diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index db1d531..bf53634 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ Features
 - Creating new users with roles
 - Deleting existing users
 - Extending the validity of existing users
-- Resetting passwords of existing users
+- Resetting passwords (random or specific) of existing users
 - Listing existing users and their associated roles
 - Listing all configured hosts
 - Listing existing roles 
diff --git a/cmd/add.go b/cmd/add.go
index 5f67685..a26b130 100644
--- a/cmd/add.go
+++ b/cmd/add.go
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ var addCmd = &cobra.Command{
 	Short: "Add a database user",
 	Long:  `Add a database user to a specific database`,
 	Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
-		username, conn := givenUserModification(cmd, args, false)
+		username, conn := givenUserModification(cmd, 1, args, false)
 
 		roles, err := cmd.Flags().GetStringSlice("roles")
 		if err != nil {
diff --git a/cmd/delete.go b/cmd/delete.go
index 773ac59..1f95b92 100644
--- a/cmd/delete.go
+++ b/cmd/delete.go
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ var deleteCmd = &cobra.Command{
 	Short: "Delete a database user",
 	Long:  `Delete a database user from a specific database`,
 	Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
-		username, conn := givenUserModification(cmd, args, true)
+		username, conn := givenUserModification(cmd, 1, args, true)
 
 		err := conn.DeleteUser(username)
 		if err != nil {
diff --git a/cmd/extend.go b/cmd/extend.go
index a6dc40c..b133fa3 100644
--- a/cmd/extend.go
+++ b/cmd/extend.go
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ var extendCmd = &cobra.Command{
 	Short: "Extend a database user's valid",
 	Long:  `Extend a database user's valid until`,
 	Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
-		username, conn := givenUserModification(cmd, args, true)
+		username, conn := givenUserModification(cmd, 1, args, true)
 
 		validUntil, err := conn.ExtendUser(username, DefaultValidUntil)
 		if err != nil {
diff --git a/cmd/password.go b/cmd/password.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a233cb0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/password.go
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+package cmd
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
+	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
+	"os"
+	"strings"
+)
+
+var passwordCmd = &cobra.Command{
+	Use:   "password [username] [password]",
+	Short: "Set a database user's password",
+	Long:  `Set a database user's password`,
+	Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
+		username, conn := givenUserModification(cmd, 2, args, true)
+		password := args[1]
+
+		password, err := conn.SetPassword(username, password)
+		if err != nil {
+			cmd.Println(fmt.Errorf("could not set password for user: %v", err))
+			os.Exit(1)
+		}
+
+		user, err := conn.GetUser(username)
+		if err != nil {
+			cmd.Println(fmt.Errorf("could not get user after password set: %v", err))
+			os.Exit(1)
+		}
+
+		output := getOutputType(cmd)
+		if output == OutputTypeJson {
+			outputSetPasswordJson(cmd, password)
+		} else if output == OutputTypeTable {
+			cmd.Println(fmt.Sprintf("Successfully set user password for %s in %s", username, conn.Config.Host))
+			cmd.Println("\ncredentials")
+			cmd.Println("Valid until:", *user.ValidUntil)
+			cmd.Println("Username:", username)
+			cmd.Println("Password:", password)
+			cmd.Println("Hostname:", conn.Config.Host)
+			cmd.Println("Port:", conn.Config.Port)
+			cmd.Println("Database:", conn.Config.Database)
+		}
+	},
+}
+
+func outputSetPasswordJson(cmd *cobra.Command, password string) {
+	b, err := json.MarshalIndent(struct {
+		Password string `json:"password"`
+	}{
+		Password: password,
+	}, "", strings.Repeat(" ", 4))
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+
+	cmd.Println(string(b))
+}
+
+func init() {
+	rootCmd.AddCommand(passwordCmd)
+	addRequiredHostFlag(passwordCmd)
+}
diff --git a/cmd/reset.go b/cmd/reset.go
index 9551bbf..91bf6b6 100644
--- a/cmd/reset.go
+++ b/cmd/reset.go
@@ -10,10 +10,10 @@ import (
 
 var resetCmd = &cobra.Command{
 	Use:   "reset [username]",
-	Short: "Reset a database users password",
-	Long:  `Reset a database users password`,
+	Short: "Reset a database user's password",
+	Long:  `Reset a database user's password`,
 	Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
-		username, conn := givenUserModification(cmd, args, true)
+		username, conn := givenUserModification(cmd, 1, args, true)
 
 		password, err := conn.ResetPassword(username)
 		if err != nil {
diff --git a/cmd/root.go b/cmd/root.go
index 97ec7e5..a64b7a0 100644
--- a/cmd/root.go
+++ b/cmd/root.go
@@ -39,8 +39,8 @@ func addRequiredHostFlag(cmd *cobra.Command) {
 	}
 }
 
-func givenUserModification(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string, userMustExist bool) (string, *database.DBConn) {
-	if len(args) != 1 {
+func givenUserModification(cmd *cobra.Command, argsLen int, args []string, userMustExist bool) (string, *database.DBConn) {
+	if len(args) != argsLen {
 		cmd.Println(cmd.UsageString())
 		os.Exit(1)
 	}
diff --git a/database/password.go b/database/password.go
index f0c6432..1d94cc2 100644
--- a/database/password.go
+++ b/database/password.go
@@ -19,6 +19,6 @@ func StringWithCharset(length int, charset string) string {
 	return string(b)
 }
 
-func String(length int) string {
+func RandString(length int) string {
 	return StringWithCharset(length, charset)
 }
diff --git a/database/query.go b/database/query.go
index 5588932..67d71b4 100644
--- a/database/query.go
+++ b/database/query.go
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ func (conn *DBConn) GetAllRoles() ([]string, error) {
 func (conn *DBConn) CreateUser(username string, validDuration time.Duration, roles []string) (string, time.Time, error) {
 	tx := conn.db.MustBegin()
 
-	password := String(15)
+	password := RandString(15)
 
 	validUntil := time.Now().Add(validDuration)
 
@@ -133,9 +133,11 @@ func (conn *DBConn) ExtendUser(username string, validDuration time.Duration) (ti
 }
 
 func (conn *DBConn) ResetPassword(username string) (string, error) {
-	tx := conn.db.MustBegin()
+	return conn.SetPassword(username, RandString(15))
+}
 
-	password := String(15)
+func (conn *DBConn) SetPassword(username string, password string) (string, error) {
+	tx := conn.db.MustBegin()
 
 	sql := fmt.Sprintf("ALTER USER \"%s\" WITH PASSWORD '%s'", username, password)
 	tx.MustExec(sql)