diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 9c99b645a..9ba78a261 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
       "license": "AGPL-3.0-only",
       "dependencies": {
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+        "@angular/cdk": "^14.2.7",
         "@angular/common": "^14.2.6",
         "@angular/compiler": "^14.2.6",
         "@angular/core": "^14.2.6",
@@ -34,6 +35,7 @@
         "easymde": "^2.18.0",
         "font-awesome": "^4.7.0",
         "issn": "^1.0.6",
+        "js-generate-password": "^0.1.7",
         "lodash-es": "^4.17.21",
         "marked": "^4.1.1",
         "moment": "^2.29.1",
@@ -506,6 +508,28 @@
         "@angular/core": "14.2.6"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/@angular/cdk": {
+      "version": "14.2.7",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@angular/cdk/-/cdk-14.2.7.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-/tEsYaUbDSnfEmKVvAMramIptmhI67O+9STjOV0i+74XR2NospeK0fkbywIANu1n3w6AHGMotvRWJrjmbCElFg==",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "tslib": "^2.3.0"
+      },
+      "optionalDependencies": {
+        "parse5": "^5.0.0"
+      },
+      "peerDependencies": {
+        "@angular/common": "^14.0.0 || ^15.0.0",
+        "@angular/core": "^14.0.0 || ^15.0.0",
+        "rxjs": "^6.5.3 || ^7.4.0"
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/@angular/cdk/node_modules/parse5": {
+      "version": "5.1.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/parse5/-/parse5-5.1.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-ugq4DFI0Ptb+WWjAdOK16+u/nHfiIrcE+sh8kZMaM0WllQKLI9rOUq6c2b7cwPkXdzfQESqvoqK6ug7U/Yyzug==",
+      "optional": true
+    },
     "node_modules/@angular/cli": {
       "version": "14.2.6",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@angular/cli/-/cli-14.2.6.tgz",
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       "peer": true
     },
+    "node_modules/js-generate-password": {
+      "version": "0.1.7",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/js-generate-password/-/js-generate-password-0.1.7.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-O2fTDgD2DSf4mnuTKO0rZ2DMgv/CkWvdboKzV5XDDLsUrmFQppbMtMkbLIEHiiXSsIdMcFdr/OAN+CXqc7TdTQ==",
+      "bin": {
+        "js-generate-password": "dist/index.js"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/js-sdsl": {
       "version": "4.1.5",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/js-sdsl/-/js-sdsl-4.1.5.tgz",
@@ -14149,6 +14181,23 @@
         "tslib": "^2.3.0"
       }
     },
+    "@angular/cdk": {
+      "version": "14.2.7",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@angular/cdk/-/cdk-14.2.7.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-/tEsYaUbDSnfEmKVvAMramIptmhI67O+9STjOV0i+74XR2NospeK0fkbywIANu1n3w6AHGMotvRWJrjmbCElFg==",
+      "requires": {
+        "parse5": "^5.0.0",
+        "tslib": "^2.3.0"
+      },
+      "dependencies": {
+        "parse5": {
+          "version": "5.1.1",
+          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/parse5/-/parse5-5.1.1.tgz",
+          "integrity": "sha512-ugq4DFI0Ptb+WWjAdOK16+u/nHfiIrcE+sh8kZMaM0WllQKLI9rOUq6c2b7cwPkXdzfQESqvoqK6ug7U/Yyzug==",
+          "optional": true
+        }
+      }
+    },
     "@angular/cli": {
       "version": "14.2.6",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@angular/cli/-/cli-14.2.6.tgz",
@@ -19845,6 +19894,11 @@
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       "peer": true
     },
+    "js-generate-password": {
+      "version": "0.1.7",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/js-generate-password/-/js-generate-password-0.1.7.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-O2fTDgD2DSf4mnuTKO0rZ2DMgv/CkWvdboKzV5XDDLsUrmFQppbMtMkbLIEHiiXSsIdMcFdr/OAN+CXqc7TdTQ=="
+    },
     "js-sdsl": {
       "version": "4.1.5",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/js-sdsl/-/js-sdsl-4.1.5.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 5b5dccbe2..d0b2f4f7e 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@angular/animations": "^14.2.6",
+    "@angular/cdk": "^14.2.7",
     "@angular/common": "^14.2.6",
     "@angular/compiler": "^14.2.6",
     "@angular/core": "^14.2.6",
@@ -90,6 +91,7 @@
     "easymde": "^2.18.0",
     "font-awesome": "^4.7.0",
     "issn": "^1.0.6",
+    "js-generate-password": "^0.1.7",
     "lodash-es": "^4.17.21",
     "marked": "^4.1.1",
     "moment": "^2.29.1",
diff --git a/projects/admin/src/app/record/custom-editor/user-id-editor/user-id-editor.component.ts b/projects/admin/src/app/record/custom-editor/user-id-editor/user-id-editor.component.ts
index d40d79855..392d94ebe 100644
--- a/projects/admin/src/app/record/custom-editor/user-id-editor/user-id-editor.component.ts
+++ b/projects/admin/src/app/record/custom-editor/user-id-editor/user-id-editor.component.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
  */
 
 import { Component, OnInit } from '@angular/core';
-import { UntypedFormControl, UntypedFormGroup } from '@angular/forms';
+import { UntypedFormControl, UntypedFormGroup, Validators } from '@angular/forms';
 import { FormlyFieldConfig } from '@ngx-formly/core';
 import { FormlyJsonschema } from '@ngx-formly/core/json-schema';
 import { TranslateService } from '@ngx-translate/core';
@@ -54,6 +54,9 @@ export class UserIdEditorComponent implements OnInit {
   /** Formly fields configuration populate by the JSONSchema */
   fields: FormlyFieldConfig[];
 
+  /** Password field */
+  passwordField: FormlyFieldConfig;
+
   /**
    * Constructor
    *
@@ -106,6 +109,12 @@ export class UserIdEditorComponent implements OnInit {
                     }
                     field.asyncValidators.uniqueUsername = this.getUniqueValidator('username');
                   }
+                  if (field.key === 'password') {
+                    if (!this.userID) {
+                      field.templateOptions.required = true;
+                    }
+                    this.passwordField = field;
+                  }
                   // remove Message suffix to the message validation key
                   // (required for backend  translations)
                   if (field.validation) {
@@ -142,6 +151,7 @@ export class UserIdEditorComponent implements OnInit {
   searchValueUpdated(query: (string | null)): void {
     if (!query) {
       this.loadedUserID = null;
+      this.passwordField.templateOptions.required = true;
       this.form.reset();
       this.model = {};
       return;
@@ -179,6 +189,7 @@ export class UserIdEditorComponent implements OnInit {
           this._translateService.instant('The personal data has been successfully linked to this patron.')
         );
         this.loadedUserID = model.id;
+        this.passwordField.templateOptions.required = false;
         this.form.reset();
         return this.model = model.metadata ? model.metadata : null;
       }),