diff --git a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/members/member-password.tt b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/members/member-password.tt
index 96544e0e7d..6d27ad3cda 100644
--- a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/members/member-password.tt
+++ b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/members/member-password.tt
@@ -9,7 +9,12 @@
                 alert(_("Passwords do not match"));
                 return false;
             } else {
+                if ($("input[name='newpassword']").val().match(/^\s*$/)) {
+                  alert(_("Password contains nothing except whitespace"));
+                  return false;
+              } else {
                 return true;
+}
             }
         });
         $("body").on('click', "#fillrandom",function(e) {