diff --git a/bookwyrm/forms/landing.py b/bookwyrm/forms/landing.py
index 36c18dfb8..a31e8a7c4 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/forms/landing.py
+++ b/bookwyrm/forms/landing.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 """ Forms for the landing pages """
+from django import forms
 from django.contrib.auth.password_validation import validate_password
 from django.core.exceptions import ValidationError
-from django.forms import PasswordInput
 from django.utils.translation import gettext_lazy as _
 
 from bookwyrm import models
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ class LoginForm(CustomForm):
         fields = ["localname", "password"]
         help_texts = {f: None for f in fields}
         widgets = {
-            "password": PasswordInput(),
+            "password": forms.PasswordInput(),
         }
 
 
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ class RegisterForm(CustomForm):
         model = models.User
         fields = ["localname", "email", "password"]
         help_texts = {f: None for f in fields}
-        widgets = {"password": PasswordInput()}
+        widgets = {"password": forms.PasswordInput()}
 
     def clean(self):
         """Check if the username is taken"""
@@ -49,3 +49,28 @@ class InviteRequestForm(CustomForm):
     class Meta:
         model = models.InviteRequest
         fields = ["email", "answer"]
+
+
+class PasswordResetForm(CustomForm):
+    confirm_password = forms.CharField(widget=forms.PasswordInput)
+
+    class Meta:
+        model = models.User
+        fields = ["password"]
+        widgets = {
+            "password": forms.PasswordInput(),
+        }
+
+    def clean(self):
+        """Make sure the passwords match and are valid"""
+        cleaned_data = super().clean()
+        new_password = cleaned_data.get("password")
+        confirm_password = self.data.get("confirm_password")
+
+        if new_password != confirm_password:
+            self.add_error("confirm_password", _("Password does not match"))
+
+        try:
+            validate_password(new_password)
+        except ValidationError as err:
+            self.add_error("password", err)
diff --git a/bookwyrm/templates/landing/password_reset.html b/bookwyrm/templates/landing/password_reset.html
index 8348efd4f..d56cba625 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/templates/landing/password_reset.html
+++ b/bookwyrm/templates/landing/password_reset.html
@@ -26,7 +26,8 @@
                         {% trans "Password:" %}
                     </label>
                     <div class="control">
-                        <input type="password" name="password" maxlength="128" class="input" required="" id="id_new_password" aria-describedby="form_errors">
+                        {{ form.password }}
+                        {% include 'snippets/form_errors.html' with errors_list=form.password.errors id="desc_current_password" %}
                     </div>
                 </div>
                 <div class="field">
@@ -34,7 +35,8 @@
                         {% trans "Confirm password:" %}
                     </label>
                     <div class="control">
-                        <input type="password" name="confirm-password" maxlength="128" class="input" required="" id="id_confirm_password" aria-describedby="form_errors">
+                        {{ form.confirm_password }}
+                        {% include 'snippets/form_errors.html' with errors_list=form.confirm_password.errors id="desc_confirm_password" %}
                     </div>
                 </div>
                 <div class="field is-grouped">
diff --git a/bookwyrm/views/landing/password.py b/bookwyrm/views/landing/password.py
index a7eb001b0..7487b9414 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/views/landing/password.py
+++ b/bookwyrm/views/landing/password.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ from django.shortcuts import redirect
 from django.template.response import TemplateResponse
 from django.views import View
 
-from bookwyrm import models
+from bookwyrm import forms, models
 from bookwyrm.emailing import password_reset_email
 
 
@@ -57,7 +57,8 @@ class PasswordReset(View):
         except models.PasswordReset.DoesNotExist:
             raise PermissionDenied()
 
-        return TemplateResponse(request, "landing/password_reset.html", {"code": code})
+        data = {"code": code, "form": forms.PasswordResetForm()}
+        return TemplateResponse(request, "landing/password_reset.html", data)
 
     def post(self, request, code):
         """allow a user to change their password through an emailed token"""
@@ -68,14 +69,12 @@ class PasswordReset(View):
             return TemplateResponse(request, "landing/password_reset.html", data)
 
         user = reset_code.user
-
-        new_password = request.POST.get("password")
-        confirm_password = request.POST.get("confirm-password")
-
-        if new_password != confirm_password:
-            data = {"errors": ["Passwords do not match"]}
+        form = forms.PasswordResetForm(request.POST, instance=user)
+        if not form.is_valid():
+            data = {"code": code, "form": form}
             return TemplateResponse(request, "landing/password_reset.html", data)
 
+        new_password = form.cleaned_data["password"]
         user.set_password(new_password)
         user.save(broadcast=False, update_fields=["password"])
         login(request, user)