diff --git a/src/app/core/data/feature-authorization/feature-id.ts b/src/app/core/data/feature-authorization/feature-id.ts
index 15eba0e5db..b64de5100b 100644
--- a/src/app/core/data/feature-authorization/feature-id.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/data/feature-authorization/feature-id.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ export enum FeatureID {
   CanManageGroup = 'canManageGroup',
   IsCollectionAdmin = 'isCollectionAdmin',
   IsCommunityAdmin = 'isCommunityAdmin',
+  CanChangePassword = 'canChangePassword',
   CanDownload = 'canDownload',
   CanRequestACopy = 'canRequestACopy',
   CanManageVersions = 'canManageVersions',
diff --git a/src/app/profile-page/profile-page.component.html b/src/app/profile-page/profile-page.component.html
index 619e4a2411..95d2be1274 100644
--- a/src/app/profile-page/profile-page.component.html
+++ b/src/app/profile-page/profile-page.component.html
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
         <ds-profile-page-metadata-form [user]="user"></ds-profile-page-metadata-form>
       </div>
     </div>
-    <div class="card mb-4">
+    <div *ngIf="canChangePassword$ | async" class="card mb-4">
       <div class="card-header">{{'profile.card.security' | translate}}</div>
       <div class="card-body">
         <ds-profile-page-security-form
diff --git a/src/app/profile-page/profile-page.component.ts b/src/app/profile-page/profile-page.component.ts
index e9c4dec832..271b0277da 100644
--- a/src/app/profile-page/profile-page.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/profile-page/profile-page.component.ts
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ import { hasValue, isNotEmpty } from '../shared/empty.util';
 import { followLink } from '../shared/utils/follow-link-config.model';
 import { AuthService } from '../core/auth/auth.service';
 import { Operation } from 'fast-json-patch';
+import { AuthorizationDataService } from '../core/data/feature-authorization/authorization-data.service';
+import { FeatureID } from '../core/data/feature-authorization/feature-id';
 
 @Component({
   selector: 'ds-profile-page',
@@ -67,11 +69,13 @@ export class ProfilePageComponent implements OnInit {
    * The authenticated user
    */
   private currentUser: EPerson;
+  canChangePassword$: Observable<boolean>;
 
   constructor(private authService: AuthService,
               private notificationsService: NotificationsService,
               private translate: TranslateService,
-              private epersonService: EPersonDataService) {
+              private epersonService: EPersonDataService,
+              private authorizationService: AuthorizationDataService) {
   }
 
   ngOnInit(): void {
@@ -83,6 +87,7 @@ export class ProfilePageComponent implements OnInit {
       tap((user: EPerson) => this.currentUser = user)
     );
     this.groupsRD$ = this.user$.pipe(switchMap((user: EPerson) => user.groups));
+    this.canChangePassword$ = this.user$.pipe(switchMap((user:EPerson) => this.authorizationService.isAuthorized(FeatureID.CanChangePassword, user._links.self.href)));
   }
 
   /**