diff --git a/docs/changelog.rst b/docs/changelog.rst
index 03031e3..f758911 100644
--- a/docs/changelog.rst
+++ b/docs/changelog.rst
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 Changelog
 =========
 
+* :feature:`-` add new task :py:func:`ldaptasks.tasks.set_ldap_user_password`
+
 * :release:`0.3.0 <2015-01-19>`
 * :support:`-` move tasks from osusers to ldaptasks.tasks
 
diff --git a/gvaldap/ldaptasks/tasks.py b/gvaldap/ldaptasks/tasks.py
index 1bd5c75..a1af2c7 100644
--- a/gvaldap/ldaptasks/tasks.py
+++ b/gvaldap/ldaptasks/tasks.py
@@ -105,6 +105,27 @@ def create_ldap_user(username, uid, gid, gecos, homedir, shell, password):
     return ldapuser.dn
 
 
+@shared_task(bind=True)
+def set_ldap_user_password(self, username, password):
+    """
+    This task sets the password of an existing :py:class:`LDAP user
+    <ldapentities.models.LdapUser>`.
+
+    :param str username: the user name
+    :param str password: teh clear text password
+    :return: :py:const:`True` if the password has been set, :py:const:`False`
+        if the user does not exist.
+
+    """
+    try:
+        ldapuser = LdapUser.objects.get(username=username)
+    except LdapUser.DoesNotExist:
+        return False
+    ldapuser.set_password(password)
+    ldapuser.save()
+    return True
+
+
 @shared_task(bind=True)
 def add_ldap_user_to_group(self, username, groupname):
     """