diff --git a/src/app/profile-page/profile-page-security-form/profile-page-security-form.component.html b/src/app/profile-page/profile-page-security-form/profile-page-security-form.component.html
index 7c1dff5bdf..66c9d73be2 100644
--- a/src/app/profile-page/profile-page-security-form/profile-page-security-form.component.html
+++ b/src/app/profile-page/profile-page-security-form/profile-page-security-form.component.html
@@ -9,3 +9,4 @@
 <div id="notLongEnough" class="container-fluid text-danger" *ngIf="formGroup.hasError('notLongEnough')">{{FORM_PREFIX + 'error.password-length' | translate}}</div>
 <div id="notSame" class="container-fluid text-danger" *ngIf="formGroup.hasError('notSame')">{{FORM_PREFIX + 'error.matching-passwords' | translate}}</div>
 <div id="emptyPassword" class="container-fluid text-danger" *ngIf="(formGroup.dirty || formGroup.touched) && formGroup.hasError('emptyPassword')">{{FORM_PREFIX + 'error.empty-password' | translate}}</div>
+<div data-test="robust-password-error" class="container-fluid text-danger" *ngIf="isRobustPasswordError">{{FORM_PREFIX + 'error.robust-password' | translate}}</div>
diff --git a/src/app/profile-page/profile-page-security-form/profile-page-security-form.component.spec.ts b/src/app/profile-page/profile-page-security-form/profile-page-security-form.component.spec.ts
index 213a83b86e..e8fd4740eb 100644
--- a/src/app/profile-page/profile-page-security-form/profile-page-security-form.component.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/profile-page/profile-page-security-form/profile-page-security-form.component.spec.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import { FormBuilderService } from '../../shared/form/builder/form-builder.servi
 import { ProfilePageSecurityFormComponent } from './profile-page-security-form.component';
 import { of as observableOf } from 'rxjs';
 import { RestResponse } from '../../core/cache/response.models';
+import { By } from '@angular/platform-browser';
 
 describe('ProfilePageSecurityFormComponent', () => {
   let component: ProfilePageSecurityFormComponent;
@@ -76,4 +77,16 @@ describe('ProfilePageSecurityFormComponent', () => {
       }));
     });
   });
+
+  describe('On robust password Error', () => {
+    it('should show/hide robust password error', () => {
+      component.isRobustPasswordError = true;
+      fixture.detectChanges();
+      expect(fixture.debugElement.query(By.css('[data-test="robust-password-error"]'))).toBeTruthy();
+
+      component.isRobustPasswordError = false;
+      fixture.detectChanges();
+      expect(fixture.debugElement.query(By.css('[data-test="robust-password-error"]'))).toBeFalsy();
+    })
+  });
 });
diff --git a/src/app/profile-page/profile-page-security-form/profile-page-security-form.component.ts b/src/app/profile-page/profile-page-security-form/profile-page-security-form.component.ts
index 4f310204e3..1eacb9f1be 100644
--- a/src/app/profile-page/profile-page-security-form/profile-page-security-form.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/profile-page/profile-page-security-form/profile-page-security-form.component.ts
@@ -60,6 +60,12 @@ export class ProfilePageSecurityFormComponent implements OnInit {
    */
   @Input()
   FORM_PREFIX: string;
+
+  /**
+   * monitor to password is weak or not from server response
+   */
+  @Input()
+  isRobustPasswordError: boolean;
   private subs: Subscription[] = [];
 
   constructor(protected formService: DynamicFormService,
diff --git a/src/app/profile-page/profile-page.component.html b/src/app/profile-page/profile-page.component.html
index 6e22f73a75..63c34d02b3 100644
--- a/src/app/profile-page/profile-page.component.html
+++ b/src/app/profile-page/profile-page.component.html
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
                 [FORM_PREFIX]="'profile.security.form.'"
                 (isInvalid)="setInvalid($event)"
                 (passwordValue)="setPasswordValue($event)"
+                [isRobustPasswordError]="isRobustPasswordError | async"
         ></ds-profile-page-security-form>
       </div>
     </div>
diff --git a/src/app/profile-page/profile-page.component.ts b/src/app/profile-page/profile-page.component.ts
index 5629a1ae18..5762192e92 100644
--- a/src/app/profile-page/profile-page.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/profile-page/profile-page.component.ts
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ export class ProfilePageComponent implements OnInit {
    */
   private currentUser: EPerson;
   canChangePassword$: Observable<boolean>;
+  isRobustPasswordError: BehaviorSubject<boolean> = new BehaviorSubject<boolean>(false);
 
   isResearcherProfileEnabled$: BehaviorSubject<boolean> = new BehaviorSubject<boolean>(false);
 
