>
 
 <script lang="ts">
-import { defineComponent, watch } from "@nuxtjs/composition-api";
-import { useToggle } from "@vueuse/core";
+import { defineComponent, ref, watch } from "@nuxtjs/composition-api";
 
 export default defineComponent({
   props: {
@@ -21,7 +20,11 @@ export default defineComponent({
     },
   },
   setup(_, context) {
-    const [state, toggle] = useToggle();
+    const state = ref(false);
+
+    const toggle = () => {
+      state.value = !state.value;
+    };
 
     watch(state, () => {
       context.emit("input", state);
diff --git a/frontend/composables/use-users/user-form.ts b/frontend/composables/use-users/user-form.ts
index 67b201de..1c0f4bc5 100644
--- a/frontend/composables/use-users/user-form.ts
+++ b/frontend/composables/use-users/user-form.ts
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ export const useUserForm = () => {
       varName: "password",
       disableUpdate: true,
       type: fieldTypes.PASSWORD,
-      rules: ["required"],
+      rules: ["required", "minLength:8"],
     },
     {
       section: "Permissions",
diff --git a/frontend/pages/register/register.vue b/frontend/pages/register/register.vue
index 016ade57..f604d74f 100644
--- a/frontend/pages/register/register.vue
+++ b/frontend/pages/register/register.vue
@@ -172,17 +172,9 @@
                   :rules="[validators.required, validators.minLength(8), validators.maxLength(258)]"
                   @click:append="pwFields.togglePasswordShow"
                 />
-                <div class="d-flex justify-center pb-6 mt-n1">
-                  <div style="flex-basis: 500px">
-                    <strong> {{ $t("user.password-strength", { strength: pwStrength.strength.value }) }}</strong>
-                    <v-progress-linear
-                      :value="pwStrength.score.value"
-                      class="rounded-lg"
-                      :color="pwStrength.color.value"
-                      height="15"
-                    />
-                  </div>
-                </div>
+
+                <UserPasswordStrength :value="credentials.password1.value" />
+
                 <v-text-field
                   v-model="credentials.password2.value"
                   v-bind="inputAttrs"
@@ -272,9 +264,10 @@ import { useUserApi } from "~/composables/api";
 import { alert } from "~/composables/use-toast";
 import { CreateUserRegistration } from "~/types/api-types/user";
 import { VForm } from "~/types/vuetify";
-import { usePasswordField, usePasswordStrength } from "~/composables/use-passwords";
+import { usePasswordField } from "~/composables/use-passwords";
 import { usePublicApi } from "~/composables/api/api-client";
 import { useLocales } from "~/composables/use-locales";
+import UserPasswordStrength from "~/components/Domain/User/UserPasswordStrength.vue";
 
 const inputAttrs = {
   filled: true,
@@ -284,59 +277,49 @@ const inputAttrs = {
 };
 
