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..ba758b1203 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
@@ -74,6 +74,19 @@ describe('ProfilePageSecurityFormComponent', () => {
 
         expect(component.passwordValue.emit).toHaveBeenCalledWith('new-password');
       }));
+
+      it('should emit the value on password change with current password for profile-page', fakeAsync(() => {
+        spyOn(component.passwordValue, 'emit');
+        spyOn(component.currentPasswordValue, 'emit');
+        component.FORM_PREFIX = 'profile.security.form.';
+        component.ngOnInit();
+        component.formGroup.patchValue({password: 'new-password'});
+        component.formGroup.patchValue({'current-password': 'current-password'});
+        tick(300);
+
+        expect(component.passwordValue.emit).toHaveBeenCalledWith('new-password');
+        expect(component.currentPasswordValue.emit).toHaveBeenCalledWith('current-password');
+      }))
     });
   });
 });
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..ab39ca1929 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
@@ -27,6 +27,10 @@ export class ProfilePageSecurityFormComponent implements OnInit {
    * Emits the value of the password
    */
   @Output() passwordValue = new EventEmitter<string>();
+  /**
+   * Emits the value of the current-password
+   */
+  @Output() currentPasswordValue = new EventEmitter<string>();
 
   /**
    * The form's input models
@@ -69,6 +73,14 @@ export class ProfilePageSecurityFormComponent implements OnInit {
   }
 
   ngOnInit(): void {
+    if (this.FORM_PREFIX === 'profile.security.form.') {
+      this.formModel.unshift(new DynamicInputModel({
+        id: 'current-password',
+        name: 'current-password',
+        inputType: 'password',
+        required: true
+      }));
+    }
     if (this.passwordCanBeEmpty) {
       this.formGroup = this.formService.createFormGroup(this.formModel,
         {validators: [this.checkPasswordsEqual, this.checkPasswordLength]});
@@ -85,11 +97,7 @@ export class ProfilePageSecurityFormComponent implements OnInit {
     this.subs.push(this.formGroup.statusChanges.pipe(
       debounceTime(300),
       map((status: string) => {
-        if (status !== 'VALID') {
-          return true;
-        } else {
-          return false;
-        }
+        return status !== 'VALID';
       })).subscribe((status) => this.isInvalid.emit(status))
     );
 
@@ -97,6 +105,9 @@ export class ProfilePageSecurityFormComponent implements OnInit {
       debounceTime(300),
     ).subscribe((valueChange) => {
       this.passwordValue.emit(valueChange.password);
+      if (this.FORM_PREFIX === 'profile.security.form.') {
+        this.currentPasswordValue.emit(valueChange['current-password']);
+      }
     }));
   }
 
diff --git a/src/app/profile-page/profile-page.component.html b/src/app/profile-page/profile-page.component.html
index 6e22f73a75..b6f53b08bf 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)"
+                (currentPasswordValue)="setCurrentPasswordValue($event)"
         ></ds-profile-page-security-form>
       </div>
     </div>
diff --git a/src/app/profile-page/profile-page.component.spec.ts b/src/app/profile-page/profile-page.component.spec.ts
index 6893ac2437..71537e9c32 100644
--- a/src/app/profile-page/profile-page.component.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/profile-page/profile-page.component.spec.ts
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ describe('ProfilePageComponent', () => {
 
         beforeEach(() => {
           component.setPasswordValue('');
-
+          component.setCurrentPasswordValue('current-password');
           result = component.updateSecurity();
         });
 
@@ -199,6 +199,7 @@ describe('ProfilePageComponent', () => {
         beforeEach(() => {
           component.setPasswordValue('test');
           component.setInvalid(true);
+          component.setCurrentPasswordValue('current-password');
           result = component.updateSecurity();
         });
 
@@ -215,8 +216,12 @@ describe('ProfilePageComponent', () => {
         beforeEach(() => {
           component.setPasswordValue('testest');
           component.setInvalid(false);
+          component.setCurrentPasswordValue('current-password');
 
-          operations = [{ op: 'add', path: '/password', value: 'testest' }];
+          operations = [
+            { op: 'add', path: '/password', value: 'testest' },
+            { op: 'add', path: '/challenge', value: 'current-password' }
+          ];
           result = component.updateSecurity();
         });
 
diff --git a/src/app/profile-page/profile-page.component.ts b/src/app/profile-page/profile-page.component.ts
index 5629a1ae18..15811ee77f 100644
--- a/src/app/profile-page/profile-page.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/profile-page/profile-page.component.ts
@@ -67,6 +67,10 @@ export class ProfilePageComponent implements OnInit {
    * The password filled in, in the security form
    */
   private password: string;
+  /**
+   * The current-password filled in, in the security form
+   */
+  private currentPassword: string;
 
   /**
    * The authenticated user
@@ -138,15 +142,15 @@ export class ProfilePageComponent implements OnInit {
    */
   updateSecurity() {
     const passEntered = isNotEmpty(this.password);
-
     if (this.invalidSecurity) {
       this.notificationsService.error(this.translate.instant(this.PASSWORD_NOTIFICATIONS_PREFIX + 'error.general'));
     }
     if (!this.invalidSecurity && passEntered) {
-      const operation = {op: 'add', path: '/password', value: this.password} as Operation;
-      this.epersonService.patch(this.currentUser, [operation]).pipe(
-        getFirstCompletedRemoteData()
-      ).subscribe((response: RemoteData<EPerson>) => {
+      const operations = [
+        { op: 'add', path: '/password', value: this.password },
+        { op: 'add', path: '/challenge', value: this.currentPassword }
+      ] as Operation[];
+      this.epersonService.patch(this.currentUser, operations).pipe(getFirstCompletedRemoteData()).subscribe((response: RemoteData<EPerson>) => {
         if (response.hasSucceeded) {
           this.notificationsService.success(
             this.translate.instant(this.PASSWORD_NOTIFICATIONS_PREFIX + 'success.title'),
@@ -170,6 +174,14 @@ export class ProfilePageComponent implements OnInit {
     this.password = $event;
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Set the current-password value based on the value emitted from the security form
+   * @param $event
+   */
+  setCurrentPasswordValue($event: string) {
+    this.currentPassword = $event;
+  }
+
   /**
    * Submit of the security form that triggers the updateProfile method
    */
diff --git a/src/assets/i18n/en.json5 b/src/assets/i18n/en.json5
index 3d5f15b4f2..860db5aac6 100644
--- a/src/assets/i18n/en.json5
+++ b/src/assets/i18n/en.json5
@@ -3046,6 +3046,8 @@
 
   "profile.security.form.label.passwordrepeat": "Retype to confirm",
 
+  "profile.security.form.label.current-password": "Current password",
+
   "profile.security.form.notifications.success.content": "Your changes to the password were saved.",
 
   "profile.security.form.notifications.success.title": "Password saved",