@@ -147,7 +148,9 @@ export class ProfilePageComponent implements OnInit {
       this.epersonService.patch(this.currentUser, [operation]).pipe(
         getFirstCompletedRemoteData()
       ).subscribe((response: RemoteData<EPerson>) => {
-        if (response.hasSucceeded) {
+        if (response.statusCode === 422) {
+          this.isRobustPasswordError.next(true);
+        } else if (response.hasSucceeded) {
           this.notificationsService.success(
             this.translate.instant(this.PASSWORD_NOTIFICATIONS_PREFIX + 'success.title'),
             this.translate.instant(this.PASSWORD_NOTIFICATIONS_PREFIX + 'success.content')
diff --git a/src/app/register-page/create-profile/create-profile.component.html b/src/app/register-page/create-profile/create-profile.component.html
index f56059ad69..5ef17c6b64 100644
--- a/src/app/register-page/create-profile/create-profile.component.html
+++ b/src/app/register-page/create-profile/create-profile.component.html
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@
                     [FORM_PREFIX]="'register-page.create-profile.security.'"
                     (isInvalid)="setInValid($event)"
                     (passwordValue)="setPasswordValue($event)"
+                    [isRobustPasswordError]="isRobustPasswordError | async"
             ></ds-profile-page-security-form>
         </div>
     </div>
diff --git a/src/app/register-page/create-profile/create-profile.component.spec.ts b/src/app/register-page/create-profile/create-profile.component.spec.ts
index b95e380e08..d2d4c4c0ee 100644
--- a/src/app/register-page/create-profile/create-profile.component.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/register-page/create-profile/create-profile.component.spec.ts
@@ -238,6 +238,24 @@ describe('CreateProfileComponent', () => {
       expect(router.navigate).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
       expect(notificationsService.error).toHaveBeenCalled();
     });
+
+    it('should submit an eperson for creation but password is weak', () => {
+
+      (ePersonDataService.createEPersonForToken as jasmine.Spy).and.returnValue(createFailedRemoteDataObject$('Error', 422));
+
+      comp.firstName.patchValue('First');
+      comp.lastName.patchValue('Last');
+      comp.contactPhone.patchValue('Phone');
+      comp.language.patchValue('en');
+      comp.password = 'password';
+      comp.isInValidPassword = false;
+
+      comp.submitEperson();
+
+      expect(ePersonDataService.createEPersonForToken).toHaveBeenCalledWith(eperson, 'test-token');
+      expect(comp.isRobustPasswordError.value).toBeTrue();
+    });
+
     it('should submit not create an eperson when the user info form is invalid', () => {
 
       (ePersonDataService.createEPersonForToken as jasmine.Spy).and.returnValue(createFailedRemoteDataObject$('Error', 500));
diff --git a/src/app/register-page/create-profile/create-profile.component.ts b/src/app/register-page/create-profile/create-profile.component.ts
index d042e63ece..ff71e1ee01 100644
--- a/src/app/register-page/create-profile/create-profile.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/register-page/create-profile/create-profile.component.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { Component, OnInit } from '@angular/core';
 import { ActivatedRoute, Router } from '@angular/router';
 import { map } from 'rxjs/operators';
 import { Registration } from '../../core/shared/registration.model';
-import { Observable } from 'rxjs';
+import { BehaviorSubject, Observable } from 'rxjs';
 import { FormBuilder, FormControl, FormGroup, Validators } from '@angular/forms';
 import { TranslateService } from '@ngx-translate/core';
 import { EPersonDataService } from '../../core/eperson/eperson-data.service';
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ export class CreateProfileComponent implements OnInit {
 
   userInfoForm: FormGroup;
   activeLangs: LangConfig[];
-
+  isRobustPasswordError: BehaviorSubject<boolean> = new BehaviorSubject<boolean>(false);
   constructor(
     private translateService: TranslateService,
     private ePersonDataService: EPersonDataService,
@@ -160,7 +160,9 @@ export class CreateProfileComponent implements OnInit {
       this.ePersonDataService.createEPersonForToken(eperson, this.token).pipe(
         getFirstCompletedRemoteData(),
       ).subscribe((rd: RemoteData<EPerson>) => {
-        if (rd.hasSucceeded) {
+        if (rd.statusCode === 422) {
+          this.isRobustPasswordError.next(true);
+        } else if (rd.hasSucceeded) {
           this.notificationsService.success(this.translateService.get('register-page.create-profile.submit.success.head'),
             this.translateService.get('register-page.create-profile.submit.success.content'));
           this.store.dispatch(new AuthenticateAction(this.email, this.password));
diff --git a/src/assets/i18n/en.json5 b/src/assets/i18n/en.json5
index cb664e19f7..bf5ccb4f06 100644
--- a/src/assets/i18n/en.json5
+++ b/src/assets/i18n/en.json5
@@ -3056,6 +3056,8 @@
 
   "profile.security.form.notifications.error.not-same": "The provided passwords are not the same.",
 
+  "profile.security.form.notifications.error.robust-password": "Please select a more robust password.",
+
   "profile.title": "Update Profile",
 
   "profile.card.researcher": "Researcher Profile",
@@ -3146,6 +3148,8 @@
 
   "register-page.create-profile.security.error.empty-password": "Please enter a password in the box below.",
 
+  "register-page.create-profile.security.error.robust-password": "Please select a more robust password.",
+
   "register-page.create-profile.security.error.matching-passwords": "The passwords do not match.",
 
   "register-page.create-profile.security.error.password-length": "The password should be at least 6 characters long.",