diff --git a/awx/api/serializers.py b/awx/api/serializers.py
index 5b50bc999c..1d24f6c01c 100644
--- a/awx/api/serializers.py
+++ b/awx/api/serializers.py
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ from jinja2.exceptions import TemplateSyntaxError, UndefinedError, SecurityError
 from django.conf import settings
 from django.contrib.auth import update_session_auth_hash
 from django.contrib.auth.models import User
+from django.contrib.auth.password_validation import validate_password as django_validate_password
 from django.contrib.contenttypes.models import ContentType
 from django.core.exceptions import ObjectDoesNotExist, ValidationError as DjangoValidationError
 from django.db import models
@@ -961,6 +962,7 @@ class UserSerializer(BaseSerializer):
         return ret
 
     def validate_password(self, value):
+        django_validate_password(value)
         if not self.instance and value in (None, ''):
             raise serializers.ValidationError(_('Password required for new User.'))
         return value