 export default defineComponent({
+  components: { UserPasswordStrength },
   layout: "blank",
   setup() {
     const { i18n } = useContext();
-
     const isDark = useDark();
-
     function safeValidate(form: Ref<VForm | null>) {
       if (form.value && form.value.validate) {
         return form.value.validate();
       }
       return false;
     }
-
     // ================================================================
     // Registration Context
     //
     // State is used to manage the registration process states and provide
     // a state machine esq interface to interact with the registration workflow.
     const state = useRegistration();
-
     // ================================================================
     // Handle Token URL / Initialization
     //
-
     const token = useRouteQuery("token");
-
     // TODO: We need to have some way to check to see if the site is in a state
     // Where it needs to be initialized with a user, in that case we'll handle that
     // somewhere...
     function initialUser() {
       return false;
     }
-
     onMounted(() => {
       if (token.value) {
         state.setState(States.ProvideAccountDetails);
         state.setType(RegistrationType.JoinGroup);
       }
-
       if (initialUser()) {
         state.setState(States.ProvideGroupDetails);
         state.setType(RegistrationType.InitialGroup);
       }
     });
-
     // ================================================================
     // Initial
-
     const initial = {
       createGroup: () => {
         state.setState(States.ProvideGroupDetails);
         state.setType(RegistrationType.CreateGroup);
-
         if (token.value != null) {
           token.value = null;
         }
@@ -346,47 +329,36 @@ export default defineComponent({
         state.setType(RegistrationType.JoinGroup);
       },
     };
-
     // ================================================================
     // Provide Token
-
     const domTokenForm = ref<VForm | null>(null);
-
     function validateToken() {
       return true;
     }
-
     const provideToken = {
       next: () => {
         if (!safeValidate(domTokenForm as Ref<VForm>)) {
           return;
         }
-
         if (validateToken()) {
           state.setState(States.ProvideAccountDetails);
         }
       },
     };
-
     // ================================================================
     // Provide Group Details
-
     const publicApi = usePublicApi();
-
     const domGroupForm = ref<VForm | null>(null);
-
     const groupName = ref("");
     const groupSeed = ref(false);
     const groupPrivate = ref(false);
     const groupErrorMessages = ref<string[]>([]);
-
     const { validate: validGroupName, valid: groupNameValid } = useAsyncValidator(
       groupName,
       (v: string) => publicApi.validators.group(v),
       i18n.tc("validation.group-name-is-taken"),
       groupErrorMessages
     );
-
     const groupDetails = {
       groupName,
       groupSeed,
@@ -395,28 +367,22 @@ export default defineComponent({
         if (!safeValidate(domGroupForm as Ref<VForm>) || !groupNameValid.value) {
           return;
         }
-
         state.setState(States.ProvideAccountDetails);
       },
     };
-
     // ================================================================
     // Provide Account Details
-
     const domAccountForm = ref<VForm | null>(null);
-
     const username = ref("");
     const email = ref("");
     const advancedOptions = ref(false);
     const usernameErrorMessages = ref<string[]>([]);
-
     const { validate: validateUsername, valid: validUsername } = useAsyncValidator(
       username,
       (v: string) => publicApi.validators.username(v),
       i18n.tc("validation.username-is-taken"),
       usernameErrorMessages
     );
-
     const emailErrorMessages = ref<string[]>([]);
     const { validate: validateEmail, valid: validEmail } = useAsyncValidator(
       email,
@@ -424,7 +390,6 @@ export default defineComponent({
       i18n.tc("validation.email-is-taken"),
       emailErrorMessages
     );
-
     const accountDetails = {
       username,
       email,
@@ -433,37 +398,26 @@ export default defineComponent({
         if (!safeValidate(domAccountForm as Ref<VForm>) || !validUsername.value || !validEmail.value) {
           return;
         }
-
         state.setState(States.Confirmation);
       },
     };
-
     // ================================================================
     // Provide Credentials
-
     const password1 = ref("");
     const password2 = ref("");
-
-    const pwStrength = usePasswordStrength(password1);
     const pwFields = usePasswordField();
-
     const passwordMatch = () => password1.value === password2.value || i18n.tc("user.password-must-match");
-
     const credentials = {
       password1,
       password2,
       passwordMatch,
     };
-
     // ================================================================
     // Locale
-
     const { locale } = useLocales();
     const langDialog = ref(false);
-
     // ================================================================
     // Confirmation
-
     const confirmationData = computed(() => {
       return [
         {
@@ -498,10 +452,8 @@ export default defineComponent({
         },
       ];
     });
-
     const api = useUserApi();
     const router = useRouter();
-
     async function submitRegistration() {
       const payload: CreateUserRegistration = {
         email: email.value,
@@ -511,7 +463,6 @@ export default defineComponent({
         locale: locale.value,
         seedData: groupSeed.value,
       };
-
       if (state.ctx.type === RegistrationType.CreateGroup) {
         payload.group = groupName.value;
         payload.advanced = advancedOptions.value;
@@ -519,15 +470,12 @@ export default defineComponent({
       } else {
         payload.groupToken = token.value;
       }
-
       const { response } = await api.register.register(payload);
-
       if (response?.status === 201) {
         alert.success("Registration Success");
         router.push("/login");
       }
     }
-
     return {
       accountDetails,
       confirmationData,
@@ -541,7 +489,6 @@ export default defineComponent({
       langDialog,
       provideToken,
       pwFields,
-      pwStrength,
       RegistrationType,
       state,
       States,
@@ -549,12 +496,10 @@ export default defineComponent({
       usernameErrorMessages,
       validators,
       submitRegistration,
-
       // Validators
       validGroupName,
       validateUsername,
       validateEmail,
-
       // Dom Refs
       domAccountForm,
       domGroupForm,
diff --git a/frontend/pages/user/profile/edit.vue b/frontend/pages/user/profile/edit.vue
index e2408964..97aa48c5 100644
--- a/frontend/pages/user/profile/edit.vue
+++ b/frontend/pages/user/profile/edit.vue
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
                 </v-card-actions>
               </v-card>
             </div>
-            <div v-if="state" key="change-password">
+            <div v-else key="change-password">
               <BaseCardSectionTitle class="mt-10" :title="$tc('settings.change-password')"> </BaseCardSectionTitle>
               <v-card outlined>
                 <v-card-text class="pb-0">
@@ -61,16 +61,18 @@
                       validate-on-blur
                       :type="showPassword ? 'text' : 'password'"
                       :append-icon="showPassword ? $globals.icons.eye : $globals.icons.eyeOff"
+                      :rules="[validators.minLength(1)]"
                       @click:append="showPassword = !showPassword"
-                    ></v-text-field>
+                    />
                     <v-text-field
                       v-model="password.newOne"
                       :prepend-icon="$globals.icons.lock"
                       :label="$t('user.new-password')"
                       :type="showPassword ? 'text' : 'password'"
                       :append-icon="showPassword ? $globals.icons.eye : $globals.icons.eyeOff"
+                      :rules="[validators.minLength(8)]"
                       @click:append="showPassword = !showPassword"
-                    ></v-text-field>
+                    />
                     <v-text-field
                       v-model="password.newTwo"
                       :prepend-icon="$globals.icons.lock"
@@ -80,7 +82,8 @@
                       :type="showPassword ? 'text' : 'password'"
                       :append-icon="showPassword ? $globals.icons.eye : $globals.icons.eyeOff"
                       @click:append="showPassword = !showPassword"
-                    ></v-text-field>
+                    />
+                    <UserPasswordStrength :value="password.newOne" />
                   </v-form>
                 </v-card-text>
                 <v-card-actions>
@@ -124,14 +127,17 @@ import { useUserApi } from "~/composables/api";
 import UserAvatar from "~/components/Domain/User/UserAvatar.vue";
 import { VForm } from "~/types/vuetify";
 import { UserOut } from "~/types/api-types/user";
+import UserPasswordStrength from "~/components/Domain/User/UserPasswordStrength.vue";
+import { validators } from "~/composables/use-validators";
 
