diff --git a/src/bower_components/apiclient/apiclientcore.js b/src/bower_components/apiclient/apiclientcore.js
index 2ee75beb22..ea4d05d0ab 100644
--- a/src/bower_components/apiclient/apiclientcore.js
+++ b/src/bower_components/apiclient/apiclientcore.js
@@ -1190,15 +1190,13 @@ define(["events", "appStorage"], function(events, appStorage) {
             data: JSON.stringify(info),
             contentType: "application/json"
         })
-    }, ApiClient.prototype.createUser = function(name) {
+    }, ApiClient.prototype.createUser = function(user) {
         var url = this.getUrl("Users/New");
         return this.ajax({
             type: "POST",
             url: url,
-            data: {
-                Name: name
-            },
-            dataType: "json"
+            data: JSON.stringify(user),
+            contentType: "application/json"
         })
     }, ApiClient.prototype.updateUser = function(user) {
         if (!user) throw new Error("null user");
diff --git a/src/controllers/usernew.js b/src/controllers/usernew.js
index 3731df4fa8..d5f924cbce 100644
--- a/src/controllers/usernew.js
+++ b/src/controllers/usernew.js
@@ -29,7 +29,8 @@ define(["jQuery", "loading", "fnchecked", "emby-checkbox"], function($, loading)
     }
 
     function loadUser(page) {
-        $("#txtUserName", page).val("");
+        $("#txtUsername", page).val("");
+        $("#txtPassword", page).val("");
         loading.show();
         var promiseFolders = ApiClient.getJSON(ApiClient.getUrl("Library/MediaFolders", {
                 IsHidden: false
@@ -43,8 +44,10 @@ define(["jQuery", "loading", "fnchecked", "emby-checkbox"], function($, loading)
     }
 
     function saveUser(page) {
-        var name = $("#txtUserName", page).val();
-        ApiClient.createUser(name).then(function(user) {
+        var user = {};
+        user.Name = $("#txtUsername", page).val();
+        user.Password = $("#txtPassword", page).val();
+        ApiClient.createUser(user).then(function(user) {
             user.Policy.EnableAllFolders = $("#chkEnableAllFolders", page).checked();
             user.Policy.EnabledFolders = user.Policy.EnableAllFolders ? [] : $(".chkFolder", page).get().filter(function(i) {
                 return i.checked
@@ -61,15 +64,9 @@ define(["jQuery", "loading", "fnchecked", "emby-checkbox"], function($, loading)
                 Dashboard.navigate("useredit.html?userId=" + user.Id);
             });
         }, function(response) {
-            if (response.status == 400) {
-                Dashboard.alert({
-                    message: page.querySelector(".labelNewUserNameHelp").innerHTML
-                });
-            } else {
-                require(["toast"], function(toast) {
-                    toast(Globalize.translate("DefaultErrorMessage"));
-                });
-            }
+            require(["toast"], function(toast) {
+                toast(Globalize.translate("DefaultErrorMessage"));
+            });
             loading.hide();
         });
     }
diff --git a/src/usernew.html b/src/usernew.html
index 1e5368fe2b..207a68ffe3 100644
--- a/src/usernew.html
+++ b/src/usernew.html
@@ -9,7 +9,11 @@
                     </div>
 
                     <div class="inputContainer">
-                        <input is="emby-input" id="txtUserName" required type="text" label="${LabelName}" />
+                        <input is="emby-input" id="txtUsername" required type="text" label="${LabelName}" />
+                    </div>
+
+                    <div class="inputContainer">
+                        <input is="emby-input" id="txtPassword" type="password" label="${LabelPassword}" />
                     </div>
                 </div>