diff --git a/bid_main/email.py b/bid_main/email.py
index 66e0305..0bf5491 100644
--- a/bid_main/email.py
+++ b/bid_main/email.py
@@ -270,3 +270,15 @@ def construct_new_user_session(user, session_data):
     subject = "Security alert: new sign-in"
 
     return email_body_txt, subject
+
+
+def construct_password_changed(user):
+    context = {
+        "user": user,
+    }
+    email_body_txt = loader.render_to_string(
+        "bid_main/emails/password_changed.txt", context
+    )
+    subject = "Security alert: password changed"
+
+    return email_body_txt, subject
diff --git a/bid_main/forms.py b/bid_main/forms.py
index e3ae405..fc04797 100644
--- a/bid_main/forms.py
+++ b/bid_main/forms.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import pathlib
 from django import forms
 from django.conf import settings
 from django.contrib.auth import forms as auth_forms, password_validation, authenticate
+from django.db import transaction
 from django.forms import ValidationError
 from django.template import defaultfilters
 from django.utils import timezone
@@ -11,6 +12,7 @@ from django.utils.translation import gettext_lazy as _
 
 from .models import User, OAuth2Application
 from .recaptcha import check_recaptcha
+import bid_main.tasks
 
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -308,7 +310,14 @@ class UserProfileForm(BootstrapModelFormMixin, forms.ModelForm):
 
 
 class PasswordChangeForm(BootstrapModelFormMixin, auth_forms.PasswordChangeForm):
-    """Password change form with Bootstrap CSS classes."""
+    """Password change form with Bootstrap CSS classes. Sends a password changed email."""
+
+    @transaction.atomic
+    def save(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        user = super().save(*args, **kwargs)
+        if user.has_confirmed_email:
+            bid_main.tasks.send_password_changed_email(user_pk=user.pk)
+        return user
 
 
 class PasswordResetForm(BootstrapModelFormMixin, auth_forms.PasswordResetForm):
@@ -319,6 +328,17 @@ class PasswordResetForm(BootstrapModelFormMixin, auth_forms.PasswordResetForm):
         self.fields["email"].widget.attrs["placeholder"] = "Your email address"
 
 
+class SetPasswordForm(auth_forms.SetPasswordForm):
+    """Sends a password changed email."""
+
+    @transaction.atomic
+    def save(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        user = super().save(*args, **kwargs)
+        if user.has_confirmed_email:
+            bid_main.tasks.send_password_changed_email(user_pk=user.pk)
+        return user
+
+
 class AppRevokeTokensForm(forms.Form):
     """Form for revoking OAuth tokens for a specific application."""
 
diff --git a/bid_main/tasks.py b/bid_main/tasks.py
index ebcfe17..1e8e86c 100644
--- a/bid_main/tasks.py
+++ b/bid_main/tasks.py
@@ -26,3 +26,20 @@ def send_new_user_session_email(user_pk, session_data):
         from_email=None,  # just use the configured default From-address.
         recipient_list=[email],
     )
+
+
+@background(schedule={'action': TaskSchedule.RESCHEDULE_EXISTING})
+def send_password_changed_email(user_pk):
+    user = User.objects.get(pk=user_pk)
+    log.info("sending a password change email for account %s", user.pk)
+
+    # sending only a text/plain email to reduce the room for look-alike phishing emails
+    email_body_txt, subject = bid_main.email.construct_password_changed(user)
+
+    email = user.email
+    send_mail(
+        subject=subject,
+        message=email_body_txt,
+        from_email=None,  # just use the configured default From-address.
+        recipient_list=[email],
+    )
diff --git a/bid_main/templates/bid_main/emails/password_changed.txt b/bid_main/templates/bid_main/emails/password_changed.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c6e8146
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bid_main/templates/bid_main/emails/password_changed.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+{% autoescape off %}
+Dear {{ user.full_name|default:user.email }}!
+
+Your password for Blender ID account {{ user.email }} has been changed.
+
+If this wasn't done by you, please reset your password.
+
+--
+Kind regards,
+The Blender Web Team
+{% endautoescape %}
diff --git a/bid_main/tests/test_password_change.py b/bid_main/tests/test_password_change.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6d37da7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bid_main/tests/test_password_change.py
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+from unittest.mock import patch
+import re
+
+from django.core import mail
+from django.test import TestCase
+from django.urls import reverse
+from django.utils import timezone
+from django.utils.crypto import get_random_string
+
+from bid_main.tests.factories import UserFactory
+import bid_main.tasks
+
+
+@patch(
+    'bid_main.tasks.send_password_changed_email',
+    new=bid_main.tasks.send_password_changed_email.task_function,
+)
+@patch(
+    'django.contrib.auth.base_user.AbstractBaseUser.check_password',
+    new=lambda _, pwd: pwd == 'hunter2',
+)
+class PasswordChangedEmailTest(TestCase):
+    def test_password_change_sends_email(self):
+        user = UserFactory(confirmed_email_at=timezone.now())
+        self.client.force_login(user)
+        new_password = get_random_string(16)
+        response = self.client.post(
+            reverse('bid_main:password_change'),
+            {
+                'old_password': 'hunter2',
+                'new_password1': new_password,
+                'new_password2': new_password,
+            }
+        )
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 302)
+        sent_email = mail.outbox.pop()
+        self.assertRegex(sent_email.body, 'Your password .* has been changed')
+
+    def test_password_reset_sends_email(self):
+        user = UserFactory(confirmed_email_at=timezone.now())
+        response = self.client.post(reverse('bid_main:password_reset'), {'email': user.email})
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 302)
+        password_reset_email = mail.outbox.pop()
+        link_re = re.compile(r'^(https?://.*/reset/.*/)$', re.MULTILINE)
+        match = link_re.search(password_reset_email.body)
+        password_reset_link = match.group(1)
+
+        new_password = get_random_string(16)
+        response = self.client.get(password_reset_link)
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 302)
+        submit_url = response['Location']
+
+        # mess up the input, don't get a notification
+        response = self.client.post(
+            submit_url,
+            {
+                'new_password1': new_password,
+                'new_password2': 'some other string',
+            },
+        )
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
+        self.assertEqual(len(mail.outbox), 0)
+
+        # submit correctly, get a notification
+        response = self.client.post(
+            submit_url,
+            {
+                'new_password1': new_password,
+                'new_password2': new_password,
+            },
+        )
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 302)
+        sent_email = mail.outbox.pop()
+        self.assertRegex(sent_email.body, 'Your password .* has been changed')
diff --git a/bid_main/urls.py b/bid_main/urls.py
index 7d5ca44..3fdee9d 100644
--- a/bid_main/urls.py
+++ b/bid_main/urls.py
@@ -76,7 +76,8 @@ urlpatterns = [
     re_path(
         r"^reset/(?P<uidb64>[0-9A-Za-z_\-]+)/(?P<token>[0-9A-Za-z]{1,13}-[0-9A-Za-z]{1,33})/$",
         auth_views.PasswordResetConfirmView.as_view(
-            success_url=reverse_lazy("bid_main:password_reset_complete")
+            form_class=forms.SetPasswordForm,
+            success_url=reverse_lazy("bid_main:password_reset_complete"),
         ),
         name="password_reset_confirm",
     ),