 export default defineComponent({
   components: {
     UserAvatar,
+    UserPasswordStrength,
   },
   setup() {
-    const nuxtContext = useContext();
-    const user = computed(() => nuxtContext.$auth.user as unknown as UserOut);
+    const { $auth } = useContext();
+    const user = computed(() => $auth.user as unknown as UserOut);
 
     watch(user, () => {
       userCopy.value = { ...user.value };
@@ -153,7 +159,7 @@ export default defineComponent({
     async function updateUser() {
       const { response } = await api.users.updateOne(userCopy.value.id, userCopy.value);
       if (response?.status === 200) {
-        nuxtContext.$auth.fetchUser();
+        $auth.fetchUser();
       }
     }
 
@@ -178,7 +184,16 @@ export default defineComponent({
       loading: false,
     });
 
-    return { ...toRefs(state), updateUser, updatePassword, userCopy, password, domUpdatePassword, passwordsMatch };
+    return {
+      ...toRefs(state),
+      updateUser,
+      updatePassword,
+      userCopy,
+      password,
+      domUpdatePassword,
+      passwordsMatch,
+      validators,
+    };
   },
   head() {
     return {
diff --git a/frontend/plugins/globals.ts b/frontend/plugins/globals.ts
index 4fe5642f..311e6504 100644
--- a/frontend/plugins/globals.ts
+++ b/frontend/plugins/globals.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { Plugin } from "@nuxt/types";
+import { Auth } from "@nuxtjs/auth-next";
 import { Framework } from "vuetify";
 import { icons } from "~/utils/icons";
 import { Icon } from "~/utils/icons/icon-type";
@@ -17,6 +18,7 @@ declare module "@nuxt/types" {
   interface Context {
     $globals: Globals;
     $vuetify: Framework;
+    $auth: Auth;
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/mealie/routes/users/crud.py b/mealie/routes/users/crud.py
index be332af9..ab77fa16 100644
--- a/mealie/routes/users/crud.py
+++ b/mealie/routes/users/crud.py
@@ -58,6 +58,23 @@ class UserController(BaseUserController):
     def get_logged_in_user(self):
         return self.user
 
+    @user_router.put("/password")
+    def update_password(self, password_change: ChangePassword):
+        """Resets the User Password"""
+        if not verify_password(password_change.current_password, self.user.password):
+            raise HTTPException(status.HTTP_400_BAD_REQUEST, ErrorResponse.respond("Invalid current password"))
+
+        self.user.password = hash_password(password_change.new_password)
+        try:
+            self.repos.users.update_password(self.user.id, self.user.password)
+        except Exception as e:
+            raise HTTPException(
+                status.HTTP_400_BAD_REQUEST,
+                ErrorResponse.respond("Failed to update password"),
+            ) from e
+
+        return SuccessResponse.respond("Password updated")
+
     @user_router.put("/{item_id}")
     def update_user(self, item_id: UUID4, new_data: UserBase):
         assert_user_change_allowed(item_id, self.user)
@@ -83,20 +100,3 @@ class UserController(BaseUserController):
             ) from e
 
         return SuccessResponse.respond("User updated")
-
-    @user_router.put("/password")
-    def update_password(self, password_change: ChangePassword):
-        """Resets the User Password"""
-        if not verify_password(password_change.current_password, self.user.password):
-            raise HTTPException(status.HTTP_400_BAD_REQUEST, ErrorResponse.respond("Invalid current password"))
-
-        self.user.password = hash_password(password_change.new_password)
-        try:
-            self.repos.users.update_password(self.user.id, self.user.password)
-        except Exception as e:
-            raise HTTPException(
-                status.HTTP_400_BAD_REQUEST,
-                ErrorResponse.respond("Failed to update password"),
-            ) from e
-
-        return SuccessResponse.respond("Password updated")
diff --git a/mealie/schema/user/user.py b/mealie/schema/user/user.py
index 222b9a5a..2d322575 100644
--- a/mealie/schema/user/user.py
+++ b/mealie/schema/user/user.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ from pathlib import Path
 from typing import Any, Optional
 from uuid import UUID
 
-from pydantic import UUID4, validator
+from pydantic import UUID4, Field, validator
 from pydantic.types import constr
 from pydantic.utils import GetterDict
 
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ class DeleteTokenResponse(MealieModel):
 
 class ChangePassword(MealieModel):
     current_password: str
-    new_password: str
+    new_password: str = Field(..., min_length=8)
 
 
 class GroupBase(MealieModel):