diff --git a/coderd/users.go b/coderd/users.go
index 73ac5c4212a42..5e521da3a6004 100644
--- a/coderd/users.go
+++ b/coderd/users.go
@@ -1018,6 +1018,7 @@ func (api *API) putUserPassword(rw http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		ctx               = r.Context()
 		user              = httpmw.UserParam(r)
 		params            codersdk.UpdateUserPasswordRequest
+		apiKey            = httpmw.APIKey(r)
 		auditor           = *api.Auditor.Load()
 		aReq, commitAudit = audit.InitRequest[database.User](rw, &audit.RequestParams{
 			Audit:   auditor,
@@ -1045,6 +1046,14 @@ func (api *API) putUserPassword(rw http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		return
 	}
 
+	// A user need to put its own password to update it
+	if apiKey.UserID == user.ID && params.OldPassword == "" {
+		httpapi.Write(ctx, rw, http.StatusBadRequest, codersdk.Response{
+			Message: "Old password is required.",
+		})
+		return
+	}
+
 	err := userpassword.Validate(params.Password)
 	if err != nil {
 		httpapi.Write(ctx, rw, http.StatusBadRequest, codersdk.Response{
@@ -1059,7 +1068,6 @@ func (api *API) putUserPassword(rw http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	// admins can change passwords without sending old_password
 	if params.OldPassword != "" {
 		// if they send something let's validate it
 		ok, err := userpassword.Compare(string(user.HashedPassword), params.OldPassword)
diff --git a/coderd/users_test.go b/coderd/users_test.go
index bd66bdb1d9a09..c33ca933a9d96 100644
--- a/coderd/users_test.go
+++ b/coderd/users_test.go
@@ -1056,6 +1056,31 @@ func TestUpdateUserPassword(t *testing.T) {
 		require.NoError(t, err, "member should login successfully with the new password")
 	})
 
+	t.Run("AuditorCantUpdateOtherUserPassword", func(t *testing.T) {
+		t.Parallel()
+		client := coderdtest.New(t, nil)
+		owner := coderdtest.CreateFirstUser(t, client)
+
+		auditor, _ := coderdtest.CreateAnotherUser(t, client, owner.OrganizationID, rbac.RoleAuditor())
+
+		ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), testutil.WaitLong)
+		defer cancel()
+
+		member, err := client.CreateUserWithOrgs(ctx, codersdk.CreateUserRequestWithOrgs{
+			Email:           "coder@coder.com",
+			Username:        "coder",
+			Password:        "SomeStrongPassword!",
+			OrganizationIDs: []uuid.UUID{owner.OrganizationID},
+		})
+		require.NoError(t, err, "create member")
+
+		err = auditor.UpdateUserPassword(ctx, member.ID.String(), codersdk.UpdateUserPasswordRequest{
+			Password: "SomeNewStrongPassword!",
+		})
+		require.Error(t, err, "auditor should not be able to update member password")
+		require.ErrorContains(t, err, "unexpected status code 404: Resource not found or you do not have access to this resource")
+	})
+
 	t.Run("MemberCanUpdateOwnPassword", func(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Parallel()
 		auditor := audit.NewMock()
@@ -1097,6 +1122,7 @@ func TestUpdateUserPassword(t *testing.T) {
 			Password: "newpassword",
 		})
 		require.Error(t, err, "member should not be able to update own password without providing old password")
+		require.ErrorContains(t, err, "Old password is required.")
 	})
 
 	t.Run("AuditorCantTellIfPasswordIncorrect", func(t *testing.T) {
@@ -1133,7 +1159,7 @@ func TestUpdateUserPassword(t *testing.T) {
 		require.Equal(t, int32(http.StatusNotFound), auditor.AuditLogs()[numLogs-1].StatusCode)
 	})
 
-	t.Run("AdminCanUpdateOwnPasswordWithoutOldPassword", func(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Run("AdminCantUpdateOwnPasswordWithoutOldPassword", func(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Parallel()
 		auditor := audit.NewMock()
 		client := coderdtest.New(t, &coderdtest.Options{Auditor: auditor})
@@ -1150,7 +1176,8 @@ func TestUpdateUserPassword(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 		numLogs++ // add an audit log for user update
 
-		require.NoError(t, err, "admin should be able to update own password without providing old password")
+		require.Error(t, err, "admin should not be able to update own password without providing old password")
+		require.ErrorContains(t, err, "Old password is required.")
 
 		require.Len(t, auditor.AuditLogs(), numLogs)
 		require.Equal(t, database.AuditActionWrite, auditor.AuditLogs()[numLogs-1].Action)
@@ -1170,7 +1197,8 @@ func TestUpdateUserPassword(t *testing.T) {
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 
 		err = client.UpdateUserPassword(ctx, "me", codersdk.UpdateUserPasswordRequest{
-			Password: "MyNewSecurePassword!",
+			OldPassword: "SomeSecurePassword!",
+			Password:    "MyNewSecurePassword!",
 		})
 		require.NoError(t, err)